ALUMNI PROFILES
Peter Doran '58
A Public Priority

Judi Garcia '63
Real People, Real Needs

Bob Duchesne '75
Egging Him On

Greg Ciottone '87
Drawn to Disaster

Harry R. Wiley '51

Charles J. Hely '68

Mike Swift '85

Betty Lohnes Grudin, who lives in the Foxdale Community Retirement Center, State College, Pa., is a member of the Centre County branch of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. The Nov. 10 issue of the Centre Daily Times reports on the valuable work that members do, visiting inmates and often taking things to them that they need or want. One inmate credited the society for the existence of the prison library. Another one skipped a favorite TV show to meet instead with society members, who "treat us like people," he said. . . . In a brief note, Arnold Grossman mentioned that he's a retired dentist, that his wife, Hope, is an artist, and that they have three children and six grandchildren. . . . Connie Daviau Bollinger, now a Cincinnatian, made a trip last fall to Nova Scotia and Maine, where her brother lives in Portland and her aunt in North Vassalboro. Unfortunately, Connie's visits to Maine have never coincided with our class reunions. . . . Bill Whittemore seems always to have major worldwide travel in his life. His Y2K travels took him and Alice from Romania to Japan and Vietnam. In 2001 they went to Munich and South Africa (Victoria Falls), with five days on a vintage train and for however long on a 1947 Skymaster aircraft. In November, Bill came to New York (the world's finest city) to attend the installation of John Glenn "as a member of the Circumnavigator Club (who flew around the world several times!).". . . Last fall, those of us here in New York who heard Laura Tapia Aitken's husband's new work played in concert had a wonderful treat, and afterwards we also had a lovely visit in the Green Room with Laura and Hugh.

--Naomi Collett Paganelli

So good to hear from Faye O'Leary Hafford in Allagash, Maine, currently serving as receptionist at North Maine Woods Checkpoint. Faye is an author and has just published her "13th little book about the area," she said. "They are mostly folk tales with a basis in the history of northern Maine. The latest is The Fall of the Forest, about the changes in lumbering as told to me by those who have lived them." Since the local school closed, Faye opened the school library to the public, adding a computer, printer, scanner and copier as well as many books for adult and periodicals. At present, she is setting up a bookmobile that will deliver books to shut-ins and those without transportation--all volunteer. Another remarkably effective senior citizen! . . . Here's a nice e-mail from Elizabeth Scalise Kilham: "I've lived in this fabulous retirement community, Brooksby Village in Peabody, Mass., for seven months, and it just gets better by the day. Brooksby offers many opportunities, and I am enjoying going into Boston for theater, museums and the aquarium and making up for lost time and the days when I lived alone in a condo." In January she planned to go to an Elderhostel on World War II and spend the week reliving many of those days with others in the same age group. She says her son travels the world in his work as a "medicine hunter"--he goes into jungles and returns with plants that are used in medicine. He also writes books and teaches ethnobotany at Umass-Amherst. These are good times and I hope they're good for all of you classmates." . . . Gene and I spent a great weekend with Hannah Karp Laipson and Mike at their lovely condo in Sandwich on the Cape. Hannah teaches at Assumption College in Worcester in a WISE program (Worcester Institute for Senior Education), which Mike and Carol Robin Epstein both attended. Mike crafts beautiful wooden furniture in his workshop. We had dinner with Marie Kraeler Lowenstein and Larry at their elegant apartment on Central Park West recently. Helen Strauss '45 was there, too. As Marie commented, "we're all incredibly lucky to still be able to get together and enjoy." Marie is a retired professional fund raiser and is working with the Senior Retired Executives program as a volunteer. . . . Gene and I were on a boat off the coast of France on September 11, with only a scratchy radio and imagination to help us understand what happened in New York City. Several days later, in Spain, in the great square before the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, we joined thousands of other "pilgrims" from all countries, races and religions in the most moving three minutes of silence in memory. At that moment it seemed the world was united in a community of concern and good will, making it even more difficult to comprehend the hatred much of the world feels for us. What we must pray for, and work toward, and wish for, all of us, is that the community of concern and good will that happened once for three minutes becomes the reality of our world.

--Anne Lawrence Bondy

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Good news from Tom Burke, who says his health has improved due to great doctors and his wife, Jan. Last summer they took a nine-day trip to the Canadian Rockies and in the fall had a seven-day cruise down the Mexican Riviera. Their four children all have advanced degrees. One daughter is head of human resources for Hewitt Packard in Corwallis, Ore. Another runs a bank in Seymore, Ind. One son, a lawyer, teaches at a university in South Korea, and another works in Houston, Texas, in accounting and computer science. Tom is hoping that everyone will continue to support the Alumni Fund. His letter ended with, "By the way, I turned 80 on 11 September. What a day!" . . . More traveling back and forth to China for Dana and Harriet Nourse Robinson. He was there over Thanksgiving while Harriet stayed home and hosted her sister, Fran Nourse Johnston '49 and family, who drove down from New Hampshire. In September, both Harriet and Dana were in Beijing for three and a half weeks, ending up in Shanghai at the time of the APEC. She said, "Beijing just sparkled, following its bid to host the Olympics." After the Chinese New Year, they were to return to China for about a month. It's a wonder that they will have the energy to come to our 55th, but they plan on coming and hope to see many of their friends. . . . Richard Sampson and his wife, Allie, visited Maine for a Thanksgiving week of reunions with family and friends. They were especially happy to meet the latest member of the family, a little girl named Sofiya from Siberia, adopted by one of their nephews and his wife. In October, Dick and Allie attended an Elderhostel in Lake Geneva, Wis. Lectures included writings of Stephen Ambrose, one on lesser-known composers from late medieval to contemporary (aided with music on CDs) and two by actors from the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, which were followed by a musical evening at the Rep and a recital on a reproduction of an 18th-century pianoforte. They also enjoyed a presentation by a raptor rehabilitator, who brought her owl and hawk, rehabilitated but still unable to be released to the wild. . . . John and I recently returned from London, one of our favorite places. Unfortunately, after a day, John began to suffer pain from a slipped disc. Since all the museums and galleries have wheelchairs, I was able to push him around and make the best of a bad situation. But we're glad to be home again. . . . I hope my next column can contain news from some of you who have not written in several years. Classmates really would like to hear from you. Please note that my new e-mail address is mhfitch@hotmail.com.

--Mary "Liz" Hall Fitch

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Burt Krumholz and Shelley just celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. Burt, who wrote that it was hard to believe that it has been three years since our 50th reunion, says he still goes to the hospital every day and reports that his gynecologic consultative practice seems to be growing continually. Burt and Shelley found time to travel for three weeks in British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies and for another three weeks in Spain. He says that the grandchildren are growing up and giving them great pleasure. Shelley continues to win her share of golf tournaments, and Burt came close in 1999, finishing in second place in the "B" group when he lost on the 20th hole in the finals. Burt's daughter Susan has been awarded her Ph.D. from Northeastern and teaches at UMass, Dartmouth. His daughter Linda is a tenured faculty member at Denison University, and Debra is about to receive her master's in public health at UMass-Amherst. Burt's professional accomplishments are manifold. He was named among the Best Doctors in New York, his staff at Long Island Jewish Medical Center selected him the Best Teacher of the Year, and he has been elected to Life Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons and the New York Obstetrical Society. He says that life has been good to him and he enjoys every day, even though the Mets and the Red Sox did not shape up. . . . Gordon Miller attended the 2001 reunion in June and the Alumni College in July. At reunion he came in second at the annual Colby golf scramble. He and Jane had fun but were disappointed that so few of our class were there. He writes that he is able to get all the Colby news on the Web and is able to receive and send e-mail to fellow alumni. . . . Shirley Parks is a nursing home resident now living in Melrose, Mass. . . . Marianna Nutter Wyer wrote that she had spoken with Hazel Huckins Merrill in early December and learned the sad news that Hazel's husband, John, died on November 25. Hazel is currently living in a nursing home, and Marianna says that Hazel would enjoy hearing from her classmates; her address is 24 Peabody Place, Franklin, NH 03235. This summer Marianna had a chat with Mim and Everett Rockwell, who live near her summer place in Wolfeboro, N.H. Last fall, Marianna and Al took a river trip in Europe. They started in Antwerp and went through the Netherlands, Germany and France to Switzerland. They say they felt safe following the September tragedies and found greater security especially on the return trip from Zurich. . . . That is all the news that we received. Our next deadline for class news is June 15, 2002, so please plan to write to us prior to that date. . . . We are back at our house at Admiral's Cove in Jupiter, Fla., for the winter. It is really like summer camp for seniors--we are busy with golf, tennis, bowling and other activities. Although we live in a community with canals and access to the inter-coastal waterway, we leave our sailboat in New England and use it there for the seven months that we spend up north.

--Dorothy and David Marson

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A-a-h-h! I have some news! A long letter from Thomas and Linda Shaw Maguire tells of their new friend, Holland American Lines, who in the last year has taken them on three cruises: through the Panama Canal, cruising the Scandinavian countries, and to Iceland and St. Petersburg. In August they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and wonder how many of you have accomplished this milestone. I know of several who have, so if you care to let me know I can print a tally in our column. The Jubilee Mass, which started off the festivities, began with "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" and "Danny Boy" and closed with "MacNamara's Band." Is Tom Irish by any chance? On a more sober note, Lin enclosed an article from the Philadelphia Inquirer telling of the impact that the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center had on Ridgewood, N.J. The town lost at least 12 residents, one of whom was a dear neighbor of Tom and Lin's. . . . Ann Jennings Taussig sent me an e-mail with her news. She and John are now living in New Hampshire in a rented house while their summer home is still under renovation. As yet they haven't sold their house in Virginia. While they were in Seattle over Thanksgiving, a black bear visited their bird feeders in New Hampshire and made off with them all, including the wrought iron hook holding some suet! . . . I'm off in February for a three-week cruise to Antarctica on a Norwegian icebreaker! This is an Elderhostel trip tracing Shackleton's footsteps, except I've put my foot down on dragging lifeboats across the ice! I'll report on penguins, seals and ice in my next column.

--Anne Hagar Eustis

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