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1964

Maddy Shanley Kligora
mkligora@comcast.net

Many thanks to Bonnie Shertenlieb for her great job as purveyor of news for the Class of 1964. Having served as class historian for our 45th reunion, my fun just continues as class secretary.

Even though I was not able to make our 45th, I understand it was a great success, thanks to our super planning committee. One attendee said this was “the warmest of our reunions, perhaps aided by our proximity to one another in the Northwoods Apartments and because we had our own hospitality suite.” Another classmate commented, “It may have taken 45 years for me to finally get here, but now I feel joined at the hip and you cannot get rid of me!” For all of you who were not able to make this reunion, make a vow now to attend our 50th.

We all are so proud that Patricia McAuley Kolff was honored at Reunion with an outstanding alumni award.

Pittsburgh, PA, resident Trea Rieck Graham and David celebrated their 30th anniversary last year. They have three grown sons, all in the science field, and four grandchildren. Trea quotes the old adage, “If I’d known grandchildren were so much fun, I’d have had them first.” She continues to work for a carpet company and ply her avocation as an advocate for kids with special needs.

Nancy Harrison is entering her third year of retirement and still searching for more to do. Her main activity is volunteering at the Stamford Library, where she helps manage two used book shops that generate over $150,000 for library programs. She stays active with yoga, biking, sailing, kayaking, and visiting with friends and husband Ray’s stepchildren and their families. She says, “We try to be thankful every day for our health and well being.”

Val Burkhardt Marier and husband Bob split their time between homes in Kenne­bunkport, ME, and Stuart, FL. They enjoy traveling, playing golf, and visiting with and taking care of their grandchildren, 18-month-old Miles (“the Prince of Park Avenue”), Max, 7, and Maddie, 3.

Roz Itzkowitz Reiss has retired and relocated to Roswell, GA, to enjoy “hands-on grandparenting and new adventures.”

After 35 years as a middle school teacher Holly Clifton Gaul is following her heart. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, she volunteered on the ferries that carried traumatized commuters between New Jersey and Manhattan. By Christmas 2001 she had been introduced to Advanced Integrative Therapy, which combines traditional therapy, neurobiology, and state-of-the-art energy modalities. Holly is involved in the AIT teacher-training program. She and her husband love to travel, most recently to Russia and the Baltic states. They play a lot of golf and enjoy their grandchildren, who live nearby. As Holly states, “grandchildren are the reward for surviving everything that came before.”

In mid-September Bev Fuhrmann Gregory and Alice Hammond Soininen saw Lindsay Knowlton at a pizza place in nor­thern Vermont. They recognized each other immediately and spent the next hour catching up. Lindsay is thinking about attending our 50th reunion.

Linda Greenberg appeared as an interviewee in Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg, a documentary about radio and television pioneer Gertrude Berg by award-winning filmmaker Aviva Kempner. The film, which captured prizes at festivals around the country, opened in theaters last summer.

Louise Blystone Reilly’s husband, Frank, died suddenly in 2008, “taking the wind out of my sails and creating a huge void in my rather quiet life,” says Louise, who adds that “Frank had a gift for banter and a great sense of humor.” She stays busy with board work and traveling and is grateful for the tremendous support of community and family. She has met a new friend, former nursing student Ellie Turnbul ’63. Her son and his wife live in Atlanta, GA; a daughter lives in Denver, CO, with one child; another is in NYC; and a third lives in Exeter, NH, with two children.

I stay in touch with Jean Barba Strickler. Our husbands were fraternity brothers at Lehigh University, and Jean and I were high school classmates, so we have many memories and things in common.