Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011

64 - Quadrangle
speaks fluent French) who live mainly on
the nearby French Polynesian islands of
Tahiti & New Caledonia, as well as from
France. She also plays an active part in her
local Anglican Church, including playing
the organ on some Sundays. JUNE teaches
part-time, enjoying gardening & settling
into her new home. Her elder son Jono
is a chartered accountant & younger son
David is in his 5th yr studying Optometry;
all going well, he has a job lined up
next yr in Sydney AUS. BILL VIRGIN‘s
granddaughter Kathryn Virgin is studying
at WS this yr in gr 12. Bill’s position at
S Asian Welcome Centre Inc. in Toronto
is changing to half time basis. He was in
Ludhiana at CMC in Sep & at WS for the
Alumni celebration in Oct.—Bill
Class of ’64 women at Rehobeth Beach DE. L to R: Mary Holdereed Early, Pam Bradburn, Sita
Kashyap Lichtenstern, Joanne Buckwalter High, Chris Duewel, Lani Good Jelen, Amy Forman March
Methodist mission board in Oct. SITA
KASHYAP LICHTENSTERN continues
to enjoy retirement & visiting daughters &
grandchildren regularly. She & Dave travel
as much as possible, going to Madeira in
Feb & then to Wales with friends in May
& Jun. In Apr she spent 3 wks in India,
meeting BARBARA BYG MAHAJAN &
ANNE ROBINSON, to make their annual
pilgrimage to WS! She recommends it to
anyone who hasn’t been back. It is always
so amazing to be back in Landour, walking
(not running anymore!) up & down the
hillside & seeing familiar places & meeting
friends. They had lunch with SAROJ
KAPADIA (S) at Rokeby, now a hotel
with gorgeous views & delicious food!
They stayed in a guest room at the school
& the sights & sounds brought back many
happy memories. They were there during
the Win Mumby Basketball Tournament &
enjoyed cheering the WS Boys to victory
in the Final! Following the mini-reunion
in DE after returning home, it was good to
meet with Pat Meehan Johnson in London,
on a visit from Sydney. BARBARA BYG
MAHAJAN writes that her son Brij ’91 &
son Akim (4 & ¾) came to India for the
WOSA gathering in mid-Oct, as well as
her sister, SUNITA ’81 & VICKY’s ’60
daughter, SHASHI JOSHI ’82! She has
started doing yoga 3 times a wk at home,
plus goes to a meditation group where she
leads some Tai Chi exercises before they
meditate. She is also VP for the ladies
org, Global League of Women (GLOW).
Barbara is in touch with the DAYAL family,
they talk regularly & meet quite often.
INDU ’68, HARISHWAR/DEEPAK ’66 &
VIJAY ’70 are still very involved in the
Arpana Community, RAJNI ’71 lives in
Palam Vihar, out near the airport & ANJU
’65 in Noida. Barbara always enjoys having
& meeting visitors who are passing
through Delhi! DON PARKER lives in
Denver with wife Renee, plays golf with
friends & occasionally travels to SE Asia
as a consultant on water resources. BILL
RIDDLE & Barbara spent 3 wks in India
last Jan & Feb, touring northern India on a
wonderful trip & seeing a tiger up VERY
close at Ranthambore NP. They enjoyed
seeing BARBARA BYG MAHAJAN &
niece REED BYG ’11 in Delhi. STEVE
SAWATZKY is in Denver, works full
time fixing transmissions. He has had
surgeries on his back & shoulder, both of
which went well, but is looking forward
to retirement & something a little less
strenuous. ANDREA RICHARDS SUR-
PLIS writes that she enjoys getting emails
from classmates. She & JUNE CHRISTIE
SHARROCK send Kiwi greetings from
Auckland NZ! They would welcome any
classmates visiting Auckland & would
love to show them the sights of their beautiful
city. Andrea has recently cut down
her hrs at the bank where she has been
working for the last 13 yrs & is enjoying
not having to get up so earl & having 2
days a week off! She enjoys looking after
all the French speaking customers (she
Class of 1965
JOEL BJERKESTRAND & Sue have been
in AZ for 37 yrs, they live in Scottsdale.
He retired 7 yrs ago from parish ministry,
4 parishes in 32 yrs (2 in Ventura CA &
30 in AZ). Sue is an ES teacher & retires
at the end of this school yr. They have 2
children & 5 grands - all in the Phoenix
area. The last 7 yrs Joel has taught on the
univ level as an adjunct prof, officiated
weddings & funerals, taught Sun morning
adult ed classes & volunteered with AZ
Leaderforce. DAN BLOSSER & Rose Ellen
will be in Cambodia 1 more yr, returning
to US in Jul ’12. So if you want to visit
(with B&B) please come before that date.
We will be relocating to the small town of
Blythe GA, 20 mi S of Augusta, retiring
from overseas service but will continue to
serve with Trans World Radio for any short
term assignments or projects that can be
handled over the internet. We have enjoyed
our time in Cambodia, but look forward
to being home with family & friends &
take part in more reunions. I thoroughly
enjoyed the class reunion in Mussoorie.
JIM BROWNE is in Hilliard OH, just W
of Columbus, pastor of Hilliard Presbyterian
Church, with children scattered from
PA, TN to right here in town. Ginny is at
OCLC as an archivist & a res librarian.
We enjoy life & are beginning to keep
our eyes open for some mission place that
needs a pastor & a librarian for when we
retire! GABRIEL CAMPBELL & Lynn are
dividing their time between Kathmandu &
the UP of MI. He works part time on trying
to improve the livelihoods of the poor &
community mngmt of forests & natural
resources, but easing into retirement. Lynn
is completing a book on multiculturalism
& social inclusion in Nepal. They were
pleased to get together with mother AL-