Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011

Quadrangle - 63
plans on moving to live nearby. As to the
Class of 62’s celebrations for Yr 50 - so
far the plan is for gathering just ahead of
the ’12 WOSA reunion in Seattle and/or
a trip back to WS for those who wish to
travel. Keep in touch!—Sue
Class of 1963
This past yr had BARBARA AUSTIN
getting settled in a condo in Naples Fl.
My partner & I live in the same bldg
as LAUREL BURGESS, which makes
retirement even better. Health is good,
weather here perfect & life is good. TED
CHITAMBAR has been in TX for 2 yrs,
still acclimating. We have joined a church,
becoming more active in the varied ministries
that are offered. This summer, we
rented a house on a lake in VT & had
8 of 12 grandchildren. DORETTA EL-
LIOTT CRAWFORD’s mother, Almeda
Elliott, passed away last Feb. (Mother of
MARGO ’58 & DeeJay ’63.) She & my
Dad Leon Elliott who passed away in ’02
ran Childers Lodge guesthouse in Landour
from 50 to’62 & were active at WS functions.
The big trip for LOUISA (RICE)
GOEBEL was to China, where her parents
had been married in 36. We went with a
group of MBA students from Winthrop
U In Rock Hill, SC, led by a cousin who
teaches there. Our son Paul & grandson
Reed (11) went along. Paul & I are doing
well, he is very involved in a Peace Conf
at Lake Junaluska, NC. We do other volunteer
activities & try to see children &
grands in Memphis, TN & Spokane, WA.
For JOY RICE GRAY, the yr started with
a great tour of N India & Nepal. I was
amazed to find how familiar the landscape
& flora & fauna felt. I loved stunning waiters
with my Hindi; being there at wedding
season was a plus. Paul has not retired so
SUZANNE TURNER HANIFL is home
most of the yr. We did spend more time in
Naples FL last winter as he was recuperating
from heart valve replacement. Both of
us play golf & enjoy the 6 grandchildren
visits. We spent 2 weeks in Italy with
daughter Kerry & family in Aug. KAREN
ANDERSON HOLDEN formally retired
in ’09 from the U WI-Madison, but “still
teach in the School of Pub Affairs & continue
my research on retirement behavior
& financial literacy. An article on very
young children’s cognitive developm’t &
understanding of financial concepts led to
an invitation to advise Sesame Workshop
as they developed the ideas & script for a
now released DVD For Me, For You, For
Later aimed at teaching pre-schoolers
about savings. It was a thrill to see a day
Jackie and Ted Chitambar '63 at home
of filming! I continue playing
& dancing to Cajun music: with
the Cajun Strangers (see www.
cajunstrangers.com) & an allwomen’s
band, the Prairie Bayou
Cajun Band. (www.prairiebayouband.com)”.
HANK LACY
loves semi-retired life on the
water along the Patuxent River,
just off the Chesapeake Bay. Son
Henry lives nearby in Arlington
VA & daughter Lillian in Manhattan
with Michael & daughter
Alice (17 mos). ELLEN (ELLIE)
DOBSON LIVINGSTON attended the
WOSA reunion with sister JANICE ’65
& cousin MARCIA MCKELVEY OLSEN
’66; we had a marvelous time reacquainting
ourselves with many from our past!
I’m still in Denton TX where 2 children
& 4 grandchildren live, working part time
as a caregiver for the elderly & also for
a precious 20-mo old boy! I’m active in
my local Denton Bible Church, as well
as enjoying family & many friends. ED
SEELY met Karen, got married, living in
same area, selling her house, remodeling &
adding to his old house & enjoying his new
life. Has gained 3 children & 7 grandchildren!
Still enjoying golf & travel. VIVIA
DAY TATUM & Jim have continued to enjoy
hosting vacationers on Lake Norman.
They meet many people from all over the
country & their lives are fuller because of
it. Daughter Carolyn & family live nearby
so they enjoy watching grandson Michael
play soccer & baseball. Daughter Brenda
& family live in NJ & visit back & forth.
Vivia has enjoyed tutoring students preparing
for the GED program at Mitchell
College. She also has joined a kayak club
that meets to paddle on the lake. After a
memorable trip to India last yr DAVID
WAGNER & Connie have stayed pretty
close to home. He has done a fair amount
of gardening, botanical work & a little
teaching, Connie has done pottery & spent
a lot of time doting on our new grandson.
The big effort has been a top to bottom
remodeling of our kitchen, from the floor
literally through the roof. Three new skylights
have brought new illumination. We
are looking forward to a little regional
travel. KAREN ESKILDSEN WILCOCK
has finished a 2nd yr of retirement & life
just keeps getting busier. Our granddaughter
was 1 in Dec; my new puppy is keeping
me on my toes. We have had quite a few
short trips this yr - MN, MD, MA & GA,
birding on Monhegan Island. David had
consulting assignments in Haiti, Ghana,
Mali & Burkina Faso. We also tried a session
at the John Campbell Folk School in
NC. I wove block designs in rag rugs &
David discovered he should have been a
painter all along. The garden is producing
enough for a farm stand (which we do
not have) & various volunteer activities
(library, coastal recycling comm, the Ark
Animal Shelter, Food Pantry, District Pub
Health Coordinating Comm.) absorb the
rest of our time. We are also active in the
local UU church. I wake up every morning
feeling happy to be in such a lovely
coast of ME, grateful to be retired & also
mindful of our good fortune compared to
so many. BETSY WOODMAN is working
on the 2nd of a series of 3 novels set
in a fictional Himalayan town. The first,
Jana Bibi’s Excellent Fortunes, is due out
in May; from Henry Holt & Co, Inc. Jana
Bibi is a Scottish woman who gets talked
into becoming a fortune-teller. She has a
multilingual talking parrot. Hi to all my
beloved WS friends.—Suzanne
Class of 1964
Leroy Carpenter lives in Greenville SC
& works as a software consultant for Infor,
traveling all over the world. CHRIS
DUEWEL attended a mini-reunion at
JOANNE BUCKWALTER HIGH’s vacation
home in Rehobeth Beach, DE with
Pam Bradburn, Mary Holdereed Early,
SITA KASHYAP LICHTENSTERN,
Amy Forman March & Lani Good Jelen.
The 7 of them spent 4 days of renewal of
friendships, remembrances of WS days,
sightseeing, beach bumming & shopping.
Yoga teacher Lani even treated them to
a yoga lesson. They were sorry that Rachel
Finney had to cancel at the last min.
Conversation began about a possible—
gulp!—50th class reunion in ’14. CHRIS
& husband Ed Zahniser also visited Chris’
brother JOHN DUEWEL ’62 in Indonesia.
NANCY LINDELL GARRISON lives in
MN, enjoys puttering in the yard & gardens
in their new home where they moved
last Apr. She finished work for the United