ALUMNI PROFILES
William '51 and Ellen Kenerson Gelotte '50
Star Gazing

Susan Monk Pacheco '67
Doctor in the House

Allen Throop '66

Nancy Heiser '75

Don McMillan '84

Thomas Warren '82
Something Fishery

Brian Post '97
A Natural Observer

Clay Surovek '98

Correspondent did not submit any notes for this issue.

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Dear classmates, how does one create a news column a few days after Black Tuesday-Sept. 11. Writing about happy reunions and who is doing what in retirement seem so unimportant right now. All that will have to wait for three months until the next deadline. I simply can't write it today. The horror on TV is just too close to home. Our far-flung family members are finally home with their loved ones after being stranded in D.C., L.A. and Korea. Our son and family have just moved back to Maine from L.A., and all of us have taken various coast-to-coast flights over the last two years. A dear friend and neighbor, who is a United pilot, has recently started a new route to Germany from Dulles after having the Dulles to San Francisco leg for several years. He is on his way home today. We have called all friends who have loved ones working in New York and all are safe, though the should have been/would have been stories bring one up short. I am sure that many of our Colby friends also will have these connections and, in some cases, perhaps tragedy. My thoughts are with you all. We have been blessed with our years at Colby and with the friendships we have maintained. We are the fortunate ones to have been born in this country or to have come here to live. We have such a rich life, such numerous opportunities for education, employment, medical care and recreation, and we take so much of it for granted. I wait to hear from any of you who wish to share your stories. This is your column.

--Kathy McConaughy Zambello

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As I write, we are at the threshold of fall, my favorite season here in Maine. There is sort of a kick-back feeling to every day, yet a comforting routine, too, as the yellow school bus passes by the house. . . . It was great to hear from Bobbi Santora Hindert , who wrote that she had just returned from a fantastic trip to Iceland and Norway-she reported wonderful scenery and roads that they found easy to drive (in contrast to a year ago in Ireland). "Of course, we had to take a dip in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland," she said. She has been living in Colorado for five years now and loves being able to spend lots of time with her two granddaughters. . . . Audrey Hittinger Katz writes that although she and Sheldon are still involved in their computer business, they are traveling extensively and to places that might be more difficult to reach in later years. (I think she is referring to age 90!) Last winter they traveled in Bhutan and found every aspect of the country to be extraordinary. This fall they planned to head for New Zealand before spending 10 days sailing about Tonga. But the highlight of the year was their elder daughter's wedding on the beach in Stinson Beach, Calif. Their other daughter lives in London, making England and California annual destination spots for the Katzes. . . . Just be sure to save time in early June 2002 for a trip to Maine for our 45th reunion! On the subject of the reunion, we urge all of you to make every effort possible to attend! As of this writing, plans are going along smoothly and include two days at the Sebasco Resort near Bath on the Maine coast. Reports from the Class of '56 have drifted our way, telling us what an outstanding time their class had at Sebasco before heading up to the College to continue the fun. More on this as we go along. See you all next June!

--Guy and Eleanor Ewing Vigue

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How to write a column just now? It has been only three days since the death of the World Trade Center and our way of life, as we have known it. My prayers are with you all and in particular with anyone who has lost someone in any way as a result of this disaster. By the time you read this, the initial numbness and pain and disbelief may have ebbed, but we are now living in different times. . . . Jane Daib Reisman returned in July from a trip to England and Scotland with Jack and Susan Bower Hendrickson. This was the time of the rampant hoof and mouth disease that was greatly affecting the British Isles. As the couples had not planned to be hiking, they found little to impede their travels and, in fact, found the numbers of tourists quite reduced. As an English major and former student of professors Benbow and Chapman, Jane greatly appreciated the visits to the Globe Theater and Wordsworth's Dove Cottage. Anyone who was fortunate enough to have been in the classes of either professor would have found seeing these places firsthand truly exciting. . . . Sonia and Leigh Bangs returned in August from Houston, where they helped their second son adjust to a new addition to their family-another granddaughter for Leigh and Sonia and their fifth grandchild. While they were in Houston, they had dinner and a mini-reunion with Norene and Al Tarr. At the next reunion Al should get the award for "least changed," according to Leigh, as he has few wrinkles and still looks the way he did freshman year. We remember Leigh with the crewcut of the '50s, and he still has one, albeit it is now white (or as Leigh prefers to think of it, platinum blond). . . . John Edes, who has been with the Providence, R.I., office of Phoenix Life Insurance since 1984, was honored in June with its Donor's Award. This award recognizes exemplary financial advisors by making charitable donations in their names to community organizations they select. John chose the Amos House of Providence to receive the donation. Amos House is a shelter for 30 men and women and serves more than 600 meals daily six days a week. It also provides social services to help individuals in various ways. In 2000, John was named to the Chairman's Council, Phoenix's most prestigious conference qualification level for exceptional sales performance. He is involved with the industry as a member of the National Association of Life Underwriters. Prior to joining Phoenix, John was a manager for New England Telephone for nearly 25 years. . . . Helen Payson Seager , a retired community organizer, wrote some time ago that she is now back on Nantucket Island after being away for a year and a half. She spent nine months in Alexandra, Va., caring for her daughter as she underwent chemotherapy for advanced stage Hodgkin's disease and another nine months in Pittsburgh seeing her husband through four surgeries. Both patients are doing fine. This past June at their annual gala, Boston's Museum of Afro-American History presented an award to Helen for her work on Nantucket's African Meeting House. Among the distinguished guests at the awards ceremony was the noted Caroline Hall Hai . Caroline sent me an e-mail to correct my misinformation about what her husband does. David is not in the computer field but is a program manager for a company involved in digital TV. When Caroline wrote in late July, she and David had just returned from a weekend hiking trip in the high Sierras and hoped to return in August for another weekend. . . . As you noticed, there was no column last time, and that was because of lack of information. I can only send along what I receive. So do try to keep in touch. . . . Take care, all of you.

-Margaret Smith Henry

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At this writing, Joe Grimm is running for commissioner in Haddonfield, N.J. In that capacity, Joe would introduce some new ideas and end some older ones. Budget and property tax cuts are on his agenda as well as eliminating some questionable practices in local government. Hope you're elected, Joe! . . . Retired Northeastern University professor Dick Morrison continues as a consultant doing market research. Though they'll keep their condo in Chelsea on Boston Harbor, he and Vera have finished renovations on their cottage in Northport, Maine, turning it into a real year-round home. Dick has gotten together with Bob Keltie and Trish and Mike Farren recently. . . . On a personal note, I've been guest speaker at two kick-off events for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in October-one at Newark's Performing Arts Center and the other at Unilever in Bergen County-in an effort to encourage corporate employees to form fund-raising teams to participate in the walk. . . . Haven't heard from many of you lately. How about some e-mails or letters? I miss you!

-Ann Segrave Lieber

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