Skidmore College - Scope Magazine Spring 2019

36 SCOPE SPRING 2019 I was saddened to learn that we lost Carole Moore Wiley May 8, 2017, from multiple myeloma. We send our sympathies to daughters Tamara and Daureen, sons Scott and Cameron, sister Barbara Moore Prager ’69 and niece Melissa Geiger ’79. Joellen Maloney Toussaint died Nov. 2 after a brief illness. We extend condolences to her son, Joseph, daughters Shawna and Erin, and a sister, Virginia. I have had a quiet year. Christmas with the kids and six grands (five boys and one girl) ranging from 8 to 14 was busy. I’m still active in my PEO chapter and serve on sev- eral committees at the Our Savior Lutheran Church in Hanover. I’ve been working through several health issues. A number of potential causes mentioned were spasticity, myopathy and ataxia. Classmates who are not nursing majors will probably have to Google conditions, just as I did. Susan Sambrook Berry lcdrssberryret@yahoo.com ’64 REUNION ’19 Janet Allen spent a week visiting eight artist studios in Nice, Providence and nearby towns. Part of a Road Scholar excursion, the trip was led by a Baltimore, Maryland, art history professor. Bonnie Allen Shertenlieb and her hus- band live on the banks of the Choptank River in Maryland. Having their children nearby is “a source of great joy.” The couple, who founded the Richardson Maritime Museum in Cambridge, Mass., remain involved with its work and other maritime interests. Tina Spiro Matkovic ’s daughter Jasmin, who attended Skidmore and graduated from Pratt Institute, garnered praise for work exhibited at the Chicago Artists Coalition and National Gallery of Jamaica last fall. Son Ben ’94 flourishes in Miami. Husband Eran, an architect, is work- ing on a large seaside in Jamaica. Tina presented a lecture, “Art and Sea Level Rise” at the Perez Art Museum Miami in November 2018. She serves on the board of man- agement of the National Gallery of Jamaica, and as executive director of the MiART Foundation in Miami. This spring, Tina, a professor at Florida International University, will be guid- ing an art tour of Havana, Cuba. Lynne Knobel is happily living on the Connecticut shore, where she cre- ates artwork and is writing a memoir for her grandchildren. A psychoanalyst at Weill Cornell Medical College, Linda Greenberg was recently appointed visiting professor at China’s Wuhan Mental Health Center, a clinical affiliate of Tongji Medical College. She present- ed two papers to participants in the college’s Chinese American Training Program for Senior Psychotherapists. Nancy Gardiner Milstein and hus- band David downsized to a co-op apartment in Scarsdale, N.Y. David recently retired as chief of nuclear medicine at Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center and Nancy con- cluded her computer training and consulting business. With three sons and four grandchildren, the couple travels between Chappaqua, N.Y., and Minnesota to visit their grand- children and families. Stephanie Rose has a painting on exhibition at the Hudson Opera House, curated by Richard Roth, from March 12 through May 23. Jacquelyn Savoie works in Hamilton College’s art history department, where her husband teaches His- panic studies part-time. Their three daughters and eight grandchildren keep them busy; two of whom at- tend Duke and Hamilton. The couple enjoy river cruises. Louise Zeichner Golub and husband Stephen have retired to Saratoga Springs. Auditing classes at Skidmore, says Louise, “is particularly interest- ing.” Over the winter, the couple vis- ited son Seth in San Francisco before journeying to New Zealand. Ellen Winnick Sinel and Norman live in D.C., where Ellen continues to paint. She exhibits her work there and in Provincetown, Mass. The couple’s son Josh and his wife live in Greenwich, Conn.; their digital firm, Storybooth, animates stories written by children. Daughter Natasha, an author in Bedford, N.Y., has pub- lished two award-winning novels. Writer Tracy Dow Beveridge ’s “Moonlight of Morgan Hill” series features characters that appeal to middle school readers and up. Her most recent book is “Max of Morgan Hill.” Themes include important life lessons that are best discussed with adults, encouraging young readers to engage in conversation with their parents and teachers.    Ginny Rasmussen Leone told me the sad news that Linda Hellmich- Brink died on Jan. 21.  Our con- dolences to her husband, Clark, daughter Christine and son John. We were recently informed that Jane Carlson Williams died April 10, 2017, and Courtney Cunningham Teegen on Aug. 16, 2018. We send our sympathies to Jane’s husband David and sons Andrew and Jordan and to Courtney’s husband Donald and their three children. So many of you are talking about our 55th reunion, May 30 to June 2. Don’t miss the opportunity to renew friendship and have fun! Janice BozBeckian Touloukian jantouloukian@gmail.com ’65 Susan T. Gibbs , aka “Gibbsie,” visited friends in Sweden for several days. While it was snowing like mad in Oslo, she was able to enjoy temperatures in the 40s after driving 370 miles south. She took lots of nice walks on a nearby beach. Gibbsie went through a rough patch in terms of health last year; issues with dizziness have kept her off skis and bikes for now. Pamela Ghents Ness happily reported husband Hal’s health has improved and there are several engagements in her family. Carole Walter Maedor and Zack Murphy’s 2018 excursions included trips to Panama, Rio and Jefferson’s historic Monticello. Carole took Mason to Peru and Galapagos. Poet, playwright and songwriter Sandra Kassouf Lee claims the elec- tion of Donald Trump inspired her to write her first book. In “Letters from a Loving Deplorable,” she expresses her observations, fears and hopes to the president.   Toby Weisberg Rubenstein traveled to San Diego, Calif., to see son Steve and his family, who had flown in from Scotland. The clan went to the San Diego Zoo, especially appealing as Toby has belatedly developed a passion for studying orangutans and bonobos. In control of some health issues, Toby has reinvigorated her consulting business and is eagerly anticipating reunion planning. She has been saving 1965 quarters for distribution at our 2020 reunion. The class will be saddened to learn Pamela Porter Gee died Sept. 1, 2018, after a long battle with ovarian cancer. We extend condolences to her husband, William Gee, daughter Lucy and son Robert. Toby Weisberg Rubenstein owcpclaimsconsulting@gmail.com ’66 Frances Srulowitz enjoyed a two-week trip to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The experience was a longtime dream.   Christine Tee Neville says life is good in her corner of Maine. Semi-retired, she works with gifted students in two K-8 schools. She stays active by walking, kayaking and skiing. Watercolor painting is a favorite pastime. She recently attended a conference in Auckland, New Zealand. Christine’s book, “Off the Charts: Asynchronony and the Gifted Child,” was published in 2013. C L A S S N O T E S