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than that, Jean’s life goes on in
Good Samaritan Village. Loved
how Charlotte Shapiro Krentzel
has been living in Lasel Village
in Newton for four years now
and is enjoying it very much.
Her granddaughters, each with
2 children, live right near her.
Shirley Webster Sheldon now
uses a special chair as she can’t
keep her balance to walk. Life,
she feels, has been very good to
her…and she has been fortunate
to be able to remain in her own
home with a marvelous caregiver
from Hungary. “I still have
family nearby and once every
month we plan everything,” she
writes. “A stroke 10 years ago
damaged my left side but can
still use my right side and still
paint weekly and read much. We
have been married 67 years this
Mar.” Found another card from
Olive Heyman McLaughlin:
“My daughter Susan and I spent
10 days touring Costa Rica in
May 2009. While there, I decided
to do something positive about
my ailing knees…so I underwent
bilateral total knee replacement
on July 20, 2009. Finally, I got
home after 6 weeks in 2 different
rehabilitation units. I continue
to do knee exercises twice a day
and will start swimming again to
boost my 850+ miles.” Sad news
from Jean Stewart Hilton: Her
husband passed away in Sept.
Fortunately, they had moved into
their condominium in Yarmouth
Port, MA, in Nov. 2008, and this
is still her home. She sees Joan
Crosby Arnold often, and they
plan to get together with Janet
Thompson Smith soon—they’re
all Cape Codders. As for me, Peg
Morse Tirrell, it’s been a busy
time since Doc succumbed to
prostate cancer and heart problems,
and I’m still struggling to
understand trusts and taxes, etc.
We had a beautiful day for his
church service and a large number
of friends came out for his
memorial dance that same eve-
ning. Since the family cemetery
is in Madison, ME, we waited
to plant the ashes in the summertime.
Thanks to our daughter
Barbara, I’ve been able to keep up
with the round and square dance
activity. Our 2 West Coast families
have come east to help out
at various times. We’ll wind up
our ’43 news with this reminder:
Alumni Fall Festival, Friday Sept.
30-Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. How
many of the class of ’43 might
be able to come for some of it?
Please let me know if you can
and what day.
Please See In Fond Memory
1944
Class Correspondent Needed
Please send your news to the
Office of Alumni Relations
and Annual Giving
541 Main Street
New London, NH 03257
e-mail: alumni@colby-sawyer.edu
Please See In Fond Memory
1945
Ruth Anderson Padgett
2535 Ardath Road
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 454-4623
e-mail: ruthlajolla@aol.com
Two thumbs up to my classmates
who generously mailed
back news for me to write this
class column. I love your attitudes!
Especially Carolyn Kelly
Carbonneau, who writes from
Whitefield, NH: “No changes—
except now I’m 85! Well, aren’t
we all, and how in the world
did we get there!” Ruth Wilgus
Rockwell in Atlanta, GA, is
happily settled in a beautiful
retirement home. She keeps
in touch with Susan Roberts
Bean. Emily Morgan Clemmer
volunteers in a women’s consign-
Colby-Sawyer may be coming
to an area near you!
Visit www.colby-sawyer.edu/
alumni/events for a complete
list of upcoming alumni events.
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ment shop in Sarasota, FL, has 2
great-granddaughters, and loves
going to jazz concerts, symphonies,
and the theater. Elizabeth
Bryant Parker is “still hanging
out” in Windsor, CT, and somewhat
active in church activities,
the historical society, and DAR,
and is a moderate Republican.
She has 2 great-grandchildren
in Keene, NH. She sees Doris
Douglas Butler ’43 and Mary
Davenport Phelan ’76 often.
Leah Keever Cotton in Duxbury,
MA, is well on her way to recovery
from a broken hip. Hope
it is all healed by now, Leah!
Sue Needham Houston writes
that all is well at Wake Robin in
Shelburne, VT. She has a busy
life with new friends and activities.
Nancy Teachout Gardner
will have a busy summer flying
from FL to a grandson’s wedding
in MA in June, and a granddaughter’s
wedding in IA in July.
Nancy Dean Maynard will have
that same experience in Sept. in
MD at her grandson’s wedding.
However, they will have a big
family reunion in Lowell this
spring for folks not able to travel
to the wedding, so she gets 2
family gathering treats. Margaret
“PL” Wells Bush has moved to
Crane’s Mill retirement community
in West Coldwell, NJ. She
has her own apartment while
her husband is in assisted care.
She’s wondering if there are any
Colby gals nearby? Can anyone
help? Dorothy Johnson Thomas
lives on a horse farm near Aldie,
VA, but instead of riding, she
plays golf and bridge. She spent
Christmas with her daughter in
Malibu, CA, and Thanksgiving
in Mystic, CT, with her other
daughter. She also has 3 sons
scattered around the country
and 9 grandchildren. Martha
Whitney Steers just returned
from a wonderful 10-day cruise
to the Caribbean with her daughter.
She feels so fortunate to have
such a great helper and stays
happy and active playing bridge.
Joy Waldeau Hostage writes
from Cheshire, CT, that she is on
the CT State Library Board, public
library board and her church
library board. And has time for
the Dem Town Committee! Jay
Shanley Puckhaber is in Ballston
Spa, NY, and plays lots of bridge
and collects Kewpie dolls,
antique postcards and anything
of local antique interest. Nancy
Erickson Murphy and her
hubby, Cal, have moved into a
new condo in the same community
of Sequim, WA, where they
have lived for years. They have
3 great-grandsons and 1 greatgranddaughter.
Cal is still playing
racquetball 3 times a week at age
92! Nancy visits the gym and
plays golf and entertains often.
Shirley “Shal” Glidden Splaine
stayed in NH this winter. She’s in
the middle of taking inventory of
the toy museum her family left
to the town of Ashland…this is
for insurance purposes, but what
a job. Had a thoughtful note
from Patricia “Penny” Brewster
Austin’s daughter advising me of
her mom’s passing. That is the
sad part of my job. Penny was a
special friend to me.
Please See In Fond Memory
1946
Ramona “Hoppy” Hopkins
O’Brien
54 Texel Drive
Springfield, MA 01108-2638
(413) 739-2071
Before telling you about our
classmates let me remind you of
a huge event coming to Colby-
Sawyer: 2011 will mark the 65th
anniversary of our graduation