The Hill, 2008 - Hoover Library - McDaniel College

It was JUSt like the old days seeing Ginger
Rummery Ward, Marianthy Pappadopoulou
Koutos and Belinda Adams Eddy walking
across campus. Belinda reports, "Think oftenofourreunion;ilseemslikealongtime
ago but I remember every moment and just
seete' and huggin'everyonel I reallyh.aveno
north of ManhattilIl for many years where I
was the CEO of Ketchum, a global publicre.
lations lirm. We sold our Darien, Conn
house and now rent aSl.lmmer house in a dffferem
place every year. This year it will be
Manh.attan BeachCehf.The trtplers will be
a big draw for our next few summers, I'm
Messagcs like lim Brookes' just set me off
inafitoflaughter. SOme of you keep it quite
sh.ortancl simple. Jim wins the prize fortltis
column. "Packratisthatpersonwithwhont J
resideandafter45yearss~mstobepitch_
ing everything:' Jim and Marie reside in
Rockford, Ill. "Most notable accomplish-
family
news for The Hill except to say what a fabu
lous reunion it was, trading stories, renewingfriendsh.ipsand
wondering where the 45
years gave flown andh.owgoodweall looked;
we are still youngerth.an spfingtime! After
10 years as all educational counselor and
sure. We're both very involved in Naples;
manyofourfriends from the north have also
come here so we keep very busy. I'm also on
several Boards which keep me active and get
us to New York. which we miss, and to Wash·
ingronfr"'luently."
menrs since last time: cholesterol down to
120; lost 25 pounds and had to buy a smaller
bell. It just doesn'tget more exciting than
that. And so, life goes on in the Heartland"
Hope all'swell with you and tile Packral.
George and leanette Kemmerer love where
DEPARTED
Those who will
be missed:
consultant, I retired in the fall '07. In January
'08 my husband and I rented a tennis
villa in Sea Oaks, in Vero Beach, ria., which
I would highly recommend"
GingerRummeryWardsendsbestwishesto
all and in her words. states. "The reunion
was just right. Of course the highlight for me
was that after all these years Mariantheyli
na.lly made it to our reunion. And was it not
wonderfulthatloanna(herbeautifuldaughter)
carne with her7Double the fun and then
to top it off, the whipped cream was the
sweetpresenceofBelindaAdamsfddy.Onthe
home front we have a charming new little
granddaughter, Norah Lee, born on June 26
Now we have two grandboys and two grand.
girls,"
DickYobst is one of those forever young
members of our class. Vienna, Md., is just a
bit different than vtenna.Ausma. but Dick
has restored a charming home there and
would lov~ aillrns to look him up anytime
He keeps busy with the following and has
Some thoughtful refiection~."1 am now adj~stingto
a second retirement after having
filled the position of manager for Habitat for
Humanity of Wicomico County's Restore.
Now I can spend time spoiling my first
grandchild. Samantha, 9 months old. I will
also be doingsorne home improvement projects
Ior sorne friend., over the summer in between
some golf and lishing. Hope to see
mere classmates at our gosh and hope those
staying away because of the 'name change'
won't let those emotions replace theoppor
tunity to renew old friendships."
Among our most missed WMC couples
were David and BobbiLove'6sDrobis. I suggest
we alert our families that for our goth reunion
in May2013 there will be no pressing
family events. Dave and Bobbl are newly
blessed. Dave's update:
"We've recently had a momentouS cecasion,
the birth of triplet grandchildrentwoboysandagirl_toourson,Craig,~d
~aughter'in-law,Sarah.CraigandSarahIJVe
In Pasadena,Calif.,asdoesouroldNdaughtef,
Melissa, a commercial property manager;
Craig heads marketing for lJule Tykes
toy division ofMGA. Sarah is an engineer
working in a private consulting company
along with mothering tlle triplets now al
most 8 months old. Bobbiand I are retired in
Naples, Fla., and have been here full time for
four years. We lived in Darien, Conn just
The Hobarts have been having a fun year
with several visits from Wayne and Claudia
Fetrow Whitmore who reside in Alabama
Having daughter Christine dose by in Co
lumbia. Md., has brought Claire and Bubba
north and weare neverata loss for recollections
of our days on the HilL The ,\CWS from
the wbttmores.v'we really enjoyed seeing
everyone who WJS abl€ to attend our reo
union. Wayne is retired, doing volunteer
work and most of the cooking. Thanks to all
my great customers, I'm still designing and
making clothes, purses and scarves. Weare
goingtotheChaumuqua Institute foraweek
inluneandonthewayupwillattendaPitts.
burgh Pirates ballgame cnd it makes number
IS in our quest to auend maior league ball
games in all 30 ballparks. This began at
Chavez Ravine in 1965; we've added ball·
parks inwith our travels but we are now go.
ing further stuce Wayne retired. Went to see
the Yankees right after our reunion Jnd will
go to Toronto after Chautauqua. In August
we are going to Wilbur. Neb., for the Czech
Festival with friends from Huntsville, who
also have Nebraska relatives and will stop in
Kansas City for a game on the way home, If
anyone gets to Alabama, come see us. we're
22 miles east of 1·65."
Timing was off for Joe and Pat Downey to
auendour reunion but they send regards to
all and promise to be at rhe gorh. Joe has
brought us up to date on the foUowing: "I'm
sorry I missed the reunion but timing was
poor as I was returning to my Michigan
home after spending the winter in Flofida.I
110wspend four to six months in the winter
inVero Beach, Fla., returning to Michigan
around the firsr of May. In February. Otto
Guenther,BobMantheyandlgottogethcrfor
a reunion of former roommates at the Cuenthers'
Florida home. The Guenthers were
wonderful hosts. Our wives were in atten
dance and we had a wonderful time catching
l.lp on old times and rfft:mactivities. My sec·
ond.oldestgranddaughter, Lauren.gradu.
ates from high school on June 8 so weare
preparing for that event. She will join her
older sister, Jessica, at Grand Valley State
Universityinthefall.Patandlwillcelebrate
our 45th wedding anniversary with a Danubecruise
later this summer. I continue to
keep busy with golf, tenllis, working on my
das.~ic car. and volunteering for activiti~s in
my Kiwanis c!ub,"
they live and their address says it all, Gold
vlew Coun. Santa Rosa, Calif. Oh to be there
in mid February! They are busy with family
and activities as follow,:"Live in agreat area
Have two of our three children nearby with
four grandktds. Retired from Info. Techno!_
ogy after 35 years ill the business. Currently
an adjunct instructor at the Santa Rosa Ju·
niorCollege, Active in Methodist church activities
including chair of trustees, membcr
of finance, etc. Active in Rotary including
past president of our dub. Travel a lot. to the
Mediterranean, Baltic, Caribbean, Alaska,
New England fall colors and Mexican cruises,
Travel to Scottsdale each sprillg to watch the
San Francisco Giants spring ttaininggames
and attend games in San Francisco. Justreturned
from a week in Maui. and we are
soon off to Los Angeles area for youngest
son's master's ceremony. Hello to all from
northern California."
steveCohenleftWMChi'50phomoreyear.
Manyofyouwhotransferredforvariousrea.
sons have no idea how many limes class.
mateswilJaskabomyourwhereaboulSand
life ingeneraJ. Aspedal thanks toour"EX's"
for keeping in touch. This is Steve's latest
news. ''In May, J retired after teaching imer
national economic relations for 33 years at
American University in Washington, D.C. AU
is where I eariierhadgotten my PhD. Tr.Jvel,
reading, and visiting with our grandson are
in the immediate offing. My wife, Linda, continuestoworkasapart-timeprogramdirec_
tor at Children's HoSpital. Myson picked up
her medical interests and is an ER doctor ill
Los Angeles. My daughter is a D,C.-based
producer fer an overseas cable news service"
Trinka McGibbeny Cueman and Ned '6l are
well and keepgoingatagoocl pace. Dal.lghter
lennifernow lives in Naples, Fla., with her
husbandSron. J)aughterCaroline, with her
husband. Wnlt, and son Reid. are spending
more and more time in Florida but reside
dose by in Carroll County. Ned and Trinka
are accumulating Rapid Rew~rds points On
Southwest Airlines! The Cuemans spend as
muchtimeaspossibleattheirfamilyhomeat
the Jersey Shore during the summer. In be·
tween, Ned's plalllling practice is thrivillg
and Trinka is busy with volunteering, garden·
ing, knitting, and,ofCOLtfSe, gratldson Reid.
The Cuemans hosted our Sunday brunch for
the reunion which was a continuation of
more fun. Hope you all are getting the point
Mr.GeorgeM.5ullivan'~7,
of Jekyll Island,Ga.,
December
aa.ceoj.
on
Mrs. Rulh schlincke8raun
of Seminole,
November8,2006.
Fla., on
Miss lilian E. Boulhlon '14,
of Lavale, Md., on
February~5, 200S.
Mrs. Dorothy
Hull Norrisscnuchirdt'34,ofFt.Myers,
Fla., on March 4,1006.
Dr.ElizabelhP,Hagen'16,
of Chester,
Md., on
February 7,2008.
Mrs.fleinorTaylorsmith')8,
of Goldsboro,
septemberl1,1007·
Md., on
'l8,
Mr. Robert A. Shoemaker '39,
of Woodbine,
March
23,200S.
Md.,on
Miss Purl B. Bobbitt '41,
of Williamsport,
on JanuarY16,2008.
Md.,
Mr. RaymondH,Rigler'41,
of Hampstead,Md.,
luIY30,1(l06.
on
Mrs. MildfedSI.ClairThomu'41,
of Bel Air, Md., on february 1,
1008.
Mr. Francis P. Williams
MEd'54,ofGlenArm,Md.,
on February 5,2008
Mrs.DorothySchwartI
Leftwich'41,ofBallimore,Md.,
onJanuarYlg,1008.
Dr. Milton
'41,
I. Huber'4},ofChelan,
wash., on March 19, 200B.
Mr. Lte D. Lodge'43,ofFrederick,
Md., on Aprii 2g, 2008.
Mrs. Anne Covington
of Dumfries,
February6,1008.
(Continued)
Va., on
Kidd '44,
Autumn:wo8
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