Class of 1957

Dear Classmates,

Thank you for your prompt email and letter responses.  The first letter from Trinity and me did not reach everyone.  I will repeat some details to you all. We have had several classmates die: Gloria Hewett Wills died in early January and was buried at Fort Tobacco Maryland, a family site.

Mary Lynn Graf Furth, wife of Donald died in Lake Forest Illinois on November 14, 2018. Eleanor Sopkovich emailed, “…that Lynn was a Trinity Bell.  I wonder if the group still exists?”

I received word from Maryan Herr that her beloved husband Max passed away on February 12^th. Joan Benzinger, an old friend from high school days flew over to Switzerland to console the family.

We have received a number of new addresses:

Joann Yeip Hanley 31 Robert Lee Highway, Wilmington NC  28412

Virginia Moore Kreisher 8101 Connecticut Ave. Apt N602 Chevy Chase MD 20815

Zoie Marhoefer Keithley PO Box 1476 Chico CA 95927

Kathleen Meehan Smith 3445 Broad ST Apt A Trenton NJ 08610

Bernadette Wortman Bailey, Blossom Ridge 3226 Lilly Trail Rochester MI 48306 cell: 248-425-4393   email: classicbeabailey @gmail.com

I was happy to receive a number of emails and letters. There were a number of pictures sent directly to Trinity.

Nancy Rubery wrote of a family dinner at Christmas for family from Nevada, 17 who traveled to Rochester, California and Long Island. Paul and Nancy were able to get to Ireland for three weeks last spring.

Elaine Harris emailed me: Dear Melissa: At this fragile moment of my life approaching 83, I find that my time and energy is mostly given over to “daily life”. I became a city mouse when Maryan Kiernan Herr and I spent our junior year in Paris (’55-’56).   Now Chicago is not Paris, but I enjoy living downtown, taking courses at our Art Institute and going to Chicago Symphony concerts.  When it’s not winter, there is a great lakefront park for walking. I keep busy reading contemporary French novels with some former and present French teachers. My grandchildren are grown; I follow them on Instagram.  My daughter lives nearby and we have lunch indulging in details about our grown-up kids. I’m sorry to hear about so many of our classmates who have died. I say “hello” to those who are still in good health. Thank you, Melissa, for your work on the class notes.

Vinita Murray Burns emailed: Vin and I are still happily “chuggin” along. Summers in FL and winters in Maine. Sorry to say “no more golf”. Loss of strength. Enjoying membership in new UU spiritual community established near us. Talked to Myrtis Mixon and she is amazing. Has traveled to 89 countries and still going. It was also fun to catch up with Flo Finley by phone. Appreciate your effort to keep contact. Vinnie

Kathleen Meehan Smith wrote a full story of her current life. Herbie is now living in New Jersey near a son and family. But because of aging and health, she will be moving to Austin, TX. Son, Kevin is building a home there with a nice apartment attached for her. It should be completed by August.

Zoe Marhoefer Keithley contacted me by phone. She had helped edit my past newsletters, but she has been busy writing another book which I am anxious to read. It is called: Of Fire, of Water and of Stone: Jophile’s Story”. A review in Amazon states “It is historical fiction from the 12^th century that deals with obstacles that include differences in social class, loss of loved ones, wars, and religious differences.” Now she is living near her daughter in Chico, CA near the fires in Paradise.

Heard from Cate Kervick Arrix. She and Bob went to Vero Beach his winter. They are living in a condo in New Canaan with family near by. She wishes us all well.

Jolyne Rocereto Dalzell and I had a nice phone conversation. It seems she has not heard much from Trinity. We hope that this is straightened out. All is well in Haddonfield, NJ. She is busy with family and her garden cub.

From Denise Malaney White I received a pleasant note of recurring information about family reunions, and travels. Her reunion was in Manzanita Beach, OR and a 60th Anniversary trip to New York. Glad to hear that she is in touch with Ellen O’Reilly Boyle, Eleanor O’Neil English, Eleanor “Bebe” Wilson Sopkovich and Maureen Milton Kennedy. I also heard from Maureen with familiar words of activities such as Bridge: it’s good for the brain I’ve been told.

Marilyn Dinkel Fry wrote that her granddaughter just gave birth to her 12^th great-grandchild. The other part of the story is too many of us, we don’t travel as much as we used to, mainly to families.

This year I got many emails as listed below.

Agnes Renehan Collins still works for the Alzheimer Association and travels to FL. Agnes, Mary Lou Oswald and I try to get together with Sister Mary Florence Hayes as often as possible.

Mary Jane Handler Stanton called to tell me that she spends time in Vero Beach, FL in the winter and Nantucket, MA in the summer and still sells real estate. Mary Jane writes that the past year had many sad events, including the death of her brother, Ed. The three siblings celebrated his 81st birthday together and he was buried at West Point less than three months later. Happy news includes her daughter Sue Ann’s marriage and a Christmas trip to London with two granddaughters. She was delighted to have Betsy Ross Jachman, her husband and brother-in-law spend a couple of days with her in February. Having a young business partner allows her to continue selling real estate in Rye, NY, where she is not quite the oldest broker in town!

 

 

 

Maria Badaracco-Apolito writes “I still live in NJ (Montclair) – a lifetime New Jersey-ite which I really appreciate. Thinking I knew better than my mother, I did not give the same message to my children as she had, so while I have one son in NJ (Montclair), the other is in the Pacific Northwest and a daughter in England. My oldest grandchild is at university in England, the next soon to be and the two youngest delightfully just seven and five here in the USA. Of course, German Shepherd Dogs also continue in my life as other types of children!

I am still in practice of my medical specialty (Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis), maintaining two offices, although I no longer rotate on emergency call at the hospital, nor consult at nursing homes. My care of my patients is very important to me.  I’m still on the clinical faculty of the medical school and continue to teach medical students – which I love doing.  Amazingly, in my groups, women often outnumber the guys – a far cry from how by the end of my first year of medical school I was the only woman remaining in my class!!

What I truly value beyond a doubt and cherish and what has such intense meaning to me is my active service as lector at Church. The messages whether from Old Testament or New are SO relevant to us in this very troubled, turbulent and dangerous world.  I am so grateful for the intense Dominican training of high school and what else from Trinity that prepared me for doing what captures and sustains attention to this needed direction and reminder at Mass. (I’ve also become a Dominican Associate, keeping me connected to what has been in my life since age five).  I am increasingly mindful of the legacies to me of my ancestors and continually grateful to the Lord God who has been and is so generous to me, to us.

Now whittling down organizational work for more time for friends and family.  I have finally realized why retirement is appealing – yep, I admit it, I’m a late learner – but more and more grateful that the Lord has endowed us with humor – and of course reliant on His sense of humor.

Eleanor O’Neil English has lived in the same house in Paradise Valley, AZ for 50 years. Eleanor hears from college roommates, Ellen Boyle and Denise White. She traveled to Prague on a river cruise. “It is nice to hear about our Classmates” she stated.

Betsy Ross Berg Jachman and her husband, John, had the good fortune to be able to visit two classmates from the Class of 1957, Marilyn Brickley Clarkin in Honolulu and Mary Jane Handler Stanton in Vero Beach, FL. In both instances, it was amazing how we were able to reconnect and converse just as if no time had passed since we graduated. In May 2018, John and I took a Hawaiian Cruise on the Pride of America and while in Honolulu, we had dinner and a visit with Marilyn. In February, we stayed for a weekend with Mary Jane in Vero Beach, Florida. John and I were in Florida attending two different Road Scholar Programs – one on government and one on 19th Century Women Authors, Art and Aromatherapy. We would highly recommend Road Scholar Learning Programs and also visiting TC classmates. All my grandchildren have graduated from college and are making their way in the world. Where oh where did the time go!

We had a fine Reunion. The 60th Reunion Class gift was $19,385. With the help of Sr. Mary Florence Hayes, we were given the Faculty Lounge for gathering and class discussions. In attendance were: Marie Badaracco-Apolito, Bernadette Wortman Bailey, Sr. Carlotta Bartone, Elizabeth Ross Berg-Jackman, Agnes Renehan Collins, Joylene Rocereto Dalzell, Mary Lyn Graf Furth, Mayan Kiernan Herr, Myrtis Mixon, Mary Lou Hurney Oswald, Nancy Brick Savarie, Sr. Margaret Scanlan, Eleanor Wilson Sopkovich, MaryJane Handler Stanton and Gloria Hewitt Wills, and of course, Sr. Mary Florence Hayes. Several husbands were present and they helped with the heavy work.

As the Reunion started, we heard that Julie Collins had died. More recently I found out that Dr. Mary Carroll Smith died on Cape Cod. I heard from Wilda Marraffino Vanek that her husband Jaroslav died in November 2017. Our prayers are with their families.

Since last year we celebrated our 60th Reunion, many of you wrote or emailed me about being 80 years “young” and the experiences you and others are having. I’ll quote some and add others.

From Nancy Rubery, I heard that she and Paul went to Ireland, then to weddings and to Paul’s 60th law lchool reunion at Cornell. Nancy keeps in touch with Pat Souhan Karpinski, Wilda Marrafino Vanek, Joann Yeip Hanley and Maryan Kiernan Herr.

Marilyn Dinkel Fry wrote of problems of aging; sounds familiar? She has a daughter from Iowa who helps her, when needed. Marilyn wasn’t back for Reunion. Mary Donahue Merrill wrote that all is fine in NH and was not back for our 60th either.

From Kathleen Meehan Smith (Herbie): Her husband John died in 2016. She has moved from South Carolina to Hamilton, NJ, not far from family who keep her busy with sports, etc. One granddaughter, a high school freshman, was one of 150 lacrosse players selected by Under Armour to play in Baltimore in July 2017.

Joann Yeip Hanley wrote of a long illness, and I quote: “Anyway … I am much better. I just don’t have much ENERGY!!!! I feel good and I know that I am a miracle!!!!!!!! You just never give up!!!! How do I spend the week??? I go to exercise class two times per week, I go to art school downtown once per week and I fill in with other things the other two days. I moved to a nursing home for one year and left there for my daughter’s, last November, where I am very HAPPY! I was released from hospice last October and felt it was time to move on. I am reading a LOT, lot, lot. (I felt AWFUL when I first got it. I had two months of absolute agony, not from pain but absolute exhaustion.) So you have gotten an earful. I am ready to go to GOD at any time. I look forward to it even though I am not in any pain. I have been very blessed. Thank God! P.S. my kids are good! Irene is here working four days a week. Larry still in Oakland, CA, and teaching at UC. Andy is still a lawyer in Wilmington, NC with two kids in college and two still at home. Lots of LOVE. … jo.”

Sister Mary de Sales died last February 2, 2016. She had a brilliant mathematical mind and enjoyed teaching math, computer science (a pioneer!) and physics. We miss her cheerful presence among us but know she is now reaping the rewards of a life well lived. Blessings.

From Mary Gill Bowman, I share this letter: “The person who termed ‘Senior Years’ as the ‘Golden Years’ was nuts! Getting old is tough. Our generation has experienced many changes…computers, cell phones, iPads, and gadgets galore. The list goes on and on. Most of us have mastered enough to get along, but there is always something new in the wings. Who ever thought the home phone would become obsolete, or going to the bank or post office would seldom be necessary? In my defense I must admit I still have my home phone line and my 20-year-old Jeep (which looks like new and runs like a top). Like many our age, down-sizing has become a priority. What a surprise it was to discover that most of my prized possessions are not wanted by our children or grandchildren. Silver, linens, fine china and crystal are not part of their lives. They have no time for formal entertaining as we knew it. Raising a family, plus a full-time job, takes all of their time. The children are involved in extracurricular activities since they can no longer play outside without parental supervision. I find it sad but necessary as society changes. Thank God for Goodwill! While I detest the aging process I am very blessed. The kids and their families are all healthy, (as am I) and holding their own. Harold died last fall, but I have adjusted and try to keep busy. I plan to stay in the house until ill health takes over (whether physical or mental). Travel is difficult, but I do manage to visit the children as often as possible. Much as I would have enjoyed our 60th Reunion, I had to decline the invitation. Our classmates will forever be as sisters to me and my days at Trinity will always be among my treasured memories. What a wonderful time it was! Many thanks for your endeavors on our behalf! Continue to get well and I will keep you in my prayers. Affectionately, Mary Gill Bowman.”

From Myrtis Mixon, I quote: “I am a ‘certified laughter yoga’ leader and try to keep laughing because it is the best medicine. I am still working. … In the summer, teaching a class that always has a few English teachers from other countries, and teaching ESL to university students in the fall at the U of San Francisco, and a Jesuit school. I am really big on Social Justice, so there is always a good lecture to go to, just a few blocks from my house. When I am lucky I get little jobs overseas … one in April: a week in Belgrade, Serbia, and a week in Budapest, working with English teachers whose areas are impacted by immigrant movement … about prejudice, stereotypes, etc. I also chose to go work ‘in the trenches’ … in a language school in Sousse, Tunisia, because I have a good friend who stayed in Tunisia after her Fulbright … still there 8 years later. … It was interesting and a month working in any country makes one feel almost native (ha ha). Sue Faherty Fannon died, and so did Paula Collins Mazzio … my two Trinity roommates. I saw Zoe Marhoefer Keithley at a Trinity party here in San Francisco, and mean to see her when I go past Sacramento, CA to Fulsom (the prison town) where my daughter moved.”

From Kay Chandless Hoffman: “Have no interesting news to relay. I’ve been back living in my family home in New Jersey with my brother for years. I’m in good health, enjoy gardening, managing the tiny town newspaper, and watching my children, grand- and great-grandchildren become interesting people. My hardest job is to keep my opinions to myself.”

Mary-Jane Handler Stanton celebrated her 80th birthday in Vero Beach, FL, with Betsy Ross Jachman and John Jachman. She also joined Robyn English for Robyn’s 80th birthday.

I’ve heard from the travelers: Denise Mulaney White has been to Dublin recently. Glad so many of you are still able to travel. It sounds like others such as Eleanor Bebe Wilson Sopkovich have been on the move, too. She wrote that she and Nick attended a family wedding in Toms River, NJ. From there they boarded a ship in Manhattan for a trip to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island via Bar Harbor. In January, they will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in Newport Beach.

From Margaret Shawn Scanlan, SND: As a coordinator of adult faith formation, she left her 14 years of offering RCIA and scripture classes at a Washington Archdiocese parish this past year to join four other Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in community in Baltimore, MD. Her email is: MSScanlan@aol.com

I received Shirley Wong’s Christmas letter. In it she described her and her family’s extended trips around the country. One trip to DC included a White House tour arranged by a family member working inside for Obama.

Love,Last year, I received a phone call from Mary Lou Kenney Duncan. She told me of a Netflix documentary, directed and produced by Mary Maggio, the daughter of Polly Collins Maggio, “I Am Jane Doe”, a film about human trafficking of middle school girls. It was very well received and is available on Amazon and Netflix. Mary Lou talked about seeing Sheila Dwyer Wilson, who still lives on Cape Cod.

Melissa Twigg Hyland

The first to respond was Margaret “Peggy” Shawn Scanlan, SND. Graduated from Trinity in 1959, but she started with 1957, part of our class. As a day student, she felt at home in the smoker: Brown bag lunches and bridge playing. In 1955 Peggy entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, and is celebrated her 60^th Jubilee this past year and is hoping to  attend our 60^th Reunion in one year. “As I’ve read and heard about my 1957 classmates during these years, I celebrate with gratitude their lives of faithfulness and love.”
Betsy Ross Berg Jachman, shares family news. John and Betsy took a two week trip to Hemer, Germany in October, 2014, to help Myra (John’s sister) celebrate her 75th birthday. Her granddaughter Alex, took Myra, Paul, John and Betsy on a four-day Hamburg tour! Betsy is looking forward to our 60th Class Reunion. Betsy’s granddaughter, Molly, worked for “Teach for America” in Prince Georges County, MD, while completing her MA from Johns Hopkins University and my granddaughter Violet started her “Teach for America” program in New Orleans this past July.

Eleanor “Beebe” Sopkovich last trip included a Holland America cruise from Harwich, England, to Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar, plus an additional week in the Cotswolds with the in-laws, and  the chance to visit the magnificent cathedrals at Wells and Worcester and the charming Cotswold villages.

Marie Theresa Castro Sullivan writes she has not been coming to the reunions (except the 50^th).Widowed twice by the time she was 36, she moved to Savannah, GA 20 years ago when her daughter married there. Thirteen years ago Marie re-married and all has been well ever since. “I taught math in a private school in New York and later became the business manager before coming down to Savannah and I believe,” she writes, “I could NOT have been able to do so if she had not gone to Trinity. I gained lots of strength from my religion”. She is looking forward to our next reunion.

Mary Donahue Merrell wrote a short note stating that except that for old age aches and pains,she and Ed are in good health and not much new in New Hampshire.

I had an unexpected luncheon with Maryan Kiernan Herr. She was in the DC area visiting a high school classmate, Joan Benzinger from Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit New Jersey– 66 years ago! Maryan also had tea with Sr. Mary Florence Hayes, SND.  She shared that she is still President of ZIWA (Zurich International Women’s Association). Max and Maryan have four children with families living in Germany, and the United States; and one family was on their way to Beirut, Lebanon. She and Max are living in a lovely garden apartment overlooking the lake of Zurich in Ruschlikon and would love to hear from any ‘57ers coming her way.

Mary Lou Kenney Duncan wrote that her sister Ellen died last November after a short illness and that Polly Collins Mazzio died last January. Our condolences. She escaped to Florida for three months from the terrible winter in New England. Also glad to hear that Mary Lou sees Sheila Dwyer Wilson on the Cape and that Sheila is well.

Another New England note came from Mary Lynn Graf Furth. She and her family travel from Lake Forest Ill. to Litchfield, Maine for 3 months in the summer. How nice, with family around.

Nancy McFadden Rubery and her three sisters rented a house at Fernandina Beach on the Atlantic in northern Florida this past March. It was a successful Sister Trip and all our spouses happily joined us for two weeks. We took turns preparing meals and reading books on the deck overlooking the beach and kept busy doing nothing. Last May, Nancy and Paul made their yearly trip to western Ireland. Good news, Pat Souhan Karpinski still plays a mean game of bridge and reads tons of books. An alternative to a lengthy trip to The Holy Land is a book by James Martin S.J Jesus: A Pilgrimage.  was suggested.

Kathleen Meehan Smith and John still live in Bluffton, SC. Herbie had a great-grandchild born in March 2013.  After a few family trips to Chicago, New Jersey, Maryland, and Austin Texas, Herbie and John’s travels have been curtailed because of health issues.

Bernadette Wortman Bailey wrote that she spent five days with Road Scholar (since the Elderhostel name is retired) on the San Antonio Riverwalk but the weather was cool and the beginning of a very rainy Texas month.  She loved the days of lectures about Texas as she had wondered why she never visited Mary Grace Heck when Esther Hanley Tobin and Jolyne Rocereto Dalzell did. She was planning a ten-day Christmas cruise of the Caribbean for my 80th with sisters and brothers as we Wortman siblings have turned 65, 70, 75, and 80 during 2015.  Happy 80th to most of us!

Mary Gill Bowman wrote she is well but definitely slowing down.  She had a beautiful 80th birthday with 74 present (children, grandkids, great grandkids, siblings and their families).  It was a great reunion for all of us. Harold is now on hospice care but doing better than expected. Same house, two dogs and her 19 year old grandson. I heard from Tere Losa Saenz and saw photos of her with her children.  She hasn’t changed or aged a bit–just as beautiful as ever.  She also talked a few times to Joann Yeip Hanley.  She is in assisted living in Durham/Charlotte, NC area and is alert, busy and seems to be doing quite well.  Stay well, enjoy your planned trips.

Wilda Marraffino Vanek wote greetings from one post-surgical to another.  Mine, in mid-May, was on the heart– what my engineer brother jokingly called a “valve job.”  Two months later, I am doing fairly well, though not well enough to follow through on travel plans we had for this summer. Furthermore, three of our five children and their families live here in the area, and were all wonderfully helpful during my hospital stay and on my return home.  We feel so thankful for this blessing and for being able to follow the lives of our eight grandchildren.  We are indeed very richly blessed! My husband Jaroslav turned 85 last April. I am glad to be able to be there for him. I hope I can hang on and be there in 2017.   P.S. Have you been following Trinity in the news media, and very specially, the interview circulated by email, between Presidents Pat Maguire and Sister Margaret?  I am very proud of our once good little college, and its now larger mission!”

Marilyn Dinkel Fry writes that her children and grandchildren will be coming to Virginia to celebrate Marilyn’s 80^thbirthday in July, The kids have arranged a “whoop-de-do” in her honor with all eight grandchildren in attendance. Marilyn is doing okay- walking “funny” due to arthritis.

Eleanor O’Neil English is still living in Paradise Valley, AZ and is in pretty good health. Her children are scattered with her youngest, Susan, living with her and her son near-by and the other daughter living in St. Louis, Dallas and McKinney, TX. She is still involved with RCIA at her church. “It is very interesting hearing these new comers tell how God has called them.”

Zoe Marhoefer Keithley wrote that her novel, “The Calling of Mother Adelli” was a finalist in the recent Indie Contest, and is still selling on line at Amazon and Create Space. Reviews on Amazon have been outstanding! (“Take a look!”) The story is of the boarding school Zoie, her mother and sister attended. Her next novel, “The Gathering Back”, set in the 1100’s A.D. in England and the Second Crusade, has two beautiful love stories, and hopefully will be on Amazon and Kindle for Christmas! If anyone knows of a literary or movie agent, or has entre to a publishing house, she could use the help! Her children and grandchildren are dancing the dance of life we all know so well; and surround her with love, laughter, care and pride! Love to all ‘57ers! You’re the best!!!”

Tom Kelly soldiers on to share a poem of Ginny Kelly entitled MEDITATIONS.

WHEN I GROW COLD, ALONE, AND WALK INTO THE YEARS OF OLD,
…I WILL FIND A PLACE TO LEAN MY FACE INTO THE SUN; WHENEVER I
GROW COLD, I’LL PULL THE YEARS GONE BY AROUND ME AND FEEL
THEIR WARMTH BENEATH THE SUN; THE PEACE I’LL HOLD WILL BE FOR
ALL ETERNITY, KNOWING THAT EVERYTHING I CAME TO DO IS FINALLY DONE.

A second poem is An EARLY MORNING RAIN, the opening and closing stanzas.

A LIGHT AND LOVELY RAIN FILLS MY BRAIN
AND WASHES DOWN THE YEARS OF PEOPLE I HAVE
KNOWN AND LOVED, WHO LIVE WITHIN MY HEART…
OH, GENTLE MORNING, RAIN DOWN INTO MY THOUGHTS…
THAT TURN ME BACK TO SLEEP AND LET ME WEAVE
TOGETHER THE FABRIC OF MY DREAMS,
WHERE THEY ALL BEGAN AND WHAT THEY HAVE BECOME
IN THE MIST OF MORNING RAIN, IN THE SOFTNESS OF THE DAWN.

Tom felt these two poems are a tribute to Ginny’s classmates who have passed away, especially those who have suffered or are now suffering from Alzheimer’s. Ginny has just been placed in Hospice which has boosted her care. We just celebrated her 80^th birthday with the West Coast contingent. Last July, her friend Bob Redford paid her a visit. It was a great kindness.

As my writing year draws to a close, the Washington contingent was invited for lunch at the home of Gloria Hewitt Wills in McLean, VA. Mary Lou Hurney Oswald, Agnes Renehan Collins, Sr. Mary Florence Hayes, and Melissa. Gloria told us about her five children including Olivia Kane, whom I knew when she worked for Admissions at Trinity, daughter-in-law of Annette Pieslak Kane ‛54. Gloria planned to go to Longboat Key, FL last January. Agnes told us she was able to have a wonderful visit with Mary Jane Gallagher Sweet in Rhode Island before Mary Jane passed away. Agnes stays busy with eighteen grandchildren and the Alzheimer’s Association as a teacher and support group leader. Sr. Mary Hayes stated that after 47 years teaching at Trinity she retired to become a full-time archivist for the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, which she is enjoying. Mary Lou and Rudy took their youngest granddaughter on her own teenage trip to Iceland while she and Rudy are still able to walk.  They have 11 grandchildren and have taken all of them on a grand trip since 1999, otherwise they keep busy with bridge and meals on wheels and were looking forward to our 60^th.  As for me, my knee replacement surgery has turned out very well. The rehab, which was long and painful, made the difference. Two themes have come in several letters. One is that many of us have approached 80 this year and secondly our faith is strong. Our love and thankfulness for Trinity came out in several letters. Thank you all who sent letters or emails to me.

Both Agnes Collins and Mary Lou Oswald have offered to help with our 60^th Reunion May 2017. Since our 60^thReunion will be coming up in 2017, think about a trip to Washington in late May 2017.  Several of you sent class contributions to me and I will pass them on. Others said they sent the check directly to Trinity, which is great. These contributions will help at reunion time. Checks should be made payable to:
AATC Class of 1957 and mailed directly to:
Alumnae Association at Trinity Washington
University 125 Michigan Ave NE
Washington DC 20017-2017.

Fondly,

Melissa Twigg Hyland
email: melissathyland@gmail.com