Save the dates, June 4–7, 2026, and plan to join us for our 65th Reunion. Reunion chairs Rosanna Romanelli Frank and Pat Laux Richards are making initial plans, doing some homework, and getting excited in general. Plans are being made for monthly Zoom chats beginning in August. Be sure to stay informed of class happenings at our website. Larry Wheeler does a great job keeping it up to date with class news and other pertinent information. Suggestions for Reunion are welcome. Call your classmates and join in.

Now some news from classmates. Frances Shapiro Ivker writes from a new address in Louisiana, after living 20 years in Birmingham. Lately she’s been going to family functions, including a high school graduation, a college graduation, a professional school graduation, and weddings—two in Israel and one in Chicago. At Cornell, she learned how to love and let go and how to balance work and play, plus “a solid foundation in the sciences.”

From Westport, NY, Fred Marcus “enjoys daily chores, working, reading, and staying busy. 2026 will be my 65th Reunion, 90th birthday, and 60 years of marriage.” Fred writes that education is a lifetime learning process that he would like to start over again. He adds, “My first year at Cornell was 1955. I know that isn’t possible.”

Diana Frumkes Thompson says, “I am relatively healthy, as is my wonderful husband. I’m enjoying playing piano and playing bridge. I have received awards for helping seniors and persons with hearing loss in my activity with a hearing loss association. I’ve moved to a CORE senior retirement community. I enjoyed classes at Cornell.”

A notice came in from Alfred Kromholz’s wife, Yonna Yapov-Kromholz. She writes, “Alfred was working on various databases and also putting his PhD dissertation in Cypriote archaeology (Brandeis University) online, projects that were not completed. Unfortunately, Alfred passed away December 4, 2024 at age 84, three and a half months short of his 85th birthday, on Long Island, NY.”

Fred Siegal from NYC is “singing with All Souls Church choir and Fieldston Choral Society, and dog walking. Daughter Nina Ann ’91 writes for the New York Times and lives in Amsterdam, and son David ’89, an attorney, was a U.S. federal prosecutor.” Fred credits Cornell for teaching him to write, especially the Daily Sun.

Stan Marks is “still playing tennis and practicing law (marginally), and still a municipal court judge in Paradise Valley, AZ. (We have the only all-volunteer magistrate court in the country.)” About Cornell, Stan recalls that it’s a place where one can freeze to death if not bundled up. Hey! Consider Reunion! Fun in June! ❖ Susan Williams Stevens (email Susan) | Doug Fuss (email Doug) | Alumni Directory.