Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011

52 - Quadrangle
retiring in ’98. After 12 yrs in India, 5 in
Chicago & 9+ in PA as Assoc Pastor in a
church which ministers to over 500, they
have decided it is time to slow down & will
move to www.GreenHillsrc.org near their
daughter. MARGARET WARD will travel to
India via AUS where she will visit a cousin.
MARGARET & Dan SULLIVAN report
that their apt (at top of a 16-story bldg) did
a major shake, rattle & roll on Tues Aug 23
when the heaviest earthquake in over 100
yrs hit the E Coast. The epicenter was about
85 mi SW of DC. Luckily nothing broke!
Immediately afterwards, hurricane Irene, full
of howling wind & driving rain, passed by.
After WOSA they saw more of CO. They are
both still working-sort of - & beginning to
look forward to a trip to Indonesia & AUS.
Ruth & MIKE CONDON had a quiet summer
with no travel. They went to Boston in
Sep to spend a weekend with their son. WIN
is looking forward to our 60th at WS with
Riri tagging along. Then they head for Goa
to link up with a boyhood friend, a teacher of
the Catholic Christian Brothers in Tuticorin.
Together the 3 of them will visit Ratnagiri
to retrace the steps of King Thibaw, the last
king & tyrant of Burma who was exiled there
when the British conquered Burma in 1886.
In exchange, the last Mogul emperor of India
was exiled to Burma. From Ratnagiri, they
went to Mae Sot, Thailand to teach Burma
refugee children for a mo, which they have
done in the past. Though BILL GILSON
has had several medical setbacks, things
seem to be under control at present. He is a
spokesman for Kirkwood Orange, where he
lives. See him at bekirkwoodorange.com.
He is also president of the resident council,
which keeps him busy. ALAN JACKSON
(78) & brother Tom (81) hiked for 3 days
in the mtns of Glacier Nat’l Park in Sep.
Alan & son Mark(48) completed every mi
of this yr’s Bicycle Tour of CO in Jun, 460
mi for 7 days going through several high
passes. In Apr, TARA VARGAS took a trip
to S Italy with eldest daughter Yasmine &
brother STANLEY ’47. They met with bro
MALCOLM’s ’44 family & spent a wk in an
old Italian villa on the coast on the heel of the
boot, as beautiful as all the travel pictures!
The people are so friendly, but no one wants
US $, only euros & the exchange rate was
terrible. Nothing really new here, say the
BUSHNELLS, except that they didn’t go up
to the mtns for the 1st time in many yrs. Fortunately,
they have A/C at home - nearly a mo
of 90 plus degrees. WALT tends the garden,
even when it’s 90! ASHOKE CHATTERJEE
is grateful for the wonderful chance to be
with BOB & ELLEN following their visit
to Mussoorie & all the thoughts & emotions
that went with it. His book Rising, published
after 3 yrs of effort, is a story of a group of
women & their effort to transform the lives
of communities in one of Gujarat’s most
challenging environments. A huge amount
of other work continues in water, sanitation,
crafts, culture & with 2 grands 7 & ), it’s
24/7 & no sign of rest & retirement! Phyllis
& GORDON HOSTETLER toured across S
NE stopping at Red Cloud, Willa Cather’s
home town. Phyllis helps in the county
library. Son Mike is one of the unfortunates
looking for work, they hope that things will
turn around soon. The 3 grandsons 19, 17,
8 are growing up quickly. LOUISE GAULT
JOY lives in the country town of Heathcote
where gold was found in the early 1850s.
She & Dary have coffee most days in the
Heathcote Gallery & Winery, the original
Craven’s Grocery shop. They plan tours of
the Pink Cliffs to show friends. The earth is
colored due to the implements used in gold
digging. She is Secretary for Friends of
Vellore VIC, busy arranging functions for
visitors from the Christian Medical College
where her parents worked for 25 yrs. Brother
JOHN ’48 lives nearby in Bendigo - much
gold found there with beautiful bldgs. She
has 3 children in Melbourne & 1 in Sydney
and loves reading Roman history & science.
NIRMAL CHAND continues to keep us all
up-to-date on addresses & adds to the news
when he has some - a great boon to the class.
TONY & Teddy Parker are in temporary
residence in CA awaiting a move to NV. The
CONNELLS also felt the quake, but neither
they nor LOEHLINS had real damage from
Irene. CONNELLS stay constantly busy with
church music & grands. KEN DYE spent 2
wks in hospital with pneumonia, so had to
miss the CO reunion. PRONOTI SINHA
works constantly to make the eye clinic a
viable place of healing. With so much violence
& crazy weather around the world we
who travel may be foolhardy, but we wish
the whole class could have been with us this
yr at our alma mater one more time.—Judie
Class of 1952
JOAN BERGSMA MANLEY & David make
their home in Vallejo CA, not too far from
daughter & family. She reads a great deal but
has not written for some time. Her health is
good but at times feeling a bit frail, as we all
do. DARLENE BURROWS TENNISON
lost Bill early Sep a yr ago, after a valiant
battle against melanoma. Darlene, following
his wish, remains active with a small chorus
group, Sweet Adeline & was able to join
them for a nation-wide contest in Seattle
during Oct ’10. MARY CHU YAO &
brother John had planned to visit China this
summer but the intolerable heat at DC reminded
them of the folly of climbing the
Great Wall in the summer heat. Mary continues
to teach English & finds the experience
challenging, rewarding & ultimately
satisfying. DAO-ZEUN (TZ) resumed working,
managing the leading supercritical fluid
chromatograph co while continuing to advise
univ chem depts as a volunteer. He & Irmgard
are delighted with son-in-law’s transfer
to San Francisco; the grandchildren & family
now live only a half-hr away, instead of
across the country. BARBARA & Brian
CLARK are healthy & enjoying life at home
& at the cottage. They are grateful for their
thriving children & grands, particularly
thankful for the continued life of son Steven
at St. Peter’s hosp. CAROL DOUGLAS
LAMBDIN suffered a stroke & is not making
progress at the rehab center. The family is
considering moving her to a long-term nursing
home to make her as comfortable as
possible. JEAN DOWNIE volunteers at a
nature center & church, which she attends
regularly, singing in the choir. For exercise,
she walks 30-40 min at least 3x/ week.
Daughter Beth & partner Bee have moved
to Shutesbury MA to be closer to work &
have a larger home. JANE DOWNS WALL-
BROWN continues her work as church administrator,
travels & keeps up with
classmates & friends. She plans to spend
Christmas in Hyderabad visiting son Sheldon
who is the CEO of Int’l School for Film &
Media there. ED & Rachel ERNY remain
active with OMS & teaching English to local
Chinese immigrants. Ed wrote a most interesting
article recalling his early days at
Ridgewood. The article was also shared with
WS ’54 & has received a flood of comments
from WS alumni recalling their early days at
Ridgewood & WS (featured in this issue –
Ed.). PEGGY EWING DEVINE & John live
an isolated country life on a 28-acre lot, but
plan to move to Boulder City NV when their
current home has sold. Peggy has quit her
job at the coffee house for health reasons,
but misses her co-workers; her closest girlfriend
lives 40 plus mi away! Peggy, one of
the youngest in our class, celebrated her 75th
birthday last Jan. BOB GRIFFITHS is the
Distinguished Otto Stern U Prof of Physics
at Carnegie Mellon U. His research is focused
on applying consistent history methods
to quantum info theory & computation that
he pioneered & on determinism & free will
at the interface between sci & Christian
theology. He still hasn’t retired, but will
likely do so in the near future. PHYLLIS
HALL KING’s husband Ed went through a
3rd stent procedure in May & experienced
mild strokes which delayed their traditional