Class of 1960

Class of 1960 Class Notes

The largest gathering of classmates this year was in Manhattan in October.  Regina Ryan hosted a party at her apartment on Friday and Mary McMahon Shannon was the hostess for Saturday.  Other attendees were Adele Jones Calcavecchio with her friend, Bill Clare, Marie Lalor Rozan, Rosemary Murphy Dinnhaupt, Rosemary Romano Goodman, Angela Musetto Imhof with her daughter Michele, Peggy McCarthy McCaig, Maggie Reid, Dana Crowley, and Judy Murphy Leheny.

There’s news from some of the women at the party.  Adele is acting again after the pandemic closed theaters for so long.  She’s been in two plays.

Mary Shannon sold her home In the Florida Keys. There were too many hurricanes!  She spends most of her time in Atlanta and is looking for a new dog., one over 12 pounds. Mary tripped over her last dog and broke her collarbone. Both of her knees have been replaced.  Two of her sons live in Atlanta so she sees their families regularly. The third son has returned to Hawaii and Mary’s daughter is in LA with her young family.  As Mary said, it’ll be a while before real visiting can continue.” Judy Leheny’s still lecturing about the Medieval collection at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Her latest project has been working on the restoration of a public park in her hometown, Chappaqua, Ny. For years she has been sending money to Trinity for the library to buy a book for each deceased member of the class of ‘60.  Each book has a special bookplate.

Marie Lalor Rozan has grandchildren 6 and 8 living nearby.  They’re back to school in Brooklyn after schools were closed for the pandemic. Traveling again, she was in Boston in October and expects to go to Florida in February.

Of the other Reds, Molly Scanlan Kelly is a daily communicant with twenty “grand treasures.” Two are in Vietnam, where her son Kevin met and married a woman when he went there to teach.

Brenda Daley Carr is revising her hilly backyard in Annandale, Va., making it a haven for birds, butterflies, deer, fox, chipmunks, and, of course, the ubiquitous squirrels.

Betty Trail Neubauer is in Maryland and has three kids, nine grandchildren and five great grands. Denise Maloney O’Hearn spends her summers in Southampton, New York, but has been moving to Florida for the winters.

Walda Murphy Connell’s daughter Kate has bought a home in Oncet, Ma. Three generations will be living together: Walda, Kate, and Kate’s son Ryan. Also, a five-pound chihuahua named Diva. They expect to move in November.

Sheila O’Neill ‘O’Connor lives at The Marshes in Savannah. She visited her son and his family, in Colorado. There included a grandchild and two great grands. They had the opportunity to go to New Mexico and see Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands National Park.  in November she’ll be in Greece and many other countries. Then will spend most of December with her daughter in Connecticut.

Kathy Conole Reynolds is undergoing physical therapy. The surgeon replacing her hip broke her femur., so she’s staying in upstate New York.

Noel Burke Cosby and her husband Jim went on a fall foliage cruise on the Hudson River.  Then her church group had a craft sale, and they spent the weekend of October 26th at the Bavarian Inn in West Virginia.

Mary Ann Torok Neiger and her husband Ed have lived in Heritage Village in Southbury Ct. for ten years. Her two children and their families are close enough to meet regularly.  Mary Ann, Nancy Wallace, and Gloria Hicks Garvin often meet for lunch. As she says, “family, good friends, health, and. fun…it doesn’t get much better than this!

Fran Sprague Laughlin says she, Malcolm, and their three daughters are all healthy and have great jobs.

As for me, my son, the widow of a good friend, and her daughter live with me in Arlington, Va. I don’t drive, so they do the shopping and take me to my few doctor’s appointments.  They also do my laundry and figure out my computer.  I’m truly blessed.

We were born before Pearl Harbor, saw the end of WWII, went down to see Queen Elizabeth drive by in 1957. We’ve had fifteen presidents, including the first and second Catholic and the first African American.  When we were born, computers hadn’t been invented and man hadn’t been to the moon. When we graduated, Trinity was a college, not a university.

Now we’ve had the first female Speaker of the House, an adviser to a US president, a governor of Kansas who became the Secretary of Health and Human Services responsible for the Affordable Care Act. …all from Trinity.

We can do anything!!

Betty Cole Mullen

Those of us who graduated in ’60 received our vaccinations early which is an advantage to being our age. But we missed our 60th reunion, no one could travel, and even funerals were virtual, without hugs.

As Sheila O’Neill O’Connor said, it was an annus horribilis. Sheila’s husband Richard died in September and her oldest son underwent treatment for colon cancer. Some of us shared Richard’s funeral, which was videotaped. She’s planning family trips to Connecticut and Colorado. Ann Davidge Smith thanked us for our prayers and sympathy at the time of the extended hospitalization and death in May of her daughter Debbie.

Barbara Glennon Miles started February 2020 on a cruise to SE Asia. The ship was denied docking privileges for 1O days and they were quarantined for two weeks when they got home …to Texas. After the storm there this past February they had rolling blackouts and had to boil their water. When Angela Musetto Imhof got back from a trip to Bermuda in March she just had time for a 50th birthday party for her son. When the world shut down she headed to Maine where she could visit her three granddaughters and the rest of the family. She sends care packages to Betty Dooley in rehab, but her in person Parkinson’s group had to shut down for the first time in 40 years.
As for things that brought us joy this year, Fran Sprague Laughlin, is grateful that her three daughters and husband Malcolm are well, the girls have good jobs, and he makes her laugh. Margot Glantz Caulfield sees her kids and grandchildren on weekends. She’s delighted that museums in California are reopening and hopes for a trip to DC in July. She’s been writing a family history and has been playing golf. Marie Lalor Rozan has learned to play chess and is a member of two book groups. She met Kathleen Lobo McGill and Rosemary Murphy Dinnhaupt for lunch at Rosemary Romano Goodman’s house in March. Rosemary informs us that she’s been doing puzzles and cooking.

As usual, Molly Scanlan Kelly was an early responder. She says, and I agree, that ’60 ‘s Red Class is the best class ever. She has 20 “grand treasures,” two of whom live in Vietnam with her son Kevin, who teaches there.

Kathleen Mulhern Tattan plans to spend Easter in Washington state, visiting a son she and Bill haven’t seen in a year. Several members of their family have recovered from COVID-19. They’ve seen their east coast families, but only behind masks. Kathy talks frequently with Sandee Richmond Adams who moved be near her daughter to the independent living section of a retirement community before Frank got sick. He died in October of 2019.

Gloria Hicks Garvin spent time on Long Island in March taking care of a daughter’s very old dog. She’ll be in Nantucket in July with a son and his family. She knitted everyone in the family Christmas presents but apparently one of the dogs abducted a mitten. She perfected her bread-making skills and had to resort to Zoom gym classes to lose the resulting weight.

While Gloria knits, Marie Meng Caffrey crochets. She also reads and FaceTimes with friends and family. She’s been staying out of stores, but has friends who shop for her. Margit Glantz Caulfield is warm in CA, so she plays golf. She also is writing her family history. She’s delighted that the museums are finally reopening and is hoping for a trip to DC in July.

Denise Maloney O’Hearn went to FL in October, because of COVID-19. Two of her three daughters live nearby. She’s looking forward to a summer in Southampton.

One recurrent theme was zoom calls. Regina Ryan and Jennifer Seymour Whitaker, and Mary McMahon Shannon Zoom regularly with Rose Mary Murphy Dinnhaupt.  Nancy Phelan Wallace has been able to handle isolation by taking classes, attending meetings, and talking to friends and family using Zoom. She’s been downsizing to move into a continuous care facility. Nancy took a class on writing her memoirs. She has broken both wrist and foot playing tennis. In her next life she intends to have long legs and curly hair.

Mary Ann Torok Neiger has been touch with Gloria Garvin and Nancy Wallace regularly this last year. She’s hoping for a future reunion, which Mary Shannon says will be writ large on her refrigerator.

Another theme was replacement parts. Mary Shannon has had both knees replaced. Margit Caulfield has new heart valves and suggests prizes at the next reunion for the most new parts. Barbara Weber Budde has a new kidney. She’s awaiting her fourth great grandchild, who will arrive in September. Noel Burke Cosby had her left knee replaced on March 3rd just before everything shut down.

When Mary Clare Parkin Auger was getting ready to downsize and move into a retirement home she fell and fractured her right wrist. Her family took over and got her house of 50 years ready to sell. It sold at the asking price the first weekend, as is, with no contingencies. Mary­ Anne Violett Schoeb’s husband suggested that they prevent COVID boredom by designing a new home. Their house sold in ten days and they’ve moved into a cottage while the new house is being built.

Judy Murphy Leheny’s family decided that what she needed for Christmas was more technology, so they bought her an Apple 6 Watch. One of her daughters likes to talk to her on the walkie-talkie function. Another calls her on her cell phone, which rings on the watch. She finds herself talking into her wrist like Dick Tracy. It bosses her around, telling her to breathe and relax, when to stand and walk around. She says it’s like having a nanny.

Adele Jones Calcavecchio is recovering from the death on July 4 of her younger brother Brian. She’s hoping for the opening of theaters and looking forward to traveling to see friends and family across the U.S.

Rosemary Romano Goodman writes that like everyone else—this was not a year that very much happened—–she spent most of her days reading, doing puzzles and as her chubby body can prove  a lot of time cooking. Fortunately she was blessed and her family stayed healthy-several grandchildren had mild cases of COVID but nothing serious. She will be getting her second vaccine shot February 24 so hopefully her life will begin to go back to some sense of normal. She missed her volunteer commitments  and Pilates—but looks forward to resuming some of her activities after mid March. She wishes all the the best to her  classmates and sorry that we had to miss our reunion—hard to believe how many years have passed since our graduation. Love to all—-stay well and stay safe.

The young women who study at Trinity often bring their children to the library while they are in class. I had two children’s books by Kamala Harris that my son Charlie and I took to Trinity. He took a cell phone video of the school which Judy forwarded to the class. This was as close to a reunion as we had this year.

I may as well have a nanny…l actually have three. My son Charlie, the widow of a friend, and her daughter live with me. I don’t drive anymore and they do all the shopping, cleaning. laundry, and take me to appointments. They fix my computer, too.

Hoping for real reunion…soon.

Betty Cole Mullen

Sympathies:

Ann Davidge Smith on the death of her daughter Debbie Czymcyk
Sheila O’Neill O’Connor on the death of her husband Richard
Sandee Richmond Adams on the death of her husband Frank
Judy Murphy Leheny on the death of her husband Vince
Brenda Daley Carr on the death of her husband Bernie
Natalie Thall Ganley on the death of her husband Fred
Kathleen Cogan Kovach on the death of her husband Ed
Adele Jones Calcavecchio on the death of her brother Brian
Jean Hogan Rend on the death of her husband Chuck

I hadn’t had a chance to write to my roommate Kate Finigan Simpson about the death of her husband Bob before we learned about her death. Her children wrote a wonderful tribute.

Red Class of 1960

One day this year members of the Class of 1960 awoke to the unbelievable fact that they were now 80 years old!  Not possible!  Over the years, from marriages, births, deaths, illness and loss we have not only survived but, as they say, we have prevailed.  With that in mind, we asked our classmates what “Words of Wisdom” had helped them weather the ups and downs of life.  Most of the class replied.  Here are their thoughtful answers.

Maggie Reid Raffa: As to a saying, “Whatever doesn’t get done today can be done tomorrow, and tomorrow and tomorrow.”

Regina Ryan: My word of wisdom?  Onward!  (That’s at the moment. Who knows about tomorrow!)

Nancy Phelan Wallace:  It’s better to be kind than to be right.

Ann Davidge Smith: “It’s always something” and “Sometimes it seems like one damn thing after another.”

Peggy Moffatt Gilman: As for our philosophy – we just keep on keeping on.

Mary Whaley: We must never forget all the blessings we’ve been given; hold on tight to your sense of humor; and whatever happens, just keep going … never stop.

Barbara Glennon Miles: Be flexible. God only asks you to bear what you are capable of handling (at times you wonder??)

Kathy Mulhern Tattan: Carpe diem as we just keep going with life.

Natalie Tholl Ganley:  Take one day at a time.  Remember there is no playbook for this (widowhood).  Keep making those lists and crossing them off.

Marie Lalor Rozan:  My motto is: Do the best you can with what you’ve got!

Patti Evans Brunner: LIFE’S EXPERIENCES ARE SO COMPLEX THAT WE’D BETTER PUT GOD IN THE CENTER SO EVERYTHING WILL COME TOGETHER SIMPLY.

Agnes McGuire Clarizio: My joy each day is spending time in prayer followed by daily Mass.

Betty Trail Neubauer: God has blessed me many times over and I am grateful.

Brenda Daley Carr: Our neurologist said as he came into the exam room: Verticality!

Molly Scanlan Kelly: I am very grateful to God for His love, His strength that He showers on me and His endless mercy.

Adele Jones Calcavecchio: The Serenity Prayer – “God give me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

Ro Murphy Dinnhaupt: My motto would be “Be grateful for each day.”

Margit Glantz Culfield: Adapt, don’t be cranky and above all, the Golden Rule.

Judy Murphy Leheny: The beginning of St. Theresa’s Bookmark: Let nothing disturb thee, nothing affright thee, all things are passing, God never changeth.

Denise Maloney O’Hearn: Words of wisdom:  Do it today as there may not be a tomorrow!!

Marie Meng Caffrey: Serve one another with the gifts you have been given (1 Peter vs. 4)

Gloria Hicks Garvin: If you have a choice between right and being kind, pick kind.

Kathleen Lobo Magill: We have been blessed in so many ways that it is important to just stop and say “Thank you, Lord” daily – even more than once a day.

Angela Musetto Imhoff: Cultivate young friends. The volunteer gets more out of it than those you help.

Noel Burke Cosby: The prayer of St. Francis, “Lord make me an instrument of your peace.” Also, “Bloom where you are planted” and “Life is too short to drink bad wine.”

Mary Clare Parkin Auger: The opening line of the Magnificat that I say every morning: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit exults in God my Savior because He has looked upon this lowly handmaid.”

Our deepest thanks go to all of you for taking the time in your busy lives to give us your thoughts.

Remember our motto: “Sixty in twenty!” (Class of 1960 in 2020). See you at Reunion next year!

Betty and Judy

Dear Reds,

This is the first newsletter I’ve done on my own and I appreciate all the letters, news, emails and checks I have received.

An early respondent was, as always, the indomitable Molly Scanlan Kelly. She’s had two strokes and is blind in one eye, but still gives glory to God. She was planning to have lunch with Rosemary Murphy Dinnhaupt and talks frequently with Pat Nelson Sheils. Pat and Jim renewed their wedding vows fifty years to the day after they first took them. They are now living in St. Augustine, but had no major issues with Hurricane Irma.

Kathy Conole Reynolds misses Skip dreadfully, but is involved with the church, swims five days a week, plays bridge and follows book suggestions from her freshman roommate Mary Knipe Hartman, who suggests we all read “A Gentleman in Moscow.”

Betty Dooley has had to give up her parish volunteer work because of a diagnosis of breast cancer received on her 79th birthday. Her surgery went well, though chemotherapy was difficult. We pray that her next birthday will be among her best. She wrote that Maggie Reid Raffa was up from Florida for part of the summer and visited Mary Jean Gallagher and Angela Musetto Imhof. Betty sees Marie Lalor Rozan, who keeps busy with courses on Beethoven and World War I, book clubs and the symphony. Marie had a wonderful dinner recently with Ro Dinnhaupt and Kathleen Lobo Magill. She hears from Joyce Anastasia Urbanski and Barbara Wojie Deem.

Angela Musetto Imhof is still recovering from the weddings of two children within three months of each other! She’s very involved with the Parkinson’s Foundation and preparing to do advocacy in DC with the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

Agnes Maguire Clarizio and Sal spent three years clearing out homes in VA and CT to move into a condo. But, such is the way of the Almighty; Sal died five days before their furniture arrived. Agnes continues to work in the parish and the Bridgeport Diaconate Women’s Group. Marie Meng Caffrey is the Coordinator of Ministries for her parish for the Diocese of Scranton, but she also finds time for bowling, bridge, children and grandchildren.

Fran Sprague Laughlin is pleased to have three daughters and their families living nearby in Belmont, MA. Fran is taking Pilates to strengthen a weak leg and piano lessons to feed her soul. Her husband, Malcolm, a long-time model train buff, repairs old Lionel trains and sells them on eBay.

The peripatetic Mary McMahon Shannon and her sisters visited their brother in New Zealand and stopped in Honolulu for a week to see her oldest son.

And now the news from FL: Lots of classmates mentioned grandchildren, but only Barbara Weber Budde wrote about her two grand-grandchildren. She spent Christmas week with her whole family in Cabo San Luca and then wintered in January and February in Ft. Myers, FL, before she went back to St. Louis. Barbara Clare is “mastering the art of leisure” on Amelia Island. Agnes Sullivan O’Brien spent the winter in FL until April 1. She is planning a June family trip to Ireland. Brenda Daley Carr and Bernie spent February on Captiva Island, FL, and spring and fall on Cape Cod. The FL mini-reunion was a cocktail party at Danna Crowley’s home. Denise Maloney O’Hearn was out of town for the FL party; she considers herself very fortunate playing bridge, teaching literacy to young children and spending the summers at her home in Southampton, NY. Kathleen Mulhern Tattan also wrote from FL where she and Bill spent two months. Last year they spent three weeks in Rome and, for their 55th anniversary, they cruised from Boston to Montreal. Another “bucket-list” check-off was visiting the Biltmore at Christmas.

And from the rest of the country: Mary Whaley from the “very cold and snowy Midwest” wrote that it’s been a year of challenges and blessings. In Savannah, Sheila O’Neill O’Connor and Richard have moved to a full-service retirement home. Even though they won’t be overlooking the golf course, they will be able to see the sunset at cocktail time. In Northern California, Margit Glantz Caulfield and Nancy Parina Miller see each other occasionally. Margit fills her week with family, gold and genealogy/history. She plans to visit as many friends as possible this year, especially on the east coast. Adele Jones Calcavecchio and Barbara Clare visited Jackie Morgan Jensen in Newport Beach, CA. Adele and Barbara also visited extended family in several states and traveled to Spain, Maine, Montana and Hawaii. They also saw Joyce Anastasia Urbanski on the way. BIG NEWS! Adele played the lead in a short film entered in the Cannes Film Festival. Another “film star” from our class is Peggy Moffatt Gilman, who was featured on “Antiques Road Show” when it was filmed in Virginia Beach. You can see her on YouTube. Peggy has moved into a senior living residence and is loving it. She’s even doing line dancing! She still translates occasionally for CASA and had a wonderful trip this summer to Russia and the Baltic. And, if you live in the New York area you might have seen Judy Murphy Leheny and her daughter, Ellen, on New York 1 in a feature on the Metropolitan Museum of Art when both were filmed giving their tours. They are the only mother/daughter docents in the museum. Judy and Vinny took the family to Germany for two weeks right before Merkel’s election. They were struck by the rise of the Alt Right Party and the efforts of older Germans to educate disinterested teenagers in Munich, Dresden and Berlin on the horrors of the Nazi regime and the Communist Regime. This May they are all going to the south of France and Paris for some sun and museums.

New York classmates include Lita Janeiro Phelps, who lives near Lake George in the Adirondacks. They travel to see family and to visit Australia. Rosemary Romano Goodman is close enough to NYC in her townhouse in Basking Ridge, NJ, that she can still see Broadway shows. She’s involved in Rotary, a soup kitchen/food pantry, a battered women’s shelter and the Visiting Nurse Association. Regina Ryan lives in Manhattan near Central Park. She is coming to DC in May for her annual visit to interview new authors.

Moving up the coast – there are a trio of classmates in CT: Gloria Hicks Garvin in Newtown and Nancy Phelan Wallace and Mary Ann Torok Neiger in the same complex in Southbury. In addition to writing a monthly electronic newsletter for the computer club, Nancy teaches quilting. Mary Ann is president of her condo. Last year, Nancy and Gloria drove across country visiting friends and classmates. This year, they are going to Norway and Scotland. As Mary Ann wrote of ’60s Reds: “We have done much, loved much, suffered much and remained each of us true to her own integrity.”

Moving south: Barbara Glennon Miles and Pete are selling their house in Dallas and moving to a small town south of Austin, TX, to be near one of their children. This July they will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary by taking their entire family on an Alaskan cruise. Then Barbara and Pete will go on a Canadian Rocky Mountain tour to celebrate her 80th birthday. They continue to summer on Cape Cod where they see Judy and Vinny Leheny each year.

Two classmates live in MD. LuAnn Libert Miller sold her home in Fairfax, VA, and moved to a second home on the water in Leonardtown. She took a cruise to Canada with two of Chuck’s USNA roommates and their wives. Mary Anne Schoeb is on the board of the Women and Girls Fund in Easton, MD, and stays at the Greenbrier Hotel in WV several times a year. She and Dick are planning to travel this summer.

Five of us are in VA. Peggy is in Virginia Beach. Ann Davidge Smith and Gary live close to Brenda Carr and Bernie in Fairfax. Noel Burke Cosby has retired as editor of the Lions District 24-E newsletter after 10 years. She continues to chair the “Crafty Ladies” of her church in Roanoke. Last year Noel and Jim took a cruise on the Upper Mississippi – 659 miles on the “Queen of the Mississippi.” The trip started in St. Louis with a ride to the top of the Gateway Arch. That’s one for my bucket list!   There were three sorrowful “reunions” this year when a number of classmates attended the funerals of Anne Donovan Whalen, Fred Ganley (Natalie Tholl Ganley) and Ed Kovach (Kathy Cogan Kovach).

I still volunteer with the National Gallery of Art and I’m doing therapy for a broken hip. Recovery is slow but steady. I’m just about ready to throw away my cane. Thanks to all – and especially those who remembered to send in money for the class dues. Those funds go, not just to cover some Reunion expenses, but to purchase books for the Trinity Library in memory of our deceased classmates.

Peace! And Stay Well!

Betty Cole Mullen

Dear Reds of ’60,

We were pleased to hear from so many in such short order.

Peggy Moffatt Gilman writes of reune-ing with six pals in Stowe for a summer visit.  She keeps busy as a court appointed advocate and enjoys family visits to Virginia Beach. Peggy plans to visit Greece and Turkey soon.  MaryAnne Violett Schoeb also looks forward to a river cruise from Budapest to the Black Sea and a trip to the Holy Land in October. Rosemary Murphy Dinnhaupt took a lovely barge trip up the Thames and Betty Cole Mullen spent 10 days on a river cruise from Bucharest up the Danube to Budapest.  It’s truly the way to travel.

Mary Clare Parkin Auger was prompt in reporting her activities: keeping a “B&B” in her home for visiting family and learning how to do the butterfly stroke from a lifeguard at her neighborhood pool.  Mary Clare points out that it is never too late to learn.  Good work.

It was good to hear from Regina Ryan Deutschman, who was planning to visit DC last August.  She will participate in a professional conference for writers seeking publication advice.  We planned to invite other classmates over to see her during her weekend visit.  Regina tells us that Margaret Crowley Soloman sold her house to move into Kent, a more convenient site.   We hear that her town house is charming, with two terraces.  Good luck, Margaret, in your new place.

Another classmate anticipating a move is Mary Anne Caritey Jones who is selling her home in order to go into an assisted living facility in Venice, FL.  Her daughter, Kate, is doing most of the heavy lifting for her and her beloved dachshunds can make the move as well.   Also moving to assisted living, in California, is Nancy Parina Miller.  She says her nieces and nephews have made out like bandits!

Jennifer Seymour Whitaker is nearing completion of her newest book.  When published, your scribes will send details.  Jen and Craig are both well.

Mary McMahon Shannon calls in on a regular basis.  She is on her usual carousel ride from Atlanta to New York City with cool weather visits to her home in the Florida Keys.

Marie Meng Caffrey reports from Pennsylvania that her volunteer work consists of parish and diocesan activity.  She plans to visit Disney World, a first for Marie, with her daughter Peggy and family, in November.

Noel Burke Cosby, as so many other classmates have, wrote a rave for Reunion 55.  She and Jim soon thereafter took a Mississippi paddleboat cruise.  Memphis was a huge hit: Beale St. Blues, barbecue, Sun Studio, and Graceland.  Who could want more?

Anne Davidge Smith and Gary are trying to reduce the clutter of many moves and many years of marriage.

Peggy McCarthy McCaig also checked in with a phone call—she’s as busy as ever.

Angela Mussetto Imhof has been spending the summer in Boothbay Harbor, ME.  She’s still involved with the Parkinson community and has been advocating with them.

Molly Scanlan Kelly will receive a well-deserved honor from the Kansas Bishops for her work as a pro-life advocate.  Happily, she joined us for a day of Reunion.  Her visit was brief but so welcome.

LuAnn Libert Miller reports that Chuck is recovering from surgery and will subsequently receive therapy.  Prayers, please, for his continued progress.

All who came to the 55^th Reunion raved about Hillwood, class parties, one another, and especially the hard work of our president, Judy Murphy Leheny.  It was good catching up with all and, of course, meeting Maggie Reid Raffa’s  husband, Bob, who feels right at home with all the Reds of ’60.  Maggie and Bob have bought a second home in Florida, where they plan to spend six months of the year. They will be close to  Janet Hayes Walsh and Jim and to Danna Crowley.

Another newcomer to the class, Bill Clare, came as Adele Jones Calcavecchio’s welcome guest.  Jackie Morgan Jensen’s daughter, Maria Muñoz is a new class family member.  She was an outstanding asset all weekend long, especially at Sunday morning Brunch.  She and Nora Whalen were tireless assistant hostesses.  Many thanks.  Also invaluable, and delightful fun, was Gloria Hicks Garvin.  Gloria is retired now and enjoys her well-deserved leisure.
Anne Donovan Whalen and husband Tom were pleased to host the 7^th Reunion Party on Sunday morning.  They both keep busy with Tom’s work , travel, and anticipation of daughter Nora’s wedding to David Wagner last October.

We had a post script to reunion with classmates Barbara Weber Budde, Walda Murphy Connell, Agnes Sullivan McGuire, Gloria Hicks Garvin, Barbara Bannon,

Mary McMahon Shannon, Ro Murphy Dinnhaupt, and your scribes.  What fun!  What laughs!  How did we ever get degrees in 1960 having so much fun?

Betty Dooley, unable to be at Reunion because of a conflict, gives us news of classmates  Marie Lawlor Rozan(“she never ages”) Angela Musetto Imhof, and Betty Casey Shea, with whom she often visits.  Betty keeps getting around despite moving more slowly.  She closed with a lovely message we’ll share, “Best wishes and prayers to all us Reds as the great adventure continues.”

Anne Whalen and Betty Mullins