61 Many classmates have been
sending new addresses. Lassie Tischler Eicher and husband Mike ‘60 are now in Scottsdale, AZ; William Keltz (billkeltz@verizon.net) is in West Chester, PA; Judith Friedman Brandeis
(mommabran@aol.com)
and husband Peter also relocated to Scottsdale;
and Bob Herdt is now living in
“a great retirement village in Connecticut”. Dave Waks and wife Sandy “are now
full-time residents of Sanibel Island, FL”.
Stephanie Rehnberg Murray and husband, Doug, live in North
Stonington, CT, and travel to Montana "to spend time at Greycliffs Lodge (which
we own) mingling with guests and enjoying the beautiful scenery.”
Miriam Adam Swanson with husband David
(mswanson@hawaiiantel.net) live in Kihei, HI . Nelson Spencer (spenshaw@aol.com), married to
Brenda, is still in the property business in Dallas,
TX . Louis S. Jagerman, (Bellingham, WA) has written a new book Quantum Mechanics that Makes Sense: Demystifying the Mysteries, which is written for the amateur scientist. Judith Locker Adelson (jaadel@verizon.net) is “making and selling
jewelry. Started accidentally about 10 years ago and have become passionate. I work with gold, semi-precious stones and with ancient beads, mostly Southeast
Asian.”
Edwards "Pete" O’Boyle (ecojan@juno.com), Snellville, GA, is enjoying retirement with his
wife Janet. Edward "Ed" Robbins (e.robbins@frontier.com) lives with
wife Dian in Hebron, IL, and will be retired by the time you
read this. Judy Rensin Mandell (judy804@aol.com), is on the Cornell Council and does
freelance writing. She and husband Jerry ’58, MD ’62, are in North Garden, VA. William Magee and spouse Jeanette
are in Cazenovia,
NY. William writes “I'm in my 23rd year as a member of the NYS Assembly and am also an auctioneer.” Wilmot “Bill” Carter (bgolfer1448@aol.com)
lives with wife Sherry in Dewey, AZ. Bill is Director of Missions at the First
Southern Baptist Church of Prescott Valley, AZ. " We
serve a Navajo Indian Mission in
Klagetoh, Navajo Nation." Bradley Griffin and wife Nita Ostrander
are in Groton, NY. Bradley is retired and enjoying doing the
typical retirement pursuits as well as “presentations on historical subjects.”
Robert B. Gambino (rbgambino@snet.net) writes " i'm working with
our residents' association solving local land use issues and developing a neat
niche business eradicating Phragmites -- the invasive weed taking over our
wetlands.” He encloses a business card
describing his weed control business.
Catherine Graeffe Burke is in
San Gabriel, CA. At USC she’s “working
on a research project on automated transportation networks (ATNs). The project could lead to cost effective,
safe and very low polluting transportation in urban and suburban areas. I'd like to improve the environment for present and future generations.”
Deanna Palmer Kaplan, MEd '62 (deefkaplan@gmail.com) is active with
Cornell interviews and is on the local alumni board in
Eatontown, NJ.
Robert Stamper (stamperr@vision.ucsf.edu) is at UCSF
“developing methods for finding and treating glaucoma in developing countries
-- preventing world blindness.” He and his wife Naomi live in San Francisco.
May Lee Ling (Yen-yi Lee)
with husband Chung-Li Ling reside in Laguna Woods, CA. May does translations from English to Chinese
for the Saddleback Hong Kong campus which was launched in October 2013.
Steven Stein (steven.stein@dentons.com) and Susan
Volpert Stein ‘62 are in Greenwich, CT. Steven writes "I am counsel to Dentons (an international law
firm) in the NYC office, coordinating lawyers in Dentons' offices in the US, UK,
France, Turkey and China on common global strategy for a technology
client. I would like to write about what
really mattered based on my life experience.”
Brenda Young Crawford (helivet@aol.com)
and mate James Anthony Crawford ‘62 DVM are enjoying family and traveling. They are in touch with the veterinary
community of Cornell. Brenda had a fun
three days in Philadelphia with Mary Ellen Zolper Cummings, BFA '61, Barb Hasenzahl Ecklemeyer, Ellie Sanford Erskine, Joan Ware Mead, BArch '65, Mary Ann Roda Horan, Nancy
Ricksecker Renkens and Pat Kelly Poggi ‘63.
Charles (charlie1939@hotmail.com) and Ruth Ann Seefeldt McChesney live in Mars, PA. Charles is a church volunteer and does
artwork and content for Pittsburgh Concert Chorales: "four program books, the
season brochure, and four reminder postcards and I attend board meetings as a member.
I row two or three times a week
with the Chautauqua Lake Rowing Association, raced in Cleveland, and ski in the winter
at Seven Springs in the Laurel Mountains of Pennsylvania.”
George Sarkus (gsarkus@twcny-rr.com) writes from
Bridgeport, NY. He and wife Lynn
“have traveled extensively in the past but are focusing on the North American
continent by motor home this year.” He
also spends time with children and grandchildren, as we all do these days. He adds that he’s glad to “have time for adventure or to
be helpful.”
Preston (pwshimer@comcast.net) and
Annette Gates Shimer ‘62 live in
Pittsburgh, PA. He writes "I am a community activist working for progressive government,
gun safety, environmental protection and individual rights. Finishing up a 12-year stint as the
administrator of a professional foundation serving the information management
community. Advancing the profession of
information management is important to me.”
Gail Kweller Ripans, Atlanta, GA, (ripans@mindspring.com) is teaching
international relations at Senior U. in Mercer.
She and husband Allan ‘55 are enjoying being
grandparents and traveling to be with family. They were looking forward to a February cruise to
Honduras.
I’ve almost used all the news
I had, so keep us informed as usual. Susan Williams Stevens, sastevens61@gmail.com; Doug Fuss,
dougout@attglobal.net.