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class notes
Virginia Sheppard ’41 and Alice May Succop Burger ’69 met Gary J.
Niels while touring the new Upper School and visiting favorite spaces
in the main building.
Julie Felman Wagner reports
that all is well in the Rocky
Mountains. She has been in
touch with a few friends from
WT. She writes, “last class
reunion was really interesting
and fun. It was great to see past
teachers and friends. Hope all
is well with you all. My children
are now 13 and 10. It is hard to
believe how time really does fly
by!” Juliewags@earthlink.net
1978
Jennifer Hetzel Gear enjoyed
a wonderful reunion recently
with Caprice Pierucci and
Karen Haabestad in Boston.
Her company, Cogent Public
Relations, is about to celebrate
its ten-year anniversary with
offices just outside of Boston
and in Manhattan. Jennifer
lives in Stoneham, MA, with
her husband and three kids,
Audrey, 15; Jeff, 14; and Colin,
12. jennifer@cogentPR.com
Wendy Werner Leiti writes,
“To the Class of ’78, next year
is our 30th reunion. Let’s try
and plan a big turnout to
all catch up! Scott and I are
now living outside of Hilton
Head. SC. Scott Jr. graduated
from University of Florida in
2006 and works with us here,
building custom homes in the
low country. He is engaged
to be married in May 2008.
Ashley, 21, is a senior at
Clemson, studying marketing
and real estate. Courtney,
19, is a sophomore at U.S.C.
in Columbia SC, studying
hospitality management. Matt,
12, is an aspiring golfer. We live
in an extremely kid friendly
community on a golf course.
Scott and I celebrated our
26th anniversary in July. It’s so
hard to believe where time has
gone! This leads me to my first
statement: We need to have a
great turnout for our 30th. How
much fun would it be to see all
and reminisce.”
wendywl@hargray.com
1977
Lorraine Bansavage
Pickering has lived in the
country in Eighty-Four, PA
for the past 15 years with her
husband, Dave, and two kids,
Tess, 15, and Kyle, 12. She is
a gardening fanatic loving all
trees, shrubs, and flowers! She
landscapes yards all summer
and sews quilts all winter.
She recently reconnected with
WT. Her husband gave her the
high school senior yearbook
as a gift because she never
bought one back in 1977. Paging
through it brought back many
fond memories.
bansavage@pulsenet.com
Adrienne Statti lives in
Burbank, CA and is vicepresident
at Graphic Orb, Inc.,
located in North Hollywood.
statti3@earthlink.net
1976
Lynn Snyderman is living
happily ever after in the house
where she grew up in Squirrel
Hill with three teenagers,
two standard poodles, and
a wonderful husband, Lew
Hyman, who is an investment
advisor in Shadyside. She has
worked as an attorney for
Debra Todd of the Pennsylvania
Superior Court for the past
seven years. Judge Todd is
running for the Supreme Court
in the coming election, and
Lynn is keeping her fingers
crossed for a victory, which
would provide a great new
career challenge.
Lirwin18@aol.com
1975
Kathleen Hannan Ebli was
elected to the Michigan House
of Representatives in November
2006 and represents the 56th
District in Southeastern
Michigan - Monroe County.
Her Web site is http://056.
housedems.com. Kate is a threeyear
breast cancer survivor and
lives in Frenchtown, Michigan
with her husband, Nick, and
daughter, Tori, who is in college.
kategeryl@aol.com
Class Notes
Please send us your news and photos! Send information to
Alison Wolfson, Director of Alumnae/i Relations,
Winchester Thurston School,
555 Morewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
or wolfsona@winchesterthurston.org.
WT Class of ’70 Rocks the Outer Banks! Back row: Hilary Tyson-Porter,
Andrea Hurtt, Kim Zillweger Beck, Patti Pyle, and Linda Thiessen
Bankson. Front row: Megan Hall, Anne Peters, Sharon Simon Dunlap,
and Liz Brinker Noble.
Class notes do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Winchester Thurston School
or the editors of Thistletalk.
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