MILEPOSTS
Deaths: Leonard W. Waxdeck '63 in Berkeley, Calif., at 66.

Those of you who quickly answered your questionnaires in September saved me from a "no news" situation. First to arrive was from Bebe Clark Mutz, whom we had seen just a few months ago when Carolyn (Webster '60) and Ted Lockhart were visiting and we all got together. Since Bebe works at the DAR Library, known as a great source for genealogical data, she has discovered that she and Ted are related about nine or ten generations back. She now serves as director of technical services. Bebe and her husband, Dale, have "downsized," trading in their five-bedroom family homestead for a big three-bedroom town home. As I write this, she just passed through Boston, where she spent an evening with Jim and Nancy Tozier Knox, trying to cram two years of news into two hours. That next morning, Nancy and Jim's 11th grandchild was born, bringing to seven the number of them under the age of 4. They all live nearby, so they get plenty of babysitting duty and love it! They dream of a retirement where they can drive an RV across the country and spend summers in Maine and winters in Florida. Next, Bebe was planning to visit Judy Dupras Stanford '62 on her way to see her son Glenn and his family in West Chesterfield, N.H. She would like to know what Sally Thompson Solari, Fred Sears and Bill Christie '62 are up to. Nancy would also like to hear what Sally is up to, as well as knowing about John Maguire's whereabouts. So, Sally . . . please write! . . . Lee Holcombe Milliken writes from Carlisle, Mass., that she is becoming more political, especially in town affairs. Her kids have settled in interesting locations that have obviously affected her. She says that her trip to China with son Peter, who works in Beijing, made her a believer in Pro Choice philosophy and practice: "Best thing I ever did was march in Washington, D.C." Her oldest, Andy, teaches in Jakarta International School. She keeps up with both of them via e-mail. She saw Claire Lyons at the wedding of Bonnie McGregor Otis's daughter Anne a year ago. . . . Liz (Rowe '63) and Bev Lapham spent the last year fitting out a 12,000-square-foot building they bought at auction for the business, building a new dream home (they hope their last) and renting out their old two-family house to two new tenants. Kept them busy! Bev and his son, Bev III, are partners in their business, Village Canvas, in Meredith, N.H. He plans to work, he writes, until his son "throws him out--then he can pay me to stay away!" Bev would like to know where Fred White is and what he is doing. . . . Thor '59 and Willie deKadt Juhlin are enjoying their empty nest. Their daughter, Jill, just got married. Willie says, "I think launching a rocketship is easier! But it was a 'great happening.'" They went to Thor's 35th reunion in June and had a wonderful time. Willie had forgotten how beautiful Colby is, especially after touring other campuses their kids attended. She is looking forward to our 35th, which is sneaking up on us! . . .Well, guys, that is all the news I have, so I hope there is more on the way or the next column will be only my news. Paul and I did get to Boston and then on to New London, N.H., to visit Carolyn and Ted Lockhart. We had a great time with them, and I would love to retire there, but that seems a long way away. If any of you attended the National Association of Realtors show in Anaheim in early November, you will have seen us (Open Systems Associates) introducing our next generation MLS replacement product called "The GURU Realty Network." Launching a software product is a more than full-time job. Write soon with your news . . . or fax it to 703-758-6709, or e-mail to penny@opnsys.com.
Class Correspondent: Penny Dietz Sullivan

It is autumn as I write this column, but by the time you read it winter will be in full swing. For the present I am enjoying the brilliant colors and the relatively "balmy" weather. . . . There was a bit of a mixup in the mailing of the questionnaires this time, but I have heard from a stalwart few and shall relay the news. Adele Ackley Pluta and her husband, Joseph, both work for Unisys Corp. in McLean, Va., near their home in Vienna. They have two sons, Mark, 28, and Joel, 24. Adele, I agree that an imminent retirement would be welcome. . . . Betsy Doe Norwat writes from Lake Winnebago, Mo., where she is a Spanish teacher. While visiting Washburn University in Topeka last summer with her husband, Donald, and her son, John, who started school there in the fall, they saw Ruth Pratley Madell. Ruthie's son-in-law was exhibiting pottery at an art fair they attended. Small world, indeed. . . . Business continues to grow at the Thomas Travel Service in Doylestown, Pa. Tom Thomas wishes he were traveling more and working less. He has, however, just returned from the "new" South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe and finds South Africa especially impressive. Patti (Raymond '65) and Tom's son, Bob '88, and Carrie O'Brien '88 married August 6. To quote a quote, "a Colby couple begets a Colby couple." . . . June '94 Colby Brick recipient Pen Williamson still loves his job at Outward Bound after 21 years. He and his wife, Beverly, live in Warren, Maine, where she is a school teacher. In June of '93 Pen completed a trans-Atlantic sail and wishes only to do it again! . . . Restauranteurs Gayle and Byron Petrakis live in Kingston, N.H. Other members of their household include Cassandra, a senior at UNH, and Jason, a high school freshman. Byron is proud of his "marathon marriage" of 27 years and his marathon running. Sounds like he has a marathon life! . . . From neighboring Canada "Sam" Moulton Burridge invites visitors to get in touch. She and her husband, Trevor, who is a professor at the U de Montreal, live in Montreal, where Sam is a teacher of elementary French and music. Do visit soon, if you wish to see her Victorian home. Like many of us, she is wishing for things more simple. . . . Bill and I traveled in the Pacific Northwest this August and loved the wilderness, the mountains, the water and the islands of Washington state. On Whidbey Island we visited Betty Johnston Rayle and her husband, Frank, in their beautiful beachfront home, in which are displayed many of Betty's paintings. She is a very talented lady, not to mention a gracious hostess. Thanks, all, for your news. Your continued correspondence helps keep this column interesting.
Class Correspondent: Barbara Haines Chase

I hope you all caught Doris Kearns Goodwin singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" on Ken Burns's PBS special Baseball. If not, I urge you to watch for it in reruns; she's in the seventh or eighth inning. Seriously, the series was a real treat for us baseball lovers. What with the strike and all, I'd forgotten how much I loved the game until I watched Burns's compilation. Except for some former players in the women's league, Doris and Jackie Robinson's widow were the only two female interviews, and both added immeasurably to the overview. I hadn't realized how male-dominated the sport was for almost all of its history. . . . Joan McGee Ames wrote after the reunion that our 30th was just a warmup for her: "I left the college Sunday morning and met two University of Maine M.L.S. '73 friends for lunch, then went on to Blue Hill and Stevens Academy, where I was 'media specialist' from 1973 to 1975 before moving to New Hampshire. Nineteen years later I discovered it was possible to go home again as there was still a handful of teachers on the faculty from those good old days. My technical aide (now retired) and many friends still live in town, and I was able to see many of them also. The final reunion and a real highlight was having lunch with Karen (Beganny '63) and Bill Bryan '48 in East Holden. They had attended the Class of '59 activities, but there were just too many people there for us to see each other. At their home there were just the three of us, and we were able to call up many of the old memories." . . . Let me hear of other mini-reunions. Hey, did that Midwestern event materialize out in Wisconsin and Illinois?
Class Correspondent: Sara Shaw Rhoades

GOALS! . . . Some take a lifetime to accomplish. Fred Wetzel has now crossed off "climb Mt. Katahdin." He and his wife, Hope (Jahn '68), and cousin Sue Hesselbach '97 accomplished this last August. He wrote, "K was a good piece of work . . . we knife-edged it and all . . . some many years after graduation and pretty beat by the end. I recommend it highly before we have to be wheeled up." Another goal Fred is working on is "get a Ph.D." He's in his last year of course work in education at UNH and plans a dissertation "likely to be on differences in learning across gender." Fred works for The College Board, organizing training for teachers in New England in support of the Advanced Placement Program. . . . On my return from a holiday in Finland--destination #52 on my goal to "see the world"--I found a request from Harry Marshall for a copy of my '91 itinerary through his Tuscan hills, Sardinia, Corsica and the French/Italian Riviera areas. Harry has been living in Radda-in-Chianti, Italy, near Florence for several years and is planning to tour Corsica and Sardinia. . . . Art Sills has a new wife, Sarah DeBlois, and a new address in Cambridge, Mass., where he continues as a physical education teacher at the Cambridge Friends School. . . . Susan McGinley is a freelance theater director teacher and is doing a lot of freelance writing. Based in East Holden, Maine, she is the owner/operator of Theatre Productions Unlimited. Twenty years ago Susan co-founded the Open Door Theater of Boston. She enclosed an eye-popping day-glo flier for their August production, "How the Zodiac Came to Be," which she directed. Susan is also chair of a committee that has raised $15,000 so far in their plan to restore an 1830 pipe organ. For fun she enjoys her dogs and flower garden. . . . Jay Gronlund and family enjoyed a summer holiday visiting relatives in Norway, Sweden and Estonia. Jay has a New York City-based consulting practice that often involves international business research and evaluations. Thus, he has continuing contact with George Hooker in Bangkok, Thailand. Jay reports that George's company merged in spring of '94 and is now called Brooker Group Ltd., a 52-person consulting resource in industrial market research, publishing and environmental matters. . . . What are you doing? Return the questionnaire! Our 30th is only five months away. Use the weekend of June 8-11 to achieve your goal of "return to Mayflower Hill." Hail, Colby, Hail!
Class Correspondent: Richard W. Bankart

The other day I talked with Eric Rosen about his stirring up of a small gathering of classmates at the Tufts football game in Medford. Jim Thomas was to drive up from New Jersey for the weekend, and Eric put the call out to Jim Wilson, Jim Bright, Bud Graff and Dave Aronson. To moderate the heavy DU flavor of this gathering, Lee Potter was to join us. More to follow about this event as I will attend with notebook in hand. . . . I received a newsy letter from Ed "Woody" Berube that deserves to be reprinted in its entirety: "Dear classmates, I regret not making the 25th reunion. It's hard to imagine how people cope with large families. I have only one daughter, 14. It is unbelievable the amount of time it takes to be involved in coaching girls softball and all-star tournaments. Then there is the usual 'warranty' repair to my aging body (shoulder surgery is the next item up), plus the numerous medical and physical problems requiring doctor's visits, therapy, etc., for Breanne. I tell you, all you multiple-child families, my hat goes off to you. Anyway, life at Xerox Corp. in Rochester, N.Y., goes on in spite of major cutbacks going on all around me. . . . I was inducted into my high school (Durfee of Fall River, Mass.) athletic hall of fame last year. That was the good news! The bad news is you have to be out of high school 30 years to qualify, perish the thought! Anyway, my latest gimmick to reach back and think young again is my Mitsubishi 3000 G7 sports car. My daughter even gave me a vanity plate, 'SLVRBLIT,' to boot. The truth is she talked me into it with intent on driving in two years. Finally, I'd like to send a 25-year overdue hello to 'BZ.' "
Class Correspondent: Robert Garcia and Judy Gerrie Heine

Much news to report this time. Betty Savicki Carvellas had a busy summer. She taught a two-week course to Vermont high schoolers on the subject of Lake Champlain and also attended a San Francisco conference, "Access Excellence--Summit '94," where each teacher received a laptop computer and printer courtesy of Genentech. Unfortunately her husband, John '66, was hit by a car while biking some months ago. We certainly hope he's totally recovered now. . . . Steve Campbell, besides his day job, is also chairman of the Morristown, Vt., library and a commandant at Vermont Military Academy. In answer to what he'd brag about--his kids, of course. . . . Jerry Schneider of Carrolton, Ga., brags about his daughter, Remy, 8, who's on the honor roll and the swim team. He wishes he was losing weight and exercising more (sounds familiar). For four years he's been traveling monthly to Washington, D.C., for Navy Reserve drills, but as of October travels to Pittsburgh monthly to serve as commanding officer for four reserve units there. . . . In July, Hope Jahn Wetzel, husband Fred '65 and daughter Lindsey biked from Germany to Belgium and marveled at the age of European towns. . . . Elizabeth (Belding '70) and Ken Borchers recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Ken is a pastor in Plymouth, N.H., and his wife helps with his ministry, especially with the youth group. He enjoys playing guitar, trumpet and piano and credits the Lord who cares for his family and has given them two fantastic daughters, Koren, 21, a senior at Gordon College, and Rachel, 15, a high school sophomore, who both carry on Ken's tradition of running for their schools. . . . Rev. Charlene Marinke Alling has moved from Virginia to Mt. Lebanon, Pa., to serve at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. . . . Rose Buyniski Eriksson and Surah (Sue Toabe) Whelan enjoyed a brief visit (their first in five years) together at Surah's family camp in New Hampshire. Rose resides in Sweden with her spouse, Sigvard, and their three children: Nils, 20, Magdalena, 17, and Johann, 15. She teaches spoken English at Sandš U-centrum. Surah lives in Orono, Maine, with husband Bob and their three children: Devlin, 26, Shannon, 23, and Rose, 13. She's an assistant professor of human services at University College in Bangor. . . . I'm sure many will be sad to learn that the historic Grist Mill Restaurant in Kennebunkport, Maine, owned by Sue Davidson Lombard and her husband, was destroyed by fire. Many will remember a wonderful dinner there the Thursday before our 25th reunion. More next time. Thanks again to all who wrote.
Class Correspondent: Mary Jo Calabrese Baur