Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011

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sponded by putting her fingers in her ears.
Win observed, “Ah, age 3”. Mena’s mother’s
family is from Gujurat, but Mena has yet to
learn the joys of India. MARIANNA PRE-
SLER MCJIMSEY enjoyed the Ft. Collins,
WOSA reunion. For 20 mo, she chaired a
5-member parish committee, which researched
& photographed the 48 windows
(dated 1898-2005) of Grace and St. Stephen’s
Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs
CO. The 112 page hardbound book, published
in Oct, includes full-page photos of
each window & accompanying texts. Editing
& publishing the Whispering Pine in ’54 was
excellent training.—Marianna
Class of 1955
ESTHER BALPH HOLGATE & John stayed
home this yr. In Feb she tripped & crashed,
landing on a knee. No bones broken, but it
took her 6 wks to walk again. John has had
cataract surgery, then it will be ESTHER’s
turn. KATHY BASKETTE MOLLOHAN
recently googled Nagpur, where her family
lived. The image that came up was not the
Nagpur (very definitely a village) she knew.
KATHY loves to read, hike. She & Kent went
to DC to visit their new grandniece, the 1st
baby in the family in 40 yrs. Claude &
BECKY BECKER MOREL welcomed their
10th grand (8th grandson) born on Valentine’s
Day, named August Nels Olson. In Apr
they enjoyed an Amtrak trip to IL to take part
in the baptism of both little boys. She hopes
to have her 2nd book finished soon. PAUL
BOYTAR & MOUCHE BROCKE DEETH
are in AUS. PAUL & Catherine in Brisbane
that was flooded. Their house on high ground
was spared but power outage & rd conditions
made it very difficult. MOUCHE lives in N
QLD at a higher elevation. MOUCHE’s
Mike suffered a severe stroke a few yrs ago
& is now in a care facility. She now runs the
animal preserve, the house & visits Mike,
4.5 hrs away, no time for her art. PRIS DE
VOL COX & Tom enjoy reading together.
PRIS keeps busy, belongs to a Community
Bible Study Group, loves to play dominoes.
PINKY EBRIGHT HAYES & Kirby stand
beside their children as the economy plays
havoc with jobs, a cutting-horse trainer son
& a son-in-law’s job with American Airlines
that moved away. One bright note, PINKY
& sister JUDY ’56 visited a cousin in San
Francisco, going by train. FRANK EMER-
SON has given up tennis to save his knees
& back for doing other sports with Mary, like
cross country skiing, walking/hiking & biking.
They spent 3 wks skiing in the Laurentians
& Adirondacks, a wk in Rome
concentrating on Caravaggio paintings.
Tragedy struck PEGGY ENSMINGER MOE
& Roger when their house
burned down in Jul. Both
got out safely but lost almost
all. Then PEGGY
was hospitalized with a
bleeding ulcer & vein from
which she miraculously
recovered. They will be
moving into a retirement
center. PEGGY & Roger
celebrated their 54th wedding
ann in Aug. They are
fortunate to have all children
nearby. JOHN
(DICK) GILSON & Tura
have been to NC, a granddaughter’s
wedding in Nashville, then a rodeo
& huge craft show at the state prison
with another granddaughter & family in LA.
JOHN regrets he wasn’t able to participate
in the sr games this yr. RUTH GRIFFITHS
DOYLE is enjoying the lake-effect snow in
Batavia NY. She took a trip to the ME coast
to take in the glory of the fall colors. KATHY
HARTLEY ORANJE celebrated her granddaughter’s
5th b’day in Germany. She then
went to the US in Jul/Aug, including a cruise
to AK with daughter & family. FRED &
Carole HOLLOSZY are grandparents to
Gabriela (5) & Elisa (1/2). FRED still works
part time in his dental practice & enjoys taking
challenging classes on a variety of topics.
VERDA HOSTETLER BIALAC spends
time reading, writing, class repping & visiting
family & friends. She also belongs to a
study group to which she presents an annual
paper. She & George visited PRAMA SON-
DHI BHANDARI & Ranji in Chicago while
visiting their daughter & spent time in Ancaster
ON with daughter & son-in law who
moved there from super-hot San Antonio.
VERDA spent time in IN with family. She
& ANN WORKMAN DWYER upheld the
class at WOSA/NA. JEAN KESSELRING
BONNEY & Dick are kept busy with volunteering,
family, friends & hobbies. This yr
in Oct they will take the train to CA to a
Kesselring reunion (7 of them with spouses)
& stay on the Pacific Ocean. After meeting
RUTH ’57 & husband at the Cousins’ Reunion,
they will spend a few days with them
in Santa Cruz. BILL KINZIE has had 2 hip
replacements & feels like a new man! No
more pain & walking is beginning to be a
pleasure again. He still plays in the Richmond
Philharmonic Orchestra, wife Lib
continues her interest in scrap booking.
CAROL LUBBERS BABCOCK has a new
3rd grand, Emily Margaret. In Austin to
visit her son, she enjoyed a stay at Lost Pines
Resort. She also flew to IL to be with sister
ALTYE ’48, who suffered a bad heart attack.
Verda Hostetler Bialac, Ruth Thoburn Osborn, Wayne Osborn &
Keith Osborn at RUTH & Wayne’s 50th Anniversary, Iowa City, IA
This yr has been one of transition for BETTY
ANN MCELDOWNEY CONARD & Dick.
With their house up for sale, they have
moved into a condo, one on the river, with
beautiful views. Dick is working on a revision
of how health care is delivered - creative
& good ideas. BETTY ANN has focused on
enjoying grands & helping convey them back
& forth from school or activities. Bicycle
riding & reading are a real joy. DON & Esther
MACKAY took a 40 day trip with a
group of 19 to SE Asia. MADHU MEHTA,
living on 3 continents in FL, Baden Baden
& India, continues to run her textile business
INDIA SILK. In addition she is Pres of the
India US Chamber of Commerce Inc, S FL
& VP of ABICC (Assoc. of Bi-national
Chambers of Commerce in FL) in Miami.
Son Kalyan, a pilot, lives nearby, owns an
air charter. Daughter Shalini & Hatim are
parents of 3 little girls in Palo Alto, she takes
every opportunity to spend time with them.
EILEEN NEEVE SWINFEN spent 7 wks in
S France with daughter-in-law Rachel with
twin boys (11 mo) who had to have an adult
each accompany them on the plane. Cecily
(2.5) had a seat to herself. Son Jonathan
drove down with all the baby clobber. They
have bought the home next to EILEEN in
France. EILEEN will return to France in Aug
for 2 more mo. Daughter Kerenza & Josh
have moved to Devon, Jonathan & Rachel
have moved to Oxfordshire for a larger
house. EILEEN will miss having both children
on her doorstep. BOB REAM & family
spent 3 wks in Peru, mostly in the Cuzco
area, a 5-day trek to Machu Picchu through
hi mtn passes & wonderful little villages,
then to Lake Titicaca, with a host family out
on one of the islands. Another 4-day trek
visiting the ruins around Cuzco & the sacred
valley, including celebrating BOB’s 75th
birthday. Fantastic adventure & truly amazing
what the Incas did during their short time
in power, before being annihilated by the
Spaniards. He keeps bees & harvested 10 gal