Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011

Quadrangle - 79
she is a great-grandmother! I continue to
work at Duke U in the Nicholas School
of the Env & still enjoy my house. LYLE
POWELL is looking forward to a 3rd yr
teaching JROTC at local HS. Madison
just started her 1st yr at WSU, joining
Aubrey now a sr. Jo & I are enjoying
reconnecting with old friends. Really
enjoyed get together with Anitra & son
Nigel. With parents back East, we still
do a long summer road trip. We were
lucky to spend a couple hrs with KAREN
ANDERSON ATTERBERRY near Peoria
& JOHN HACKNEY in FL. Better
pre-planning on my part would have
allowed a few more. ANDREW PRIOR
took an opportunity of voluntary leaving
banking after nearly 32 yrs with the
same bank & now happy in an admin
role with a local recycling co. Son David
just announced his engagement, daughter
Sarah recently bought her own place so
I am looking forward to being an empty
nester. I have caught the jogging bug &
have completed a half marathon, planning
an annual half marathon & a couple
of 10 kilometer runs each yr. KEITH
RIGGIN’s son, Aron married fellow
Army specialist Ashley Robertson in
Apr 10 - both joined the Army in 08 &
met at the Defense Language Institute
in Monterey CA where they were put
through Arabic & Middle East training.
Daughter Jadeite’s wedding to Jonathon
Zimmerman was here in VA in Jun. Lan
& I will be grandparents in Jan. Both
kids ended up marrying missionary kids.
Maybe all that talk about WS over the
yrs rubbed off on them, their subconscious
kicked in when selecting great
life partners. BETSY SCOTT MURPHY
is part of a geriatric consult service at
the local hospital. I enjoy it, but it can
be emotionally draining. My favorite
population is the over 90s. John runs
the Bullington Center, a horticultural
learning center in Henderson Count,
NC, though we are holding our breaths
with recent state budget cuts. Oldest son
Gordie has graduated, looking for a job
in the area of visual communications/
journalism, 2nd son, Joey (20), is in NZ
for a semester & very much into running
marathons; youngest is in gr 8 who takes
after his grandfather Ken Scott, showing
promise as a pianist. My dad (95) though
very frail, can still play from memory
every piano piece he ever learned though
some of them take too much energy for
him to play now. DESIREE SPONNER
TRATTLES & Chris are safely back in
Europe, after some harrowing experiences
sailing through the
waters with pirates in the
Indian Ocean. For additional
details you will need to talk to
them. AMANDA WAMPLER
SMITH in TN lives off-grid,
driving a hybrid, growing
fruits, vegetables & chickens,
watching wild turkeys
& white-tailed deer, learning
a little of the Cherokee language
& also Spanish, teaches
ESL in gr K-5. She sometimes
can talk to a new student
in Hindi or Gujarati. For
BECKY WILSON TORRES, the tornado
missed them but the red lightning was
impressive. My son was in Brazil for his
best friend’s wedding. JOHN WYSHAM
& Solange, with a friend to Chincoteague
Island. While Solange lazed on the beach
with snacks & a beach umbrella, I took
off in my kayak, saw dolphins. Landing
with the surf, sitting in a kayak is a
LOT harder than going out because you
lose all steering control when the waves
outrun the craft. —Lyle
Class of 1975
For the past several yrs MARK BAU-
MAN & Janice have enjoyed hosting
int’l students for periods of 3-9 mo. He
works at WISCAP, the statewide assn.
for community action agencies serving
low-income households in WI. ELISE
DEWSBERRY is the Artistic Director of
the Ac for New Musical Theatre in LA &
gets to do a lot of singing - what a great
life! Happily married to ’cellist Stephen
Green for nearly 30 yrs & mother to community
organizer Rebecca (24). DON &
MILLY SACKMAN HANNA are still
in Charleston SC, for 29 yrs now. Don
is busy with medical practice & church
ministry. Milly retired from nursing in
Feb, adjusting to empty nest syndrome;
yrly travels to India to see parents &
help in the work there. MARTHA
MANCHESTER KAUTZ & husband
celebrated their 30th wedding
anniversary with a trip to the CA
coast. We also enjoyed a time in
ME with family & had some time
with our children; Peter is stationed
in NC, Sarah, in graduate school
in Ireland. DAVID WEIDMAN &
Tom are almost finished building a
timber frame home that they have
been working on for 12 yrs! It will
be good to have a Sun afternoon off
to go for a hike or just read a book.
Tom has taken a position as the
Stephen, Elise Dewsberry '75, and Rebecca Green
Dean of Students at the Putney School,
one hr south. Did an Alaskan cruise for a
much-need vacation. JANE PETERSEN
BRANDES continues to enjoy life in the
Pacific NW, close to daughters & family.
She has been consulting in Home Care
& Hospice for the past yr & enjoys the
flexibility & challenge. NYC for 7 mo
was a highlight. An eventful yr for NATE
RABE, which saw him get promoted &
then made redundant! Since Mar he has
been consulting to Australian & Int’l
NGOs. Still living in Melbourne, AUS
with Yvonne, Mose (8) & Esther (4).
Always welcome for a visit! MARK
RODDA visited WS for the first time in
30 yrs with wife Linda. Their youngest
son Michael is a SAGE student & has
loved it. They plan to be back for the
Class of 12 graduation next spring.—
Contributed online
Class of 1976
SAM NORASAK’s oldest son Kirk has
an internship at NASA in VA & Ron attended
the volunteer Develop program
for Earth & Science also at NASA during
the summer break. JOHN WHITE teaches
HS special ed & works with students
who have autism. Beverly teaches KG.
Oldest son Jacob teaches HS history,
third son Nicholas is preparing to be a
Michael Rodda '12 with mom Linda in the Quad