Class of '67 reunion book

Class of 1967

50th Reunion Book Presented on Alumni Weekend 2017

May 2017 Dear Members of the Class of 1967, While I do enjoy visiting with everyone who comes back on Alumni Weekend, I am really eager to see all of you. Reading the biographies you have shared, I am reminded that you and I have many memories in common: living through the same times, teachers, campus events and the more bucolic South Jersey of the 1950s and ‘60s. But my anticipation of your class’s reunion is about more than that.

As I have served at Moorestown Friends School over the last 16 years, I have gotten to appreciate more than ever how each graduating class has its own character, a particular mesh of personalities, talents and friendships.

During my student days at MFS, from 1954 to 1968, coming up just behind the Class of 1967, I looked up to all of you – a group of smart, kind, athletic leaders. Now that I have been through 16 reunion seasons as a Head of School, and teach a required course in leadership, I can more fully appreciate just how exceptional your class was and is – it sets the example for the sort of accomplished and upstanding people we hope all of our MFS graduates will become.

So you’ll appreciate my mixed feelings as we approach your homecoming in May – it will be wonderful to have many of you back on campus and to celebrate your class - but you will undoubtedly set your typical, very high bar for reunions. For my Class of 1968 50th reunion next May, you will be, as you always have been, a hard act to follow.

I want to especially recognize those of you who have worked on organizing this weekend and on joining forces to create a lasting reunion gift. Kudos to Dave Barber, Kathy Russell Dunlap, Bill Gardiner, Alison Cadbury Senter, Linda Dworkin Shade, Janet Sawyer Thomas, Gina Aquilar Yerkes, and the late Dan McGowan.

Congratulations to you all, both on your milestone reunion, and on founding an Endowment through which the Class of 1967 will continue forever to be an important part of MFS. With admiration,

Larry Van Meter ’68, Head of School

Robert Abramowitz Personal: Married Susan Stewart in 1974.

Two children, David (who married Rene Yang in 2016) and Catherine. Family picture was taken at David’s wedding.

Have lived in Bryn Mawr, PA. since 1983.

Former member of the MFS School Committee (appr. 1976-1984). Like to spend time outdoors when I can (hiking, skiing, tennis, biking).

Education after MFS and Professional: Yale College B.A. 1971, Harvard Law School J.D. 1974. Practiced law in Philadelphia since 1974 (since 1990 with firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius) in employee benefits and executive compensation. Lecturer in Graduate Tax Program of Villanova University Law School 19862001.

I have had the great good luck to work in a field of law that didn’t really come into existence until I graduated law school. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) was signed into law on Labor Day in 1974, and the next day I started work full time. New law, and new lawyer. In the 1970’s, I helped companies establish pension plans to incentivize employees to work at the same firm until retirement, and to allow older employees to retire with a decent income. Times change, and I’ve spent a good part of the last ten years freezing and terminating those pension plans. I’ve also worked with governmental plans, and have seen first hand the consequences of lax oversight and inadequate funding. I also helped many employers comply with Obamacare, and am closely following the Trump administration’s proposals to replace it. I am still learning new things, and I appreciate the preparation I received at Moorestown Friends, both academically and otherwise.

Our family at Rene and David’s wedding

David Barber The reunion is upon us! Looking forward to seeing you in May. After graduation, I spent my first year at Cheltenham College, a boarding school in England. I then went on to Duke University and was graduated in 1972. I spent the next six years as a U. S. Navy officer, serving on an amphibious ship for a year, then as a Special Warfare officer in an underwater demolition team and a SEAL team. Then I did the MBA program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

There I met classmate Jean Bartell from Seattle. We were married a year after graduating, and will be celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary three weeks before the MFS reunion.

With my heart set on entrepreneurial venture, when I left Penn I linked up again with a Duke classmate to start a homebuilding company in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina.

While getting that business underway, I did commercial construction lending for what was then North Carolina National Bank, now Bank of America, in Charlotte, and moved on to work for a commercial property acquisitions company, also in Charlotte, before joining my home building company full time in 1985. During the 1980’s we built and sold more than 130 houses, but by the end of that decade we had taken that company as far as it would go, so we folded our tent and Jean and I moved to Seattle. Jean’s family owns The Bartell Drug Company, which at 127 years of age is now the oldest retail chain drugstore company in the country. It serves the greater Puget Sound region. For our first three years here I worked for the company as its director of real estate and development, putting in new store leases, expanding existing locations, and occasionally purchasing properties.

Then, with the demise of the Soviet Union, and bitten once again with the entrepreneurial bug, I founded a company to attempt to export American nonprescription pharmaceuticals to Russia. For the next four years I made many trips between Seattle, St. Petersburg and Moscow, spending more than 300 days on the ground over there. The collapse of the ruble, corruption and need for paid protection were too much to bear, so I ended that venture in 1997.

Since that time I have been involved in other start-up businesses, including co-founding a company to manufacture wood-fired home central heating furnaces. Gradually I became active once more in Jean’s family’s businesses. For some time I have been serving as co-chairman of the board of the family’s commercial real estate investment subsidiary. Four years ago we purchased a small Seattle furniture manufacturing company, for which I serve as a hands-on board chairman.

Jean and I are blessed with three children. Our daughter Evelyn was graduated with an MBA from Babson in 2015, celebrated her first wedding anniversary last June, and is now working as director of

David Barber digital marketing for The Bartell Drug Company. Our son Hugh is finishing the MBA program at Columbia, and our son Neal is finishing the graduate program in architecture at U. C. Berkeley. Both are scheduled to graduate the weekend following the MFS reunion. We’re first going to fly to Oakland and then jump on a plane to New York so as to attend each event. Now I spend a great deal of time on the planning of the succession of ownership of the businesses to our three and their two cousins, which in many respects is as involved and demanding as a full-time job.

Seattle has been a great place to have learned to call home. We’ve been here 27 years now. I enjoy participating in the dynamic business environment, taking active involvement in civic, artistic and charitable organizations, and the many outdoor activities this part of the country offers.

It also gave me great pleasure to serve for four years as a member of Larry Van Meter’s Head’s Council of business advisors. This afforded me the opportunity to fly back to Moorestown once a year to observe first-hand and discuss some of the most important strategic issues he’s been dealing with. We are indeed fortunate to be able to come to our reunion and find that, despite enormous challenges, the school to be in excellent standing, due in large part to Larry’s superlative leadership.

Diana Harrison Comber Dear ‘67 Classmates, Greetings from the “gal” who still needs a daily nervous breakdown to maintain her cool—AND an ongoing chocolate fix. But what a difference half a century makes! At least, a lot of us are ‘still standing’ and while I couldn’t make it back to the USA in May, I am there ‘in spirit’ for this milestone, hoping you’ll catch up with me via these pages. Starting with an updated Yearbook Entry reflecting a peripatetic butterfly of a person, if you ask me!

At the end of it all, just know - my door is always open to anyone wanting to set out for the Mother Country and my quaint stone cottage near the birthplace of George Washington, deep in the Brexit heartland.

Love, hugs and a toast to all, Di DIANA HARRISON COMBER 15 The Bank, Catterick Village, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 7LW, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1748—811010 Mobile: +44 (0)7850 195356 Email: diana@mspec.co.uk Residency: USA to 1980; Mexico,1980-83; UK,1983-84; Spain,1984-85; UK permanently from late 1985.

Career Facts: After MFS - B.A. Sociology, Penn…M.S. Journalism, Northwestern…

English-Speaking Union Travel Grant to Oxford University, 1973…PR Director, Haverford College…

Brand Management, Procter & Gamble, USA…Account Director, Y&R International/Mexico and other UK ad agencies…Marketing & Sponsorship Director, UK public-private-sector urban regeneration scheme and thereafter, a British

Diana Harrison Comber regional press group…Strategic Communications Director, London-based business support services provider to UK Defence Industry…Lastly, Director of Mspec Consulting Limited, a marketing communications and management consultancy focused on the financial services sector.

The Realities: Life-long workaholic and over-achiever. Guilty of 26 relocations. One-off bullfighter.

Self-proclaimed Anglophile. Played Carmen Miranda on 40th birthday. Raised Chow to be pin-up pooch for UK Kennel Club. Met Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1999 on a building site.

Organised Royal Visit involving Prince Charles. Slept rough on the London streets to attend Princess Diana’s funeral. Ran first marathon at age 50. Published first book and cat’s diary at 58. At work on a film script since 1996. Acted in first pantomime as Dick Whittington’s cat in 2016; sold first watercolour painting in 2017. Sure hope God really DOES love “a trier!”

Other: Co-Founder, Northern branch of a national UK business network for women; Certified NLP (Neuro- Linguistic Programming) Practitioner; volunteer fundraiser for Dementia Research since 2003; student of the I Ching Chinese book of wisdom since 1998. Are you still awake after all that?

In Memory of Carol Davis Carol A Davis 16 June 1949 – 24 July 2015 I met Carol the summer of 1974 while we were both stationed with the US Army in Augsburg, West Germany. Carol was playing short-stop in a play-off game against Heidelberg. I was a groupie. What I noticed about Carol was her tenacity and cockiness. She was always good at what she endeavored, and she knew it, and she hung on until completion. We fell in love and married 24 December 1974. No, it wasn’t legal nor sanctioned by the military.

We spent 3 years in Germany before returning to the States. After about a year in New Jersey, we ventured to Georgia with some friends and made our permanent home. Carol eventually returned to school earning her BBA with honors from Georgia State University as well as being a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma, and the Golden Key National Honor Society.

Carol worked at various financial institutions and small accounting firms throughout the Atlanta area.

However, her favorite jobs were with small companies and local non-profits. She was a by-the-book accountant. No creative accounting for her. She could go into a small company that was on shaky financial standing and pull it from the red to the black. Once the company was solvent, she’d train someone new and move on. She loved the challenge of the “rescue”.

Carol was as patriotic as they come. She not only served 3 years active duty with the US Army, she also served 4 years with the Georgia Army National Guard attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant while working at Command and Control Headquarters.

Carol was an avid gardener. Her yard was her pride and joy. I marveled every spring at how park-like our back yard looked. She built outdoor seating areas, created walkways and bird sanctuary areas throughout our small spaces. Her yard even won the coveted “yard of the month”.

I’m ashamed to say that I haven’t been able to live up to her standards in the lawn and yard maintenance.

We were preparing to retire in 2014. We bought a house in a 55+ retirement community in Florida. Shortly after, Carol was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Yes we smoked, but we’d been quit for 30 years. She fought as hard as she’d ever fought, but the disease proved stronger. Carol passed 24 July 2015. Rest in peace Carol. I miss you.

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Paul DiMaggio After graduating from Swarthmore College in 1971 I wrote a how-to book about hitchhiking (The Hitchhikers Field Manual), worked for a publishing company, and worked for two summers in Nashville on a research project on country music. After exploring a career as a country-western songwriter, I took the coward’s way out and got a Ph.D. in Sociology at Harvard, followed by a job at Yale, where my colleagues included MFS-ers Jim Scott and Larry Kotlikoff. (For a while, I’m guessing MFS had a larger % of its living graduates on the Yale faculty than any other secondary school.)

Also met my wife of 34 years, Carol Mason, a neuroscience professor and researcher at Columbia. We have two wonderful boys, Daniel, an indy-rock composer and musician with three CDs (his band is called Home Blitz) and a piano-tuner by day, and William, an environmental sustainability expert and DJ. After 12 years at Yale, I taught at Princeton for 24 years, retiring last year and starting a new full-time faculty position at NYU, where I have been enjoying new colleagues, new experiences and New York.

Kathryn Russell Dunlap I look back on the last 50 years and am amazed at the infinite direction of my life.

I could not have planned it but yet it all seems amazingly perfect. I finished college with a double major of business and psychology. Got a job as a nurse aide (PCT) at the Greenleaf Extension (which is now Hartman Hall) a geriatric nursing home. Left that when I married and worked in apartment management. The Spring Hill apartments (now Fox Hollow and previous Gardiner farm) was a real education in diversity and the legal system. I learned from a judge that 6 bullets holes in a wall with blood splatters, was normal wear and tear to an apartment. I, then, moved to continuing care communities. First, Cadbury (ironic), where I became a NJ licensed nursing home administrator and then, The Evergreens. Both used the totality of my background and gave me the privilege of caring for parents of classmates. Now, I volunteer on the Board at Medford Leas and hopefully may live there in 15 years….

I got disenchanted with western medicine after Cadbury. I experienced and then studied Traditional Chinese Medicine which is only now becoming integrated into the western approach. TCM has a strong spiritual and mental approach that I found relevant. So, I became a certified Shiatsu therapist and have had a small private practice. I studied multiple spiritual practices along with TCM. This, now years later, has me as a chaplain aide volunteer at Virtua in Mt. Holly on the infectious disease floor. I truly love this work and learn way more from the patients than I can express.

I have been blessed with 2 incredible husbands. These men taught me so much about myself. They also taught me about building, repair, creativity and how to laugh and how to yell at politics. They each gave me a beautiful, intelligent daughter (Terry and Sarah). Both girls survived me and early life, are now with great men, have successful careers and are moms themselves. My granddaughters Alanna 14, Andra 12, and Vivian 4 and my step grands Sadie, 12 and Jamsie, 8 are the lights of my world. Occasionally, the entire blend of was-bands, their new and ex-wives and all the kids get together to laugh, love and support each other. Weddings have been a real hoot and a challenge to the guests. The kids really enjoy telling stories about the parent’s quirks. My crazy extended family is my delight and joy.

The 50 years has shown me how MFS has been at the core of my life. The people who have been connected to MFS touched my life at different times and moved it along to the next level. There was Whitty Ransome who toured me at UNC-G and convinced me to go there. There was having the attorney for the apartments be Arthur Abramowitz, Bob’s brother. There was Charlotte Nelson, Sue’s mom, who recommended me for a temp job at Cadbury (I stayed 15 years.) There were all the classmate’s families who resided at Cadbury or The Evergreens. And on and on, all connected to my short 14 years at MFS. Thank you, Life and MFS.

Kathryn Russell Dunlap

Santa 2016

William Gardiner The early traveling years Based in Lewisburg for a few years following graduation from Bucknell (lucky not to have been in jail), I bounced from coast to coast a few times. Ultimately landed in El Paso as a VISTA volunteer in ‘74 where I was introduced to a cute Texas woman who needed help moving a refrigerator. A year later, Robin and I left West Texas with no regrets and no firm plan. Did a camping/backpacking loop to the Northwest and back across country landing briefly in Asheville, N.C. Soon, the Southwest called and we spent two of our most enjoyable years in Santa Fe where we got married at the Friends Meeting.

But, as much as we loved Santa Fe, it didn’t seem like the place to settle permanently. Who knew that Georgetown, just north of Austin (Robin’s home town), would still be our home almost forty years later? A “for sale by owner” sign grabbed our attention while we were staying with her parents and exploring the surrounding area. A few weeks later we were the proud owners of a “fixer-upper” out in the country.

Growing plants and raising kids

Christmas 2016, Evan on left, Matt on right

Fifteen acres and an old farm house will teach you a lot. First, my Dad was an infinitely better farmer than I could ever be, even handicapping for Texas weather. So the “back to the land” intention was not terribly successful. On the other hand, we got pretty good at plumbing repairs and partially remodeling an eighty year old house. Once the boys, Matt and Evan, were starting to grow up there were music lessons, Montessori school involvement, and soccer. Lots and lots of soccer......coaching, refereeing, running tournaments, and traveling. By ‘89 the trips to and from town became too much so we bought a house in Georgetown but kept the country house as a rental property.

In ‘84 we had built a greenhouse on the property where I raised flowering hanging baskets and other plants for sale at local farmers’ markets, one of which I managed. That, along with more soccer, kept me occupied for close to twenty years, until the boys were off to college and getting out on their own. Robin worked consistently in Early Childhood as a teacher, director, and consultant.

William Gardiner Volunteer vacations, Habitat for Humanity, and world travels.

In 2000 I began to volunteer locally with a newly formed Habitat for Humanity affiliate in Georgetown. Must have been making up for never going to Dave Richie’s weekend work camps! We have now built about 65 homes throughout the county and I’m still at it.

My first “volunteer vacation” to Bolivia in 2003 re-infected me with the travel bug and led to 16 more overseas work trips, mostly with Habitat International and primarily in Central and South America.

Along with housing in most of the countries, projects have also included a medical clinic in Honduras and a group home for AIDS orphaned kids in Lesotho. Lesotho and Nepal certainly rank as most exotic and memorable, but it is Guatemala which pulls us back year after year. Robin helps each year at an emergency recovery center for severely malnourished infants and toddlers. Along with leading Habitat teams I have worked twice with the Guatemala Stove Project, a Canadian organization which promotes and builds efficient and safe vented masonry cook stoves. The stoves replace the open cook fires inside homes which are the cause of many eye and lung diseases for women as well as burns to children.

But it hasn’t all been work trips during the last few years. Robin and I have been fortunate to be able to travel to Argentina, Turkey and Slovenia, and twice to Ireland with added time in Scotland last summer.

We enjoy spending time with both of the boys.

Matt now manages the office of an international legal recruitment firm, lives in Austin, and is engaged to a lovely young woman. Evan works as a project manager for Ohio State University overseeing construction projects on campus.

Above: Keyhole opening in ancient Irish church. Sins are absolved if you can pass through. Barely made it!

Upper Right: Another Stove Completed Lower Right: Village in Guatemala

Margaret Brunt Griffin Life since high school has been very, very nice. I am a fortunate person. I went straight through college to medical school. I fell in love with obstetrics and spent my professional career in a small private OB/Gyn practice in Waterville, Maine. I have never regretted my choice.

In med school I met my husband, Michael.

We married just after graduation and before our residencies. He and I were lucky enough to have two wonderful children and we are now proud grandparents as well.

Now retired, and still reasonably healthy, Mike and I continue to live in the Waterville area. We have been well enough to have travelled quite a bit, and hope to be able to continue. I have taken up quilting as a hobby. My volunteer effort is at the local youth center where I serve as the chairperson of the Board.

Often I do think about my Friends School experience and wonder about the effect MFS had on my life.

Some influences have been prominent and in the foreground of my life. Miss Brudon’s famous phrase “If you can touch it, you can catch it,” became my mantra during difficult situations in the OR. Some influences have been apparent on occasion. The amount of Roman history I learned amazes me, especially since I seemed to have retained almost no Latin at all.

Some influences were not obvious to me for a time. I never doubted that I could become a successful physician. Yet when we moved to semi rural Maine, I was only the third female physician on a medical staff of over sixty persons. No one at MFS told the girls there were professions they could not pursue.

Our class was lucky. We had no one with a severe chronic illness and no unexpected loss of life while we were still together. We were taught that collaboration is superior to competition, and on the whole, we interacted accordingly.

Our class was (and is) full of really nice people. Several of these folks have put together a wonderful weekend program for us to catch up with each other. Many thanks.

Frank Hagstoz Since leaving MFS...

Married 10/10/1970 Graduated from University of Delaware 1972 Played Varsity Soccer Moved to Ely, Vt. June 1972 Jobs included : 1. Fence Company (2) 2. Copper, Mining and Prospecting 3. Vending Company 4. UPS 5. School bus driver 2 years for the T. Ford Elementary School - Principal was Bob Johnston from MFS. 6. Interned in 6th grade class to get certified to teach in Vt. 7. Taught as Special Education Aide one year at the T. Ford Elementary School Moved to Sandown, NH 1980 8. Ran a food service Food Plus at an industry for 4 years + 9. Worked 31 years at Ruckingham Park every weekend 1985-2016 10. Owner/operator Parcel Place Packaging and shipping domestic/international 1990-2012 11. Sold condo unit and closed business 2012 12. Worked until September 2016 at Ruckingham Park until it closed and was sold.

Elizabeth Richardson Hagstoz 1967-1970: Graduated Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing (with Chris Marsh) in Philadelphia, PA. 1970: Married Frank 10-10-1970 at Westfield Friends Meeting. A memorable Quaker Wedding!! We moved to Delaware and I took RN state Boards. There was a “bomb scare” in the middle of that.

Remember those? First job was a Special Care Nursery nurse at Wilmington Medical Center. Medicine has come a long way since then!

1992: Frank and I moved to a beautiful 1,300 acre old sheep farm in the “sub hamlet” of Ely Vermont. Mountain behind the house, pastures in front and Lake Fairlee ¼ mile away. God’s country.

1972-1974: I was a med surg nurse at Alice Peck Day Hospital in Lebanon, NH. The last 6 mos. there I worked as an OR nurse.

1974: As soon as the neonatal intensive care opened up at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, I went there. My commute along the Connecticut River Valley (Route 5) was beautiful! The work as a NICU nurse was “intense”, sad, wonderful, amazing. We all took turns on the “transport team.” The smallest baby we picked up was 1 ½ lbs. (or 650 grams) and she did well.

1974: I bought a year and a half old calf, “Buddy”. He was an appaloosa/quarter horse – white and showed his spots in the water. I raised and trained him to ride and drive with the help of some “old” Vermonters, friends and a book. So trained by the book, he became a lovely family member until he died at the age of 28. Both of our girls learned to ride with him.

1975: We had our first litter of Labrador Retrievers. 3 yellows and 2 blacks. That began our “Sandy Acre Lab” enterprise of raising Labradors. Two of our dogs went to the “Assistance Dogs Program” most people spoke highly of this breed, they are lovely gentle dogs – loyal – some empathic. Had our last litter 10 years ago and still have 2 labs now.

1976: Hera Hagstoz entered the world and I took 21 months off from work. What an amazing time.

She’s raising her own family in the Bay Area in California. Still my little book worm. 3 degrees from UNH and a Master’s in CA. 1978-1980: Back to NICU at Mary Hitchcock in Hanover, NH.

Elizabeth Richardson Hagstoz 1980: Moved to our present circa 1839 home in Sandown, NH. Worked in the nursery at the Elliott Hospital in Manchester, NH until April 21, 1981.

1981: When I started working as a pediatric nurse at Lawrence General Hospital in Lawrence, MA. Full time – still there. Want to cut down this spring.

1983: Asha Hagstoz arrived. What a treat. Another beautiful, lovely girl. She is in the midst of becoming a Registered Dietician after graduating from Keene State College, NH and Macintosh College, NH. 2017: So after 35-36 years of pediatric nursing, I am looking towards my next career. I have taken 2 courses at the Seacoast Artisan Center in Exeter, NH. Ready to play!

Looking forward to seeing you all on our 50th reunion. Frank and I already had our 54th anniversary last October!!

A. Matthew Harman Matt and Mary Harman live in Boston after many years in rural Rhode Island on a small farm property and six years in South Dartmouth, MA where Matt revived his love of sailing. Matt spent more than 23 years building Sprint Systems of Photography with two other partners and then embarked upon a later-in-life career making art, furniture and cabinets, all focused on working with wood. In Boston, Matt is passionately involved in building homes with Habitat for Humanity, working with local food pantries and participating in political protests and art for social action. Mary, after a long career in communications has an active studio practice and volunteers her communications skills for several organizations working on behalf of immigrants and to strengthen community connections.

Matt and His Folks Matt Harman

Matt and Mary in NC

Richard Haupt It is a rare thing to take the time to review the past within the context of my experience at Moorestown Friends School.

Without a doubt it is Friends School and my roots in Quakerism that allowed me the life I have been blessed with.

From MFS I went up to Maine for four years at the university in Orono. From Maine I went out to California for about a year and then headed to Alaska and a summer on the Yukon River. After coming off the river, I settled in Skagway for about nine years and then built a home up in Wasilla. When the economy collapsed in Alaska in the winter of ‘85/’86, it was back to NJ and about three years in Princeton. From there it was up to the Berkshires for about twenty eight years and now a little corner of conservation land on Buzzards Bay. And that is the end of moving about.

In the spring of ‘74 while walking down the dirt streets of Skagway, I met for the first time the prettiest girl in town (Jane), who was actually an eastern transplant like me. The short version of the story is we were married about a year later and we have been together for forty three years. If you understand that a carpenter’s house is never finished you will appreciate how lucky I was to find her.

In ‘76 our son Jim was born and two years later Jennifer came along. Jim is now about forty and Jenn about 38. They are married and have two children each so Jane and I have four grandchildren to dote over. They are, of course, above average in every way.

In the time we were raising our family, Jane worked in the travel industry as an airline station manager and then as a travel agent in the various areas where we settled. I started out driving a truck for a while and then went to work for the White Pass and Yukon Route railroad where I was a bridge carpenter. From there I was a contractor in Wasilla and then in Princeton, NJ and the Berkshires. The last sixteen years I worked as a municipal building inspector in a number of small towns in western Massachusetts. We are both happy to be retired now.

As we downsize into a small house on a secluded corner of a river estuary, we are looking forward to more travel. Between the two of us we have been to all but one continent, but still have more places we want to see. We are grateful to have been able to visit Turkey and Egypt during more peaceful times.

This is a very abbreviated version of a life filled with love and respect. We are blessed to be near our children and able to share with them their lives and their precious children.

Richard Haupt This would be a good time to acknowledge just how important MFS was to me in my teenage years. I remember some of the quirks of the facility such as the radiator in the auditorium that always rattled at the wrong time, but it was the staff that made the biggest impact. There was the music instructor who put up with me singing soprano with the girls and the English teacher helping me with a teenager’s self esteem. It is long and complicated story, but one teacher, “Mr. Price” in the winter and “Harrie” in the summer, saved my life. I will always remember and be grateful for the guidance he gave me through the years.

Thomas Hedges I attended Duke University after leaving Moorestown. It was interesting to be in the South during the 60’s. Yes, we demonstrated against the Vietnam War, but we also demonstrated to get a pay raise for our personal dormitory maids. The pay was raised after half of the maids were fired and the others had their jobs curtailed. Many more things changed at Duke in 1968. Amid the wonderful chaos, I had a great time studying theology and barely made it through premed in order to get accepted to Rutgers Medical School. I married Gail just after finishing college, and we moved to New Brunswick. After many late nights studying basic science, I transferred to Tufts University School of Medicine for two fantastic clinical years and essentially never left.

I did my internship in Cambridge and my ophthalmology residency at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. After a fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology in San Francisco, I was called by a colleague asking if I wanted his job at Tufts. This was a no brainer, since Gail, who is originally from Boston, was not going to move to Michigan where I had another job offer, and she was only going to stay in Washington D.C. for the winters if we moved there. So, I started my career in neuro-ophthalmology as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology at Tufts, and I will soon be emeritus at the same institution. I have been fortunate to be able to practice as a consultant neuro-ophthalmologist, teach medical students, residents and fellows, and do research. I have written many papers and even a book! Who would have thought that someone who started at MFS in the lowest group and whose first grade from Ms. Krauss was an “F� would be able to write anything? Who would have thought that an acne faced kid who mumbled could give talks at conferences in various countries around the world?

I am lucky that my academic medical career has allowed me to travel just about everywhere. However, it was my church that started my involvement in Latin America with trips to Guatemala where we had established a health center and a school in a village which had been destroyed by the Guatemalan military. I eventually had the opportunity to go to Cuba in 1993 to investigate an epidemic of blindness which was due to a drastic change in diet which occurred there after the Russians left. I made great friends there and have Carlos, Tom, Laurel

Thomas Hedges been going to Cuba every year since 2000. One of them, Carlos Mendoza, has become a collaborator in my research, and, along with a former student, Laurel Vuong, has become part of my legacy here at Tufts.

Speaking of legacy, Gail and I have been married for over 45 years and had two sons while living in Needham, Massachusetts, for most of our lives. Reed, now 37, married his high school girlfriend, Alexandra Zuser, and settled in Harrisville, New Hampshire. Reed designs robots, Alexandra teaches high school mathematics, and they are raising our busy and bright grandson, Zephan, who is now 8. Dan, who is 33, recently married Leticia Robinson. They live in Asheville, North Carolina, where he makes documentary films, and where she is about to start as a nurse anesthetist. When our boys were old enough, Gail, whom I first met in Oxford, England, between our sophomore years in college and who had been working for Prudential Insurance Company, returned to school to study children’s literature.

She has taught at several colleges in and around Boston, primarily Lesley University in Cambridge. Gail also was instrumental in rebuilding the Needham Public Library and has been president of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Needham for the last few years.

And, I continue to sail. I have a reconstructed 1965 Fletcher Moth which I have raced down at the shore periodically over the years. I have an antique 15 foot sloop which is currently in the back yard since I recently purchased a Sabre 36. This is an original 1985 model of a boat which Jim Taylor redesigned in the 1990’s and for which he won several awards. I will keep it in Marion Massachusetts until I run out of money. Fortunately, my grandson loves to sail with me.

I believe that MFS provided all of us with a great education. It has been a privilege to maintain friendships with so many great classmates over the years.

Tom in Moth

Tom and Zephan

Dan and Leticia

Thomas Hedges

Tom, Gail, Dan, Alexandra, Reed, Zephan

Gail, Tom Boston Harbor

Tom in new Saber 36

Zephan, Reed, Marion MA

Richard Hess (303) 564-6488 dickhessdenver@gmail.com 1151 Fillmore St Denver, CO 80206 United States My wife, Diane Marie Canfield, lost her courageous 11-year battle with breast cancer on March 31, 2016. I miss her every day, but she lives within me.

Leslie Ransome Hudson OK HERE GOES 50 YEARS IN 5 MINUTES: After graduation, I went to Monticello Jr College & then onto U of Kentucky. I meet Greg at Ky and beside getting married in the 70’s, I had 3 children. I was Chairman of the local School Board for sixteen years, which I truly enjoyed! We still have car dealerships and are in the thoroughbred racing business.

Our 2 sons are in the business and our dealerships are mostly in Tennessee and the Carolinas now. Our oldest son David & his Family live in Charleston, SC and have 2 children. Ransome is 12 & Ella is 10. Our son Andrew lives in Davidson, NC with his daughter Clark. Our daughter Rebecca works for the NFL and just got married and moved to San Francisco. Greg & I live in Florida full time and spend time playing golf & traveling. We truly love being with our Grandchildren & are lucky to go on several trips a year with the whole Family. Have a wonderful Reunion & look forward to seeing the pictures from the weekend. To all of you who are on the committee you have done a great job keeping the Class of 1967 together.

Leslie Ransome Hudson

Christoph Jacobi Dear classmates, It is now ten years that we, Sabine and I, have met some of you in Moorestown and in Beach Haven, and both of us have enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, and sharing the various experiences which all of us have been making over the past decades. Now, ten years later, let me try to recap my past five decades with as few words as possible and appropriate.

Academically, things went straightforward: graduation from Rudolf-Steiner-School in Nuremberg in 1968, and a degree in mechanical engineering from the Technical University in Berlin (West-Berlin at that time) in 1974.

Professionally, I've been dealing with power generation gas turbines for 40 years, working for the Swiss company Brown Boveri & Cie, which became ABB, whose power generation business later has been acquired by the French company ALSTOM (it's GT division now belonging to GE). My career spanned from R&D over project management to managing the technical sales department, eventually ending up in contract risk management, assessing all proposals and contracts. At times, all of this did involve extensive traveling: Europe, Middle East, Far East, Australia, and of course, the US and Canada. My biggest challenge, actually, was managing two combustion turbine power plant projects in Kentucky, one in Burgin, and one in Trapp, both in the Lexington area. This job involved installation and commissioning of the first six production units of a freshly designed 120 MW gas turbine type, for the development of which I had been responsible in my preceeding assignment.

Privately, I was lucky enough to meet Sabine when we were both students in Berlin, and later we got married.

Sabine is a medical doctor for the diseases of mouth, ear, and throat, and has been practicing for 40 years as well.

Here, a recent Christmas selfie...

Christoph Jacobi ... and here a happy moment during last year's summer vacation on the Baltic coast: We have two children, Sybille with her little girls Charlotte (age 6) and Caroline (age 4) and Ulrich, meanwhile a registered lawyer, here again with his nephew girls, [below] his biggest fans.

Now, since we both retired three years ago from our very satisfying respective medical engineering jobs, we set out for new frontiers. Sabine began theological studies at the Heidelberg university, and got active in our Protestant community church which both of us are members of. I for my part ended up as a musical director in a nearby - though catholic - church. Furthermore, we are trying to help, to the degree possible, in the local refugee scene (mainly from Syria and from Afghanistan) with medical support, assistance dealing with authorities, with language courses, and with integration efforts in general.

Recently, our son-in-law, Sybille's husband Henrik, was diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas - at age 43. He was operated on, and is now receiving a particular aggressive type of chemotherapy every other week. Our support to his family is the main reason for us to stay around, and not join this year’s class reunion.

Anyway, we’ll be thinking of you, and wish all of you a happy and joyful weekend in Beach Haven in May. And, of course, we can’t wait to read all of your half-of-a-century reports.

Cheers, Sabine & Christoph Jacobi

Daniel Kurtzman My life since MFS goes like this:

E. F.

G. H. I.

J.

A. [67-68] Wittenberg University.

Started as pre-med, switched to fine arts (pottery), went to India, dropped out B. [69-70] Worked in anti-war movement in Washington. Single-handedly ended the war.

C. [70] Duke University, dropped in/ dropped out, smoked pot, made pottery.

D. [71] Temple University, finally finished with a BA, couldn’t find a job, smoked pot, made pots [74-77] Caved to utter disappointment of the family who wanted a professional (preferably, of course, a doctor) not a potter, so I went to law school [77-present] Began 40 years of law, worked in Pittsburgh, Philly, NJ, made several attempts to get out of law (owned a map store), didn’t smoke dope, didn’t make pots, didn’t play guitar. Have helped a lot of people, haven’t f’ed up too badly, leaving my practice to a young attorney who is naive enough to be grateful [80] Marriage 1. Pam, violin-maker. Ended in 95, still good friends. Her dog is my dog’s best buddy.

[85] Birth of son, Andrew. Married to Nataliya. Works as forensic economist (whatever that is) at Government Accountability Office in DC. [01] Marriage 2. Joan, Asst. Director of Therapy Services at Voorhees Pediatric Facility. She and Pam are best friends, we’ve traveled to Europe together (nothing kinky) and get together every weekend for dinner. We have our “Mormon nights” when we sit together, I read, they knit, I say something and they roll their eyes. I have married the same woman twice.

[Present] Hating Trump

The sub-entries in the outline, the (i)’s and (ii)’s, (a)’s and (b)’s (and other than H. who has been the joy of my life) have been more sad than glad, more frustration than accomplishment, many wasted gym memberships and too much time being angry at too many people and too many things. Have arrived at our 50th reunion remembering Mr. Reagan’s “mood meter.” Am still at the bottom of the scale, but ever optimistic.

K. through Z. Working in the garden, traveling, historic research (presently acts of mercy in the Great War, soon the Fenians - US civil war vets who invaded Canada). Hoping to join Andrew in a multigenerational living arrangement in the DC area. Getting old, not decrepit, dying in the arms of a 20 year old.

Daniel Kurtzman

Below: Dan and Jamie writing nasty letters Above: Dan, Joan, Andrew, Pam

William Lewis After MFS, I spent a year at the University of Delaware followed by 3 years at Syracuse University (a blur) where I majored in changing my mind. After 4 years, and as many majors, I graduated with a degree in journalism (advertising).

My girlfriend Elaine, (who became wife #1) and I moved to Hartford, where I began my advertising career writing copy for advertising agencies and Elaine wrote Cobol programs for Aetna Insurance.

During the winters, we skied, and in summers, we raced (briefly) a sailboat out of New Haven. While I was perfectly capable of getting from point A to point B in a sailboat, it soon became clear that virtually anyone on the planet could get there faster. Sold the boat, bought a Datsun 240Z and raced SCCA events -- much more successfully-- for 10 years.

In the meantime, I changed jobs, changed wives (Sandy, the incumbent) changed cars (Lotus, TR7) and moved to Boston. In 1980, our daughter MacKenzie was born and I gave up car racing for golf, which kept me closer to home. During the 80’s, technology clients became major players in the advertising industry, and that’s where I found my niche, writing ads for computer companies (Digital, Prime etc.) and audio companies (Harman Kardon, KLH, AR, Bose etc.) for the rest of my career. Sandy, meanwhile, held various management positions in Boston insurance companies. For a couple of years, I worked for Habitat for Humanity, banging nails and moving stuff in their ReStore facility.

In 2001, MacKenzie graduated from NYU and after two years in the NYC fashion business, took off on a tour to see the world. During a stop in Beirut, she celebrated New Year’s Eve at a bar and met Richard Kassab, a local architect. She continued her world tour and returned to NYC, maintaining an e-mail correspondence with Richard for a year before moving to Beirut to make the relationship more permanent. (Richard is the nicest guy in the world, and – get this – he gets along with me.) They were married in Boston in 2014.

Later in 2014, we sold the house in Boston and moved to New Bern, NC, where we’re 200 yards from the Neuse River and 15 minutes from the ocean at the southern end of the Outerbanks. Sandy loves her job as an interpreter (tour guide) at the Tryon Palace because she gets to dress up like it’s 1800, and cook food in an open fireplace. Drama queen.

In 2015, we became grandparents for the first time – a mere 30 years behind some classmates – and a year later, MacKenzie, Richard and their daughter Eloise moved to New Bern, where we see them several times a week.

Since age has taken its toll on my need for both speed and competition, last Fall we bought a 25 foot Catalina for day-sailing on the Pamlico Sound. If Sandy – whose most significant relationship with water

William Lewis involves Earl Gray tea -- takes to sailing, we may move up to a larger boat and take longer cruises. That, of course, depends on whether we can stand being no further than 35 feet from each other for weeks at a time. Long shot.

Over the years, I’ve developed an interest in amateur woodworking (cabinet making – go figure), general home maintenance and gardening. I’m always looking for something to do, as long as it doesn’t involve mowing the grass. I still love driving, and am only limited by how much gas is in the tank. In 35 years, we’ve been blessed by the company of 7 dogs – a Newfoundland, 4 Scotties and 2 Mini Schnauzers. 5 of them were rescue dogs, including Boudica, a 4 year old Schnauzer, who is my current constant companion.

While Merrill Hiatt managed to tarnish my memories of MFS (and I hope vice versa), I’ve remained close friends with several classmates, including Alison and Glenn, Kathy, and Frank and Betty Ann, who were all very supportive during my bout with cancer – especially Kathy. We’ve attended every reunion except one, as well as many of the annual Prospectors’ brunches, where we’ve caught up with classmates like Gina (and husband Ray), the two Janets, Linda Shade, Lynne Nelson, Bob Stevenson and Percy Ransome. A few years ago, Meg, Jim Taylor, Matt Harman and their spouses braved the foul New England winter weather to reminisce for an afternoon at our house in Boston.

Like most of us, I’ve had my health challenges (Lewis 1, Cancer 0), but I’m grateful to wake up on the right side of the grass, eager to start each day, and thankful for my pain meds. It’s been a fun and challenging ride, and I look forward to catching up with you all at the reunion on LBI. Cheers!

The family on MacKenzie and Richard's wedding day, 2014.

Our granddaughter Eloise, who, at 1 1/2, already knows how to work a room.

William Lewis

Dogs have always been a big part of our family. Boudica, our current friend, is our 6th rescue dog.

Above: Bill (yellow Lotus) racing at Bryar Motorsports Park (now New Hampshire International Speedway) in 1978.

Right: Bill golfing in Scotland, 1980

Deborah Lilly Since leaving MFS, I… Haven’t played lacrosse or hockey.

Wonder how Coach Brudon knew uniquely how to motivate each of us to perform our best?

Enjoyed playing soccer with co-workers.

Wish I had taken a year off between high school and college.

Still love to dance.

Lived in Massachusetts, Vermont, Maryland, Washington State, and now Oregon. Spent most vacations camping. In recent years, progressed from tent to trailer to RV. Traveled through most states in the US and hope to see the rest in coming years.

Enjoy nature, swimming, jazz, swing dancing, writing, photography, puzzles, and gardening.

Remember lively discussions with classmates questioning Christian Science, the religion of my childhood — which I soon abandoned completely. Became a Unitarian Universalist, as did my sister and dad — each from our own separate path.

Growing up Female in the 1950’s and 1960’s Realize how limited my self-image and outlook were in a male-dominated, heterosexual society.

Remember thinking that, “if I were a boy”, I’d be attracted to a girl in my high school class…

Despite the quality education at MFS and progressive parents, graduated from high school unaware of any career options to match my love of mathematics, except math teacher…

Graduated from Wellesley feeling that co-ed classes would have been more rigorous and useful.

My father was an engineer, but I followed in my mother’s footsteps: after earning a college degree, I initially did clerical and childcare work. (Remember Dottie Lilly working in the Headmaster’s office, who saw my grades before I did? and who knew if I dozed off in class.)

Education, Career and Volunteering Volunteered/worked with kids/teens for years in community centers, youth groups and shelters.

About 10 years after graduation, was surprised to discover female engineers at my company.

Ten years after that, completed my Master of Science in Computer Science — which took eight years, taking one class per term while working full-time.

10 years later was a senior software engineer. Finally quit a few years later, envisioning more fulfilling work — to help children and teens recover from trauma.

Studied expressive arts therapy, especially drawn to movement, writing and photography/film.

Wrote grants for 10+ years for programs to combat homelessness and intimate partner violence.

Deborah Lilly Personal Life Lived in hippie communes after college, including in a teepee that I sewed together from a kit.

Had one child: a strong woman, dancer, chemical engineer who enjoys teaching bioengineering.

At age 21, my daughter referenced her “unusually successful upbringing” in a paper she wrote.

Evolved into a work-a-holic / volunteer-a-holic, overcommitting most of my free time for years.

Drifted out of my first marriage (to a work-a-holic) and started a new chapter in a healthier life.

Fell in love with my soulmate Kim, a woman who enjoys singing, guitar, dance, nature, and camping — we connected over 13 years ago and were legally married on our 10th anniversary.

Stopped being a work-a-holic. Survived breast cancer. Began eating organic and learned to cook.

Retired when COBRA health insurance would last until I was eligible for Medicare.

Owned many cats and a few dogs, but none as awesome as our current aging dog and hunter cat.

Tuned into nature more, and into the history and future of our democratic society and our planet.

Technology Keep in touch via Skype with my three grandchildren in Boston: 4-year twins and a 2-year-old.

Finally replaced my PC with a Mac and agree that Apple is better for creative projects.

Learned how to make videos — with Kim creating the music and me coordinating the visuals.

Ironically after working in information technology for over 20 years, I resist most technology and social media— due to concerns about privacy, security and potential addiction.

Looking Forward Believe that positive energy is more powerful than negative energy. Seek to cultivate strength, clarity, balance, wisdom, joy, appreciation, respect, laughter, and creativity — especially with all the fear, disrespect, bigotry, hatred and violence in today’s world.

Janet Lippincott After graduation, I went to Ursinus College to major in physical education which I thought would mean playing sports all day, but it turned out the curriculum was pretty strenuous. We took science classes with pre-med students and I still had to suffer through more history and French classes. But the sports were great.

I ended up making the US lacrosse team as a freshman and played for the US for seven years. The highlight was representing the US on a lacrosse-playing tour of Great Britain for nine weeks my senior year. Di Harrison made it too; we were the youngest players on the team.

I learned badminton in college and played for many years. In a tournament during a snow storm when many people didn’t show up, I won the tri-state championship. The next year as the number one seed, I lost in the first round. Very humbling, that was!

I continuing playing hockey until I was 45 when I blew out my knee at the national tournament in California. That was the end of playing field sports.

When I rallied again after 3 years of rehab, I took up tennis and now play avidly on teams and in tournaments. Five years ago, Bob Abromowitz and Tom Hedges beat me at the class reunion; I’m much better now!

I’ve had two main careers. First I taught phys ed and photography at Springside School in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. That’s where I met my partner of 13 years. She was a history teacher (of all things!). We took the 7th grade on a camping trip where I taught the faculty how to play wall ball. She couldn’t resist the refreshingness of that and fell for me. I couldn’t resist her stature and smartness. It was interesting to say the least falling in love in a school environment.

Anyway, when I was tired of teaching, she suggested that I try real estate and that fit the bill perfectly (except for the long hours and weekend work, but I adjusted and found it to be a great career for a competitive person). I am still a Realtor, but cutting back some while I still co-manage a team of six agents and work mostly with sellers (which allows a little more freedom).

So, with a little more free time, I love to garden with native plants and have created a certified backyard wildlife habitat behind my Chestnut Hill house and enjoy watching to see what critters arrive for meals and raising young. I try to grow veggies, but the squirrels think that’s a great idea and eat most of them.

Janet Lippincott Remember in seventh grade when we were supposed to dissect frogs? I refused to do it so my frog could live and they sent me to the library during class. For the past seven years, I have helped make up for that senseless activity by helping with a toad rescue in Roxborough. The toads have to cross the road to get to their breeding grounds, but drivers don’t see them and they end up getting smashed on the road. For a couple of months in the spring, I help carry the toads across to safety and then back again after they lay their eggs. A month later the toadlets head back to the woods and need safe passage across the road. It’s very rewarding looking after the little guys. I have an abundance of toad photos including some videos of them trilling causing the water to ripple away from them.

Once I was single again, I realized I could have as many pets as I wanted. I started volunteering for a cat rescue and fostering cats; this lead me to being a cat lady (I think I crossed that line) with 10 wonderful cats. I have usually had a rodent or two at a time as well (four rats and multiple hamsters). They are great company and never complain!

I used to have four siblings and now only two. Both of my brothers passed away, Greg at 65 from a heart attack and Proc at 75 from progressive aphasia which caused him to lose his vocabulary and eventually his speech. Every time I forget a word, I wonder if that will happen to me.

Speaking of health, I’ve had three bouts of cancer and am now living with it. I chose not to go the conventional route the third time as chemo, radiation and surgery did not resolve the cancer for very long when I had it in 2010. I decided to tackle it with healthy organic food, a mushroom formula, oxygenating drops and most important, I think, no sugar (since sugar feeds cancer). The tumor is 85% smaller than it was when diagnosed and stable. I may have to live with it, but I am feeling good and doing well. It’s been 3 1/2 years since my diagnosis so I think I am on the right track. I’ve learned that most medical doctors know one way of treating cancer and many other doctors whose work is not acknowledged have treated cancer successfully without chemo and radiation. I think keeping the immune system healthy is essential and you can’t do that with conventional treatment.

One of my avocations is nature photography. I can watch nature for hours and, if I get a special photo, it’s even more rewarding. I’ll do more of that when I retire, whenever that will be.

I see Jean (now Jeanie) for memorial services and weddings, and a family vacation occasionally. She has trouble getting away from her work; she says nobody else is trained to do what she does and even though I insist that nobody is indispensable, I couldn’t get her to the reunion.

Janet Lippincott

Hiking in the Grand Canyon in 2011

Jeanie Lippincott I have lead an interesting and varied life, not the stable get-a-job or raise-a family one, but one of travel and change and experiences and searches for something that seemed more gossimer than tangible.

Between high school and 1982, I had about 32 different jobs ranging from driving escort cars for wide loads to veterinary assistant to ski resort bus driver to no-job-spiritual-communityliving-on-donations to carpentry of many sorts and so on. And lived in dozens of places as well during that time. All that while on my hunt for my group that I couldn't identify and therefore couldn't find. I spent many off seasons driving around the country and living in my little pickup truck, stopping wherever the mood struck in hopes for the lead that would get me where I wanted to go but didn't know where that was.

Finally one day in Austin, TX, I found an ad in the newspaper that said, "Learn to council. Will train."

That got my attention as I had just stated to a job counselor the day before that I wanted to help people get in touch with their spiritual selves. I called and went in to an introduction to Dianetics lecture and was sold. This was it! It was what I had been looking for for all those years. I joined staff a few months later and after 2 years, transferred to California where I have been for the last 32 years, helping people with a technology that works as well as growing and expanding myself through Dianetics and Scientology. Anyone who has a good or bad impression of the subject, may I invite you to look at the website, www.Scientology.org. I have been at the Celebrity Centre in Hollywood for the last 25 years and supervising Life Improvement Courses for the last 17 of those years. It is extremely gratifying to help my students get the data to change and improve their lives. So that's what I do.

For fun, I run. I have the Hollywood Hills practically in my back yard. A good Sunday morning run might take me to the Hollywood sign, about a 2 hour run or up to the observatory or anywhere in the hills where I still get lost sometimes. I have run 8 marathons, one 18 miler and 11 half marathons since recovering from my serious illness in 2001. It definitely keeps me fit. Nothing like becoming a marathon runner at age 61. I ran quite a few half marathons before tackling the ultimate 26.2 mile doozy which had tantilizes my running senses for quite a while prior.

I am always interested in things that help one maintain good health. I continue the vegetarian diet that the Lippincotts were brought up on and get organic food at the local farmers market and believe in Superfoods and hate Monsanto. I feel great.

Jeanie Lippincott I also love to read but time is pretty limited with an extensive work schedule. While all you are probably thinking of retiring, I'm looking at a lot of work years ahead since it is so fulfilling and challenging and so many people who need help in this declining civilization. I believe it can and will be turned around with a lot of hard work.

In Memory of John McKeon My first encounter with John McKeon was not a good one. I was in my sophomore year and playing varsity baseball against a team from Moorestown High School. John McKeon was pitching for Moorestown High and the very first pitch he threw to me was a high inside fastball that hit me on the elbow and knocked me down. So much for a good first impression. The next year at the start of my junior year I was preparing to meet Mr. Johnston, the boy’s coach, and let him know that I had been working out as he had suggested so that I could be promoted to the varsity baseball team. When I walked into his office I saw John McKeon standing quietly in the shadowed corner of the office. Mr. Johnston told me flatly that a new student who was a baseball phenom had transferred to MFS and was taking my place. And to make matters worse I soon found out that this new player was John McKeon, the same guy who had knocked me down. All of a sudden my elbow along with my pride started hurting.

It didn’t take long for me to see that John was indeed a masterful baseball player in addition to being one of the most brilliant persons I had ever known. I soon discovered that besides his baseball prowess he was a great all around athlete and also that he was a little on the quiet side matched with a wicked sense of humor. We soon became friends playing baseball and soccer at MFS and on weekends APBA baseball; a statistical board game that replicated real games with the players real performance stats. John had completed almost half a season of national league games which must have taken him hundreds of hours. His love of math and his proficiency in it immediately became obvious. During our senior year our friendship grew and we spent much of graduation summer hanging out together. Once we started college and later while John was in Cornell law school we saw each other only occasionally. Some years later John called me up and said he was playing on a softball team in Moorestown and they needed another player. The thought of playing with John once again was too much to resist so I found my spikes and glove got in my car and headed off to the game. During that time I really got to know how brilliant he was. Many times while he was on the bench waiting for his turn to bat he would study the materials he brought to the game in preparation for taking his law boards. He ended up passing his law boards and was hired by a prestigious Philadelphia law firm where he prospered and became a valuable member of the firm.

Sometime in the following years John became my best friend. He was the kind of friend who you can rely on and the kind of friend who you can resume your conversations of years gone by without skipping a beat. We enjoyed baseball, tennis, club soccer, squash, and of course golf. We spent so much time together that we got to know each other’s idiosyncrasies and we always had a good laugh pointing them out. At times John was a mass of contradictions. In spite of the fact that he

In Memory of John McKeon continued to be one of the best athletes I have known and had amazing hand eye coordination he was perhaps the worst driver to have ever got behind the wheel of a car. He even joked that perhaps he should have rented a room in the local auto body shop. His focus was amazing but that would sometimes be problematic. While playing golf he would analyze some hypothetical legal case with such intensity that he would often forget to pick up his club and put it back in his bag. One of my favorite stories about his concentration occurred on a chilly damp morning on the first tee of the local golf course. We were going to play in a tournament and John was deep in concentration as he stepped onto the tee surrounded by other players. He was wearing corduroy pants with a cuff and was smoking a cigarette that was dangling out of his mouth unaware that an ash from the cigarette had fallen into the cuff of his trousers and started to smolder. Other people on the tee shouted to him to warn him that his pant leg was nearly on fire. He didn’t hear them; he was deep in thought. Finally the club pro came out of the shop and walked over to John and shook him into reality. We laughed at that incident for years.

Over the years we started a conversation of how the aging process would change our love of and participation in the sports we loved so much. We had many a laugh trying to predict that process. Unfortunately we never had the opportunity to continue that conversation when John passed away at such a young age. John was one of the most courageous people I have known. For years he had battled substance abuse. He had been to half a dozen rehab centers but in the end he was never able to free himself. He never let this issue become part of our friendship. No matter what his situation was over the years he always managed to come to my gallery openings to support me. He literally never said a cross word to any of his friends my self included. He was one of the finest men I have known and I still miss him and think of him often. In my mind he had no greater legacy than the friendship that we shared.

Written by Chris Nissen

Agnes Miyo Moriuchi Since I left MFS, life has unfolded both predictably and unpredictably. Last week, I answered a Facebook question of how many states and countries have you been to?- 61!

Who would have guessed in 1967?

Brief timeline: Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1971, Psychology Tokyo Girls Friends School teaching to 1973 3.5 months solo, return travel through Southeast Asia and India 1974-2004: Hanover, PA- photographer, “professional” volunteer for YWCA, Planned Parenthood, Literacy Council, United Way, Friends General Conference, wife to Bruce Rebert and Mom to Jessica and Trudy 2004: American University, MA in Teaching English as a Second Language, divorce 2005-2006: English Language Fellow to Nakon Si Thammarat, Thailand 2007: Chestnut Hill (Philadelphia)- member of Chestnut Hill meeting, weekly Japanese Tea Ceremony lesson, teaching ESL To present: daughters have gotten multiple degrees and married in Durban, South Africa and NYC; I’m teaching at Drexel University, and engaged! to Steve Elkinton, Philadelphia Quaker family (retired from being National Trails Program Leader for the National Park Service in D.C., sings in a local group, put in a garden for me, cooks and travels happily.)

What have I learned? Not so much an illustrious career, but how to cross cultures, how to put on a kimono and obi for tea ceremony, how to keep my 14 month granddaughter Khanyi Lily happy for a 4 day drive across South Africa, how to serve as a cultural bridge for my Chinese and Saudi students, how to appreciate both high and low culture, how to organize travel from pre-credit card days to now AirBnbs from the Adirondacks to Miami to CapeTown, how to accompany my parents into their elder years (passed at 92 and 97 years), how to be a faithful Quaker, how to listen to and appreciate past, current and future friends and family. Well, a few more life experiences, too, but that’s enough to start a conversation or two with each of you!

Agnes Miyo Moriuchi

Henry Naisby Greetings fellow classmates from MFS, class of ’67. I guess it’s been 50 years for you also.

If your life has been like mine, there have been ups and downs, but mainly good times. I don’t think that in those years, a day has gone by that I haven’t thought of MFS, and the foundation and course it set for my life.

I left MFS for Moravian College in Bethlehem where I spent four good years. Thankfully, I switched my major from accounting to education. That meant less money but more happiness. I worked in the Palisades School District in Bucks County, PA for forty years, spending 20 in the classroom and 20 as a counselor. Early on, I got my Masters at Lehigh. I retired in 2011. I still enjoyed the kids, and didn’t rejoice when leaving, but I knew it was time.

I met my wife Karen at college. We will celebrate our 45th anniversary this year. She also was in education, and before she retired, was teaching English as a Second Language. She was a good advocate for the children. We have two sons. Our oldest is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and married last year. They bought a house near us and it is great to spend time together working on projects. Our younger son has traveled a more circuitous route, and started seminary last fall. It has been a blessing to share their journeys with them.

Church and a spiritual journey have always been important to me. For many years, we have worshiped at Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem. The church is not only socially active, but has much history.

Washington, Franklin and Adams worshipped in the chapel, along with many leaders of the Native Americans. Through the years, we have enjoyed travel, with many trips to Europe and the Caribbean.

Most recently, we traveled to Israel and Palestine. It was not a trip that I thought I needed for interest or spiritual reasons, but I was wrong. We also did the riverboat thing to Normandy beaches. The beaches were another life changer. Although now in the distant past, I will mention that I have driven the entire length of the Pan American Highway from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.

Over the years, I have gone to a 6:45 am Mens’ Bible Study. It has been wonderful. I have also enjoyed woodworking and gardening. I’ve built two small wooden boats and have a large garden. Each spring, I plant about 40 flats of flower and vegetable seeds. Retirement has given me time to spend more of my day enjoying these activities. My wife says I volunteer for too many things. Much of my time is spent on boards and doing committee work. We also cook at the local shelter.

Boating, particularly sailing and kayaking, are special blessings. We have sold our house at the shore and are transitioning to doing these without the convenience of the house. Time passes, and the field

Henry Naisby on which we built our house is now a forest. Drawers, closets and garages are full. (In the words of Edison‌ to create, you need a pile of junk.) Now I try to collect less, and create more. And on a rainy day, there is always sorting to do. Blessings, Hank Naisby

Lynne Nelson Graduated 1967.

Worked for Woodcock, Moyer, Fricke, and French Stockbrokers on 15th and Chestnut, Phila. where I learned my love of the stock market.

1969 to 1974 - Worked for several different law firms where I learned to settle Estates, prepare papers for Adoptions, and all aspects of Real Estate transactions. Did title searches and learned how to complete all necessary forms.

1974 – Traveled thru Europe and visited Holland, England, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Liechtenstein, among others. Life changing for me.

1975 to 1983 – Started 3 days a week as a “processor” in a Real Estate office and worked up to management. Obtained my Realtor license, then Broker license.

1983 to 1986 – Started as a mortgage loan “processor”. After a few months, advanced to Mortgage Loan Officer. Was top producer for number of loans 6 times.

1986 – My mother passed away after a short battle with Brain cancer. Shortly after that my sister Cheryl and I started traveling to New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. Cheryl and her husband decided to move to Albuquerque where they still live today.

I met Keith in 1987 and we are still in love. We settled in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

1986 to present – I decided to quit the Mortgage business and become a Real Estate Appraiser. After completing the education, I subcontracted with three separate firms until I obtained my license and opened my own office with 4 appraisers working with me in 1994. The slow down in the market caused me to let everyone go and I became a sole proprietor (actually better, less stress). I still do work on a part time basis for a large entity. I was blessed to have a plethora of work doing appraisals for troubled assets, foreclosures, etc. in a market where many appraisers struggled to find work and many others had to leave the business. I still do private work for individuals, Realtors, and attorneys.

My Aunt passed away in 2003 and left my sister Cheryl and me two houses in Stone Harbor. I have spent wonderful times there; love having my peeps, Alison, Gina, Kathy, Janet, and Linda down. And sometimes the guys get there too. I haven’t been able to get there since 2015 when Keith had his stroke, but we are looking forward to being there this summer.

Lynne Nelson I have been decreasing my workload and looking forward to having some fun time in the future. I would like Keith and me to travel and do some things we have been wanting to do.

I start and end every day with Thanks to God for every day I am on this side of the grass. I have wonderful friends, the love of my life, my terrific family, and my health. Everyone should be this lucky.

Now if I could just remember where I put things‌.

Chris Nissen As I sat down to begin my bio I thought about how the current political turbulence we are experiencing is somewhat similar to the chaotic situation that existed when we graduated from MFS in 1967. After MFS I attended UVA and graduated from there in 1971. UVA is located in Charlottesville Virginia only 114 miles from Washington, DC and due to its close proximity it was virtually impossible to ignore or avoid the civil unrest against the war in Vietnam that was taking place in DC. I can still remember seeing the coffins of fallen soldiers being stacked up in 30th Street Station whenever I took the train home on vacations. Many of those experiences still remain with me. Indeed, one incident that occurred while I was at UVA may well have saved my life. I was born on May 25th, which gave me a position of 360 in the draft lottery. If I had been born an hour or two earlier on May 24th I think I would have received 13 in the lottery which could have given me membership in that sorrowful group in the station. Thanks mom for waiting an extra couple of hours.

When I graduated from UVA as a government major I had been interested in joining the Foreign Service but due to budget cutbacks those plans faded away and I came home and started to look for a job. Nothing grabbed my attention and I ended up working for a firm that did marketing research. One day a pamphlet from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) crossed my desk. After several weeks of thinking about it I made arrangements to leave my job and enroll in art school. When I was a child I had always painted as a hobby after spending time with my grandfather who had wanted to paint but was forbidden to do so by his strict father. The only art instruction I had was art class with Peg Cowan in second and third grade. She had called my mother when I was in second grade and told her she thought I would become an artist. I always marvel at that story because in my opinion I hadn’t displayed any special artistic abilities.

So I started art school around 1976 and immediately felt like I had come home and really belonged there. Each year my sense of comfort working in that environment grew. During the 4 years of art school I painted nearly full time in the studio that had been assigned to me in an intense intra school competition. At PAFA, during my 3rd and 4th years, I was lucky enough to have been awarded two traveling European scholarships where I spent nearly 8 months travelling through Europe both painting and looking at paintings. Those two trips were eye openers and encouraged me to make painting my life’s work. The idea of being free to make my career decisions, to travel where I wanted to go, and to not be directed by some corporate entity was very powerful.

While I was working at the computer marketing firm Kathy Russell and I were married. We built a small but comfortable house near Medford, New Jersey and had a beautiful girl, Theresa Rachel. Terry graduated from the College of Charleston and currently is the director of a small school. She has two

Chris Nissen Painting in Maine beautiful daughters, Alanna who is in eighth grade and is a dancer and Andra who is in sixth grade and is a very good soccer player. Kathy and I drifted apart and were divorced but have remained close friends and remain supportive of each other.

After I left art school I spent a great deal of time visiting galleries to view paintings that were inspirational and also to speak with gallery owners in order to build friendships and business relationships. I eventually moved my studio to Riverton, NJ and probably spent 40 to 50 hours per week painting there. Early on I had the opportunity to visit Andrew Wyeth in his studio in Chadds Ford, PA and spent the day with him. We spoke about the importance to landscape painters of painting what you see every day. Following those discussions I started to concentrate on painting the urban landscape in and around Philadelphia. Eventually I began to spend part of my summers in Maine and started to do paintings based on those trips. I also started teaching drawing and 2D design at Temple University as an adjunct assistant professor in the architecture department and remained there for about 6 years. During this time I married Elizabeth Wilson, a very talented painter who had gone to both PAFA and the Corcoran in Washington, DC. We moved to a house and studio in Delanco, NJ just a block from the Delaware River and by this time I had been represented by galleries in Philadelphia, PA, Wilmington, DE, Boothbay Harbor, ME, Knoxville, TN, Miami, FL, and East Hampton, NY. After about 7 years Elizabeth and I divorced but happily we remain best friends and continue to support each other’s painting careers, which now exist in today’s very competitive art world.

About 20 years ago I started working with several painting dealers who were involved with commissioning large works of art and over this period of time I have produced almost 50 commissioned paintings some as large as 8’ x 40’. I have also been included in a number of museum shows including PAFA, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Virginia Museum of Art. Around this same time I moved my studio to Moorestown, NJ, and married Cynthia Brey, a highly respected architect who works for Amtrak as the Director of Station Design. We have a daughter, Schuyler, who just turned 21 and is a junior who attends the University of Cincinnati studying neurology and who plays division 1 lacrosse. We have lived in a civil war era farmhouse in Chestnut Hill, PA for the past 22 years.

Approximately 6 to 8 years ago I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and have witnessed the slow

Chris Nissen progression of this disease. Just within the past year I have moved my studio back home and have continued to paint although working on mostly smaller paintings. My goal is to continue to paint for as long as possible while fighting the progressive effects of this disease. Thankfully some of the side effects are lessened when I’m in my studio and painting. In any case I am resigned to make the best of this difficult situation.

For anyone who would like to see more detailed view of my career and work I am listing the following links and would always be happy to have any one contact me.

Facebook | Chris Nissen Facebook | Chris Nissen Fine Art Website | www.chrisnissenartist.com

Cynthia, Liz, and Kathy at my recent opening

Christopher Price After our last night together at Meg Brunt’s Pool Party Matt Harman and I went off to Maine to spend the summer at Flying Moose Lodge, my Dad’s boys’ camp with 50 kids and 14 other staff members.

Summer was too short and then it was time for college. I attended Dean Junior College in Franklin Mass. I was there for the Fine Arts program with high expectations of becoming an art teacher some day. I did well there, won awards for a couple paintings and sculptures but knew I didn’t have it in me for another two years of school. After graduation (two year school) and another summer at FML, I volunteered for the draft. Remember the Viet Nam War was at its peak, but I was classified I-0 which meant I didn’t have to enter the service but had to do 2 years of some civilian service of national importance.

It was up to me to find a job acceptable to the selective service and I did. A small hospital in Blue Hill Maine needed an orderly and for the next two years I shuffled bed pans, dirty sheets, mopped floors, sterilized surgical equipment, made beds, gave bed baths, the whole works all for $1.42 hour. I found I enjoyed the hospital work and applied to and got into nursing school.

After that (another two years) and two days of the nursing boards, passed and was now an RN. I landed a job in another small hospital, this time in Ellsworth Maine as an operating room nurse. I loved it.

Bringing on call every other night and weekend wasn’t much fun but the pay was good-$3.65 an hour with an extra $1 for being on call.

I became interested in the job of the Nurse Anesthetist. After a two years stint as the OR nurse I went off to nurse anesthesia school in Bangor Maine at Eastern Maine Medical Center. After 18 months of that and another graduation and horrible exam I became a card-carrying Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. I found a job in Bar Harbor Maine. $12K a year, soon to be $14K and it’s been on the rise ever since.

I married a nurse who also worked there and had a son Sam in 1980. We moved on to Norway (Maine) and had a daughter Addie in 1983. We wanted to return to the coast and found work in Belfast (Maine).

In 1987 I went to London, England with my brother and his soccer team and had Easter Dinner with Di Harrison.

After 5 years in Belfast I was fired by the wife and “went on the road” as a Traveling Anesthetist working all over the US. I ended up on Cape Cod after a year and a half working in many places. While back home in Maine I ran into a friend and after a year or so married Shelly. We settled on the Cape and worked there for 9 years.

Christopher Price Working as a traveler gave me the opportunity to “take the summers off “ and work at camp. By this time my father had retired from the camp and my brother Harrie was running the show. In 1992 my Dad died which was difficult for me, but Harrie and I did all right. Shelly and I married in 1993 and then in 1994 Harrie died. Shelly and I decided that we couldn’t just close camp so we became co-directors and have run the camp since then.

We moved from Cape Cod back to Bar Harbor, Maine in 1999. It seemed that we were spending nearly every weekend in the spring and fall driving to East Orland, Maine (where FML is located) and that got very tiresome. I was lucky to find a position in the Anesthesia Department at Mount Desert Island Hospital again (my first nurse anesthesia job in 1976 and the salary quite a bit better). We built a nice home on the island and all was well until Shelly got pregnant with twins and the house proved inadequate.

We found a small lot in in-town Bar Harbor and built another house better suited for two boys, two dogs and the two of us.

Since 2002 when the boys, Eli and Amos were born we continue to direct the camp, participate in all the school stuff and now have Freshman sons, one who is an excellent swimmer and the other a theater “geek”, singing, dancing and acting. They are wonderful boys but as you all know how old we are they have pushed up my retirement date by a few years.

My mother died in 2014 at 92. My older kids; Sam is a lift maintenance supervisor at Sugarloaf USA, a ski resort in Maine. His wife is a snow board coach at a school for hopeful Olympians. Addie has her own business producing canvas floorcloths and other canvas pieces and is doing quite well in the gift shop and custom order circuit. addiepeetdesigns.com. She also worked for us at FML in the summer.

She is married to an arborist, snow plow guy and all around nice man.

That’s it in three pages with a lot missing.

Percy Ransome I left MFS after 9th grade to go to Phillips Exeter Academy, an all-boys school in New Hampshire. I was 3rd generation to attend Exeter. My three years there were quite challenging in all aspects of my life, academically, athletically, and socially, but the experience prepared me for life in many different ways.

Sports - I played football and Lacrosse. In Lacrosse we were New England prep school champions, losing only two games during my senior year – one to Harvard freshmen and the other to Yale while we were still a high school senior team. As some of you may remember, I would play Lacrosse with the MFS girls Lacrosse team during their practice, knowing the following year I would be taking up the sport at Exeter. This too was a family tradition, as my father and uncle both played Lacrosse at Exeter as well as being All-American players at Princeton.

My love of Lacrosse continued at UNC Chapel Hill where our team won the ACC title my junior year and we were ranked 7th in the country. This was in part the result of five of us Exeter Alumni playing the sport in the Deep South, where they were just discovering what Lacrosse was all about. Back then, Lacrosse was a new varsity college sport and the budget only allowed for one gross of Lacrosse balls for the season. I remember that in order to avoid exhausting our supply of balls before the season was up, we chased all the missed shots that went into the weeds. This is a far cry from the sport at UNC now, but then a couple of national championships can do a lot for your budget.

After college, I continued in Lacrosse at the club level, serving on both the New Jersey and the Philadelphia teams. I also tried out for the Philadelphia Wings when they first started their league because the team was taking grief for having only Canadians (no Americans) playing on the team.

They picked four of us to be their token Americans on the squad, even flying us up to Canada to see first-hand what box Lacrosse was like versus field Lacrosse. However, halfway through the season it became apparent they were not going to play us, so I decided to go back to playing on the club level; eventually, one American player did get in a game before the season was over.

I continued playing Lacrosse at the club level for several more years, switching from defense to attack.

That allowed me to play as an attack man but think like a defense man, which helped in my scoring effort. I finally retired from the sport years later when in one game I heard the opposing defense men say, “Watch out for that old guy, he is shifty.” I looked around for that guy and realized they were referring to me. A couple of plays later, a middle fielder cleaned my clock on a legal hit, knocking me off my feet. He offered his hand to help me up saying, “You ok, old timer?” That was enough.

I have expounded more on sports than academics for a reason. Our graduating class of 220 seniors at Exeter went to various colleges and universities with numbers – 15 to Harvard, 20 to Yale, 10 to Princeton, etc., and 16 of us went to UNC. People asked me why I applied to UNC versus Princeton as my forefathers had. Well, for two reasons: The first is that I didn’t want to spend four more years in the library. The second was that when I visited my sister, Whitty, at UNC Greensboro during my junior year

Percy Ransome at Exeter and I walked around on a March day in 65-70 degree weather. All the while watching all the Carolina co-eds on my way to the Ratskeller for a beer and later enjoy the “Tams” (a popular southern fraternity band), I realized this was the place for me: warm weather, co-eds, Lacrosse, fraternities, and a good education. That wasn’t the order of my priorities for college, but it wasn’t far off.

During those college years, our country entered the Vietnam Era. My draft number was 106, so I signed up for NROTC to become an officer and a gentleman (and avoid being drafted, which was probable). On graduation, I was commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Navy.

After my discharge from the Navy, I went to work for the family business, Giles and Ransome, as a Parts & Service Sales Rep. Having worked there during my summers in high school, it felt natural that my career in the company should continue. After holding various positions, I advanced to President in 1982, just in time to take over running the company with my cousin, Betsy Ransome, and Wayne Bromley (Jane Ransome’s husband). The three of us wondered what we had gotten ourselves into with the economy as bad or worse than it has been these last few years.

One highlight of this time in my life was meeting and falling in love with my wife, Marie (whom I married in 1979), and being blessed with our son, Eric, our daughter, Tracy, and subsequently, our daughter-in-law, Fran, and now two beautiful grandchildren, Grace and Mason.

I love the fact that I got such a package deal when I married Marie. She is one of 17 children from Maple Shade (13 girls and 4 boys), so there is always some sort of family adventure happening at any given time. Another thrill of teaming up with Marie is that we are like-minded on so many things: our common thirst for personal growth has led us to many a challenging seminar, from walking on hot coals with Tony Robbins, to leaping off the top of telephone poles to catch a trapeze (safety strap attached, of course). Around that time, Marie was the New Jersey State President of the Concerned Women for America (CWA). Marie and I were blessed to have the opportunity to take our kids with us on a missions trip to Costa Rica with CWA founders, Beverly and Tim Lahaye. We traveled with their family to hand out Christmas gifts to refugees fleeing Nicaragua and hiding in the jungle. We rode from village to village in long canoes, powered by outboards, through alligator- and shark-infested waters (needless to say, swimming was not an option). A few years back, Marie dragged me to “jitterbug” dance classes. So now we go dancing on Friday nights to the music of the “Oldies but Goodies”. Marie certainly has proven to be a fun and exciting partner in life and has influenced me in ways I never imagined when I first said, “I do.”

Another sign of Marie’s influence began with a seminar we attended, given by the author of the book, Body By Phillips: she signed us both up for a 90 day body building contest where everyone took before and after pictures, hired a trainer to work out, and did whatever possible to win. We didn’t win the contest, but 12 years later I am still working out twice a week with the same trainer (although I don’t know what happened to Marie, who quit!). One day, when Marie visited me for lunch during my tenure as President of Giles and Ransome, my secretary brought me a brownie and a Pepsi for lunch.

Once Marie saw that, I had a new trainer for life! Now, 30+ pounds lighter, I manage my lifestyle with

Percy Ransome a new emphasis on health. Marie and I both work from our home office where she runs our rental property, Ransome Chesapeake Retreats.

I guess this update has gone on a little too long, but 50 years passes by so quickly.

Today, we are thankful and blessed, living in Mount Laurel near my son, Eric, his dear wife, Fran, and our two grandkids. Eric runs one of our family businesses while having also started two businesses of his own. By the way, Eric, Fran and Tracy all played Lacrosse as well. Tracy, pursued an acting career in New York and then went on to L.A. where she went back to school and completed four years of intense education to become a Doctor of Chiropractic. While Marie and I lament her being so far away, she is at present dating a fine young man from New Zealand, Edwin, and it is our hope that, although they are international entrepreneurs, they settle in New York City soon! As Marie says, from our lips to God’s ears‌ .

In closing, we look forward to our 50th at MFS and seeing all of my friends and former classmates.

Ransome Family Portrait

Martha Richie The trip of life has been a very exhilarating journey with many side trips of switch backs, exits, flat tires, wrong directions, u turns, fast lanes, slow lanes and even at times choosing the road less taken. After the new tires got put on the VW bus in high school, I traveled to Wilmington College in Ohio and picked up a diploma and swapped the bus for a Karmann Ghia. The journey was continued with many twists and turns to Columbus, Ohio to gain a co-pilot, Tim Bricker, a house flipping project and a career with a vet. The next trail took us to Bryan, Ohio for switch backs, speed bumps and fast lanes working with an Ophthalmologist, picking up a passenger, daughter Tessa, and a career in a metal finishing business for Tim and an English bull terrier, Greta. Suddenly it was the fast lane for driving Tessa to Earlham College to pick up a diploma. I don’t want to say it has been down hill from there but it seems a bit like it or perhaps slowed with taking care of our parents. We still managed to accomplish marine side trips with our sloop, on the Great Lakes. The next excursion was driving to Charleston, SC with Tessa for her to pick up a MS thesis and diploma from The College of Charleston in Marine Biology. These jughandles encompassed delightful pit stops with Alison at Pawleys Island SC and Dan McGowan at Columbia.

During my travels I have taken side trips deciphering genealogical trails taken by my and other’s ancestors.

So far many byways have taken us hither and yon, forth and back, but cures for cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and world peace have not crossed our paths. As the miles pile up, four cars later, and the wheels have not come off yet we do our best to leave the window down savoring each mile making sure that we touch as many people possible and lighten their loads, constantly aware that “objects in mirror may be closer than they appear.”

Alison Cadbury Senter When I entered MFS at the ripe old age of 4, I was following in my father’s footsteps, and when I graduated 14 years later, I continued to follow his path by going to Earlham College. I was happy to have MFS classmates to share that journey with, and the comfort of being in a somewhat familiar Quaker educational environment made the transition to campus life fairly easy.

However, what was most notable about my brief time at Earlham was certainly not of an academic nature. Rather, it was meeting my future husband, Glenn, with whom I will celebrate 47 years of marriage this August.

Thus began a very eclectic college experience for me as I left Earlham in the middle of my sophomore year and followed Glenn back East when he moved on to graduate school at SUNY in Albany, NY. I continued to attend colleges, either full or part time, in Vermont, New York, and New Jersey before finally achieving a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 1983! Along the way, I gained work experience as a casualty rater with the Hartford Insurance Co. in Albany, and as an A/P clerk and then Secretary to the CFO at the local Community College back in NJ. We had returned to NJ in 1970 when we got married at Moorestown Meeting, where we were the first wedding to make use of the newly built D’Olier Room addition which offered the highly desirable amenity of air conditioning! Unfortunately, the cool air did not extend to the meetinghouse itself, and we all got to experience one of the hottest August days in memory during the ceremony, before retiring next door to relative comfort for a pot luck reception.

(Leftovers were later consumed by a group of friends and family at the local drive-in movie theater where we tailgated and enjoyed the now classic film, Woodstock. I only mention the potluck reception and the movie experience here because looking back on it now, it seems like such an iconic snapshot of the late 60’s, and one that featured several classmates who are close friends to this day.)

Within the year after our marriage, Glenn and I moved back to NJ to house-sit for my parents while they traveled, and we ultimately became their neighbors, buying an old farmhouse on an adjoining 40 acres of woodland directly across the Rancocas Creek from where I was raised. After finally achieving the elusive college degree that was more Merrill Hiatt’s and my parents’ dream than mine, I proceeded down a pretty non-academic track, first managing a large apartment complex in Maple Shade where Jim and Bess Soffer were among my tenants, and then becoming an office manager for a cultural exchange program at the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Between the long-distance commute and the admonition of our tax accountant that my job was costing, rather than making us money, I rather reluctantly left the world of paid employment, benefits, and tax deductions for good in the late ‘80’s, and without any specific intention, soon began a ‘second career’ volunteering for several local non-profits, most of which I am still involved with today.

Glenn and I also began the important job of caring for the needs of aging parents. Thankfully, Glenn’s 28

Alison Cadbury Senter years of employment with the State of NJ has, so far at least, provided us with the security of a pension and health benefits in our mutual retirements!) My mother moved across the creek to live with us in 1990, and until she died in 1999, we all shared lots of good times and enjoyed working together on common interests.

In between my various jobs, travel filled some of the ‘free time’ for me, and on rare occasions, for Glenn as well, although his idea of the perfect vacation is being at home and working around our property with his chainsaws and tractor. Having spent almost every summer vacation during my MFS years with my mother, visiting with her side of our family in England, the urge to continue these trips never diminished for either of us. So, on five consecutive years after my father passed away in 1989, she and I managed to replicate our early ocean crossings made on the (original) R.M.S Queen Elizabeth and R.M.S. Queen Mary liners, but this time making the North Atlantic transit on freighters. While it’s a mode of travel unfamiliar to most people, we became true devotees of these magnificent cargo ships, which carry a maximum of 12 passengers, and whose mission is to deliver the goods that keep the economies of the world humming along. We relished the lack of planned entertainment, required fancy dress, and canned and live music and games (not to mention gambling) which is so omnipresent on ‘cruise’ ships, and found that becoming almost a part of the small ‘family’ of crew, and usually having full access to all parts of the ship, including the bridge, made each trip unique and very special. I have never lost my fascination with the sea, probably born on my first ocean crossing at the age of 3 months, and that interest has also influenced my hobbies. I seem to have inherited my mother’s librarian genes too and have for years collected books on commercial shipping, towing, and marine salvage, along with an irrationally large collection of cookbooks.

In the ‘make lemonade when life hands you lemons’ category of events, Glenn and I have developed some skills as general contractors after suffering not one, but two ‘total loss’ fires during our marriage. The first occurred when we had all of our household goods - including our yet-to-be-used wedding presents – in storage while we house-sat for my parents, when the warehouse they were in burned to the ground. Then again, fourteen years later, a chimney defect caused a fire which gutted our recently restored house from crawlspace to attic. Each of these experiences made us incredibly grateful for loyal friends and talented craftsmen and, in the latter case, for good insurance. They truly made us appreciate the differences between things and people – including our canine ‘people’, two of whom thankfully survived the house fire and kept Glenn sane while Marty Richie and I rushed back from a vacation trip in South Carolina to help deal with the aftermath! Our family through the years, and until about twelve years ago, has always included a dog… or two or three. We inherited our first Irish Wolfhound from Bill Lewis who was undergoing some life changes in the early ‘70’s, and from then on, we were totally in love with the breed. We also seemed to gravitate towards Labs, after inheriting one from a neighbor who found him too rambunctious around her newborn baby, and over the next 35 years we usually had at least one of each breed in

Alison Cadbury Senter residence, all acquired either through home birth, from shelters, or from Irish Wolfhound Rescue. Having the acreage we do, we have been honored to give some of these ‘gentle giants’ the space to live out their days in a safe but invigorating environment after coming from what, for at least two of them, were heartbreaking circumstances.

In the fun department, for over 35 years I have spent time each year in Pawley’s Island, South Carolina, after being introduced to the area as a child, camping with my parents. But in the early 1980’s a local needlework entrepreneur began to give Danish counted thread embroidery classes out of her cross-stitch store there, and a close friend who was also a stitcher and I began making an annual trek each Fall to attend these classes. They were given at beautiful beachfront locations, and Danish teachers from the Royal School of Needlework were imported to teach us. After Hurricane Hugo made landfall there in September of 1989, devastating the area and leaving the teachers who had already arrived from Denmark stranded and with no students to teach, subsequent classes were moved to the Spring. Many of us also signed up for trips to Denmark, run by our leaders, to continue our learning. My friend and I each made it to Denmark twice during those years before she died in 2005, and all the friendships and adventures that ensued from those wonderful times are still fresh in my mind when I return to Pawley’s Island each Spring to the same rental house we first discovered in 1988.

After suffering a heart attack in July, 2015, inevitably I have done some reflecting on my life so far, and what is really important. Apart from making some positive lifestyle changes (be aware of those a-typical warning signs ladies, and get thee to the ER if in any doubt!!) the dominant theme of these reflections has been the value of friendships, and especially those that developed as a result of my years at MFS, some of which have continued for almost 65 years now.

In some cases, classmates who I barely knew in school have become good friends today, thanks to that common background which was the catalyst. The education we received was excellent, and I would have to say superior to much of what I experienced in the four colleges and one university that followed. But the true value of MFS has been those lasting relationships that have immeasurably enriched my life. Touching base daily, weekly, or monthly with classmate friends, especially my sister-from-another-mother, Kathy, is a joyful routine, and getting together every five years for Reunions has kept many of those who live farther away ‘in the loop’. This Reunion, our 50th, promises to be the biggest and best ever, and I can’t wait to see you all. For those of you who cannot attend in person, I hope you get inspired to come to our 55th by reading all about the interesting people we have become in this Reunion Book. Thanks for contributing!

Linda Dworkin Shade Fifty years have passed since I walked the hallways at MFS. To my mind, it seems like only yesterday, but it was a long time ago and there have been many significant events in my life to attest to that. Some of those events are happy such as relationships, births, grandchildren; some bittersweet as the passing of our dear friends that we spent so many hours with.

So, what has been going on in my little corner of the world in these last fifty years?

College. After graduating from MFS in June of 1967, I spent my last summer at the shore, enjoying that last little bit of freedom before plunging into the world of dentistry where I attended Temple University’s School of Dental Hygiene.

It wasn’t so different than MFS. A small class of around 50 girls from all areas of the northeastern part of the United States. Very organized. Classes from 8 AM to 5 PM. None of the “typical” college life so common in the late 1960’s, hanging out in “quadrangles” on college campuses between the early morning, 10 AM, class, and the afternoon, 3 PM, class.

After graduating from Hygiene School in May of 1969, I landed my first job and apartment in Princeton, NJ. I started my hygiene career in August of 1969 when I received my NJ Dental Hygiene license. I had received as a graduation gift from my parents a 1969 Pontiac GTO with a four speed Hurst Shifter, 400 cu in/350 HP engine, chrome air cleaner and valve covers. A motorhead’s dream!!! 0-50 in first gear!

WooHaa!! After a year of driving wild, I traded the GTO in for a much more sensible 1970 VW Beetle.

Loved that Bug!!!

1969 was also the year that I met the other half and the passion of my life, Bob. We are not separate entities, we are “Bob and Linda”. We’re the Ying and Yang, the I think something and he says it. We have been inseparable ever since. We were married August 2, 1970. Bob introduced me to the world I’d only heard of, that of microscopes and telescopes, to see things I’d never seen. We also enjoyed the pleasures of the Wissahickon Valley including Valley Green Inn (who knew that such marvels existed in the middle of Philadelphia?), awesome exhibits at the Art Museum (to see an actual Renoir painting in front of me was thrilling), summers full of the best music in the world played by the best orchestra in the world at the Robin Hood Dell, steam train rides, cathedrals and castles in Bryn Athyn and so much more in our little corner of the world.

My career in dental hygiene has spanned these last 47 years. I’ve worked in private practice most of that time. I did spend three years with the VA in a research position from 1980-1982. I worked with Gas Chromatographs and Mass Spectrometers! In private practice I have always said, how can you get a job where you can yell at a person for not flossing, or missing an area with their toothbrush, have them

Linda Dworkin Shade thank you when you’re done with them and best of all you get paid for it??? What a job! I’ve been at my present office in Hatboro PA for the last 21 years and counting.

Along with dental hygiene, I became proficient as a commercial photographer – no people, no pets, and no kids! Architectural, Industrial, Product and Aerial Photography. That came to me easily because Bob already had his own Commercial Photography business, with his office and darkroom in our house. Like Tom Sawyer whitewashing the fence and telling his friends how much fun it was, so it was with me and Commercial Photography. Why should Bob have all the fun??? He and I have been places most individuals will never see – the top of Mellon Bank Center when it’s steel and slab 53 stories above the city where you can see the Peach Bottom Nuclear plant on the horizon, Mannington Mills producing vinyl flooring, Pepperidge Farms facility in Lancaster, PA and way more! Flying over vast areas of NJ and PA doing aerial surveys. Do you really have any idea how many people have swimming pools? Bob’s had his photographs published as part of ads in many magazines and as part of corporate brochures. What a hoot! I learned to process both black and white and color film and to print photographs along the way.

Because we purchased the house where we live now, that was Bob’s father’s house, in 1971, (Bob’s photography business and darkroom Along the Delaware River were in place there since 1964) I had a second education in how to deal with the repair and upgrade of a house that was built in 1905. It’s a really cool house. Front and back stairs, stained glass windows, until we replaced the windows in 2005, but we still have the stained glass windows. Along the way I’ve acquired the skills of sweating copper pipe, cutting and threading black iron up to 2” and wet plastering (those guys who do that work have my undying admiration, it ain’t easy!) It did give me a sense of “I can do anything” which has carried me through all these years and looking forward to whatever exciting episodes of my life are coming next!

The new Mr. and Mrs.

I also acquired some small skills in auto repair.

Aahhh those heady days of carburetors and distributors! Timing lights and measuring the spark plug gaps. I had my share of fuel pumps and carburetors being repaired on my dining room table. And then of course, the dental floss holding the distributor together until we could get a replacement clamp! Yes . . . floss is good for many

Linda Dworkin Shade things besides cleaning the sides of your teeth!

As Bob was married and divorced before I met him, I also acquired two step-daughters along the way, Debbie now 52, and Caryl now 51. Yes, Bob has his own way of spelling names. It still amazes him that he’s the father of middle aged women. From his daughters we have five grandkids. Debbie and Steve’s daughter, Alicia, is almost 15 (OMG!), they live in NC. Caryl and Mark who live in NJ have four children, Kim who’s 28, Kyle who’s 26, Wesley and Tiffany, the twins, who are 22.

Of course with the advent of the 1990’s through the 2000’s, decades the computer age took over. I can’t say that I’m totally computer savvy, but the internet is so awesome! What we could have done if the internet was available when we were “kids”! I love my computer and smart phone and I’m connected into my world in as many ways as possible As I’ve reconnected with Alison, Gina, Lynne, Janet and Kathy these past several years, it has brought me back to my roots. It has been a wonderful experience to enjoy the company of those I’ve spent so many years with as if no time had passed and that we have that common bond of friendship and experience; those formative years at MFS where I not only learned the math, science and history that all high school students are supposed to learn but also that essential foundation of ethics and wisdom that has sustained me for all of these fifty years and guided me along my life’s journey.

Doing Aerial Photography Bob’s Birthday Party

James Soffer For the past 50 years: During our last couple of years at MFS, along with my school activities, I also became involved in my Temple youth group (NFTY), and during the summers of ’66 and ’67, I attended 10 day youth group camps at Camp Harlam, a synagogue affiliated camp in the Poconos. This turned out to be life changing. The following academic years were spent at Rutgers College in New Brunswick, followed by Temple Dental School. The summers were spent at Camp Harlam, and over the following summers, when not studying, my passion was involvement with Camp Harlam, developing tremendous, life-long and life changing friendships, leadership positions and personal growth experiences. The most significant one was meeting Bess at camp my first summer. In my senior year of dental school, we became engaged, and following graduation, we were married in 1975.

I joined my dad in his dental practice in Haddonfield, and we practiced together for 12 years, and Dr. Carol Szargowicz joined me in 1987. My dad passed away in 1988, and Carol and I continue to practice together, in the same (expanded) office in Haddonfield. It has been my pleasure and honor to treat many friends and classmates over the past 41+ years, including Mrs. Darnell. (I hope I treated her better than she treated me. LOL) In 1977 Geoffrey was born, followed by Matthew in 1980. We moved into our Cherry Hill home in 1978, and remained there 38 years until last May, when we sold it and moved full time to our former vacation home in Margate City, NJ. My involvement with Camp Harlam has continued until today, serving on and chairing the Camp committee. This also led me to involvement on the National Board of trustees of the Union for Reform Judaism. While Bess became involved with Temple Emanuel, serving on the board and as President, I was involved with the Jewish Community Center and became president, and served many years on the board of the Jewish Federation of Southern NJ. I also served on the board and was president of the Jewish newspaper, the Jewish Community Voice. Professionally I served as President of the Southern Dental Society, and since 1984, I have been on the faculty of the dental residency program and affiliate staff of Virtua Hospital.

Geoffrey was an actor from birth, and when he was 11, he spent six months as Gavroche in the first National tour of Les Miserables at the Forrest Theater. This led Geoffrey and our family into the world of broadway and entertainment, as we followed him as he pursued his acting and professional career.

Today Geoffrey is co-owner of Soffer-Namoff Entertainment, a production and management firm in

James Soffer NYC, recently involved as producers of the recent Broadway production of “Fiddler on the Roof,� and manager of many leading Broadway, film and TV actors. He is married to Joaquin Esteva and they live outside NYC, in Ossining, NY. Matthew is Rabbi at Temple Israel in Boston, where he is married to Nicole, and has 2 children, Caleb (age 4), and Carmel (age 8 months). Matt and Nicole also met at Camp Harlam, but it took 13 years until they rediscovered each other. Along with pulpit responsibilities, Matthew is involved in Social Justice issues with other interfaith clergy in the Boston area, and hosts a podcast, Pulpit on the Common.

I am still enjoying working 3 days a week, and Bess and I are busy traveling, trying to fulfill our bucket list while it grows. Our greatest pleasure is spending time with our children, grandchildren, and best furry fiend, Cholly.

James Soffer

John Stevenson After graduation from Friends, John attended Miami University of Ohio on a four-year Navy ROTC scholarship. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Systems Analysis in 1971 and was immediately commissioned as an officer and sent to flight school in Pensacola, Florida.

He flew jets from aircraft carriers in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific Oceans.

John is a two-time graduate of the Navy‘s “Top Gun” fighter school. He also completed his Master’s Degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California while stationed on the west coast.

In 1977, after six years active duty, John began his civilian career in information technology as a systems analyst at Texas Instruments in Dallas, Texas. His military leadership experience enabled him to rise rapidly through corporate managerial ranks. In 1987, John became Director of Management Information Systems at Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Companies. During the late 1990’s, John accepted the position of Vice President of Information Technology for Worldwide Medicines at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Princeton, New Jersey. In 1999, he was elected International President of the Society for Information Management, a professional business association of over 3000 U.S. and global IT executives. As an industry leader, John became a spokesperson for IT issues related to the complicated Y2K transition at the millennium for national and world press. Later, John became Chief Information Officer at Lucent/ Avaya Communications in Basking Ridge and at Sharp Electronics. He moved back to Texas in 2006 to pursue his own executive IT consulting practice.

John also served twenty five years as a board member and Vice Chairman for Barton Mines Corporation, Glens Falls, New York.

John has been married to his college sweetheart Carol Miller for 45 years. They have two adult children, Keith and Diane, who are also college graduates. John and Carol currently live in Plano, Texas, where they enjoy spending time in their retirement with five grandchildren.

John retired from the Navy Reserves as a commander after 23 years of service.

John’s volunteer interests included: Administrative Board Chairman, Christ United Methodist Church, Plano, TX; Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America Troop 261; and Business Advisory Boards for IT Departments at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ and the University of North Texas.

John Stevenson Just a few years ago

Commander John Stevenson

Robert Stevenson After graduation from MFS, I attended Earlham College and graduated with a degree in Economics and a wife. CAnne and I were married in 1970.

I played soccer at Earlham and attended Nationals 3 of the 4 years. I also played semi-pro for a short time with the Cincinnati Internationals. I also played after graduation for the Moorestown Field Club, where it was fun to play with friends from high school and college. I retired when I was 30.

My working life began in 1971 when I began to work for Bi-County Fuels. I retired in 2014 as CEO and CFO and have been enjoying retirement.

We began sailing in 1972 with boats on the Chesapeake Bay at Rock Hall, MD since 1974. We have enjoyed cruising on the bay for 42 years. We have also taken our boats to New Jersey and New England.

We were also bitten by the racing bug and competed in regional races and multiple Sabre World Cup Regattas. As crew I participated in several Governor’s Cup Races, Great Ocean Races, and an Annapolis to Bermuda Race, all sanctioned by CBYRA. I have now retired from racing. I am back to cruising that has included several trips to Maine as crew for a friend.

My other hobby has been pistol shooting. I have competed for years in different disciplines. CAnne and I have been traveling as much as possible for the last two years. We have enjoyed visiting with college and high school friends. We invite traveling classmates to stop to visit us when passing through Bucks County. We hope to continue to expand our horizons for a long time.

Janet Sawyer Thomas Upon leaving MFS, I spent the next year at Muskingum College in Ohio, but found it was not a good fit for me. The following year I transferred to Earlham College in Indiana since a number of our MFS classmates were there and reports were positive about the school. Graduated in 1971 with a major in Biology and returned to Moorestown living in my parents’ basement for a year while working as a medical assistant in an office of internists.

In 1973, a friend from Earlham who had also migrated to the Philadelphia area suggested to me that perhaps nursing school would be a good move for us both.

Having no objection and realizing that my current position was a dead end, I agreed and we enrolled in the nursing program at Temple U. By transferring in undergraduate credits from Earlham, we completed the nursing program in 2 years graduating in 1975.

Meanwhile, a relationship that started in college was blossoming and I married my college sweetheart and best friend in the summer of ’75. We immediately moved to Concord, NH where John started law school at Franklin Pierce Law Center that very week and I started my nursing career in the intensive care units of the local hospital. As John was finishing up his law education, I was offered and accepted a job teaching in one of the local diploma nursing programs. I recall a frantic call to my mother asking for advice when all but 2 students failed my first exam! It was then that I decided to go to grad school to learn how to teach if this was to be my new career route. So I went to Boston College for my Masters in Nursing Education, graduating in 1980.

That year we moved to Alexandria, VA where John accepted a job working for the Securities and Exchange Commission following his interest in securities and corporate law. I eventually got a job at Alexandria Hospital in their Staff Development department after I found that jobs teaching nursing in local colleges were few and far between. Thus started my career in nursing continuing education which continues to be my passion.

My mother died in 1981 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. My father has since remarried and he and his second wife are (as of this writing) each rapidly approaching 97 years old. They live in a retirement community in Medford and still have their mental facilities despite increasing difficulty with hearing loss and balance/mobility. We are fortunate to have them and to see them frequently.

In 1983, we welcomed our first child, Noah, and moved back to Moorestown since John was looking for a new opportunity and Moorestown seemed like a perfect place to put down more permanent roots closer to family. Our second child, Rachel, was born in 1988. Our careers took off with John working for law firms in Philadelphia and I continued my staff development career first at Frankford Hospital in

Janet Sawyer Thomas Philadelphia and then as the director of Staff Development for the Kennedy Health System in South Jersey.

At this point, John is a solo law practitioner with clients in the corporate world putting together business deals. I left hospital-based nursing education in 2004 and moved to an international publishing company, Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, where I continue to provide nursing continuing education in print nursing journals, via an online learning management system, and live in the form of national nursing conferences. It is work I enjoy very much as it provides a great deal of variety, provides travel to resort hotels around the country for our conferences, and keeps me pretty much up to date with a constant influx of scholarly articles from which I create continuing education activities. Despite enjoying my work, I am looking forward to retirement which I plan to do in another 3 years when I hit 70.

In terms of health, I had my own battle with breast cancer in 1994 which I was able to defeat with surgery, chemo, and radiation along with prayers, positive thoughts, lifestyle modifications, and support from many. The only other major blip in my health has been a hip replacement which I received last year and is working just fine.

Sadly, our son passed away in 2013 during a severe asthma attack. We miss him terribly as you can imagine. Rachel graduated from Guilford College with a degree in Psychology and is currently living at home while in nursing school, currently intending to become a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

Our leisure interests these days center around things we can fit into schedules that still involve full time careers. We love movies, reading, watching TV (especially sporting events), volunteering in a selection of local opportunities, playing card games, and vacationing anytime/anywhere. I dream of more exotic foreign travels when that retirement date finally arrives! In the meantime, we have a great group of friends, some of whom are MFS classmates, and enjoy spending time with family and friends. Life is good!

Gina Aguilar Yerkes I did a brief stint at George Washington University and realized I should have picked a smaller college. I guess I should have given college another try but it wasn’t meant to be.

That said I came back home and married Ray, the boy next door. Some of you will remember him from our Senior parties and dances. He has been to all our reunions except for one.

We moved from Pennsauken to Pemberton Township in a small neighborhood in the Pine Barrens called Presidential Lakes.

We have lived there for 43 years. It was a great place to raise our three sons, since we all enjoy hiking, biking, camping and canoeing. Ray trained for several marathons and triathlons on those trails and our lake.

I was a stay at home mom while raising my sons till they attended kindergarten. There are 11 years between my first and third child. Before my third son was born I worked at our Township library part time and after he went to school I worked part time for 25 years at a law office in Browns Mills.

After retiring my mom had some health issues and I was so glad to be there for her when she needed me.

Now Ray is semi-retired so we go to our gym regularly as always, babysit, meet with 5 of my classmates for lunch once a month, including occasional visits to Stone Harbor at Lynne Nelson’s second home, and travel a lot.

We’ll be married 49 years this year in March. We plan to spend our 50th anniversary in Greece and Italy on a cruise.

We have five grandchildren and, believe it or not, four great grandchildren. Some of them live out of state so we try to see everyone when we can. It keeps us very busy.

Gina Aguilar Yerkes

In Memoriam As we come together to renew friendships and recall our days at Moorestown Friends, we remember our deceased classmates. Although some of their biographies are unwritten here, we celebrate their lives. We know their stories and they enrich the fifty year history of the class of 1967.

Michael Coombs Carol Davis Charles Henry Eisengrein Joan Lippincott Marshall Daniel McGowan John McKeon Sally Stinson

Additional Members of the Class of 1967

Bruce Graham

Jacqueline Burk Benevento

Christine Marsh D’Orio

Robert Gale

Ralph Graham

Marion Benner Iles

Janet Lippincott

Jean Lippincott

Susan Nelson

Robert Reagan

Debra Lubarr

Perry Silver

Eric Miller

George Sinelnik

James Taylor

Thomas Tyburski

Non-Grads James Deutsch | Holly Ferbert | Elizabeth Nicholson MacMorris | Richard Mood Daniel Santor | Dennis Saputelli

Previous Reunions

15th Reunion

20th Reunion

25th Reunion

30th Reunion

40th Reunion

The Early Years

The Early Years

The Early Years

The Early Years

Class of 1967

1st Grade

2nd Grade

Class of 1967

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

Class of 1967

9th Grade

10th Grade

11th Grade

Class of 1967

Class of 1967

Class of 1967

Senior Class Officers

Class of 1967

Class of 1967

Commencement

Class of 1967: Commencement

Class List Mr. Robert L. Abramowitz ‘67 623 Pembroke Road Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3613 Home: (610) 525-1384 Email: robert@aya.yale.edu

Christine Marsh D’Orio ‘67 388 Wolfert Station Road Mullica Hill, NJ 08062-1552 Home: (856) 478-0015 Email: chrisdorio@hotmail.com

Mr. David H. Barber ‘67 1216 Viewland Way Edmonds, WA 98020-2592 Home: (425) 670-8099 Cell: (206) 915-2807 Email: Barber@nwfirst.com

Mrs. Kathryn Russell Dunlap ‘67 7 Dewbury Lane Delran, NJ 08075 Cell: (609) 760-2757 Email: Judomqi@comcast.net

Mrs. Jacqueline Burk Benevento ‘67 1708 Kingswood Place Clementon, NJ 08021-5809 Home: (856) 783-4536 Email: donbenny54@aol.com Ms. Diana Harrison Comber ‘67 15 The Bank Catterick, Richmond N Yorkshire, DL107LW UNITED KINGDOM Home: 0 (785) 019-5356 Email: mail@mspec.co.uk Mr. Michael M. Coombs ‘67 D Miss Carol A. Davis ‘67 D James W. Deutsch ‘67 N 25 Wells Hill Ave. Toronto, Ontario, M5R 3A5 CANADA Home: (416) 929-8349 Email: j.deutsch@utoronto.ca Dr. Paul DiMaggio ‘67 130 Mercer Street Princeton, NJ 08540-6827 Home: (609) 497-9780 Email: pd1092@nyu.edu

[D] Deceased [N] Non-Grad [U] Unknown Address

Charles Henry Eisengrein ‘67 D Miss Holly J. Ferbert ‘67 U Mr. Robert Ian Gale ‘67 S1409 Hwy 37 Alma, WI 54610 Cell: (608) 385-9887 Email: northwoodsmaker@yahoo.com Mr. William L. Gardiner ‘67 407 Oak Crest Lane Georgetown, TX 78628 Home: (512) 863-8706 Email: rmbg@suddenlink.net Dr. Bruce W. Graham ‘67 361 Olde Mill Dr. Westerville, OH 43082 Home: (614) 580-9377 Email: bgraham005@columbus.rr.com Dr. Ralph B. Graham ‘67 292 Richards Road Columbus, OH 43214-3740 Home: (614) 262-7531 Dr. Margaret Brunt Griffin ‘67 ‘67 PO Box 275 Oakland, ME 04963-0275 Home: (207) 465-2828 Cell: (207) 314-1470 Email: mbgriffin58@gmail.com

Class List Mr. Frank B. Hagstoz ‘67 58 Phillips Road Sandown, NH 03873-2219 Home: (603) 887-3667 Email: hagstoz@aol.com

Mrs. Marion Benner Iles ‘67 33 Comistas Court Walnut Creek, CA 94598-4523 Home: (925) 932-9634 Email: mbicpa@sbcglobal.net

Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson Hagstoz ‘67 Spouse Class of: ‘67 58 Phillips Road Sandown, NH 03873-2219 Home: (603) 887-3667 Email: hagstoz@aol.com

Herr Christoph W. Jacobi ‘67 St. Anna-Weg 6 Kuessaberg, DE-79790 GERMANY Home: 00+41794427446 Email: Christoph.w.jacobi@web.de

Mr. Matt Harman ‘67 61 Penfield St Roslindale, MA 02131-2432 Home: (401) 397-4386 Cell: (508) 971-7712 Email: mattharman8@icloud.com

Mr. Daniel M. Kurtzman ‘67 115 Saint James Ave Merchantville, NJ 08109-2801 Home: (856) 317-1035 Email: daniel.m.kurtzman@gmail.com

Mr. Richard G. Haupt ‘67 59 Middlefield Road Peru, MA 1235 Home: (413) 446-4739 Email: r.haupt@me.com Thomas R. Hedges, MD ‘67 75 High Rock Street Needham, MA 02492-2838 Home: (781) 449-2438 Email: tomhedges49@gmail.com Mr. Richard P. Hess ‘67 1151 Fillmore Street Denver, CO 80206-3333 Home: (303) 388-2345 Cell: (303) 594-6488 Email: DickHessDenver@gmail.com Mrs. Leslie Ransome Hudson ‘67 12201 Plantation Way Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 Email: LHudson@hudsonauto.com [D] Deceased [N] Non-Grad [U] Unknown Address

Mr. William Lewis ‘67 102 Huntcliff Rd New Bern, NC 28560 Home: (508) 259-7547 Email: lewiscopy@aol.com Ms. Debora Lilly ‘67 Private Miss Janet W. Lippincott ‘67 132 W Gravers Ln Philadelphia, PA 19118 Home: (215) 247-0356 Cell: (215) 740-8522 Email: Lippity@aol.com Miss Jean Lippincott ‘67 5930 Franklin Avenue Hollywood, CA 90028-5516 Home: (323) 860-3239 Email: jeanie.lippincott@thebronson.com Miss Debra L. Lubarr ‘67 U

Class List Mrs. Elizabeth Nicholson MacMorris ‘67 N 205 Colorado Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301-4213 Home: (650) 323-0591 Email: lizamacmorris@gmail.com

Mr. J. Christian Nissen ‘67 67 E. Mermaid Lane Philadelphia, PA 19118-3548 Home: (215) 247-4242 Email: chrisnissen2@gmail.com

Mrs. Joan Lippincott Marshall ‘67 D

Mr. Christopher W. Price ‘67 15 Waldron Road Bar Harbor, ME 04609-1329 Home: (207) 288-0955 Email: flyingmooselodge@gmail.com

Mr. Daniel McGowan ‘67 D Mr. John McKeon ‘67 D Mr. Eric B. Miller ‘67 405 Kenilworth Avenue Moorestown, NJ 08057-2319 Home: (856) 778-0830 Mr. Richard Mood ‘67 N 307 Harbour Blvd Cinnaminson, NJ 08077-1550 Home: (856) 786-8570 Ms. Agnes Miyo Moriuchi ‘67 370 Johnson St., A-5 Philadelphia, PA 19144 Home: (717) 634-0612 Email: friendmiyo@gmail.com Mr. Henry G. Naisby, Jr. ‘67 790 Ebert Road Coopersburg, PA 18036-9619 Home: (610) 346-8064 Email: hknaisby@aol.com Miss Lynne R. Nelson ‘67 102 Florence Avenue Westville, NJ 08093-2000 Home: (856) 853-8981 Email: lynner.nelson@verizon.net Ms. Susan Nelson ‘67 U

[D] Deceased [N] Non-Grad [U] Unknown Address

Mr. and Mrs. Percy Ransome ‘67 N 5118 Church Rd Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-9603 Home: (856) 231-8850 Email: percy.res@gmail.com Mr. Robert R. Reagan ‘67 PO Box 671194 Chugiak, AK 99567-1194 Home: (907) 688-6610 Cell: (907) 230-4380 Email: robertreagan@mtaonline.net Martha Richie ‘67 PO Box 306 Bryan, OH 43506-0306 Home: (419) 636-6794 Email: mmrichie154@gmail.com Mr. Daniel Santor ‘67 N 706 NW 177th Avenue Pembroke Pines, FL 33029-3152 Home: (954) 437-7499 Email: DSANTORK@aol.com Mr. Dennis Saputelli ‘67 N U

Class List Mrs. Alison Cadbury Senter ‘67 PO Box 146 New Lisbon, NJ 08064-0146 Home: (609) 894-2566 Cell: (609) 744-2388 Email: agsenter@aol.com Ms. Linda Dworkin Shade ‘67 3210 N Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140-5008 Home: (215) 223-0323 Cell: (267) 226-1053 Email: lspict@msn.com Mr. Perry M. Silver ‘67 54 Parrish Hill Drive Nashua, NH 03063-2717 Home: (603) 880-8712 Cell: (603) 508-0020 Email: PerryS2823@aol.com Dr. George Sinelnik ‘67 315 Connell Ave Missoula, MT 59801-4341 Email: sinelnik47@msn.com Dr. James B. Soffer ‘67 6 South Barclay Avenue Margate, NJ 8402 Home: (609) 428-6855 Email: jbsoffer@me.com Mr. John Stevenson ‘67 5801 Roswell Drive Plano, TX 75093-5938 Home: (972) 781-0625 Mr. Robert Stevenson ‘67 33 Langhorne Rd Chalfont, PA 18914 Home: (215) 822-8254 Cell: (215) 817-2843 Email: bobcanne@msb.com [D] Deceased [N] Non-Grad [U] Unknown Address

Sally Stinson ‘67 D James H. Taylor ‘67 8 Wyman Road Marblehead, MA 01945-3622 Home: (781) 631-7963 Email: jtyd@shore.net Mrs. Janet Sawyer Thomas ‘67 18 Beth Dr. Moorestown, NJ 8057 Home: (856) 234-8244 Cell: (856) 577-0156 Email: jthomas144@comcast.net Mr. Thomas P. Tyburski ‘67 U Mrs. Gina Aquilar Yerkes ‘67 3 S Carolina Road Browns Mills, NJ 08015-5347 Home: (609) 893-5136