CLASS NOTES SPRING 2020
DEAR ALUMNAE, The need for community has never been greater than it is at this time, and we are so grateful that you are a part of ours. Our community’s resilience, flexibility, and creativity are on display now more than ever, both in our remote classrooms and in the actions of our alumnae. Lincoln girls and women know how to rise to the occasion, and lead the way with optimism and strength. You inspire us. Today, we are excited to share a virtual publication with the Class Notes for the spring of 2020, as well as an exciting announcement about the new format for Alumnae & Reunion Weekend. Make sure to check it out on pages 2 and 3, and head to your class’s notes for more information about your next reunion! All of us at Lincoln are sending our best wishes for health and happiness to you. Do not hesitate to reach out if there is anything we can do to support you during this time. We look forward to welcoming you back through the red doors when we relaunch Alumnae & Reunion Weekend in the spring of 2021! Sending our best, Molly Garrison Director of Advancement
LINCOLN SCHOOL
ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION Rooted locally. Connecting globally.
PLAID PRIDE Community Responds to Sophie Glenn Lau ’88 Being Named Next Head of School For the first time since its founding in 1884, Lincoln School has named an alumna as head of school. On January 28, Sophie Glenn Lau ’88 was selected after a six-month search for Lincoln’s next leader. The outpouring of excitement from the school, alumnae, and greater community has spoken to both Sophie’s character and the power of an all-girls education. “I’m grateful that our extensive and inclusive search led us to Sophie,” said Emma Stenberg, Lincoln English department head and a member of the Head of School Search Committee. “I found myself sharing with my colleagues throughout the process that I was (and am) so encouraged. Her connections to the school have generated such positive responses from those who know her, which affirms what we saw as a committee: a capable leader whose abiding commitment to teaching and learning make her an obvious fit for Lincoln.” On our campus, in classrooms, and during conversation, it is said that girls need to see it to be it—a phrase often repeated because we know that for girls, representation is critical. For current Lincoln students, the alumnae network is an inspiring testament to the heights a best-in-class education can take you, and Sophie is a shining example. “Ms. Lau brings a unique perspective as a former student and current educator. It’s been wonderful to see how excited the announcement has made my teachers—especially those in the humanities— and this palpable excitement has me looking forward to seeing what the next steps in Lincoln’s evolution will be,” said Ellie Blumberg ’20. When she was at Lincoln, Sophie made the most out of her time at 301 Butler Avenue. She was an athlete, a scholar, a leader, and a friend. Returning as the head of the school that helped to shape her career is a natural next step for her in many ways, but as the first, she is also blazing a new trail for students and others to someday follow. “There is no doubt in my mind that I forged my leadership capabilities when I was a student at Lincoln. In the classroom, I developed confidence when teachers encouraged me to voice my opinion and share my thoughts; on the athletic courts and fields, I learned from older girls that, first and foremost, to be a good leader you need to be a good teammate; and when leading Student Council, I honed skills of diplomacy as I worked to be a liaison between students and the faculty and administration,” said Sophie. “Equally important , I learned that it is okay—and ultimately rewarding—to take risks. I did not win the first major Student Council election I participated in, but I learned from it and ran again the next year. Lincoln provided an environment where it was safe to take risks and valuable to learn from experience. I am confident that [those lessons] will shape my leadership as head of Lincoln School.” It’s no surprise that the school pride came rushing in from her fellow Lincoln alumna. Margaret Field Kelly ’89, who played on the same court as Sophie and collaborated on Student Council, reminisced: “I just remember feeling like whatever Sophie was doing was something worth doing. Sophie was always a clear-minded force for good. She knew how to organize and galvanize her peers and underclassmen for a cause. She was such a great role model for student leadership—it’s only fitting that now she is going to lead the school as head.” We are so thrilled to see all the ways Lincoln School grows and strengthens under the leadership of its very first alumna head of school!
W E’V E GOT EXC I TI N G N EW S ! Lincoln alumnae are rooted locally but connect globally, and we want to celebrate that in a way that works best for YOU.
Chances are, your friendships at Lincoln were not only with classmates within your graduating year. In fact, we bet that you were friends with (and probably still keep in touch with) classmates from graduating classes before and after yours. For this reason, with support and encouragement from the Alumnae Association Board, Lincoln is shifting Alumnae & Reunion Weekend to an exciting new format–inviting several adjacent classes back through the red doors each spring to celebrate together and share memories during the same Alumnae & Reunion Weekend.
HOW W I L L YO U CE L E BRATE? ROOT REUNIONS
BRANCH REUNIONS
BEECH TREE SOCIETY
Each spring, we will invite groups of alumnae back to campus to celebrate their ROOT REUNION with those their Lincoln experience was rooted in!
Your 25th and 50th Reunions are huge milestones, and each graduating class will branch off on thier own to celebrate these as their BRANCH REUNION!
After you celebrate your 50th Reunion, you are officially inducted into Lincoln’s BEECH TREE SOCIETY!
Root Reunions are composed of three adjacent graduating classes. For example, the Classes of 1985, 1986, and 1987 will celebrate together.
For example, in the spring of 2021, the Class of 1996 will celebrate its 25th Branch Reunion and the Class of 1971 will celebrate its 50th Branch Reunion.
As members of this exclusive group, you and your classmates will be invited back to campus each spring to connect with each other and enjoy all of the festivities that come along with Reunion.
Make sure to check out your class’s notes to find out when you will celebrate your next Root and Branch Reunions!
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CLASS NOTES
1932-1945 As members of the Beech Tree Society, celebrate Alumnae & Reunion Weekend with us on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
1946
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Class Scribe: Lydia Edes Jewell 2435 S. Gaffey Street San Pedro, CA 90731 email: windgramma@gmail.com Kathy Harrington Pillsbury continues to enjoy her life in Duxbury, Massachusetts, where she is the town historian and lives in an adult living home called “The Village,” One of her daughters, who used to live in Alaska, has moved to Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and helps Kathy with shopping and many other little chores that we all find increasingly difficult at this age. Occasionally, they have a special treat such as visiting the old lighthouse in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Her other daughter also lives fairly close by, but her son is in Los Angeles, so his visits are not as frequent. She continues to enjoy good health which is a huge plus. Mary Young Jacobs still lives in her own home. She gets around with the help of a walker, and proudly said that she now has two great-grandchildren, born only a few months apart. We are both friends of Trudy Ruch Kauffman ’39, who lives on the west side of LA, and we are both trying to convince her to take the big trip out west to stay with us. I hope we are successful. I contacted Nina Prescott Godwin in North Carolina, where she and her husband still live in their home in Fayetteville. Both are in good health and enjoying their children and grandchildren, all of whom live close by. Lydia Edes Jewell: The big 90th birthday caught up with me this past year, and we celebrated in style. All three children and seven of eight grandchildren arrived from points north and east to celebrate in California. They put on a terrific party at the Yacht Club that I belong to here in San Pedro. We had three days together, with never-ending stories and laughs. I am now hoping to get to my 70th Reunion at Wellesley in June, and to attend some of my hometown’s 400th Anniversary celebration in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Happy 2020, and I wish good health to all.
1947
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Class Scribe: Margaret Monroe Normann 59 Highland Avenue New Hartford, CT 06057
1949
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Class Scribe: Julia Paxton Barrow 13 Briarwood Circle Worcester, MA 01606 email: juliepbarrow@gmail.com Julia Paxton Barrow has been out of the country and is doing well.
1950
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Class Scribe: Judith Wells Fieldhouse 2520 Fairmount Road Hampstead, MD 21074 email: fieldhou6@gmail.com Sally Davis Trowbridge passed recently. If there was a bellclanging noise outside first thing on a school day morning, it was Sally in her family’s stick-shift station wagon, making a carpool run to school. Once there, she loved dissecting frogs in the biology lab, playing field hockey or basketball, and singing in the Gilbert and Sullivan Glee Club performances. Sally was a talented needle worker, gardener, and volunteer, along with running a busy household while living in Providence. She was an expert miniaturist, which included building and decorating (intricate oriental rugs) doll houses of all sizes. Does anyone remember the doll house her father made for her one Christmas as a Lower School student at school?
She spent retirement time in Vero Beach, Florida and Westport Harbor, Massachusetts where, for many years, she was an energetic tennis player, golfer, and supporter of the Westport River Watershed Alliance. She never wanted to confess to being “old” age, but managed to have a sense of humor through it all and live well into her winter years to die at 87. Sally was a longtime friend. I, Mary Baldridge Remensnyder, will miss our annual exchange of birthday greetings on June 15 and on July 15. Audrey Forman Robbins and I send sympathy to her three daughters and extended family. Notes may be sent to Lee Trowbridge Patterson ’73 (54 Hartford St., Dover, MA 02030-1609).
1951
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Class Scribe: Diana Kane Cohen 85 Scrabbletown Road North Kingstown, RI 02852 Mimi Mallace Freeman: Have two great-grandchildren at Lincoln. Started at the very beginning and it is really super. They are two and four years. In the same building where I started kindergarten.
1952
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Class Scribe: Ann Winsor Doskow 406 Taylor Drive Claremont, CA 91711 email: doskpen@aol.com Mimi Evans Findlay: Since the sudden death of my husband, David, five years ago, I have sold our Vero Beach house and given up the rental of the Nantucket cottage, as it just wasn’t “fun” anymore. I am still holding our NYC apartment for weekly trips into the city for Pilates class, lectures, dinner with friends from out of town and locally, and many museum visits. My residence is still in our Cotswold cottage in New Canaan, whose walls I glazed 40 years ago and filled with my late 19th-century Aesthetic Movement furniture. With a beautiful garden. As Chair of the Curatorial Committee at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum of Norwalk, we research and install exhibitions under the direction of a professional exhibition curator. In New Canaan, having founded the New Canaan Preservation Alliance, Inc. over 10 years ago, we are still trying to save historic buildings along with like-minded residents, including the view-shed of the New Canaan Historical Society within the Historic District; also the beautiful 1913 Library, which is about to be demolished for a gigantic glass structure for community gatherings and whatever…maybe some books but I saw very few bookshelves in the drawings. I am researching the original Library’s architect, Arthur H. Taylor, at the NY Historical Society’s lovely “Patricia Klingenstein” Library (Smith ’51).
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Miniatures created by Sally Trowbridge ’50
Our local Smith Club presented a showing of The Life of Beatrix Ferrand, a
wonderful documentary recommended for all to see. In May, I am looking forward to joining the National Trust on a tour of Poland, and another tour in the fall of Lisbon with the Alumni Association of the Victorian Society in America, Inc. Jane Troppoli Lomas: I enjoyed traveling this year to see my family. It took me to Lakeville, Minnesota, Seattle, Washington, Bangor, Maine, and Naples, Florida. The highlight was taking a cruise with an old neighbor to Alaska and going inland to Fairbanks before flying home. It’s true that Alaska is melting, and we witnessed wildfires as well as the beauty of the state. My only granddaughter, Dr. Victoria Davenport, announced at Christmas that she is expecting her first child in June 2020, so my family is growing again. This will be my third great-grandchild. I am very excited for what 2020 is going to bring. George and Judy Murdough Rollinson have moved from North Kingstown, Rhode Island to a retirement community in Saratoga Springs, New York. They are only 10 minutes away from their son, Tim Clemmey, and his family. They are enjoying their new surroundings–and getting used to all of the snow. They are enjoying the community and the people very much. Gail Ames Sangree: On Christmas Eve, I fell on ice in the woods behind our house, breaking my neck and collapsing a lung. After eight days on a breathing tube in the ICU, I was fixed up with a titanium plate in place of a vertebra and I’m doing well now except for some difficulty swallowing. I was very lucky.
1953
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Class Scribe: Lee Newth Roberts 66 State Street; Unit 403 Portsmouth, NH 03801 email: lnr4@comcast.net Jane Gifford Barrows: I continue my activism, support, and advocacy for suffering and neglected patients with LYME and multiple other Tick-borne Diseases. My organization is LYME NEWPORT, a 501c3 non-profit. I have recently hired an assistant to assist me in some of my many ambitious projects. My focus currently is fundraising and to resurrect the ignored RI laws which govern testing, diagnosis, and treatment of these debilitating, so often dismissed, illnesses. My programs and presentations are: Monthly Support Group meeting; slide show “Lyme 101”; “Lyme 102”; “All Things Lyme”; documentary films; etc. If anyone has questions on this subject, contact me at lymenewport@gmail.com, or through a Support Group in your area. I can provide referrals to resources and “Lyme Literate” practitioners. This is what I do in all my waking hours. There are so many undiagnosed and mistreated sick people with these devastating diseases–everywhere! Don’t you or a loved one be one! If not me, I recommend you contact: lymedisease.org or International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (“ILADS”). I do not recommend you contact the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”). Diana Bidden Carl: We are on the Amalfi coast and will spend a few days here before going to Florence. Italy is beautiful and the people are lovely. Accommodations are great. Food is terrific. Having a great time with Bill and brother Jim. Cheryl, Jim’s wife, was here with us for a while, but had to go back to work. I am taking lots of pictures. Promise to “bore” you all. Right now sitting on a balcony with the sea in view. Calm today. The other day it was like a storm at Myrtle Beach. Many churches and squares. The first part of the trip was with Elder Hostel. Now we are on our own. Both Bill and Jim have been here before which makes it easy for me. Elder Hostel was great, but we are enjoying the unregulated day and making our own decisions. I have taken lots of pictures, Bill has made copious notes, and Jim has a marvelous memory. So we are all set. Miss all you guys. We are going back to Arlington in a week or so. Then I will go back to the farm.
Betsy Streit Mulligan writes that, “Marvin and I are enjoying life in Houston, continue to exercise 4-5 days/week in order to keep the old, sore joints moving, play a little golf (not very well), do some volunteer work, and enjoy our friends. Sad to say we lost several good friends in 2019, but that is to be expected at our age. We feel so blessed that we still have each other after 60 years! We had a nice visit from our son for five days in midDecember, and our daughter, Ann, came with her family over New Year’s. Life is good!” Lee Newth Roberts: Here we are in a new decade, and the year 2020, a nice round number which rolls right off the tongue, as well as one which has a lovely sound when spoken. Let’s all hope that this year and those to come will follow a straight path forward. That straight path is, indeed, important, as well as essential for the future of our republic, for the wonderful diversity of folks we all represent, and for our environment. Watching and reading about the wildfires raging and ravishing the land, homes, and precious wildlife in Australia sounds a clarion call. We MUST, each and every one of us, do all possible whatever and whenever we are able in order to save our precious planet from further extreme and horrific devastation, which is hovering on our horizon if we do not all take responsibility. It is a given that all of us want to leave to our children and grandchildren, as well as future generations, a healthy and safe world. I have been in touch lately by both email and phone with Jane Gifford Barrows and am well aware of the enormous amount of time, effort, and energy she expends in spreading the word about Lyme Disease, its symptoms, the best recognized Lyme Disease physicians, and labs for accurate testing of the disease. She is still making every effort possible to assure that Lyme patients will be covered in Rhode Island by medical insurance for the cost of both the treatment and the medications required by each patient. Jane also attends Lyme Disease conferences, near and far, and often makes presentations on the subject. She has not only been ill herself with the disease, but she has been learning more and more information as the years
have passed in order to help others. Jane deserves our thanks, respect, and admiration for this tasking and selfless work.
Stewart Bird, Grace Steward, Seth Bird– the grandchildren of Pat Henshaw Stewart ’57
Our grandson, Nicky Downs, graduated Cum Laude from Yale in 2019. His sister, Lancy Downs, is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Tufts University. He is off for his second year as a pro-soccer team member, and she is living and working in Manhattan, doing exciting work with filmmaker and historian Ken Burn, on his TV productions while working for a PR company dealing with non-profits such as museums, NPR, and universities. Nicky is planning to head to law school after this year of soccer. Lancy has been accepted in the master’s program in public policy at Brown. Their mom, our daughter Letty Roberts, has been on the mathematics faculty at Hotchkiss School since 1991. Both of these kids were born and students there as faculty brats. So fortunate to have a free ride! together from first grade. The dogs keep us busy; still showing. We were thrilled this year at the IRISH SETTER National that our veteran bitch placed second to the Westminster winner. Too bad we don’t have email addresses of class members so that people could drop a note to catch up with classmates.
1954
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Gwen Anthony Mazanetz: Sorry to have missed the reunion, but I was home with a litter of 10 Irish Setter puppies. Sadly, I realized this would be our last litter as it exhausted me (guess our minds are younger than our bodies). Sad to hear of the passing of Susie Langdon Kass. She and I had gone to school
A photo Lee Newth Roberts ’53 took several years ago of Helen Sproul ’54, Marge Harris Acciardo ’54, and Jane Gifford Barrows ’53– friends and Lincoln alumnae.
Nicky Downs, the grandson of Lee Newth Roberts ’53, and his sister, Lancy Downs, at his 2019 graduation from Yale.
Davis Roberts, the son of Lee Newth Roberts ’53, who lives in Montreal with his partner, lovely and bright Martine Rochon, and her two wonderful daughters, Mia (19) and Clara (16).
Charlotte Barton Sornborger: Faye Rogers Baron passed away in February. She was a talented graphic artist–designing books for Heath in Boston, and later freelancing–creating brochures and logo designs for a variety of organizations, as well as being an interior designer. She was a dedicated fan of the Boston Red Sox, and frequently cheered the team on at Fenway with her many friends. An avid birder, she volunteered for hospice–erecting and tending bird feeders for patients, as well as helping them with bird identification. Her memorial service in Wayland, attended by many, was lovely, complete with dozens of flowers and decorative bird houses. I am so glad that we got together for lunch last fall; we had a great time talking about old times (friends since second grade) and our changed political perspectives over the years; we both used to be Republicans!
1955
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Class Scribe: Dorothy Bird Price 570 Mast Road Plymouth, MA 02360 email: dorothybprice@yahoo.com
Ann, the daughter of Betsy Streit Mulligan ’53, and her family during their 2020 New Year’s visit.
Members of the family of Lee Newth Roberts ’53 in Camarillo, California at the outdoor wedding of her grandson, Rod III, in 2017.
Gwen Anthony Mazanetz ’54 welcomed a litter of 10 Irish Setter puppies in the fall. Here they are at 10 hours old.
In the latest Lincoln Magazine we recently received this first month of 2020, our class was faced with great sadness. We learned that, a year ago in January, our classmate, Jane Chisholm Hofe, died. The last time I remember being with her was in 2003 at our 50th Class Reunion. I believe, for many others in our class, that may have been the last time you had been with her as well. We will keep Jane in our thoughts and hearts.
Peggy Paxton Blobel ’55 and her husband, Hans, with Goldie Falk Kossow ’55 in Nancy, France, in 1991.
Jay, the son of Betsy Streit Mulligan ’53, visited in December and they had lunch at the Monument Inn.
Marilyn Broden Kenyon: “Life is good. I closed my business and retired five years ago. Although I could grumble about a few minor complaints, I have health and vigor and a full life. Picking up on the three years of Spanish that I enjoyed at Lincoln, I have joined a Spanish conversation group. I know, however, that I was much better at it then than I am now! I am a committee leader in the large condo community where I have lived for a long time. I am on a trivia team that competes weekly. It is great fun. It astonishes me how many things I know that the younger members do not know–things learned at Lincoln that apparently are not taught in schools today. In season, I am in my sea kayak at least once a week. That has been my sport for the last sixteen years. Looking forward to the next reunion, however small. Goldie Falk Kossow died on January 19, 2019. Peggy Paxton Blobel sent memories of Goldie. The following are excerpts: “Goldie left Bryn Mawr after her freshman year (later finished at George Washington University) when she was married at the age of 19. I was a
bridesmaid at the summer wedding. Her wonderful husband, Julian, a lawyer, performed with great success the act of stamping on an upended glass, breaking it completely–this symbolized protection of their future and Goldie too. Goldie had three daughters and a son. Hans and I met their son, Joey Kossow, in Nancy, France, where we were invited to a special preview of his show of beautiful floral paintings and other designs. Goldie was very interested in literature (she would recommend the latest for me to read) and very interested in art. She took part in a competition of designs for gargoyles for the Washington National Cathedral. Later, I observed that Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary held a central spot on a stand in their home in Longboat Key, Florida. No question left unanswered, no stone unturned–all interests were pursued in Goldie’s life, intensively. Later, Goldie had an antique store in Ft. Lauderdale. She had a painting someone wanted to buy, but there was a question of authenticity. Goldie flew to Germany, where she picked me up at my home, and we drove to France to the outskirts of Paris to clarify whether the painting was an original or not. Of course, this was time for a great reunion. Later, we met in NYC to visit and go to the MOMA. I’m sorry we lost touch after that. My sympathy goes to her family. Carol Johanson Lundin: Almost at the 83rd birthday, I am still enjoying life although it has slowed down a bit. I have four of my seven grandchildren living in Rhode Island. My son and his family have returned from Dubai, and their two boys are attending Moses Brown. What a treat to have them so close. My daughter Sally’s oldest daughter is making her decision about college now. How do they all grow up so fast? I visit my son Rob and his family in Winnetka, Illinois often. His children are all grown up and working. They love to come to Rhode Island for a happy reunion every summer. Brenda Sherman Merchant and I get together for lunch when we can. Life in Bagy Wrinkle Cove keeps me happy and busy with dear friends. Dorothy Bird Price: Leighton and I continue to enjoy our annual bicycling trips in Europe. This past September, the bike/barge trip was from Maastricht to Amsterdam. Maastricht, on the Maas River in extreme southeastern Netherlands, is where The Nightwatch and other paintings were hidden for safety during WWII. After that trip we flew with another couple to the Midlands of England, where we landed at Robin Hood Airport which is, of course, near Sherwood Forest. For three days we were driven around to see places connected with the Mayflower Pilgrims. The weather was perfect, and we saw so much! I sat in William Brewster’s pew in St. Wilfrid’s Church in Scrooby. In Boston, on the East Coast, I sat in one of the two small jail cells in the Guildhall where the Pilgrim men were held after the group was betrayed when it first tried to escape to the Netherlands. 2020 is the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims here in Plymouth, Massachussetts, where we live. Carolyn Day Wilson: Just a brief note about our travels. Since our winter is crummy, we are leaving Sunday, February 2 for Jamaica and returning February 11, a fun holiday in the sun. In March, Stephen and I will be traveling down the Danube River from the Black Sea to Eastern Europe. Time to broaden our horizons.
1956
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Class Scribe: Camille D’Ugo Pitocco 111 N. Berryline Circle The Woodlands, TX 77381 email: granyof9@aol.com Agnes Rickman Ashworth: I go by Ann now. I lost my husband in 2009 in our 50th year of marriage. I needed something to do, so the year after he passed, I started classical guitar lessons which I am still taking. We have a classical guitar society here and I play with them at nursing homes, libraries, etc. It is way too much fun to be legal. I have eleven grandchildren and four greats. Another thing to keep me busy. I also do beading with a needle and still have my orchids. And my little rescue Shih Tzu, Bella. Lots more to tell, but space is probably limited. I’m happy and healthy. That’s it. Carol Alexieff Hilton enjoyed road trips to the West and South to visit family. Carol attended her nephew’s wedding also. She is an active Democrat and she feels our country is in a dangerous place right now. Susan Allan Nilsen has a house on a lake. She feels well and continues to golf and volunteer. She had lunch with Sandra Moeller Peterson and enjoyed their time together. Barbara Batty Brown’s husband passed away in July of this year. Her son lives on the same street as she does. Her daughter, who lives in North Carolina, visits her every month. Barbara enjoys having lunch with Sara Evans Blanchard and Lorraine Louttit Sterling. Brenda (Wendy) Bousfield says the highlight of her quiet life is the Amaus Dental Clinic, where she answers phones and manages patient’s dental records. Wendy and her husband, David, celebrated her birthday in July with a trip to Cooperstown to attend the Glimmerglass Opera. Wendy takes part in an exercise class for seniors, and she participates in the Portfolio Club (a group of women that host luncheons and present thematic papers). She loves to read, preferably with a cat on her lap. Caroline Coward Wood and Dean moved to the Tockwotten Senior Living facility in Rhode Island. They celebrated their 60th anniversary with a trip to Cape Cod. They have three sons and five granddaughters. Mildred Dobbins Conlon is retired and does volunteer work. She has three children. One son lives in Connecticut. Another son lives in New Hampshire. Her daughter lives in Pennsylvania. All is well with her. She travels to Rhode Island in the summer, and occasionally sees Sara Evans Blanchard and Lorraine Louttit Sterling. Sara Evans Blanchard has been singing with the Naples (Florida) Philharmonic Chorus for 29 years and is a charter member. She also sings with the St. Paul’s Episcopal choir. Sallie has a son, a daughter, and three grandchildren. She visited Lorraine Louttit Sterling and Beverly Browning Greig while she was in Rhode Island. Ann Godfray Parker visited Rhode Island in September to attend her husband’s high school reunion. She also visited friends in New Hampshire. Ann keeps busy at her church and she participates in strength classes at the “Y.” Lorraine Louttit Sterling and her husband still travel around New England as judges for barbecue contests. Sallie McLean Ramsden passed away on October 28, 2019. Elizabeth Meystre Femenias and her cowboy friend have been together for 25 years. Liz says she feels young. She lives in Utah and enjoys her home. She has one son and one daughter. The Capital Reefs, in Utah, is a well-
known tourist site. It is a 300-foot long reef. Sandra Moeller Peterson attended her granddaughter Jennifer’s wedding on Labor Day weekend. She and Susan Allan Nilsen enjoyed lunch together. Sandy talks to Caroline Coward Wood often. Sandy’s husband celebrated his 90th birthday with family and friends. Marilyn Palmer Helmholz and her husband are both fine. They traveled to Scotland, England, British Columbia, Vancouver, and Lake Louise. They also visited New Mexico to visit their daughter, as well as Boston to visit with Neila Goff Dunbar and her husband. Susan Waterman Brown is well. She and her family enjoy sailing and swimming. Camille D’Ugo Pitocco: I am still teaching, now as a substitute, at a few local schools. Vic and I traveled to the Dallas area to celebrate Thanksgiving with our three daughters, their husbands, and seven grandchildren. On Friday, we had a girls’ cookie-cooking day that included my daughters and three granddaughters. We had an awesome day. We celebrated with our son and his family on Sunday. Vic put up all the Christmas decorations and we are now looking forward to our annual Christmas Eve party. We have two greatgranddaughters and are anxiously awaiting the birth of a third greatgranddaughter in February. I will be in touch with you all again next year. Until then, enjoy your lives and stay healthy. Thank you to all who contributed to this year’s bulletin.
1957
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Class Scribe: Betsy Horton Ingraham 84 Hood Avenue Rumford, RI 02916 email: behome2@aol.com Jane Arcaro Scola 11 Bluff Road Barrington, RI 02806 Email: jascola@cox.net After a hiatus, we were so glad to hear from Margaret (Peggy) Waters Allen. Peggy reports on her many special travel adventures near and far, including Alaska, Bora Bora, Cape Cod, and Australia (to name a few). Her five grands and great-grands gathered recently to celebrate their octogenarian grandmother. Betsy Horton Ingraham was so happy to have lunch and spend a bit of catch-up time with Pat Henshaw Stewart. Pat and her entire family planned a Christmas Caribbean vacation in honor of her “Big” birthday last May. Pat lives in New London, New Hampshire, not far from Connie Horton, who now lives in Grantham. Betsy and Connie were together for Thanksgiving. Jane Legsdin McLeod is faithful in sending a Christmas card with her news from Tallahassee. Daughter Kim’s daughter, Lori, has given Jane a “great” who is now four years old. Son Drew and family have opened a “Fine Dining Restaurant.” Jane plans a Rhode Island trip next June and would love to see anyone who might be around. Jane Arcaro Scola, Betsy Horton Ingraham, and Debbie Jordan Grant try to get together for lunch every few months. Debbie and David are now living at Laurelmead in Providence. They always check in to see if anyone has heard from various classmates, such as Meredith Presbrey. Jane and I (Betsy) have tried writing notes as well as sending emails to everyone, but we still seem to come up empty in the news department. Maybe next time?? The magazine is now an annual publication so we will not be bugging you as often, though we accept any little morsel you care to share at any time.
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Class Scribe: Suzanne Young Murray 33 Peaked Rock Lane Narragansett, RI 02882 email: symxmas40@gmail.com Suzanne Young Murray and Terry Murray celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with their children and spouses and grandchildren in Boston this week. They are very proud of all five of their children and their families. They are fortunate that they all live in the northeast so they can keep a close eye on their nine grandkids. And, of course, their three daughters all attended Lincoln School, which set them on the right track for life.
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Susanna Dimmitt-Rosprim: The year 2019 was the toughest year of my life. My dear daughter, Elizabeth Norris (age 50), took her own life after suffering for 30 years with bipolar disorder. She leaves her brother, Chad, who adored his big sister, and her two step-brothers, as well as her 15-year-old son, Jackson, and her 12-year-old daughter, Esme, her beloved step-dad, David, my husband and her Dad for 30 years. Elizabeth built an art dealership into the largest poster business on the West Coast. She was a real dynamo. We will all miss our girl as long as we live. Before this happened, David and I had made plans with Connie Worthington ’62 and her husband, Terry, to fly to Alaska for a visit with best Lincoln pal Susan Lynch Ruddy in her wonderful home at Halibut Cove. It was a blessing to be with lifelong friends who cried with us. The great beauty of Alaska was good for the soul. After our return home, David had a stroke which was (blessedly) not serious and without brain damage. Now, after seven months of physical therapy, he can walk again and has 95% use of his right arm. After the loss of our dear classmate Judy Austin to a bad stroke, we are grateful for David’s recovery. Betty David was right when she famously said “Getting old is not for sissies,” It has taken great courage for us to carry on. We send love to all in the class of 1959. Kathi Fairbend: I am proud to announce that I have published Stand Up to Depression, with scientific evidence on how posture affects mood, and mood affects posture. This is critical and timely information at this time where depression is the number one cause of disability in the world! Stand Up to Depression: How To Activate the Mind-Body Miracle and Defeat Depression is available on Amazon. Jane McCloskey: I really have no news, family healthy, we are still in Bend, Oregon. No plans to travel East anytime soon. Daughter, Amy McDonald, will be in Providence this summer with her family. Grandson is interested in Brown. I wanted to write a short note to honor my dear friend Judy Austin, Class of 59. When she died, I felt as though I had been kicked in the stomach. She had recently remarried and was so happy. I could hear it in her voice when I called her. We had been close since middle school, and because we both went to Little Compton in the summer, it was a year-round friendship. The gang, Judy, me, Suzie Dimmitt, Susan Lynch, Nancy Fales, and others not from Lincoln had a lot of fun. I can remember being irked because Judy, being six months older, got her license way before me. She had to sit on a pillow to see over the wheel! As I have said before, if I ever come back I want to come back with
her brains, smart and sharp as a whip, with a good sense of humor. She will be missed, and I hope in some way she can be remembered by the Lincoln family. Rest In peace, my dear friend.
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Class Scribe: Jacquelyn Savoie Medina 13 Stryker Lane Clinton, NY 13323 email: jamedina@hamilton.edu Mimi Fish Alperin caught us up on her five grandchildren, and her sort-ofretirement doings, and (like Martha Mann) her travels with her husband, Barry. “I have a granddaughter who is getting her master’s degree in art history at Williams. She has an internship at The Clark Museum and is loving the experience. Another granddaughter is studying nursing at Simmons after graduating from American University. Three other grandchildren are in high school–one a coxswain on a men’s rowing team in Boston and looking at colleges, one an actress, singer, dancer in school and amateur productions, and my one grandson is a serious baseball player. All are good students and passionate about something. Barry and I love having adult and almost-adult grandchildren. We are both sort of retired– I am still on two non-profit boards–one a human rights organization and the other the Jewish Theological Seminary–right now chairing the search committee for a new Chancellor. I also take classes in collage and mixed media, which I’ve been doing for about ten years. My children and some friends are my biggest collectors. We travel a lot, and have a bucket list while we are still healthy and curious. Two summers ago we took our whole family to Tanzania. Last summer, we were in Alaska. Planning a trip to Mexico in February, and hope to have another family trip in June to celebrate Barry’s 80th birthday. We are very lucky and I count my blessings every day.” Ruth Kiven Arellana died peacefully on July 15, 2019, at the Hulitar Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family and friends. Born in New York on April 24, 1942, Ruth grew up in Providence, RI and attended Lincoln School and Brown University. Her classmates remember her for inspiring the best in others and for her intellect, leadership, and love of adventure. Ruth was a teacher, world traveler, voracious reader, skilled cook and gardener, humanitarian, and social justice warrior. Her light touched many people and many corners of the world. A teacher in many settings, she taught professionally at both Lincoln School and Kent Denver in Colorado, worked as a tutor, and volunteered for many organizations from Proyecto Linguistico Español-Mam in Todos Santos, Guatemala to Progreso Latino in Central Falls, RI. At Lincoln , she served in many capacities including as an Upper School teacher, teaching ninth grade English and a grammar and composition elective, Acting Director of Admissions, Scheduler; Director of the Learning Center, and Middle School English, Social Studies, and Spanish teacher. At the Kent Denver school, she served as sixth grade Department Chair and Grade Chair. After moving back to Rhode Island to be closer to her family, she worked as a private tutor until her retirement. As a teacher and tutor, she loved equipping her students to fervently pursue their paths. One of her students remembered her for “never giving up on me even when I gave up on myself.” And a former teaching colleague described her as “sweet, kind, and funny but also a courageous GIANT who changed a school from within and had a huge influence on her students and their
Georgia Smith Regnault ’60 and Kassandra Jolley ‘91 Georgia Smith Regnault ’60 and Karen Anderson Chalfen ’60 in Athens, where they had watched a talented craftsman make delicate silver necklaces for their granddaughters– their names in Greek letters.
families.” About her teaching philosophy, Ruth wrote “I demonstrate my willingness to take positive risks traveling and living in third world countries in order to learn more about their cultures, and I model how to be an inquisitive, responsible, and worldly person. Finally, I bring to a school my willingness to question my own beliefs and attitudes and to stand up and work for what I believe is right.” She deeply believed in others–children, colleagues, friends–and empowered many. After her retirement, Ruth dedicated herself to her family, friends, and the First Unitarian Church of Providence, RI community where she was a life-long member, small group leader, and dedicated volunteer. It was at First Unitarian that Ruthie met Craig Wood in the summer of 2018. They soon decided to spend the rest of their lives together. Their love and friendship was a joy to behold. Ruth is survived by her children and their spouses Kate Bowden and Russ Hopson, and Peter Bowden and the Rev. Amy Freedman; three grandchildren: Lydia and Adelaide Hopson and Liza Bowden; her brother Charles “Chuck” Kiven, his wife Kathy and their children Nate and Megan, a close extended family of cousins; and the great love of her life, Craig Wood. Jenni Blumenthal: “Thanks to my 100% successful total shoulder replacement at the Hospital for Special Services in New York a year ago, I was able to go to the Caymans last spring and to the Adirondacks last summer and swim, snorkel, canoe, and kayak in full strength. Yay! Otherwise the whole family, Wellesley, Montpelier, and at home are doing well with many exciting activities.” Karen Anderson Chalfen writes “Georgia Smith Regnault and I attended our 55th Mount Holyoke College reunion in May, and during that weekend she persuaded me to join her at the 15th Mount Holyoke European Alumnae Symposium. The gatherings are held every other year in different cities. The theme of this one, held at the foot of the Acropolis, was “Changing Minds and Lives,” with thought-provoking panels on refugees and migration, the environment, global change, and personal change. A day-long excursion to the Peloponnese–to visit an art center and a winery–featured a narration along the way with references to Greek mythology, relating myths to features in the local landscape and history. This brought to life tales in my yellowed paperback edition of Edith Hamilton’s Greek Mythology. An exciting surprise at the opening night event was the discovery that there were three Lincoln “girls” in attendance–Georgia and me and Kassandra Jolley ‘91, Vice President for Advancement at Mount Holyoke!” Ginny McKinnen Deravich writes: “A quick note on our latest news. It has been a great year for us. We had a good four months in Florida, and then, in late June, our entire family went on a two-week Alaska vacation. We stayed three nights in Denali National Park, and then did a seven-day cruise on Princess. It was great fun all being together, especially with our two grandchildren, then 15 and 16. Alaska is truly a beautiful state. We all treated ourselves to an hour plane ride over the mountains and glaciers which was the highlight of our trip. Then, in August, we went on a 14-day Viking River
Ruth Kiven Arellana ’60 died peacefully on July 15, 2019.
Cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam with friends. Fabulous time. All is well here. We are still In Wilbraham, Massachusetts, contemplating downsizing at some point but can’t seem to pull the trigger on that yet. Paul is still working as a sales rep and loves it. I send my best wishes to all of our classmates as we transition to senior citizen status. For all of you who play golf, get out there and hit em’ straight. Martha Curit Hough: We are relieved that our granddaughter, Ella (16), is safely home from Beijing, where she has been since August with SYA (Student Year Abroad). Though disappointed that her amazing experience has been cut short, she will finish her junior year back at Miss Porter’s, where she is a member of the Class of ’21. We enjoyed a wonderful late summer visit to Rhode Island, with a few days in Maine, highlighted by one special evening with three of our four grandchildren (Ella, Maggie, and Eliza) together with their dads, Jonathan and David. While we certainly missed Whitney and her family in Rhode Island, we were lucky to have a visit with them earlier in the summer when their son, Walter, was in Atlanta for a big baseball tournament. Later this winter, we look forward to a trip through the Panama Canal. Walter and I keep as busy and active as we can...forever grateful for our good health, our family, and our friends. Sharon Doherty Kersh: My husband, “Tal” died this past November. We had been married for 33 years! Hard to believe...those years just flew by. Tal practiced law in Rhode Island and was very generous with his time. He served on numerous boards of charitable organizations. Tal’s passion for skiing took us all over the United States and Europe. There were many times when I wished I had stayed in the base lodge. We played golf over the years, and Tal described himself as a poor but persevering golfer. I started playing golf as a kid, so I had an edge. We agreed that he would not teach me to ski and I would not teach him to play golf. I guess it worked. My passion was scuba diving. What a magnificent world lies below us in the oceans. We explored dive sites in exotic places including #1 on my Bucket List which was Palau in Micronesia. Now, I have wonderful memories of those places and times in the snow (yes, there were avalanches) and our adventures underwater. They help me to get through this difficult time. I’m fine now and I send my warmest wishes to my Lincoln friends. From our inveterate traveler, Martha Kay Mann. Our lives seem dull and un-adventuresome, compared to her travels with husband Phil. She writes: Actually, have just returned from Churchill, Canada–visiting with the polar bears!!! A fantastic trip; we used Natural Habitat as our tour company– just cannot say enough good things about the experience. The bears were everywhere, just waiting to go out onto the ice. Our weather also was perfect. We arrived on October 25, spent two days in Winnipeg–great city–then on to Churchill. The lakes were still all open when we arrived, but by October 28 the lakes were filled in and freezing. So on to the ice the bears went–gingerly to make sure they did not fall through. The ice is where they want to be, as the seal pups are their main diet–feeding up on fat!!! What an experience. We saw 26 bears total in three days, and they stayed...mom and two cubs, single males wandering along, lying down, eating kelp, strolling the beaches, and doing what bears do. We also saw caribou, ptarmigans in their winter white, arctic fox, lots of hare tracks. The weather was just perfect...not excessively cold, but mid-twenties to mid-thirties. Also had the beautiful sunlight on two days, while the last day was a bit overcast. Still made for good photography...
no complaints. This week, the weather is turning very cold, which will then be just what is needed to freeze up everything. Perfect for the bears. So 2019 has been another travel year, with month-long trips to Sri Lanka and southern India in March, with time also in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Great experience indeed. Then in June, it was off to Polynesia and The Cook Islands (which then gave us the 24 meridians). September came along and we were off on Phil’s yearly road trip to finish up South Dakota from last year (we came home, as we did not need to be in tornadic activity and wildfires), Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. Then it was Balloon Fiesta time for the first two weeks in October, during which I work with Homeland Security... keeping everyone safe is our priority!!! We are now home and will be off to see my sister in Houston. Then home for surgery to replace my right hip. I am expecting to be up and going asap...No traveling for three months, per doctor’s orders. We have to pack up our apartment in the spring, as we are having a refurbishment in June (Our Life Care Community does a refurbish after seven years of residence). We leave to celebrate our 55th anniversary in August with the gorillas in Rwanda and on safari in Tanzania. Then Phil is planning a road trip up to Yosemite and Route 395 in California!!!
Marilynn Fera Nereo ’61 and her family
daughter, Kim, and her family. The kids enjoyed walking on a glacier in Juneau and going to the Musher Dog Camp in Skagway.
Jackie Savoie Medina: I continue to travel with my husband of 52 years, Jeremy. In March, we will go on our 10th riverboat cruise, this time to Egypt on the Nile. The following year we are scheduled to take a Duero river cruise and that will complete our travel on all the rivers of Europe. Oldest daughter Tracy, husband Dan, and their four children are finally leaving Abu Dhabi after an eight-year stint there. Daughter worked for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. They will now move to Brookline, Massachusetts, much nearer to us! Middle daughter Kristin lives in Roseville, California with her husband and four children. She continues to teach in an elementary school, and is also a fitness instructor. Youngest daughter Jocelyn, my jazz singer, voice teacher, and music professor, lives in Brooklyn. Anyone interested in jazz can look her up: jocelyn@jocelynmedina.com. So I have eight grandchildren. The two oldest granddaughters are juniors in college…one at Duke and one at Hamilton College. I still work in the Art History department at Hamilton College. Been there for 42 years! When not working, I paint, garden, sing in a church choir and a Masterpiece choral, and exercise to keep fit.
Nancy Hayes Golden wrote that she and Al usually drive to their home in Pine Island, Florida by mid-January, but a broken arm from a slip on their wet deck at the Cape prevented their departure. She was hoping the surgeon would release her to drive south. Nancy hopes that she will again be taking care of the landscaping at a nearby Cape resort this summer.
Anne Cutter Warren has some wonderful news! She writes, ” Our grandson, Josh Sands, will be married on June 20, 2020. The wedding and reception will be at our home in Homer, New York. Josh is our first grandchild to be married. Hopefully our whole family will be able to attend this special occasion.”
Marilynn Fera Nereo and George are still enjoying living in New York City with all the museums, theaters, classes, music and film festivals. Her two grandchildren are both on traveling ice hockey teams. Marilynn takes her granddaughter to riding lessons every week. Her son and his wife are building a home in Telluride, Colorado.
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Nancy Hill Joroff wrote that she still spends a third of the year in Colorado but this past year, due to a major snowstorm as well as teaching in a school harp program, she was happy to stay longer. She also went with a friend to Hay on Wye in Wales. It is a lovely, small town with 19 bookstores. Nancy says she was in heaven. The rest of the year she works in her daughter’s bookstore in Massachusetts. Pamela Halewood Morse: I am looking forward to a reunion next year. And many thanks to Sherry Gardner Cameron for all the work she has done for us for more than half a century!
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Class Scribe: Sherry Gardner Cameron 9543 E. Cavalry Drive Scottsdale, AZ 85262 email: thecamerons@prodigy.net
Class Scribe: Nancy Robinson Van Tuyle 192 S. Orange Grove Boulevard; Apt. 302 Pasadena, CA 91105 email: ntuyle@sbcglobal.net
Carolyn Ellis Aronson wrote that she took an item off of her Bucket List when she took a bus trip through Canyon Country with a friend to visit the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, and Zion National Park. She said she “saw some impressive country.”
Edith (Bobbie) Brewster: This year, I am the Chairman of the Washington Area Chapter of the French Heritage Society, which is dedicated to preserving the French architectural and cultural heritage in France and the US. My mother was of French heritage, so it is great fun to facilitate transatlantic programs. It helps me with my French too. Real estate is thriving in the District, and I am still quite active in it, although I spend more and more time on exercising and staying healthy and fit these days. I feel very blessed and lucky, and always grateful for Lincoln.
Patty Robbins Bogash and Eddie will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in August. Last winter was so cold where they live in Pennsylvania that their guest bedroom and bathroom flooded due to a cracked valve. Their annual garden was a disaster due to torrential rains in the spring. They are contemplating not planting a huge garden this year. Sherry Gardner Cameron and Dave have enjoyed traveling this past year. They embarked on their annual road trip, this year traveling inland from their home in Arizona, heading north to Mono Lake in California for a swim in its extremely salty water, and horseback riding at Klamath Falls before crossing over to Portland where they headed down the beautiful coastline for a few days in Huntington Beach. In June, they went on a cruise to Alaska with their
Ann Langdon: This year has definitely been a mixed bag. It started off quite well. We went to El Paso in February/March, where we had a trial stay at the Monte Vista Assisted Living for two weeks as their guests. It was a wonderfully positive experience, but we felt it wasn’t the same as “home.” Then, in June, I had determined I needed to have Drew situated in a facility so I could develop a routine of my own that might include travel. When my older sister, Susie, passed away in June in San Francisco, Drew
moved into Benchmark Senior Living Memory Unit in Hamden. As a result, I went by myself in August to El Paso for granddaughter Frida’s 13th birthday later in the summer. Some of you know of my crazy decision to adjust this living situation, so as to be with Drew at night more than I was able under the then arrangement. I moved with him to an Assisted Living apartment at the beginning of September in a sister facility overlooking Long Island Sound in an effort to regain a semblance of “normal” marital living status. It worked moderately well until I wanted to go out of town and had to hire an overnight caregiver, adding a substantial increase to an already very expensive situation (with no change in our New Haven condo ownership). When a bed became available in the Mind & Memory Unit, I had Drew stay there when I went to Georgia’s ninth birthday in November. His reaction was quite positive, so I made the move back to our condo for me while he has remained at Mariner’s Point in East Haven. Drew is holding his own, although I cannot say that he is his “old self” in that he chafes at being confined as anyone would and rarely shows his former sense of humor. I try my best to provide him with activities that I think he will enjoy (in addition to those the facility offers), but they often fall a little flat from either difficulties resulting from his physical disabilities or anxiety from his dementia. I had to represent the fifth Hamilton roommate, for example, in Tiverton, Rhode Island this year at the annual reunion. Similarly, we had to leave him behind when we traveled to San Antonio for a full-fledged family reunion-style Thanksgiving. We were there to welcome a new baby (grand-niece, Hannah) born to Adam Serwer and Alicia Williams. Adam’s older brother, Jared, was there with his spouse, Korynn, and their two boys, Ethan and Caleb, and of course, proud grandparents, Daniel and Jackie Serwer. Liz Days was there without Don, but Sergio was there with Alison, Frida, and Georgia. We partook of a wonderful buffet at a local hotel restaurant and had a lovely celebration of Thanksgiving. I have actually come to think that I am not ready for even “Independent Living” since I feel there is too little privacy and too much pressure at Mariner’s Point to eat every meal (three times/day) with the same 2-3 residents. So I am now attending to my initial impetus for the move by winnowing out possessions from our condo. Other family have been very supportive. Liz has come to New Haven 3-4 times a month, bringing with her sound, practical thoughts and ideas (and upbeat attitude). Alison is on call for medical knowledge, advice, and compassion, and my other sister, Kit, has functioned as a sounding board for matters of the heart. Our neighbors are glad that I am back and will begin to help pick up some of the slack I imagine. I fully anticipate my life will prove to be quite lonely, but also hope to reconnect with friends I have not seen in a long time (if you will forgive me). I will continue to visit Drew as often as I can and hope some of you will consider paying him a visit as well. Our daughter, Liz, and her husband, Don, will be with us at Christmas and Drew’s sister, Jackie, and her husband, Daniel, will join us for a few days after Christmas. The New Year, I suspect, will bring its own intriguing and possibly unanticipated shifts.
Gail Logan: I think of the time I spent at Lincoln. I’ve been meaning to write and say hello to everyone. I published a collection of my poems in 2019, Gertie’s Dream Garden, and I received a Kirkus review for A Matter of Loyalty, a novel I published in 2014. Judy McCaffrey is still in New York and loving it with her granddaughter, Blu.
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Class Scribe: Mary Whitaker Taber 8 Maynard Street Westborough, MA 01581 email: marytaber88@gmail.com Ellie (Eleanor Lamson Brewster) has been in poor health and, until very recently, had been in the hospital since June. For those wishing to send a card, Ellie’s address is 4468 Oakley Greene, Sarasota, FL 34235. Barbara Charles reports that she and Arthur are avid golfers where they live in Murrell’s Inlet, South Carolina. At their club, she has won the Ladies Club championship for five years. She only missed it when she had bi-lateral knee replacements in 2018 (that’s two at once!). She is also active in volunteering at their church, their neighborhood complex, and for the “Folds of Honor at two prestigious golf courses” near them. Barbara Buxton Crouchley writes that she’s grateful at this stage of life that she’s flexible and spry enough to live on a boat for six months a year. She and Steve are in their 14th year of working on their Bahamas Sea Turtle Research project, tagging, surveying, and assessing populations and giving school presentations. The other sixth months, she lives in Rhode Island, teaching yoga, volunteering for Save the Bay, fundraising and writing grants, and enjoying their grandchildren. Her plans for Mother’s Day 2020 are to go rafting down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon with Wheaton College roommates! She also has a great suggestion of getting together this August at her place in Rhode Island to celebrate our 75th birthdays. Carolyn Hazard says she is enjoying retirement and staying active. She had lunch with Sue Moore recently in Wickford. Lynne Laurans Levinson: Since all of our kids are now in the East (Drew and family in Nashville, and Matt and family in Philadelphia) we sold our houses in Kauai and Scottsdale, and have relocated our winter, spring, and fall to Key West and Hendersonville,TN. We still spend the summers in Aspen and one part of March, if the kids and grandkids want to ski. We now have five grands, four girls and one boy, and they are a delight. Since we are so much closer to
them, we see a lot more of them which we love. Dan and I have been married 52 years and still seem to get along pretty well. We both love to fix up new houses which we have been doing more of lately. It keeps us young! Bliss Matteson is very much enjoying retirement and splitting her time between Arlington, Massachusetts and Charleston, Rhode Island. Susan Pearson Moore is in her 45th year of working in real estate and still loving it! Her husband, Rick, retired 12 years ago, and their favorite vacation has been cruising. They have just taken their sixth transatlantic trip this past fall. Their daughter, Whitney ’90, is married to Rick, a real estate appraiser. They have three children and she teaches at Rocky Hill Country Day. Their son, Caleb, is an internist, married to a psychologist, and they also have three children. Mary Whitaker Taber: I’m still loving the jobs I have as Executive Director of the Pastoral Counseling Centers of MA and as a human resource director for a local foundation that helps situations of need in my town of Westborough. My daughter, Emily, her husband, Chris, and their two young daughters live close enough to visit weekly. Sarah lives with Steven on James Island in South Carolina and travels a lot, but we manage visits 3-4 times a year. We’re all looking forward to spending our annual week in Sarasota in March. Additionally, I am planning a trip to Uzbekistan in May led by my college roommate. Life here is very good and I am grateful. Hideko Tsuchida Worcester states that she “retired in 2012 to cruise around the world. After Singapore this year, we fly to Japan, then to Boston.”
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Class Scribe: Gail Auslander Ginnetty 46 Sefton Drive Cranston, RI 02905 gginn@aol.com Margaret Perry Clossey writes: “Bill and I have been enjoying retirement in New Jersey. We both are active with our volunteer commitments. I have been on the board of the Women’s Association for our regional medical center. Every two to three years, we sponsor a designer showcase house, “Mansion in May,” which raises over a million and half dollars for the hospital. Bill and I have enjoyed extensive travel over the years. We have visited the seven continents and over 80 countries. As I look back over the years, I am grateful for my time at Lincoln and how it helped prepare me for society today. Gail Auslander Ginnetty: As we enter the 2020 decade and look forward to our next milestone reunion year, I am hoping that we will continue to make progress in connecting with all our classmates. Please check out the list that has missing emails, and let us know if you have their address. As an example, Franny Thorndike has been diligently tracking down some of our border classmates with good success. For those classmates who have not yet seen the news, the next head of the school starting later this year is a Lincoln alum from the Class of 1988, Sophie Glenn Lau. It’s the first time in the 135-year history of the school that an alumna will be in charge of the school!!! So this is a very exciting time for Lincoln and a reason for all alumnae to get back connected to the school.
Edith (Bobbie) Brewster ’62
Addy, 5 and Gracie, 3– the granddaughters of Mary Whitaker Taber ’63
Barbara Buxton Crouchley ’63
Hideko Tsuchida Worcester ’63 and Chuck’s 2020 world cruise
Five years ago, half of the class celebrated our reunion at Mary Cook Millard’s home in Bristol, and we thank her for her gracious hospitality. Since that time, Dale Philippi Walker has been inducted into Lincoln’s Athletic Hall of Fame, and Celeste Barrus Cooper has given her support for the partnership with the Rhode Island School of Design to offer an architecture course to Upper School students. And Margret Perry Clossey, Marilyn Forte Brockway, and I joined other alums on Alumnae Weekend this past fall to see
what’s going on at the school and have fun catching up. Thank you to all classmates who gave to the school this past year in celebration of our 55th reunion. We actually had more participation than any other 60’s decade class. Lincoln does rely on the generosity of both parents and alums to be able to stay current with programs and the technology to provide today’s young women the best education available. So your gifts do make a difference! When I see and read about all that Lincoln is doing I continue to be very proud to be an alum. And I hope that you are too! From Mary Cook Millard: “This is a big year for our family. Where did the time go? In June, my two granddaughters, Charlotte Nadalin, daughter of Christy Nadalin ‘86, and Maggie Cromwell, daughter of Cara Cromwell ‘88, will be graduating from Lincoln. We have one more to go, Caroline Cromwell, in 2022. Lincoln has been a wonderful experience and perfect fit for all three girls, and Chuck and I have so enjoyed Lincoln as grandparents. Franny Thorndike writes: “Along with time for some tutoring, painting, and writing, recently I have dedicated time to track down classmates. If anyone visits NYC, would love to have coffee/lunch.” Nancy Kornreich Wohlforth writes: “A while back I talked to Fran Thorndike, which was such fun. I’ve been traveling a lot for both work and fun, and just spent three weeks in Ventura, California to help out with my partner’s aging parents.”
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Class Scribe: Deborah Devaney Barton 14 Echo Drive Barrington, RI 02806 email: devaney@jedbarton.com News from Susan Eastwood Ashton: “I lost my balance and fell the evening before Thanksgiving and may have cracked ribs or pelvis. I am sitting in a comfy chair trying to catch up on emails while I recover. In June, we made it to our annual family trip in Rhode Island. October found us in Pittsburgh attending a conference and the chance to visit “Falling Water” nearby. I am still involved with the Trinity Episcopal Church Choir and other activities. Robert is retired but enjoys volunteering and attending various meetings and conferences related to his career.” Deborah Devaney Barton: I have been enjoying indulging in my creative side with a wide variety of crafts. I started making American Girl doll clothes when my two granddaughters were engrossed in them. And I’ve continued it as a creative- and profit-making venture. Outfits for every occasion… Disney characters, holidays, etc. Even made a Lincoln uniform for their auction fundraiser. It’s a perfect winter activity. Summers find me gardening, golfing, and boating. Jed (44) is working as a dispatcher for a local fire department and has a variety of radio-related hobbies and side jobs. Brad (42) is enjoying his work at Quantico with the Hostage Rescue Team. He does a lot of travel, most recently as the protection unit for the international travel of a cabinet member. His wife and children are enjoying Fredericksburg and its wide range of historic venues. I see Pam Vose Voss and Heather McLeod
often, but not as often as we would all like. Family and interests are all consuming, even in our 70s.
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Feedback from all our classmates regarding our 50th reunion has been overwhelmingly positive! We have seven classmates who live on the West Coast, from Arizona to Washington. None of them make it east for a Lincoln reunion here. I think you should all organize a “Destination Reunion” out there…I think a LOT of us on the East Coast would come for something unique. Let’s hear from you!!!
Jonathan Ryder Smith, the grandson of Cheryl Manelis Smith ’68
Mary “Flair” Bogan: I was treated to a trip to Kentucky by my firm, Wells Fargo, which included a dining experience at Churchill Downs! I am still enjoying my career as a financial advisor with no plans to retire. I also had a lovely visit with Barbara Edwards Diamond for lunch at my house. Barbara was in town visiting with her brother the week of her mother’s death. Sylvia Malm: I continue to consult and work with national organizations on protecting drinking water sources. It’s a good blend of my EPA experience and my farm girl past. I get to travel some–this year to Oklahoma City and last year to Seattle, Nashville, and New Orleans. Otherwise, I work from home with the company of three dogs. Both girls (24 and 21) are home. The older is doing the daunting DC commute to MassMutual, and the younger just started at PetSmart. Barbara Salmanson: I am enjoying life in NYC and am happy to see my sister frequently. I am just completing my term as President of the Board of the Jewish Child Care, a large NYC child welfare nonprofit. I’ve still had time to travel, most recently to Morocco. Judi Kellenberger Stella: Living on Cape Cod full time but traveling frequently during the non-summer seasons. I travel to Pennsylvania, Florida, California, Arizona, and sometimes New York and Texas. Having found my birth family and seven siblings, I have lots of family to visit. Off to Paris at the end of February for a couple of weeks. I have taken up art classes after 54 years and can’t wait to visit the fabulous museums in Paris again. Who remembers the name of our art teacher in Lower School? Miss or Mrs. Ganyon??? I credit her for my love of painting. I now have six grandchildren, ranging from six months to 17 years old. I watch my grandchildren often, as well as my grand puppies and grand kitties. It’s lots of fun and keeps me young.
1967
Intrepid (windblown) Bay Explorers (L-R): Margie Barrett Holzman, Becky Selle Johanson, Karen Constantineau Letourneau, Antoinette Van Zabner, Gail Eastwood-Stokes, Hansina Wright, Cynthia ChaseKofkin (Class of 1969, 50th reunion, August)
Class of 1969 50th Reunion Dinner, August (L-R): Hansina Wright, Leslie Ricklin Wells, Cynthia Chase-Kofkin, Margie Barrett Holzman, Becky Selle Johanson, Patty Stoddard, Annie Worrell O’Neil, Roz Rustigian, Nancy Carney, Karen Constantineau Letourneau, Gail Eastwood-Stokes, Antoinette Van Zabner
I am actively sleuthing out the Peterborough/Keene, NH areas for something to buy as it’s about time Ken and I started living in the same place at the same time! Our locations have been rather discombobulated the past several years, but a fun adventure nonetheless! I welcome any thoughts or connections regarding that neck of the woods.
In October, we took advantage of Alumnae Weekend, offered by Lincoln. Taffy Wells, Annie, and Margie Barrett Holzman attended a couple of the Friday events. Eleven of us attended the cocktail party and dinner held in the new STEAM building (added on to the front of the old gym, for those who haven’t seen it). Most of us hadn’t seen Eleanor Pritzker Sheldon or Susan Littlefield in forever, and it was great to have them join us! Mike Hudner came for cocktails, and it felt as though our beloved, late Hope Freeman Hudner was represented. At dinner, we temporarily adopted two members of the Class of 1964 so they wouldn’t have to eat by themselves. After dinner, Cynthia Chase-Kofkin and I fully explored the old Upper School building, and we were so impressed with all the changes, we were about ready to sign up for a do-over. The biggest changes are the art studios and classrooms on the third floor where the boarding department used to be, and making the old study hall space into a fabulous multi-floor library open all the way up to skylights on the roof. Then, on Sunday, we finished up with a scrumptious brunch, hosted and prepared by Roz at her lovely home on Benefit Street. This allowed a few more people who hadn’t attended the dinner (including Abby Huntoon and Kim Metz Allsup) to gather and celebrate with us informally before everyone had to head home. Combining the summer and fall sessions of our reunion, 19 classmates managed to gather to celebrate our 50th (nine of us did both sessions). We heard from at least four more who usually come but just weren’t able to make it. Next time, ladies! Many, many thanks to our reunion committee: Roz, Annie, Cynthia (and me). In recent years, our class has been gathering informally for “mini-reunions” each summer. We’re enjoying that and plan to continue, so if you are local or can come to Rhode Island in July or August, please do get in touch and come join us.
1968 Leslie Hatch: Phil and I are still living in Montclair, New Jersey with our two beautiful Westies and our mischievous cat–same house for 47 years! However, I still have strong family ties in Rhode Island and drive up every 4-6 weeks. We love the opportunities offered by our proximity to New York– Broadway, Metropolitan Opera, museums, street events, restaurants, and infinitely more. Seth has moved back to New Jersey and enjoys living and working close to home. Taylor graduated from Georgetown Law last May and is working in the real estate department at Simpson, Thatcher in New York. We are busy planning for her wedding at Georgetown (to her Georgetown alum fiancé) in April 2021. Following 33 years working for Wyeth (Pfizer), I
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The Class of 1969 celebrated our 50th reunion year in both August and October so that more of our classmates could participate. In August, we went on a Lighthouse Tour of Narragansett Bay, had a fabulous dinner prepared by Roz Rustigian and hosted at Anne Worrell O’Neil’s beautiful bay-side home in Narragansett, and, on Sunday, had lunch at the Dunes Club and time at the beach, kindly hosted by Angela Gilbert Weber despite the recent loss of her mother. The weather cooperated and we all enjoyed the weekend so much! It was our only chance to celebrate with some distant classmates (Antoinette Van Zabner, Becky Selle Johanson, and Angela) who couldn’t travel to Rhode Island in the fall.
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As members of the Beech Tree Society, celebrate Alumnae & Reunion Weekend with us on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
Allison Dillon Kimmerle: Spending the winter in Westport Harbor, MA and am lucky to have Nancy Carney, MD down the road. She’s getting me back to playing paddle and has recently become my new primary care doc! Who knew!
Class Scribe: Karen “Taffy” Wells 5620 N. Hudson Street Portland, OR 97203 email: taf@gci.net
Class Scribe: Joyce Hoffacker 1893 N. Jantzen Avenue Portland, OR 97217 email: isail2@gmail.com
–submitted by Gail Eastwood-Stokes (because I had the lists!)
Still doing boarding school consulting with families but am becoming increasingly more distracted by quilting and knitting (a full novice in both areas). Too much fun stuff to do both inside and outside and I’m all in to those distractions these days!
1970
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Class Scribe: Mary Counihan Livingston 60 Wharf Street Nahant, MA 01908 email: mdlivingston@comcast.net
1971
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Class Scribe: Charlotte Matteson 10 Inwood Lane Charlestown, RI 02813 email: charrmat@verizon.net Margot Maull Partridge: We joined our daughter, Laurette, in Sidney, Australia for a summer wedding, as she married Steven, an Australian, on February 28, 2018. My son, John, Caitlin, sister, Liz Maull 75, and other family members joined us on a gorgeous day. Laurette and Steven presently live in Brooklyn,
Class of 1969 50th Reunion Brunch, October: (Front row L-R) Cynthia ChaseKofkin, Margie Barrett Holzman, Taffy Wells, Eleanor Pritzker Sheldon, Sina Wright, Gail Eastwood-Stokes, Kim Metz Allsup (Back row L-R) Nancy Carney, Roz Rustigian, Abby Huntoon, Patty Stoddard, Anne Worrell O’Neil am enjoying little projects and our annual trips to Nantucket and the Cayman Islands. Cheryl Manelis Smith: Peter and I are proud and loving grandparents of a beautiful boy, Jonathan Ryder Smith, born on January 17, 2019. Ryder’s parents are my younger son, Ben, and his wife, Kelsey. My other son, David, and his significant other, Christianne, reside in Long Beach, CA. David owns a vintage store in Huntington Beach–One Look Vintage–rated best vintage store in Orange County!
John Partridge, Caitlin, Steven, Laurette Partridge, Margot Maull Partridge ’71, and Bob Partridge on February 28, 2018 at Laurette’s wedding on Shark Island, Sidney Harbor, Sidney, Australia.
A photo of Alistair, the grandson of Liza Browne ’72, taken by his mother, Alexandra Gitzes. She is a gifted photographer.
Dr. Sean Jeffrey McKenna, the late husband of Wendy Heckman-McKenna ’72
New York. My son, John, and Caitlin currently live in the Boston area. Bob and I are still living in New Jersey; we are close enough to enjoy NYC and Raritan Bay. We look forward to cruising on our sailboat during the summers; lately we have been heading north up to down east Maine. Our goal is to get to Nova Scotia this summer. During the winter, we have been traveling to Australia, New Zealand, Norway, or the UK. Always looking for new ideas. At home, I have become quite involved with a local garden club and gardening and working on the boat.
received her doctoral degree from Teacher’s College, Columbia University in Counseling and Clinical Psychology this year. Lizzy (middle daughter) is thriving as a community member at Chapel Haven in New Haven and enjoys her life of independence!
1974
1972
1975
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Class Scribe: Ann Burkhardt 132 Hope Street Bristol, RI 02809 Email: aburkhardtotd@gmail.com Rhode Island’s East Bay Chamber of Commerce honored Julie Blount and her sister, Marcia Blount ’65, of Blount Boats as the 2019 Business of the Year during their annual dinner and business awards ceremony on October 17, 2019. It is with profound sadness that I share news of the death of Sean McKenna, husband of Wendy Heckman-McKenna. Sean passed away unexpectedly on October 20, 2019. Sean was a graduate of Moses Brown and Brown University, and had his PhD in astrophysics from the Ohio State University. He was as kind and compassionate as he was brilliant. Sean always attended Lincoln events with Wendy. Jocelyn Manelis Regenbogen: This past August, I became a grandma! My daughter, Alex, and her husband, Mason, had an adorable baby girl, Elia Esme. Alex, a psychiatrist, and Mason, a surgeon, are busy balancing their careers and parenthood in the Chicago area. My other daughter, Samantha, is an employment lawyer with a firm in Boston and is married to a great guy obtaining an MD/PhD at Harvard Medical School. I’m presently retired from teaching high school math, and am enjoying painting watercolors and acrylics in preparation for an art show. I have loved connecting with Lincoln classmates on Facebook and during my visits to Rhode Island.
1973
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Liza Browne: I live a very quiet life in Northern Vermont, working for a healthcare organization, doing much of their quality reporting. I realized how quiet my life is at Christmas when my son, Nick, and his family came to spend the holiday. Ordinarily, they spend Christmas with my daughter-inlaw’s family in New Jersey, as her family does it up big and Nick is very laid back about Christmas. I had forgotten what it is like to spend Christmas with a hyperactive seven-year old. It was so much fun, but, boy, was I exhausted when they left! I am looking forward to our 50th reunion in three years. I can’t even believe it has been almost 50 years. I still feel the way I did when we graduated, until I look in the mirror. Linda Mauro Peck is proud to announce the birth of her first grandchild, Staunton James Love, on June 29, 2019. His parents, Caroline and Robert Love, live in Brooklyn Heights, NYC. Sarah Peck (eldest daughter) just
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The State Ballet of RI, owned and operated by Ana Marsden Fox ’76 and family, is celebrating its 60th performing season.
Cindy Hyatt Shorris ’78 and Lydia Chambers at an Elton John concert in Toronto.
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Class Scribe: Patricia Read Brissette 162 Terrace Avenue Riverside, RI 02915 email: mthope1@aol.com Diane Tessaglia-Hymes: I’m still working, but gradually considering retirement. My husband and I have been running an Airbnb for about three years (http:/airbnb.com/h/Etna-nest), and we are enjoying meeting new people and building an additional post-retirement source of income. Our only child, Aleta, successfully completed her first year of college last year at Nazareth College in Pittsford, NY as a saxophone/music education major. It’s great to have her only two hours away. It allows her to be independent, yet we are close enough to drive up to watch her perform in concerts like this holiday one (she’s the one in the red bow): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COFDX1C_ntY. I also manage to still stay in touch with my Lincoln friends, alums Kate Greenough Richardson and Wendy Rice Swanbeck.
Laura Meiselman ‘79 and her daughter, Sophia
Big Sur, California (taken by Laura Meiselman ‘79)
Athena Demopulos Brodsky ’79: Leah, now 23, finished her studies at Roger Williams University; she’s standing next to my husband, Adam, in the photo. Zoe, now 20, is a junior at Brandeis. She is sitting next to me.
1976
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Ana Marsden Fox: Rhode Island’s first established classical ballet company celebrates their Diamond Jubilee Season! I am so proud of The State Ballet of Rhode Island and all the people that over the years have supported, while following the Marsden dream.
Edda Grollitsch Kropfl ‘79 and her husband, Peter
At the age of 16, my father, Myles Marsden from Providence, RI, went to England to audition for the famous Legat School. During that time he became the first American graduate of the school and rose from corps de ballet to premier danseur of the Yugoslav National Ballet. It was there he met and married my Mom, Herci Munitic, a soloist with the company. We returned to America to the town of Lincoln, RI where my parents decided to devote themselves to the teaching of classical Russian style while maintaining the standards there of. Thus in 1958, Brae Crest School of Ballet was founded, now 62 years old and counting. Then, two years later in 1960, my parents were inspired by a regional dance movement in the United States to create a non-profit, civic regional ballet company which was called The State Ballet of Rhode Island, now celebrating its 60th performing season. I am so grateful for being a part of this all of my life. With great authority, we
Miss Stanhope (submitted by Judith Macktez Hayes ’79 from the 1979 yearbook)
Baby Natalie, granddaughter of Emily Torgan Kheradi ‘79
Liz Glassie Doucette ‘79 with granddaughter, Quinn Marie, daughter, Dee ‘09 (right), mom, Phyllis Fragola, and daughter-in-law, Nancy (left)
Angelic Missaghian Shea ‘79, Judith Macktez Hayes ‘79, and Sara Low ‘79 at the 40th reunion
continue to teach third and fourth generations of dancers. And the company continues its mission to create, present, preserve, and extend the great repertoire of classical dancing to the widest possible audience. I love providing exciting performances and educational programming of the highest quality. I am proud to have what we have in our Ocean State!
1977
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Class Scribe: Diana Carney Caty 1 State Street Guilford, CT 06437 email: Diana.caty17@gmail.com
1978
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1976 and 1977 in the spring of 2022!
Class Scribe: Cynthia Hyatt Shorris 19 Kingsbury Street Wellesley, MA 02481 email: cshorris@gmail.com Cindy Hyatt Shorris: I had a great job this year working in the Weston, Massachusetts High School as a school psychologist. Unfortunately, I was subbing for a woman on maternity leave, so it ended. The people were the nicest I’ve ever worked with, so I learned that jobs are really all about the people. My two older kids live a half hour from me in Boston, so I get to see them regularly. It’s awesome, but I know it won’t last forever. My youngest is in middle school, and it’s right across the street. Also awesome. I have become an Elton John groupie this year with the Rocketman movie and the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Tour. Lydia Chambers and I met in Toronto for a concert. It was so much fun! I know a lot of classmates have significant birthdays this year, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all! Oxox
1979
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1980 and 1981 in the spring of 2021!
Class Scribe: Liz Glassie Doucette 7 Touro Park Street West Newport, RI 02840 email: lizgdoucette@gmail.com Liz Glassie Doucette: My husband, Paul, and I became first-time grandparents in January 2019. When we received the news in the middle of the night that the baby had been born and was healthy, the first question our son-now-dad, Sander, texted was, “Want to know her name?” Um, yes. “Quinn Marie. Want to know her theme song?” Well, sure. “The Mighty Quinn.” Our daughter Dee ‘09 continues to enjoy life in sunny California. She headed West in 2015 to earn a Master’s degree and currently works as an ESL (English as a Second Language) Specialist at Oakland International High School, a public school whose students have all immigrated to the U.S. in the past four years. Over 30 different languages are represented. Athena Demopulos Brodsky and I were among the many friends and family
members in attendance at the memorial service for Pam DiPiro’s mom in July 2019. Mrs. DiPiro (Ann) was remembered especially for her listening, caring, and cooking abilities, and for being incredibly supportive of her five kids, fourteen grandkids, and many of her kids’ friends (Pam’s younger sisters, Emily and Jean, are fellow Lincoln alumnae, while her sister, Beth, and brother, Daniel, graduated from Wheeler and PCD). To paraphrase Athena, who said a few words at the luncheon following the service, “On top of everything else, Mrs. DiPiro was cool. Seriously, how many mothers drove a white Firebird?” It was a good point and a fond memory on a sad day. Sincere sympathies to Pam and the entire family. Mary Borah Gorman: I had the privilege and fun of supporting the Head of School Search Committee in its search for the 17th head of Lincoln. What a wonderful opportunity to get to experience Lincoln again. While I’ve always been a big fan of the school and am forever thankful to have had the opportunity to spend my high school years there, I am even more impressed with the faculty, the students, and all that the school has to offer today. Suzanne Fogarty has been a tremendous leader, and I’m so excited that Sophie Glenn Lau ‘88 will return to Butler Avenue. She’s an extraordinary educator with a deep passion for all that Lincoln values. We are so fortunate to have her at the school, and I hope the Class of 1979 will do all we can to support Sophie! I continue to spend my life between my home in Norwich, Vermont, and my apartment in the South End of Boston. As a partner in the Education, Nonprofit Practice at Spencer Stuart, I work across the country with organizations as they move through leadership transitions. It’s wonderful work—meeting fascinating people and getting to work with institutions that make a real difference. When not working, I spend as much weekend time skiing, cycling, and playing hockey with my husband, Steve. Edda Grollitsch Kroepfl: Judith Macktez Hayes sent some thoughtful reflections on times present and past: “As much as I am in denial sometimes, I am turning 60 on August 7 of this year. So I have started to take long walks through my town and on the various Rail Trails. I have lost weight and gained a sense of calm during those walks. As a mother of Sam, who is now 17, this is much needed. My hubby, Mark, has gone for those walks with me too.” Of Lincoln days, Judy said: “Though my memories of Miss Stanhope, my ninth grade English teacher, are not always pleasant, I do thank her for teaching me how to write critically and tell a story. Recently, her constant saying came to mind, ‘You must keep an open mind.’ She often said it with arms spread across her desk and an intense facial expression. I say this, as she did, to my 17-year-old son and to friends. I think her message could help many people in our country.” Judy also commented on her time at the 40th reunion: “Though the appetizers, dinner, and cocktails were not so good [oh dear!], the reminiscing and company were priceless. It was wonderful spending time with good friends.” Emily Torgan Kheradi is a veteran in the grandparent department. She writes, “Bijan and I welcomed our fourth granddaughter, Natalie. I am now licensed in real estate in Massachusetts and Connecticut, in addition to Rhode Island. I’m celebrating my 15th in the business!” Edda Grollitsch Kroepfl: I will try to update you all a bit on the crazy Austrian girl’s life. I am still teaching at a high school in Graz (English, philosophy and psychology), am still married to Peter (since September 13, 1986), and enjoy my life in Austria (skiing in winter, swimming and playing golf in summer). Our two children are grown up. Gerd, 32 by now, is a jet pilot in the Austrian Air Force, and Nina, 28, finished her doctorate in chemistry at the University of Graz a year ago. Nina works for a pharmaceutical company not far away, and just got engaged to her boyfriend, Martin (the wedding is not yet scheduled but should be on a 13th like ours was–either May or August 2021). Three years ago in August we visited the Spragues, my American mom and dad [parents of Kim Sprague Anderson ‘80] in Florida. Nina and Martin saw them, too. And last August, we could meet up again for a nice dinner. Warmest greetings from Austria! Belle Traver McDougall: Family news is good. Our son Jesse is 19 and a first year at the University of Toronto, studying humanities. He likes to write and think, shoot photos, and write stories about quirky, interesting people, all while honing his digital media and videography skills. Not sure exactly what direction he’ll take...but a good liberal arts education can’t hurt anyone! We enjoy visiting him in Toronto and exploring Georgian Bay together in kayaks and skiing in Quebec and beyond.
Duncan and I celebrated our 20th anniversary with an amazing trip to Megève and Chamonix, skiing the Vallee Blanche together with Jesse on a bluebird day—very memorable day in the Alps with our guide! Duncan is very busy with his Children’s Literacy Foundation and raising funds through a capital campaign to build a new “world headquarters” in Waterbury Center, Vermont. My art is going well. I curate the exhibits at the Waterbury Village library, so I enjoy meeting local artists and generating “buzz” and I teach an occasional class there in watercolor and soft pastel. I think the arts are the answer for the Vermont winter doldrums and unfilled art types who are longing to be creative in some way while allowing them to be distracted from the news of the day!! I am looking forward to installing a show of larger works at the Burlington airport gallery in February. Having a goal or upcoming show is good for me to stay focused and productive...although I do get distracted with house chores, skiing, and walking the dog with my friends. Our home is full of my art but I sell 10 or more pieces a year...enough to pay for my supplies??? hahahah! A great hobby for me though. Anyone can follow me on Instagram, where I post frequently, and my website is www.bellemcdougallart.com. Laura Meiselman: I moved out to San Mateo, California three and a half years ago. I was teaching math at an after school program called the Russian School of Mathematics for two years. Now I am doing math tutoring at Nueva, an independent school for gifted students. My daughter, Sophia, is graduating from USC in May. That’s the news. I love to take pictures and am including one I took in Big Sur, California. I’m also sharing a selfie of my daughter and me in the Infinity Mirrored Rooms exhibit at The Broad in LA. That’s it for now! If anyone yearns to be in touch, please do-_I’m at laurameiselman@gmail.com.
1980
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Class Scribe: Donna Pillsbury 95 Clyde Avenue East Providence, RI 02914 email: dpb8toyou@aol.com Sally Browder: I’m still in Los Angeles, and segued out of the music business over the last five years. Lots of life changes. Now I teach yoga, trauma release, sound therapy, and healthy cooking, and occasionally landscape design. My garden has been on the Los Angeles Native Garden Tour several times. My daughter Grace is 17 and a junior, looking forward to coming east for college tours in March. Once she’s settled in college, I’m looking forward to traveling the world and spending more time in Rhode Island with my mother. Martha Brosco Ein shared that her daughter, Sophia, is planning to be married this summer on Martha’s Vineyard! And will then live in the DC area. I say SO ROMANTIC. A beautiful vineyard summer wedding! Enjoy, Martha. As my mother used to say, “Make sure to have fun at your own party!” Donna Pillsbury: My daughter, Tess, graduated from Barrington High School last spring and is attending URI as a Business/Marketing major. If anyone knows of any good local internships, feel free to reach out. She applied with the Athletic Department at URI for next fall, but I know she wants to beef up her resume. My son, Matthew, works on Block Island for Block Island Resorts (they own the Oar Restaurant, 1661 Inn, Narragansett Café). He lives there from March to November. It will be his third year out there this year, so he is becoming quite the local. I enjoy going to visit him! Last September, Anne McHenry Cook came with us. Jennifer Woodruff: Teaching third and fourth grade in Santa Cruz, California. Daughter, Sara, is a ninth grader at local high school. Looking forward to retirement and my husband’s upcoming sabbatical (in three years).
Anne is doing well. She still works for RI Family Court, but is closing in on having enough years there to retire! Wow! They have been lucky to have her. She is a stand-up investigator (in my humble opinion) :). Her daughter, Casey, is an aspiring song-writer and performer in LA. She was on the NBC show Songland. If any of you are friends with Anne on Facebook, you didn’t miss this! Casey did awesome! And Anne and Billy had a big red carpet event at their lovely home in North Kingstown. It was like being in LA (without the fires). What fun! Anne and I also went out to California to see Casey perform not that long ago. Anne even surprised me with tickets to The Hollywood Bowl to see Harry Connick Jr. I still, of course, see Jill a lot. I will enclose a cute picture of her daughter, Blake, and my daughter at my daughter’s graduation party. Blake is a sophomore at Marist College in New York. She is studying fashion design and is inspirational with the clothes she designs. She works very hard. And even has her own label, “BlakeEleise.” Currently, she makes bags and scarfs out of wonderful textiles. Again if you are on Facebook with Jill you probably already know this. Jill and Ted’s other daughter, Spencer, is a senior in high school! So that will be the next grad party! I visited Hallie in NYC last year, and will enclose pictures from that trip. My daughter and I were on college visits, so swung through the city for a night. What a blast. My daughter LOVES the Big City. It is fun. Hallie recently moved back to Boston though so I will have to get the scoop on that now! I’ve enjoyed some fun get-togethers with Candy Frater as well. Candy and I go back to first grade (we had our First Communion together, which she reminded me of with an adorable picture of us which she found among her mother’s things). Speaking of which, Candy lost her lovely mom since the last time we connected here. Candy was so loyal to her parents over the years, and I know she misses them dearly. Candy has a very important job in R.I. Hospital Administration and works very hard but to be honest I do not know her title. But she enforces hospital regulations and keeps all Rhode Islanders safe in that regard. I know that much! Her son, Christopher, graduated from the University of Alabama and is working in the computer IT field in Texas. Barbara Picerne Goldsmith and I see each other occasionally and we always have a blast. She is too funny! She and Ronnie live in Jamestown now year round and transformed her family’s former summer home. She should have a TV show on HGTV! House is spectacular. Of course Ronnie being a star landscaper doesn’t hurt either! Barbara is going to help me with Reunion plans too! Thanks, Barbara! Cherry Arnold is selling real estate like a banshee down in her old stompin’ grounds of Little Compton (Providence too). Look her up if you know someone looking to sell (or buy). She is the real deal and found her calling! And Chris Moore got married! I can’t remember what I have reported over the years, but saw Chris at Candy’s mother’s wake (I believe) and she reported that wonderful news. I think they are back in the area too (Boston). I believe her husband’s name is Michael, if I am not mistaken. That is soooo romantic. Chris finally met her match! Lucky guy! So that’s about all I know about the goings-on with our class. I did notice there is now a way for you to submit class notes individually. They send out an email to all class members and you can upload news and pictures yourself. So that might help take the place of the need for a new scribe, but we should keep in touch and take advantage of the format! The email subject is “Deadline for Class Notes” etc. I didn’t even know there was a form within it you could use to upload your own notes, so hopefully some of you were paying attention more than I was and maybe uploaded them yourself! I truly hope to see as many of you as possible at our next Reunion. I have not been back through the red doors in 40 years! Join me! Should be a trip! Peace, Donna Marie Pillsbury ( your lowly Class Scribe)
1981 Matthew, Donna Pillsbury ’80, and Tess
Donna Pillsbury ’80, and her daughter, Tess, at Tess’s URI Sorority House.
weather gear; and get rid of trees close to your house to control mosquitoes. All visitors welcome!” Tracey Reynolds Clarke writes: “Not much new here except we have a baby granddaughter, Sophia Elizabeth Clarke, born May 29, 2019 to my oldest, John, and his wife, Sarah. I’m still teaching fourth grade, my husband, Don, is still working at Endurance Wealth in Providence. Kids all good, four of five are living and working locally, and my youngest son lives in Phoenix and is training to be a JetBlue pilot. Looks like lots of travel in our future! Nice to see you and yours on Instagram...looks like everyone is happy and doing well! I really do find it interesting catching up, even just by reading, on all of us. Crazy to think of how much time has gone by!”
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Class Scribe: Margaret Hall Donabed 47 Backriver Road Hingham, MA 02043 email: mdonabed@gmail.com
Same old stuff going on in my life, which must make it very boring for you all– so please send in your own notes!!! Ali (27) and Ben (23) are both in NYC and loving work and life in general (as they should!) and Nick (20) is a junior at Wake Forest and loving it (as he should!). Anthony and I are enjoying our “quiet home” but love when we get them all home at the same time, which is very rare. No weddings, grandchildren, or anything remarkably wow about my life, except maybe that my grandmother (Barton) is still with us at 111¼. So, if you don’t start sending info about yourselves, then you might have to read about my family for the next 55 years! Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2020! Your faithful scribe, Beth Barton Rondeau
1982
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1983
Class Scribe: Beth Barton Rondeau 36 Salisbury Road Barrington, RI 02806 email: abrondeau2@gmail.com
Annie McHenry ’80 and Donna Pillsbury ’80 on Block Island visiting Donna’s son
Tess, Hallie, and Donna Pillsbury ’80 in NYC
Blake Trowbridge and Tess Barry, the daughters of Jill Ramsden Trowbridge and Donna Pillsbury ’80
Claudia Brown: Thrilled to announce I have been hired as Adjunct Professor of French in the Modern Languages and Literatures Department at Rosemont College, outside of Philadelphia. As the sole French professor on campus (very small), I have future opportunities to advise Study Abroad Programs in France and Francophone countries, to propose (according to my academic background) upper-level French courses cross-referenced with the History and Philosophy Departments, and to design and teach French/Francophone literature courses. Currently in process of proposing a European History/ Women’s Studies course, a survey of exceptional French women of the 20th century. Another ongoing project is advising and translating for a community Book Caravan, where European and North African writers and underserved youth convene in rural Morocco once a year, to discuss current cultural, political, and social topics; to take part in writers’ workshops; as well as to receive book donations from more urban areas. Excited to leave for Morocco on April 8 for a week! For more info: https://www.meslivresmontresor.com/ caravane-du-livre/ Would love to hear from Lincoln students and alums with interests along these lines. Lee McEnany Caraher writes: “The Carahers moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin in July 2019! So far, so good. I’ve learned a few things here: the water is clear (and cold in the winter); cheese curds are God’s candy; don’t cheap out on the
Candy and Donna Pillsbury ’80 at Plant City, the restaurant Kim Sprague Anderson ’80 runs in Providence
Casey, Billy, Anne McHenry Cook ’80
Marilyn Collins (Carolyn’s sister), Hallie Sammartino ‘80, Candace Frater Stephens ’80, Jill Ramsden Trowbridge ’80, Donna Pillsbury ‘80, Barbara Picerne Goldsmith ’80
Jill Ramsden Trowbridge ’80, Anne McHenry Cook ’80, Jeanne McHenry Helma ’74, Donna Pillsbury ‘80 on New Years
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1982 and 1984 in the spring of 2023!
Leah Grear: I am in my twenty-first year teaching drawing, painting, printmaking, and graphic design at the Wheeler School. My daughter, Lillian, is 24, and I am in my fourth semester as an MFAIA candidate at the amazingly brilliant Goddard College. I am active in my artistic endeavors and I have studios in Lyme, Connecticut, where I live with my partner; Wakefield, Rhode Island, where I stay with my 90-year-old mother during the work week, and Providence. Having been pulled away from growing our food for a few seasons, our hope for this spring is to get the fields planted again!
1984
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1982 and 1983 in the spring of 2023!
Julie Karas: Julie and her wife, Karen, live in the Countryside section of
Caroline Foxley Conneen ’80 and her youngest, Gregory, enjoying a Wyoming trip to a dude ranch. Claudia Brown ’82 was recently hired as Adjunct Professor of French in the Modern Languages and Literatures Department at Rosemont College.
Leah Grear ’83 in Paris Garden
Leah Grear ’83 and Martha Foster ’83 in Florida
Pawtucket. Julie has been working as a physical therapist for the last 29 years. Her wife is a mortgage underwriter. Julie still enjoys skiing, golf, and tennis, as well as cooking and gardening. This spring, Julie and Karen will celebrated their 10-year wedding anniversary.
1985
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1986 and 1987 on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
A note from Sarah Knowles Eisenklam ’87: If you are looking for a way to give to Lincoln, remember the Callie Knowles Clapp ’85 Go Global fund that helps Lincoln students afford opportunities to travel abroad!
1986
1987 Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1985 and 1986 on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
Class Scribe: Heather Hahn Fowler 69 Manning Street Providence, RI 02906 email: hahnhm@gmail.com Joanne Wilkinson: I am the medical director of a large primary care practice in Pawtucket, RI, using my Spanish and other skills to work with our patients there. Work is very busy, and being back in RI is both good and interesting. I have extra beds for reunion if anyone wants! I’ve attached a photo of my daughter playing field hockey for Moses Brown this fall–she loved it :-)!
Class Scribe: Inga Sullivan Russell 76 Orchard Valley Drive Cranston, RI 02921 email: i.russell@cox.net Whitney Doherty: This fall, I took the plunge and joined an emerging company based in Amsterdam. Its called Arch & Hook, and we sell sustainable clothing hangers for retail and hospitality. The entire ethos of the company is based on a sustainable mission to help a polluting industry (fashion/retail); I love creative problem solving and working with large corporations on their CSR goals, and we are making great strides. I would love to hear from anyone working in the retail or hospitality sectors interested in alternative solutions to what has been, until now, a commodity. Or if you are working in any aspect of the growing green sector, I would enjoy connecting to see if there are any synergies. We have a number of partnership initiatives we’d love to discuss. I’m on Lincoln Connect. Also–I’m trying to engage the NYC-area alums to gather on a more on going basis to promote camaraderie, networking, and partnerships. An email is going out to that effect, but check the Lincoln School Facebook group or look for news on Lincoln Connect. I had the pleasure of meeting up with NYC-area alums this past fall, and it’s such a treat to see various-aged women gather and share their similar yet different experiences of their time on Butler Avenue. And finally, I continue to enjoy spending Thanksgiving with my former classmate Liz Davis, and we got to visit with Jessica Avery and Allison Peter during the weekend to the delight of us all. There is NOTHING like laughing with old friends.
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1989 and 1990 in the spring of 2024!
Class Scribe: Jill Lynch Levin 15 Stanhope Drive Barrington, RI 02806 email: jalevin4@gmail.com Dory Ricci Faxon: Our family moved to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida five years ago. The best decision ever. We finally got out of the cold and snow! I was fortunate enough to decide to get licensed in real estate and am now successfully working with buyers and sellers in the luxury real estate market in The Palm Beaches. I absolutely love it. Our daughter, Charlotte, is off to college next fall, and our three older daughters are long gone from the nest. Happy and healthy. We are truly blessed.
1989
Class Scribe: Hyla Kaplan Rosenberg 818 N. 24th Street Philadelphia, PA 19130 email: hkaplan@fragomen.com
Anita Richard Thompson: This year has been amazing! I won both the NAEA High School art teacher and the Teacher of the Year award! What an amazing honor! My son, Paul, is doing well at Saint Raphael’s Academy where he is a sophomore. He recently made the Varsity basketball team. I am in (what will hopefully be) my last semester of grad school at RIC. In June, I will be receiving my Masters of the Arts with a focus in art education degree!
1994
1990
1988
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1985 and 1987 on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
Class Scribe: Maribeth Colton Nickell 2301 Bransley Place Duluth, GA 30097 email: mbnickell@jacabee.com
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1988 and 1990 in the spring of 2024!
Celebrate Alumnae & Reunion Weekend with us on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
Class Scribe: Marney Cumming McCabe 21 Allston Street Charlestown, MA 02129 email: marney.cumming@gmail.com Amy Wilkening Fogelman: I was thrilled to join Nanette Loebenberg Friedman ’91 in Boston last June to celebrate her daughter, Alexis, become a Bat Mitzvah. I also got to catch up with Diana Gallagher ’91. Life with four girls is never boring. Also, I am currently a part-time, online student with the Flatiron School, learning Full Stack Software Engineering. I am expected to graduate around May.
1991
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1992 and 1993 in the spring of 2022!
Class Scribe: Stacey Ingraham Loscalzo 174 N. Pleasant Avenue Ridgewood, NJ 07450 email: sloscalzo1@gmail.com
1992
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1991 and 1993 in the spring of 2022!
Class Scribe: Jody Baldwin Stone 194 Spring Street East Greenwich, RI 02818 email: jodybaldwinstone@gmail.com
1993 Maggie, the daughter of Joanne Wilkinson ’87, played field hockey for Moses Brown this fall.
Dory Ricci Faxon ’88 and her husband, Brad
Dory Ricci Faxon ’88 and her daughter, Charlotte
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1991 and 1992 in the spring of 2022!
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1995 and 1996 in the spring of 2025!
1995
Celebrate your 25th Branch Reunion with us on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
1996
Celebrate your 25th Branch Reunion with us on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
Beth Varadian is currently living in London with her husband and daughter, and just completed a Master’s in Aging and Public Policy at King’s College London. She is a family physician with training in geriatrics and is now working to obtain her UK registration. While in London, she reconnected with Rebecca Bright, who recently moved to the UK with her husband. She was also lucky to spend time with Sara Daniel Shaylor ’95 and her family in Washington, DC over the holidays.
1997
Celebrate your 25th Branch Reunion with us in the spring of 2022!
Class Scribe: Sarah J. Hull 1875 Mintwood Place NW; Apt. 40 Washington, DC 20009 email: sj.hull79@gmail.com Gaia Cornwall: My family and I are still in Providence and doing well. I have two new picture books coming out this year. I illustrated “The Unicorn Came to Dinner,” by author Lauren DeStefano, from Roaring Book Press. And “Jabari Tries,” written and illustrated by myself, from Candlewick Press. Looking forward to working on more!
1998
Celebrate your 25th Branch Reunion with us in the spring of 2023!
2005
Beth Varadian ’96 and Sara Daniel Shaylor ’95 with their families in Washington, DC.
Cate Harnish LaMar ’01 with her husband, Andrew, and their three children, Liam (age 5), Charlotte (age 4), and Max (7 months) in Charlotte, VT.
1999
Cate Harnish LaMar: We welcomed our son, Max, in April and he has been an amazing addition to our family. His big brother, Liam, started kindergarten this year and is doing well, and their sister, Charlotte, is doing great in preschool
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Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2000 and 2001 on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
Class Scribe: Sarah Young Collins 1 Signal Ridge Way East Greenwich, RI 02818 email: sarah.collins@mottandchace.com
2000
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1999 and 2001 on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
Class Scribe: Bronwyn Roberts Preston 3626 Sutherland Road Shaker Heights, OH 44122 email: bronwynarr@gmail.com Jane Finn-Foley: My husband, Kevin, and I welcomed twin girls, Harper and Margot, in August 2019. Our son, Alex, is loving being a big brother! We still live in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where I’m the Assistant Director of Student Services at Harvard Kennedy School.
2001
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 1999 and 2000 on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
Class Scribes: Nicole Lucca Griffis 5804 Post Road; Apt. 8 East Greenwich, RI 02818 email: nlgriffis@gmail.com
2002
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2003 and 2004 in the spring of 2023!
2003
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2002 and 2004 in the spring of 2023!
2004
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2002 and 2003 in the spring of 2023!
Class Scribe: Lauren Hittinger Hodgson PO Box 1598 Troy, NY 12181 email: lhittinger@gmail.com
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2006 and 2007 on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
2006
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2005 and 2007 on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
Class Scribes: Caroline Canning 815 Tennessee Street; Unit 307 San Francisco, CA 94107 email: cqcanning@gmail.com Anna Coon 66 Glen Avenue Cranston, RI 02905 email: anna.r.coon@gmail.com
Class Scribes: Ana Sofia De Brito 44 Webb Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 email: a.s.debrito@gmail.com Brie Haseotes 56 Commonwealth Avenue; Apt. 65 Boston, MA 02116 email: ghaseotes@gmail.com Ana Sofia De Brito: I am in my third year as a midwife at Brockton Neighborhood Health Center and loving it! The new addition in my life is my son, Julien, who was born on October 2, 2019. Julien has brought so much happiness to our lives! Randie White is currently in her fourth and final year of medical school In New York. She is looking forward to graduating this May with plans to join Maine Medical Center’s urological surgery residency program this upcoming summer.
2009
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2008 and 2010 in the spring of 2024!
Corlis Gross ‘06 and Dave Mercante were married on July 13, 2019 in Seekonk, Massachusetts. A few members of the Lincoln community were in attendance, including Jessica Mandeville ‘06, Robb Barnard, and Ann and Tony Palms. Corlis and Dave live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Corlis works as a coach at Drexel University and Dave is a teacher at Episcopal Academy.
Class Scribe: Ruthie Bodell 70 Christopher Columbus Drive; Apt. 2906 Jersey City, NJ 07302 email: ruth.l.bodell@gmail.com
2007
Cameron Berry: I moved from New York City to London this past August as part of a promotion within my role at Sheffield Haworth, an executive search, consulting solutions, and advisory firm. I’m loving the new experience and loving the chance to explore a new city!
Through her work with various diverse families, Jonice Ward began to recognize there was a lack of communication and consistency when it came to meeting familial needs. This year, she set out to launch an organization aimed to bridge the gap between service providers and the individuals, families, and organizations that utilize them daily. The company, Ily, inc. aims to provide exceptional care for children, senior citizens, pets, and the home in general. Ily, inc officially launched in late March of 2019 in NYC and surrounding areas of New Jersey and Connecticut. In the past seven months, it has accrued over 10k in sales, and a mobile application will hopefully be released in the summer of 2020. Please follow them on Instagram (ily,inc.3) and Facebook (Ily, inc.) for more information!
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2005 and 2006 on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
2008
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2009 and 2010 in the spring of 2024!
Marissa Lombari began her graduate studies with USC Rossier in School Counseling in the fall of 2018, and will be starting her practicum in a Massachusetts high school this spring. She will complete her graduate studies with her Master’s and license in Spring 2021. Marissa is also excited to announce her engagement to Ethan Beise. He popped the question on November 23, 2019 during his own birthday party! They plan to wed in 2021. Erika Sogge Schneider: This past summer, I moved from Alaska to Vermont. I have a great job as an instructional coach in a middle school. I’m also seeing lots more of my family now that we are East. Visitors are always welcome!
Nicole Gesmondi 25 Michelle Circle Warwick, RI 02886 email: ngesmondi@gmail.com Corlis Gross ‘06 with Jessica Mandeville ‘06 at her wedding on July 13, 2019 in Seekonk, MA.
Corlis Gross ‘06 and her husband, Dave Mercante, on their wedding day.
Emma Osmundson: This past May, I received my MFA in Performing Arts Management from Brooklyn College. I was fortunate to have my family and loved ones attend my graduation, including my mother, current Middle/Upper School English teacher, Ms. D-O! I wouldn’t have been able to take on such a challenge without the work ethic and drive that I gained during my years at Lincoln School.
2010
Celebrate Alumnae & Reunion Weekend with us on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
2013
Class Scribe: Melia Lamb 3150 N. Sheffield Avenue; Apt. 508 Chicago, IL 60657 email: melia.lamb@gmail.com
Miriam Tinberg: I started a new job a couple months ago at the Verizon 5G lab, working to build up the lab and fill it with start ups, co-working partners, and other cool tech partners. I didn’t know much about the 5G space, but I’m enjoying the ride and find working in tech to be an exhilarating experience. Outside of that, I am going on 3+ years living in Los Angeles with my sister (Leah Tinberg ’12!), loving the sun, hating the traffic.
2011
Rhianon Eleoff-Edwards 387 Washington Road Barrington, RI 02806 email: Eleor506@newschool.edu
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2011 and 2012 in the spring of 2022!
Class Scribes: Brooke Buckett email: buckettbrooke@yahoo.com
Emma Osmundson ’12, Hannah Zawia ’12, and Gabriella DiBattista ’12 were bridesmaids when their classmate, Bekah Heath ’12, got married.
Maggie McNamara 23 Catlin Avenue Rumford, RI 02916 email: magmc714@gmail.com
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2012 and 2013 in the spring of 2022!
2014
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2015 and 2016 on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
This photo was taken right after Emma Osmundson ’12 graduated from Brooklyn College at the Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn. Her mom (Ms. D-O) and dad, came down to watch and celebrate!
On Sunday, September 8 2019, Rebekah (Bekah) Heath married Jeremy (Yudi) Weber, her college sweetheart, in downtown Brooklyn, NY. The two met in freshman year of college at Boston University. Bekah had four of her Lincoln School classmates as part of her bridal party, including Erin Murphy (maid-of-honor), Hannah Zawia, Gabriella DiBattista, and Emma Osmundson (bridesmaids).
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2018 and 2019 in the spring of 2023!
2018
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2014 and 2016 on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2017 and 2019 in the spring of 2023!
2019
2015
Hannah Zawia 1897 Beacon Street Brookline, MA 02445
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2014 and 2015 on April 30 & May 1, 2021!
Class Scribe: Emma Peloquin 78 Dana Street Providence, RI 02906 email: emma.peloquin@gmail.com
Class Scribes: Emma Osmundson 120 Garfield Place, Apt. B9 Brooklyn, NY 11215 email: emmajosmundson@gmail.com
2016 2017
Chenxue Sherry He email: sherry.hechenxue@gmail.com
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2011 and 2013 in the spring of 2022!
Emma Burchfield: The Class of 2015 had an off-campus reunion in Washington D.C. to celebrate college graduation and new beginnings!
Carla Thillet email: carla.thillet@gmail.com
2012
Class Scribes: Olivia Small 72 8th Street Providence, RI 02906 email: osmall@lincolnschool.org
Celebrate your next Root Reunion with the Classes of 2017 and 2018 in the spring of 2023!
The Class of 2015 has brunch at The Wharf. Top Row (Left to Right) - Serena Mainiero ’15, Emma Burchfield ’15 Bottom Row (Left to Right) - Hallie Friedfeld ’15, Quinn Crum ’15, Jamie Pine ’15, Sydney Stein ’15
In Memoriam
The Lincoln School community offers condolences to the families and friends of our alumnae who have passed in the last year.
Miriam Tinberg ’10
Bekah Heath ’12 and her husband, Yudi, on their wedding day.
Erin Murphy ’12 was the maid-of-honor when Bekah Heath ’12 got married.
Nashwa Ali Holt ’91 May 13, 2019
Marion Munro Waitt ’43 August 26, 2019
Sallie McLean Ramsden ’56 October 28, 2019
Ruth Kiven Arellana ’60 August 15, 2019
Sally Davis Trowbridge ’50 October 5, 2019
Shirley Ganzer Palestine ’42 November 13, 2019
Sally Wilcox Jacob ’51 August 22, 2019
Nancy Scott Weaver ’54 October 13, 2019
Martha Parkhurst Sherman ’35 April 1, 2020
Margaret Halladay Travers ’60 August 26, 2019
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insightful questions with Lincoln alumnae
When are you most at peace? I am most at peace when I am at the beach. Who was your first Lincoln friend? My sister, Jennie Glenn Carruth ’86 What was your most memorable Lincoln field trip? Hmm...I’m not sure I remember any! What is your favorite adult journey? A family trip to Alberta, CA–we hiked, biked, and whitewater rafted in and around Banff National Park. What smell reminds you of Lincoln? Cookies from the Handy Bake Shoppe (we used to have them at tennis matches!). The Bake Shoppe is actually no longer open, but I know the smell of those cookies would transport me right back to Faxon Farm in the fall! What’s your greatest indulgence? Chocolate What are you toughest on yourself about? I strive to be an excellent mother, spouse, professional, friend, sister,
Sophie Glenn Lau ’88 College and/or Graduate School: Princeton University ’92, University of Massachusetts Amherst ’97 Current Occupation: Head of Senior School, Shady Side Academy Current Residence: Pittsburgh, PA Green or White Team: Green Favorite Lincoln Club and/or Sports: Basketball What I’m reading/watching now: The Yellow House by Sarah Broom
and daughter, all while trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle...and sometimes I am hard on myself when I forget that it is impossible to do everything 100% all the time!
What is the color of love? Green!
What was your favorite Lincoln cafeteria item? I brought my lunch...it was a different system when I was a student. What or who are you most loyal to? I am most loyal to my family. If you could have one do-over, what would it be? I wish that I had written more thank you notes to my Lincoln teachers during my high school years or even after graduation; the notes that I have received from students over the years have been incredibly meaningful. What was your worst job ever? Washing the windows in my parents’ house. I worked with my brother. We may or may not have been fired before we finished the job. What’s been your favorite occupation? Teaching
What’s been your most difficult life challenge? My recovery after being hit by a car when I was crossing a street. What is your spirit animal? The lynx :) What fictional character inspires you? C.J. Cregg from “The West Wing” Who do you look up to in real life? Michelle Obama What’s taken you the longest time to accept and love about yourself? My height! How would you like to be remembered? As a loving family member, a thoughtful friend, and an inspiring leader. What do today’s girls need to know for tomorrow? I am going to borrow a quote from Henry Ford: “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you are right.” What’s your credo? Lead by example.
This edition of The 301, featuring Lincoln’s new Head of School Sophie Glenn Lau ’88, first appeared on Lincoln Connect in February. Want to stay up-to-date on all things alumnae? Visit www.lincolnconnect.org to join today!