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Class of 1965 With Penobscot Bay in the background, friends from the class of ’65 gathered on the lawn of The Hawthorn Inn in Camden, Maine. class Therapeutics manager at the VNA of Care/New England, Linda Locatelli Savaton is a resident of Tiverton, R.I. Her sister Jodi passed away on Christmas morning 2004 of multiple sclerosis. As a way of helping to raise funding for research into stopping the devastating effects of MS, Linda has become a longdistance cyclist. This will be her 12th year riding the MS 150, a 150-mile bike ride to cure multiple sclerosis. She received the Bronze Award from the National MS Society in recognition of her efforts in fundraising. class ’78 ’77 Susan Andol Lee, an employee health nurse at Leahi Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii, remarried in September 2005 to Vincent Lee. She visited the alumni office a few years ago and thought it would be nice for her daughter Nicole to attend D’Youville. However, Nicole is happy starting her junior year in nursing school at Hawaii Pacific University. Daughter Melissa has been accepted into the University of Hawaii School of Education and will be studying to become a teacher. class A resident of Westlake, Ohio, Patricia Schuler is a CCU staff nurse at Lakewood Hospital. class Martha Taylor Ahrens graduated with a BSN. She now lives in Arlington, Va., where she is a personal trainer with Fitness Resources. class ’75 ’71 ’70 Since moving to Carson City, Nev., in 1981, life has been good for Stephany Perotto Corral. She married Lupe in 1989. She worked for state government agencies and the legislature for 16 years. For the past four years, Stephany has been working with emotionally disturbed and learning-disabled fifth graders as a special education teacher. She frequently performs in local community theater productions and musicals and, since 1998, she has been a cantor at Corpus Christie Catholic Community. class ’67 A nursing graduate and firsttime grandmother, Annmaureen (Nancy) McKelvey Wedig is the director of performance improvement and patient-care quality issues at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Her husband of 34 years is retired and is a disaster response volunteer with the Red Cross. In March, several classmates gathered to celebrate their 60th birthdays at The Pillar and Post in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. (See photo on page 37.) This group was formed by the discovery that two groups of ’67 friends had been meeting for dinner almost monthly for many years. They decided to join into one and are starting to plan for the next big celebration: their 40th anniversary of graduation at Homecoming 2007. class ’66 Margaret Cole Bray is the office manager in the practice of two medical doctors. She lives in Jersey City, N.J. Dorothy Dodman Kelleher of Sarasota, Fla., and Williamsville, N.Y., had a pleasant surprise recently. An envelope containing her class ring was sent to Sister Denise with an anonymous note saying that the ring was found in an attic in Liverpool, N.Y. Dorothy has no idea how it ended up there but she is planning to have it enlarged so that she can wear it proudly again. She is most grateful to the anonymous sender. 38
class ’65 memories of her, including her reign as queen of the Junior Prom. In remembrance of Jane, memorials in her name have been donated to the annual fund. In May, 18 classmates gathered for a third visit at Maryanne Shanahan’s Hawthorn Inn in Camden, Maine, enjoying each other’s company, humor and positive energy. Of course, the weekend was not complete without the singing of the D’Youville Alma Mater. (See photo opposite.) Italy is home to Mary Jane Cryan, who invites us to view something special about St. Marguerite d’Youville on her Web site, www. elegantetruria.com/history.htm. “In homage to DYC and the first Canadian saint, I have included an article about the canonization in the history section of my newly redone Web site. Take a look....” class Carolyn Kozera Chlosta is retired from full-time elementary school teaching, but continues to enjoy mentoring new teachers. Residents of Southern Maryland, south of Washington, D.C., she and her husband Norm will celebrate their 43rd anniversary this year. They are the proud parents of three sons and two grandsons. class ’63 ’62 Several members of the class of ’62 were saddened by the death of Jane Moritz last fall. Jane did not graduate with the class but her friends have many happy class Formerly a paralegal with the Department of Law and Public Safety, Mary Kenney Thomas is retired and living in Bordertown, N.J. class ’57 ’54 Quota is an international organization that focuses on contributing to the needs of hearing-impaired women and children. In May 2006, Sister Patricia Donovan, RSM, was installed as president of Quota International of Amherst, N.Y. class ’50 The Stevens Institute nominated Edith M. Flanigen for the Stevens Honor Award in recognition of her accomplishments and contribution to society. Founded in 1870 in Hoboken, N.J., Stevens is one of the leading technological universities in the country, offering bachelor, master and doctoral degrees. Unique to this school is its educational environment, called HYPERLINK, where students, faculty and industry jointly nurture new technologies from concept to marketplace realization. North Country Chapter The North Country Chapter meets annually and have done so for many years. At their meeting in May, at the University Inn, in Canton, N.Y., they held a silent auction to raise funds, and ongoing effort in support of the Judith Gotham Wagner/North Country Scholarship. The fall 2006 luncheon will be held on October 7 at the Grand View Restaurant in Ogdensburg, N.Y. Rita Whalen ’73 and Mary Ann Perry ’74 are looking forward to meeting with area alums as well as representatives from the college. Softball Team Gregory Campus ’85 connects with members of the women’s softball team in the Baltimore airport: Lauren Feola ’06, Marissa Sappelt, Amanda Bartkowski and Amber Linza. 39
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