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.
The family of Helen Holt Morrison ’39C gathered to celebrate her 100th birthday in fall 2020. Included in the celebration were Helen’s daughter, Margaret Morris Hamilton ’67HS, and her great-granddaughter, Carter Morrison, who will enter Saint Mary’s this fall as a member of the Class of 2025.
1939
COLLEGE Helen Holt Morrison writes, “I reached my 100th birthday last December. I am so fortunate to live independently at Taylor Glen Retirement Center in Concord, where so many of my children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren also reside, so I can enjoy family gatherings. I have duplicate bridge games several times a week, and I always have a book or two on hand. My great-granddaughter, Carter Morrison, will enter Saint Mary’s as a freshman next fall. I hope her parents can bring me someday to see the campus now, but I realize a daylong excursion like that may be more than I can manage!”
1945
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Randy Gardner Newcomb ’44HS ’45C writes from her home in Raleigh, “I am well and fear living too long. Old age is not for the ‘faint of heart!’ Cheers!”
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1949
COLLEGE Libba Kornegay Pate writes from Fayetteville, “Being at the age of 91, and in a pandemic, doesn’t produce much news, but I have dutifully stayed home until recently after I received both of my COVID vaccinations. Woo-hoo! I went in a supermarket after a year of ordering my groceries online. I have used curbside service for almost everything, such as prescriptions, Hallmark cards, dog to the vet, dog food, dog to the groomer, garden supplies, etc. I have vision problems but can read labels on my computer that I can’t read in the store. Well, you can see that my life hasn’t been all that exciting during the past year. Most of all I miss so many of my close friends.” Sallie Thomas Chumley writes from Charlotte, “Still hanging in. Mask still on!” William Clark Pender, son of Nelle Clark Pender, writes that his mother passed away on February 21, 2021, “after a full 92 years of life. She remembered and cherished her time at Saint Mary’s.”
1951
COLLEGE Louise Milliken Howard ’51C Congratulations, to us! We are fortunate to be celebrating the 70th anniversary of our graduation. I am sorry that I could not be at Saint Mary’s for our special reunion. I have enjoyed looking at our yearbook and remembering all of you as young, bright classmates. Grace Gordon Pless and Cecil have moved within Asheville to Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community. They love their bright and sunshiney cottage with a big deck that is a little bit in the woods. June Bullard Winston sadly reported
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