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on their 400-acre cattle, tobacco,
peanut, corn, and soybean farm,
and Betsy runs a non-profit
horse rescue there as well. Kathy
Brown Teece writes, “Erica, 26,
lives in Manhattan and works
for a pharmaceutical advertising
company. Alex, 23, lives on the
island of Oahu and teaches 7th
grade English for the Teach for
America program. Samantha, 20,
will be a junior at the University
of VT in the fall and lived and
worked in Burlington, VT, for
the summer. My husband David
is busy expanding his wholesale
plumbing and heating business.
And I keep busy with volunteer
work at a local Survival Center/
Food Pantry, involvement with
my church, and traveling to visit
with the kids. A shout out to
Sarah Krueger Bressin and Ellen
Dutra Houghton.” Andy Clifton
Harper writes, “I am spending
the summer away from hot
Phoenix at our cabin in Munds
Park, 20 miles south of Flagstaff.
The country club here provides
for lots of opportunities: golf
with the ladies league, exercise
classes, happy hours, cool weather,
and many friends.” Andy
and her husband Gary planned
to spend a couple of weeks
in Spain and Portugal in Oct.
Debbie Pratt writes, “Last Oct.
my husband Ted and I visited
Anne Delaporte Smith down in
Castleton, VA. I hadn’t seen her
in at least 20 years, but it felt like
yesterday. We had a blast with
Anne and her husband Tom,
and we got to meet her adorable
daughter Jensen. We are plan-
ning to get together again soon.”
The news from my neck of the
woods is that I’m currently looking
for work as a training director
in the Boston area after my position
was eliminated at my previous
employer. I remain hopeful
that the economy continues its
upswing and I find a new fabulous
place to work. I continue
my professional contribution
as president of the MA chapter
of the International Society for
Performance Improvement,
most recently orchestrating a
workshop on social networking
and best practices in training.
I’m on Facebook, LinkedIn and
Plaxo, so if you want to connect,
send me an invite. On the home
front, my 2 kids are both in high
school with one graduating this
year. My husband works at home
frequently and we enjoy many
dinners together with his short
commute from the living room.
Many thanks to you who sent
me info and I encourage you
to sign up in The Loop so I can
keep in touch with you, as I can
only reach out to classmates
who submit their email address.
I wish you all happiness, health,
and peace.
1978
Jody Hambley Cooper
89 Main Street, Unit 3
Post Office Box 1943
New London, NH 03257
(603) 526-4667
e-mail: jcooper323@aol.com
Is 2010 your Reunion year?
Reconnect with
classmates during
Alumni Fall
Festival
October 1– 3, 2010!
visit www.colby-sawyer.edu/
alumni/fallfestival for details.
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1979
Debra Bray Mitchell
17 Rope Ferry Road
Hanover, NH 03755
(603) 643-7138
e-mail: dbraymitch@msn.com
1980
Lee Hartwell Jackson
Cypress Creek Estates
6180 9th Avenue Circle NE
Bradenton, FL 34202-0561
(941) 747-0406
e-mail: Lifegrd121@aol.com
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1981
Pamela Aigeltinger Lyons
436 Round Hill Road
Saint Davids, PA 19087
(610) 989-0551
e-mail: pamalyons@verizon.net
Alicia Amadon Abbott writes,
“I was a government and public
affairs major and lived in
McKean my first 2 years and La
Chamiere my junior year, and
spent my senior year at American
U in DC. My husband Will and
I live in Holderness, NH. I am
the administrator for the Squam
Lakes Conservation Society, a
small land trust focused on the
Squam watershed. Will is VP for
policy and land management
for the Society for the Protection
of NH Forests—NH’s oldest
and largest land trust. We have
3 children. Will is 23 and just
graduated from Plymouth State
University with a BA in criminal
justice. Jacob is 20 and will
be a junior at Franklin Pierce
University in Rindge, NH, this
fall. Tirzah is 19 and will be a
sophomore at Beloit College in
Beloit, WI. I would love to hear
from Sandra Bielunis Berestka,
Ann Vennie Fitzgerald ’79, and
Alice O’Rourke ’82.”
1982
Melissa Buckley Sammarco
Viale Alessandro Magno, 446
00124 Rome
Italy
011-39-06-509-8273
e-mail: mbsammarco@alice.it
Hello, class of ’82. Not too much
news this time. Lisa Dargis
Nickerson writes, “Nickersons
here in VA, we’ve successfully
graduated both of our children
from high school! Michael is now
a junior at the College of William
and Mary in Williamsburg and
Megan starts her freshman year
next week at the U of Richmond.
Michael was in Italy this summer.
He did a 6-week study abroad
program in Sicily studying the
geography of Europe and modern
Italian culture and society.
Our daughter Megan is studying
business and will take a course
in Italian this year. Her plans
include spending a semester in
Florence next year. Maybe then
we’ll be able to go visit her! “
1983
Gail Smart Scibelli
2901 South Bayshore Drive
Miami, FL 33133
gscibelli@sapient.com
Please See In Fond Memory
1984
Lisa Reon Barnes
11 Allen Place
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-6816
e-mail: lisarbarnes@hotmail.com