Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011

moved into a retirement community near
Princeton, NJ. They spend their summers at
their home in upper NY state. Midge is writing
her autobiography. They visited with Bob
Alter briefly in Wooster just 2 wks before he
died. Their 10 mins with Bob & Ellen found,
Bob quintessentially Bob, his eyes twinkled
& he was full of his usual good humor. He
& Ellen asked that Midge take their love to
the WOSA Reunion in Fort Collins. Midge
reports that she, Bruce & Steve attended KG
together some yrs ago. PAT MCGAVRAN
SHEAFOR & Scrib are celebrating their
50th anniversary this yr with a number of
trips. Family traveled together to NYC &
Boston this spring & a cruise from NYC to
Quebec happened early Oct. Pat returns to
S India (Kerala & Chennai) with daughter
Sarah in Jan 2012. JOHNNIE SINGH is
the official phone contact for the class. His
cheery & informative calls keep the class
secretary informed about classmates & lift
the spirits of those receiving his calls. He
& Dianne organized the mini-reunion with
Marge Baker Kiehl & Joyce Shumaker Shaw
this past spring. Johnnie is still working full
time keeping track of his clients’ accounts.
DIANA SINGH-ROY continues to travel,
with special interests in birds. She shares
some of her photographs with us. She &
NIRA MUKERJEE BENEGAL will be
visiting Bharatpur in Nov. Early fall founds
Diana in London & then Seville & Cordoba.
MELVIN SNYDER & Jean celebrated their
45th anniversary this yr. They are enjoying
retirement. BRUCE WOOLEVER & Pat
enjoyed the WOSA reunion at Ft Collins &
spent a few days visiting youngest son in
San Diego.—Pat
Class of 1957
We are looking forward to our 55th class
reunion in Oct ’12 in Lewes, DE, under the
capable leadership of JUDY CARPENTER
MILLER, CAROLE CARPENTER EDI-
SON, MARIAN GRIFFITHS DEMCISAK
& DAN KOBAL. It will be exciting to see
everyone again. We are happy that HARVEY
& Yuko KLINE have recently gotten in touch
with us. They are settling in Portland OR
after living outside the US for 20 yrs, mostly
in the Kobe/Osaka area where he taught in
Japanese Univ. MARY CAROL SNEAD
BOSERUP had a warm & memorable 70th
birthday celebration with family; however
she & Dan are now waging a serious battle
against Dan’s cancer which was diagnosed
in Apr. The prognosis is grim but not entirely
without hope. AYESHA SINGH BERGER
went back to India after almost 25 yrs &
there was really a change; one can literally
feel that the country & the people are very
dynamic & hopeful. JUDY CARPENTER &
Charlie MILLER took a yr off for Charlie’s
health but are again playing bridge, gardening,
being with family & friends, assisting
with ESL classes at the local high school &
enjoying a leisurely retirement. CAROLE
CARPENTER & Ed EDISON love being
near family, playing bridge, going to an occasional
movie or dinner out & are very content
being homebodies. JOAN BENEDICT
AKERS enjoys her grandkids. She works
for a travel agency in Boston & worked
overtime recently rebooking itineraries for
people who were stranded after hurricane
Irene plowed through. RICKEY & Dagne
SOLLID celebrated their silver wedding anniversary,
take care of aging parents, enjoy
their family, work with Habitat for Humanity,
Bandelier Nat’l Monument & the Los
Alamos Sr Center. They narrowly escaped
the horrible fire that consumed thousands
of acres near Bandelier. FRED & Karen
KOKEN spent time at the idyllic ranch in
WY riding the hi-country, are planning a
driving trip through the NW & watch Seattle
Mariners baseball. ANN ALDRIDGE & Paul
DAHL have short trips planned to beautiful
places nearby, help with grandkids; Paul has
the exciting assignment of teaching their
oldest grandson to drive. MARY FOLSOM
& Ken KELLER welcomed their 3rd great
grandson & celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary by cruising the Hawaiian Islands
with their adult children. ASHOK &
Carolyn MAYADAS both retired from full
time jobs but Ashok continues to consult on
internet learning through his new co Mayadas
Strategy Group LLC which he partners
with Carolyn. Ashok was keynote speaker
at a conference in Israel & goes to WS as a
member of the Board of Directors. LARRY
& Ineke CUNNINGHAM cruised along the
coast of Norway then later went to Chile
& Ecuador, Larry gives lectures at the med
school, talks on professionalism & does
work as a legal expert in malpractice cases.
They both read extensively & do aerobic
exercises at the YMCA. JUDY DILLING-
HAM took 4 friends to India & will be in
Mussoorie for the 100th anniversary of
WOSA. She volunteers both at St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church & the White Elephant
Sale benefitting the Oakland Museum of
CA. BETH PARKER JACKS is enjoying her
retirement especially because all 3 daughters
& families live close by, she ferries grandchildren
to & from school & keeps declining
appeals to go back to work. MARIAN
GRIFFITHS & John DEMCISAK attended
her 50th reunion at the College of Wooster
OH where they met up with JIM & Karen
HAVENS & later saw JEANO CRAIN &
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Dan MORENO. Marian is involved in running
a volunteer tax preparation site & John
is on the property committee of the church
& works at the local air museum. MARK &
Sharon WELCH have had to stay fairly quiet
because of Sharon’s major back surgery. She
may have to have more surgery but certainly
is better off than before. They keep active in
their church, enjoy their 2 little shih tzus &
love visits with their family. He & RICKEY
have not been on any big game hunts recently
but they Skype frequently. JANET &
Bill ANDERSON are savoring this piece of
life when they are healthy & have the time
to enjoy it. Janet spends every min she can
outdoors doing something active with friends
because she loves it; Bill is the homebody
who gardens, cooks & reads. DAN SAN-
FORD has assumed the position of interim
Pastor at Ankeny Church of the Brethren in
Ankeny IA and he & Marlene are enjoying
being a part of this church. They went to FL
to participate in their niece’s wedding & had
a wonderful family time with Dan’s sisters
Connie & Vicky & their families. ESTHER
SHULL RILEY spends a tremendous amount
of time trying to change the stalemate in
Israel/Palestine. She & Barry enjoyed a visit
from their daughter & family this summer,
went to 2 of Esther’s 50th college reunions
in Oberlin OH & North Manchester IN & are
going to Barry’s 50th reunion at Stanford.
JIM & Karen HAVENS had a good visit with
Marian & John Demcisak & showed them
where he creates & displays his sculptures;
later they visited Judy & Carole & husbands
in Lewes, DE & toured the facilities for our
55th class reunion. COURT DASPIT came
through hurricane Irene unscathed & attended
the Curry Club meal in Philadelphia
where more than 2 dozen former students,
gathered for an evening. The turn-out clearly
showed how completely the nat’l composition
of the student body has changed. He
has attended 3 events in Philly’s annual
Live Arts & Fringe festival, hopes to attend
at least 8 more. DAVID & Eleanor FIOL
are still in Dehradun, but they expect to be
in the States by the end of Oct where they
will do considerable traveling to churches &
individuals who have been involved in their
work; but they are also hoping to develop
some property they bought in NC where they
plan to retire next yr. RUTH KESSELRING
& Nick ROYAL still do some childcare for
grandson Ravi (5) & they enjoyed a good
visit with JOAN BENEDICT AKERS & her
granddaughter. Ruthie tutors adults in basic
skills & is hoping to finish a writing project
soon. JERRY HOWARD recently lost his
dear Dad & has been working hard on sorting
through family records, photos & beautiful