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1968

Dorothy Kanrich Sandford
sscott106@aol.com

In Ohio Kathy Cole-Kelly loves teaching at Case School of Medicine. She works with physicians to help them communicate better with their patients. She has been in touch with Susan Hirsch Schwartz, who helped her with wedding plans when son Adam got married in Chicago in November. Daughter Emily ’99 lives in NYC, as does Adam. Kathy is still in a permanent long-distance relationship with Tom Campbell, who is chair of family medicine at the University of Rochester.

Janice Brophy Billingsley spent the Christmas holidays in Europe, visiting her daughter in Montpellier, France, and then moving on to Rome. She ghostwrote a book called Young Bucks, which addresses money issues and is a guide for parents who wish to assist their children in developing business savvy. Janice is looking forward to our 40th reunion.

Cynthia David is planning a move to Seattle this summer. She and her husband recently retired from the MD Anderson Cancer Hospital in Austin, TX, where they had been on the faculty for 21 years. When they move to Seattle, Eli will teach at the University of Washington, and Cindy will be a stay-at-home mom to daughters Emily, 12, and Anne, 10.

In February Patricia Staton Thomas’s first volume of poetry was published by Lost Horse Press. New Poets/Short Books, Volume II, contains poems she’s written in the past two years. Other poems have appeared in Ascent, Iowa Review, Prairie Schooner, Mid-American Review, and Born magazine. Patricia is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and poetry fellowships from the Oregon Arts Commission and the Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission.

Susan Herr Hopwood wrote to tell me of the passing of Judy Whipple Oehler on January 16. A memorial service was held in St. Paul, MN, in February. Judy was a remarkable nurse, educator, author, and advocate for the disabled. The first blind person to complete the sailing program at the Hurricane Island Outward School in Maine, she inspired people throughout the world when she helped organize a group of 11 disabled climbers to summit Mount Rainier in 1981. We cherish the memory of seeing Judy at our 1998 class reunion with her loyal Seeing-Eye dog, Carl. She will be greatly missed.

Judy Norman O’Connell and I had lunch together in NYC recently. We had been on campus last July for a Reunion committee meeting and promised to meet before another few years passed. Great events are being planned for our 40th, May 29–June 1. Please click here for the Class of 1968’s Web site. Check for updates, and submit your class history.