Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011

48 - Quadrangle
to his doctor & tests revealed that he has
myelodysplasia, a condition where his bone
marrow is not producing RBC of adequate
size & quality. A good doctor, medications
& an unusual regimen keeps him functioning
normally. They keep busy volunteering in
their retirement community. DICK & ANNA
MAE (S) BOLLINGER stayed with friends
in Ft Collins & attended the WOSA khanna
as well as having a couple of meals with us.
One can’t help but be envious of their obvious
good health; life in a retirement facility
in Centennial certainly agrees with them.
RUTH NAVE LEIBBRAND’s trip to Ft
Collins was her only one as she finds travel
more & more difficult. The fact that grandson
Nicholas is attending CSU was another
reason to visit. Her son Steve drove over
from St Charles MO & grandson Andrew
drove up from Denver a couple of times
during my week’s stay after the reunion. I
had hoped to experience some considerably
cooler weather, but the temperature was in
the 90s every day, albeit a bit cooler than
Austin. Our TX summer has been a burner:
we have broken the all-time record of 69
days of 100+ F., around 38+ C. I stick my
nose outside of the AC only when I HAVE
TO!! I keep busy with friends, clubs, bridge,
activities here at the Renaissance & trying
to keep healthy.—Ruth
Class of 1946
FRANK LOEFFLER is retired from his ob/
gyn practice, lives in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, the
home of Benjamin Britten & the location of
a world famous annual music festival; 10
grands, 1 great, a garden, golf, bridge &
volunteer work keep Eve & him busy. Eve’s
father was the founder of the Paralympic
Movem’t which highlighted sports for the
disabled. Eve was recognized for her work
with the disabled & was awarded with an
OBE last yr; that included a day’s outing
to Buckingham Palace. Georgie writes that
JERRY SUMMERS is maintaining pretty
well with his Alzheimer’s, with the help of
medication. He is planning to take a class
through the local state U sr program entitled
Writing Your Slice of Life. He remembers his
early life & WS well so will enjoy writing
about it & it will be good for the children
& grands. They will both be taking 2 other
classes. DOTTIE LONG REID & Joe live
in a mobile home park in Union Cty CA
near SF Bay, 6 mi from their daughter. She
plays bridge 2x/ wk in an Am contract bridge
league. IRENE DUNN writes: best trip -
train ride & hike to UCDavis Arboretum;
best museums - Tutankhamun & Picasso;
best book - Growing Up bin Laden by Jean
Sasson; best exercise - aerobics & hiking.
Sasson’s sister-in-law lives in her establishment
& when Irene raved about the book,
she received a signed copy. It was written
by bin Laden’s 1st wife & 1 of his sons.
JEAN ALLISON VAN HORNE & LYNN
ROADARMEL KOWALSKE stayed with
JANE WALLACE ANDERSON & Jim on
their sheep farm to attend our 60th reunion
at the Coll. of Wooster. ART MERRILL &
Margaret were also there & came down for a
visit one evening. Jane writes that the farm is
still flourishing & keeps Jim very busy. She
went with 3 kids & 2 grands to MI for a wk
traveling, relaxation & bonding. In Mar they
made a trip to FL where they visited Lynn
& 90+ yr-old aunts. They are planning a fall
trip to New England to visit grands in Boston.
PEG ROSS VAN HORNE & Paul had their
60th anniversary in Jul with their 4 children
& 9 grands. Peg had a hip replacement in
Mar but has recovered nicely. MARGARET
LOEHLIN SHAFER ’56 & husband moved
to their retirement community & he gave
lectures on Islam & the Middle East as he
had been the head of that dept at Fordham U.
Peg & Paul enjoy the activities & events in
their community & Peg is head of the Health
Care Comm. Our sympathy goes out to JUNE
BAUR DEWSBERRY & Art on the death of
her brother Ralph, of congestive heart failure.
Art had a triple heart bypass but has been
recovering well. June travelled to TN for
Ralph’s memorial while Art was taken care
of by family members. He is finally off the
Bd of Directors but continues his securities
arbitrations. FAITH LUBBERS BLIGHT &
Dick live in a complex for retired Wycliffe
Bible Translators in Dallas. Faith had cataract
surgery & a knee replacement but says
she’s almost back to normal. Dick helps by
preparing books as aids for Bible translators
around the world. Last yr they had their 3rd
great-grand. ARTHUR MERRILL & Margaret
Morris visited many of the Nat’l Parks in
Mar. Her brother & wife joined them for part
of the time & JOAN MERRILL MACHATA
’44 was also there for 2 wks. In Jun they
went to Art’s 60th at Wooster where he was
elected class secretary for the Wooster Bulletin.
ELEANOR MILLER INFORZATO
lives in Oxford PA but says they were less
affected than many by the hurricane. She is
getting an Art Exhib program going in her sr
complex & has a Watercolors 1 class. She is
also on the activities committee & joined a
local art group. She sent a lovely card made
from one of her paintings, a talented artist
indeed. HAZEL SELZER KAHAN says
that the most transformative thing she did
this yr was to go back to Lahore, where she
was born. The last time she was there was
in ’71 and 40 yrs younger. She has a travel
blog at www.hightidings.wordpress.com.
LYNN ROADARMEL KOWALSKE went
to Grandparents’ Day in Dallas in Apr, the
Wooster 60th in Jun to visit family in GA
in Jul & in the fall trips to the U FL Gator
football games. My 2nd great-grand was born
in Mar.—Lynn
Class of 1947
JACQUETH JAMES RILEY & JOYCE
CAMPBELL live in AUS & keep in touch.
JACKIE travelled to Brisbane, via Kingscliff
in southern NSW for a friend’s 80th birthday
celebration for nursing friends. Another
friend who joined them took Jackie back to
Brisbane where she was able to spend a wk
with bro MIKE ’44 & family. She was also
able to visit with JOYCE. Unfortunately
MIKE was in hospital but she visited him every
day. Life has slowed down for JACKIE
though she continues book club, patchwork
& exercise classes. JOYCE visited son &
family in Sydney & returned in Oct. to celebrate
the holiday season. She enjoys her
chats with JACKIE about WS. KENNETH
SCHERLING & Barbara live in BC, CAN.
They remain close to home, taking care of
house & garden & Barbara’s mother (100)
who lives nearby. KEN enjoys his morning
visits to the Gym 3x/wk. They are happy that
son Grant often visits from Washington DC.
From France we have reports from PETE
COLUMBANI & GORDAN HENDERSON
& Nelleke. PETE has been in & out of the
hospital in Marseilles with several medical
problems, with good results. GORDON is
suffering from sore back, knees & legs that
make walking difficult. However, visits with
friends will be rewarding when the KAVI
SINGHs visit. The HENDERSONS are
looking forward to her cousin Margo & family
returning to St Cyprien on a permanent
basis. Neleke now has a big job translating
the contents of a large web site belonging to
an estate agent friend in Ibiza, Spain, from
French into Dutch. NINA ALLEY KIPP
lives in Media PA. Her family continues
their father’s tradition of an annual family
reunion begun 58 yrs. ago. This yr some
60 were present. NINA is proud of her 7
grands & 10 great grands. Folks came from
Belgium, AUS & 10 US states. Of the 6
in her family only sister ERMA ’40 & she
remain. BARBARA BOND NUTT & Edgar
are enjoying their newish home in a Retirement
Community in Concord, NH. BONDIE
exercises by swimming to help ease the
pain of arthritis. Visits to their Benton summer
cottage remain pleasant. HAROLD
CLOSSON & Mary Ann remain busy in
their home & community in Cochiti NM.
BETTY DAVIS DEAN substitute teaches