Class of 1982

Greetings to the Green Class of 1982!

Martha Moran Rollins moved back to Cumberland, MD in September 2020. She is working on her Masters in Nursing with a Public Health concentration and works as part of a grant funded suicide prevention program and also with domestic violence services. Both grants are funded by COVID 19 emergency funds. Both of her sons are working in the cancer research field. Michael is in Chicago and Matthew heads to Pittsburgh after finishing his PhD next month. Martha and crew plan to attend Playing in the Sand in Cancun with Dead and Company next January. She can report on her trip at Reunion next year!

Deborah “Debbie” Rea D’Albora reports a fairly quiet year since no one can go anywhere. Jim has been working at home and Debbie has a 5 minute commute to the nursing home where she works. She was blessed to be one of the first to receive the vaccine which has been a big relief! Debbie lost her wonderful mother-in-law last February, right before lockdown and one year after losing her own mom. She misses them both so much. Debbie, may their memories be a blessing to you and your family. Debbie’s daughter Meg’s wedding was postponed until next December. Daughter Caitie is still living in DC. Despite her year, Debbie is hoping that when we meet again, she will have lots of news about the wedding and travel adventures. Debbie and Martha Moran Rollins got together recently in DC. The picture on FB looked like they were, as always, enjoying themselves. I swear neither of them have aged a day!

Catherine Mary “Casey” Wagner is hanging in there and like many of us has been working from home since March of 2020. She is now in corporate tax for Cincinnati Bell. Her daughter, Emily, is working in San Francisco, and Casey says she very much enjoys visiting her “west coast kid.” Sadly, Casey lost her mom in February. It was quick, peaceful, and Casey and her siblings were with her at the end. Casey, may your many happy memories help to heal the hole in your heart.

Julie Clancy Grady reports that she and Tim are fully vaccinated and are surviving the pandemic. Her family is doing well, despite these challenging times. Daughter Beth and her husband live in Ohio and have blessed Julie with two grandsons, Owen (2) and Luke (6 months) (We will need pictures at Reunion). Caroline was married in March with just the immediate family present and now lives in Asheville, NC. Maggie lives in DC and Colleen is in Richmond, VA. Most of Julie’s limited travels have been to see their kids, after quarantining and testing! Julie’s job was cut last April, but she was fortunate to find a new job and is now back to teaching English at an alternative high school. Tim is retiring in May. Despite the challenges, Julie says “we are blessed and grateful.”

Margaret “Magie” Finan Moreno responded to the call for news from Madrid, where she has been living for over 30 years. She spent her junior year abroad in Madrid and returned in 1986. Daughter Catharine (29), has been living in Germany for the last 5 years, and Patricia is studying to be a vet. Magie met a wonderful man in 2005 and they married in 2009. In 2011, Luis was diagnosed with lung cancer and sadly passed away last August. Luis had no children of his own and treated Magie’s daughters as his own. He was truly the father figure in their lives and leaves a huge hole behind. Luis lived with cancer for a long time and never stopped working. Magie and her family were on holiday last August (the first in 5 years with her girls), when Luis became ill and passed away within 24 hours. While so very sad, Magie believes that his guardian angel chose the perfect moment to take him, when they were all at his side. Magie is grateful to be working as she navigates this new path without Luis. She is looking forward to the pandemic ending so she can once again travel and visit family and friends. Magie, I am so very sorry. I pray that you continue to find comfort in the wonderful memories.

Ann Carey Donohue Voth is riding out the pandemic in Massachusetts where she and Charlie moved in 2018. In 2019, Carey’s son Liam and his wife moved to Portland, OR which gives them an excuse to enjoy another beautiful part of our country. Daughter Bligh and her husband eloped in August while they were on the Broadway tour of The Band’s Visit. Son Eamon is in Vermont. Carey and Charlie have enjoyed visiting their kids, the beaches of Delaware, Cape Cod, and the Maine coast. On a whim, they spent their 35^th anniversary in Rome, Florence, and Venice. Congratulations on 35 years! Last year, Carey, like many of us, turned 60. Plans for a party were preempted by COVID. Lockdown, Zoom, masks and gloves. Carey is so thankful that they have stayed COVID free. In October, Carey’s sister, Nina, died suddenly. She had lived with cancer for 13 years and they thought she would go another 13. COVID restrictions precluded all of the funeral rituals that offer us comfort. Carey, may your many memories help you as you navigate life without Nina.

Carey reports that Mary Cichello Beck, Theresa “Terri” Auchter Byers, Susan Brady Mejia, and Mary Beck O’Donnell are all healthy with no new marriages, grandkids, jobs, or retirements. In a year like this, that is perhaps the best news!

Marilou Sheehan Schunter, our esteemed scribe, lost her brother Terry in March. Prayers for you and your family, Marilou, as you mourn his passing. May your tears soon turn to smiles as you remember the happy time you spent together.

Margaret “Meg” Heery Murphy continues serving the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. She was fortunate to be working from home the day of the Capitol riot. She volunteered at the inauguration and was able to wish Joe Biden well as he passed her on his way down the Capitol steps to take the Oath of Office. Meg worked for then Senator Biden right after we graduated and again when she returned to the Senate following her travels around the world with Shaun and the State Department. Meg’s three kids are all currently state-side and employed.

This past year I learned that there is no such thing as an empty nest! Both kids returned home in March after being forced to leave their respective campuses. Katie was home until June when she returned to Lehigh to finish her Masters in Biology. She begins law school in Iowa in the fall. We are looking forward to a two-hour drive to visit, not a two-day drive! TJ returned to Boston in September, but has not been allowed on campus all year. He graduates from Harvard in May in an all-virtual ceremony. I am having a hard time accepting that I will not see my son graduate from college, but your news reminded me that my life could certainly be much worse. Tim and I are both employed, stayed healthy, and are now fully vaccinated. I have been teaching in person since August (except for 6 weeks when we went virtual due to the high positivity rate). While initially nervous about in person teaching, I have enjoyed being around the kids. They are great about wearing masks and it is wonderful to no longer be teaching from the kitchen table!

I, like so many of you, am tired. Tired of the pandemic. Tired of the travel restrictions which keep us safe, but also keep us from seeing our families. Tired of masks, hand sanitizer, Zoom meetings, online everything. Your letters, while often filled with sad news, were also so positive. Your concern for our classmates, your optimism that better days are ahead, and your kind words reminded me once again why I am so proud to be a member of the Green Class of 1982. I miss you all and so look forward to celebrating our 40th Reunion next June. Please stay healthy and make plans to attend.

Nancy Walsh Foley
Beachbums4@q.com

It was wonderful to read everyone’s emails. I wish I could share every enjoyable detail,
but space is limited. There is a great commonality this year of retirement, travel, empty nests,
and plans for the next phase of life.

Susan Pfeifer Grosko joyfully shares, “Life has been good to me.” Oldest daughter
Mariah was married last January to a very nice young man. However, her nest is not empty yet.
Son Justin (20) is in college and daughter Liana (16) is a high school sophomore.

Travel to India with her church’s youth group was part of Susan’s busy schedule. She and
her two youngest went to the Taj Mahal. They spent time in Delhi which she described as NYC
magnified with crazy traffic which includes dogs, tractors, people, mopeds and cows. In Patna
they visited with Sudha Varghese, a SND. Susan says she is amazing and inspiring with her
boarding schools which educate Musahar girls. A Jesuit priest took the group to visit some of
Mother Theresa’s orphanages and homes. Susan was able to meet her sponsor child in the tribal
village of Rerua where her church sponsors schools for tribal children. Susan says prior to going
to school this student would have been married at the age of 13. She told Susan she wants to be
an engineer.

Susan also visited with Jeanine Konecny during a difficult time. Jeanine’s parents
passed away last year. Please accept our deepest sympathies and heartfelt prayers.

Susan caught up with Lori Ridob-Sine in Morgantown, WV. It had been a long time
since they visited but as Susan says, “It is amazing not to see someone for so many years and
then get taken back to yesterday.” Lori has earned four degrees (one is a PhD and she is pursuing
another.)

Susan has finished homeschooling her children. Her husband is talking about retirement
and she is not sure what she wants to do for the next part of her life but she is certain that she
does not feel the age listed on her driver’s license!

Bernadette Kovacic Fitzsimmons writes it’s hard to believe we graduated 37 years ago,
and how the world has changed! She still lives in Laytonsville, MD with her husband and they
have become empty nesters, like many of us. This has given them time to date again and to take
a few trips for a change of scenery to the Grand Canyon and Arizona area, and to Seattle, WA.
They love going out west.

This spring they look forward to celebrating son Thomas’ graduation from college and
oldest son Matthew’s graduation from graduate school. Their youngest, Juliana is a sophomore
at CUA studying Architecture and Planning.

Bernadette works in research grants and education for The Bladder Cancer Advocacy
Network in Bethesda and does some occasional medical research reports for PinnacleCare
Private Care Advisory. She is also involved with various activities in the DC area Slovenian
community.

This past year Bernadette completed a children’s book translation titled, “The Hill Beyond
Grandpa’s House” for a Slovenian short story written by the Former Ambassador of Slovenia.
The bilingual book was published in Slovenia in October 2018.

Bernadette advises, let’s keep smiling and staying young at heart.

Debbie Rae D’Albora says husband Jim is also ready to retire. However, Debbie says
they are still too young. She and Jim spent two wonderful weeks in France in October. They
enjoyed a week in Paris, then drove to Normandy and toured the D Day Beaches and small
towns. She says it was hard to come back.

Daughters Caitie (32) and Meg (29) work and live nearby in DC and Kensington. Debbie
shares that both have very nice boyfriends, mentioning that for now she has grandcats instead of
grandkids.

Debbie is in touch with Martha Moran Rollins . They met last summer in DC to see a
favorite band at the DC Winery. They try to meet once a year. Debbie also travels frequently to
her hometown of Lewes Delaware to see her mom.

Madeleine Shea McKnight writes that she has become an empty nester as well. Maddy
lives in Baltimore with husband Curt when they are not working on a project at their W. Virginia
cabin. Maddy is kept very busy as a principal with a national healthcare consulting firm where
she continues her career focus on making healthcare work better for vulnerable populations.

Ann Marie Meany Metzger says even more snow is falling in a record February in
Minnesota. She kept very busy in 2018 in working with other Democratic activists, organizers
and candidates in turning Minnesota State Senate District BLUE! She calls it “A very satisfying
election!” She continues to work to support “our values and dreams for our children, our
families, our country and our future as a country.”

Son Samuel will graduate from Northwestern University this Spring. He is seeking
graduate work in Percussion Performance. Ann Marie and her husband have had a great time
traveling these last years to his recitals and concerts in Evanston and Chicago.

Ann says like many in our class, she and Greg are empty nesters and she looks forward to
using her home organizing skills to downsize and think of new paths. She also says she loved our
last reunion and had a blast!

Nancy Walsh Foley also says life in the MidWest is COLD! They are “enjoying”
windchills of -25. Zero actually feels warm!

Nancy’s kids are getting older and finding their way in the world. She says it is fun to
watch them and see where they land. Daughter Katie graduates from College of the Holy Cross
this May and will begin a PhD in Marine Biology program at Lehigh this summer/fall. She is
excited to study and travel the world. Her parents are excited that there is a direct flight from Des
Moines to Philadelphia. It is the little things in life!!!

T.J. is a sophomore at Harvard and seems to be taking advantage of all it has to offer. He
enjoyed a fully funded trip to Israel last spring break and leaves for Egypt for this spring break.
He is likely headed to Geneva, Switzerland this summer to intern with an international justice
organization. Nancy says, for some reason, he thinks that sounds more exciting than coming
home to Des Moines for the summer.

Nancy still teaches gifted and talented kids in grades K-6. She is beginning to see the light
at the end of the tunnel and hopes to retire in 4 years.

Husband Tim is healthy and enjoying the empty nest. They both miss the kids but it is great
to have freedom and time together. They are headed to Hawaii for spring break. More things are
possible when you only have to buy two tickets! She says of course, they would gladly stay put if
the kids came home.

They spent a week in DC last summer where Nancy caught up with Meg, Joanne Spring
Campbell and Pam Graves Day. On the way home they stopped in Cincinnati and had a lovely
dinner with Casey. Nancy echoes Susan’s sentiments, “It seems the older I get, the more I enjoy
rekindling friendships from my youth. In each case, we picked up exactly where we left off many
years ago.”

Casey Wagner continues to enjoy living near downtown Cincinnati and working in
corporate Tax at Cincinnati Bell. The peak highlights of 2018 for her were visits from Nancy
Walsh Foley, with her husband Tim and daughter Katie, and a month or two later from me with
husband Doug. She says, “It was a delightful treat to re-connect here in my hometown with some
of my favorite people!”

Casey also moved to another building that’s just a mile away from where she was renting.
She bought a place with more room, and that’s more open and updated and has a nice river view.
Now that it’s daylight savings time, she tries to get home in time to enjoy the sunset.

Casey shares that her one and only dear daughter, Emily, moved to Oakland, CA the first
week of February. Emily wanted the experience of discovering a city on her own, so she found a
job and a place to live through the internet. She’s settled in and is very happy. Casey misses her
terribly but is also amazed at her guts to make such a move. She drove out there with Emily and
says it was an incredible experience to drive across the country – she will never forget it. Upon
her return, she had to sit down at the laptop and write up a trip summary, to make sure she
preserves such a rich experience.

For Carey Donohue Voth, 2018 was also a life changing year. Husband Charlie retired
after 23 years with WETA as a cameraman. They sold their house in McLean where their
children went to school and they enjoyed some wonderful friends. Carey says it was very
liberating to throw away and give away many things. She and Charlie moved in temporarily with
her sister in her hometown Holyoke, Massachusetts. Although their arrangement lasted longer
than the month they planned – 6 months while they searched for a home – they ended up about
20 minutes away in Belchertown, MA.

Charlie loves retirement and as they adjust to “being around each other 24/7,” Carey says
she is looking into volunteering and/or a part time job so they can each have some space/alone
time!”

Daughter Bligh was in “Million Dollar Quartet” at the Cape Cod Playhouse and is set to
play the lead in “Bright Star” at the Lyric Theater in OKC. She lives in Manhattan with her
boyfriend who has a role in the Tony Award winning play, “The Band’s Visit”.

Son Liam and wife, Aarica also made a big move from Richmond, VA to Portland, OR.
Aarica is a stop motion filmmaker. She hopes to pursue her career in a studio there and Liam
works as a bartender. Carey and Charlie look forward to a visit them in May.

Son Eamon went to Massachusetts to help his parents get settled. He loves his work as a
para-professional with autistic teenagers at a local high school. He found an apartment and has a
new girlfriend, they are thankful he is happy.

Carey was fortunate to see many Trinity friends before she moved. Mary Cichello Beck ,
Susan Brady Meijia , Terri Auchter Byers , and Mary Beck O’Donnell came to Charlie’s
retirement party. Carey also speaks to Liza Freeze Ebeling frequently. and says they are all
amazing women.

She also met up with her “First Friday” group of ‘81 TC’ers: Carol Connelly Hanko,
Maureen Bresnahan McCarty, Beth Dezell McGowan, and Ellen Callinan Fischler. They
surprised Carol for her 60th birthday.

Carey loves being back in Western Massachusetts. She would like everyone to know they
have a guest room and welcome any visitors.

It was good to hear from Meg Heery Murphy as well. Meg’s son Shaun has returned
from his one year assignment in Afghanistan. They are happy he is assigned to the State
Department in Washingon DC. Meg still enjoys her job as the Chief of Protocol for the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee. Her office is in the Senate side of the Capitol. Her family just
returned from a quick getaway to Sanibel Island, FL where they had a great time. Meg’s husband
and daughters Kathleen and Megan are all well. Meg is in regular contact with Nancy Walsh
Foley and Casey Wagner and they are both doing well.

Julie Clancy Grady shares happy news that she is a grandmother! She became “Gigi” on
Feb. 15 when daughter Beth and husband Justin had a baby boy. She says after 4 girls, they
hardly know how to change diapers for a boy but she is sure they will learn. Julie’s other
daughters are fine — Caroline is a PT in Asheville, NC; Maggie is a construction engineer in DC;
Colleen is working on political campaigns — first in Dallas, now in Richmond.

Julie is still working. She has a new job as an instructional coach. So, no more grading
essays but she does read a lot of professional books. She is back at the middle school level.
Husband Tim can’t wait to retire. Hopefully that will be in a couple of years.

Paulina Thompson currently works for Syracuse University (go Orange!) as a Program
Coordinator for their Onward to Opportunity program for transitioning military, veterans and
military spouses. She has been with them for almost 2 years now and, although she supports the
local bases in the Hampton Roads area, she predominantly works from home. She loves her work
and supporting our military (which she’s done for nearly 18 years). She and husband Jeff, who
she met senior year at the Naval Academy, love to sail and provide foster homes for unwanted
golden retrievers and Labrador retrievers in their free time.

Paulina says they have reached that stage in life where there’s lots happening with
children and parents/older relatives. They have had a lot of death the past year but are grateful
they were able to spend so much time with those who have passed away over the years. She also
finds it hard to believe they are actually starting to talk about retirement. Paulina, like so many of
us, is in the planning stage of defining what that next chapter looks like.

Doug and I had a lovely visit with Casey in Cincinnati last fall on our way home from a
Schunter family reunion in Iowa. Doug continues to enjoy retirement. His favorite hobby is
planning travel. Last year we took a tour of Morocco, which was fantastic, although I had quite a
bit of trouble on our donkey ride to a desert oasis (the camel was better). This year we visit
Portugal and England. Daughter Rosalie and husband Noah are busy pursuing music careers.
Rosalie recently traveled to Hong Kong to perform in the opera, “Angel’s Bone.” Paxton moved
to northern VA and has been traveling for work quite a bit.

There is something satisfying about watching your children follow their dreams and
enjoy their careers. We don’t get to see them as often as we’d like and sometimes we are all on
the move to different locations – or even different countries.

I continue to write, when I’m not packing for another excursion.

I do have a couple of requests. Please update your emails. My list of workable addresses
seems to have gotten smaller instead of longer. Thanks for sharing yourselves and your families
as we embark on new life adventures.

Sincerely,

Marilou Sheehan Schunter

marilou.schunter@gmail.com

Green Class of 1982

It was wonderful to hear from many classmates who are clearly in a nostalgic frame of mind as they shared special Trinity memories. We will have an opportunity to catch up next June on Reunion Weekend which hopefully will bring many of us back to campus.

Gerianne Smart says things are great in the Green Mountain State of Vermont. She recently accepted a position as Manager of the Marketing and Public Relations office in the state’s largest community hospital, Rutland Regional Medical Center. Though her commute is long by Vermont standards (1 hour and 10 minutes), she works with an incredible team of talented individuals and she feels wonderful about promoting the services offered by the hospital. Daughter Grace (16) has her learner’s permit now and drives her mom around every chance she gets, which Gerianne enjoys. She says sometimes it is the only quality time they have together in a given week. Gerianne is still involved in the Vergennes Opera House as the organization’s president. She delights in working with a stellar all-volunteer team to put together a robust season of events each year.

Madeleine Shea McKnight lives in Baltimore with husband Curt and daughter Maya – who both bike to Roland Park Country School each day, Maya as a rising junior and Curt as a teacher. Son Bryan (25) will spend five months in Buenos Aires and Mendoza, Argentina doing a fifth year capstone to study water accessibility and design effects on landscape architecture . Madeleine works in health care policy at the HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. As a result, she has been in the thick of health care reform policy with a focus on how these policies impact vulnerable populations. Madeleine says her work traces its roots to her study of economics at Trinity where she can still hear Sr. Martha Julie calling students to study economics to make the world a better place. She also recalls going down to the Mall when the farmers were there, along with their tractors parked between the Capitol and the Washington Monument, protesting agricultural policy. Madeleine wishes all of her fellow alumnae well.

Speaking of memories, Patricia DiVenti Mann has come across some wonderful letters from her Trinity years while helping her mother pack to move from the longtime family home. She says reading them has opened the floodgates recalling terrific times. Letters from freshman year recalling that Kerby Hall was the best dorm, how to get the perfect tan; sophomore letters about going abroad junior year, crew team, and who was cuter – Naval Academy or Washington and Lee guys; and senior year, supportive letters from friends and family on life after graduation. Pattie recommends everyone take a little walk down memory lane with those old boxes of letters. Her current 2016 life is busy as she still works 9 to 5. Her son got his driver’s license and she is happily surprised at how much she loves that he can run a few errands for her.

Karen McGuinness is delighted to report that daughter Emma Kothari (18) will start college this fall at Boston University where she will study theater. This summer has been filled with Trinity mini-reunions for Karen.  She looks forward to more frequent visits with her first roommate, Lina Arena DeRosa, who lives nearby in Holliston.  She met with Anne Stewart in DC; Anne’s daughter Catherine will start at Scripps College this fall. Lisette Nunez visited Karen in Princeton in May, and in August she was able to catch up with Cynthia Russell ’81 in Philly. Karen says these Trinity bonds are strong after 38 years! She finds it hard to believe she was Emma’s age when these friendships were first forged. Nephews Ramesses (16) and Elijah (15) live with Karen full time now, so she will not have an empty nest for a few more years. She continues to enjoy the challenges of being in higher education nurturing the next generation of public service leaders in the graduate program at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School.

Karen has been cancer free for more than two years, after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014. Chemotherapy forced her to slow down a bit, to try different hair colors (she is now fond of different shades of red) and to appreciate each day and all that she has been given. We are thankful for your cancer free diagnosis Karen and hope you continue to remain in good health. Karen hopes to see everyone in 2017 for our 35^th reunion.

Paulina Thompson also writes she has been cancer-free for five years. We are so happy you can share that wonderful milestone with us. Paulina says she feels grateful she has made it, but remembers with a heavy heart, many of those (including Sally Karwowski) who were not so fortunate.  Paulina’s job situation has improved. She worked for a defense contractor in the Hampton Roads area that supports our military personnel and family members. As is common in the defense contracting industry, the contractor changed in November and significantly reduced pay/benefits. She opted out and now works 20 hours/week but continues to support military and their families. Paulina facilitates a transition workshop at the Norfolk Naval Base and works one-on-one with transitioners charting their course outside the military. This allows her to stay professionally engaged but leaves enough time to do the community service she so enjoys.  Outside work, she volunteers at a local continuing care facility with senior citizens and does pet therapy with her pups at libraries, schools, etc. As Paulina puts it, “Jeff continues to avoid losing his job.” His company seems to downsize at least once per year. He had a great sales year last year and they are enjoying the fruits of his efforts as they just returned from a couple of weeks in Hawaii and plan a trip to Antigua in October. They too are looking forward and have begun to plan their exit from the workforce. They hope to opt out in about five years. They will continue to volunteer and work, but on their own terms. Paulina plans to put reunion on her calendar of events for next June.

Carey Donohue Voth also looks forward to reconnecting at our reunion. She works part-time for an association management group coordinating aspects of continuing education credits. She works with a great group of women and has traveled to the Netherlands for a conference. Husband Charlie is ready for retirement after 20 years at WETA but Carey says he has two more years to go, as the parent of kids who still need health insurance. She says he is too young to retire. He is in good health and retains his great sense of humor. Daughter Bligh (28) lives in Manhattan where she writes her funny blog, “Avocados are for Rich People.” She is currently in the show “Million Dollar Quartet” at the Westchester Playhouse, which then moves to Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. Carey recommends anyone in Maine to go see the show this fall. Bligh has a great solo and received a review in the online NY Times. Carey admires her tenacity in pursuit of a theater career. Son Liam (26) was recently wed to Aarica North on May 21^st at the Voth home. It was a rainy day, believed to be good luck, and son Eamon (21), best “hawk” man, was trained to have a hawk land on his arm to deliver the wedding rings. Liam and Aarica live in Richmond, VA where she is an animator/illustrator at a PR firm and Liam is a musician/bartender (Comaboo on soundcloud). Eamon took a break from University of Montana and also lives and works in Richmond.

Carey felt so lucky to have many Trinity friends show love and support at the wedding. Friends in attendance from ‘82 were Liza Freeze Ebeling, Mary Beck O’Donnell, Susan Brady Meijia, Terri Auchter Byers, and Mary Cichello Beck. Friends from the class of ‘81who joined the party were Carol Connelly Hanko, Maureen Bresnahan McCarty, Beth Dezell McGowan, and Ellen Callinan Fischler. Carey says all are as beautiful and intelligent as ever and she feels so blessed to have these friendships.

Julie Clancy Grady finished her Masters degree in school counseling from George Mason University in May 2015, but so far has not found a job as a counselor. She still teaches high school English and this year she will teach English 12 (British Literature) and IB world literature. She says husband Tim is doing well and oldest daughter Beth was married in Cincinnati in July. She says it was one big event with all the associated wedding events rolled into one – showers, dinners, shopping, planning, etc. Second daughter Caroline is now a doctor of physical therapy. She graduated in May 2016 in Denver, CO and moved to Asheville, NC where she works for a PT practice. Third daughter Maggie just graduated from UVA as an engineer and now works for Clark Construction in Bethesda, MD. Youngest daughter Colleen has just begun her junior year in college. It has been a hectic but wonderful year for the family.

Julie is in touch with Magie Finan (Julie’s daughter visited her in Spain this year), Lana Marr, Carol D’Amico and Nancy Winn.

Deborah Rea D’Albora works in HR at Brooke Grove Retirement Village in Sandy Spring, with a short commute of three minutes. Husband Jim is still with AT&T in VA and has a rougher commute traveling from Olney, MD to VA every day. They are adjusting to their empty nest as both daughters are now out of the house. Meg is in Washington, DC doing administrative work for a law firm and Caitie works for a consulting company employed by the Export Import Bank also in DC. Debbie keeps in touch with Martha Moran Rollins. Martha and husband Chris stayed with her when they went to the Paul McCartney concert at Verizon Center. Debbie visits her mother in Lewes, DE quite often, helping her to clean out the attic and basement. She says it is amazing how much one can accumulate over 40 years. They hope to keep the house which is near the beach as a possible retirement residence. Debbie and Jim have also done some traveling, especially to Lima, Peru where Jim would eventually like to establish some type of small business.

Martha Moran Rollins writes that she and husband Chris packed up and moved to Austin, TX, the Live Music Capital of the World. They live in the “04” where they can walk everywhere to awesome live music events and some of the best food offered. Martha continues to work as a nurse case manager with disabled children during the week and as a hospice nurse on the weekends. She is also in school on a long journey to get an advanced practice degree in nursing as the field is wide open and ever changing. Martha’s sons are doing well. Oldest son Michael is finishing degrees in Biochemistry and Microbiology at Michigan State where longtime girlfriend Katie is in her second year as an attorney with the State Appeals Court. Martha and Chris visited them and saw Dead and Company with John Mayer in concert. Youngest son Matthew is immersed in a six year PhD Biochemistry program at University of Arizona. He is completing medical research and teaching chemistry to undergraduates. Martha had a great time with Debbie in DC and both of them look forward to reunion. She says they hope to get the same historic hotel with awesome Bloody Marys and good company.

Nancy Walsh Foley writes she and her family have survived Caucus season in Iowa! Despite hundreds of phone calls during dinner and frequent campaigns at the front door, she does enjoy the season.  She says the process is fascinating and Iowans take their responsibility seriously. Since the general belief is you can’t vote for someone you haven’t met, Nancy says you can imagine the number of house parties, rallies, and meetings that are held. They initially caucused for Martin O’Malley but needed 18 people to stay “viable” and only had 10. They tried to convince Bernie and Hillary voters to join them but eventually joined Hillary’s group and she won their caucus.  Nancy says besides enjoying the process, it is a great opportunity to be involved and see neighbors. As far as her family, daughter Katie finished freshman year at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. Nancy says she often serenades Katie with one of our old Smoker songs, “Oh Holy Cross, oh Holy Cross, all they eat is applesauce…” Katie was diagnosed with tuberculosis this past year, then after four months of medication that caused her fingers and toes to go numb, deciding she had been misdiagnosed, she is ready for anything. Nancy and family are praying for a calmer sophomore year. Son T.J. is a high school senior. Nancy says she has no idea how this happened. T.J. spent a week in DC with the Hearst Foundation’s US Senate Youth Program and a week with Boys Nation. He has fallen in love with DC and hopes to attend school there. They now await April 1^st and hope for good news. Nancy still teaches, and is beginning to count the years to retirement. Husband Tim is doing well. She says the reality of being empty nesters is now in the near future. She is partially excited and a little sad that part of their life will be over.

Nancy had dinner with Meg Heery Murphy when they were in DC in March on college tours. Meg walked over from the White House St. Patrick’s Day party. They had a wonderful time chatting the evening away. She has also been in touch with Casey Wagner. She, Meg, and Casey hope to get together for a mini-reunion in Cincinnati sometime this fall. Nancy and family celebrated her mom’s 90^th birthday in February, and in August Tim’s 95 year old mother bought a new car. Nancy says, is that the definition of optimism or what?

Molly Reynolds Fitzgerald was named an administrative judge for the Sixth Judicial District in NY. She was appointed in May and oversees trial courts in about 10 counties. Molly was elected to the State Supreme Court in the Sixth Judicial District in 2007.

Now, that’s a positive note to end our annual reminiscences. In the Schunter household, all is surprisingly quiet after two years filled with a great deal of travel. Doug enjoys retirement, while I continue to write poetry and prose. I was able to take a nonfiction class at Writer House in Charlottesville last spring and recently attended a workshop at West Virginia University in July where I continued to improve my nonfiction skills.

We went to Norway in June, incredibly beautiful, followed by a short visit with Rosalie and husband Noah in Tanglewood, MA. Noah had received a composer fellowship and we were glad we could be at the concert in which his piece, Mechanizmo, for piano and marimba was performed. They continue to manage their Underwolf recording label and their art rock band Dollshot. Son Paxton lives nearby in Culpeper. He is an IT Systems Specialist at Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services. We see him frequently as we lure him home with promises of pork chops and scalloped potatoes and other enticing dinners. Doug does most of the cooking nowadays which is a wonderful break from the kitchen for me.

I look so forward to catching up with many more of you in June. I hope to gather more addresses and e-mails at that time also. In the meantime, everyone enjoy the fall season and see you next summer.

Take care,

Marilou Sheehan Schunter ’82

Dear classmates,

It’s been a while since our years in Cuvilly, Kirby, and Main. 1982 graduation was a transitional time and it seems many of us have weathered other transitions lately, as more of us adjust to empty nests, consider pursuits of further education, make travel plans, and look towards retirement.

Although much time has passed, Kathleen Saunders-Mitchell says it seems like yesterday that she was graduating from Trinity. She continues to work as the disclosure officer for the US Mint, where she celebrated 37 years of federal government service in April, 2015. Daughter Delisa Mitchell graduated this past spring from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in architecture and Kathleen is quite proud. Kathleen concludes that she is healthy, living life, and looks forward to retirement one day.

Suzanne Konzelmann wrote in from the South of England where she and husband Marc continue to enjoy life. They live in Ely, a cathedral city just north of Cambridge. Sue describes the countryside as beautiful, yet close enough to London so she can commute to work at the University of London in Bloomsbury. Sue wants to let all of us know that if we ever have the opportunity to go to the UK, please get in touch with her, as she would love to catch up.

Deborah Rea D’Albora says things are quiet at home. She is still in Olney, MD, and works in human resources at Brooke Grove Retirement Village. Daughter Caitie works and lives in DC and daughter Meg works at Discovery in Silver Spring, MD. Husband Jim is still with AT&T. Debbie says that since they are finished with college tuition, they have begun to do some traveling. She and Jim visited Peru last May and went to Aruba in December. She plans a return trip to Peru with her sisters in March. Debbie has also been in touch with Martha Moran Rollins. They enjoyed a fun-filled girls weekend to visit Debbie’s mom in Lewes, Delaware, in November.

Martha Moran Rollins works full time at two nursing jobs and has returned to school full time in a  BSN-MSN program with the goal of becoming a nurse practitioner, specializing in geriatric psychiatry. Just in time for retirement. Martha says she is on a 20-year plan, hoping to be finished with school in five years at 60, then work another 15 years and travel on the weekends. Husband Chris is in what she and her family refer to as “early retirement” since his stroke. Glad to hear he is doing well. She and Chris were lucky enough to get tickets to the Grateful Dead  Fair Thee Well concert in Chicago. This will be show 118 or more for Chris, and Martha is excited to revisit her hometown of Chicago for the July 4th weekend with all her family.

Oldest son Michael works full time and attends school full time in Michigan with a focus on microbiology on a track towards medicine. His girlfriend Katie finishes law school in May at Michigan State on a full scholarship and has had several interviews for work with the US Congress. Martha would be happy if they ended up being DCers and they would be much closer to home. Youngest son Matthew graduated in May with a biochemistry degree and has been accepted at two of his top three chosen programs (Georgia Tech and University of Arizona) for a PhD. He is waiting to hear from Notre Dame. He currently works at the Los Alamos  National Laboratory doing research on a genome project in bio renovations and enjoys the opportunity to travel all over the Southwest.

Julie Clancy Grady wrote amidst a very full schedule. She is completing her master’s degree in school counseling. She is currently doing an internship at a nearby middle school and works in her spare time as a tutor, substitute teacher, and teaches adults at night. Husband Tim is great and her girls wonderful. The oldest Beth (26) will graduate with her master’s degree the same day as Julie. Beth will be at Xavier in Cincinnati and Julie will be at GMU in Fairfax, Virginia. Daughter Caroline (24) is studying to be a physical therapist. Maggie studies engineering at UVA and Colleen just started at William and Mary. Julie says her empty nest is very quiet. She has recently seen Carol Cavanaugh D’Amico and Carey Donohue Voth. She also keeps in touch with Lana Franznick Marr, Denise Tahan MacRea and Nancy Robbins Winn. Julie also mentioned she is on Facebook and Instagram.

Ann Marie Meany Metzger begins with the news that she and Greig are brand new empty nesters. Their son Sam is a freshman at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. He presently studies music (percussion performance) and mathematics/statistics or political science.  Ann Marie says it is his journey and they are so proud of him.

She continues to be involved with local and state politics. She ran for the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012. Even though she did not prevail at the polls, it was a successful campaign that highlighted and garnered support for progressive policies like universal health care, equitable funding in education, higher wages, marriage equality and protecting and expanding the right to vote.

Husband Greig has followed a new path and is executive director at the local Woodbury, MN, food shelf. Ann Marie says she is actively looking for a new endeavor and enjoys the search. She also mentions she can be found on Facebook.

Liza Freeze Ebeling shares her big news that oldest son Ty just moved to Oslo, Norway. He fell in love with a lovely Norwegian girl while they were students at U Penn. She had returned to Norway for med school because education is free in her country. That was an offer too good to pass up. The transatlantic relationship became a challenge, so Ty decided to resign from his job at Lincoln Financial in Philadelphia and move to Oslo for work and be with her. Liza says it is a wonderful opportunity and adventure. She and husband Jim wish them well.

Her youngest son, a junior at Vanderbilt, is currently spending a semester abroad in Florence, Italy. He loves every minute of this experience – the art, the culture, the food, the new friends, and travels to new cities on the weekends.

Liza and Jim are in Baltimore and look forward to visiting their sons very soon. They are so happy that the children of this generation seem to embrace so many exciting opportunities here and abroad. Liza sends her best to all.

Nancy Foley remarks that the Midwest is COLD! It was -25° the day she sent her email. Other than that, life is good. Daughter Katie is a senior and they are navigating the college search, applications and the long wait for acceptances. Katie hopes to head to Boston and they should find out where she will be in April. Katie’s days are filled with numerous  school activities, work and volunteering but as Nancy says, she does show up for meals occasionally, so they know she is still alive! She finds it difficult to believe that her little girl is 18 and ready to head across country and begin her life. Nancy recalls that time vividly, when she met all of her lifelong Trinity friends. She is hopeful that Katie has a similar experience.

Son T.J. is a sophomore and a political junkie. He is involved in student government and the State of Iowa Youth Advisory Council where he has discovered he loves legislation and lobbying. He is an accomplished debater and travels the country talking fast, convincing judges he knows what he is talking about. This year he has travelled to both coasts and many places in between. Nancy wishes she could enjoy that kind of travel schedule. Nancy says husband Tim is okay but was ill over the winter.  Nancy still teaches K-6 gifted children. She loves the kids but could happily do without the paperwork and overbearing parents. As with many of us, she sees the light at the end of the tunnel – empty nest and retirement – although it is still a few years away.

It was great to hear from Lori Ridob-Sine. She and husband David celebrated their 30th anniversary this past year. They still reside in Reedsville, WV, about 90 miles south of Pittsburgh, PA. Lori works at WVUH in Morgantown, WV, as a help desk specialist. In 2010 she completed her doctorate in information systems. This past summer she decided to go back for a master’s in engineering at WVU. Lori says she must be a glutton for punishment but after all it gives her something to do on a cold, snowy day in West Virginia.

Margaret Johnston Hallam will celebrate her 30th wedding anniversary with husband Mark in May. They were married at Trinity where daughter Caroline is enrolled in the occupational therapy program, which she seems to like very much. Eldest son, Matthew is moving to Philadelphia in March for a new gig in investment. Son Andrew and his wife Lee will celebrate four years of marriage in the fall.

Lana Franznick Marr has been focused on raising her five children in central Virginia and volunteering in her spare time. She lives on 10 acres with three kids, go carts, and a huge beaver dam. She remarks that they spend many a summer afternoon watching the beavers swim and play in their creek. Daughter Alison (22) is finishing her undergraduate studies at Virginia Tech and middle child Jenny studies at Alabama while waterskiing for their team. Oldest CJ heads back to Vermont after an 18-month break to figure out what he really wants to do in life. Collin (18) is finishing his senior year and awaiting packages in the mail. Youngest Corinne is a freshman, dancing with a dance company in Orange, VA, and into all things a 14 year old girl is into. She has been a Girl Scout and Lana a Girl Scout Leader for the past 7 years. Corinne has achieved her bronze and silver awards and is about to begin the gold award process.

Lana and husband Craig recently celebrated their 26th anniversary. He works for Polycom in Herndon. Lana recently went to lunch with Julie Clancy Grady and Carol D’Amico and traveled to Mendocino CA last summer with Denise Tahan MacRae. She is also in touch with Nancy Robbins Winn.

Patricia Diventi Mann writes that all is well with her family. As she put it, “life has been blissfully mundane these past few years.” She and Jeff will celebrate their 24th anniversary in March. Their fifteen year old son loves 10th grade at Holy Ghost Prep in Bensalem, PA, and he can’t wait until next year when he will be able to get his driver’s permit. Pattie says she is starting to get used to the idea that her young son will very soon be independent.

Gerianne Smith has dived back into the Vergennes Opera House organization after a 13-year hiatus. She was the leader of the group for several years in the 1990s during its most intensive restoration. She is once again president of the all-volunteer nonprofit, and has enjoyed creating a sustainable organization for the past year and a half. She finished a 4+ year stint at ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center late last year and has reopened her Smart Communication consulting business which she operates out of her home in Ferrisburgh, VT. She enjoys watching her 15-year-old daughter blossom and find her way as an early “young” adult. Gerianne says she is continually reminded how blessed she is to have Grace in her life (literally and figuratively).

Maryel Barry also feels very blessed. She writes about how much she enjoys taking care of her almost 5-year-old daughter Grace, adopted from Ethiopia in 2011, and her dog Martha, adopted in 2003. Maryel teaches 7th grade English in a public school in Falls Church.

Casey Wagner lives in Cincinnati, Ohio and works in Regulatory Affairs at Fifth Third Bank. Daughter Emily is a senior at Wright State University majoring in psychology. Casey attended a conference in Washington, DC, early last year and enjoyed catching up with Madeleine Shea McKnight and Liza Freeze Ebeling in Baltimore, and with Meg Heery Murphy in Virginia and DC.

In December Casey had the opportunity to reconnect with Sr. Rose Ann Fleming (college President during our Trinity years) when she attended Sr. Rose Ann’s book signing for her new book Out of Habit (which can be found on Amazon). Casey says her talk was delightful and Sr. Rose Ann was eager to hear about updates on our Trinity class. Casey sends best wishes to all her Green classmates and asks that you get in touch if you are ever in Cincinnati.

Debbie Neibel and family are busy with work and their four children. Debbie says the kids are amazing and they had a wonderful visit with her mother, Pat O’Keefe Neibel ’48, in Florida last August.

Barbara Parker-Kalemkarian starts her 7th year as the director of meetings and travel at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and enjoys working with so many great people for a great cause.

On a sad note, her mother passed away last September. Our thoughts and prayers are with you Barbara. She says her dad is still going strong – he will be 90 in April and puts all of them to shame with his endless energy. Barbara and husband John are surviving winter in northern New Jersey and counting the days until spring when they can return to the golf course.

Susan Brady Mejia also wrote in from New Jersey. She works full time at Special Olympics New Jersey and otherwise juggles between her 6th grader and her mother. Her mother had a stroke last August and fortunately made a good recovery.

Susan says her daughter is “way overbooked.” She dances for the Rutgers University Junior Knights dance team which has provided some great opportunities. She danced at halftime at Madison Square Garden during a Harlem Globetrotters performance. Susan was green with envy! Her older daughter lives in DC and works as a paralegal. Susan tries to see Trinity friends when she visits her daughter. She looks forward to seeing everyone at the next reunion.

Carey Donohue Voth is thankful that her family is well. Husband Charlie is still with WETA (20 years) and talks about retiring. However with son Eamon (20) still in school at the University of Montana, retirement talks are on hold. Son Liam has returned home temporarily. He works as a server while playing music at local places.  His original work can be found on soundcloud.com (Liam Voth). Daughter Bligh lives in Astoria and auditions for musicals, plays, and TV. She is in a web series “BroBrunches” on the TV Channel. Carey admires not only her daughter’s talents, but her tenacity and passion (you can also find her on YouTube).

Carey worked at an IT management software company for 7 years until she left last April. She is still searching for that  “perfect” job where she can be helpful and make a difference while having flexible hours and decent pay!

Carey has stayed in touch with Mary Cichello Beck, Susan Brady Mejia (whom she owes a hot air balloon ride), Terri Auchter Byers (back from Korea for a few years), Mary Beck O’Donnell, Liza Freeze Ebeling, and the “First Friday Gang” with the Class of ’81 (Carol Connelly Hank, Maureen Bresnahan McCarty, Beth Dezell McGowan, and Ellen Callinan Fischer) going strong after 20+ years. Carey says the best part of these lasting friendships is getting to know everyone’s amazing children and realizing the impact of that very special Trinity bond.

Lisa Geller Schaad shared wonderful news about her daughters. Younger daughter Katie graduated from Villanova in May and she and her sister, Christine, moved into an apartment in Philadelphia over Labor Day weekend. Katie helped Christine’s boyfriend Mike plan a surprise marriage proposal and they became engaged this past weekend. Both families are thrilled.

In the meantime Lisa and Bob bought a home in Florida last April, in a retirement community called The Villages. They plan to spend more and more time there to make the transition smoother when the time comes to retire. However, much of 2014 was overshadowed by health issues, which forced her to leave her job in counseling and adoptions at Catholic Charities in July to focus on getting well. Lisa says it was difficult to leave her job but the journey to wellness had to take priority, especially now that she has a wedding to plan. Lisa, please know that we are thinking of you and send prayers for your recovery.

Carol Crawford has accepted a position as executive director/investigative counsel with the Maryland Judiciary Commission on Judicial Disabilities. This office investigates and handles matters involving allegations of judicial misconduct. Carol has been a prosecutor for the past 20 years but is very happy in this new position. 2014 was very challenging for Carol as her mother Betty Crawford passed away last summer. I am truly sorry for your loss Carol, and send prayers for peace and comfort. Although this was an extremely difficult time, Carol says she is blessed to have both faith and her incredible partner Emily to lean on. She closes with the acknowledgement that their family continues to sustain them as life marches on.

All is quiet here in the Schunter household. Doug retired from his job as air traffic controller at the end of November. He is adjusting well to retirement. I am patiently waiting for all those promised home projects to be completed. Rosalie and Noah enjoy academic life in Princeton, NJ, where Noah pursues his PhD in music composition. Rosalie manages their label Underwolf Records and writes lyrics for their group Dollshot. Paxton lives in Richmond, VA, but travels quite a bit for work. He has enjoyed working in Nebraska, Ohio, Vermont, and Georgia.

I continue to write poetry, although I had an extended dry spell this year. My mother passed away at the end of June and it was difficult to focus on anything for a very long while.

As I prepare to submit these notes, we are packing for a cruise to Antarctica. This has been a much anticipated trip for me. I look forward to socializing with penguins and observing whales.

I am so glad to be class scribe. This year about 25 emails bounced back to me and I am not certain how many of my snail mail letters went to correct addresses. If you receive this journal and did not have an opportunity to send news, please email me so I can add your current information to the class list.

I wish for happy and healthy days for everyone; help where needed to care for aging parents and busy children; and great success in work and academic pursuits.

Sincerely,

Marilou Sheehan Schunter