Andersons Helped Provide Medical Supplies

Winter 2020 ski trip with D&E friends – Tony Mumblow ’74, Pete Marissael ’75, Ray LaMora ’74 and Tom Stala ’74. See 1974.

1974

In 2019, Rebecca “Becky” Hollowood Veltre and her husband, Gary, Nineveh, Pennsylvania, celebrated 43 years of marriage. They have two children, Samuel Veltre and Dr. Sarah Veltre Shaulis, and one grandson, Owen Shaulis. Becky retired in 2005 after 27 years at West Greene School District in Graysville, Pennsylvania. Life is great! Ray LaMora, Elkins; Anthony “Tony” Mumblow, West Columbia, South Carolina; Pete Marissael ’75, Frederick, Maryland; and Tom Stala, Nanuet, New York, always enjoy getting together for their annual ski trip to Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia.

1977

In January, Bijan Goodarzi, Nashport, Ohio, welcomed a visit from Matt Shiflett ’96, director of enrollment technology, and Dr. Rosemary

D&E reunion at Blackwall Hitch in Annapolis, Maryland - Greg Marzola, Joel Weiss ’84, David Kirby ’83, Laura Constantine ’81, Max Anderson, Kay Kirby Jeter ’78, Brian Anderson ’90, Scott Sanders Thomas, vice president for ’93, Bill ’73 and Nancy Rath Henderson ’73, Madeline Anderson and (not pictured) Reggie Owens ’83. See 1986. enrollment management and institutional advancement. They enjoyed hearing his D&E story and congratulated him on the recent opening of The Dr. Bijan Joseph Goodarzi Health Center for the Muskingum Valley Health Center in Zanesville. Robin White Rybczynski ’86 and Greg Marzola enjoyed an evening with Craig Hamilton ’81 at Dragon Hops Brewing in Purcellville, Maryland. See 1986.

1979

Perry Nerantzis, Silver Springs, Maryland, shares that he is doing well and after 40 years working, is now retired.

1984

Charles B. Ammann, Yarmouth, Maine, remembers taking a one-month speleology course with Dr. James Van Gundy while a student at D&E. Charles said Dr. Van Gundy possessed a wealth of knowledge and made it a fun and

Andersons

Helped Provide Medical Supplies

When some hospitals in West Virginia and others in the Mid-Atlantic region received much needed masks, they had Davis & Elkins College alumni Brian Anderson ’90 and his wife, Tracy, ’91 to thank. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Andersons to temporarily close their business, LeeMax Safety Solutions LLC, and the couple decided to spend their time helping the community. LeeMax has business partnerships with various suppliers of safety equipment throughout the Mid-Atlantic and the Andersons used those contacts to acquire items needed in the health care industry. “We wanted to be part of the community said. “To help the community is to help and help in any way we can,” Brian Ander- everybody.” son said. Initially, the Andersons were able to get their business associates to donate 100 N95 masks to their local Wood County hospital, WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center. The hospital’s advisory board asked if “donations of support” could be encouraged and that led to an outpouring of resources to purchase an additional 240 N95 masks and 4,000 surgical masks. As word about the Andersons’ efforts made its way around, more businesses and individuals got on board to lend their support. “We’re thankful for our business partners’ donations and donations from friends,” Anderson Davis & Elkins College alumni Tracy ’91 and Brian Anderson ’90 worked with business associates to help bring medical supplies to hospitals in West Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic region.