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1952

Doris Harbach Patten
DPatten3@cfl.rr.com

Sallie Walstrum Herman married Robert Bailey on April 20 in Gilbert, AZ. They honeymooned
on a seven-day Baja cruise. Sally’s granddaughter Riley, 7, was the flower girl; Blaire, 14, was
maid of honor. A dinner reception was held afterward at Sally’s son’s home in Gilbert.

Sadly, Gus Forcucci’s son Richard died in March of colon cancer; he was 48.

Dawn Staples Davidson and husband Marshall celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in March. A reception was held the next day at their home, hosted by their children. Dawn has an interior design business, Davidson’s Associates.

Dawn Rylander Spitz spent August touring the Northwest, followed by a family reunion in Mont Tremblant, Canada, for a week. She is president of the Palm Springs Writers’ Guild and won a Southern California Writers’ Conference contest last spring. Husband Eric had a supporting role
in a local professional production of Guys and Dolls. Both continue singing.

Nancy Lawrence Clark and her spouse purchased a Seminole Gardens apartment co-op right near their children and their families. They enjoy the facilities and being able to walk to the Seminole Mall. After 20 years as snowbirds, they decided to take a permanent step. They can fly to Florida from Hartford, CT, in a couple of hours.

Nancy Miller Hetzel spent three months in New Zealand—a “perfectly beautiful country with hospitable inhabitants.” The travel time was lengthy, but worth it. “Get on your hiking boots and go,” she urges.

Nancy Burgess Rodts enjoys retirement in New London, NH. She attends an exercise class with Mollylou Bendure Hunter and plays paddle tennis and skis with Bev Sanders Payne ’59. Nancy
and husband Peter celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Bermuda with all 18 family members—great fun for all!

Anne Barrell Muller has been gardening. She enjoyed attending her high-school reunion in Maplewood, NJ, and vacationed on Florida’s Sanibel Island for five days.