class class chatter chatter ’57 Kathleen Schimunek Karpers 1209 Brookview Road Towson MD 21286 The 1957 Notre Dame Preparatory School alumnae class celebrated their 60 th reunion by attending the Foundation Day Liturgy and Jubilee Brunch on campus. In attendance were Jane Chambers, Gerri Ichnowski, Kathleen Karpers, Delores Pomles, Celeste Smalkin, and Janice Thompson. Pat Kelly attended the open house reception at Kathleen’s home. Letters were received from Judy Lafferty, Anne Hisey and Dorothy Ireton. Phone calls were received from ten classmates. Delores and Kathleen enjoyed visiting Sandy Bornscheuer Horak and Marty at their homes in Oak Crest. We had a lively discussion about Gym Meet. We realized that twenty-four of our classmates are deceased. I thank Delores and Libby for their kindness and assistance with contacting class members. Keep our class of ’57 spirit alive. We hope to hear from you. Try to attend the Silver Cup Bingo February 2, 2018 at NDP. P.S. Bernie and I enjoyed attending the NDP beautiful, exceptional and spirited Christmas Concert. There were performances by the brass and string orchestral groups followed by choral performances. During our visit approximately 250 students participated. They were from the upper school. The lower school provided the concert the evening prior to our attendance. We were happy to see two of our grand nieces participate in this program at NDP. Stay well. ’60 Trish Woodall 7001 Copeleigh Road Baltimore MD 21212 410-399-7411 [email protected]Some updates on our classmates… Seems like it’s that time in our lives when many are celebrating 50th wedding anniversaries. That would include Sue Carozza Gough and Al whose children planned a grand gala for them. Sue said it was as hot at their party as it was 50 years ago on their wedding day. Sue’s son, Al, is a TV producer currently working on two shows, “Badlands” and “Shanara,” both in their third seasons. He travels back and forth from LA, Ireland, and New Zealand while filming. Al has three children, ages 17, 13, and 11. Sue’s daughter, Cecilia is a resource teacher in Fredericksburg, VA, and has two daughters, 15 and 17. Daughter Katie is a professor at the University of Burlington in Vermont and has recently written and produced a play that had a stage reading in August. (Pat Montley, watch out!) Finally, Sue’s youngest son, Max, is an independent photographer, designer and soon to be realtor. Jumping into the “Travel Section,” Carolyn McLean has been doing some cruising. In March she sailed from Miami to Barcelona with exotic stops along the way. The best news from her though is that her son David has had his last chemo treatment and is cancer free. She thanks us for our collective prayers. We must be very powerful…Maribeth has also been cruising with a trip to Budapest and the Czech Republic. Carolyn Finnerty and Ray traveled to Texas in March and to Portugal in May. Phoebe Ward Sachs, reports a fabulous spring trip to China, which I suppose wins her the greatest- distance-traveled award. Carol Toohey, Jim, and family visited their 50th state, Alaska in July. While there were no deceased supreme court justices on the scene, or should I say, in the ground, they traveled on both land and sea, including the incredible Denali Park. No more U.S. states left? Jim started planning their next adventure as soon as he walked in the front door on returning home. In May Mac visited Tess in Rome as did my sister, Anne Neville Oates ’63 a few days later. Mac also celebrated her 75th birthday in July with a week in the Adirondaks in a lodge accommodating 30 of her nearest and dearest. Speaking of Tess, some wonderful news, she will be completing her six-year term on the Provincial Team of the Holy Union Sisters in Rome at the end of this year and will be returning to the states, taking some time to think about her next role for her order. It is well known that “nuns” never retire, but it surely will be great to have her available for our usual get togethers. It’s news in itself that I can report on no new grandchildren for Joanna in the past year. Not to worry, however, I know for a fact that information will be forthcoming. While our numbers of grandchildren may be slowing down, I’m betting there are some great grandchildren out there. Please let me know. The Marcy Peters 2nd Annual Luncheon took place in July. Seven classmates attended, and all look forward to repeat performances in years to come. I recently received a note from M.K. Hense Hokanson with her current email address. She retired from Brigham Young University in 2010, then served a two- year mission with her husband, Devon, teaching English in homes. Devon and she are known as professional “story-tellers,” and M.K.’s great interest is loom-knitting which she does mostly for cancer patients and refugees. She still lives way out there in Utah, but has been diagnosed with M.S., doesn’t get back east, but still feels her connection to our class and our latest news. Pat Montley never disappoints on the professional front. She is one of a dozen contributors to Unruly Catholic Nuns, an anthology of essays by nuns and ex-nuns just published by State University of New York Press. Pat’s pieces include an essay, 1 Notre Dame Preparatory School • Fall 2017
The 1957 Notre Dame Preparatory School alumnae class celebrated their 60th reunion by attending the Foundation Day Liturgy and Jubilee Brunch on campus. In attendance were Jane Chambers, Gerri Ichnowski, Kathleen Karpers, Delores Pomles, Celeste Smalkin, and Janice Thompson. Pat Kelly attended the open house reception at Kathleen’s home. Letters were received from Judy Lafferty, Anne Hisey and Dorothy Ireton. Phone calls were received from ten classmates.
Delores and Kathleen enjoyed visiting Sandy Bornscheuer Horak and Marty at their homes in Oak Crest. We had a lively discussion about Gym Meet. We realized that twenty-four of our classmates are deceased.
I thank Delores and Libby for their kindness and assistance with contacting class members. Keep our class of ’57 spirit alive. We hope to hear from you. Try to attend the Silver Cup Bingo February 2, 2018 at NDP.
P.S. Bernie and I enjoyed attending the NDP beautiful, exceptional and spirited Christmas Concert. There were performances by the brass and string orchestral groups followed by choral performances. During our visit approximately 250 students participated. They were from the upper school. The lower school provided the concert the evening prior to our attendance. We were happy to see two of our grand nieces participate in this program at NDP. Stay well.
Seems like it’s that time in our lives when many are celebrating 50th wedding anniversaries. That would include Sue Carozza Gough and Al whose children planned a grand gala for them. Sue said it was as hot at their party as it was 50 years ago on their wedding day. Sue’s son, Al, is a TV producer currently working on two shows, “Badlands” and “Shanara,” both in their third seasons. He travels back and forth from LA, Ireland, and New Zealand while filming. Al has three children, ages 17, 13, and 11. Sue’s daughter, Cecilia is a resource teacher in Fredericksburg, VA, and has two daughters, 15 and 17. Daughter Katie is a professor at the University of Burlington in Vermont and has recently written and produced a play that had a stage reading in August. (Pat Montley, watch out!) Finally, Sue’s youngest son, Max, is an independent photographer, designer and soon to be realtor.
Jumping into the “Travel Section,” Carolyn McLean has been doing some cruising. In March she sailed from Miami to Barcelona with exotic stops along the way. The best news from her though is that her son David has had his last chemo treatment and is cancer free. She thanks us for our collective prayers. We must be very powerful…Maribeth has also been cruising with a trip to Budapest and the Czech Republic. Carolyn Finnerty and Ray traveled to Texas in March and to Portugal in May. Phoebe Ward Sachs, reports a fabulous spring trip to China, which I suppose wins her the greatest-distance-traveled award. Carol Toohey, Jim, and family visited their 50th state, Alaska in July. While there were no deceased supreme court justices on the scene, or should I say, in the ground, they traveled on both land and sea, including the incredible Denali Park. No more U.S.
states left? Jim started planning their next adventure as soon as he walked in the front door on returning home. In May Mac visited Tess in Rome as did my sister, Anne Neville Oates ’63 a few days later. Mac also celebrated her 75th birthday in July with a week in the Adirondaks in a lodge accommodating 30 of her nearest and dearest.
Speaking of Tess, some wonderful news, she will be completing her six-year term on the Provincial Team of the Holy Union Sisters in Rome at the end of this year and will be returning to the states, taking some time to think about her next role for her order. It is well known that “nuns” never retire, but it surely will be great to have her available for our usual get togethers.
It’s news in itself that I can report on no new grandchildren for Joanna in the past year. Not to worry, however, I know for a fact that information will be forthcoming. While our numbers of grandchildren may be slowing down, I’m betting there are some great grandchildren out there. Please let me know.
The Marcy Peters 2nd Annual Luncheon took place in July. Seven classmates attended, and all look forward to repeat performances in years to come.
I recently received a note from M.K. Hense Hokanson with her current email address. She retired from Brigham Young University in 2010, then served a two-year mission with her husband, Devon, teaching English in homes. Devon and she are known as professional “story-tellers,” and M.K.’s great interest is loom-knitting which she does mostly for cancer patients and refugees. She still lives way out there in Utah, but has been diagnosed with M.S., doesn’t get back east, but still feels her connection to our class and our latest news.
Pat Montley never disappoints on the professional front. She is one of a dozen contributors to Unruly Catholic Nuns, an anthology of essays by nuns and ex-nuns just published by State University of New York Press. Pat’s pieces include an essay,
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“Journey to Unruliness” and a scene from her play, “Bible Herstory.”
Finally, most know that Maxine lost her dear husband, Jack, in February and Puddy Boyle lost her dear husband, Frank, in May. Warm thoughts, prayers and wishes go out to both of them.
Members of the Class of ’65 hit the road this summer and visited some interesting places. Deborah Bender and her husband travelled to Oregon in July. After landing in Portland, they made their way to very scenic Cannon Beach where they were treated to ice cream cones kindness of the brother of one of her book club members. A continuing tour of the coast included viewing a 4th of July parade, highlighted by quite a number of vintage (really old) cars. Deborah stayed on an extra week to join a Habitat Global Village build in Corvallis. Raising the long wall of the 1300 foot house was the highlight of the week—the entire Habitat Office staff turned out to help her team plus several local volunteers.
Anne Peter Hahn and husband Dave vacationed in Yosemite this year, and also went to South Carolina to see the total eclipse. Anne is retiring from Johns Hopkins in October. She has nothing planned at the moment for her big birthday but wishes she could order a lamb cake from the Herchowski family bakery. Darlene, do you have the recipe?
Kathy Callanan Sharpless and husband Sam have moved into their new home in Marsh Creek, St Augustine, FL, and are loving it. Kathy keeps busy with garden, tennis, bridge and Women’s Association with docent duties at the historic Pena-Peck House in St Augustine. She is planning a fun 70th celebration with Mary Brent Toohey Buckett and Marian
Lipinski coming to St Augustine in October to visit the Dressing Downtown Tour at The Lightner Museum. She is looking forward to their visit and asks if anyone is planning to visit her area please let her know.
Helen Castrilli Gilbert and her husband have moved to Port Hueneme, CA, having made the decision two years ago to sell their Hunt Valley home and go west. After divesting of some furniture and “stuff”, they made several trips to Southern CA and lived as “vagabonds” for six months before deciding on the small beach town just north of LA. Helen says, “Talk about starting over … well I’m doing it at age 70 and loving it.’’
Donna Klemkowski LaVerghetta has had a tough year. She lost both of her parents within four months: her father in March and her mother in July. They were married for 71 years. She welcomed her eighth grandchild in September, 2016, baby Henry McGowan, named for Donna’s father. Parents are daughter Mary Beth (Class of ’98) and her husband Joe.
Nancy Bowers would like to be the first to say “Happy Birthday!” to the youngsters among us who are still looking forward to the Big 7-0. She reports that although now she is officially “elderly,” she feels about 50. Next time I would love to know and report on who among us is still working. Happy Fall!
Warm greetings to my Green and Gold sisters. Have a little news to share. Millie Hooper LaFontaine says that “ lots has happened in my household during the past year! Our son Peter married Isabel Ricker in May 2016, and they are currently living in Washington, D.C. Our youngest son Dan married Ellen Patterson in July 2016. Dan just completed a doctorate in physical therapy, and they are moving to Minneapolis in September. Our oldest son, Andy, and his wife, Christie, are the proud parents of our first grandchild, Cora, born in May of this year. I just retired after 35 years in the practice of neurology in December 2016, and have enjoyed every minute of the past eight months! I love waking up every day on “vacation,” with a million things to do, and finally (almost)
enough time to do it!” Dottie Hermann Mooney shares that “I moved out of my house of 20 years and relocated to a smaller house in Murray Hill. I sold my house to my son, Danny, and his wife, Evan, and three children, ages 5, 3, and 10 months. My new address is 900 Applegate Lane, 21212. It’s tiny and very manageable and I am so happy that I made the move.” Trish Toti Kolker is “still in little Ashland, Oregon. Jimmy and I retired from The Blue Giraffe Spa a few years ago by handing our keys over to our manager and are having a great time together. She is buying us out over a period of time. I still have my foot in the door as we want to remodel again and update some of the product selections. I appreciate that she wants me to keep our brand as the spa is going on 18 years old and with The Shakespeare Festival here, from February thru late October, we have many guests who visit every year. We have six grandchildren now from 12 to eight months. Some here, some in Portland and some in France. We travel around the US in a Roadtreck Sprinter. So nice to just go without a real agenda. We are leaving for time in Yellowstone and Jackson Hole starting on the 19th. Looking forward to a few weeks as the change of season happens. Then going into the holidays in our new home. I spent several months as the general contractor for a complete remodel. It feels great to have things exactly as we want it. Hope all is well with everyone. Anxious to read news from all.” I just had dinner with Nancy Kelly Lehner last week —my dear friend since the 5th grade. Her daughter, Mary Beth, is to be wed this coming November so exciting times ahead for Nancy and her family. On a different note, it is with great sadness that I must share that we lost two of our classmates this year... Debby Bateman Patty and Pat Kucharski Kureth. Please keep them and their families in your thoughts and prayers. By the way, just a little reminder that 2018 is just around the corner. A certain class that we know and love so well will be celebrating our 50th high school anniversary. I hope one of our classmates will step up to head organizing this very special event. I am happy to help make this a fun and memorable event! Meanwhile, please continue to send me your news and may we all enjoy a joyous holiday season and coming new year—imagine 2018—what a very special year for all of us—Best wishes to all!
Barbara Vitale Wood challenged the class to let us know what was going on with them and I received a number of responses to the challenge. Barb and her husband coordinate serving meals through Victory Villa Baptist Church for a men’s homeless ministry called Streets of Hope which has proved to be a rewarding experience. They also continue their love of ballroom and swing dancing. Barb’s happy to say that her dad is still living a full life at age 90 – playing golf and flying his own airplane!
Carol Watkins Reid went on a fabulous trip to Switzerland and Italy with her family over the summer and saw 12 cities/villages in 15 days. Carol is teaching piano and organ at Bryn Mawr School, Catonsville Senior Center, and home so she is really busy. Carol’s daughters have followed in her artistic footsteps – older daughter Erin teaches fourth grade in Baltimore as well as dancing and doing choreography; currently working on a show for the Baltimore Rock Opera Society. Younger daughter Amy works full time at the Wine Source and is also a musician/singer. Her first solo CD recently debuted on Friends Records. Dottie Caldwell Lopez is still writing and has been published twice on the Erma Bombeck Writer’s Workshop site. The links are: http://humorwriters.org/2017/07/31/funny-dog-story/ and http://humorwriters.org/2017/02/21/puppy-training-101-blame-husband/. Dottie still writes a travel blog dorothyadele.wordpress.com. She and her family are heading to London at the end of September for the Ravens game and will
then head to Munich for Oktoberfest and on to Austria.
Sherree McNamara Devor got married in 2013 to Charlie Devor who is Chief Warrant Officer 5 in the Army National Guard. They live in Chambersburg, PA, and Sherree is Program Coordinator for the Council for the Arts in Chambersburg. Sherree is an avid cyclist and she and her husband just returned from a cycling trip in the San Juan Islands of Washington and also visited daughter Ashley who lives in Portland, Oregon. Sherree’s younger daughter Chelsea lives in Raleigh, NC.
Charisse Fenari Wernecke has a new granddaughter, Violet, born in July. Also son Austin married his college sweetheart, Caroline in August. Kathy Reahl Auth was happy to let us know that her third grandchild, Maverick, was born in August. He is the younger brother of 3-1/2 year old Mila and 2 year old Everett. Jill Boggs Rowan moved back to the Baldwin area from Belcamp so that she can be closer to her parents and grandchild. Margaret Case Gugerty is excited that daughter Kate will be making her a grandmother in November.
Mary Galvin O’Conor Wilson and her husband hosted a lovely reception to celebrate the marriage of their son Bill. It was a very special evening joined by classmates Karen Kehoe Lindenmeyer, Karen Kohlhepp Raubach, Tracey Henson Ford, Janice Hunt Damon, Brienne Pratt Fiske and myself. It was a big year for Mary Galvin as her son Brian graduated from law school a few weeks before his brother’s wedding. Carolyn Finlay McCombe recently retired after 30 years of teaching kindergarten and 1st grade. She is looking forward to more time at their home in Ocean Pines as well as spending time with grandchildren Molly (10), Tucker (8), Bryn (4) and Emerson (4 months). Carolyn’s oldest daughter Kim, who has coached at NDP for years, will now be teaching health and physical education.
Mary Lyons Dawson is still loving life in Montrose near LA. She has had Jon Crier, Amy Adams, and the “Menéndez Brothers” all in town recently filming their shows. She loves to get the inside scoop on all of these shows before they are aired! Katie O’Neill is still living in
North Carolina teaching high school art and planning to retire in February. She and her husband will celebrate their 30th anniversary this year and they will celebrate by shag dancing in South Carolina. They are fortunate to have grandchildren in California giving them an excuse to visit every year.
Katie Cinnamond Doyle has lived in Boston for the past 10 years with her husband Michael. They spend their summers in Spring Lake, NJ. Daughter Bailey lives in San Francisco working for Clorox but makes a point of visiting the NJ home a few times each summer. Daughter Kelly lives in Boston working in sales for Forrester Research, the same company where Michael is CFO. The family are huge Notre Dame fans (Michael and Bailey being alums) and plan to attend games at Notre Dame and BC this fall.
Sue Hill Gebhardt is now a resident of Ocean Isle Beach, NC and would love to know if any classmates are living in the area. She is representing the USA in the 70.3 Half Ironman World Championship in Chattanooga, TN and then the 140.3 Full Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. Good luck Sue!
Melissa Allen Moser asked me to remind everyone that there is a Facebook page for our class – NDP ’74. If you are on Facebook, please join and you can keep up with everyone’s activities more than twice a year.
’76 Colleen Hood Cusick has completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She completed her coursework in 2017 with a project entitled “Basic Supply Chain Education: A Program for Nurses.”
Greetings Ladies, I hope you are all enjoying a beautiful Autumn. We are so excited for our 40th reunion at NDP on Saturday, October 21st! We have planned a special mass for our class at 5 PM,
with the reunion festivities immediately following. Please plan to attend! In honor of our NDP graduation 40 years ago, and in memory of our sisters that we have lost, we encourage everyone to consider a gift to NDP in honor of “The Angels of ‘77” (Susan Lawrence, Patty Moxley Howachyn, and Carol Robbins Lavin). Any amount would be appreciated. Remember, it is the participation by our class that is most important. We would love to donate a generous gift in honor of our angels, and raise the Class of ‘77’s giving participation to our beloved NDP!
Here are updates from several of our classmates, below:
Cindy Yochum Fessick: My son Andrew is starting high school this fall. I just won my 9th women’s golf club championship! The latest was at Stone Harbor Golf Club (my fourth one there—a big deal to me because I have had three joint replacements. What’s wrong with this picture—aren’t the joint replacements supposed to come
AFTER the kids graduate from college?)
Carol Salazar Udvarhelyi: It has been a busy few months as we moved our family home from Malvern, PA, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana! We love our new house, and are busy settling in and getting to know our new city. Our daughter Katie, a recent college graduate, has moved to Baton Rouge with us and is looking at work opportunities. Son Ian accepted a consulting job with Accenture and will be living in Philadelphia. Our oldest daughter, Tory, and her husband are living in Denver, and will be celebrating their one-year anniversary in October. I hope my NDP ‘77 sisters visit us here often, and of course, the “big easy” is just down the road!
Kathy Stanley Wilmot: Lise Guay Wolfe and I celebrated her retirement by spending the weekend at Harry Potter World and Epcot down in Florida- we had a blast! We just built a new house in Fenwick, Delaware and loved our summer at the beach! Mike and I are traveling to Haiti on a mission with our church in October. Unfortunately, it will be the same week our class is having its 40year reunion! I will be celebrating with all of you in spirit!!
Terry DeMatteo Pugh: As most are aware, our son Dominic has been battling cancer, but I am delighted to share that his tumor has responded significantly to the treatment. The size of the tumor shrunk substantially and is no longer pressing on his brain or the surrounding structures. He will continue with chemo for the next few
months and he will be re-evaluated after another three rounds. So, while we are not out of the dog house yet, his progress has been tremendous. Your prayers and kind words have been instrumental to his progress and I will never be able to express my gratitude to all of you enough!
Jo-Anne Devuono Miller: I’m pleased to announce the birth of my first grandchild—Hannah Rose Miller, born July 2nd. Also, my daughter will be getting married on Nov.11th, 2017!
Sally Fitzpatrick Waller: My scattered family just reunited for a wonderful vacation in August —canyon hiking in Utah and Arizona. Zion National Park is unbelievably beautiful. We hiked Zion, Bryce NP, the Grand Canyon and Sedona, and even toured the Hoover Dam. I finally got to see the desert and cacti and succulents in their natural environment. My son, Conor, is working as a civil engineer at Stratcom (US Strategic Air Command) at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha. His twin brother, Keene, is living in Boston and working as a mechanical engineer. I am in my 15th year teaching middle school English at Loyola Blakefield. I coach middle school cross country and track and field (remember that trivia question from a previous reunion – “Who in our class is a shotput coach at Loyola?”).
Rose Schmitz Marcin: My husband, Bill, and I continue to enjoy retired life. We love to visit our oldest 2 grandchildren in CA! Our son, John, and his family have moved to NYC where he has begun law school at NYU. We’ll also be traveling to NY to visit our youngest grandchild!
Karen Meekins Benckini: The last year has been challenging for our family, as my husband Todd was diagnosed with neck and throat cancer. He received excellent care at Johns Hopkins where he had surgery and radiation, and has responded well. As a family, we were so thankful and we celebrated his recovery with two memorable vacations —in the spring we went to Club Med in Cancun Mexico, and this summer we ventured up to Cooperstown, NY, for our son’s week-long baseball tournament. Cooperstown is a mecca for baseball fans, especially with the Hall of Fame Museum! We also hosted a college baseball player this summer from UNC, who lived with us while playing for the collegiate Cal Ripken League. This was our second year as a host family; it’s fun to have an “adopted” son for a few months!
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Terry DeMatteo Pugh with her son Dominic (he is battling cancer and we’ve been following his progress).
Kathy Stanley Wilmot and Lise Guay Wolfe
Twins Joey and Gigi are now 13 years old and are 7th graders. When not working at Clapp Communications, I’m mainly the Mom taxi, driving the kids to all their sports practices, games and social events!
We extend our deepest sympathies to those who have lost a loved one:
• The Family of Carol Robbins Lavin
• Cathryn O’Brien Coale on the death of her father
• Josie Kelly O’Rourke on the death of her brother
Happy fall everyone! Here’s what the sisters of 1980 have been doing. Maria Prezioso Beyer and her husband Donnie live in Woodsboro Maryland with their blended family of five children and nine grandchildren! When Maria isn’t busy with the family she teaches at the local elementary school as a sub. Maria does come in to Towson to see her mom so you may see her locally.
Laura Stedman has switched gears. After working for nine years at the Harbor School is now the first female maintenance mechanic at Towson University! Congrats to Laura and she is taking care of Tower A freshman dorm so tell you kids to be neat and tidy if they are there.
Cindy Sekercan Sellmayer lives in Hampton Gardens with her husband of 31 years Greg and their rescue pup Snow. They have two grown sons—Tyler who lives in Sunnyvale California and Nick who lives locally. Cindy is a Project Analyst with NMP Engineering Consultants in Hunt Valley. Cindy and her bestie, Lisa Weber Castaneda, see each other regularly. Maura Keogh Iacoboni and her husband Anthony just celebrated 33 years of marriage! Maura is an RN and for the past 12 years has her own Health and Wellness business. Maura has four sons and is getting ready to celebrate her 31-year-old AJ’s marriage. Her youngest Jack attends Towson University and is
working at the Green Turtle, so say hello when you go to the Turtle! Maura and Jack volunteer at BARCS so remember to adopt. Patty Buschman Curtin lives in Woodstock with her husband John and two children Sam, age 20, Ellie who is 15, and their two dogs and cat. Please keep Patty in your prayers. She is a brave warrior battling breast cancer. Patty and Barbara Bagliani Clary recently met for breakfast when Barbara was in town. Patty sent me a beautiful photo of she and Barb, looking great ladies! Anne Wyatt Thornhill had many celebrations this past year. Both sons Patrick and James were married. It is a small world since James married Mary Beth Wilkerson’s daughter Maggie! Many of Anne’s friends, including myself had a mini-reunion in Dallas Texas for Patrick’s wedding. Carolyn Mosher Reeder is a busy woman working at Kaiser Premanente Medical Center, and is the Decoration Chair for NDP’s Gala! Carolyn and her husband Bill have two children Lauren Anne, who is getting ready to get her ring at NDP and her son Price Dawson who is leaping into adulthood. Carolyn still runs into Vicky Hargest Dowling at the hospital. Lisa Airey had the distinct honor of being knighted by the French government into the Order Merite Agcricole for her contribution to the French wine industry. Lisa is a grandmother to two year old named Theodore George Reiter Renaud. Lastly please keep Kelly O’Conor Buedel and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Her sister in law Jackie Buedel was an amazing women who inspired many, gave to the less fortunate and left this world a better place.
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Greetings from the OBX! After twenty years in our adopted city of Manhattan, Chris and I decided to take the plunge and move to the Outer Banks of NC. We had a great summer here. Tyler (who just turned 19) worked in a seafood market, lost 15 pounds of Fraternity weight, and drove off to his sophomore year at Elon in our new truck. Our NYC tenants are a lovely family from New Zealand, and I will continue
to freelance in NYC, so we still have a presence there! But Southern Shores is a very special place, and we feel blessed. Kelly Doyle Oakes was following my posts of sunsets from our deck, Augie on the beach, hummingbirds in my garden, etc. and called me one afternoon from a mutual friend’s house, thinking we might be close. As we were less than five minutes from Re Marconi Weis’s house, by evening we were drinking too much wine and having a blast! I’m also looking to freelance with all the many wedding planners in the area, so that will keep this empty nester busy.
On a sad note, my husband, Chris, lost his dad in June at 81 years old. He had been sick for some time, but his passing still hit us hard. And on September 11, an emotionally challenging day for me since 2001, I found out that my sister had an accident and died the day before. Thank you to my NDP sisters for the outpouring
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Lyn Jablonski and Jill Packo repping the class of ‘81!
Mary Beth, Jill, me, Missy Valletta (maryvale class of ‘81), Marion, Lyn.
of sympathy and love during those difficult days.
Mary Epstein Jackson writes about her daughter Lindsay’s trip to Israel: “It was fantastic! Ten days all over Israel, where she got to learn about her Jewish heritage. The group went into the Dead Sea, spent time in Jerusalem Haifa Musada. They even spent a night in a huge tent in the desert. She got to meet people from all over the US in her group of about 30.” Lindsay is enjoying her sophomore year at my alma mater, Boston University.
Lisa Rallo Szumla writes: Bob and I are going to be grandparents for the third time. Baby is due in February. Our other two little ones are growing up fast. Noah is four and started kindergarten this year. Graham is two.
Kelly Doyle Oakes painted at the Art Students League in midtown Manhattan during her summer break from teaching high school art. The school is one of the oldest in the country where famous artists such as Rockwell, Calder, and O’Keeffe attended.
Angela Krieger Shannon writes: My news is that I am going to be a grandmother-“GMom”-in November right around our 30th wedding anniversary! Lindsey is having a girl and we are over the moon!
Helen Linhard Aberle writes: I’ve had a good year, but nothing special to report to the group. When my daughter gets her ring
this year, I’ll be sure to post a picture to our FB page.Take care….Helen
Facebook posts: Mad props to Jennifer Stradtner Myers and husband Michael on the April opening of Sam’s Canterbury Café. This amazing venture employs adults on the autism spectrum…and serves good food, too (to steal a headline from the Baltimore Sun!) Bravo!
Becca Meyers, daughter of Maria Dachille Meyers, was nominated as Women’s Sports Foundation Sports Woman of the Year in August! She writes: “It is amazing how sport has the power to bring out the best in each one of us girls.” The recipients will be announced at the 38th Annual Aalute. I’m pretty sure all the class of 1981 voted for her, at least; I mean, she won her second ESPY this summer, too! Go, Becca!
Mary Beth Regan kept us informed about daughter Kate Somerville’s success in the World Cup Festival in England, representing the USA’s D3 schools (Kate graduated from St. Mary’s in 2016). Wow!!
Marion Knott got a hole-in-one at Baltimore Country Club in June. Drinks on you at the clubhouse, right?! Seriously- well done!
Congratulations to Max Alderman, son of Ginna Krebs Alderman and senior captain of St. Mary’s Men’s Lacrosse, who picked up a career-best 30 stops in the goal.
Kudos to Tom Neubauer, Ceci Frederick’s son, who on Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity member of the year! She writes, “My son Tom graduated from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida Spring of 2017 with a degree in Homeland Security. After an internship this summer he will be working at the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority as part of their emergency management team.”
Best wishes to Jenny Jenkins as she recovers from a serious biking accident.
Grace O’Malley, daughter of Katie Curran O’Malley, made the Life section of the Sun, with a photo of her in Alice + Olivia and Christian Louboutin, at the Teach for America Baltimore 25th celebration. Grace is an assistant for the Maryland
attorney general’s office and is attending the University of Maryland School of Law at night. (PS. Katie is now a Maryland district judge!)
Thanks for posting the stunning photo of yourself as mother of the bride with your beautiful daughter, Kelly Hume, Mary Beth Delea Hill!
Condolences to:Stacy Vellegia Brooks, who lost her mom on February 26.
Marianne Witteslberger, who lost her mother-in-law on March 11.
Jill Guidera Packo, who lost her mom, Barbara M. Guidera (83) on April 23.
Diane Surak Rohan, who lost her father-in-law, Dr. Neil Rohan, on June 23 and her sister, Gayle Anne Surak, on September 10. Gayle is the mother of Katie Riecks, class of 2002.
’98Kate Kasabula [email protected] Monica Habib Heghinian and her husband, Todd Heghinian, welcomed a son, Alexander Joseph Heghinian, on February 7, 2017, weighing in at 7lbs., 11oz. and 22 inches. Monica, Todd and Alexander are currently living in Boca Raton, FL, where Monica is the Medical director at National Pain Institute. Molly Ercole Maeroff married Jason Maeroff on June 18, 2017. Mary Beth LaVerghetta McGowan and her husband, Joe McGowan, welcomed Henry Stuart McGowan on September 30, 2016. He joined big sister, Genevieve (6), and big brother, Jay (4). The McGowan’s are living in Bethesda, MD, and Mary Beth is continuing to work at her job of the last nine years as a federal lobbyist in the Washington, DC, office of Dykema Gossett. Sarah Disney wed Min O on August 13, 2016, in a small backyard ceremony. They celebrated the union, surrounded by friends and family, with a traditional Korean Paebeck ceremony and reception on May 20, 2017 at Camp Puh’Tok. Sarah’s position at Johns Hopkins has recently expanded. She was named the Administrative Director of Endoscopy for
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both The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center academic campuses in February. Helen Hahn Scofield and her husband, EJ, and I welcomed their second son, Henry Alan Scofield on August 21, 2017, (eclipse day!). Henry was born in Columbia, MD weighing 8 lbs., 6 oz. and joins big brother, Ari. Katie Campitelli Marks and her husband, Brian, welcomed a baby girl, Mary Sawyer, on August 29, 2017. She weighed 8lbs. 8oz. and joins big brother, Noah, and big sister, Grace, who will be 5 in September.
’02Lindsay (Huber) Gerardi 164 79th Street Brooklyn, New York 11209 646-348-4798 [email protected]
Hello warmer weather!! The East Coast didn’t have the worst winter this year, but the spring and summer will be very welcome again, nevertheless. Megan Fick Sheain, husband Trey, and big sister Vera welcome Shelby Elizabeth Sheain on December 21, 2015, weighing in at 7lbs 5oz. Anna Moench and her husband Graham Allen welcomed Hank Moench Allen on October 3, 2016. They are currently living in San Diego, CA, where Anna is halfway through her MFA in Playwriting and is working with La Jolla Playhouse to lead writing workshops for veterans. She recently signed with CAA for her film, television, and theater work, and was on the 2016 Young and Hungry List, an industry list of the top 100 up and coming writers in Hollywood. She was commissioned to write Residence Elsewhere for the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, which ran through April 2017 at both the museum and Los Angeles public schools. My husband, Andrew, and I had our second child, John Andrew Gerardi (aka Jack) on December 15, 2016. His big sister Lorelei is deciding if she’s in love or wants him to move out, but we think she’ll let him stay for awhile. Stacey Vogt McLaughlin and her husband Ian had their daughter, Alexis Paige McLaughlin, on January 3, 2017. She is a little princess! Kerry Somerville Dvornicky, husband Jared, and son Alex welcomed darling little Claire Elizabeth on May 2, 2017. Kim
Burdette Quatela is beginning her first year as principal of Regina Pacis Academy, a small, independent Catholic classical education school in Norwalk, CT. To learn more about this new adventure, visit www.reginapacisacademy.org. Good luck to you, Kim!
Kate Clemmens (Ryan) had a very busy year. She graduated with honors from the Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at Notre Dame of Maryland University in May. Kate was named Maryland State Department of Education Teacher of Promise. She will begin teaching 11th grade and AP English at Woodlawn High School for the 2017-2018 school year. On June 1, 2017, Kate and her husband Brent welcomed their first son, Peter Leo Clemmens. Alexandra Bambrick was engaged to Andrew Waterman at the summit of a hike outside Seattle on June 10, 2017. They intend to be married over Mother’s Day weekend 2018 at her parent’s home in Monkton, MD, and then return to their current home in Minneapolis. She continues to work for the state health department in emergency preparedness and response. Alex is enjoying the Midwest, but is still getting used to the cold winters.
Lots of moving and shaking over the years by the Class of 2004! Here in Baltimore, Colleen Nuzzi Lambdin teaches third grade math and science, and lives in Towson with her husband and their adorable Golden Doodle. Lauren Urban is a physics teacher, and will be starting at Calvert Hall this Fall. She and her husband recently welcomed their first child, a son named John Jerome Urban-Williams. Katie Lindenmeyer lives in Hampden and works with me, Hillary Millard Amoyal, at T. Rowe Price. I live
with my husband and two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. Katelyn Rockwell Thompson also lives locally. She is the Program Director for the Catch A Lift Fund, a non-profit that enables post-9/11 combat-wounded veterans across the US to regain their physical and mental health. Allison Lanzi Rich is in the insurance business, and currently resides in Middle River with her husband and their sweet Newfoundland. Rebecca Zawodny Hausmann lives locally as well, and was married last April. Alexandra LeBrun Schaeffer, Kiersten Thomas Howe, Casey Hansen, Marleigh Darcangelo, and her sister, Sarah Zawodny Sanjaghi ’07 were in the wedding. Meghan Gloth recently graduated from University of Maryland Medical School and stayed there for residency. She was chosen as chief resident and completed her training earlier this summer. She and her husband welcomed a baby girl last November. Jamie Hanssen Stodd also works in the medical field. She is a Physician’s Assistant at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and resides in Annapolis with her husband.
There are also lime & blue classmates elsewhere on the East coast. In Brooklyn, Lauren Miller recently became the Development Director of The Bushwick Starr, a non-profit theatre based in new works of performance and dedicated to serving its diverse community. Samantha Hishmeh has settled for the time being in Cambridge, MA, with her fiancé. She will begin her new job as a dog trainer, after seven years of “living the dream” as a marine mammal trainer in Alaska, San Diego, Florida, and Hawaii. Alexia Koplewski is making her way back to Boston, after accepting a new job as Northeast Regional Director of Communications for the Department of Homeland Security. Down South, Rebecca Lillemoe Griffin lives in Cary, NC with her husband. They just welcomed their first child, a daughter named Grace. Also in North Carolina, Veronica White Kupsa and her husband welcomed a baby boy in February 2016. She is working part-time as a news anchor for WXII 12 News. Lauren Jason Harkins lives in Houston with her husband and their Cocker Spaniel.
We have a few girls also pursuing life in other areas of the country and the world. Brennan Kahl is spending the summer in various cities as she goes through the BASI Pilates graduate program, before settling
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in Carmel, CA. Jessica Fox graduated from the University of Los Angeles with a Masters in Clinical Psychology. Samantha Reiter was married last year, and her mother, Lisa M. Airey ’80 and Kathy Griffin ’80, were in attendance. She and her husband live in Copenhagen, with their son, where she is working on a post-doctoral project with the National Museum of Denmark called Tales of Bronze Age Women.
’05 Erin Knepp Singh gave birth to her daughter, Penelope Luna Singh, on January 19, 2017. Anne Rowan is currently the Project Manager at McLain Wiesand Custom Furniture and Decorative Arts in Baltimore Maryland and purchased a house in June near Druid Hill Park with her partner. Analeigh Smith gave birth to her daughter Margaret Smith on March 21, 2017. Analeigh was also recently promoted to Senior Development Officer at Living Classrooms Foundation. Annie Zeiler opened her own Salon Studio in Lutherville within Sola Salons called Strandz. She has a fair amount of NDP ‘05 clients already and would love to see more of everyone. Kendall Spera Douville was married in April 2017 to Patrick Douville. Chrissy Alecci Schiech recently built a new house in the Baltimore area and moved in this past Spring. Sarah Hackman is living in Brussels, Belgium and teaching at the International School of Brussels. Victoria Budosh Kenip gave birth to her son, Charles “Chase” Mattingly Kneip, Jr on December 18, 2016.
Hello Class of 2009! I was thinking about y’all so much this past spring. My little sister Claire (’17) graduated from NDP back in May. Her class also had green name tags/our Gym Meet corner, and I was able to spend a good bit of time back at the Prep. I visited Liz Schiavone’s classroom and reminisced on our glory days. I was shocked to realize this fall marks 10 years since we got our rings…! Luckily, I was also humbled a few times after Claire’s Baccalaureate Mass, when multiple parents asked me where I would be going to college next year. While I was a glass case
of emotion trying to explain “no, actually I graduated eight years ago, but yes, please still ask me about Gym Meet,” the rest of our classmates have been truly crushing it! Jacqueline (Fontana) Summer got married in Baltimore on July 1, 2017 to Kyle Summer of Chapin, SC. A number of NDP grads were in attendance, and her sister and fellow NDP alumna, Christina Fontana ’06, was her maid of honor. Jacqueline and Kyle are now living in Greenville, SC, as she is the Director of Marketing at Clemson University.
Liz Hoey just started her second year of grad school at the UMB school of social work. She’s also interning at Strong City and working part time at YouthREACH Maryland.I’ve been so impressed at how many Pink and Blue sisters are getting involved and working to make the world a better place. Lea Faraone was the national Great Strides ambassador for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation across the entire US for 2017! She’s been an incredible advocate for the CF community, and the turnout for Team LEAF at the Great Strides Walk in Baltimore on May 25th was a testament to all of her hard work. Lea, Biff Peroutka, Jill Keffer, Laura Schneider, Chelsea Benney and I were able to snap a picture before the walk outside Ravens’ Stadium (#BMORElike09), and tons of other classmates donated online to the CF Foundation.
From fundraising for walks and marathons, to working in hospitals and education, our class is doing so much important stuff for the community. Keep up the great work, friends!
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(L-R) Katherine Fitzgerald, Biff Peroutka, Jill Keffer, Lea Faraone, Laura Schneider and Chelsea Benney at the 2017 Great Strides Walk for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Victoria Budosh Kenip’s son, Charles “Chase” Mattingly Kneip, Jr
Kate Ryan Clemmens’s son Peter Leo Clemmons
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From the Class of 2012—Paige Cannon Cassell’s Wedding
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