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MILESTONES

Marriages

Tate Garrison ’95HS married Joel Killion November 7, 2021

Sarah McCauley ‘02 married Justin Hill February 2, 2022 Dhwani Shah ’05 married Bobby Aspell September 10, 2022 Sarah Elizabeth Nolan ‘07 married Seth Fleischer Buschsbaum September 4, 2022 Sam Vaillancourt ‘07 married Tommy Michael Daniel Jr. October 30, 2021

Loftin Johnson ‘08 married Lyle Farrer June 3, 2022

Julia Nutt ‘08 married Rob Ratliff April 29, 2022 Arden Saunders ’08 married Jackson Mitchell Morgan July 16, 2022 Suneha Sundaram ‘08 married Rahee Shah May 14, 2022 Emma Carol Lewis ‘09 married Joe Forrest Moore April 23, 2022 Laura Medlin ‘09 married Zachary Philip Mickel April 9, 2022 Chelsea Reynolds ‘09 married Christopher Lutzweiler April 30, 2022 Abby Richmond ‘09 married Jory Anderson September 3, 2022 Sara Williamson ‘09 married Dylan James Castellino October 23, 2021

Caroline Collie ‘11 married Ryan Fricke June 11, 2022

Sarah Hamilton ’11 married Peter Ryan May 9, 2022 Emily Harmer ‘11 married Miles Childers September 17, 2021 Taylor Hawkins ’12 married Kevin Brinegar September 10, 2022 Cate Lyle ‘12 married Matt Keasler May 21, 2022 Sarah Scott Worth ’12 married Paul Paschal September 17, 2022 Berry Williamson ‘12 married Patrick Battey May 28, 2022 Catherine Blair ‘13 married Tom Polak October 23, 2021

*Deanna MacCormac ‘13 married William Hancock April 30, 2022 Suzi Peak ‘13 married Tyler Sholar January 9, 2021 Cameron Sloan ‘13 married Sam Hodgson April 29, 2022 Caroline Snipes ‘13 married Chase Triptow May 7, 2022 *Married in Saint Mary’s Chapel

New Babies and Family News

Liza Wooten DeFago ’10, a son September 6, 2022 Bryson Evans ‘94HS ‘96C, adopted a daughter May 2022 Kathleen Kelley ‘00, a son January 13, 2022 Taylor Lyon McGowan ’01, a son July 13, 2022 Sarah Todd McNally ’03, a daughter March 20, 2022

Jenna Nash Hollmeyer ‘04, a son May 14, 2022 Hattie Walter Steffens ’05, a daughter May 2, 2022 Bridget Myers Manuel ‘07, a daughter July 14, 2021 Scottie Springer O’Herron ‘07, a daughter May 14, 2022 Sidney Dawson Dozier ’08, a son August 26, 2022 Claire Murray Goolsby ’08, a son August 11, 2022 Betsy Church Bula ’09, a daughter August 10, 2022 Maggie Bratton Dillon ‘09, a son June 24, 2022

Arrington Clark Caison ‘09, a son December 18, 2021

Elle Fulenwider Engstrom ’09, a son August 18, 2021 Jessie Gonia Hatfield ‘09 a son January 26, 2022 Perri Kritz Hoyt ’09, a son July 19, 2022 Caroline Fuqua Owens ’09, a daughter August 3, 2022 Ferebee Frazier Plyler ’09, a son July 26, 2022 Catherine Doyle Aimone ’10, a son February 1, 2022 Liza Wooten DeFago ’10, a son September 6, 2022 Anna Smither Semon ’10, a daughter July 21, 2022 Anna Dillon Sibley ’10, a son May 1, 2022 Anna Boyce Rankin Crosslin, a daughter August 24, 2022 Hannah Moore Harris ‘11, a daughter March 21, 2022

Sylvia Weir Lee ’13, a daughter January 22, 2022 Stephanie Hamilton Passmore ‘15, a daughter March 29, 2022

Madi Ryan Beall, granddaughter of Jenny Lewis Beall ’79HS ’81C Lillian Ebba Thayer Robbins, daughter of Katherine Kemp Robbins ’00 Luke Lyon Hall, grandson of Josie Rawl Hall ’74C

These milestones were compiled based on information received by September 30, 2022� Every effort is made to include everyone for whom we have an official confirmation by press time� If we missed you or your loved one, please send an official announcement to ersmith@sms�edu or mail to Emily Smith ’01, Director of Alumnae Engagement, Saint Mary’s School, 900 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27603, for inclusion in the winter 2023 magazine�

CLASS NEWS

CLASS NEWS

It’s all here – the latest and greatest news from alumnae in odd-year classes� Saint Mary’s extends a special thanks to the dedicated class secretaries who compiled and crafted these class newsletters, many who have served for decades�

Even-year classes will be featured in the winter 2022 magazine� Alumnae in these classes will receive information to facilitate the reporting of news to class secretaries or directly to the school�

CLASS NEWS POLICIES

Due to the uncertain nature of certain types of news, Saint Mary’s does not publish news of wedding engagements or pregnancies� We publish news of marriages, births, adoptions or deaths, based on published news reports or direct phone or e-mail contact with the Alumnae Office from the parties or immediate families� Please remember to include Saint Mary’s in your wedding announcement in the newspaper and please send birth announcements to the Alumnae Office for inclusion in the milestones section�

Saint Mary’s Class Notes are published for each class once each year� Due to the extended nature of the production schedule for the magazine, class news is meant to be a once-a-year general update of your news for the previous year� We cannot guarantee the exact timeliness of your news, so please keep our advance deadlines in mind when submitting news�

Saint Mary’s School reserves the right to edit class news for content, length and timeliness�

Photographs may be submitted for consideration for the class news to mvswain@sms�edu or Mary Virginia Swain, 900 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27603� Photos must be high-quality prints or digital �jpeg photo files of at least 300 dpi� Group shots should include Saint Mary’s alumnae (and spouses and children) only and must include a detailed listing of everyone pictured, including full names and class years�

1949

COLLEGE

Libba Kornegay Pate, who reports that she is 92-years-old, writes from Fayetteville, “I moved six houses down the street, to a one-story house, about 15 years ago� (I had lived in the two-story house for 40 years�) I have a wonderful helper who comes four times a day to help me and my almost 17-year-old, blind, deaf, toothless, four-pound poodle� My helper is my driver, too� About a month ago I fell and broke my hip, so I am home recovering now, but this is much too slow� With this beautiful weather I only have to go out to my side yard (I live on a corner) and see my neighbors walk by� It is so good to see them� I do wish I could go to Saint Mary's for the spring gathering� My two years at Saint Mary's was very special with many wonderful memories�” Sue Joyner Ferraro writes from Belton, Missouri, “My big news is two new great-grandsons! My granddaughter, Sarah, and her husband, Chris, have a son born Nov� 28, 2021, Reed Cowan Malawey� They live in Wasilla, Alaska, so I have not seen the baby yet� He is red-headed like his mother and her brother, and their dad, my son Mike� My grandson Mike and his wife Alex have a baby boy born Feb 17, 2022� He is Rowan Grey Ferraro� I have seen him, and both babies are precious and healthy� Rowan is not red-headed, but that could change� He and his parents live in Eureka, Missouri, outside of St� Louis� I’m a proud and happy grandma! Best wishes to all my Saint Mary’s classmates!” 1951

COLLEGE

Louise Milliken Howard ’51C Stella Cobbs Anderson ’49HS ’51C writes from Talladega, Alabama, “So far, I’m still here, driving and going to water exercises several times a week� I miss Buttercup; we kept up often� She was a great roommate�” Nancy Bobbitt Thompson ’49HS ’51C writes, “I turned 90 last October 17 and am still upright, know who I am, am in my own home, and daughter Nancy Thompson Heathcote ’75HS ’77C lives with me� I am so blessed! All of my ‘growing up’ friends have died except one, and she has dementia� I have wonderful memories, including my four years at Saint Mary’s� I have three living children, nine grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren--all precious!” It was very nice to hear from Nancy Woodruff Broadwell, who wrote that she would be going in the early summer to her youngest granddaughter’s graduation from Flagler College� Nancy is enjoying her great-granddaughter (18 months), and her parents, living in Southern Pines� I am sorry to report that, according to the Winter 2022 issue of this magazine, we continue to lose classmates� Margaret Gaston Bates, Virginia Gilliam Moss, Emma Lou White Taylor, and Junie Purrington Hickman died in 2021� Margaret Ann Brock Beaty died in 2020� These members were important to our class and contributed in their own special ways� After writing and feeling very sorry about the deaths of many of the husbands of our class members, I am sad to report that my husband, Harry, died in July of 2021� We were married for 65 years� Harry had been ill for several years and his passing was a blessing for him� I stay busy with volunteer work and seeing our children� Our son, Harry Jr�, lives with his wife in New Orleans� Our daughter, Louise, lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband and children� Our youngest daughter, Sue, lives in Michigan with her husband and family� I have five gown grandchildren, all unmarried, so no ”greats” in the near future� Please send news next year� With love to all, Louise

1953

HIGH SCHOOL

Betsy Williams Tyler reports, “Still living at home in Raleigh and Atlantic Beach in the summer� All five grandchildren are growing up too fast: one already graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill, one is at Washington and Lee, one is at University of Virginia, and one is entering UNC-Chapel Hill this fall� The youngest is at Cary Academy�

1953

COLLEGE

Haffye Sewell Cox ’53C Greetings and love to all of you� Very little news from me except that I am still living

1952 COLLEGE: Frances Garvey Wilson ’52C

at home� I recently attended Tori and Thomas Stoughton’s lovely wedding in Wilmington and was delighted to see lots of Saint Mary’s girls including Gray Clark Stoughton ’78HS ’80C (mother of the groom), Eliza Gray Stoughton ’12, Frances Schultz ’76HS ’78C, Tiffany Miller Clark ’82HS, Duvall Schultz Fuqua ’79HS, Kathy Sawyer Mann ’78HS ’80C, Emily Jenkins ’94HS, Miller Clark Minton ’12, Lainie Cox Johnston ’80C, Hope Saunders Hackler ’78HS ’80C, Anne Mayo Evans ’74HS ’76C, Rena Harris Earnhardt ’82HS, and Eliza Jenkins Stoecker ’96HS. It was so much fun to be with these beautiful young people� I am looking forward to our 70th reunion next year! Anne Bailey Lewis, Nancy McIver Chaffe, and Becky Gordan Hoggard are planning to be there too! Jeanne Summers Peacock ’51HS ’53C writes, “After all these many, many years I thought I would write some news to dear Saint Mary's, my most beloved school (and I have attended many over these last years�) It's been such a terrific 2022 for me so far as an artist that I thought I'd indulge my ego and write� I am most of all an oil painter, but of course, have worked and exhibited in many different mediums including encaustic, oil, and cold wax, etc� This 2022, I have recently closed one of my most successful solo exhibitions in the OFFSITEGALLERY, City of Norfolk Gallery, been one of five artists chosen to have their work displayed on a billboard (14'X48’) throughout Hampton Roads for one year and invited to be in an exhibition in September of portraitists, doctors, lawyers, artists, etc�, 100 Under the Spotlight� I also have a big exhibit opening this September at the Sandler Center in Virginia Beach� So you see, as an artist, not the fluffiest profession, I have to be forgiven for spreading this ego-driven news� Please forgive but I am so happy and appreciative of this good fortune�” Sara Fair enjoyed a recent visit to Saint Mary’s with her great niece and her daughter, Evelyn (6)� Mary Virginia Swain ’77C gave them a tour of campus and all the activities for young people� Sara still lives in New York City� Nancy McIver Chaffe reports, “Black and I sold our house in New Orleans and live in the small coastal town of Pass Christian, Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico� Black doesn’t fish much anymore, but I play bridge� All our friends are younger and we feel lucky to have each other� My daughter wants to bring me to our 70th reunion next year� God willing, I look forward to that�” Patsy Daniels-Lindley ’51HS ’53C sold her home and moved to a golf cottage in Vero Beach, Florida, though she also has an apartment at The Cardinal in Raleigh� “I can officially call myself a ‘snowbird,’” she says� “This summer, I have travel plans, cruising around Ireland and other parts of the U�K� I am blessed with three great-grandchildren and another on the way�” 1955

HIGH SCHOOL and 1957

COLLEGE

Anne Powell Ward ’55HS ’57C is living at a retirement community in Powhatan, Virginia� “We have three daughters, six grandchildren, and six greats so far� We have a caregiver five days a week to keep us moving� After traveling for many years in the U�S� and Europe, we have settled down to a slower pace�” Phyllis Wall Purdy ’57C writes from Calhoun, Georgia, “I have become a homebody because of the twoand-a-half years of pandemic� We did travel to Atlantic Beach each year—my paradise! At home, it seems that all meetings are Zoom, and even groceries are listed and delivered� Thank heavens my daughter has returned home to Calhoun from Ogden, Utah, and she is able to take me to the theatre, church, and other interesting, public, social activities�” 1955

COLLEGE

Patsy Moore Upton writes from Hillsborough, “I am doing very well health-wise after a very serious illness in 2020� John and I continue to attend and work in our churches� The pandemic has limited most other travel or activity� My best to everyone!”

1957

HIGH SCHOOL

Gail Cohoon is still living in Columbia, N�C� Connie Fisher Johnson ’57HS ’59C lives at The Cardinal at North Hills in Raleigh� Betsy Lipford Delionback ’57HS ’59C, lives in Homewood, Alabama�

1959

COLLEGE

Rett Weston Padgett says she sees Octavia Phillips McLeod ’57HS ’59C frequently� “She is an accomplished artist with her pencil sketches of people of all ages� Truly amazing!” Bev DuBose Patrick reports from Greenville, South Carolina, that she is having a wonderful time with her two great-grandchildren, Croft Mason Weeks (3) and India Livingston Weeks (1)� They are the grandchildren of her daughter, Arianna Stuckey Harley ’88C. “Life is good! Every day so special� (Cannot compete with my dear friend, Rett Weston Padgett. She has eight great-grandchildren!)” Connie Fisher Johnson ’57HS ’59C lives at The Cardinal at North Hills in Raleigh� Betsy Lipford Delionback ’57HS ’59C lives in Homewood, Alabama�

1961

HIGH SCHOOL

Cynthia Nixon Mastro writes with sad news from Elizabeth City, “My husband, Joe Mastro, died on April 26, 2021, after battling cancer for two and a half years� We met when we were both professors at Indiana University of Pennsylvania� His first wife had died, and we enjoyed 37 happy years of marriage, during which we traveled often and were very active in the Episcopal Church and community organizations� He leaves behind three daughters, five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren, the oldest of whom will enroll at Penn State in June as a freshman� ”

1961

COLLEGE

Betty Lynch Hammond has a new address� “I plan to move to Westminster Canterbury in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in May� Very hard to downsize and pack but I know I will enjoy my new home� I have seen Becky Elmore Clement and G.G. Saunders Buxton in the last year� It was fun to catch up!” Gay Davis Gaston reports, “I had a wonderful catch-up with Midge Midyette Peery last August in Folly Beach, and another in late February here in Greenville� She lives in a wonderful house in Charleston and is still painting beautiful watercolors of Charleston and environs� I keep up by phone with Irene McGuirk Mayer, and in person with Caroline Hamilton Ervin ’59HS in Morganton� I stay busy with book club, garden club, DAR, continuing education classes at Furman, and bridge, having given up golf when I turned 80!”

1962 COLLEGE: Vicky McKenzie Armes ’62C, left, and Lynn Boyce Purdie-Brennan ’62C, right

1963

HIGH SCHOOL

Alleen Cater ’63HS ’65C First, many thanks to Alice Stallings Lowry, who served faithfully as our Class Secretary since the beginning, and who has now taken a much-deserved rest from keeping up with us and coordinating news� Alice still loves living on the lake in New Orleans, though she and her husband do not enjoy the problems that come with age� (Many of us are in this boat with you!) Her daughter is moving back to New Orleans this spring, which will surely be a welcome change� Perry Grimes Van Dyke, my dear "roomie," writes, "I am doing well, living in Wilmington where my daughter, Elizabeth Van Dyke Morgan '91C, lives with her two children, Perry and William Morgan� Perry Morgan '20 is a rising junior at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, and William will be a freshman at East Carolina in Greenville in the fall� Elizabeth is with Intracoastal Realty and loves selling houses! I have just completed two years as regent of my DAR Samuel Johnston Chapter in Raleigh which I thoroughly enjoyed! My son, Chris, and his wife, Alston, live in Charlotte with their son, Burke (5), and daughter, Mary James (1)�” It was great to hear from Mary Jim Baskerville Shaw. "I haven't done well at keeping up with Saint Mary's, which is no reflection on the school, or friends, and experiences I had while there� I have lived in Stuart, Florida, a beautiful small town on the east coast, for nearly 40 years (how did that happen?)� I had a wonderful husband I met at W&M, and two great kids� I worked in the arts and now volunteer� My son and his bride are working in Alaska this summer, so my daughter and I will go see them in August� Would love to hear from others�" Louise Clark has the greatest, happiest piece of news� "Last July, I married Dan Ravenel, who has connections to Saint Mary's because his late wife, Kathy Hall Ravenel '65C, was in our college class, as was his sister, Mae Ravenel Black '63HS '65C. His younger sister, Livvy Ravenel French ’66HS, also went to Saint Mary’s� We spend most of our time on Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina, and also downtown Charleston� We have a Great Boykin, Lou, who loves the water life on Wadmalaw� Hope to see everyone at our reunion�" Louise was in Morocco with Charlotte Blackwell Coleman ’65C. Louise also sent a picture of herself with Jane Brooks Ball '63C, who was her hall counselor on first east our first year at Saint Mary’s� Kristin Augustine Christensen had A serious surgery for an aortic aneurysm, but is recovering well� She still lives in Raleigh� Take good care of yourself, Kris! Monica Goubaud writes, “This ‘climate refugee Goldilocks’ moved from New Mexico (too hot and dry), to the Oregon coast (too wet and cold), to Cape Cod� And it is just right! Come for a visit!” Louise Clark Ravenel writes, “I consider myself fortunate to have come through the ‘rough phase’ of COVID with none of it in our immediate household� Our garden was a great source of exercise for all that time, and it never looked better� I look forward to a month in Ireland and the U�K� in June/July—gardens and more gardens!” Everyone who responded to my email mentioned enthusiasm for our reunion next spring� I will send you reminders and hope very much to see every one of you there! XOXO, Alleen

1963

COLLEGE

Sue Battle Moore ’63C Dear Class of ‘63, Here’s news from Lea Hall Ivey in Oxford: Lea Lea’s husband, Dave, who died in 2020, loved living in Morocco as a teenager� Because of this, Lea Lea is taking six family members to Morocco for a two-week tour and understandably “wishes he were here to enjoy it with us�” According to Diane Croonenberghs Tilghman, “I’m still living in Raleigh, at Springmoor Retirement, and have made many new friends with whom I play bridge and other card games�” Needless to say, moving from Dunn to Raleigh was a huge adjustment, but it’s working for Diane� We wish her well! It’s always great to hear from Charleston, South Carolina, resident Charlotte deLoach Riley. She and husband Joe are still living in their Gibbs Street house of 52 years but are on the list for Bishop Gadsden Retirement Community, where several Saint Mary’s girls reside� Retired from real estate, Charlotte enjoys having her two sons and their families in the area to occupy her time� As she does with each newsletter, Charlotte graciously invites classmates to contact her if they are in the area! Another of our “regulars,” Hilda Little Jones, responded with news from Pensacola, Florida� She and husband Ray “remain healthy and active and even managed to travel some during the pandemic, including Italy�” They planned to return to Italy in June 2022 to see their younger daughter, who lives there, as well as visit several wine makers for Ray’s business� Their older daughter and her family will join them later for a grand reunion! More news from Florida comes from Flo McNeer Hamilton in Lake Alfred� She now has three great-grandchildren, all of whom belong to son Rob’s two children� Flo’s daughter, Deborah, was getting married in May in Huntsville, Alabama, and Flo is getting two new grandchildren from that union� Deborah’s daughter, Emma Grace Bailey, a musical theater major in college in Chicago, will be in summer stock in New Jersey this summer! According to Flo, “I have a few medical issues--who doesn’t at our age--but muddling through and still playing a lot of bridge and very involved in my church�” Anita Strickland Christopher sends “Greetings to the Class of ’63” from Grand Rapids, Michigan� She reports that she and her husband attended their granddaughter’s 2022 graduation from UVA School of Law and that another granddaughter was just finishing her first year at Wheaton College in Illinois� The Christophers are “enjoying the good life, being snowbirds from Michigan to Florida�” Anita is also coordinating the 2022 National Day of Prayer for the state of Michigan� Katharine Miller Pollard writes, “I live in the same old house where both children were raised in Great Neck Point� My one-acre garden is lots of work! I have seven grown grandchildren, all on their own, and seven great-grands, two born within the last year� No dogs, only wild birds and critters to feed! All is well�” As for my news, Ben and I are still enjoying the slow pace of life in Eastern North Carolina, Rocky Mount to be exact! I stay busy, and mostly out of trouble, with my so-called duties as a Nash County Extension Master Gardener and can be found most often at the Nash County Arboretum in Nashville or the Ask A Master Gardener booth at the Nash County Farmers Market in Rocky Mount! Please note that I said���slow pace of life! Ladies, as difficult as it is to believe, the spring of 2023 marks the date of our 60th year since graduation from Saint Mary’s� Please put the date on your calendar and plan to attend as your “faithful friends and comrades sure” will be looking for you� Until then, my love to all, Sue

Saint Mary’s classmates Louise Clark Ravenel ’63HS ’65C and Charlotte Blackwell Coleman ’65C enjoyed a trip to Morocco last spring with a group of friends�

1965

HIGH SCHOOL

Joan Wickham Sugg ’65HS ’67C Jean Healy Neville loved being back at SMS for the 55th reunion, especially the fun alumnae Cold Cuts performance! “My husband (Bobby) and I recently moved to Fearrington and are very happy with the change� Things have been pretty quiet during COVID, but I’ve been able to play tennis and walk lots, and do virtual volunteer work to keep me sane� We hope to get some traveling in this summer� It was wonderful to see everyone who came to our 55th reunion� The campus is beautiful! Wishing everyone a healthy and happy year� Go Saints�” Sally James writes, “I am loving my retirement job as a study leader for Smithsonian Journeys and the National Trust tours� I’d love for some of my classmates to join me! I’m glad COVID is under control so we can travel again� I have eight grandchildren� The oldest is upholding the family tradition and is a freshman at UNCChapel Hill�” Joan Wickham Sugg had a June trip planned to Scotland, England, and Wales� She hopes to see places she has not seen before such as Scone and Falkland palaces in Scotland, Whitby Abbey in England� And the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London� She also was planning a trip to Nova Scotia in August� 1965

COLLEGE

Trudie Turner Arrington ’65C Hello Class of ’65! Hope all are safe, vaccinated, and boosted� Did we think we’d still be home a year later? Thank you to all who shared their news� We have mighty good friends in our ’65 class� Perry Grimes Van Dyke shares her daughter Elizabeth Van Dyke Morgan ’91C is a Realtor with Intracoastal Realty in Wilmington, North Carolina� Her granddaughter, Perry Morgan ’20HS, is a sophomore at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas� Her grandson, William Morgan, will

Joy Jansen ’90HS honored by Idaho Association of Special Education Administrators

The Idaho Association of Special Education Administrators presented its Outstanding Special Education Administrator Award to Saint Mary’s alumna Joy Jansen ’90HS� The award is presented to a special education director who has excelled in the management of special education programs, promoted excellence in the education and service of students with disabilities, and promoted the profession of special education administration, including the Idaho Association of Special Administrators, ant the Idaho Association of School Administrators to a higher level�

Ms� Jansen has worked for more than 25 years in the field of serving individuals with special needs that spans the continuum from elementary to postsecondary education� Currently, she is the director of special education, elementary school counseling, and nursing for the Lake Pend Oreille School District (LPOSD) in Sandpoint, Idaho� Before LPOSD she served as the director of special education/learning center for two therapeutic residential schools in northern Idaho� She obtained a Ph�D� in education with a focus in neuropsychological deficiencies from the University of Idaho and holds an M�Ed� in special education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte�

Ms� Jansen has an extensive background in working with children, adolescents, and adults in the areas of specific learning disabilities, attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and various mental health conditions� Over the years, she has presented at both local, state, and national conferences on such topics as executive functioning, brainbased learning, social and emotional learning, trauma-informed practices, attachment and learning, and teacher-student relationships� Lastly, to support the youth of her community and fill her passion for experiential and placebased education, she serves as the education advisor for Selkirk Outdoor Leadership and Education (SOLE)�

Congratulations, Joy Jansen ‘90HS!

CLASS NEWS

1967 COLLEGE: left to right: Libby Keller ’65HS ’67C, Jean Healy Neville ’65HS ’67C, Joan Wickham Sugg ’65HS ’67C, Clarine Pollock Powell ’67C, Sally James ’65HS ’67C, Margaret Stevens Lawler ’65HS ’67C

attend East Carolina next year� Perry is enjoying her term as regent of the Samuel Johnson Chapter, NSDAR in Raleigh� Alleen Cater ’63HS ’65C wrote from Birmingham, Alabama, with no news but a big hello to all� Gretchen Fracher Hardage has had a tough year� She lost her daughter, Jordan Smith, in November at the age of 48, after a long illness� She misses her terribly but her son’s three boys bring her incredible joy� They live in Winston- Salem (ages 18, 15 and 13)� She keeps in touch with many of our classmates� Can’t believe we are in our 70s� She treasures everything about Saint Mary’s! Hannah Vaughan says she and her husband, Norm Robinson, have made the downsizing transition to a condo in downtown Wilmington with a 10th-floor view of the Cape Fear River� “We love life in vibrant, eclectic, diverse downtown Wilmington, with no more leaves to rake! I do miss my flower garden, but my son, Dan Brawley, is close by with lots of dirt for me to dig in� I’m mostly retired, but enjoyed presiding over my niece, Molly VaughanHoward’s, wedding last fall in Nags Head�” They were looking forward to taking a Viking river cruise on the Danube soon, postponed from May 2020 due to COVID� Barbara Hall Wullschleger shares that two grandchildren (twins) are going off to college this fall� Holden is going to the University of New Hampshire, and Grace is going to Coastal Carolina� After three years (COVID related), their cruise to Russia has been changed� They are now going to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden� Evelyn Elizabeth Jones Waters died on December 5, 2021, due to a brief illness of a lung disease (disease is common to her family)� Please stay safe and healthy� Y’all need to know that I drove to Raleigh last year to attend our reunion� When I registered, the cute student gave me a pendant celebrating attending 65 years ago� I accepted it and walked over to the Chapel for a lovely service that brought back wonderful memories� When it was over, I kept looking around--nobody I knew� I went back to the registration table to question my pendant, got an apology and was given one for 55 years� I also asked if I was the only one there from the Class of ’65� Only me� I walked around and enjoyed the lovely campus, took my pendant and drove home� Sad times not to see our dear friends� I fully understand, with all the dangers� One lady from Lynchburg, Class of ’55, was there alone� We chatted about our good times and super Saint Mary’s� Hope all is well with everyone. Trudie

1967

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Martha Hall Michaels ’67HS I was glad to have heard from several classmates� Most mentioned how COVID had restricted things, especially contact with family� Here’s my news: Paul and I just got back from a trip to Puglia� It was wonderful and the first time out of the country in a while due to COVID� Life’s busy with four kids and their families: 10 grandkids! My grandson, Elliott, is earning his Eagle Scout award and going to UNC-Asheville next year� My granddaughter, Martha Parrott, will be joined by her sister, Carter, at Saint Mary’s next year� I am so impressed with the school; it has changed a lot since we were there� Susan Johnson Hedgpeth writes, “Your hospitality for our 50th has lived in my heart for many reasons� I’m so glad I was there� Since then, I have retired from teaching kindergarten and spent my time being a docent at Reynolda House and joining a garden club� Our daughter moved back to Winston-Salem during the pandemic and was married in May at Graylyn� I have a schnoodle puppy! I hope to spend time once again with our class�” Monte Parsons Gaillard writes, “After a career in development for The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina, I retired after my first grandchild was born� My son, Will, lives in Asheville, so after burning up the highway from Charleston to Asheville, I decided to buy a house and move to the mountains in 2017� Great decision! Another grandson was born in 2017� I re-married in 2011� We have seven grandchildren between us!” Margaret Highsmith Dickson reports “All is well with me—sort of� My condo flooded April 1, and I am in the throes of juggling contractors making repairs� My family and I have made it through COVID, so far at least, with only a few of us contracting it and with relatively mild cases, thank goodness� My oldest, Wyatt, also survived COVID with his restaurant� As he notes, everyone is accustomed to take-out barbecue, and that saw them through� Daughter Bright has survived the merger of BB&T and SunTrust, though she says merging the cultures of two long-established entities has been a challenge� Seavy and his wife, Lauren Robbins Dickson

’06, have one little one, Smith (short for Highsmith), who will be three this fall and is cute as pie� My grandmother name is Maggie, which Seavy says is what the dogs call me, although I have never heard them call me anything at all�” Mardy Gray Choate says, “I spent the last year of COVID reading and sorting through family history boxes and pictures, and then making books for all of our kids� It was quite a fun and interesting experience! Culver and I have lived in Columbia, South Carolina, for the last 40 years, and will celebrate our 50th this year� We have five children, all married, and nine grandchildren ages 15 down to five� Six of our grands live here, two in Charlotte, and one recently moved to Wilmington� We always look forward to our two weeks June vacation to Pawleys Island� Being in Columbia, I see lots of Saint Mary’s ladies (from older and younger classes) at various book clubs and organizations� It’s nice to stay in touch!” Joslin Schwartz LeBauer writes, “Hello, hello from Atlanta� I have been here 23 years, retired from endowment development 10 years ago, and am now back to volunteering until COVID hit� I avoided COVID until last week, getting a very mild case, certainly due to all the shots� We’ve managed well; I just feel shortchanged for all the in-person time we could have spent with the grandchildren� We have 11 between us: two of mine in Greensboro, two in Tucson, Arizona, and all seven of David’s here in town� My third son is in Denver� That’s my roundup� Sending my warmest regards to each of you�” Margaret Morrison Hamilton says, “Been boosted and housebound throughout the winter, but probably had COVID a couple of weeks ago� Seems rampant around here� Visits from grandchildren (six under seven) are great but seem a little different from memories of visiting my grandmother� We will be in Vermont for the summer� Play some golf, online bridge, and read, read, read to keep my mind hopping�” Jane Byrd Melton reports, “Dan and I are still unpacking in our home in Asheville� Nice to be out of the apartment we were in for two years while house hunting and then house "rehabbing�" We rescued a pup from Tennessee a year ago -- now he acts like a two- year-old! Need an obedience class, or two� We are happy to have a dog and we all walk a mile every day� I have three generations of family here: brother, two sisters-in-law, a niece, two nephews, a cousin, and associated spouses, plus three of the youngest generation� All are fun, as we can now get together� We have not traveled but hope to this fall� We have avoided the virus� Finally going back into church� Learned more Crockpot recipes than I wish to boast!” 1967

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Joan Wickham Sugg ’65HS ’67C Donna Jacks Griffin retired from health care risk management in 2018 and now occasionally consults� She lives in Rome, Georgia� “I have seven wonderful grandchildren from 16 years to three months in age� I am blessed to have five of them close by� Life is good, even in these difficult times�” Meredith Maynard Chase was looking forward to her first cruise since COVID, traveling from Copenhagen to Stockholm� “Right now, I am trying to work on six family lines (Maynard, Mann, Caldwell, Franklin, Hutchinson, Stevens) and a seventh (Perault) and transcribe to my computer� I’m emptying a chest, three closets, and two boxes of clothing from 1850-1925� Going through tons of photos, but keeping The Gentleman’s Magazine 1749, printed in London� Way cool!” Virginia McSwain Carson lives in Madison, Georgia� “I was fortunate to attend the April 2022 reunion and was so pleased to see classmates� I thought about those of you who could not be there� It is hard to believe it was our 55th! The campus looks beautiful, and the chapel service was poignant� The school leadership appears to be just right for the times� The year 2021 was filled with surgery for cancer and the resulting chemotherapy and radiation� I have come out of it in relatively good shape and grateful to God for each day that I have�” Geanie Morgan Slifer reports that they are doing well� “Joe and I took a 15-day cruise to celebrate our 53rd anniversary� We sailed through the Panama Canal, six ports, then to Cabo San Lucas� Our grandchildren are David (17), Duncan (15), and Charlotte (12)� David is visiting colleges and wants to study technical theater� Duncan is 6’4” and eats, sleeps, and lives basketball� Charlotte loves music, dance, and drama� She is in the N�C� Theater Conservatory� Joe and I are in our 21st year as Santa and Mrs� Claus� We were Santa and Mrs� Claus at Duke Children’s Hospital for 17 years, until the COVID pandemic, but continue with home visits, Zoom visits, and our business, Charitable Clients� ” Jean Healy Neville loved being back at SMS for the 55th reunion, especially the fun alumnae Cold Cuts performance! “My husband (Bobby) and I recently moved to Fearrington and are very happy with the change� Things have been pretty quiet during COVID, but I’ve been able to play tennis and walk lots and do virtual volunteer work to keep me sane� We hope to get some traveling in this summer� It was wonderful to see everyone who came to our 55th reunion� The campus is beautiful! Wishing everyone a healthy and happy year� Go Saints�” Sally James writes, “I am loving my retirement job as a study leader for Smithsonian Journeys and the National Trust tours� I’d love for some of my classmates to join me! I’m glad COVID is under control so we can travel again� I have eight grandchildren� The oldest is upholding the family tradition and is a freshman at UNC-Chapel Hill�” Joan Wickham Sugg had a June trip planned to Scotland, England, and Wales� She hopes to see places she has not seen before such as Scone and Falkland palaces in Scotland, Whitby Abbey in England� And the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London� She also is planning a trip to Nova Scotia in August� 1969

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Liz Burleson Hudson ’69C Greetings, ladies� I hope everyone has stayed healthy and had a fun summer� This will be a short letter as only three people responded� Please make my life easier and try to respond next time! Bonnie Bowen Banks said she was part of the Moderna trial and was monitored like a hawk� Bonnie said that we should all know how incredibly detailed their test was� She first got the placebo, but finally got the real thing when the trial was unblinded� Unfortunately, she did get COVID but is okay� Bonnie and her husband Bernard visited Kerr Blackwell Tallberg in her beautiful new condo in Columbia, South Carolina, and had fun catching up� Bonnie stayed in Blowing Rock this summer� Teresa Rhodes Rosenberger is living in Concord, New Hampshire, and says, “It has been a cold two years in New England with COVID” but says they have kept busy doing lots of hiking, cross country skiing and even putting heaters on their porch so they could have the neighbors over for “cocktails in down jackets�” Teresa’s middle child moved to Vienna last September and they planned to visit him over the summer� They have been able to go to D�C� to visit their daughter and her three kids� Her other daughter lives in Cambridge, Massahussetts, so they see her a lot� Teresa is still working (bless her heart!) but changed firms just before COVID so has not yet even been to the office� She says that is fine with her, as she can take walks or play pickleball in the middle of the day and never “puts on a suit or wears makeup�” I know a lot of us feel the same way� Sue Willingham Upchurch is still living in Blairsville, Georgia, and says that life is percolating along at a slower pace as the “old body has started screaming,” but life is good� I know that many of us are feeling the same way! I am afraid that I have very sad news to impart, as we have lost another member of our class� I received a response to the newsletter card from Rebecca Reid Smiley’s close friend, Carl, that she had passed in July of 2021 after a nine-year battle with Alzheimer’s� Rebecca was my roommate in college and in D�C after we graduated� I am sure we will all miss her� I, Elizabeth Burleson Hudson, am still living outside of Lenoir and enjoying my beautiful mountain views and keeping busy by volunteering at the Helping Hands Free Pharmacy and the Lenoir Service League Charity Thrift Shop� My sad news is that I lost my husband very suddenly in June 2021� It was a big shock and the suddenness has been difficult to deal with� However, I have had wonderful support from great neighbors and friends, so life moves on� I wish everyone health, happiness, and many years with great Saint Mary’s friends� Love, Liz

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1972 COLLEGE: front row, left to right: Lynn Jonakin Royal ’72C, Helen Harrell Horton ’72C, Emily Dockery Carlson ’70HS ’72C, Courtney Cochran Ryon ’72C, Peaches Rankin ’72C, Laura Davis Phillips ’70HS ’72C; second row: Ann Elliott Newbern ’72C, Dell Parker Paschal ’70HS ’72C, Minta Aycock McNally ’72C, Elizabeth Shaw Pleasants ’72C, Libbie Bynum Ward ’72C, Teresa Vaughn Stephens ’72C, Carol Majors ’72C

1972 HIGH SCHOOL: front row, left to right: Catherine Shaw Williams ’72HS ’74C, Alicia Dees Taylor ’72HS, Beth Ellington Owen ’72HS; second row: Brandon Moore Berkeley ’72HS, Jane Howell Sharpe ’72HS, Melrose Whitfield Fisher ’72HS ’74C, Betsy Manly Jernigan ’72HS, Coco McConnell Killian ’72HS, Tempe Lampe ’72HS, Becky Clark ’72HS ’74C, Sukoshi Williamson Roberts ’72HS ’74C; top row: Anna DuBose Doughton ’72HS ’74C, Ruth Ann White deRedon ’72HS, Neale Turlington ’72HS, Jean Redding ’72HS, Lane Turner Nash ’72HS ’74C, Lauren Jones Worth ’72HS

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Caren Threshie Camp ’71HS Sara Coleman Cann reports, “Life is very full right now and I’m loving the busyness! We are finally grandparents to Charlie, born in October 2021 in Mobile, Alabama, and Caroline, born in December 2021 in Charlotte� Cousins, just two months apart!” They also have a son in Salt Lake City, Utah, so they are on the road a lot� “I miss seeing more of our classmates but occasionally bump into them in our travels� Bruce is finally retiring so I’m very ready for some serious trips!” Becky Sutton Gray and her husband are both retired� “We go to Hickory Baptist Church, where we teach, and I belong to a quilting ministry and a prayer shawl ministry� We are also caregivers for my sister-in-law, who is blind and mentally challenged� Hi, to all my classmates!” Trina Johnson Blanton lives in Raleigh and enjoys summers in Atlantic Beach� Busy with five grandsons (5, 4, 3, 2, and 3 months)� She and husband Tom feel lucky to live near their two daughters and their families� Janet Burhoe Jones lives near Asheville� She has one daughter in Colorado and one in New Bern� Betsy Brooks Jones lives in Franklin, Virginia� She and husband Tombo are retired and also spend time at the Outer Banks� Their daughter, Brownrigg, her husband, Rob, and children Jack (9) and Libby (6) live in Arlington, Virginia, so they see them as often as possible� “We just returned from a trip to London to see our son, Thomas, who has lived there for several years� I keep in touch with several classmates and have seen Sandy Clarke Hart a few times recently�” Katie Lawrence Redhead writes, “Greensboro has been home to me for almost 40 years, and I’m happy to say I love it� Husband John is a native and other than going to Woodberry and Chapel Hill, has pretty much been here� He is retired and I am selling real estate� Fortunately, many of my sales have had ties to Saint Mary’s girls, so we do a good job of staying in touch� Caroline Lewis Miles and I are too far away to see her much� Jane Best Grandbouche and I stay in touch and have seen each other, ditto for Sue, Shug, Cameron and Anna! We were so lucky to have the class we had—love all the girls of ’71!” Kathryn Byars Knight lives in Waynesville, at 5,000 feet, and she has room for guests! “I am retired now but love volunteering� I am widowed but keep busy� I have two grandchildren and hope for more� My kids just treated me to a trip to Mexico City and la Paz� I got to swim with the whale sharks!” Nancy Gregory Bebee lives in Cashiers and loves it! It is near her son in Atlanta, which means she can see her grandson (2) often� She enjoys seeing Kathryn Byars Knight often� She says to please call her if you are in the Highlands/Cashiers area! I, Caren Threshie Camp still live in Alexandria, Virginia, with John, my husband of 45 years� We have two sons� Jack lives in Asheville, and Webb is in New Orleans� I still work in meeting planning, coordinating meetings all over the world, and love it� John and I travel north and south each year to see our friends and family� We took a wonderful trip to Croatia in September of 2021, biking along the Adriatic Sea� We love to have company, so please let me know if you are in the D�C� area! Saint Mary’s was such a wonderful experience for me! Please reach out to others who you know from our class and have them write or email me� Thank you to all who wrote! Caren

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Betty Anne Queen Bush ’71C Lillian James Smith ’69HS ’71C writes that she and Percy are still living in Wilmington and enjoying their four granddaughters� “Daughter Eliza Dunn and her husband, Josh, recently moved to Beaufort, S�C� If any Saint Mary’s alumnae are there, please look them up� They LOVE Beaufort� Daughter Lillian Teer and her husband, Michael, live right around the corner here in Wilmington�” Susan Carroll Alexander says she missed seeing everyone at the 50th reunion� She enjoys spending time with their grandsons (ages 7, 4, 4, and 4)� 1973

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Barbara Egerton Tillery ’73HS I hope all of you are enjoying the summer� By this time next year, we should have lots of news to share because the Class of 1973HS will have its 50th reunion in April! We have already formed a committee (thanks to all of you who agreed to serve on it!), so I hope as many of you who can possibly attend will be there for it� After all, it’s one of those BIG milestones in our lives� I plan to fly up from Mississippi to be there, and I can’t wait to see you all� Nan Brantley Bayless writes that she is in Raleigh frequently with two sons and a future daughter-in-law living there� She adds that between COVID and retirement, her husband is home more� Nan says that “proximity is reshaping who we are as a couple and how we live, mostly in good ways�” Nan also says that on a recent trip to Raleigh, Anna Johnson Smith, Sugar Cheshire McOwen, GinGin Brogden ’75C, and she shared a delicious lunch at Anna’s house� They had the best time reflecting back on their years together and the friendships developed at Saint Mary’s� She ended by saying, “Our reunion will be so much fun� Wasn’t our class awesome?!” Susan Rogers Cassedy writes that she and Marshall haven’t traveled other than a quick trip to New York to visit their youngest son� Their oldest son is still in the Orlando, Florida, area with his wife and children, ages seven and five� Susan’s middle son and his wife live in Tallahassee, Florida� The Cassedys headed to their place in the North Carolina mountains for the summer (along with everyone else from Florida!), and she was really looking forward to that! Martha Woodard Pearlman writes that she is still enjoying retirement and has been traveling a lot after she became vaccinated� She obviously loves to cruise, because she was looking forward to a cruise from Barcelona to Rome in May, and has five more cruises planned, including visiting South America and Antarctica in early 2023, as well as a trip to Morocco! Wow, Martha, you may get the travel award for our class! In March, Martha went to the UNC versus UCLA Sweet Sixteen game in Philadelphia, which is close to where she lives� Since she shares UNC football and basketball tickets with a friend, she hopes to go to lots of games this fall and beyond� Go Heels! Nancy Kerr Thomason writes, “It is hard for me to believe that it was almost 50 years ago that we graduated from Saint Mary’s� It was hands down one of the most influential times in my life� I retired last July after 20 years in banking, followed by 21 years running a family office� I live at Topsail Beach full time now and am still waiting for a day that I am bored! My sons are 25 and 29, and no grandchildren on the horizon…maybe one day! Mark and both boys are happy and healthy! I remain very connected with Saint Mary’s via the Saint Mary’s Forever Campaign and the investment committee for the endowment� I am still filled with awe each time I walk into the Chapel� I hope we can get a huge turnout for our 50th reunion next spring�” Susanne Owens Logan reports that she retired August 31, 2021, and she and her husband went to Maine for the month of September instead of their usual two weeks� Her husband is still working, at least until the end of 2022� Both of his “smart and fun” daughters are still in the Atlanta area, so they periodically have them over for dinner or go out and do something together� Susanne writes, “Retirement is proving very rewarding� I make a point to have no commitments on Mondays and savor that I do not have to be anywhere� Reading, gardening, and cooking often fill my Mondays� I have done a lot of projects around the house that I never had time or energy for before� Other days, I have routines falling into place� On Tuesdays, I volunteer at a food pantry, assisting ‘shoppers�’ I do yoga at least once a week� In April, I went on a kayaking and yoga retreat with my yoga instructor and a dozen women ranging in age from their 50s to 80s, which was inspirational to say the least! I have been taking a pottery class with one of my stepdaughters since March� It is the first time I have done any pottery since taking pottery classes at Saint Mary’s, and I am really enjoying that! I am looking forward to our reunion next year and hope we have a record turnout!” Gina Doty DeMarsh says she is no longer working part-time at Hayes Barton United Methodist Church� She continues with her handwork and planned to visit Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, this summer� Catherine Phillips Winslow reports that she now has three grandchildren—Rosemary (3), her

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brother Oliver (3 months), and granddaughter Sawyer (21 months)� Rosemary and Oliver live in D�C�, and Sawyer lives in Greensboro� She doesn’t get to see them as often as she’d like since her parents (ages 94 and 91) are requiring much more care� She ends by saying, “I look forward to seeing you all next year at our 50th!” Sarah Wilson Woodard writes that she is still working, and “there aren’t enough hours in the day!” She is still serving as deacon at St� Titus’ Episcopal Church in Durham� She adds that the church is in transition, but things are going well with an interim priest, and a search will begin soon to hire a new rector� She ends by saying that she is “already looking forward to our 50th reunion and hope and pray that folks will attend!” Terri Jansen Senter and I caught up with each other on the phone recently� She is enjoying life in Wilmington after living outside of North Carolina for so many years, although she and Bill miss the delicious seafood in Mississippi! It is taking her longer to get settled in, but they are making progress� She is yet another classmate who is looking forward to our 50th reunion! As for me, I am still working, with no plans to retire anytime soon� I jokingly tell people that Tim and I are so busy on the weekends doing yard work, then going to either ballroom or square dances, that I look forward to getting to the office on Mondays so I can rest! We are in our 13th year of ballroom dance lessons and are finally learning the proper way to shag, and we love it! Nobody here in Mississippi knows what it is, so I guess we need to head to the North Carolina or South Carolina beaches for some good shag dancing� My grandson, Brady, just turned two in April and is now living in Brisbane, Australia� My daughter, Laura, accepted a three-year contract to work in Shanghai, but with the crazy quarantines and lockdowns going on over there, she and BJ decided to move to Brisbane and live with his parents until conditions improve in China� Meanwhile, Tim and I planned to visit Brisbane to see them in June� It’s a beautiful place, and I wouldn’t mind if they would just stay there� Laura was featured in Financial Times Magazine in February for her career path that led her all over the world, mainly in the field of human resources� Once again, I thank all of you who shared news with us and, yes, I will fly to Raleigh next spring for our 50th reunion! Can’t wait to see you there� Love, Barbara 1973

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Lynn Johnson Titchener ’73C We made it! We’re almost already there! We’re on the way! Okay, we’re working on it, but in our minds, we are the stately oak trees! If we stick together for just a few more months, we will reach the dream! We will win our medals! It’s our 50th year of Saint Mary’s bliss! Somehow the years have flown, we’ve stood tall, but not still, and magically our 50th reunion is upon us� Can you believe it? This is our moment, so make plans for spring ’23! We will have a surprise celebrity guest join us if all goes according to schedule� Can’t tell yet, can’t tell� But there were seven medals� He won seven gold medals! To tide you over until then, enjoy the news from classmates near and far� Some song lyrics from ’73 are hidden between the lines� See if you can un-scramble the artists’ names� TFYFI SERY! Anticipation (RYCAL NMIOS) I plowed through lots of word salads, and I’m happy to report that everyone is on board for our 50th next spring! The first response came from a delighted Jane Hight McMurry in Wilmington, who used her COVID time wisely, renovating her house� Jane is now grandma to eight little ones, and “I don’t know but I’ve been told?” (EDL PLEZPNEI) there’s someone else she’s delighted with� That little detail came from Blair Coffield Schuetz in Bremerton, Washington, playing free golf with her husband, Reinhold� Retirement aside, Blair took on a three-day-a-week job as a starter/marshal at their local golf course, entitling her to tee off day and night if she wants! Blair has traveled to Hawaii, Texas, and Utah in the last year, but no mention of French lessons� “It’s a peaceful, easy feeling” (LGASEE)� Ann Beland Brooks is in Raleigh, and stays in touch with Jane and Candace Currin Taylor

Saint Mary’s alumnae gathered for a photo while attending the wedding of a relative and friend at the South Carolina Society Hall in Charleston, South Carolina, in February� Pictured, left to right: Emily Kilpatrick Wilson ’88HS, Kathy Keel ’83HS ’85C, Margaret Royall Griffin ’79C, Anne Smith Hutson ’79C, Jaqueline Jenkins Perry ’73HS, Anna Zevenhuizen ’07, Lucy Mae Rascoe ’15, Parker Dawson York ’91C, Virginia Flora Hall Wood ’51C, Joyner Rascoe ’21, Coleman Floyd Buckhouse ’77HS, Jill Sparks Hilliard ’89C, Gina Stone Rascoe ’79C, Julia Foxworth ’79C, Penny Gillam Sermons ’72C, Sylvia Newell Jacocks ’68HS ’70C, Ashley Dawson Forbes ’94C, Elizabeth Kelly ’77HS ’79C, Barret Sloan Shannonhouse, Nancy Gillam Spruill ’66HS ’68C, Pat Gillam Ivey ’88HS ’90C, Tra Jennette Perry ’62C, and Katie Rascoe ’17� (Photo courtesy of Peter Rascoe)

regularly� Ann is consumed with UNC basketball, and who can blame her? What a year Carolina had! Besides the Dean Dome, her favorite spot on earth is Emerald Isle� And, OMG, she’s playing pickleball! Who isn’t? It’s a sign� “BeBe” is president of the SMS Alumnae Leadership Council and has two grands, Carter and Christian� On her way to Scotland in August, she’s Leaving on a Jet Plane! (NOJH VDEERN)� A very sobering message from Candace Currin Taylor: “Take the time each day to tell your husband that you love him� Give him hugs, kisses, a wink, a soft pinch, a compliment, and a pat on the back because you never know if that will be your last day together�” Candy recently lost her husband, Cary, suddenly after 27 years of marriage� Please let’s keep her and her family in our prayers� Also, please remember Virginia Cox Love prayerfully, as she lost her daughter, Rachel, last year after a tough two-year battle with cancer� Virginia and her husband, Bill, are retired in Gurley, Alabama, spending time gardening and reading� Did someone say pickleball? Gwen Howard Temple is “dinking” in North Wilkesboro when she’s not hiking or taking care of her husband and three grandchildren under the age of 10� She’s a Lady (OMT NEOSJ)� Gwen will see YOU next spring at our 50th! Margy Perdue Price sent her news via text from Zimbabwe! Oh, Maggie May! (ODR WTASRET)� Now that’s dedication to the cause� Hope you didn’t get Caught in a Trap! (SLEVI)� Rest assured, this grandmama’s status is safe: she’s still in the lead with nine grandchildren (ages 4 to 19)! Loving Williamsburg, traveling (obviously), yoga, and cheap champagne, Margy pledges to be with us for our big 50th� She will be the one wearing a Zimbabwean chitange cloth� You bring the balloons this time, okay? From quiet Statesville, Libbie Hall Farias writes that her two grandsons are anything but quiet! Hank and Jack are only a few minutes away, so daughter Emily calls on Libbie to babysit frequently� Oldest daughter, Kate, is in Hickory� Libbie visited Susan Jones Dietrich recently� Suzy Maynard Barile lives just to the north of Statesville in Harmony, which is the greatest name for a town ever! For these two close friends, it’s even more harmonious� See what I did there? A classic pair are Nancy “Nature” Armstrong Murray and Katie Jo Lawrence Redhead. You two better be here next spring� I know where you live� Nature is so high maintenance that her news came via husband Gray in Chocowinity--what a treat! She is slammed with school, teaching first-, second-, and third-graders at Little Washington Montessori Public Charter School� This is her 21st year! The woman cannot stop teaching� Imagine (HOJN NELONN)� Gray brings her coffee every morning at 6 a�m�, sharp� Spoiled? Oh yes, and also spoiled are their five grandchildren: Gray IV, Lock, Sam, Clementine, and Campbell� Son Sam just graduated from Campbell Law School in Raleigh� Congratulations! “Turn, Turn Turn…There is a season, a time and a purpose” (EHT YSRDB) Katie Jo is still rockin’ it in Greensboro as the real estate queen bee� She and husband John had to cancel trips to London and France (guess why) so they are Staying Alive, (BEE GEES) traveling through the U�S�A� (no Chevrolet)� I gave you that one, by the way� Katie’s oldest grandson is headed to med school, while John Monet wows his art following with amazing paintings� Mr� Big Stuff (AJNE HNKIGT) KJ’s happy place is, of course, Wrightsville Beach! Absolutely no slowing down for this woman either� In fact, I don’t think any of us are slowing down, right? What does that even mean? Take Sharon Seago, please� She has an amazing dedication to seeing all of the national parks� I’m pretty sure that Saint Mary’s counts as one! Sharon has recently visited the Channel Islands, Pinnacles, and St� John� She took a Walk on the Wild Side ( OLU EDRE) and stopped by to see Pam Clark in Jacksonville, Florida, after her trek to the Everglades� Sharon boasts three grandsons (ages 5, 3, and 2)� Grandson number two just arrived last December for Kathryn Houghton Schreier in Beaufort� Her first grandson, Owen (4) has just learned an important Bible verse, “…� and God created the heaven and the egg�” Kathryn said he quickly corrected himself, but it’s too cute not to share! Retired in Huntington, West Virginia, Kathy McQueen Sharpe sends a cryptic note regarding a grand-stork landing sometime in September� If You Could Read My Mind, right? (DRONGO TOHLFOGIT) Kathy stays in touch with Cam Young Choiniere and Judy Edwads Marani. It’s time to commit to 2023, girls� Tell us you’re on it and that Raleigh is on your calendar next spring! Marjie Younts Klinge writes from Wilmington that she is stress-free, loving the surf, sunsets, walking the beach,

Michelle Boryk Oppegaard ’93HS ’95C Alumnae Leadership Council Member

Saint Mary’s Alumnae Leadership Council member Michelle Boryk Oppegaard ’93HS ’95C, beloved mother, fiancée, sister, and loyal friend died peacefully Feb� 15, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer�

Michelle was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, July 25, 1975� She was predeceased by her parents, Milton Rae “Kip” Oppegaard and Annette Boryk Oppegaard�

Left to cherish wonderful memories of Michelle are her daughter, Anna Amelia Boryk Weaver ’22, a recent Saint Mary’s graduate; son, Eric Michael Weaver; fiancé, Jose Pinheiro; brother, Michael Oppegaard and his wife, Susanne; and many dear friends�

On the weekend just prior to Michelle’s death in February, a small celebration was held at their home in Wake Forest to recognize Anna’s impending graduation from Saint Mary’s in May 2022� Saint Mary’s Chaplain Maggie Stoddard presided with a small group of Anna’s friends and cherished faculty/staff members in attendance� Photos were taken with Anna, her mother, family, and friends in her graduation cap and gown with the Saint Mary’s Chapel banner as a backdrop�

A funeral service was held Saturday, Feb� 19, 2022, at Quinn McGowen Funeral Home Chapel in Burgaw, North Carolina, with The Rev� Meta Ellington, former Saint Mary’s Chaplain, conducted the service� Burial followed in St� Helena Cemetery� Many dear Saint Mary’s friends and classmates were in attendance�

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1977 HIGH SCHOOL: left to right: Mary Craig Timberlake Brown ’77HS ’79C, Mary Foy Ragsdale ’77HS ’79C, Jennett Carver Skipper ’77HS ’79C, Joan Andrews Holder ’77HS ’79C, Melody Lancaster Mitterling ’77HS ’79C

Members of the Class of 1977 High School gathered on Reunion Weekend 2022 at the home of Mary Craig Timberlake Brown ’77HS ’79C� Front row, left to right: Carol Brown Nash ’77HS, Priscilla Gilliam Laite ’77HS, Susan Wilson Snider ’77HS ’79C, Molly Peebles Squire ’77HS ’79C, Dee Williamson Marley ’77HS, Joan Andrews Holder ’77HS ’79C; back row: Jane Hollinshed Horrocks ’77HS ’79C, Jennett Carver Skipper ’77HS ’79C, Diane Gupton Becton ’77HS, Melody Lancaster Mitterling ’77HS ’79C, Sally Pelletier ’77HS ’79C boating, and dining at Dockside� Her daughter, Allison, is a labor/delivery nurse and working hard, but nearby� Hey… “Joy to the fishies in the deep blue sea…” (3 OGD HNGIT)� I always save most of the Raleigh news for last: This is Your Song� (TLENO NJOH) Guess who just survived TWO weddings in one year? Lynn Lasater Reynolds! Her son, Paul, was married in May 2021, and in April 2022, daughter Mary Margaret tied the knot� Congratulations to all! Elsie Thornhill James is one proud grandmom with two so far� “Knock three times on the ceiling if you love me�” (NOYT LRONAOD) Love that song� Carolyn Hicks Baggett is busy as usual and working on some possible trips this fall after a year of big weddings and well, you know� It’s not “Too Late, baby “(OACELR NKGI)� Surprise! Mary Legg Moore’s grandbaby party has only just begun! To date, she and husband Mike have three little beauties: Molly and Will’s Kate and Caroline, and Frank and Betty’s little Charlie� Baby Love (EHT RSEMPEUS) “Oh, but I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now�” (OBB YADLIN) Surely I’ve used that line before, but now it really does resonate knowing that we have all known each other so long� In my head I’m still 21 (or so) – it’s those darn mirrors that mess me up! Life is good and I am so blessed� Swimming, painting, writing, and consulting with brides, with a little garden dirt under my nails on the side--this is my life! My incredibly feisty, remarkable, ultra-conservative mother, Mary Lynn Lewis DeLany ’44C is 96, a real hoot, and only an hour away, which is a true gift� The love of my life, “baby” Marshall, now has lots of curly hair and runs circles around me but his hugs are the best� He is my grandbaby, and just shy of two years, (born Christmas Day)� Liza-mom and Jeremy-dad are right here and know I love to babysit! Winnie is in Durham, which is great--closer than ever so we get together often� Both daughters are my pride and joy� They are The Most Beautiful Girls in the World! (LHERCIA CRHI)A special thanks to Henni Towler Corbin and her “Heart of Gold” (ELIN UGNOY) for helping me with all the ’70s song lyrics and artists for this newsletter� Henni knows her music, and I am most appreciative for her input! Thank you all for playing news update--especially this year! We just must have a big turnout next spring 2023, right? I really did invite him, by the way� Please, do your best to be here with us for our 50th reunion! Let’s give ’em all “something to talk about,” okay? Love to all, Lynn, your secretary for life 1975

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Kee Hood Marshall writes from Charlotte, “I retired after over 40 years in banking

on March 1� During May 2022, I got together with classmates Morgie Towler Duke, Carson Joyner Clark, Ann Watters Matteson, Kim Shavlik Randolph, and Nancy Thompson Heathcote to celebrate my retirement� My husband, Jim, is still working� My older son, Sam, lives in Richmond with his wife, Olga� In June, Olga graduated after six years in residency at MCV and they plan to move to Nashville, Tennessee, where she will complete a year’s fellowship to specialize� After that, they plan to move to Rapid City, South Dakota� My younger son, Frank, has a full-time job in Wilmington, North Carolina� He is finishing up his master’s at the UNC-Wilmington Marine Science Center� His girlfriend, Madison, is working on her Ph�D�, also at the Marine Science Center� Life is good for all!”

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Patricia Holt Parker ’75C After 20 years in banking and 21 years running a family office, Nancy Kerr Thomason finally retired last July� She was concerned as to what she would do all day but now wonders how she held down a job� Nancy came to Topsail Beach in 2015 to care for her mother who had Alzheimer’s� When she died in 2016, Nancy stayed and was one of the pioneers of working from home� She totally gets the post pandemic people who do not want to return to the office! Mark still spends time in both Atlanta and Topsail� Their sons (26 and 29) are in careers they love but no wives or grandchildren on the horizon� Nancy still considers her days at Saint Mary’s as some of the best and most formative of her life� She is currently working with Saint Mary’s Forever Campaign and urges those of us who have not given to the Annual Fund to please do so, ensuring that the generations to come can have the transformative Saint Mary’s experience� Lynn Harand Hankins loved seeing some of her buddies at the reunion in June 2021� She was reminded once again of the beautiful relationships, memories, and experiences she will always treasure from Saint Mary’s� Lynn missed those who were unable to make it and hopes to see us all in 2025 for our 50th! Congratulations to Deborah Walter, who retired after 40 years of teaching and is as busy as ever! Still residing in Beaufort, South Carolina, Deborah spends her time between church, volunteering, and visiting nephews, nieces, and their growing families across the southeast� She is in Charlotte often to visit them and catch games of her nephew, who pitches for the Winston-Salem Dash� But adventures abound! Last August was spent in Kenya with a niece and her family� Not to be outdone by 2021, Lou White ’76C and Deborah will head to Iceland in August of 2022� Just 41 years ago, they survived a three-month backpacking trip together through Europe, and they are looking forward to their retirement adventure� Cacky Daniel McKenzie and husband Ray are still in LaGrange, Georgia, and will celebrate their 43rd anniversary in late June� Cacky retired in 2016, with 30 years in education� Her mom, Betty Knight Langley Daniel ’49C is living in an independent living facility in LaGrange and they enjoy their visits together several times a week� Katie, Carter, and Cannon (2 years, 8 months) moved to Bloomfield, Michigan, at the start of the pandemic� She continues her work at Gucci America traveling to N�Y�C� twice a month� Collier, Meredith, West (9), and Harrison (6) live closer, in Macon, Georgia� Collier is an attorney, and Meredith is an interior designer� Cacky loves visiting her grandchildren and stays very active with her walking groups, exercise classes, book clubs, and bridge group� Both Ray and Cacky are involved at the church and in their community� They have plenty of room for visitors so please call if you are in the area! Dot Fitchett Jeger writes from Bluffton, South Carolina, “We are enjoying the retired life! Lots of volunteer work and trying to catch up on travel after two years of COVID�” Christine Murphy Gustafson reports that she and second husband, Gus, are happily retired in Brunswick Forest, outside of Wilmington, North Carolina� Between the two of them, they have eight grandchildren between North Carolina, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine� They head north twice a year to see the New Englanders and will visit Alaska this summer, twice canceled due to COVID� Christine is in regular contact with Kaye Pass Lambert. Life is good� Life is good in Pinehurst as well� I was looking forward to seeing Bonnie Bell McGowan at the USGA Women’s U�S� Open at Pine Needles� I saw Sally Betts Goss and met her husband, Tom, while at Pine Needles� We plan to play golf on a future trip! I am in my 29th year of teaching meditation at First Health and still love digging in the dirt and playing golf� Please get in touch if you want to play golf in Pinehurst! Love to all, Trish

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Molly Peebles Squire ’77HS ’79C reports, “My boys are all married and as of now I have two grandsons and more on the way�” They are happy and healthy, and Molly is thankful they get to see them a lot� “Hall has been very, very busy as all healthcare providers, but he is seeing some light now, even though we may be with this stuff a good while, we will all be better equipped to handle what comes out way in the future� Now for the bad which ends up being good: I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the start of COVID, which was actually a good time to be MIA� Because I listened to my body and caught it way early, I am fine and will look forward to many, many more reunions! God bless the Saints and sinners too�” Molly says that her art helped her through her treatment and recovery� “My passion, my ups and downs, my soul, and my heart are all in my work� I think you see me in all my work and I appreciate the kind words and support! Girl power!” Susan Wilson Snider ’77HS ’79C says, “I loved seeing old classmates at the 45th H�S� reunion� Daughter Rachel is at P�A� school at East Carolina, and son Robinson is at grad school at N�C� State� He runs on their cross country and track teams�

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Mary Virginia Swain ’77C Hello, College Class of 1977 friends! Well, I carried the banner alone for our class at our 45th reunion weekend in April, so I missed you all, but we will try again and plan earlier for a fun reunion in five years� It was good to hear from several of you with news� Emily Bass Baumgartner sent greetings from Colorado� Sissy Holman Chesnutt says her life news stays constant� She works part-time for Chesnutt & Clemmons, P�A�, with no retirement plan anytime soon� The law firm has added a new office in Morehead City, which works great for her during Bingo season! Sissy’s daughter, son-in-law, and their two-year old daughter have moved to New Bern and joined their practice, so after 11 years of corporate counsel for Clinipace, their office is reaping the benefit of her daughter’s experience� Sissy’s daughter and son-in-law have bought their house, while Sissy and her husband have moved two doors down� Their son, Marc, lives in Morehead, so they are all in a happy place near each other� Katie Cole writes that she and Roxi have moved back to Virginia Beach from Colorado, which has always been their retirement plan� They hope to visit North Carolina often to see friends� Celeste Neaves Griffin retired this summer after 24 years in the Mansfield Public Schools central office� She and Ben made the decision to move from Connecticut to Elkin, North Carolina, her hometown� They are happy to be back in the South� They welcome visitors to the North Carolina foothills! Corneille Little retired in April after more than 40 years working full-time, 20 of those years teaching art� She is excited to spend more time with her grandchildren and will still teach morning and evening art classes from her home studio in Raleigh� She invites anyone interested in a fun creative journey to join her classes� Her website is raleighartstudio�com� She also hopes to spend more time painting pet portraits (petportraitsbycorneille�com), as well as creating her own art� She also bought an electric bike and loves working in her garden� “Oh my, I’m having fun!” She sends blessings to all� Hazel MacKenzie Mason writes that she recently lost her mother, Elizabeth Earle Gary MacKenzie ’52C, who died on Christmas Eve� Hazel is retiring from teaching and can’t wait to get off the “teacher hamster wheel�” Martha Phillips Mazur writes that she had so much fun at the wedding of Betsy Barwick Barnett’s daughter,

Frank Arthur Daniels Jr.

Former Trustee 1931 – 2022

On June 30, former Saint Mary’s trustee, Frank A� Daniels Jr� died peacefully in bed at his home at age 90 after a month of declining health filled with visits from his family and friends� His wife of 68 years, Julia Jones Daniels, was by his side�

Frank was born at Rex Hospital in Raleigh to Ruth Aunspaugh Daniels and Frank Arthur Daniels, and into a newspaper family� For many years, he was publisher of The News & Observer in Raleigh, which his family owned and published for several generations�

He was proud, as he would say, that he was born with “ink in his veins,” and he loved The News & Observer and its role in Raleigh, in North Carolina, and that it was also part of a national industry that was important to preserving and protecting the people and the country they built�

His obituary from the Associated Press said, “During his 26 years as publisher of the paper of record for state politics and government, The N&O became a regional powerhouse for news, especially from the state’s growing Research Triangle region, and an online pioneer� Similarly, his tenure as chair of AP’s board of directors in the mid-1990s was marked by the not-for-profit news cooperative’s technological expansion� ”

His grandfather, Josephus Daniels, bought The News & Observer in 1894 and was editor and publisher of the newspaper until his death in 1948� His father was publisher from then until 1971, when Frank Jr� was named president and publisher�

He led The News & Observer through early innovation in digital publishing� In 1994, he oversaw the launch of The N&O’s online newspaper, one of the first internet newspapers in the world�

In 1996, the newspaper received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service journalism for its work on the political and environment dangers that the hog industry was creating in North Carolina�

During his lifetime of service to the publishing industry, Frank served as chairman of the board of The Associated Press as well as the American Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation� He also served as president of the North Carolina Press Association, the Newspaper Advertising Bureau, and the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association�

In 1995, the family sold The News & Observer and the weekly newspapers it owned in surrounding counties to McClatchy Newspapers of Sacramento, California� But Frank still had ink in his veins and led a group to buy The Pilot newspaper in Southern Pines� The Pilot later bought statewide magazine Business North Carolina and regional lifestyle magazines Pine Straw, O� Henry, South Park and Walter and the Country Bookshop in Southern Pines�

Frank attended Woodberry Forest School and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with an A�B� in history, in 1953�

On June 4, 1954, he married Julia Jones, and they became a formidable couple� They enjoyed a long and lively union� Frank joined the Air Force in 1955 and served in Japan during the early years of their marriage� Upon returning to North Carolina, they settled in Raleigh�

Frank was a long-time supporter of education in North Carolina� As a member of the Raleigh Junior Chamber of Commerce, he was part of a group of young business leaders who helped convince the legislature to allow a merger of the Raleigh and Wake County Public School systems that enabled the systems to integrate successfully�

He served on the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, as a trustee of Woodberry Forest School, Saint Mary’s College and School, Peace College, and Appalachian State University, as well as the Institute of Private Enterprise at Kenan Flagler School of Business at UNC-Chapel Hill�

Throughout his career, he served on countless community, state and national boards including as chairman of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Board as well as a director of the Smithsonian Business Ventures, the RDU Airport Authority, UNC Health board and as chairman of AAA of the Carolinas� He also served as chairman of the Triangle United Way, the United Arts Council of Wake County, and Rex Hospital�

For his civic leadership, he was recognized with the A�E� Finley Award for Public Service, the North Carolina Museum of History’s Philanthropist of the Year Award, the North Carolina Press Association’s North Carolinian of the Year and NC’s state’s highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award for Public Service� He and Julia Daniels were inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame in 2008�

In 2020, the University of North Carolina Hussman School of Journalism and Media announced the Frank A� Daniels Jr� Executive in Residence Program�

Surviving him in addition to his devoted wife, Julia, are his daughter, former Saint Mary’s trustee Julie Daniels ’78C and her husband, Tom West, of Sun Valley, Idaho, and Raleigh; son, Frank A� Daniels III and his wife, Carol Goss Daniels, of Clarksville, Tennessee� Grandchildren include Kimberly Daniels Taws and her husband, John, of Pinehurst; Frank A� Daniels IV and his wife, Ellie Gilbert Perry ’05, of Southern Pines; and Joseph Davison Daniels of Nashville, Tennessee� Step-grandchildren include Megan Koontz and her husband Tyler of Knoxville, Tenn�, and Samantha Miravalle and her husband Nicholas of Augusta, Georgia; great-grandchildren include Reed and Josephus (Whit) Taws, Wade and Frank A� Daniels V; and step-great-grandchildren Finnegan and Emmeline Miravalle and Aiden and James Koontz�

In addition, he is survived by his sister Patricia Bagley Daniels of Raleigh and Vero Beach, Florida; and nieces and nephews Ruth Daniels Woronoff Pellisero ’78C; Robert Murray Woronoff, Jr�; Patricia Daniels Woronoff Padden; David Bagley Woronoff; and Frank Daniels Woronoff�

A memorial service was held on July 11 at White Memorial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh�

Ann� Martha was fortunate to create flowers for both of Betsy’s daughters’ weddings� She got to visit with Betsy, Ann Barwick Whichard, Laura Lewis Rogers, and Nan Smith Yates – a small SMC reunion! Martha has enjoyed creating flowers for brides for 15 years� Now that she has turned 65, she plans to slowly bow of out of the business of floral designer� Her business, Artfully Arranged, has been very good to her, and she has made so many friends through her connection with brides and their mothers – very rewarding work� Martha and Anne Boone Shelton Urquhart stay close and try to get together as often as they can� Martha says she loves her beautiful connections with SMC friends! I, Mary Virginia Swain, just celebrated 35 years on the staff at Saint Mary’s, and am still enjoying the work, so plan to continue working a few more years� The students make it so much fun and so rewarding� I see my usual group of Saint Mary’s classmates around Raleigh and in Wilmington/ Wrightsville Beach – Barbara Johnston Bush, Jeanne Bridger Konitzer, Morgie Towler Duke, Kim Shavlik Randolph, Nancy Thompson Heathcote, Katherine Wooten Bailey, Caroline Holt Stirling, and others in other classes� I enjoyed a fun golf weekend last summer at Morgie’s charming cottage at CCNC in Pinehurst, along with another friend and enjoy playing trivia night sometimes out and about in Raleigh with Morgie and her delightful husband, David� I’ll sign off by saying that I am happy to continue doing this each year, but I don’t want to monopolize the job! If anyone else ever wants a turn at class secretary, just let me know� Otherwise, I’ll be in touch again next year! All the best! Mary Virginia 1979

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The Reverend Eliza Ragsdale writes that she and husband, the Rev� Bob Trache just celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary� They have one grandson, Avery, and were expecting another in May� “Bob and I have been serving as interim clergy at St� Peter’s Episcopal Church in the lakeside village of Cazenovia, New York� The first coffee hour, I met another Saint Mary’s girl! We have moved to Alexandria, Virginia, live in Old Town� Our new parish is St� Paul’s Episcopal Church Rock Creek, founded in 1712� Our first Sunday was June 5, and yes, all of the Ragsdales and Traches were there, including my sister, Mary Foy Ragsdale ’77HS ’79C, and our mother, Carolyn Foy Ragsdale ’54HS ’56C. To the Holy Land we go, leading our 33rd pilgrimage, in June� If y’all want to go on a Saint Mary’s Holy Land pilgrimage, just let me know! Love to all� ” 1979

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Windy Tillman Pratt ’79C Hello, everyone! Hope you are all having a wonderful 2022 and that life is getting back to normal for you� It was fun hearing from several of you, and it sounds like you are living your best lives� Mary Craig Timberlake Brown says life is good! They are dividing time between Raleigh and Morehead City, enjoying being grandparents to Eleanor (3), Jones (3), and Woodson (5 months)� Dana Darden Copeland says she is finishing up her 34th year of teaching� She is pleased that her son is now working as an attorney in Norfolk and she is so happy to have him back in the Tidewater! If you find yourself in Virginia Beach, give Dana a call! Ann Howard Foster, firmly established in her new home in Tega Cay, South Carolina, has enjoyed several fun trips to Asheville, Savannah, and Charleston with her friend, Frank� She is happy to be back on the East Coast, having retired and moved back from Texas to be closer to her mom, Abbot Henderson Howard '54C (who, incidentally was a classmate of my mom)� Kendall Page is very busy with her law practice in Chapel Hill� She lost her father earlier this year but celebrates the great time they all had with him on a regular basis� When not in Chapel Hill, she and Mendy can often be found at their mountain house in Hound Ears� I see her on Zoom almost weekly and that has been lots of fun� Mary Foy Ragsdale reports from Smithfield that she has launched a new venture as a health coach, helping people lose unwanted weight and maintain a healthier lifestyle� She happily reports that she lost 60 pound right off the bat� Wow! You go, girl� She and her sister, Liza Ragsdale ’79HS, are sharing the care of their mother� Mary Foy recently attended an art show in which Molly Peebles Squire showcased her art� From the pictures I saw, there was a lot of great art and a lot of fabulous Saint Mary's friends� Julie Ann Cook Stewart is happily planted in the Georgia low country, on the water in Dover's Bluff� She and Jimmy are grandparents to two boys and two girls� She says she enjoys talking to Ann Howard Foster and Regina Lazorik Brown and would love to get together with other classmates who might be vacationing in the Savannah or St� Simons Island area� Molly Peebles Squire ’77HS ’79C reports, “My boys are all married and as of now I have two grandsons and two more on the way�” They are happy and healthy and Molly is thankful they get to see them a lot� “Hall has been very, very busy, as all healthcare providers, but he is seeing some light now, even though we may be with this stuff a good while, we will all be better equipped to handle what comes out way in the future� Now for the bad which ends up being good: I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the start of COVID, which was actually a good time to be MIA� Because I listened to my body and caught it way early, I am fine and will look forward to many, many more reunions! God bless the Saints and sinners too�” Molly says that her art helped her through her treatment and recovery� “My passion, my ups and downs, my soul, and my heart are all in my work� I think you see me in all my work, and I appreciate the kind words and support! Girl power!” Susan Wilson Snider ’77HS ’79C says, “I loved seeing old classmates at the 45th high school reunion� Daughter Rachel is at P�A� school at East Carolina, and son Robinson is in grad school at N�C� State� He runs on their cross country and track teams�” Mike and I continue to be thankful for life in the Sandhills� I am still working at Stifel, and quite busy with my calligraphy side hustle� We look forward to every opportunity to see our children� Guion and Abby are in Charlottesville, Virginia, and busy with Moses (3) and Felix (almost 1)� Win and Tracy are in Raleigh, living in the downtown area� Win just started a job with Apple and Tracy teaches math at Sanderson� I wish all of you a year of health, happiness, adventure, and blessings. Windy 1981

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Madeline Gilbert ’81HS Congratulations go to Anne Nelson Blake on her marriage to David Blake in November� Anne also started a new job with Ultragenyx, which brings treatments to those with rare genetic disorders� First time grandmother Kathryn Davis welcomed her Rose Campbell Shore in November 2021� Kathryn works at Lacy Elementary School in Raleigh� Zaida Clay Harris' grandson, Beau, just celebrated his first birthday� Congratulations also goes to Scotty Grine Frantz '81HS '83C on becoming a great aunt to Beal Frantz, Rob and Gabie Craig Frantz's ’10 son� I got to catch up with Scotty and her daughter, Sarah, at Gabie's baby shower in January� Sarah Frantz lives in Raleigh and works at the UNC Children's Hospital as a child advocate� That same weekend, I ran into Mary Hunter Martin and her wife, Becky, at Nofo @ the Pig� Marilee Eagles Reed is now dividing her time between her beach house at Atlantic Beach and her mountain house in Valle Cruicis� Mary Duke Sanders Grubbe '81HS '83C and her husband now live in Palatine, Illinois� Congratulations, to Harriet Ashby Bonds' son, Jack, who graduated from South Carolina Law School� And congratulations to Gigi Johnson's daughter, Elise, who graduated from UNC-Wilmington� Condolences to Libby Ward Smart '81HS '83C on the passing of her father in January� Check out Libby's paintings in the Hammock Shops of Pawley's Island� Last April, I moved back to Statesville to live closer to my parents� I bought a place in December and spent January fixing it up� I'm enjoying living the small town life and definitely living in North Carolina, although I still travel with work, so I'm rarely home�

CLASS NEWS

1981

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Allison Gilbert Holmes ’81C Ann Tyler Edmunds Allen’s daughter, Meg, graduated from James Madison University in May 2021� Allison Gilbert Holmes’s son, Stuart, graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in May 2021� Son James graduated from N�C� State in June 2021� Coles Hines Jones’s son, Reidy, got married in Atlantic Beach to Jennah Fahey on August 28, 2021� Coles’ mother died on June 1, 2021� Gwyn Cooley Pearce’s mother-in-law passed away in June 2021� Her cousin, Margaret Burgwyn ’65HS ’67C also passed away in June 2021� So proud of Margaret McGlohon and all that she did for our school� She retired at our 40th reunion in June� Saint Mary’s alums were able to raise over $417,000 to start a scholarship in her name� Also, another surprise is that the pavilion was named for her� What a deserving reward to Margaret for all of her years she gave to our school! I hope that she is getting some well-deserved rest� Lee Trotter Dixon had a discectomy� She had a herniated disc and it was sitting on a nerve� She has some nerve damage and is having a lot of leg pain from it� Recovery is a slow process but she is doing better� Ruth E Perry Holding is a grandmother again� This is her third grandchild� His name is Jones Powell Bailey and he weighed in at a whopping 10 pounds, six ounces! He is Perry Holding Bailey ’09 and James’ third son� Freeman (2) and Royall (1) are the big brothers� Ashley Richardson Allen and husband Steve took an amazing trip last summer� They covered six states in 18 days and logged 3,335 miles in an RV� Ashley said the national parks were crowded so they limited their time there� They didn’t hike as much as they had thought due to the heat wave, but they saw plenty to fill their adventurous spirits� They took more back roads than interstates and marveled at the sheer beauty of our country� Some of the highlights that Ashley and Steve liked: no television for three weeks, Mount Rushmore, the burial site of Sacajawea, and all of the Lewis and Clark history� (Their route followed so much of the trek Lewis and Clark took�) Fly fishing in the Flaming Gorge was also amazing scenery� Lee Trotter Dixon has become a grandmother again� Her new granddaughter was born on September 4, 2021� Her name is Parker Elizabeth Corbin� She weighed eight pounds and four ounces and was 22 inches long� Murray Smith Parker’s father passed away on September 5, 2021� Caroline Sanders Hatcher’s daughter, Clare, married Johnny Joyce on April 24, 2021� They live in Denver� I went to South Carolina for a wedding and met up with Caroline Sanders Hatcher while I was there� I had the best time catching up with her� She took me on a tour of Beaufort, South Carolina, and she also showed me her fabulous house� I asked her to show me the store that she started� If you are in the area, make sure you stop by and check it out� They have some fabulous art from local artists� The name of the store is Macdonald Marketplace� Julie Oakman Barringer let me know that her daughter, Grayson, got married on April 2, 2022, on Kiawah Island, South Carolina� Julie said that it was truly an international event, with family and friends coming from Brazil and Germany� Nick, her son-in-law, has a Brazilian mom and a German dad� They also had guests come as far away as Abu Dhabi� They had 240 guests and an unbelievably memorable weekend of celebration� Mary Jeannette Mardre Moseley’s mother passed away on April 23, 2022� Margaret McGlohon wrote that it is hard to believe that it has been over a year since she retired from Saint Mary’s� What an incredible 26 years she had as a staff member� She was so honored at the reunion in 2021 with the scholarship and dedication of the pavilion in her name� She continues to be appreciative of all the love and support she received during her time at this very special school� She loved being able to travel for Saint Mary’s and promote our alma mater to all our amazing alumnae� She has missed seeing our alumnae� This past year has been full of travel – beach, mountains, the Berkshires, Vermont with UNC friends, Florida for her niece’s graduation from college, Ohio for her godson’s graduation from medical school� And to top it off, she was working for Scott and Mary Barnett Hale ’84C on the Grand Western Tour for 30 days this summer – wish her luck� She has also enjoyed learning how to play pickleball and does so on a regular basis – a new twist for this tennis player� She hopes all the members of ’81C are doing well� So proud of Margaret and all that she did for our school! Claudia Wooten has moved to Seattle and is working with Wine and Design as the director of franchise operations� She just loves working with all of the studios across the U�S� Claudia’s daughter, Sarah, got married on April 23, 2022, to Adam Demeck� Betsy Holmes Abbott’s daughter, Alex, married Kyle Spearman on April 2022� The paternal grandmother of the groom is Martha Hamilton Spearman ’61C, and Betsy had fun talking with her about their respective times at Saint Mary’s� Catherine Winfield Pfeiffer sent me her information� She had just four more weeks of school left� She says she is plugging along as a school nurse in an elementary school for a few more years, if she can make it to retirement� She had plans to see Nancy Brooks Newlon and Margaret Taylor Kendrick this summer for their annual Radical Women tour of 2022� She and Richard are still in Washington, North Carolina� Elizabeth Brooks Little’s daughter graduated magna cum laude from Furman on Mother’s Day weekend� Elizabeth’s son, Mark, graduated from Clemson in 2020 and earned a master’s from University of Virginia in 2021� He is now working in Grenville, South Carolina, for TD Bank� Elizabeth had dinner with some Charlotte SMC girls recently (Dede Perry Stefan, Ashley Richardson Allen, Suzy Dunaway Riley, Laura Culbertson, and Mary McLean Russell). She was headed to the Biltmore House with some other SMC girls (Ruth E Perry Holding, Bonny Harris Herrington, Elizabeth Hardy Hogan, and Louise Heath Cottrell). Nancy Newton Sipp’s daughter, Meade, graduated from Duke University� Emily Winfield Bondy reports that all is well with her� Her daughter, Malone, is a senior at Meredith in fashion and interior design, graduating in December� Paul and Emily are still working� She teaches yoga and Pilates� They are now traveling now that the COVID crisis is improving� 1983

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Mary Beth Hughes ’83HS Sydney Kepley Kempson reports her youngest daughter, Izzy Kempson ’20 has just finished her sophomore year at UNC-Chapel Hill, where she is a public policy major and sisterhood chair of Chi Omega� Izzy is interning at the N�C� Senate this summer and will be headed out to study at The London School of Economics in July� Sydney’s son, Will, is relocating back to the Triangle from Los Angeles this summer, and daughter Grace Kempson '18 is in the Asheville area� They visit often and love spending time in Saluda, Virginia, where Craig's family has maintained a wonderful cabin since pre-Civil war� Suzanne Via Dillion has been busy renovating and decorating her new house in Winston-Salem� She catches up with SMS friends Sterling Talley Wheless, Elizabeth Rouse Borden, and Ellen Toler in the mountains and in Raleigh� She reports that sons Patrick and Alexander both live in the Winston-Salem area� Lynn Jones Gasch reports she's still a software engineer at Microsoft, living in Bellevue, Washington� Her husband, Scott, retired and is trying to get her to hang it up too� Son Alex is a high school junior and has toured University of Washington and Virginia Tech so far, but he is a ways out from deciding where to apply� The record cold and rain this spring had her anxious to get her garden put in� They are looking forward to summer concerts and travel� Mary Porter McKee writes that she's just celebrated her 30th (!) year practicing law� Her daughter, Wallace, is a stage manager in live theater in Chicago and son Robert works at Frankfurt Country Club� Her youngest daughter works in design for Outdoor Lighting Perspectives� She practices real estate law and also owns an antique shop with her sister, JoLynn McKee, in Versailles, Kentucky� Molly Brooks writes that she's splitting time between Colorado and North Carolina, visiting friends Annie Gray Sprunt, Carolyn Thornton Swanson and Meg Adams Massey and circling back to her southern roots� Her three children are all living and working in Colorado, and she is enjoying constant renovations of old properties� Penny Hare Taylor is still in Lexington and has started a new position as a physician assistant at MedFirst in Thomasville� She loves cooking, as

1987 COLLEGE: front row, left to right: Gail Cozart Foster Jessup ’87C, Martha Anne Allen DuBose ’87C, Eleanor White Hunter ’87C; back row: AnnCabell Baum ’87C, Marcy Everett Voelkel ’87C, Katherine Respess ’87C, Dawn DeBruhl Boyer ’87C, Joan Comer Johnston ’87C, Chrissy Bolin Rand ’87C

well as kayaking in the mountains, in her spare time� Their 17-year-old chihuahua, Ivy, keeps company with twin goats, Phoebe and Clover� She and her husband are beekeepers and process their own honey every year� Her twin daughters live in Lexington, and there are seven grandchildren! She also has twin godchildren in Charleston, S�C�, Ella Grace and Everett� Her husband is the facilities manager at Grace Episcopal Church, where they are very active� He is retired from the Army National Guard as well as the Winston-Salem fire department� His last tour of duty was a year in Iraq in 2005� Gray Cunningham Lynn is a colleague of mine at Natera� She's on the IVF team and I am in oncology molecular diagnostics, so we chat often� She's now living on beautiful 30-acres in the Florida panhandle with puppies Bella and Hank� She's recently joined Berkshire Hathaway as a real estate agent� If you are looking to retire to Florida, give her a call� As for me, Mike and I continue to split our time between Richmond and Deltaville, where he fishes and I play croquet with The Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club� I've just finished renovating two condos at Duncan Lee's historic Colonial Revival Tuckahoe building in Richmond, where I plan to retire (2-3 years) and re-engage my artistic roots� I bought a press and have begun making multi-media prints for the first time in years� As always, the renovation included a great kitchen for my culinary pursuits and food styling hobby� I am super excited to be spending this summer at Atlantic Beach and hope to see many of you there! All the best, Mary Beth 1983

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Andrea Kemp Schemel writes from Minnesota� Her son, Walter, was married over the summer and her daughter, Lucy, lives in Charleston, South Carolina� “I am teaching third grade at The Blake School in Minneapolis� Life is great!”

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Coco Young Bancroft writes from LaJolla, California, “Son Weston is a sophomore in high school; son Tommy is living and working in Newport Beach, California; and daughter Sophie is living and working in N�Y�C� I hope to see Anne deRosset Falatko in May in D�C� and some other SMC friends in September�” 1987

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Michelle White Porter lives in Greensboro, where she works as a realtor� “I recently purchased a home in CCNC in Pinehurst� Son McGehee has graduated from Elon University�

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Chrissy Bolin Rand ’87C Hey, all! We had a great reunion weekend at Saint Mary’s in April! Our class had a respectable turnout, too, which was great� After campus festivities on Saturday, our class enjoyed a super-fun get-together (catered Mexican food and margaritas) at the home of Joan Comer Johnston in Raleigh� Sending a big thank you to all who were involved in planning the 35th reunion party: Joan, Eleanor White Hunter, Marcy Everett Voelkel, Martha Anne Allen DuBose, and Margaret Hambrick Glaze. A sobering thought: at our next reunion in five years, we’ll all be 60! Moving along, I’m excited that we have class news to report (which took some pestering on my part)� Mary Sparrow Robles is painting full time as a fine artist, and has been painting mostly people and pets for the last 25 years� Her website is www�marysparrow� com� Mary feels fortunate to be able to do what she loves every day for so many years� Her kids are all great: Marc (24) is off on his own now, Turner (22) is finishing up culinary school, and Liza (19) has just finished her freshmen year at UNC-Chapel Hill� She writes, “Geoff and I are about to celebrate our ninth anniversary and to fill the void of the empty nest we seem to keep taking in dogs! Two cavaliers, a westie and most

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recently a Frenchie…I feel more like I have four toddlers again!” Martha Anne Allen DuBose and Blaine are enjoying as much time as possible in Atlantic Beach while still living in Greensboro� She had so much fun at our 35th reunion and loved seeing such a big crowd! She thanks Joan Comer Johnston for opening up her lovely home and all the hostesses� She had a blast! Allie (23), her youngest daughter, loves living and working in Raleigh� Blaine Jr� (27) is having an incredible experience hiking the Appalachian Trail� He’s about half way through� Carson (28), her eldest daughter, and Tanner Cannon (best new son-in-law ever) were married in Atlantic Beach, April 23, 2022� She says: It was such a glorious weekend� We all had so much fun�” They live in Charlotte and love having a new puppy� Marcy Everett Voelkel continues to do arts and crafts with Eleanor White Hunter and now they play Mahjong� Marcy and Peter are celebrating 30 years of marriage this year� Her kids are all doing well� Carter (27) is an accountant for PWC in Denver� McLean (25) is an analyst for Stonemont Financial in Atlanta, and Hope Voelkel ’17 (23) is half way through speech language pathology grad school at East Carolina� All are in healthy relationships and life is good� Marcy says, “We had a great time at the 35th reunion at Joan’s home, and I loved seeing everyone!” Lynn Cowell Ives writes that her kids are well� Son George (26) received his MBA from Kenan-Flagler this year, and will be working remotely for a start-up� Her daughter, Jane Ives ’17 (23), lives in NYC� and is a buyer for Moda Operandi� She just came to her fiveyear reunion at Saint Mary’s� Lynn and Allen will be married 30 years in October, and love life in Rocky Mount� Life is good! Eleanor White Hunter loves living in Raleigh and spending time on the weekends at their river home near Bath� She and Marcy Everett Voelkel just started playing Mahjong with a group of girls (several are SMS girls) and still enjoy taking pottery classes together� May was a big month for Eleanor: she and Vernon traveled to Key West to celebrate 28 years of marriage (WOO HOO!), she celebrated her 55th birthday, her daughter’s 24th birthday, and Mother’s Day! Eleanor’s daughter, Mary Ellen, works remotely in Raleigh and travels the country to cyber security conferences� She is a public sector sales specialist for the software company, Polarity� Eleanor says, “We had an awesome mother-daughter trip for a week in Waikiki, Hawaii, before she attended her TechNet Indo-Pacific conference� I am so proud of her!” Kathy Respess writes that her job with Travis and Co� is over a year old now, but she’s loving it still� Kathy is also taking dance lessons! Tango, swing, and cha-cha, and brushing up on other dance styles� Margaret Hambrick Glaze and husband Gene sold their house in December� They are still in Hickory and remodeled the new place while living in it� She says it was very exciting to come home and smell paint and sawdust and concrete! They have room for guests and she’d love to host any Saint Mary’s girls that want to visit� Her eldest, Mac, graduated with honors from Appalachian in December, and works at Lowes Foods as a manager in training� Catherine is at Western Carolina, and Wilson is in high school� Susan Stephenson was sorry to miss the 35th class reunion� Susan lives in Oakland, California, with husband Jon, and wishes more classmates would visit the San Francisco Bay area! She gets back to Raleigh two to three times a year and often catches up with Saint Mary’s friends� She was looking forward to a 10-week sabbatical this summer from her job as executive director of Interfaith Power & Light, a nonprofit organization mobilizing action on climate change� Trips to the Sierras, Berkshires, Boston, and Hudson River Valley are planned! Chrissy Bolin Rand (me!) is living in the Stuart, Florida, area� Will and I celebrate 34 years of marriage this year� Our daughter, Bethany, got married in Jacksonville Beach in December and is in her second year in a Ph�D� program in public health at University of Tennessee in Knoxville� Our daughter, Victoria, and her family live in Corpus Christi, Texas, where we visited in June� We now have three grandchildren! Our son, Caleb, is a C�P�A� with Acosta in their finance department in Jacksonville, Florida, and our youngest son, W�K�, is living 20 minutes away from us! A NOTE: If anyone is interested in being class secretary, please let me or

Mary Virginia Swain ’77C know� I believe I’m ready to pass the torch, but it’s been an honor serving our class since 2009!

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Heath Dalton Parker ’89HS ’91C Cindy Ross Teague has been having lots of fun being back on Saint Mary's campus since her daughter, Emma, started there this past fall! Kirke Hooper ’89HS ’91C is celebrating 10 years with Edward Jones Investments and could not be happier with her career� She adores her clients and the impact she is able to have daily� Kirke and Brian Pate were married June 25 and between them they have four children: Shannon (23), Nate (21), Cassidy (18), and Hannah Kirke (21)� Kirke lives in downtown Wake Forest and loves being involved in tons of community events� Sally Pridgen Spiegel is loving life as an empty-nester� She still enjoys her work as a designer and general contractor in Asheville and is now consulting on renovations from the coast of North Carolina to Colorado� Stella Keller Black writes from Wilmington with news that she became CEO of her family’s fire alarm company, Keller’s, Inc�, in January of 2020� She is the sole owner and operator and excited to be a 100 percent, small, woman-owned business� As for me, Heath Dalton Parker ’89HS ’91C, I live in Raleigh with my husband, Thad, and our children, Kate (14) and Owen (12)� Thanks to the lost years of 2020/21, I now love working from home for Cisco Webex� If you are in the Raleigh area, please be in touch� I look forward to getting the local ’89HS SMS girls together for an outing soon! Heath

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Kirke Hooper ’89HS ’91C is celebrating 10 years with Edward Jones Investments and could not be happier with her career� “I adore my clients and the impact I am able to have daily�” Kirke married Brian Pate on June 25� “The two of us have four children: Shannon (23), Nate (21), Cassidy (18), and Hannah Kirke (21)� I live in downtown Wake Forest and love being involved in tons of community events� ” 1993

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Claudia Bishop Stubbs ’93HS Jennifer Boleman Ford writes, “I’m so excited that our daughter Carson Ford ’22 attended Saint Mary’s for her senior year and graduated in May� It was a great year spending time on campus (Smedes, Chapel, Pittman, the Grove, and more!), reliving so many traditions with her (school hymn, class ring) and seeing Elizabeth Blackwood nearly every time we were in Raleigh� Carson was accepted into the Honors & Scholar Program at N�C� State, where she will be majoring in architecture at the College of Design in the fall� We are still in Charlotte, staying busy with our two sons, a sophomore

and sixth-grader this fall� They both play baseball year-round, so we spend a lot of evenings and weekends on the ball field� We recently returned from a trip to Chicago to see the White Sox and the Cubs and are headed to Cooperstown this summer where our youngest will compete� I recently got a promotion at Bank of America, where I manage communications and associate readiness for the Global Change organization� I returned to working in the office after nearly two years at home and really like seeing more people in person!” Cameron Dixon Currie writes, “I am looking forward to switching gears and changing career paths this summer� After working as a clinical dietitian for 20 years, I have accepted a position teaching family and consumer sciences (FACS) at a middle school in my community� I continue to try to grow as an artist, painting in watercolor and acrylics� I have been very fortunate to be able to paint commissions and design home decor with my artwork� The most exciting news is that daughter Mackenzie acted in her first commercial and has written a single! Jason and I are anxiously awaiting the release of our daughter Mackenzie’s first pop song that she recorded with producers in February� It will likely be released this summer on all streaming platforms!” Catherine Wade Guess writes, “My oldest daughter, Katie Guess ’22, and Jenn Boleman Ford’s daughter Carson Ford ’22, chose to be roommates this past year for their senior year at SMS� They lived in Smedes, thrived, and embraced all the SMS fun and fellowship together� Carson is off to N�C� State University honors program for architecture and Katie deferred UNC-Chapel Hill and is taking a gap year� She will work for six months as a camp counselor and in the camp’s equine department, then six months traveling the world� Literally, around the world (I’m terrified)� She will start fall 2023 at UNC-Chapel as a sophomore�” Pany Seyed Allen writes, “I just celebrated 20 years at JMP, a division of SAS, working as a global academic program manager� Blessed to work for a great company for so long� I have been grateful to be able to work at home during these times but miss traveling for work and going into the office! Joe and I will be celebrating our 23-year anniversary this July� Hard to believe I will have met him on the steps of Smedes almost 30 years ago� Our boys just turned 17 and 14, and will both be in high school together at Apex Friendship this coming fall� We have loved raising our kids in Apex, living here for over 20 years� Hope we can get together for a reunion soon� Love seeing all the updates on Facebook!” Heather Gibson Harmon writes, “In 2022, we became pregnant again with our second daughter during COVID! I was blessed to have the support of all of my Saint Mary’s crew and they blessed me with the sweetest baby shower� Arrington Elizabeth Harmon was born January 6� She has been such a sweet miracle and her older sister is still trying to warm up to her� It’s no joke being an older 1992 HIGH SCHOOL: front row, left to right: Lainey Milani Bass ’92HS, Valerie Vincent DeLoach ’92HS, Jane Singleton Myers ’92HS; top row: Ellie Jarman ’92HS ’94C Gloria Taft Becker ’92HS, Anne Glenn Rettiger ’92HS ’94C, Amy McIlvain Powell ’92HS ’94C, Jill Grahek ’92HS

1992 COLLEGE: front row, left to right: Shayla Kirchin Bradshaw ’92C, Meg Tuttle Powell ’90HS ’92C, Elizabeth Paxton Black ’92C; back row: Lea Ann Boykin Cook ’90HS ’92C, Camey McDonald Holton ’92C, Gray Williams Cowper ’92C, Katherine Hubbard Ward ’92C, Suzanne Wayne Johnson ’90HS ’92C

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mom, but I know God has always had his own plan for me� I’m looking forward to our reunion next year� It might be one of my few official outings since having kids! Robin Conklin writes, “For five years now, I have enjoyed my job as a school nurse at SMS� I still live on campus with my husband and our animals--there is never a dull moment when you live in Cruikshank! This summer, I will become the director of the Binder Health Center, after the current director retires� I was grateful to spend time with a few of our classmates recently, as we celebrated the life of Michelle Oppegaard, who we miss dearly�” I, Claudia Bishop Stubbs, have had another busy year with kids and work� I am continuing to work from home for a local school system, providing speech services virtually� It is really nice to be able to have a flexible schedule! This is a big year for our kids� Sarah Claxton graduates preschool, John Bayley graduates elementary school and James graduates middle school� They will all be at different schools again next year, which makes for a hectic schedule! I am looking forward to the summer, and spending time with family and friends� Jim and I celebrated our 15th anniversary in July with a trip somewhere for a few days� Next up, our 30-year (how can it possibly be?!) reunion next spring� I hope that everyone is able to come! Take care! XOXO Claudia Bishop Stubbs 1993

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Dow Perry Crowder ’91HS ’93C Mary Louise Talley lives in Raleigh� Her daughter, Rainey, is 10� Mary Louise and I ran into each other at a Camp Cheerio mother/daughter weekend in March� We had a great time doing activities and bonding with our sweet girls! She’s taught in preschools over the last several years, at Arts Together and Fairmont Methodist Church� Prior to having Rainey, she was an elementary art teacher� Mary Louise started subbing in Wake County Schools and working in schools by her house, including working in Rainey’s school� They enjoy time in the North Carolina beaches and mountains during free time / summers� Jen Stocks and family spent spring break in the Bahamas, and she was particularly excited about swimming with the dolphins� Her children are eight and 12� She had a new show premiere on TLC this year, I Am Shauna Rae. She’s still loving living in Pittsboro� Jamie Brantley Fernandez de Castro and family are still living in sunny Sarasota, Florida� Alex has finished his first year at Elon� He loved being in North Carolina� Nicolas and Tristan will be back at school together this year as a junior and a freshman at Sarasota High� Natalie starts middle school� She will be going to Sarasota Christian� Braden will be a fifth grader� It is the first time he’s been alone, with no siblings at school, but he will be just fine� Their Doodles are fun and full of energy� Miguel and Jamie have been trying to catch up on taking some trips together� Everyone is happy and healthy� They planned to be in Kiawah in June and then to Spain for a couple weeks� She is excited to travel again! Ann Lee Johnson sends reports on her boys� Little Gill will be a sophomore at College of Charleston (following in his parents’ footsteps!)� Smyth will be a freshman at University of South Carolina� Ann reports they are both so happy! She loves and misses us all! Sara Apple Wolcott reports that her children are doing great! Son Tad will be heading to University of Puget Sound in the fall, where he received a generous scholarship� Daughter Madeline is a rising sophomore and enjoys field hockey� Sara is a nurse at Georgetown University Hospital and was voted nurse of the year for 2021! Go Sara! Charlotte Stephenson Hagman tells us that her twins, Sally and Cat, were turning 11 in June, but they are going on 16! They are busy with softball and martial arts� Sally also does musical theatre and Cat does gymnastics� Charlotte is her mother-in-law’s primary caregiver since her car accident two years ago, on top of having Multiple Myeloma� She also helps out with the girls’ school and Girl Scouts� Charlotte says she needs a vacation, and I think we would all agree! Catherine Dalton Feldman is still a busy photographer specializing in high school senior and wedding photography� She absolutely loves it! Elie will be a junior at ECU and is turning 21 in August (hard to believe)� Dalton is 18 and is heading to N� C� State University in the fall� Catherine and Andy are still going strong! Rebecca Folline Rhodes still misses our days at SMC� After 21 years, she is still with CCM Investment Advisers as regional marketing director in Columbia, South Carolina� Their oldest, Mary Deas, is headed to the University of Georgia in the fall� They also have James, who will be a sophomore in high school and loves basketball and golf� The youngest, Rebecca, is a dancer and will be in the sixth grade� Jim and Rebecca have been married for 21 years and look forward to many more� She hopes to see everyone at our next reunion! Kasey Waters Amburm, husband Paul, and daughter Grace will be leaving Raleigh and are very excited about a move to Ocracoke! Valerie Van Oosten Cline met Mimi Pinner in N�Y�C� and they saw Jeff Bridges in To Kill a Mockingbird. They shopped and ate and drank like they were 20-something, then paid for it for a week! Her son, Aidan, is in middle school and Caroline is a sassy secondgrader� Valerie and Kevin were trying to plan a trip to Napa this summer� She says she is looking forward to traveling more and hoping to see more of our beautiful faces! Susan Cathey Strickland reports they live in Charlotte� Her oldest son, Gray, will be a freshman in high school next year and her youngest son, Carter, will be in eighth grade� She keeps up with Kristy Bumgarner even though she’s moved out of Charlotte� Susan hopes everyone is doing well and would love to catch up at a reunion! Tyler Hill Ford reports that son Maxwell graduated May 26 and was waitlisted at Carolina (finger crossed!) Daughter Gray is a junior at High Point University� Both are doing fantastic! Vaughn and I are going to Monterey in late July for a food show and decided they might as well make it a vacation and stay for a week� They are going to do Napa as well and the whole vineyard thing� She hopes we all are doing wonderful and says it would be so awesome to get to see us again! Love and hugs to all! We offer condolences to Kristi Moyer Davis as she recently lost her mother� Kristi reports that she went in peace, with no suffering, at home with Kristi’s dad� Kristi’s daughter, Kensly, graduated with honors from Wake Tech on May 7th with her associate degree� She will be transferring to UNC-Wilmington like her mama and majoring in communications and marketing� Son Corbin finished his sophomore year of high school and turned 16 in June� Kristi’s business, Water Guard Inc�, is doing well despite the economy� Kristi sasy that even though she is about to turn 50, she still feels 39 and plans on keeping it that way!! Betsy Harrison recently started a new job with Medela, selling wound vacs� She travels a lot for work to Denver and Chicago, but still lives in Virginia Beach, which she wishes was a bit more exciting� I ran into Betsy recently and we had a good visit� She’s the same old wonderful Betsy and looks fabulous! Ann Akers-Douglas, according to Instagram pics, had the best time with Chrissy Grier Hairston, Julie Thomas Growney, and Rebecca Folline Rhodes! They went to Mexico for their up and coming 50th birthdays� She says they pretended they were back in college and re-entry was rough� Ann’s oldest is a freshman in college and she wonders “how can this be? We were just there!” She has a senior that is about to leave the nest as well, which only leaves one baby home, a sophomore in high school� She would love nothing more to see all of us! Ann is now a real estate agent, so if interested in moving to Florida, let her know� She also still owns her boutique, For the love of����Julie Thomas Growney has been busy managing the new Ladyfingers Market and Eatery� If you are in Raleigh, she would love for you to stop in and see her� She is having the best time! Mary Braxton is a freshman at ECU and her big sis in the sorority is Catherine Dalton Feldman’s daughter Elie� She loves how these girls are creating life-long friendships like we all did� Her youngest, Sarah, is a sophomore in high school--going on 25! She’s a beautiful example of “pay back is hell!” Julie and John are planning to jump on a boat when Sarah finishes high school and cruise the Great American Loop� They have been studying their route, so maybe they can see a few folks along the way� Julie absolutely loved spending time with Ann, Chrissy, and Rebecca in Mexico� It’s amazing how much laughter took place in five days� Kristy Bumgarner reports that she and daughter Kate (9) made the big move out of Charlotte

1997 COLLEGE: left to right: Mae Blount Deatherage Knott ’97C, Jennifer Locke McCann ’97C, Jettie Portwood Leston ’97C 1997 HIGH SCHOOL: Josey Harris Kasper ’97HS

last November and are now living outside of Winston in Bermuda Run� They love living there and their new neighborhood! She’s not sure who is in the area but would love to connect� Also, they live across from the Truist soccer fields in case anyone is here for a tournament� Please reach out! Mimi Pinner says that daughter Weathery (10) has finished fourth grade� Mimi loves her role in communications for Foundation Medicine, a company transforming cancer care� They were looking forward to lots of beach time this summer� She sends love to all� As I write this, Jason and I have just gotten our positive COVID tests� Lilly (9) is holding strong, with a negative result� We are Lysoling and quarantining and masking around each other, doing all we can to keep this from messing up her upcoming camp� Oh, this girl of ours is busy! She has several fun spend-thenight camps this summer and a Saint Mary’s “Wellness Camp,” which is basically a spa camp� Uhmmm, I would very much like to see an adult version of this on the menu please! When not serving as my daughter’s schedule keeper and chauffer, we are looking forward to some Nags Head time this summer� Other than that, it’s pretty boring around here� Except for this kicker--I got glasses� With progressive lenses� Ladies, we are either 50, or on the cusp of it� We are half antique� Don’t we have a reunion next year? Let’s start getting our heads straight for that! Love to you all! Until next year…xoxo, Dow 1995

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Erin Sullivan Higgins recently started a new job at Gagen MacDonald, a strategy execution firm� As director of organizational effectiveness, she consults with leadership teams of Fortune 500 companies to plan and implement large- scale change initiatives� She recently joined Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and is involved in service projects through the organization� She lives about 30 miles west of Washington, D�C�, in Loudoun County, with daughter, Chloe (14), son Sullivan (12), and their two-year-old Bernedoodle, Fudge� Elizabeth Stark Harris writes, “Barnes and I celebrated 19 years of marriage in May� Life is still very full being a stay-at-home mom to our four children, Barnes (16), Anna (14), Henry (12), and Sarah Beth (6)� I enjoy painting, horseback riding, and serving our community as a counselor to moms and teens� ”

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Tate Tattersall Garrison ’95C It's so lovely to hear from some of you and hope we will all see each other at the upcoming reunion� I have a few exciting updates: Joel and I finally got married after being engaged for four years! We had a beautiful blessing of our marriage at Christ Church, with our children and our dogs, last November, a very happy time� We still call Raleigh home for the school year and summer in Atlantic Beach� I hope to see some of you all there soon� Both of our children, Thatcher and Amelia, attend St� David's School, which allows me to see Helen Banzet Wallace often, when her daughter Kate and my Amelia play on the same sports teams� My son, Thatcher, is 15 and driving� Through a lot of deep breathing and patience, we are working on hours for his driver's license when he turns 16 in August� Amelia and I attended the

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2002: front row, left to right: Jillana Lamm Zipf ’02, Belle Piper ’02, Kim Nasser Steed ’02; second row: Hallie Sessoms Kennedy ’02, Vance Denning ’02, Stephanie D’Atri ’02, Jenny Sutton Selph ’02, Ellen Johnson Bailey ’02, Hollan Rudolph Young ’02, Anne Kenan Barnard Stewart ’02

2007: front row, left to right: Caroline Donaldson ’07, Helen Johnson ’07, Hannah Allen Myers ’07; top row: Margaret Matteson Richards ’07, Kate Dickson ’07, Lizzie Lowder ’07, Anna Zevenhuizen ’07 SMS 7th-grade sneak peek a few weeks ago, where we were thrilled to bump into Ashley Dawson Forbes and her daughter, Julia� A pretty exciting and emotional experience when it seems just like yesterday when I first stepped on campus and Dawson was the first person I met� The circle continues to go round and round� I so hope the girls will choose SMS and benefit, just as we all have� Mary Kelly Teague reports that she continues to live in Wrightsville Beach and loves the beach life� She joined a summer tennis group and is always looking for golf buddies to get on the course with� Currently, she's finishing training to be a Guardian ad Litem, serving as an advocate to the court for foster children in her district� This honor is very near and dear to her heart and she's excited to get started� She continues to enjoy painting in her spare time and selling her art on Etsy and social media� She's looking forward to a gorgeous summer on the coast and would love to connect with any Saints who are down that way� Julia Harlow Levy writes that she is back in school and says, “As if I don't think the many, many years of school were enough, I have opted to start nursing school this fall� I have been a respiratory therapist for the last 18 years and am looking forward to new challenges and more opportunities the nursing field will offer� I am lucky to have my own tutor, as my hubby is a CRNA� And, of course, I will be able to spend more time over the next couple of years at home with my sweetest golden-doodle, Cassie�" Such great news! Nurses are such a valuable asset to all of us, thank you for all you do� Heather Gibson Harmon writes, “2022 has been such a blessing for our family� Our second daughter, Arrington Elizabeth Harmon, was born January 6, and we celebrated our second wedding anniversary on February 8� I've learned I am not a stay-athome mom� I hope by being a working mom, I can be a strong role model for both of my girls� I'm fortunate to have a support system of SMS women in Raleigh that play aunts to my girls� Being an older mom is no small task� Looking forward to seeing everyone at our next reunion� I know we will be less one special woman� Michelle Oppegard is thought about often and I pray her daughter knows she can lean on her SMS friends the way I have for so many years�" I agree, Heather, we are all so lucky to have each other to lean on� There has certainly been a great deal of leaning on each other in support, love, and prayer for Cyndi Warren Chamblee over the past year� Cyndi writes, "This is more of a thank you than an update� As many of you know, my oldest son, Baron, was in a tragic auto accident in July 2021� To say that our lives have forever changed is an understatement� To say Saint Mary's girls are friends for life has never been a truer statement� The day after that horrible day, Saint Mary's girls showed up� You were a constant in my life, when the days were

unsure, scary, and the future was unknown, you were there� Today, you girls are still a constant� You warm my heart, give me hope, courage, and love� I am forever thankful for Saint Mary's and the wonderful girls that became lifelong friends over almost 30 years ago� It's true, Saint Mary's girls are the best in the world� I love each and every one of you! Our family is hanging in there, doing all the things we can, working to make positive outcomes� We travel to Raleigh each week, not much free time as therapy takes up our entire day, and we are exhausted by evening� Baron is a miracle and I know with God’s direction, there will be so much more to this story� I miss everyone and hope to put my eyes on you all and my arms around you soon! Love, Cyndi�” It has truly been a joy to see how no matter the time or the distance, Saint Mary's girls are always there for each other� Hope to see you all at our reunion� Until then take care, Tate xo

2001

Louise Beasley Warenda ’01 Ashley Batts Allen is associate dean of Arts and Sciences at UNC-Pembroke and lives in Angier with her husband and three kids� Lauren Talton Daniel, husband Seth, and their six-year-old, Ledger, are enjoying summertime in Carteret County� Lauren works as an educator for N�C� Department Environmental Quality in the Division of Water Resources� She loves every minute of her work because she gets to learn about water resource management, along with connecting statewide educators and watershed groups with their own local waterways through outreach programs� Lauren coordinates a few programs for water education, including the N�C� Climate Education Network, N�C� Watershed Stewardship Network, Wake County Green Schools Partnership, N�C� Stream Watch, and N�C Project WET� This work allows Lauren to meet amazing educators as well as address water quality issues statewide� Also, she recently received her six-pack captain’s license, and she’s working on obtaining an aquaculture permit to allow her to operate an oyster farm on the White Oak River� Mary Catherine Benson Grew’s children are Ann Safrit (4) and Cabot (20 months)� It’s happy chaos at her house! She hopes to spend a lot of time at Wrightsville this summer and hopes to see everyone soon� Amanda Baker Harris, husband George, and their son, Burns, are still residing in Raleigh and looking forward to celebrating their son turning three in August� Kimmi Kresica left Spoonflower in January, after 8 years, to focus on finishing her MSIS at UNC- Chapel Hill this fall� She is excited to be starting a field experience at Duke libraries with their Slavic & Eastern Europe collection and to be beginning to learn some Russian so that she can read in Cyrillic--but she still has a Polish accent! Lauren Rutherford Perry is still working with the NCBA remotely and staying busy with her son, Ivey (7), and daughter, Mary Charles (3)� She spends her time with tons of activities, sports, gardening, and working in the yard� She is having fun, but making time go by way too quickly! Meghan Sturgis Reynolds reports that 2021 was a busy year� At the beginning of the year, she got a new job as the numbering administrator at Commio, a Raleigh-based telecommunications company� She then sold a house and bought a new house (still in Wake Forest)� Her year ended with her youngest daughter, Virginia (age 8 at the time of the event), coming in second place in the southern region in competitive Irish dance� With all of last year’s excitement and change, this year they are focusing on settling into their new home and enjoying any downtime that comes their way� Tiffany Frank Warren still cannot believe she is almost 40 and has three kids! Her oldest son is 20 and in college, her middle son is 16, about to be a junior, and getting his license (SCARY), and her daughter is 12, getting ready to be in seventh grade� Life really does go by too fast� She is working two jobs and going to RN school at night, with plans to be finished in May 2023� Lindsey Bryant is taking a break from the corporate world to explore the open road as an over-the-road truck driver with her wife, Meghan, and sheep dog, Chloe� We were all saddened by the loss in May of our beloved classmate, Claire Spruill. A group of Saint Mary’s friends traveled to Windsor, North Carolina, for her memorial service� Rest in peace, sweet Claire� As for me, Louise Beasley Warenda, I had the most fun catching up with so many classmates at the reunion in summer 2021� I enjoyed being back on campus and reconnecting with SMS friends� Life happenings remain the same for Joe and me and our three daughters (11, 8, and 3) in Raleigh� Thanks for continuing to stay in touch� 2003

Shea Vause Gravely ’03 Ashley Williams Gale resides in Raleigh with her husband, Lewis Gale, and two daughters, Presson and Libby� She continues to run her small business, Ashley Gale Designs, established in 2021� Ashley also recently competed in the local Burn Bootcamp Level Up Games and placed as one of the top three competitors� She went on to compete in the regional games with competitors from across North Carolina and Virginia� Ashley advanced to the finals and finished as one of the top five female athletes� Myriah Zaytoun welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Poppy Josephine Lieberman, on Nov� 29, 2021� Liza Fleury Rabinowitz became the director of content strategy with Woodside Homes� Liza and her husband, Marc, now reside in Albuquerque, New Mexico� Ashleigh Doyle is the new assistant director of student learning at Saint Mary’s� Jamie Dunaway welcomed her second beautiful daughter, Joanna Price Dunaway, August 27, 2021� Jamie and her family reside in New Hampshire� Katherine McEnery Pittman welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Charlotte Spencer Marie Pittman, Jan� 23, 2021� Charlotte joins her big brother, Jamie� Sarah Todd McNally welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Ashlyn DeHaven McNally, March 20, 2022� Sarah and family reside in California� Kate Yandell Reece writes, “My husband, Mark, and I recently started a mobile packaging business, Reece Bottling & Canning� Our three girls are doing well, love school, and keep us busy� Come see us in Winston-Salem anytime!” Tatyana Sharoubim Stewart is the founder and CEO of T� Georgiano's� Taty has been expanding her business since 2005 and has recently launched a private brand called True Blue Vibes� Not only is she designing and being an amazing mom, but she has been traveling the world, surfing, and practicing yoga� Also, we are so excited that our 20th reunion will be next year, and we already are in full gear with a party planning committee getting ready for a cocktail party for Saturday night and maybe more� 2005

Ila Walker Bitner ’05 Julia Corbin Jones lives in Wilmington, North Carolina, with her husband, Rob, and their two girls, Emmie and Eliza� She recently got back into real estate and is working for Intracoastal Realty now that both girls are in preschool� As for me, Ila Walker Bittner, I am still in Morehead City with my husband, Robbie, and our two children� Our family is preparing to have a kindergartener this fall� Bear (5) will be starting elementary school with a great group of friends in August, and Brinn Louise (2) is growing like a weed in preschool�

2007

Elizabeth Lowder ’07 Caroline Donaldson loves her role as a senior business intelligence analyst at a consulting firm in Washington, D�C�, working with big tech companies and social data� Sarah Elizabeth Nolan married Seth Fleischer Buchsbaum, September 4, 2022, in Lake Leelanau, Michigan� They changed their last names to Nolbaum--a portmanteau of their two last names--and now live in Ann Arbor, Michigan� Sarah was happy to discover that their backdoor neighbor, Amy Chavasse ’74HS, grew up in Raleigh and went to SMS� “It was very comforting to me, the new kid in town, to know that SMS girls are everywhere!” Culbreth Jones became a full-time freelance graphic designer and gave birth to her second son, Avery Jones Ferla, on November 20, 2021� Leigh Anne Morauer Hammill opened her own real estate brokerage in 2019 and is still going strong with that in Raleigh� After a big home renovation in 2021, she’s ready for some much

CLASS NEWS

2012: Kelly Rusher ’12, Ellee Craig Stewart ’12, Kassi Wehbie ’12; second row: Eliza Stoughton ’12, Christian Lail ’12, Elizabeth Martin ’12, Hayes Snipes ’12, Duncan Weaver Flynn ’12

needed traveling in 2022� Kelsey Moore started nursing school at Wake Tech in the fall of 2021 and currently works as a nursing assistant at Duke University Hospital on a pulmonary step-down unit� Bridget Myers Manuel lives in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and gave birth to a beautiful girl named Olive Joy Manuel on July 14, 2021� Sam Vaillancourt Daniel continues to work as a urology PA in Burlington, North Carolina, and spends free time loving on her fur babies, including Cleo, a 10-month old pit mix� She married Tommy Michael Daniel, Jr� at West Point, his alma mater, on October 30, 2021� Meredith Vaughn Savill was an honorary bridesmaid, as she gave birth to her second son, Sloan Avery Savill, just a few days prior on October 25, 2021� Meredith serves as the COO of her company, Eijkelkamp North America� Nancy Vander Veer lives in Marburg, Germany, and recently started graduate school� Any of you who visit Frankfurt or Rome any time soon—shoot her a message and she’d love to meet up! Helen Johnson is thrilled to (finally!) graduate from general surgery residency in June and move to Houston, Texas, for a oneyear fellowship in breast cancer surgery at MD Anderson� You can still find Hanna Johns in Austin, Texas, where she works in the design + building industry while pursuing an architecture license� Hanna is learning to sail because she fell in love with a Texan sailor, and writes that she’s finally stopped biting her nails, for those interested! Lily Tyndall Snow quit her data analysis job last summer to open an aerial fitness and performance company called Refuge Aerial, based out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana� Anyone who happens to drop by Louisiana is always welcome to come in for a class or call her if they need entertainment for an event� Lily and her husband adopted a dog named Rigel who keeps them busy around the clock! Janna Weaver Cyrus lives in San Juan Capistrano, California� She founded the UCI Health Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute Health Coaching for patients� On December 16, 2021, she gave birth to her second child, a girl named Chloe Isabelle Cyrus� Cathleen Beal Hipp welcomed her second child, a daughter named Martha Bailey Hipp, on December 14, 2021� Capel Kane Brendel also welcomed a second child this past year� On December 2, 2021, she gave birth to a son named Julian Capel Brendel� Margaret Cheatham Williams and her husband, Frank, welcomed a baby boy, Howard “Hamer” Driscoll on June 6, 2021� She opened a gallery, Moxie's Daughter, in San Francisco last January, and was recently joined in the space by fellow Saint Mary’s alum, Gabe Bratton Hall ’05. Margaret Cheatham continues to edit documentary film and television� Margaret Matteson Richards and her husband, Greer, welcomed their first child, a daughter named Mary Mitchell Richards, on December 20, 2021� Margaret is a senior interior designer for MA Allen Interiors in Raleigh, working on projects throughout the country� Right in time for the class news deadline, Scottie Springer O’Herron and her husband, Eddie, welcomed their first child, a daughter named Margery “Maggie” Nixon O’Herron on May 14, 2022� As for me, Elizabeth Lowder, I am still in Birmingham, Alabama� I made it back to Raleigh in April for our 15-year reunion and had such a wonderful time catching up with everyone! Mark your calendars for 2027 for our 20th, but I am sure I will see lots of y’all before then!

2009

Betsy Church Bula ’09 EmmaCarol Lewis tied the knot at her parents' house in Zebulon on April 23, 2022, and had a tented reception there� Chelsea Ward was one of her bridesmaids, all thanks to Outward Bound and SMS! EmmaCarol and her husband live in North Hills, and she has a new job with First Citizens Bank� Sara Williamson Castellino lives in Rocky Mount� She got married on October

23, 2021, in Pawleys Island, South Carolina� Arrington Clark Caison lives in Chicago� She and her husband, John, welcomed their son, Jack, on December 18, 2021� Betsy Bryan Pitts Mandl has worked as executive director of ACG Charlotte for a year and a half� They just completed a renovation on their house, and Wallace, their mini Goldendoodle, is now two! Laura Medlin Mickel married her husband, Zach, on April 9, 2022� They had an amazing honeymoon in Punta Cana and now live in Raleigh with their dog, Ellie� Ashley Keen Helms lives in Nashville, Tennessee� She married Will Helms on July 31, 2021� Taylor King lives in Sherman Oaks, California� Maggie Bratton Dillon is in her second year of business with Maggie Dillon Interiors� She moved to Raleigh last summer with her husband and their labradoodle, May� Chelsea Reynolds Lutzweiler married Christopher Lutzweiler on April 30, 2022, at Autumn Creek Vineyards in Mayodan, North Carolina� In addition to her residential rental property company, Reynolds Rentals, she recently founded a commercial real estate firm called V/STOL Commercial Real Estate, offering commercial brokerage services in North Carolina and Florida� I live in North Hills in Raleigh with my husband, Dan, and our golden retriever, Sadie� We finally got to celebrate our wedding (19 months later!) in October 2021, and loved having our vow renewal ceremony and part of our celebration weekend on campus at SMS� Hope all is well with the rest of you '09 gals, and hope to see lots of you soon! Xoxo, Betsy 2011

Elizabeth Ann Carson Blair ’11 Eliza Brinkley finished her fourth and final year teaching high school English in Pittsboro, and is headed to divinity school this fall� Caroline Collie married in June in Wrightsville Beach with her best SMS girls! Kayla Swaim graduated from Appalachian State with her master’s in school counseling� Maggie Pearce Dill lives in Durham with her husband, Parker, and teaches special education in Chapel Hill� They love playing golf at Hope Valley Country Club and visiting their families on the Outer Banks and in the mountains� Elizabeth Carson Blair works for Charlotte Lucas Interior Design and lives in Charlotte with her husband, William� They spend their free time at their farmhouse in Milton� Taylor Francis graduated from the paralegal program at UNC-Chapel Hill in December 2021 and was preparing for the North Carolina State Bar paralegal exam, which was in late April� She expected her results in July, but is continuing her studies in case she needs to take the exam again in October� “I have also been offered a job by the North Carolina Department of Justice, for when I receive passing results from the NCSB on my certified paralegal exam, as a civil litigation paralegal in the Environmental Division on Capitol Square in Raleigh� I was confirmed at Christ Episcopal Church on April 3 by Bishop Samuel S� Rodman for the baptismal vow ceremony� I am now officially a new member of Christ Church! I have been keeping up with my alumnae events as well as the Council at Saint Mary’s, and hoping to be more involved with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at SMS and Christ Church�” In her free time, Taylor likes to read romantic novels, watch TV, and go to Bald Head Island with her family and her dog, Sophie� She also enjoys hikes on the beach and the greenway in Raleigh near the N�C� Museum of Art�

2013

Catherine Carter ’13 Wesley-Neal Stallings Jenkins lives in Raleigh with her husband, Watson, and their amazing golden retriever, Lou� She works as an account manager and Watson is a superintendent for a construction company� If you’re ever in Raleigh, stop by and say hi! Catherine Blair Polak and her husband, Tom, were married in October of last year in Wilmington, North Carolina� Catherine and Tom currently live in Charlotte, where they recently bought a house� She has been thankful for all the recent weddings and celebratory gatherings that have provided a chance for SMS friends to reunite and she is looking forward to more in the future! Abbey Dale lives in New York City, where she works at a startup focused on e-commerce marketing� When she’s not working, she loves spending time with her fellow SMS friends in the big city� Cameron Sloan Hodgson and her husband, Sam, were married in April of this year in Newport, Rhode Island� Cameron and Sam currently live in New York City, where Cameron has been since college graduation� Suzi Peak Sholar married her husband, Tyler, in January 2021 in Wallace, North Carolina� Suzi is currently in school for her bachelor’s degree in nursing while also working as a RN in the ICU and at her mother’s urgent care clinic� After working and living in D�C� for the past five years, Helen Williamson was moving to Charlotte in June� She is excited to be in the same city as Catherine Blair Polak and Elise McKinney (whom she also lived with in D�C�)� Helen is continuing her career in commercial real estate upon relocation to Charlotte� Ashby Bonds lives in New York City, where she has been located since college graduation� She is working for the LoveShackFancy designer brand and is looking forward to our 10-year reunion! Charlotte Niemann has been living in New York City since 2018� She started a new job this past December, working in talent acquisition at Galaxy Digital� Charlotte loves living in New York City with lots of family close by--her parents moved to Bedford, New York, three years ago and are now just an hour's train ride away� After five years of living and working in D�C�, Elise McKinney is excited to move to Charlotte and be back in North Carolina� Suejette Black moved to Raleigh last year, and she and her sister, Hutter Black ’12, opened Spenga, a gym and physical fitness center in Chapel Hill� Blakely Neilson lives in New York City, where she works as the head of business development for Parallel Learning, an edtech startup� This summer she is looking forward to traveling throughout Europe! Blakely loves being with her SMS friends in the city and reuniting with those near and far at weddings, most recently Cameron’s and Catherine’s! Alex Mahoney lives in New York City, where she has been living and working since college graduation� She just finished her first year of law school and is excited to intern this summer in the U�S� Attorney’s Office� Alex loves the strong representation from the Class of 2013 in NYC� right now! Anna Bridgforth lives in Washington, D�C�, where she has been for the last five years, and works as a brand strategist at a creative agency� Mary Gordon Utt lives in New York City and has been there for the past four years� She recently accepted a new position in recruiting at Goldman Sachs� Esther Taati received a Juris Doctor degree from NYU School of Law in May� She planned to come back south to work as a staff attorney with Legal Services Alabama� Page Reynolds is continuing work on her master’s in counseling psychology from the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology� She just accepted a full-time position in crisis counseling at Weiss Hospital in Chicago� As for me, Catherine Carter, I plan to open a third location of The Gatorbug in July in Cary’s newest development, Fenton� I enjoy keeping up with the Class of 2013 as we advance in our careers and lives! I’m so excited as we embark on our 10-year reunion next spring! 2015

Kayla Gwaltney ’15 and Hayley Scialdone ’15 Kayla Gwaltney and Hayley Scialdone were so excited to receive updates from our wonderful class of 2015 again this year! Our class has accomplished so much and made so many exciting life changes, this update is maybe our most exciting yet! As far as we go, Kayla is finishing her second and final year as a Teach For America Corps member, where she has been teaching first grade in Eastern North Carolina at KIPP Gaston Primary School in Gaston, and living in nearby Jackson� Following the end of the school year, she was pursuing a position in elementary curriculum sales that would allow her to fulfill her childhood dream of moving to New York City where she can hang out with Hayley! When she isn’t helping Kayla apartment hunt, Hayley is working at the same agency that specializes in developing luxury fashion e-commerce sites in an e-commerce strategist role� She is looking to potentially find a role in which she can focus more on her UX/

CLASS NEWS

2017: front row, left to right: Olivia Collins ’17, Emma-Claire Purdie ’17, Catherine Langston ’17, Anna Allen ’17, Elizabeth Bryant ’17, Hope Voelkel ’17, Bess Moye ’17; second row: Ashton Vermillion ’17, Katie Rascoe ’17, Vaughn Poole ’17, Jane Ives ’17, Margaret Murray Hollowell ’17, Mary Catherine Beecy ’17, Peyton Adzema ’17; top row: Blair Poirer ’17, Mary Mac Collie ’17, Franny Lail ’17, Mary Ashton Mann ’17, Jane Brown ’17, Kyser Lineberry ’17

UI skills in NYC�, where she currently resides� Since November, Maggie Collier has been working at QuaverEd, a music, PE, and SEL education software and curriculum company in Nashville, Tennessee, and she was promoted to HR representative in March� She will complete her master’s of music, vocal performance, at Belmont University with a recital in June and graduation in August� She is excited to have more time to dedicate towards performances and songwriting� Kendall Hamilton recently moved from N�Y�C� to Los Angeles, where she’s working in growth marketing at HBO Max� She was having so much fun working on her favorite content like Euphoria and House of the Dragon, but of course misses being close to her family and friends on the East Coast! Anna Gray Stallings moved to Winston-Salem in 2021, starting a hospitality job with The Graylyn Estate� She is living and learning every day, and wouldn’t change a thing� Grayson Rodriguez is a third-year Ph�D� student in the immunology program at Stanford University� Her research in the Garcia Lab involves engineering proteins for cancer and autoimmune disease indications� In 2021, she adopted Kitty, a spunky tortoiseshell cat, who is still learning to coexist with Santiago, her two-year-old betta fish� Augusta Moran graduated in May with a Juris Doctorate from Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law� While in school, she was a member of the Restorative Justice Clinic, and through that clinic offered pro bono services to the community and volunteered at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, in Wake County Public Schools, and at Wake Monarch Academy (the Triangle’s first recovery high school)� She has loved being back home after going out of state for undergrad, and is excited to begin her professional life in Raleigh after the bar exam in July� Sarah Boyce has enjoyed working as a client engagement senior manager at Wray Ward in Charlotte, but has transitioned to working remotely as she has moved back to Raleigh� Rollins Crumpton is getting her master’s of health sciences in physician assistant studies at UNC-Chapel Hill� Grier Paulson was recently promoted to project manager and is still working with her best friend, Sarah Boyce, at Wray Ward, an advertising agency in Charlotte� Lucy Mae Rascoe loves living in Charlotte and is working in the human resources department at AGData� Maddy Sullivan is tackling the interior design world, working with Shannon Bowman Interiors in Charlotte� She lives with Liddy Blincow and her new golden doodle, Bee� When Liddy isn't watching Bee, she is saving lives and running a tight ship in the oncology unit at Atrium Health� Anna Carson Buckthal is thriving in the advertising industry as a senior account coordinator at Union in Charlotte, while also serving on the marketing committee for JDRF International and helping plan the local galas each year� After her wedding in 2021, Morgan Abrue Seidel moved to Washington state with her husband� She recently adopted a puppy, enjoys hiking, and exploring the area� Aurelia Monk is in her third year of medical school at UNC School of Medicine� She is currently living in Charlotte, completing her clinical rotations� She is very happy to be spending time with patients and exploring the city� Taryn Travis has been working and living in Nashville, Tennessee, over the course of the pandemic� She is enjoying her time� Bailey Ham lives in Washington, D�C�, where she works as the manager of programs for the Headfirst Companies, running operations for the summer camps division� In her free time, Bailey enjoys spending time with friends, exploring D�C�, and sailing on the Potomac� Stephanie Hamilton Passmore got married April 18, 2020, to her husband, Jeremy� They recently moved back to her hometown of Beaufort, North Carolina,

to be closer to family to help with their newborn daughter, Lyla Rose� Lyla made her arrival on March 29, 2022� Stephanie has also been working on getting her master’s in healthcare administration from UNC-Wilmington and will graduate early next year� Abigail Ueland is still loving life in San Francisco� She is still working at Meta and is looking to transfer internally to a partnerships or sales team in the near future� When she’s not working, she enjoys park days with friends, hiking in Marin, playing in her women’s tennis league, and traveling with family and friends� Emma Wason was set to begin working at Georgetown University in June in development and fundraising for the Georgetown University Medical Center and is excited to be working somewhere that keeps her close to her family in Northern Virginia� Moira Barrett is working as a lead technician at an outdoor equipment store in Chicago, where she still resides� She spends the majority of her time participating in cycle races and still fitting in some rock climbing� Thank you to everyone who sent in updates this year! We cannot wait to see what this next year has in store for our fellow 2015 girls and wish them all the best!

2017

Sophia Abatangelo ’17 The Class of 2017 celebrated its first reunion and, from what I heard, remains the same funloving and tight-knit group that I remember graduating with five years ago� I am living in northern Lake Tahoe, working as a product engineer for a startup, and loved spending a lot of time skiing this past winter� In July, I moved to New York City and look forward to connecting with my Saint Mary’s friends in the city� Elizabeth Bryant graduated from UNCChapel Hill in May 2021 with a degree in graphic design and English literature before moving to Charlotte to work in marketing for Coley Home� She absolutely loves her job and working for SMS alum Elizabeth Williams Ellington ’11. She is still painting, but she is mostly focused on her graphic and textile design for work� Both of her collaboration lines with LeighDeux have been extended for two more years due to their success! Mackenzie Logan graduated in May with a degree in chemical engineering and minors in math and chemistry� She has a job working for Messer Americas in their graduate development program� Given the opportunity to serve A Christian Ministry in the national parks this summer, Leann Kelly will be working in Glacier National Park in Montana while leading worship services with team members� She says, “I have never been more excited about something and more called by God to do something!” Hannah Ueland graduated from Notre Dame in May of 2021 with majors in pre-med and history and a business economics minor� She moved to Chicago last summer, where she works as an associate consultant for Bain & Company� Living in Austin, Texas, Ashton Vermillion is loving life, saying, “It truly is the best city on earth!” Always a hard worker, she received a promotion at Oracle and is excited to spend another fun-filled year in Texas� She “had the best time at my SMS reunion� It was amazing to see all my best friends and to come home!” “It was great to see all my peers again at my favorite place!” says Hope Voelkel, who just finished her first year of graduate school at East Carolina University, where she studies speech-language pathology� Before she graduates in 2023, she will be completing internships working with adults in an outpatient rehabilitation facility who suffer from traumatic brain injuries, as well as working with medically complex pediatric patients in a private practice, both in Raleigh� She is looking forward to the transition to the “real world” and possibly working with her SMS peers, Sylvie Uwineza and Suzanna Wason, fellow future SLPS, a fact she learned at the reunion� Virginia Wood graduated from Appalachian State University in December of 2020 (summa cum laude), with a bachelor’s in psychology� She was accepted into the graduate program at UNC-Chapel Hill in May of 2021 and expected to graduate with her master’s in education in school counseling in May 2022� She has accepted a school counselor position in a Florida school district, where she will be a part of a new virtual charter school�

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