Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011
Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011
Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011
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64 - Quadrangle<br />
speaks fluent French) who live mainly on<br />
the nearby French Polynesian islands of<br />
Tahiti & New Caledonia, as well as from<br />
France. She also plays an active part in her<br />
local Anglican Church, including playing<br />
the organ on some Sundays. JUNE teaches<br />
part-time, enjoying gardening & settling<br />
into her new home. Her elder son Jono<br />
is a chartered accountant & younger son<br />
David is in his 5th yr studying Optometry;<br />
all going well, he has a job lined up<br />
next yr in Sydney AUS. BILL VIRGIN‘s<br />
granddaughter Kathryn Virgin is studying<br />
at WS this yr in gr 12. Bill’s position at<br />
S Asian Welcome Centre Inc. in Toronto<br />
is changing to half time basis. He was in<br />
Ludhiana at CMC in Sep & at WS for the<br />
<strong>Alumni</strong> celebration in Oct.—Bill<br />
Class of ’64 women at Rehobeth Beach DE. L to R: Mary Holdereed Early, Pam Bradburn, Sita<br />
Kashyap Lichtenstern, Joanne Buckwalter High, Chris Duewel, Lani Good Jelen, Amy Forman March<br />
Methodist mission board in Oct. SITA<br />
KASHYAP LICHTENSTERN continues<br />
to enjoy retirement & visiting daughters &<br />
grandchildren regularly. She & Dave travel<br />
as much as possible, going to Madeira in<br />
Feb & then to Wales with friends in May<br />
& Jun. In Apr she spent 3 wks in India,<br />
meeting BARBARA BYG MAHAJAN &<br />
ANNE ROBINSON, to make their annual<br />
pilgrimage to WS! She recommends it to<br />
anyone who hasn’t been back. It is always<br />
so amazing to be back in Landour, walking<br />
(not running anymore!) up & down the<br />
hillside & seeing familiar places & meeting<br />
friends. They had lunch with SAROJ<br />
KAPADIA (S) at Rokeby, now a hotel<br />
with gorgeous views & delicious food!<br />
They stayed in a guest room at the school<br />
& the sights & sounds brought back many<br />
happy memories. They were there during<br />
the Win Mumby Basketball Tournament &<br />
enjoyed cheering the WS Boys to victory<br />
in the Final! Following the mini-reunion<br />
in DE after returning home, it was good to<br />
meet with Pat Meehan Johnson in London,<br />
on a visit from Sydney. BARBARA BYG<br />
MAHAJAN writes that her son Brij ’91 &<br />
son Akim (4 & ¾) came to India for the<br />
WOSA gathering in mid-Oct, as well as<br />
her sister, SUNITA ’81 & VICKY’s ’60<br />
daughter, SHASHI JOSHI ’82! She has<br />
started doing yoga 3 times a wk at home,<br />
plus goes to a meditation group where she<br />
leads some Tai Chi exercises before they<br />
meditate. She is also VP for the ladies<br />
org, Global League of Women (GLOW).<br />
Barbara is in touch with the DAYAL family,<br />
they talk regularly & meet quite often.<br />
INDU ’68, HARISHWAR/DEEPAK ’66 &<br />
VIJAY ’70 are still very involved in the<br />
Arpana Community, RAJNI ’71 lives in<br />
Palam Vihar, out near the airport & ANJU<br />
’65 in Noida. Barbara always enjoys having<br />
& meeting visitors who are passing<br />
through Delhi! DON PARKER lives in<br />
Denver with wife Renee, plays golf with<br />
friends & occasionally travels to SE Asia<br />
as a consultant on water resources. BILL<br />
RIDDLE & Barbara spent 3 wks in India<br />
last Jan & Feb, touring northern India on a<br />
wonderful trip & seeing a tiger up VERY<br />
close at Ranthambore NP. They enjoyed<br />
seeing BARBARA BYG MAHAJAN &<br />
niece REED BYG ’11 in Delhi. STEVE<br />
SAWATZKY is in Denver, works full<br />
time fixing transmissions. He has had<br />
surgeries on his back & shoulder, both of<br />
which went well, but is looking forward<br />
to retirement & something a little less<br />
strenuous. ANDREA RICHARDS SUR-<br />
PLIS writes that she enjoys getting emails<br />
from classmates. She & JUNE CHRISTIE<br />
SHARROCK send Kiwi greetings from<br />
Auckland NZ! They would welcome any<br />
classmates visiting Auckland & would<br />
love to show them the sights of their beautiful<br />
city. Andrea has recently cut down<br />
her hrs at the bank where she has been<br />
working for the last 13 yrs & is enjoying<br />
not having to get up so earl & having 2<br />
days a week off! She enjoys looking after<br />
all the French speaking customers (she<br />
Class of 1965<br />
JOEL BJERKESTRAND & Sue have been<br />
in AZ for 37 yrs, they live in Scottsdale.<br />
He retired 7 yrs ago from parish ministry,<br />
4 parishes in 32 yrs (2 in Ventura CA &<br />
30 in AZ). Sue is an ES teacher & retires<br />
at the end of this school yr. They have 2<br />
children & 5 grands - all in the Phoenix<br />
area. The last 7 yrs Joel has taught on the<br />
univ level as an adjunct prof, officiated<br />
weddings & funerals, taught Sun morning<br />
adult ed classes & volunteered with AZ<br />
Leaderforce. DAN BLOSSER & Rose Ellen<br />
will be in Cambodia 1 more yr, returning<br />
to US in Jul ’12. So if you want to visit<br />
(with B&B) please come before that date.<br />
We will be relocating to the small town of<br />
Blythe GA, 20 mi S of Augusta, retiring<br />
from overseas service but will continue to<br />
serve with Trans World Radio for any short<br />
term assignments or projects that can be<br />
handled over the internet. We have enjoyed<br />
our time in Cambodia, but look forward<br />
to being home with family & friends &<br />
take part in more reunions. I thoroughly<br />
enjoyed the class reunion in Mussoorie.<br />
JIM BROWNE is in Hilliard OH, just W<br />
of Columbus, pastor of Hilliard Presbyterian<br />
Church, with children scattered from<br />
PA, TN to right here in town. Ginny is at<br />
OCLC as an archivist & a res librarian.<br />
We enjoy life & are beginning to keep<br />
our eyes open for some mission place that<br />
needs a pastor & a librarian for when we<br />
retire! GABRIEL CAMPBELL & Lynn are<br />
dividing their time between Kathmandu &<br />
the UP of MI. He works part time on trying<br />
to improve the livelihoods of the poor &<br />
community mngmt of forests & natural<br />
resources, but easing into retirement. Lynn<br />
is completing a book on multiculturalism<br />
& social inclusion in Nepal. They were<br />
pleased to get together with mother AL-