Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011

Quadrangle - 65
Class of ’65 at WOSA-NA Reunion l to r: Janice (Dobson) Blankenship,
Beth (Hawkes) Decker, Mary Kay (Burkhalter) Larson, Jonathan
Larson, Allan Keislar, Dale Brown.
FIE, who is doing wonderfully & son
Chris, who is finishing up uni in London
while working full time. Alfie’s limerick
composition on Chris was put to music by
bro JEFF ’68 & nephew Cameron & other
family members gathered in CA. Alumni
coming through Kathmandu are asked to
look Gabriel up. ANJU DAYAL MATHUR
enjoyed spending time with 16 classmates
with some spouses, after 48 yr, in Noida,
Delhi & at WS. A tour of the new WS revived
a lot of memories. Memorial service
for DAN TERRY brought grief to all & we
prayed for his peace. This visit was also
momentous for our class as Gabriel Campbell
received the Distinguished Alumni
Award. Upendra & I visited son Sanjeev
and family in Hong Kong, a planned visit
of 45 days extended to 3½ mo. JANICE
DOBSON BLANKENSHIP retired from
teaching & admin in the Broken Arrow
Pub Schools in OK after 36 yrs in educ.
She will continue to work part time in
various positions in the field in the Tulsa
area. Husband Duane is also semi-retired
so plenty of time to exercise & work on
projects together. Janice & sister ELLEN
DOBSON LIVINGSTON ’63 drove to the
home of cousin MARCIA MCKELVEY
OLSEN ’66 in Colorado Springs. Then
the 3 of them drove N to the WOSA reunion.
It was fun to reconnect with WS
friends again! CATHY FORMAN is in
New Haven, with 3 grandsons in Brooklyn
& in the process of moving mother Ruth,
from DC to a retirement home near her,
so lots of commuting to see the boys &
pack up mom. I am also back to teaching
Op Mngmt at the local state uni, online &
ground. The trip to WS & Kathmandu was
so important for me, a time warp, having
been gone so long. But the magical nature
of Landour itself
remained the same; I
had forgotten that, lost
in the midst of adolescent
turmoil. ALLAN
KEISLAR (Anand
Kishore das Babaji)
is writing, practicing
multi-religious bhajan
& delving ever
deeper into the lifegiving
mysteries of
transcendental tantra
with goddess-guru Savitri
Devi. Allan’s latest
book, God’s Work
Among Us, presents
stories from various
faith traditions as integral
parts of humanity’s
common faith journey. In Aug JESSIE
LACY gathered with the extended Lacy
family to celebrate the lives of parents
Hank & ELIZABETH PICKETT ’35
LACY & to scatter their ashes. It was a day
of memories & gratitude for their lives &
the life & love they gave to us. Last fall,
it was a joy to share the experience of our
class reunion with daughters Elizabeth &
Miranda Doxology sung before breakfast,
the walk through the bazaar, hot cups of
chai, jalebies hot off the fire, chatting with
Mrs. Kapadia, langurs racing across the
roof, the snows, the crisp night air, rain
on the tin roof, exploring Doshisha, the
familiar & the exotic, old friends & new,
but most of all, the camaraderie of our
group. Although Lee & KAY MARING
ROSSELLE still run our Mirror Place
business, we have cut back hrs so consider
themselves semi-retired. Fortunately, we
have very competent employees. We fly
small airplanes & were able to take oldest
grandson Alex with us to AirVenture
in Oshkosh WI, where we camped next
to the wing of the plane. I am going to
Portland, OR for the Karachi Am School
reunion. KAREN MCCRAY MODDER-
BORDER asks: has anyone else noticed
how incrementally faster time passes the
more birthdays we celebrate? Thoughts of
our reunion give me joy over & over again!
I remain very busy as night shift nursing
supervisor, serving in the church choir,
on the week-end services team, directing
dramas & many other opportunities. David
& I will be traveling to Greece, Israel
& Egypt, missions trip to Thailand - 2nd
time. Son Ben has also been living with
us, actively looking for employment, Nate
remains in Milwaukee taking classes on a
ministerial track, Sam & Liz, with Uriah
& Willa live nearby, Josh & wife Kristin
will welcome Hank in Dec to join Jack
(5) & Finn (2). We were all together the
last wkend of Aug & spent much time in
our pool - such fun! MARVIN MODDER
is just lovin’ our little acre an hr N of
Chicago along Lake MI. Great vegetable
garden this yr with bountiful yields. Glad
that sons are nearby, all now college grads.
The oldest, Josh, the urologist soon to have
a 3rd boy to keep him busy. I still edit my
union newsletter, the GLUE & teach an
occasional adjunct course at Concordia;
& Mary continues the good fight as pres
of the Kenosha Ed Assoc. The lives of
EMRYS REES & Usha changed forever
when they added HIV/AIDS work to their
free hospital in S India in ’02. Over 5,000
positive cases benefited from treatment.
We have been able to keep children from
becoming HIV positive through our Prevention
of Mother to Child Transmission,
a project which now covers 4 million.
Our toughest task is getting funding to
help about 100 HIV positive kids, many
of whom were once in the AIDS categories,
improving their immune system with
govt. help, but also improving their lives.
We are in the final stages of setting up a
home for 8 HIV orphans, trying to find the
funding to finish the construction. PATTY
RIDDLE won 2 gold medals (in the 500
m & match sprint) at the Masters Bicycle
Track Nat’ls in PA, also helping her coach
write a book about coaching bicycling &
being a volunteer volleyball coach at a
local HS.—Jessie
Class of 1966
This is the 45th yr since we graduated.
CLAIRE BLICKENSTAFF BEERY continues
to teach Child Developm’t at Santa
Rosa JC & is Dir of Parents Place at Jewish
Family & Children’s Services. Oldest
daughter Willow was married in a beautiful
outdoor wedding in Berkeley CA,
Mama Claire’s jazz band provided some
of the music. Daughter Mira was awarded
the 2-yr Stegner Fellowship in poetry at
Stanford U, has published her 1st book of
poetry, is completing her PhD & moving
with husband Greg & Tillie (2) to Berkeley.
Youngest Zoe is a sr at SF State U
studying Broadcast Engineering & Communication
Arts. EVELYN BRYANT
PITTS reports that Dan is starting a new
pet food business specializing in whole
ingredient/less processed therapeutic diets
available by veterinary prescription. She
teaches math at Washburn U in Topeka.
Son Kevin married Jessica. Daughter Michelle
works at Grosvenor Cap Mngmt in