Chronicle 2017

CLASS NEWS

CLASS REPS: Diane (Di) Davies and Teresa Woods Snelgrove Kathleen Barber continues in her church, which is amalgamating with a neighbouring church – an exciting time due to massive redevelopment. Teresa Woods Snelgrove continues to work for ProfitH and on the boards of Georgian College and New Path, and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren. Susan (Sue) Gudernatch Dreyfus returned to work as an oncology nurse following her husband’s death. She is recovering from a fall, which tore her Achilles tendon and was followed by a tendon transplant. Katharine (Kathy) Batten Johnson has been living in Australia for 36 years. Last year, Kathy had back surgery and two knee replacements, but she still plays bridge three times a week. She will be attending her granddaughter’s wedding on Vancouver Island in August. Anne Royden Gerken and her husband will travel to England and plan to celebrate their 50th anniversary in Colorado and Utah in the fall. Their youngest daughter is getting married in August. Diane (Di) Davies and Janice (Jan) Coe Parks attended their 50-year nursing reunion at The Briars. Di travelled to New York City, Victoria and Edmonton, where she spent Christmas with family. Jan continues to volunteer at the resale shop, which benefits to make their communities a little better. Jackie keeps very busy ‒ she volunteers at a local elementary school, delivers Meals on Wheels, leads a cycling group at a local seniors’ centre and sings in her church choir. It was so good to hear from Glyn Varcoe Hethey , who reports that she sings in an a cappella choir. When floods hit High River three years ago, Glyn and her husband were not affected, so they were able to help those in need. Barb sits on the very active board of Transition House, which provides short-term housing for men recovering from addiction. Catherine (Cathy) Fauquier is on the board of Concerts in Care, which provides musical entertainment for seniors in residential care. Luba Frastacky has a great deal of fun volunteering at the Catherine Steele Archives and is part of the core group arranging the indoor rowing events for next September’s Invictus Games. CLASS OF 1964

Only a small number of our class reported in, hopefully because the others were too busy travelling, volunteering or just having too much fun. One final note: don’t forget our Class Fund, please!

Caroline Pack-Beresford Clarke and Virginia (Ginny) Gooch MacEachern of the Class of 1963.

$ 71,368

CLASS OF 1964 BURSARY TOTAL AS AT MAY 31, 2017

children, and became a first-time grandparent with the birth of her daughter’s daughter Olivia. Jane Watson chaired the World Junior Girls Championship at her golf club. Last June, she and Janice (Joey) Bell Brown circumnavigated Newfoundland with Adventure Canada and visited several UNESCO World Heritage sites there. Joey also travelled to Amsterdam and took a boat tour along the Danube. Di Nugent Cathro celebrated her 70th birthday with a party and a surprise 10-day trip to Italy. Yolande (Lani) Nugent Moses is planning a trip to Spain and will celebrate her 70th birthday on Fogo Island. Donna McLachlin Fleming ’s husband bought two legacy theatre chairs to honour Donna’s 70th and Greta Gallagher Nixon . Margaret (Marg) Cowan-Slamen celebrated her 70th and her brother’s 80th at Woodbine Race Track on Thanksgiving weekend. She has put her volunteer work on hold to spend more time with her husband. Andrea Moore Ritchie ’s children gave her a surprise 70th party at Nottawasaga Inn on Family Day weekend and she welcomed another granddaughter, making it 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Anne Zurrer Martin had her three children and six grandchildren home for Christmas. She and her husband

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