Chronicle 2020

Class of 1961’s Brenda Graham Hercia, Jill Cumberland Trennum and Karen Rechnitzer with Bob Trennum.

Willo Murby Heesom 1961 receiving the Surrey Neighbourhood Watch Award.

productions at Stratford and Niagara-on-the Lake. They don’t slow down! Congratulations to Willo Murby Heesom , who was presented with the Surrey Neighbourhood Watch Award by the Police and Crime Commissioner of Surrey for dedicated service to someone serving 15 to 20 years. This involves road closures, floods, fallen trees, lost pets, loose animals and crime. Willo and Tom organized this program in 2000, and she continues to this day. Well done, Willo! Margo Taylor Morgan fondly remembers fun visits she and her husband shared with Willo and Tom in the U.K., as Tom was her sister-in-law’s dentist! Jane Musgrave Sainsbury ’s son moved to Manchester. She will visit him there, followed by a cruise to Hawaii with her sisters. Lynn Robinette Mekinda remembers serving crisp bacon with Mary (Sassy) Waddell to the younger boarders for Friday night dinners and running with Pat Hutchison Taylor to grab as many sticky buns as possible on afternoons after 4:00 p.m. She and Pat still meet every month for a sleepover! Penny Robinson Woodcock has retired from The Law Society of Alberta. She now just does civil mediations in small claims court, allowing for more time cruising on her downhill skis and on her road bike. Judy Russell Strang is heading to Toronto for her 55th nursing reunion and is eagerly looking forward to our 60th! “As we get older, we may misplace our glasses, but we never forget our friends.”

Class of 1961’s Karen Rechnitzer White, Jill Cumberland Trennum and Brenda Graham Mercia at the foot of English Bay in Vancouver.

Mountaineer, thoroughly appreciating beautiful Canada. In one year, Anna Whitley and Fred travelled to Cuba, enjoying B&B’s in Trinidad de Cuba and Cienfuegos. Springtime took them to Japan, where they had a standout experience visiting Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Koyota. They spent three days and nights in the mountains of the Kii peninsula in a Buddhist monastery. September took them to our west coast including a potlatch in the Namgis First Nation Big House with friends celebrating their 50th anniversary in the fascinating village of Alert Bay. In between, they enjoyed cottage life and theatre

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