1953
Johanna Essex
516.487.1883
jahalessex@gmail.com

Sincere condolences to Myrna Hays Slick on the loss of her husband. Mary Jane Baldwin Scherer has a new address-Chaucer Estates, 10550 East 21st #3126, Wichita, Kls. 67206. Margie Brown Barati’s husband Bill has shown improvement with his Parkinson’s disease-boxing in p.t. has helped make a great difference physically, mentally and emotionally. Nancy Brown Kohlheyer is looking forward to a visit from Beth “Buffie” McKim Powell in Belgujim, and plans a side trip to Germany in Sept. For the past 35 years Faustena “Penny” Fradd Vahsen has sponsored midshipmen but has decided it is time to stop. She will be taking a trip to France with her daughter Sharon, and plans to move from her 5 bedroom home into a nearby assisted living apartment. Elaine Green Powell and Dave are busy and well in their CCRC cottage-2 sons are retired and very busy, her daughter and husband are in jobs they love. Her grandsons have gone in different directions career wise, and her granddaughter is manager of sports at Steamboat Springs, Co. Judy Rank Loposer is keeping busy with family activities and weddings of her grandchildren. Dorothy Joyce Coffin reports still living in her large home and has a caregiver to help her, she is blind in her right eye and has retina problems in her left eye.  Her daughter Cathy lives nearby and her other daughter lives in Park City, Utah. Dottie thinks of Hood frequently and is always proud to mention Hood. Pat Lloyd Fordham’s 2 senior rescue dog companions passed away, but she plans to adopt another­ having them around keeps her on her toes. Buffie McKim Powell had a wonderful trip to NYC visiting family and high school friends. Her one granddaughter graduated from the U. of Texas as with a Master’s degree in International Politics and now works for “A Glimmer of Hope”. Ann “Corky” Pattison Casey is well and in the midst of planning the annual family gathering in Conn. Marilyn Phillips life is focused around family, friends, church and home. She is trying to paint again, and still plays the harp-she sent all her piano music to her 12 year old twin grandsons in Washington they will be having a musical presentation shortly. I received a sad note from Dr. Brian Quinn, husband of Dalmar von der Heyde Quinn -She came down with dementia 2 years ago and can no longer communicate with him. Kathie Redelfs Rott lives in St. Andres in Boca Raton, in a CCRC. “Activities are many that keep us active and well informed” She lives near her daughter and husband, as well as her son and his wife. Bev Rosenberg Sager keeps busy taking classes at a Community College 3 days a week. In August she plans to go to California to visit her children. Sheila Seigal Asher and Dick celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in June. Kay Sponselor Patten still lives in her home, with help from her daughter and grandson-she still enjoys playing duplicate bridge, and going out for breakfast. Shirley Dana Few’s writes: “my big event of the year is the expectation of my first great grandson.  My oldest granddaughter and her husband are the proud parents.  They live in Brooklyn so I won’t be able to see him as much as I would like to. I had breast surgery in March but all is well, they got it all out and I did not need any treatment, just a pill a day for the next ten years which is easy and a blessing.  It is being proactive and helps towards my not getting cancer anywhere else. Ten years at my age is very optimistic!” In June Hal and I, Johanna Chait Essex, and my sisters Muriel Chait Durbin ’56 and Linda Chait Solomon ’63 took a Tauck tour of the upper Michigan area, including a visit to Macinac Island- horses, bicycles and walking were the only modes of transportation. We celebrated our 65^th anniversary while on the trip —we are both fine and looking forward to celebrating Hal’s 65^th reunion from the USMMA this Sept. After 18 years in Florida, Barbara “Bim” Mayer Werle and Jerry moved to Wake Robin in Vermont and greeted the first snow like little kids. They helped with a sugar operation that produced 80 gallons of maple syrup, then helped with the Tag sale, which raises $30,000/year for enrichment programs. Sarah Kuhns Giarratana lives in Philadelphia in a senior housing complex. She plans to start sculpting again.