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Class Notes: 1937-1982
1937
JEAN HARSHAW LESKO
and her husband actively enjoy bridge and passively enjoy any sporting event. Living in Abington, PA, she exhorts her class: "carpe diem."
1942
ROBERT E. CARTER
now a widower, retired in October 2000, to care for his ill wife. When not in Bethesda, MD, he travels. He especially enjoyed a summer 2001 trip to China.
An October trip to Florida was highlighted by a visit with former roommate Mort
Garrison '42.
JOHN HARRIS
reports a far-reaching Danube cruise with wife Ferne was a great celebration of their 55th wedding anniversary and the milestone of reaching "the big 80."
1946
PAUL L. BLAWIE,
a retired lawyer hailing from Jupiter, FL, salutes all current and past KA brothers.
1947
HERB MORGAN JR.
and wife Freda winter in Sun City Center, FL, where five of their six grandchildren are close by. His only regret about retiring in 1977 is that he didn't do it sooner.
VIRGINIA WALBERT GARNER
reports that even though life is slower these days in Jenkintown, PA, she and husband John traveled to Alaska in the summer of 2001.
1949
JEAN SEARS HEBERT
is enjoying the retired life, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild in Stewartstown, PA.
1952
WILLIAM LLOYD
spent his 50th class reunion recovering from a hip replacement instead of having fun with old friends. He asks for classmates good thoughts during "this difficult time."
1953
ROSE ANNE McNULTY LAMOY
sadly reports the death of her husband, Ed.
1957
BEVERLY WOODWARD WRIGHT
and husband John are still seeing the USA up close and personal in their ninth year of motor home touring.
1967
J. DAVID COHN
may call Cecilton, MD, home but he must spend a lot of time in Chestertown. 2002 will mark the admission of his third child to Washington College.
DEAN FERRIS AND JOAN KNIGHT FERRIS
report from Northridge, CA, that they are still celebrating Dean's promotion to executive vice president of Fox Entertainment.
1968
CAROL KILLEN ASKIN
reports a professional move from Mt. Hebron High School to Reservoir High School in Ellicott City, MD. She will remain chair of the English department.
ALLEN PAYNE
has retired after more than 32 years with the U.S. Department of Justice. He was a planning staff director in the former Law Enforcement Assistance Administration and a manager and program officer in the Civil Rights Division.
1969
DEBORAH SCOBLICK
is president of the Chesapeake Human Resources Association, a local chapter of the National Society for Research Management.
1971
MARIA RAMPOLLA,
who teaches Spanish in Fort Lauderdale, married Richard Serafini, an attorney, in November. That is not her only cause for celebration: she has been nominated again to be honored in Who's Who Among America's Teachers (2000 and 2001). She was also a candidate for the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award, established by The Washington Post. Both Maria and Richard are proud of Maria's son, David Alexander Bird, whose poetry received an honorable mention by the Allen Ginsberg Society.
MARIAN WILLIAMS ROMAN
recently passed the qualifying examination for a Ph.D. in gerontology at the University of Kentucky. She is a National Institute of Health fellow.
1972
CAROLE GERONIMO
represented Washington College at the inauguration of Dr. Rodney Smith as the president of Ramapo College of New Jersey on May 2. Carole lives in Waldwick, NJ.
DANA ROSS
still enjoys building "anything I can think of" and his website address attests to his skill:www.rosswoodwork.com. Dana makes his home in Chambler, GA.
GRETCHEN ROTH SCHULTZ
moved to central California in September 2001, and reports that the Monterey Peninsula is "close to heaven." Professionally, she's proud of her career of writing high school students' assessments. Personally, she's proud of two "great" daughters earning master's degrees: Kelly, 26, at MIT, and Amy, 25, at Boston University.
KATHRYN M. WEBER
is a CPA with HeimLantz Business & Tax Services, Inc., in Annapolis, MD. She specializes in consulting, tax and accounting services to businesses as well as tax preparation and planning for individuals.
1975
PAUL BECKER
reports a recent promotion to vice president of American Contractors Insurance Group. Paul lives in Plano, TX.
LAURA PRITCHETT OLIVER
finished her MFA in creative writing and literature at Bennington College and is working on her first novel.
1977
MICHAEL S. BUCHANAN
is married to Brigette Virginia Buchanan. They have two children, Tyler Scott and Megan Sophia, with another expected in June.
MELINDA RATH
was sorry to miss the reunion but had an awfully good excuse: she and family were in Europe celebrating stepdaughter Erin's graduation from NYU. Other family members included husband Maurice D. Lee, III, also an attorney, stepchild Reese Lee and daughter Devon.
JONATHAN LEE ALDEN JONES
reports he and wife Beverly Powers Jones '80 have three children, Tess, 13, Marva, 16, and Benjamin, 3. They still live on the Eastern Shore and he still enjoys rowing with the Chester River Rowing Club. He challenges John Sherman '77, Bob Barden '77 and others to reveal their recent Erg scores on a 4000 meter piece.
1978
DAVID P. DOUGLASS
reports from Columbia, MD, that he has just launched his own company, Expert Briefings, which provides audio conferences for business.
NEAL OLDFORD
begins a new career with the U.S. Customs Service as an inspector with the New York City office. Neal lives in Norwalk, CT, with son Jackson and daughter Eleanor Buckley, born June 4, 2001.
1980
JANE JOHNSON KERNS
flocks to avian pursuits: she's been doing Parrot Rescue since 1993 and has started a bird club, "Of a Feather." Naturally, she owns more than 30 of our fine feathered friends.
1981
KANE BENDER
is a real entrepreneur: he writes from Swarthmore, PA, that he has just started a new company called InternetSeer.com.
1982
EMILY WEHR EMERICK
has branched out in a new position as executive director of the Ladew Topiary Gardens in Monkton, MD.
ROBERTA BAUMANN GARDULLO
keeps busy with three sons: Alexander, Patrick and Christian. She also teaches art and volunteers in the community and schools of Lutherville, MD.
JOYCE GRINVALSKY QUINN
met her husband Sam at WC, and the "rest is history." She wonders if anyone else remembers the outrageous fun times of streaking on May Day--which made The Washington Post. She currently spends her time selling pet, farm and gardening supplies in Dover, DE.
TONY "A.J." VILLANI
was recently installed as the 2002 president of the Virginia Chapter of Certified Residential Specialists. He's the owner/broker of Villani Real Estate in Richmond, VA, and also serves on the editorial boards of two national trade publications.
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