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CONCORD ACADEMY MAGAZINE SPRING 2008Howland Hale, Lyn Hall Hejinian,Jennifer Johnson, Gill Shaw Kellogg,Jane Boynton Nahon, Caroline CravenNielsen, Mary Poole, Ann WilsonPorteus, Ellie Putnam, Judy SpeckmanRussell, Julia Terry, Merrill Hunt Tikalsky,and Helen Stuart Twiss. And BronJenney Anders adds: “One of thethings that came out of the electronicdiscussion was that those who havequick happy success stories about theirkids and grandkids are the ones whorespond in the usual way. The othersbegan to roll out their more complexstories in this more lengthy ‘reply all’electronic format. The typical responsewas a page or two long. The winter CAmagazine had a lot of our classmates’photos. As we identified the photos wecommented on the ever-present kiltsand the hairstyles. We had much discussionaround this year’s presidential primary.Most of us came from Republicanfamilies, but had already begun theswitch to the Democratic Party at CA.Many feminists felt pressure to supportClinton, but just as many have decidedto support Obama, for his charisma andmessage of change. One of us hadheard Castro in Cambridge as he wasjust coming into power in Cuba 50 yearsago! Individual discussions with classmatesbroke off from the main discussionas we recognized folks we hadn’tcommunicated with for many years.Scanned pictures from CA days weresent around. We have developed anew level of kinship for classmates notregularly heard from. With permissionfrom everyone we may put all of ourdiscourse into a booklet for our 50th.”1960Class Secretaries: Pam Prouty Ikauniks,ikaunip@hotmail.com; Eleanor NobleLinton, nlinton@rcn.comBobbie Yonts Buxton still “lovesCharlottesville, NIA class (non-impactaerobics), theatre involvement, andAlliance Française classes, events, andhelping out with their public access TVspot, trying to resurrect some degree offluency.” Bobbie went to Maui with hercollege roomie in March — for “my tropicsfix. I hope to make my annual trek toNew England sometime in the summer,to see old friends, my dear last aunt,and various cousins. My daughter Elinorand my little grandsons, Luke and Henry,are in West Haven, CT, and my sonRuss is in Raleigh. I feel very fortunate.”Margot Dewey Churchill will be moving.“Our Grafton house is for sale andwe plan to move to the Cape. We purchasedsome family-owned land to buildnear Fred’s family’s summer home inBass River. Our hope is to be there bysummer 2009. I have pretty much50retired from my social work jobs in theinterest of this move. I continue to havecreative fun in my metals studio, seeour kids and six grandchildren, and generallyplay a little more with goodfriends. Fred and I both enjoy our goodhealth and each other, which, after 45years, is a good sign down the road withMedicare.” From Nicky Churchill: “Ifinally married my 35-year significantother/partner Wally in November 2006,in time for my father to know about it.We lost Dad in March, after a long,healthy, and, I think, happy life. He wasa very special man, gentle and considerate,and I miss him and find myselfwanting very much to emulate his finequalities. I’m still full-time in corporateAmerica (technology), but trying tofigure out an exit strategy. Singing in achamber choir and working on its boardalso takes a chunk of time. I would liketo replace work with some interestsfrom CA years, such as painting,perhaps some writing. My sister JoChurchill Guerrieri ’65 is to be congratulated,however, as she left her careeras an admissions director and started anew one renovating Vermont “starter”homes with her husband Gary. Theyhave successfully sold their first projectand await the sale of number two. Wallyand I finished most of our multi-year renovationproject, and we have a realguest room now. We live in the hillswest of Palo Alto/Woodside, CA, andwould love to hear from anyone whovisits the Bay Area. Margie HornblowerJohnson says that “this has beenanother sad year for my family. LastJanuary we broke up my parents’ housein Wash ington in the wake of myfather’s death, and in April, my little sister,Nancy Hornblower Rice ’64, diedof ovarian cancer. She was serene andbrave through a long ordeal. My childrenare hale and happy: Declan in Brooklynis bringing up my two grandsons andnow the senior editor at New DirectionsPublishing; Evan, who lives in Worth -ington, MA, has just finished writing theFrommer’s Guide to Iceland. The twinsare in New York: Isaac is a case managerat the Streetwork Project (clientsare homeless teenagers) and Conradgraduates from Columbia in May with adegree in Asian studies. I am stillperched on the mountainside in Color -ado where my husband Chuck puts inlong hours as a doctor, although he istaking more time off for trips and familyvacations. I still commute once a monthto my job in Rockland County, NY as thehouse editor of the historical society,and go from 8,000 feet down to sealevel, where we live in our convertedgarage on pilings in the Hudson River.Tucky Frazier Jones writes that her28-month-old granddaughter (family isonly an hour away) continues to be ajoy. Daughter Sarah works in IT atSloan-Kettering, developing new softwareprograms. Tucky says she had awonderful 15 days in Spain last Octoberwith the Bilboa Guggenheim a highlight,as well as time at the Alhambra and inGibraltar. She says she will most definitelyjoin us for our 50th in 2010. MollyDuane Leland writes: “Steve and I continueto live our seasonal, cross-countrylifestyle — Massachusetts to Arizona andback. Life in six-month intervals isdefined by the old camp song ‘makenew friends but keep the old, one is silverand the other is gold.’ We have wonderfulplay- and soulmates in Scottsdale,while our East Coast family and friendsare the tap roots of our lives. We’reforced to stay flexible and organized,keeping material necessities in the trunkof our car — golf clubs and file folders . .. We’re fortunate to attend courses atArizona State University, and both of usparticipate in small study groups guidedby peers with academic careers. We’reimpressed with emerging technologies,yet concerned about the ethics (readlaws) that will regulate them. Aside fromthat, it’s golf and perpetual sunshine.”It was great to hear from LisaVolckhausen McCann: “This is the firstwinter that I am aware of painful arthritisin a number of places, but most especiallyin my hands. I guess this is reasonablefor the year one reaches 65. I’mthinking of taking the same tablets mydog takes for her joints. I feel very luckyin many ways. Johrden and I are living inthe house in Redding, CT where I grewup. My father died in 2004 and last yearmy mother moved to an assisted-livingplace in Florida. I love this property, butit is too large for us and needs a lot ofattention and $$$$. I’m teaching someclasses in contemplative practices andam also a practitioner of Mahasati meditation,a vipassana (insight) techniquethat emphasizes rhythmic, gentle movements.My teachers are Buddhist monksfrom Thailand. I love the practice andenjoy my teachers, who are funny,sweet, and incisive. Laura Smith Lynchspent six weeks with FEMA in Chehalis,WA, where the flooding from a Dec -ember storm was terrible, so many sadstories. “Last spring I was sent to NJ(Patterson and Hackensack), and in thesummer it was Madison, WI. Octoberbrought us identical twin grandgirls, whoare so precious and easygoing. I amloving my work and am excited about allthe grands. Ulli Schubert Never commentedon how fast 2007 went andsends love to all of us. She had no real“breaking news from Hamburg: keepingup her charity work for two differentNGOs for children, very much involvedwith looking after her grandson (nextgrandchild will be born in June) andpuppy, traveling (Spain, Egypt), playingtennis (realizing that there are certainbones in my body which don’t alwaysgo along.).” Sue Perry has moved toNewbury Court in Concord and is veryhappy that now someone else takescare of all the snow. She is dealing withsome health problems too, so we wishher well. Annette Shaw writes: “I amgetting into my art much more, which isinspiring and necessary. I showed 10pieces here, on Galiano, at a groupshow of miniatures in November 2007.To my great delight I sold five, all to localfolk. I will take part in a show this summertoo. Turning 65 is quite the wake-upcall. I now have a gold card so I travelfree on the ferries weekdays and getdiscounts in health food stores and thelike. We have a group on the islandcalled “The Babes of ’42.” My grandkidsare 9 and 12 and are wonderful company.I am aiming for our 50th CAreunion, if not sooner, to see you allagain. I send you my love.” MeredithBrenizer Sabol has had a tough yearhealthwise with lung surgery and a secondrotator cuff repair, which still hurts.Happily, she writes: “The negativeswere outweighed by the addition of twonew grandchildren. Peter’s sister Alicewas born in London in February. Sawyerwas born in Chicago at the end ofNovember. We had a complete familyreunion in Chicago just beforeChristmas.” I, Noni Noble Linton, waselected vice president of the residentcouncil at the Overlook in May 2007 andfind it challenging to be a member of itsfirst elected council. John and I enjoyedgardening last year and are looking forwardto more this summer. Our bignews was the arrival of a new grandsonin May. In August we had visits from allthe Linton kids and grandkids, one familyfrom Beijing and one from Osaka. Wealso had a wonderful trip to Bermudawith friends. I had reconstructive surgeryon my right wrist in January; thanksto all of you who sent me good wishes.In the small world department, we alsohave another CA family here at theOverlook! Jim and Evelyn Parker, formerfaculty, have moved in, and we’vealready begun sharing CA stories. Bothwere very involved with the school, Jimteaching Asian and American history andEvelyn as librarian from 1961–1976.1961Class Secretaries: Judith CarpenterClark, jcclark61@verizon.net; SarahLanigan Gaitskill, sjgaitskill@yahoo.comJudy Howe Behn writes: “What a year— the Red Sox won the World Seriesand the Patriots played in the SuperBowl. We have a limited season ticketpackage to the Red Sox, so we got tomany games, including two playoff