MILEPOSTS
Deaths: William B. Riordan '53 in New York, N.Y., at 69. . . . H. Ridgely Bullock '55 in New York, N.Y., at 60. . . . Frederick A. Greig '56 in Sun Lakes, Ariz., at 64. . . . Joan Phillips Chipman '57 in Savannah, Ga., at 59. . . . Eugene Wigner, Sc.D. '59, in Princeton, N.J., at 92. . . . Jean Gannett Hawley, L.H.D. '59, in Portland, Maine.

Ted Weaver gives his address as Roseburg, Ore., but writes that he "threw away the Advil and spends most of the time traveling in [his] RV home." His memories of Colby include Dean Marriner's English Lit and "Little Talks on Common Things," President Bixler asking, "Have you ever read the Bible?" and DKE picnics. Ted appreciates his B.A. degree, which qualified him to "tackle any pursuit." . . . Bill Burgess, Tucson, Ariz., sent in a copy of the program at which he was honored for his many contributions in the drama department of Sahuaro High School. He writes that this award feels to him like the Tony, Emmy and Academy Awards! . . . Fred Boyle, Springvale, Maine, is a genealogist who plans to publish a second book of local genealogy and then one on the families of Sanford-Springvale, Maine. . . . Connie Preble Anding, having moved from Minnesota to Tucson, Ariz., is "blissfully retired and heavily into hedonism." She recently enjoyed a visit from Patti Anderson Ebinger. . . . Clayton Bloomfield, Santa Cruz, Calif., is retired and president of SIRS, an organization of senior citizens that "promotes the enjoyment, dignity and independence of retirement." . . . Margaret Slingerland summers in Maryland, winters in Florida and travels to Elderhostels. . . . Audrey Bostwick, Perkaise, Pa., an instructor in equine science at Delaware Valley College, went to England as coach of the U.S. team at the world championships in dressage and exhibition driving competition for the handicapped. . . . Edward Bittar, after receiving his M.D. from Yale, spent time in Jerusalem, the Navy, Damascus and England. He is now at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, where he says he specializes in "cell physiology, particularly ion transport across membranes." He is editing a compendium, Principles of Medical Biology, which is "directed at . . . emphasizing self-directed, problem-based learning." . . . Dick Birch, Hollis, N.H., is in real estate sales with Dewolfe New England. He enjoys golf and anticipates "winter breaks" in Florida. . . . Bump Bean, Concord., Mass., retired and now consults in telecommunications. . . . I am sorry to report the deaths of Julius Mahlon Niles and Alma Mae Ward McGowan. . . . When you read this, I will have walked among the penguins in Antarctica.
Class Correspondent: Barbara Jefferson Walker

Carolyn English Caci, Nelson Beveridge and I got together at a local restaurant in early November to share news of classmates, and we decided to meet every once in a while just to keep in touch. Carolyn said she'd recently had a visit from Gig Roy on her way from New York to Maine and expected Marty Friedlaender during Thanksgiving weekend. Marty, who retired from her directorship of social work at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, says she doesn't miss her 6 a.m. wakeup call and now can keep busy having fun and doing some traveling. She spent three weeks touring London and Edinburgh last summer, but she can't seem to distance herself entirely from social work--she has plans to do staff training and serve on social work committees and boards. . . . Another recent retiree is Joan Shea Conroy, former office manager. Her husband is deceased, and she now shares a home with her daughter. She reports that she is active in Friends of the Library in the Greenville, N.C., area and that her pride and joy is her garden. Perhaps she can take that talent to Arizona in May when she moves there with her daughter, who will be working toward a degree in fine arts. She also mentioned she would enjoy writing to or visiting with other Colby grads. Her phone number is 919-757-0864 for anyone with the same wish. . . . Barbara Weiss Alpert answered the most recent questionnaire, saying that she and Hershel still live in the New Bedford area. They have four children and an extended family of two daughters-in law, two grandsons and two granddaughters. Barbara has retired but says that Hershel, who is president of Alperts Furniture in Seekonk, is working harder than ever. . . . Joe Bryant still lives in the Brunswick area but at a new address on Caribou Drive . . . that sounds very Maine-ish. He and Evelyn have been married 41 years, and his family of two boys now includes their wives and two grandchildren in Amherst, Mass., and Freeport, Maine. Joe says, "Life is good . . . still able to pay the grocery bill and the tax man, however reluctantly." As far as travel goes, he says he has been to heaven and back, having visited the Augusta National Masters Open last spring. Future plans include a trip to the Southwest, just because, he says, he has never been there. . . . Barnette Industries keep Bobbie Studley Barnette busy, she says, but she keeps the phone company in business keeping in touch with her wonderful family--Dennis in the Marines, Katy in South Bay and Mary Lincoln in Dallas. Bobbie keeps reminding me that I am only a bridge away from Cape Cod, and I keep saying "next summer," but with my limited vacation time I guess I will have to wait like everyone else to travel. . . . Retirement seems to have treated Gwen (Van Eerden '55) and Dana Andersen well. They live at the Boulder Country Club in Colorado. Dana says he has been retired since September of 1986 when he worked for CBS Skiing magazine. Although Gwen works part time for NOVA, they have done a lot of sailing--mostly charters, but they have their own boat, which they use in Florida and Mexico. Dana and Gwen, who have four children and two grandchildren, both play a lot of golf, and Dana skis in Colorado, too. Dana says he is involved in clubs, boards, U.S. Power Squadron and golf but finds time to be involved part time with a Hawaiian company that produces Papaya Energy Bars. His marketing job sends him to Hawaii for planning meetings, and his travels take him to Europe, the Holy Land, the Caribbean and the Bahamas. He says that he tried to make the 40th reunion but some problems prevented it. However, he is willing to reunite in a small way with anyone who happens to pass through the new Denver airport, that is, as soon as it is operational. . . . Karl and Electra Paskalides Coumou's big event of 1994 was daughter Christina's wedding on Memorial Day weekend, a family affair that brought her son from California and a sister-in-law all the way from Holland. Their son, Eric, and his wife, Nancy, made Electra and Karl grandparents in March--another big '94 event. Recent travels took them to Mexico with 10 friends, who were all happy to miss the stormiest weeks of the New England winter, and future plans include California and the Southwest. Electra noted that it's nice to stay in touch, a thought I would like to add myself: keep in touch.
Class Correspondent: Barbara Easterbrooks Mailey

We are continually amazed and surprised by the variety of activities you all are enjoying in what some may term "our golden years." Our conversations with you have been enlightening--and fun! We hope that more of you will be motivated to send your news and comments. Many thanks to those of you who have shared to date. Best 1995 wishes from all the '54 officers: President Ned Shenton; Vice President Judy Jenkins Totman; Class Correspondents Bill and Penny Thresher Edson. . . . Ben Duce writes of his activities in Westboro, Mass., since early retirement from research in pharmacology. He has established his own residential pet care service, Companion Associates, and says, "I meet so many wonderful animals." He also works with residents at a local DMR facility. He finds this to be "very rewarding interaction with people less fortunate than ourselves." Ben serves as a public relations manager for both the Fish and Game and Civic clubs, which provide substantial aid for the community and its residents. He enjoys being a producer for Community Access TV, which he describes as an exciting source of information ranging from municipal government to children's programming. Ben's wife, Diane (Stowell), works full time in the high school guidance department and enjoys the interaction with the students. She also participates in Companion Associates and the DMR facility. They both have great fun with their four grandchildren, who, "together with their parents, are the brightest people on earth." Ben is hoping to become proficient in sign language in the New Year. . . . Bob Hudson writes that he has recently been teaching physical geology in the Houston area after retiring from a career in the oil industry. He and his wife, Betty (Chilson '53), who have five sons and three daughters, have lived in Houston for some time. During the summers, Bob has been conducting research on the crustal tectonics of the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming. So far, he's published one paper and will be submitting another to the Geological Society of America. He says he is still in touch with Professor Don Koons regarding his research. . . . Bill Sullivan tells us that he has happily retired after 35 years of teaching. He taught English at Somerset, Mass., High School, where he was department head. Since then, "Sully" has devoted time to his golf and his family. He still coaches golf at the high school and recently became a member of the Massachusetts Golf Association, which he serves on the tournament committee. Bill is at the grandfather stage with two boys and a girl. His daughter is Michaela Hayes '83. . . . From Bob Fraser: "I am writing under duress, from Judy Jenkins Totman, who is the enforcer for Bill and Penny Edson, who have vowed to extract news out of their classmates. Alumni magazine class notes, other than obituaries, in my experience are universally a bore. At our age, one either writes about achievements or about grandchildren. Since I have neither, I am writing about some thoughts triggered by attending our 40th last June. Our class stayed at the old DKE house, which, among many other changes, currently features a condom machine prominently displayed in its laundry room. Had it appeared there in 1954, two consequences would have been nearly certain: social probation for at least one year and CPR for the house mother. To my knowledge, only one person actually used one while at Colby. That was `Super' Ganem. He used it filled with water to bombard Tau Delts from the fire escape at the ATO house while he muttered something about `let the Jihad begin here.' I tried to get Ganem to attend the reunion and spent a fortune on telephone bills, including having those Colby athletic immortals Ed Fraktman '53 and Lou Zambello '55 call him. As it turned out, he did not attend. It's too bad Joycelyn Elders wasn't around to be a house mother back in the '50s. If she had been, I bet they wouldn't have been wasted on water fights. And who knows what else she might have taught us."
Class Correspondent: Bill and Penny Thresher Edson

In anticipation of our 40th coming along in June, here is a quick update from some of our classmates. Jane Whipple Coddington has five grandchildren now in New Jersey and still spends time working with hospice and setting up a library at a small school for deaf infants and pre-schoolers. She and husband Chad spend time traveling, skiing, golfing and scuba diving. She says it must be called "growing old on the fast track." Jane also is enjoying Colby overseer and trustee meetings. . . . Pat McIntire Andrews and her husband, both retired, have four children and four grandsons. They celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a month-long trip to Hawaii, San Francisco, northern California and Lake Tahoe. They say that central New Hampshire is a great place for retirement, with lots of cross-country skiing and hiking and with Plymouth State offering numerous opportunities for courses, concerts and theater. The Andrews spend time volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, Mac as a builder, Pat as treasurer of the local group. . . . A note from Don Hoagland brings the news that in May 1993, while spending five days in Boston visiting his son, Erik, at Berklee College of Music, he attended a party at the Charlestown home of Lee Fernandez and had an opportunity to talk with Dick Bartlett. In May 1994 Don was in Rome for the wedding of his daughter, Hilary, a marine geologist who is working and living in London. Among the wedding guests was Beryl Scott Glover '58. Following the wedding, Don spent a couple of weeks in Italy visiting Sorrento, Capri, Pompeii and Venice. From Venice he went on to Paris before heading for Madrid and Toledo, where his two recent semesters of junior college Spanish were put to the test. Don has had the opportunity to produce four adult jazz clinics for the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society. The idea is to provide a day of professional tutoring for adult musicians looking for an opportunity to learn more about and to play traditional jazz. He says it gives him the chance to play in one of the student bands and perform the next day before the Jazz Society. Don is still the public relations guy for the local squadron of the Civil Air Patrol and is working on winning his wings as a CAP observer--a search and rescue air crew position. Lee Fernandez, by the way, was noticed in The Boston Globe in September as one of the volunteers who aided in the ongoing restoration of the Opera House, which was shut down in 1991 because of an accumulation of problems.
Class Correspondent: Ann Dillingham Ingraham

Don '54 and your sometimes remiss correspondent had a hectic summer and fall, but life is now more peaceful. We had three family reunions, and one was a month long. Our AFS daughter from Germany returned for a visit. While she was here in the U.S., she traveled to the West Coast on business. Her blond son, who speaks no English, stayed with us. Remarkably we could and did get along well and even traveled to Bethany Beach, Del., for 10 days. It was a real treat for us to have a boy in the family. . . . I hope you all are planning to attend our 40th reunion. Kathy McConaughy Zambello says she is psyched for reunion after a visit to Colby. She wants the class to get ready and reminds us it will be here before we know it. Kathy and Lou '55 are really enjoying retirement: "Time at last for gardening, grandchildren, cottage on Damariscotta Lake, Maine, and a fitness club." The Zambellos also are enjoying a five-college bike path, which goes from Amherst to Northampton and starts at the bottom of their hill. Kathy sings in the university women's chorus and plays in two handbell choirs. Sounds like a very active life! . . . Vashti O. Boddie Roberts wrote some time ago, "but if you have not heard," to paraphrase Vashti, "something really wonderful happened." In July 1994, Dr. Roberts became superintendent of university schools/director of the Indiana Academy for Math, Science and Humanities at Ball State University, Muncie, Ind. Vashti's new home address is 3717 Lakeside Drive, Muncie, IN 47304. Congratulations, Vashti, your class is proud of you. . . . Hugh "Andy" Anderson has retired after 30 years as a United Airlines pilot and captain. Andy and his wife, Naomi, live in Elizabeth City, N.C. They have four children and three grandchildren. Andy thinks retirement is great because he gets to sleep in his own bed most of the time. Rowing and selling Alden ocean shells keep him in shape. Andy and Naomi enjoyed sailing the coast of Maine last summer with Warren '57 and Barbara Faltings Kinsman and the Deke reunion in the fall. . . . Mary Ann Papalia Laccabue was only four miles from the epicenter of the Northridge earthquake. She wrote that the house is still standing with many cracks. Mary Ann said they had broken pipes, were without water for 36 hours and without power for 24 hours. Every room was filled with broken glass and the contents of bookcases, medicine cabinets, pantry shelves, etc. They are reminded of the 4:30 a.m. "wake up call every time there is an aftershock." Mary Ann is planning to retire from teaching after 25 years service in June '95. She taught math, stopping only nine years to be home with the children. Mary Ann hopes to attend our 40th unless her daughter Marguerite's dental school graduation conflicts. . . . Bob and Dorothy Aikman Adel have enjoyed a year of travel. I received a Christmas card from them written on the beach of Puerto Vallarta. Nice place! We are envious of your 70 new birds, Dodi. Don and I will have to get busy. Best to all '56ers and remember to plan for reunion in '96.
Class Correspondent: Eleanor Edmunds Grout

Jane Daib Reisman writes from Columbus, Ohio, that she and John have lived at the same address since 1962! Jane retired in June 1993 and John in April 1994, and this past summer was a blur of "being on the road, in the air and on the seas." They also visited Bob '56 and Fran Wren Raymond in Maine. The Reismans have three grandchildren. . . . Fran Wren Raymond herself writes that she and Bob are now in their ninth year in Hulls Cove, Maine, a stone's throw from Acadia National Park, "longer than we've lived anywhere." Three grandchildren live either in Ohio or southern California. Fran is involved in lots of church things as well as Hospice, gardening, etc. . . . Another retired couple is the Cochrans, Betty and Ding. After 36 years with American National Can Company, Ding retired in September 1994. They have moved to Skaneateles, N.Y., having bought their house from their daughter and son-in-law, who were transferred to St. Louis. Their daughter, Ann, had designed and built the house in 1989. . . . Al Dean has seven Midas Muffler stores in Maine, although middle son, Tom, will probably allow Al to cut back over the next two or three years. During their "spare" time, Al and Kay (German '59) commute to Maine from their Massachusetts home, monitor two homes, do some, but not enough, flying and sailing and attend antique car shows (he still has the 1955 VW bug that was at Colby). Al is active with the Midas Dealers' Association. . . . Although he resigned from Fleet Bank in January 1994, Norman Lee immediately volunteered full time with a nonprofit agency called The Bridge Family Services in West Hartford, Conn. His intern position was over at the end of the summer, and at that time Norm was looking for a full-time job in the nonprofit world. He says he wishes he had made this change years ago. Norm and Cici still continue their traveling. Their most recent adventure was a 15-day visit to the Tuscany area of Italy, where they rented a 700-year-old farm house and no one spoke English and they didn't speak Italian! Norm is already preparing for our 40th reunion and definitely wants you all to think about attending. . . . Peggy Fox Hutchinson writes from Rockville, Md., where she is a private math tutor. Her husband, Ben, a consultant in the field of satellite communications, frequently travels to London, and Peggy has accompanied him on several trips. They have two married sons, one of whom has supplied two granddaughters. When not working/traveling or visiting families in Boston or Atlanta, Peggy and Ben sail their 31-foot sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay. . . . Bob and Cathy Stinneford Walther also live in Maryland, in Aberdeen, where Bob has been working for over 30 years as a civilian mathematician for the U.S. Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Cathy works part time at Harford Community College tutoring accounting as well as teaching two accounting principles courses a semester. All six grandchildren live within a 30-minute radius. Both Cathy and Bob enjoy bicycle riding and managed over 1,000 miles during 1994. They travel to Maine every summer and have seen Joyce and Ed Rushton and Kay and Warren Judd as well as checking out Colby. . . . Judy Levine Brody is associate dean of admissions at Colby, and her husband, Morton, is a federal judge, District of Maine. They have three children--their married daughter, an attorney in Boston; a son, an attorney in New York; and another son, a senior at Tufts. . . . Dick McFarlin is listed as a veterinarian, but he hasn't practiced in years. At present he lives in St. Johnsbury Center, Vt., and spends as much of each day as he can in his own way--splitting wood, working on a book and enjoying the Green Mountains. . . . Sheila McDonald Gilman and her husband Goodwin (Goody) moved in the fall of 1994 from 70 Main Street to 87 Main Street in Newport, Maine. Goody had lived in the first house for 53 years, and now they have moved into a house his grandfather built in 1912. It has a B and B in the carriage house in the back, which Sheila and Goody do not own, but they do invite everyone to come for a visit. . . . After 34 years in retailing with Sears, Larry Cudmore has retired to the bliss of Cape Cod. He and wife Jane have four children and four grandchildren. Larry golfs and does volunteer work consulting with small businesses and recently became a Colby overseer. . . . Mary Lou Storm Donarski and her husband, Ray, have two children. Their son (who went to Bowdoin!) recently became a father himself. Their daughter, who is 18, has Down's syndrome. During Down's Syndrome Awareness Month (October), Amy's picture was up on the big screen in Times Square, N.Y. Mary Lou wonders how your Colby education influenced your philosophy of life and how you have changed in the 35 years since we graduated. . . . I was deluged with letters from my own questionnaire, and no doubt you are hearing from the Alumni Office directly. Please don't hesitate to reply to those questionnaires even if you have already received mine. I enjoy hearing from all of you and have many letters waiting to be published. I will try to give everyone space in future columns. Please stay tuned.
Class Correspondent: Margaret Smith Henry

After a wonderful trip to Italy in the fall, we're entering 1995 with vigor and enthusiasm. I'm especially delighted by the responses to the questionnaire that was mailed to one fifth of our class! . . . Congratulations to Harvey and Sally Dine Bergman, who were married in 1993 after Sally had been widowed for five years. They live in Massachusetts, where she is a real estate broker and he's a CPA. Sal's daughter and son are an attorney and a currency trader, respectively; Duffy, their Samoyed/Lab, keeps Sal and Harvey company. . . . Californian Phil Colburn owns an insurance agency and was recently married to Charlene, a computer data technician. Phil remains "fiercely active" despite a second bout with cancer. We're rooting for you, Phil! . . . Newlyweds Georgia and Stan Armstrong (is a pattern emerging here?) race tunnel boats. Stan gave up the corporate life to focus on the things he enjoys. Good thinking! . . . Jay Church says business life as the president of Cordage Papers is hectic. Jay and Kitty are the grandparents of seven! . . . Although Lloyd Cohen says he's slower, chubbier and more ornery, he still manages to be active in several organizations and is a fund raiser for the City of Hope. Lloyd and Sheila named their California business, D 'n J Bears and Dolls, for their children; they also have two grandchildren. Lloyd isn't happy with the current political situation. . . . Carol Holt Case and author husband Dick made two trips to England recently: research for Dick and fun for Carol. They have a cat named Chaplin, so named because he is black-and-white and funny. Carol owns Copywriting Plus, a print-only advertising agency. . . . Educational specialist Gladys Frank Bernyk works with learning-disabled high school students and is becoming increasingly aware of the value, in today's business climate, of learning real job skills in conjunction with an academic education. Gladys and physician husband Alex recently became grandparents for the first time. . . . Carolyn Cummings Crain and Erla Cleaves Davis enjoyed a fantastic trip to Greece last fall, after a hectic period of coast-to-coast coordination. Before returning to Tacoma, Carolyn enjoyed three days of Maine's fall color. Carolyn is the proud grandmother of three. . . . I have the double pleasure of keeping up with Bob Younes and family both visually and verbally, as they always include a family photo with their humorous and informative holiday letter. Dr. Bob has completed his studies for his M.B.A. and is evaluating some interesting career moves. Children Nick and Nora (are you a mystery fan, Bob?) are in elementary school, and Bob and Anne have to stay on their toes to keep up with their youthful curiosity. . . . All the best for 1995, and keep those cards and letters coming!
Class Correspondent: Ann Marie Segrave Lieber