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Hi all. Here is the news that our classmates have shared this time.
Robert Kuhn checked in with this submission. “It’s coming on Christmas now, and my husband, Steven, and I have been living back in Connecticut since the beginning of April (after three years in Fort Lauderdale, Florida). I’m working as the development director for a youth services organization in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Being back up North feels like déjà vu all over again, given that we lived here from 2017 to 2020, but we’re happy to be back. We live not all that far from Wes and very near Hotchkiss, where I went to boarding school. Although we couldn’t make it back to campus for Reunion, we had a great time at Homecoming and spent time with Seta Nazarian and a few other classmates.”
Tina (Binns) Palmer wrote a nice note on her continuing, sustaining connection to a close group of Wes friends. “Please see the photo here of four intrepid pioneers. We are among the first classes of women athletes at Wesleyan and members of the Women’s Athletic House. Every other year we get together near some body of water to reminisce, catch up on news of our families (both human and animal), eat wonderful food, and do puzzles. This year’s gathering included a lazy trip on inner tubes down the Delaware River. Our group consists of Ann Dunham, Carol Scheppard, Alice Cronin-Golomb, and myself.” Thanks, Tina. It sounds like a wonderful group and a great biannual get-together.
Alice Cronin-Golomb
Willie Jones shared some updates on his retirement and on some milestones this coming year for him. “I’m enjoying retired life in Charlotte, North Carolina. My two grandkids have given my life a new spark. In May 2025, I will be attending my 50th Groton School reunion in Groton, Massachusetts. This will be followed by an August trip to Yellowstone National Park. September will include a return trip to Venice and Vicenza, Italy, to celebrate “Veneto 50”, which is the 50th anniversary of the University of Virginia School of Architecture’s Study Abroad Program. I participated in the program in 1982, living in Venice for six months to complete my master’s thesis at the Arsenale. I was also a member of the U.S. Castello Basketball Team there, which rounded out a once-in-a-lifetime experience.” Thanks, Willie. Sounds like wonderful travel plans for 2025!
Willie is in the back row in the burgundy shirt. It was their first reunion in 37 years.
That’s it for this issue. Thanks for the submissions! Hope to hear from as many of you as possible for the next issue. It is so nice to stay connected.
DIANE M. LAPOINTE | dmlapointe28@gmail.com