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1955

Mardi Duggan Drebing
mardifly@aol.com

Marcia Adikes Cronin is enjoying retirement by playing bridge and mah-jongg, gardening, and reading. Her social life is centered around five children and nine grandchildren. Her oldest grandchild attends the US Navy Nuclear School; two granddaughters are at Boston College and Holy Cross. She attends the grandchildren’s soccer and basketball games and swim meets.

Bobby Gordon Spiegel has moved to St. Francis Manor in Vero Beach, FL. She spoke with Pat Price Zeiler, who was feeling well enough to host Bob and Pat Knight Spencer for dinner this past fall. Bobby’s granddaughter spent her first semester of junior year at Freeport High School at the Island Institute in Eleuthra, Bahamas.

Glenna Green Citrin’s granddaughter Alexandra Citrin ’08 graduated from Skidmore last May.

B. A. Kalteux Callanan and John celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August with a party of friends and family at the Wentworth Hotel in New Castle, NH, hosted by their children: Liz, Terry, and Mike. On the same day, Jackie Loohn Stempfle and Bill celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary!

Monie Malcomb Smith and a friend took a cruise to Russia, Germany, and the Nordic countries—for free! The cruise company overbooked on their original trip, and the company gave them this fascinating tour gratis.

Nancy Passaro Whittaker traveled to Ft. Lauderdale, FL, to visit her younger brother and his wife.

Kathryn Scharmann Mower recently chatted with Monie Smith and Joan Kennison Shaw. Kathryn’s three daughters organized a family reunion in Santa Barbara, CA, in celebration of her 75th birthday in October. Kathryn and husband Kendall cruised to Alaska in August to enjoy the glaciers and rain. She loves living in La Jolla and encourages classmates in the area to call and visit.

Patti Sherman Jones is active with the Skidmore club in Vero Beach, FL.