1978
Kathryn Brown Sandifer
klsandman2002@yahoo.com

Susan Dornbusch Sohn loves living in southern MD and being a part of their grandchildren’s lives-Grace (7), Luke (5). Her daughter is expecting her first baby in Nov. Lynette Cuthbertson Smith and I continue to get together as often as we can. She loves being a Nana! Tonya Thomas Finton says “Big changes for me”.  She and Tim moved to Richmond, VA in March.  Our oldest son lives there.  After a lifetime in Washington DC, this was a big decision but we are loving it!  I’ve met another Hood alum, Eva Sayegh Teig Hardy ’65, we live in the same neighborhood! Kelly Walfred Miller says last summer, she and Ed had lunch in Gettysburg, PA with Jennifer Goerk Lyden ’80 and her husband, Pete.  At Christmas, they surprised us with a fabulous CD, “A Christmas Valentine for You”, hosted by Pete! In March, Kelly had lunch with Ann Kowitski Barber ’77.  She was visiting her daughter, Kaelly, PA-C, in Massachusets and Ann drove from New Hampshire to spend the day.  “We talked about our law practices and then reminisced about the fun times at Hood!”  Anne Reed is still working full time as the Executive Director of the Transfiguration Spirituality Center just north of Cincinnati, and volunteers as deacon in the Episcopal Church for two local congregations. She’s also singing in a women’s barbershop chorus and in a barbershop quartet. “Once in while I am home to do laundry, attend symphony, opera, baseball, and just bask in the glow of quiet.” She and husband Giff visited their son in California in May, as they anticipate his completing his PhD in linquistics. Every Christmas their family gathers in Florida to spend time with Anne’s mom, and last October, they joined with family in Wilmington, NC to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of her aunt Anne Van Looy Mallett ’58 and her husband Jim. “I didn’t think there were any ‘Hoodies’ in Cincinnati, and one day at work, I was facilitating a quiet day and used the Hood bag given to us at the reunion to carry my books.  One of the participants came up to me and asked if I went to Hood. Dr. Christine McHenry ’73 (she was on the Board of Trustees) visits our Center regularly and has been a planning colleague. So now I have a Hood buddy in Cincinnati!” She is also proud to say that Taylor Greenbaum ’19, is a family member through marriage. And recently she was talking with a young woman in Frederick, MD, while attending a wedding, and urged her to attend Hood. Diane Zortman Duelfer shares that she retired as of October 1st, 2017. She married a wonderful gentleman and fellow bike rider, Jim Tice, September 5th, 2017. They now ride a tandem and can keep up with the “big boys”. They moved to Loveland, Colorado April 27th 2018. The biking and hiking is amazing. She still swims at a local high school about a mile from home. In November of 2017 she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. It took a bit to stabilize the meds, but now it is fairly well controlled. Hence the tandem bike. She has a grandson, Adeo, age 5. You can imagine the energy he has and how interesting he is. Laura, my daughter, and husband Aquee are expecting September 16th. Jim’s daughter-in-law, Candace, and son, Chris have a 2 year old, Eva, and are expecting September 30th. Fortunately they both live in San Francisco area. Her other daughter, Lisa, and husband, Scott, live in the Philadelphia area and help out with Diane’s Mom who is turning 90 in October. I trust this message finds everyone healthy and enjoying family and whatever passion fills their lives. Blessings to everyone. Joan Plant-Middleton lets us know that she is alive and enjoying life in DC! Suzanne Bohn Richardson sends greetings to all. Sally Whisner Hoague retired from Frederick County Public Schools after teaching Special Education 38 years.  Samantha and I still live in Lake Linganore and our daughter, Abby, is a senior at the University of Maryland majoring in education. Our daughter also teaches at the Kiddie Academy in New Market. As for me, Kathie Brown Sandifer, Husband Herb and I are “thinking” about retiring…. We have 4 grandbabies, with the latest arrival in May, Trevor William, to our son Brian and wife Jen.  We had an exciting adventure in June when we circumnavigated the Delmarva peninsula by sailboat, with an instructor and classmate.