Class 1943

Class of 1953Janet Funk Dutt ’5390 Northview Dr., Tiffin, OH, 44883419-447-8517gdutt@woh.rr.comI graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree and taught Instrumental Music at Columbus Grovefor two years. When my mother got Leukemia I moved back home and took summer courses atHeidelberg for Elementary Education. I then taught second grade at Noble Elementary. GeorgeDutt was teaching 6th grade and we started dating. My mother died December 2, 1955. Georgeand I were engaged December 19th and we were married Jun 9, 1956. We had both graduatedfrom Columbian High School Class of 1949. When looking through family pictures we discoveredwe both went to the same nursery school and I was at his 6th birthday party. Our son, Laurence,graduated with a music degree from Cincinnati Conservatory and then earned his Master’s inMusic from BGCU. Our daughter, Laura, also graduated from Ohio Wesleyan with a PsychologyMajor.George retired as principal of Washington Elementary School after 37 years in education. Isubstituted in the lower grades there. George fell from a ladder in 1988 and developed Parkinson’sa year later from the head injury. He is now bedridden and I have hired 24/7 caregivers.Managing our rentals also keeps me busy. I belong to the Ohio Real Estate Investors Associationand am an Ohio Professional Housing Provider.Shirley Atkinson Felt ’5331 Stirling Dr. Apt. S-100, New Hartford, NY, 13413315-737-5441; 315-724-9152shfelt@aol.comAfter graduating from Ohio Wesleyan, Porter (’53) and Imoved to Ithaca, NY where he received a law degree fromCornell an I received a MS degree from Cornell with work infood science. We moved to Utica, NY where he worked in hisfather’s law office and I was a community volunteer and stayat home mom with our three boys – Edward (died on 9/11/01in the flight 93 plane crash), Larry (now living inWashington, DC) and Gordon (’85) lives nearby and owns acamp forlearning disabled children). When the boys finished highschool,I worked at a Nutritionist for the federal WIC program for 13 years before retiring.Porter and I spent a lot of time on adventure trips to Kenya, Egypt, Australia, New Zealand, India,