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C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0Alice Bemis Wiggin ’53, Margot Bemis Case ’49 (who passed away last August),and Ann Bemis Day ’48Christmas in ages that all her family wastogether. “My eldest celebrated his 50thbirthday, and I thought it seemed onlyyesterday that I had my 50th!” EdieDaniels Tucker misses not being in Concord,where she spent some of her bestyears. After eight grandsons, she nowhas a great-granddaughter.1949Class Secretary: Nancy Billings Bursaw,One Concord Place, 71 Concord Road,Acton, MA 01720,grannynanny@aol.comOur 60th reunion weekend was celebratedin person by Sylvia Shaw Brandhorst,Nancy Billings Bursaw, NancyRead Coville, Fytie LudingtonDrayton, Marian Cameron Korbet,Joan Corbin Lawson, and Peggy JohnsonWhitehouse. Nancy Read Coville,recipient of the Joan Shaw HermanAward, was the featured speaker at theChapel celebration. She was also namedBusiness Person of the Year by theNot Receiving Emailsfrom CA?If you are not receiving eNewslettersand other emails fromCA, please check your spam,bulk, or junk folders and allowconcordacademy.org as asender address.42Greater Ossipee Chamber of Commerce.Sylvia Shaw Brandhorst expressed sorrowat the passing of Margot BemisCase in August, and described Margot’smemorial service at the CA Chapel inSeptember. Syl winters in OrmondBeach, FL and summers in Carlisle, MA,with trips to see family in New Hampshireand Vermont. She still plays golf inFlorida and at the Concord Country Club.Nancy Billings Bursaw feels especiallyconnected to CA these days through hergranddaughter, Rebecca Colson ’11.Jane Mortenson Bridges sends herbest to all from Vermont, where sheloves living. Son Sam lives in Darien, CT,and son Adam is in Jacksonville, FL andPrinceton, NJ. Four grandchildren are atHarvard (but now in South Africa), atUVA, at U-Penn medical school, and alawyer in Pensacola, FL. Anne RantoulConner left CA after the ninth grade,attended Colby Junior College, thenearned a BS in nursing from Columbia.She married, raised five children in Connecticut,and moved to Woodstock, VT in1976, occupying her family homestead.Her daughter Sharon is a learning specialistfor Hanover, NH High School, andAnne substitutes as a teacher-assistantin the special ed department. Her sonDavid, also living there, started and runsa vineyard of cold-hardy grapes for winemaking— “a life-long dream, now aflourishing reality.” Constance LudingtonDrayton tells of her trip to Bhutan,“a lovely, peaceful country surroundingthe foothills of the Himalayas. We visitedmonasteries and dzongs — originallyforts, now administrative buildings andmonks’ homes. We went over highmountain passes, up to 15,000 feet, andstayed at small hotels in the valleys. Thepeople are so nice. It is the land of the‘Thunder Dragon’ and the ‘Country ofHappiness.’” Marian Cameron Korbetsays, “I’ve never been as happily situatedas I am here in Maynard. I amincreasingly involved in tutoring at theprison farm. That and a few other bits ofvolunteer work (combined with putteringaround the house and garden) keep mejust busy enough to enjoy my goodhealth and my advancing years.” FaithAllen Perry writes, “I am sure this willbe my last note. The cancer has invadedmy lungs and appears to be growing rapidly.Daughter Pat sold her home in NewHampshire, and she and her son anddaughter now live with me. Other familymembers live close by and visit mostweekends, except for Melissa who isstill with the Peace Corps in Benin, W.Africa. Each day caregivers cheer myday, and I read a lot and recall manyhappy memories.” Rosalind AppelRitchie writes, “I was so sorry to missthe excitement of our 60th reunion. Itmust have been wonderful. Our twosons and daughters-in-law gave Bob andme a 50th anniversary party; it was agreat success. We also had our usualtwo weeks in London, in September,where we enjoyed great theatre andwalking. And we’re still golfing at leastonce a week.” Peggy Johnson Whitehouserecalled her fond memories of thereunion with its excellent food, music,and programs.1950 60th reunionClass Secretary: Dianne Stuart Humes,4404 Turnberry Crescent, Pueblo, CO81001Persis Buxton Ames writes that sheand Charlie are “retired,” but all of theirseven children and thirteen grandchildrenkeep them busy. They spent most of thesummer in Maine enjoying their newleisure, and at Christmas they were withher youngest son and his family in LakePlacid, NY. For Molly Shaw Beard, lifecontinues to be full with lots of kids andgrandkids (13 now). John is devoted tothe computer, golf, and local music interests.She is still “plugging for the environmentand those PC candidatesdedicated to doing something about it.”She still loves to sail, paint, and just be inMaine, and is looking forward to seeingeveryone in June. Rosita Corey and hersister, Libby Corey Bourquin ’51, havejust finished (it took three years) puttingtogether their mother’s post-WWI lettersand photographs from France, writtenwhile she worked in a Red Cross canteen.“It was an interesting experience,not just the transcribing part, but seeingour mother in such a different light!”Rosie is looking forward to seeing everyoneat our 60th in June. Nancy ColtCouch has retired from Harvard after 24years and is filling her time with gardeningand orchid culture. Their oldest grandchildis now studying nursing at Drexel.“Some don’t fall far from the tree! Happy60th.” Dayle Peterson Goddard saystheir six grandchildren range in age from16 to 25. She is looking forward to seeingeveryone at reunion. Phebe Hamreports that her former Chinese studentsare thriving, both here and in their owncountry, and she loves hearing fromthem. “For me a real book is better thatanything in cyberspace. If any of myclassmates would like to bring their recommendationsfor good reading to ourreunion, I will compile a list for everyoneon the spot.” Cynthia Creelman Hillreported by phone that she had a wonderfultrip this past fall to visit her daughter,Alice Hill ’77, in Melbourne. Alice isthe mother of two boys, 16 and 13. Cynthiatook a “Following in the Steps of vanGogh” art tour to Amsterdam, Arles, andParis this spring with her art gallerygroup. Cynthia’s other daughter, JessieHill ’80, is the mother of three girls, 10,12 and 14. Cynthia looks forward to seeingeveryone at reunion. Dianne StuartHumes traveled to New Zealand in Februaryand took a cruise in March, whereJamie spoke. They were in London inMay for the Stowe-Harvard dinner, andthen in Concord in June. “Can’t wait tosee everyone.” Betsy Nay Kutzner hasa conflict in June — her granddaughter isgraduating from the University of California(Davis) — so it’s unlikely she’ll be ableto come for reunion. Despite Jim’s illness,they traveled to Portugal, Spain,and Chicago this year. Betsy sends bestwishes to everyone. Remcoline vanTyen Nieuwenhuijs writes that “apartfrom our daily little cycle tour and occasionalvisits to friends, we try to go toconcerts and lectures. This winter weattended a course on 20th-century musiccombined with a series of chambermusic concerts, which we enjoyed enormously.”She hopes to come (from theNetherlands) for our reunion, and hastheir eldest granddaughter (age 18) linedup to look after her 87-year-old grandfather.Caroline Grote Snyder plans to beat reunion, “at least for one or twoevents, and I will be staying in Lexingtonat my daughter’s.” Carlice was interviewedabout her environmental activismfor the winter issue of CA magazine(online only at concordacademy.org/magazine).Congratulations, Carlice! CarolineMcGlennon Stride hopes to be atreunion. “Would be fun to see everyoneagain!”For more Class Notes, go toconcordalum.org.
1951Class Secretary: Jane Uhler McDonough,109 Clemson View Dr., Seneca,SC 29678, mcdonough.jane@gmail.comNancy Jaicks Alexander says, “All iswell here — still volunteering at a prisonhospice (24 years). Best to everyone,Punkin.” Elizabeth Corey Bourquinenjoyed Alumnae/i Reunion last Junewith Cynnie Heath Sunderland. “Wehad a family art show of paintings, weaving,and photography in Gardner, MA.Also went on a cruise to Mexico with myson, John Bourquin ’93, and his family.”Patricia Ceresole Dunnell reportsshe’s moved to a retirement communityin Wolfboro, NH, where there’s toomuch snow for her Shetland sheep dogand for her. Amy Lovell Fay’s husbandDudley is very ill with Alzheimer’s. “Itwill be two years this June that I movedto New London, NH. I’m taking coursesthrough Colby Sawyer College, but thebest is being close to Lela and family.”Sally Lydgate, in spite of not-so-successfulknee surgery, went to Franceand stayed with her brother in Provence.Sally says, “I’m still in my two bedroomco-op in Manhattan and welcomeguests.” Jane Uhler McDonough says,“I am back to practicing on my glorious,newly rehabbed grand piano. I am stillteaching and playing. My daughter Siobhanhas a cunning 3-year-old boy. Myother daughter, Mandy, is in Californiapursuing a singing career.” Nancy DouglassGale says “life is good — busy,busy. My favorite thing is being a ‘standardpatient’ at U Mass and HarvardMedical schools, helping students learnhow to interview patients. . . . Woman’sClub, both state and local, keeps mebusy. . . . Last summer my daughter andher fiancé took me to Italy. Other kidsand grandkids are all great!”1952Class Secretary: Elizabeth Ritchie Topper,20 Pewter Lane, New Providence,NJ 07974, liztopper@comcast.netMaudy Palmer Barton and Ranny havemoved to a retirement community in N.Andover, where they have their ownhouse, as well as the Maine house. Theytook a cruise last year to SE Asia: Thailand,Vietnam, Singapore, and Cambodia,including Angkor Wat, and this year theywill go to Egypt and Jordan. Maudy has anew hip. Cecily Clark has fond memoriesof Robin Welch Ashley, whopassed away in January 2009. Sheremembers asking Robin for a little tennishelp and Robin hit her right in theeye! She remembers Robin’s distinctivelaugh. After Lucy Faulkner Davison’shusband died in August, Lucy put 400Lucy Faulkner Davison ’52 andgreat-niece Faithacres of their farm into conservation andcleaned out barns getting ready to sell.Mennonites from Kentucky took all thehorse-drawn farm equipment her husband’sfamily had used years ago. Shesays it is nice to know it will be used andkept up. Di Frothingham Feinbergremembers Jeannie Phillips Kelly as sosophisticated, energetic, and generous,and her wonderful music; Jean, whopassed away last September, played atthe memorial for Di’s father in 2002. Dinow lives in San Francisco, one floorapart from her grandsons, 1 and 3. I wasglad to hear from Jane Atwood Godfrey,who has been married to Gordonfor almost 30 years. They have enjoyedboating and traveling east by RV. Janehas been in the yacht sales business,real estate, and is now involved with theSoroptimists, a women’s organization.She has four children — two are firefighters(including one daughter) and one is apastor; she has many grandchildren.Camy Tyson Hall wrote from Florida,where they spend their winters. She isdealing with a revision of an 11-year-oldhip replacement, doing therapy and walking.She lives near two granddaughters,5 and 4. Jean Dunbar Maryborn wrotefrom Idaho, where she loves her gardensand is involved with actions to reducecarbon emissions (she says their summersare already too dry and hot).Jacquie Walker Smith remembers thatJeanne Phillips Kelly helped arrange clandestinemeetings in downtown Concordfor the “naughty” boarders! RobinWelch Ashley introduced Jacquie to Led,her husband of 55 years, at the end ofour senior year, and Robin and RockySaxe Rosen were bridesmaids in theirwedding! Lee Dodge Sylvester hasboth her children and five grandchildren— four boys, one girl — nearby. Her sonand family moved to Darien, 50 milesaway, and he commutes to NYC. Lee issetting up an archives room in the GuilfordABC House. She and Ben both sculland have two boathouses. Anne ChristianTedeschi has been working inwatercolor for 10 years, teaching childrenup to high school level at the gallerywhere she exhibits. She had a solo showat a gallery in Prairie du Chien, WI fromMarch to May. Amy Frye Thorndikesent pictures from some of our yearbooks,as well as lovely pictures of herchildren and five grandchildren. She isstill working, teaching future nurses, hasthree degrees and no plans for retirement.As for your new class secretary,Liz Ritchie Topper, we continue with anElderhostel each year. Last September itwas Tuscany, staying outside Florence,in the spa town of Montecatini. It wasstrenuous with lots of walking, standingin the cathedrals, day trips to Lucca andPisa, but, as always, lots of interestingpeople. We did a four-mile MS walk inthe spring with our son-in-law and 10-year-old granddaughter, who both usedscooters. I am still passionate aboutquilting and just marked my 30th year ofmy not so “aerobic” class at the Y.1953Class Secretary: Joy Hamann Shaw, 120Musketaquid Road, Concord, MA 01742,gojoy.shaw@verizon.netRosemary Barrett Dircks wrote in winterthat it was freezing in DC and shewas heading for Naples and Key West.Good move. Daphne Heath Chapin’ssister, Cynthia Heath Sunderland ’51,shared the sad news that Daphne’s husbandTony (Anthony Van Dyke Chapin)died on New Year’s Day at 83 from pulmonarydisease. Daphne and Tony hadmoved to Austin, TX from Cambridge tobe near two of their four sons. Afterretirement, Anne Mize Barnett hasbeen very involved in her garden club,now serving as president. Her club wasone of the first 10 to join the GCA (GardenClub of America). Dorothea WymanThomas and Lefty made the big moveto a retirement community more precipitouslythan intended. They sold theirhouse in three days, packed up 42 yearsof living in one place, and moved to FoxHill Village in Westwood, MA. JanetWard Stephens is excited about her latestendeavor, a new choral group called“Finding a Voice,” formed to aid the localshelter for abused women and children.Their debut concert was at the end ofJanuary. Elisabeth Jenney Paige enjoysliving in the seaside college town ofBrunswick, ME, where there is alwayssomething going on. In March, she spenta month in Tucson, near her son Stephenand his wife, where she did a lot of birdingand hiking. Between adventures, liferevolves around kids and grandkids, outdooractivities, and a little “cultchah.”She sees Howsie Jenney Stewart oftenand misses having Marcie Gates Iszardjoin them for lunch. (Me too.) She sendsher best to all as we head toward the3/4-century mark. Yikes! Anne PrestonKnowlton is still very involved in findinghomes for abandoned and unwanted OldEnglish sheepdogs. In the fall, she andLisa Jenney Paige, as well as DaisyDeFord Crane ‘52, had a reunion of the“Lincoln Gang” from our era. They said itwas a blast from the past. With lots ofsupport from her children, Vicky DavisDowns is coping after losing her belovedhusband Ray. She is writing bookreviews for the Seattle League ofWomen Voters’ magazine. Most recentlyshe reviewed Nicholas Kristof and SherylWuDunn’s inspiring Half the Sky. Vickyalso goes on local Audubon birding tripsand finds them wonderful fun. ElizabethChase Hurlbut is playing bridge againand is becoming somewhat addicted.She’s had her second cataract surgeryand is on oxygen for COPD and emphysema,but it doesn’t limit her in any way.Last fall, Howsie Jenney Stewart andTim traveled to Egypt and Israel on anexhausting but fascinating trip. She stillloves her visits to nursing homes withher new Havanese therapy dog, Lola.Lydia Smith Nader reports that one sonlives in Florida, a daughter is a parkranger at Denali, and her husband worksfor an environmental engineering companyand has no plans to retire. She isactive in a quilting group. She and AliceBemis Wiggin should get together. Andfrom your secretary, Joanna HamannShaw, it was such a delight to talk withso many of you.1954New class secretary neededEvelyn Uhler Helgeland, who was lost,has been found living in Norway. “She ishappily married to a fine Norwegianman,” says her sister Jane UhlerMcDonough ’51. They have five children,13 grandchildren, and one greatgrand.Evelyn sings, plays the piano, andhas played cello in the Stavanger orchestrafor years. She is also a painter andenjoys entertaining the family. Shewould love to be in touch with classmates.Penny Henderson Petrone was“stunned and deeply saddened by theloss of Sally Kraetzer Dallas. My heartgoes out to George and their daughters.I have such happy memories of Sally,Paula Grymes Booher ’55, HelenSmith Taylor, and Diana Jewell Bing-43C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0
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