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Barbara Herbert von der Groeben
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Reunion was a blast, and I had the pleasure of several chats with Anne Palamountain (what a pistol: I hope I am riding camels at 86). I hope those of you who attended enjoyed yourselves as much as I did. To those of you not able to attend, I strongly encourage you to put Saratoga on your route for future travel. Check out the new Northwoods Apartments; we should have been so lucky.
At Reunion Sherrie Halleck enjoyed reconnecting with friends from our days at Skidmore and meeting women she had known only peripherally or not at all. While in Boston visiting daughter Becky, she met Liz McKinley Loomis for lunch, meeting off-campus for the first time in 40 years. Liz talked about plans for travel to Egypt. Sherrie had a partial knee replacement.
Hattie Motley Cleveland married Elliot Branson in Small Point, ME, in August. Their wedding day dawned very foggy, but just moments before the ceremony the fog lifted, giving them a wonderful view of the beach. They had a really good time celebrating with family, and Hurricane Bill treated them to some spectacular surf. The newlyweds took a three-day honeymoon to an island off the coast of Maine. During Reunion, Hattie’s close friends threw her a lingerie shower. It was fun to hear their stories and laughter.
Jane Nordli is retired from public school education after teaching music for 30 years, mostly in Weston, CT, where she discovered Teaching for Understanding via Harvard’s Graduate School of Education online program. After a few courses, Jane became a coach and instructor. She has several voice students, two of whom have been starring in the local high school productions. Grandchild Maggie, 8, is a singer and dancer; Will, 6, is already playing tennis. Jane sees Michelle Cherney Gillett, a freelance writer, and Barbara Smith Powell regularly.
Retired teacher Cathy Cordova Reinitz and husband Josh moved to Sarasota, FL, from Potomac, MD. Daughters Karen, a successful fashion designer and owner of AKA New York, July, an investment banker, and Amy, a PR coordinator, live and work in Manhattan.
Melinda Reach Lecomte was sorry to have missed Reunion. Anne-Linn Diamond Glaser told her how wonderful it was to reconnect with everyone. Melinda and husband Jean-Paul live in France with their youngest son, Russell, who graduated from high school and went off to China on a gap year before entering the University of Nottingham in 2010. Older son Bradley is a student at the UK Sailing Academy in England. They spend summers in Blue Hill, ME. While in France, Melinda studies French and plays bridge.
Despite five years’ difference in their ages, Judy Kapp Winder’s daughters decided to tie the knot on the same day in October—two weddings and one reception with lots of English relatives in attendance. Susie McNeily Craig and her husband, Brad, joined the riotous occasion. In April, Susie visited Saratoga Springs on the way to the celebration of Tina Vogt Fisler’s life.
Judy Allen Wilson and husband Randy took a trip to Rome and Sicily. Judy still consults on water and transportation issues and volunteers on a few nonprofit boards. The Wilsons recently welcomed their fifth grandchild; the others range in age from 2 to 13. Judy is delighted to be serving on Skidmore’s alumni board of directors with president Judy Roberts Kunisch.
Sadly, Deryl Fleming died in August after a valiant four-year battle with cancer. Dear friend Cathy Turnball reports that Deryl continued to teach elementary school phys-ed throughout her treatments, before retiring just last year. She continued coaching field hockey right to the end, and was preparing for this year’s season even though the cancer had spread. She was highly respected and loved by the North Conway, NH, community, and a local newspaper had her picture on its front page with the headline “She was all about our kids” and a story about her exceptional contributions to the youth of the community. Cathy writes, “I remember Deryl as a fierce competitor on the hockey field but a gentle soul. She knew she was dying, but made the effort to connect one last time with her Skidmore friends. Thank you, Deryl.”
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