Sad news from Polly Peterson, sister to our dear classmate Peter. Here is the obituary for Pete and his wife Sherri who died in March. We remember Pete with great love, for his humor, love of the mountains, and close friendships.

56th Reunion Coming on October 2-5, 2022

Hello Classmates -

I am thinking of all of you.  I've just looked through all the reunion files I have from the 10th through to the 50th.  This is the list of the 6 times and places we've celebrated our relationship to each other:

 10th - Ohio, July 16-18, 1976

20th - Estes Park, CO August 22-24, 1986 (noted in an article in the local newspaper)

30th - Snow Mountain Ranch,  CO July 6-9, 1996

35th - Buchannon, VA,  July 26-29, 1991

40th - Estes Park, CO, July 27-30, 2006 

50th - Port Townsend, WA, July 15-19, 2016

So the tradition is 7 reunions strong counting the one we are planning.  Maybe the last.  I am awash in so many emotions, hard to separate them out.  First is marveling that we've kept this up for all these years - just the fact that I have persevered through all the organizing of 6 of them - the fine example set up Phil and Rajan of the first one was my guide.  I have such a vivid memory of being in the Miss Cressman's room where we girls were being taught to knit red Christmas bells.  I was frustrated because she couldn't really tell me how to do it because I am left-handed.  So I said I wasn't going to finish mine at which point she said "Cathy Whitcomb you never finish anything."  That did it.  I have finished everything for the rest of my life, from books I didn't want to read to finish my PhD whether I wanted to or not.   Some of you might point out that I didn't "finish" my first marriage, but as others of you have experienced, sometimes a marriage just finishes on its own and you have to move on.

Before all these times we've gathered and you wrote and told what your lives were like each time.   I am going to bring some of those letters with me to Amaicalola.  You can see your own or others - take them or pass them on to your kids.  Then we can have a bon fire of what's left and give them a dignified farewell.   Here is the first announcement from Rajan Kose with such great artwork - thinking we might want that CHPEBUH for our 56th reunion t-shirt. 

 

Followed by Phil's Directions - it was a great weekend in the Ohio countryside - 2-seater outhouse and all. 

 

 

Our Pandemic Zoom

 Several of us thought it would be good to have a Zoom meeting - it took weeks to get organized but on June 12, 2021 a bunch of us (see below) managed to sign on one Saturday morning.

This one have the most of us in it - from top left, John Chaffee and Rajan Kose, Cate Whitcomb (me), Lucy Seely Varnell, Richard Friedericks, second row, Claire Blickenstaff Beery, Wendy Millar Phillips, Janet Edlefsen, Phil DeVol, third row, Arum Kapur, Frances Hilliard Dawson, Andrea McDearmid Lundsford, Karen Smyres Wolner, bottow row, Ruth Morris Paige, Fritz Goeth, and Ruth Yoder Dyal.

We talked for an hour - caught up with some folks.  We were seeing Wendy Millar for the first time in about 55 years.  It was a great thrill to find her through links on the internet to her earlier school's alumni connections.   Hoping that I can organize a 56th reunion in Amicalola Falls for next year.  Timing will be an issue. 

Remembering ...

Graduation 1966

Front Row: L-R, Carol Jean Coleman, Claire Blickenstaff, Frances Hilliard, Esther Bryant, Margie Holdereed, Evelyn Bryant, Andrea McDearmid, Kathy Coleman, Linda Garst, Ruth Morris

Second Row: L-R, Steve Rash, Phil Spottswood, Pete Petersen, Bill Leatham, Paul Spottswood, Warren Rees, Cathy Whitcomb, Karen Smyres, Vikki Vrooman, Suzy McCulloch

Top Row: L-R, Arun Kapur, Phil Schoonmaker, Jim Ginn, Roger Kose, Richard Friedericks, Phil DeVol, John Chaffee, John Conrad, Bill Millen, Bill Marble

50th Reunion, 2016

Seated: L-R, Fritz Goeth, Cate Whitcomb, David Rugh

Second Row: Richard Friedericks, Suzy McCulloch Friedericks, Warren Rees, Sherry Sergeant Cox, Ruth Yoder Dyal, Ruth Morris Paige, Raj Isar, Vikki Vrooman, Janet Edlefsen, Linda Garst Gupta, Claire Blickenstaff Beery

Back Row: Mary Fritschle Noggle, Carlton Hoke, Lee Feierabend, John Chaffee, Karen Smyres Wolner, Phil DeVol

 

The Year of the Pandemic - 54 Years Since Graduation

 1966 CHPEBUH JOTTINGS for 2020

DONALD CAMP was very lucky to schedule a family vacation in India just before the pandemic hit.   It was his (grown) children's first trip even though they'd heard about India their whole lives.  They did the houseboats in Kerala and the palaces of Rajasthan ending up with a few days in Delhi.   They contemplated Woodstock but ... January?  He raised his kids right - they went for idli and dosa with a vengeance and loved spicy chili pakoras from roadside stands.  

CLAIRE BLICKENSTAFF BEERY and husband Bill enjoyed a month-long visit to the mid-west and eastern Canada, Fall 2019 with a wonderful two days with Phil and Susan DeVol on their beautiful farm and an afternoon with RAJAN KOSE, RUTH and Harvey PAIGE.  The pandemic has given Claire time to dig into family genealogy including the history of the Blickenstaff family in India.  2020 marks 100 years since her grandparents arrived and cousin Lynn is now a permanent resident.

RICHARD FRIEDERICKS and SUZY MCCULLOCH FRIEDERICHS say that their lives continue to be good and fulfilling.  They've stayed well during the pandemic, enjoying gardening, daily walks and a new puppy.  Richard is writing his second novel.

MIRIAM HAQQ PRABHAKAR was the US in Minnesota in September and had a reunion with Mary (Merchant) Anderson after 49 years, since her wedding as Mary was a part of it.  It was just so great to see her and catch up. Miriam had a health issue, requiring surgery, but recovered well.  Two of her sons are in North Carolina and one in Alabama and all are doing well. 

CARLTON HOKE’S news this year was the birth of another grandchild.  Alexis Yufei Hoke was born on January 2nd.  Her maternal grandparents came to meet her from China and were not permitted to return for eight months because of COVID-19 travel restrictions.  They express joy to have another grandchild after an eighteen year gap! 

RUTH MORRIS PAIGE and husband Harvey are staying close to home but do have a wonderful bike, walking trail to giving them access to nature. The sun is shining, their daughter works at a nursing home nearby and they are doing a good job, keeping their faces covered and at a good distance from the residents. It is wonderful to have Rajan Kose in the village, even though they haven't seen each other lately.

                                                                              Frances and Margie in 1955

Margie Holdereed and Frances Hillard at
graduation July 1966.

FRANCES HILLIARD DAWSON observes that over the couple of weeks of enforced confinement there have been some interesting trends in social media. One, expressed by acquaintances of a certain demographic is frustration with ‘emoji culture’.  Maybe with time on our hands we are more keenly aware of limits to dialogue imposed by most social media.  Our parents’ generation wrote letters. And there is something different about putting pen to paper. It seems to encourage more reflection. So thank you Cate for getting us started on e-mailing messages to one another.  Michael, who has the introvert advantage, is doing well and though I find myself pacing off and on throughout the day am so grateful that we are secure on many levels as are our children and grandchildren. This virus will leave many populations, devastated. Hopefully we will learn from this experience. 

Andrea McDearmid, Ruth Yoder, Marcia McKelvey, Ruth Morris

RUTH YODER DYAL, alone since her husband Jim's passing, says it has been difficult with Covid, but she adopted a second rescue dog, and the two are fun to come home to!  She has kept working through the pandemic-a very difficult and confusing time for her pregnant patients since so little is known re long term effects.  Had emergency surgery last week for a possible cancer that turned out-incredibly- not to be!!  But as a result both her sons have been able to take a little time off to drive to be with her!  Too bad when you have to have surgery to see family.  She is doing great- and hopes to get  back to work in 2 weeks.  She says she will retire January 1, 2022.  

EVELYN BRYANT PITTS is glad she retired from teaching at Washburn University last year so she didn’t have to do all the additional work to change all classes to be done remotely. Dan is a partner with several others from US, Australia, Canada and England. He works from home. Obviously all trips have been cancelled but they can still have meetings remotely. The only things they’re doing outside is walking and an occasional trip to the grocery store.  But most everyone is trying to stay 6 feet apart. They watch church online and Sunday School, Bible Study and book club have been meeting using Zoom. Their 6 year old granddaughter is doing kindergarten from home. She is missing her friends. She was quite excited because the school gave her an IPad to help her see the teacher remotely and do her homework. Thank goodness for technology so they can FaceTime their kids and grandkids

FRITZ GOETH lives 20 miles south of Portland, so are at a distance from the riots.  Very sad to see what has happened to that beautiful city.  The virus, so far, has passed them by and they’re all healthy and getting through it OK. The fires came close—a house burned to the ground less than a mile from them.  They were all packed up and ready to evacuate but the order never came.  Their hearts break for those whose lives were devastated. With all the turmoil around they are thankful for safety and health and family and home.

KATHY COLEMAN YORK and husband Pat are safe and following self isolation rules in Kingston, Ontario. They arrived back from the home they sold this winter in Sarasota, Florida on March 15, so theyre on quarantine for 14 days. Thank god for wonderful friends who delivered food and supplies to our front steps they’re life savers. They now do ordering online, pay that way and then drive to grocery store and they put things in trunk for them.  They are thankful for our essential workers at this time, praying they stay safe! 

PHIL SCHOONMAKER thinks he is probably in the minority of those of us who still work because his work is who he is (a musician and piano virtuoso), but the future of Steinway sales in Boston is certainly in grave jeopardy. Boston is the fourth worst on the national COVID-19 list and half of the store’s staff has been furloughed (in all likelihood permanently).  They are all hunkered down at home of course, and the future of luxury goods rebounding any time soon, even worldwide, is extremely grim. Many piano makers and piano merchants will not survive.

MARY FRITSCHLE NOGGLE as for many this year 2020 has been one of challenge and loss as well as some sweet times.  Several physical issues and one major surgery happened but she is in recovery and ready to get back to "normal" whatever that looks like. In the first 6 months of the year 3 of her sister-in-laws died, 2 unexpectedly and 1 from cancer. She was blessed to finally visit her children and grandchildren this summer.  She drove to Minnesota for one group and then took the train out to Seattle to visit the group out there. India gave her a lifelong love of train rides and she got a sleeper bedroom round trip and was very pampered and enjoyed the journey and the visit. She is so glad none of us have gotten the virus. She jokes with her kids that after India nothing can really survive for long in her system. Her prayer is for a better end of the year and blessings to all.

BECKY HILL is watching the humming birds and mud-dobbers out in the yard. Praying that the school will be safe for her granddaughter.  She is wishing to go to Abu Dhabi, or Simla for some cool. Her daughter is treating COVID patients and comes home heart broken and mad because many of her patients thought COVID was a hoax or Armageddon  is coming. Lucky she lives in the wilderness - not sure if coyotes, armadillos, deer, or skunks can pass on the virus.

MARY MERCHANT ANDERSON has been retired from nursing 2 years. Husband Keith is still working as visitation pastor to senior adults at their Bethlehem Baptist church in Minneapolis.  They also lead Griefshare, mission trips and tours to Israel. She has 10 grandchildren and 1 great grand. God is good! 

WARREN REES During the first couple of months of the pandemic his boys took voluntary leaves of absences, however his daughter's store was shut down as non essential, however she was still being paid. They stayed in touch by taking family walks through a nearby park. His annual birthday retreat however has to be changed, because his daughter's store was permanently closed due to a merger with another company. His granddaughter got very sick two weeks before the retreat, but tests for the flu and COVID-19 were negative. The week before the retreat her fever went away, so she and his daughter were able to join us. They had a great time!

 JANET EDLEFSEN has managed to stay healthy and reasonably sane during these long months of the pandemic.  She and husband John Silkwood get outside every day and enjoy long walks in the neighborhood, make occasional trips to the grocery store, and stay in touch with friends and family via Zoom, calls and email.  They’ve also had frequent getaways on their boat, which has been ideal for having a change of scene while still being safe and socially distanced!

 LINDA GARST GUPTA’S husband, Dr. Ashwini Gupta and other doctors in the family, worked through most of the pandemic summer.  Their youngest had a baby girl in July so now they have six grandchildren!  They haven’t traveled this year but added a hot tub to the back garden and enjoyed just being at home.  Two of their children live here in Atlanta so they can visit them.  MEGHNA, their oldest and Sage’94,  lives in Florida.  She is staying a bit busy with CMC Ludhiana Board but not at all busy like Cate.  She is doing a phenomenal job!   It’s a pleasure to work with Cate and Lee serving as well.  Trying to keep out of COVID’s way and hope all of you are well. Last year she “jotted” about finding her biological family!  This year they continue to grow and learn...catching up on a lifetime of not knowing each other! She just had a visit from two sisters!

PHIL DEVOL and his wife Susan had plans to spend part of the summer in Spain, Morocco and Portugal.  Instead they spent their money on the house and barn.  Gin & Tonics on the lawn with cousins from across the pasture became a feature.  They got to see Rajan, Ruth, and Harvey once this summer and hope to make another visit soon.  Last September Claire and Bill paid a visit.  It was great to catch up with them.  Phil is still working….virtually. Susan is busy with the local Democratic Party, Master Gardeners, Zoning Committee, and her yoga group. Like everyone they stay in touch with the kids and grandkids  through social media.

KAREN SMYRES WOLNER and husband John have managed to survive Covid19 with little fanfare.  Son-in-law does the grocery shopping for them.  As things opened up a bit they were finally able to meet up with their son and his family after not having seen them in 6 months. Daughter lives locally so they have been able to interact fairly often. Now that school has reopened,  they worry about the grandkids but trust that they will be safe. 

SHERRY SERGEANT COX’s  biggest news for this past year is both daughters have moved, Sarah and Tony to Stuttgart,  Germany with the Air Force and Stephanie and John with their 3 girls about an hour away in the country.  At least they still get to see the granddaughters frequently. The other news is she and husband Steve had an amazing trip to Israel in late  Feb, early March.   They got back just 5 days before everything shut down with COVID!

JOHN CHAFFEE has experienced a move into solitude.  He can't complain, for with no financial worries and plenty of living space (outdoors as well as indoors).  But everything is now virtual: virtual socializing with family, virtual church and choir, virtual meetings, and virtual teaching. The last has been challenging, for he would much prefer to seeing his students face to face, but he has found that it can be done effectively.

ARUN KAPUR has been at his second home in Kumaon , Shyamkhet since the beginning of March, fairly quiet with Coco, his Jack Russel, who greets everyone very warmly. Restricted to visitors mainly from Delhi who have naturally had the full COVID test done. The weather is now autumnal and glorious- the snow views of the Himalayas should now be clearly visible- his plan is to go out and see them soon. 

CATE WHITCOMB, and husband JACK HINZ (S), are weathering the pandemic at their home in Evanston, IL.  In January they managed an exciting trip to India for the wedding of ARADHANA ROBERTS (?) in Mussoorie.  They arrived in a heavy thunder-snow storm.  The weather disrupted the festivities but not the wedding held at St. Paul’s.  Life in Evanston since March has been routine daily walks, with many, many meetings and family contacts via Zoom.  Cate is ending her first year at the Executive Director of the Ludhiana Christian Medical College Board USA, Inc. and finds the work rewarding and challenging.  

Cate Whitcomb, Class Secretary  (indiacate@gmail.com)

Chpebuh Nation 2019 Jottings

   

Linda Garst Gupta, Cate Whitcomb and Dr. Lee Feierabend - all of us are serving on the the Christian Medical College Ludhiana USA Board -  taken at our meeting in Chicago in August 2019.

Cate Whitcomb was in India March 2019 and had visits with Deepak Dayal, Arun Kapur and Barbi Bygg Mahajan in Delhi.  Pictured in the "selfie" are Deepak and Cate at one of the 5-star havelis on the road between Dehli and Madhuban.

Pictured are Rajan Kose, Phil DeVol, John Chaffee and Ruth Morris at an Ohio gathering in the spring of 2019.

Evelyn Bryant Pitts:  Retired from teaching math at Washburn University where I had taught for about 30 years and was awarded Emeritus status in April.  I am happy that my son and his family live only about 20 minutes from us, so now that I am retired, my husband Dan and I can see our son and his wife and our granddaughters more often. The granddaughters are  5 years, 3 years and a two month old.  We are also have been able to drive to Chicago to see my daughter and her husband more often. 

        Claire Blickenstaff Beery retired from college teaching and celebrated by taking husband Bill, daughter Zoë and three friends to India for a month in October, including a magnificent week in Mussoorie.  Everyone found “their India” and Claire loved being tour guide.




       

Sherry Sergeant Cox We along with everyone else have been extremely busy this year so did not have a chance to get back with you yet.  I did want to respond to your email a little first before writing out my sentence about this years' activities. You did tell us about your mom's passing already because I remembered thinking I was so glad to have had the chance to visit with her in Madison 3 years ago when we went to see Steve's mom. Also I have talked to Linda Gupta and she told me about your new position. Congratulations!  Linda and Ashwini are planning to be here in Oklahoma next month and hope to see them for a couple days. I was going to get a picture of the 4 of us to send you for the Quad. Would mid September be too late to send that to you?  However, I will go ahead and tell you what we have been up to.   This is going to be a run-on sentence so you decide how much you can include.  January I had cataract surgery, no more contacts or glasses; February, 3rd granddaughter Caroline born; June - Steve total knee replacement surgery, now working part time as on Social Security; July - Honduras mission trip; September - both daughters moving, Sarah and Tony to Germany and Stephanie and family out to 30 acres in the country.  Otherwise, we're doing great!  Will try to get that picture sent to you as soon as they visit and see if it makes it in. Hard to believe it's been 3 years since our reunion, do you think we'll try again in 2?  Have a good fall.

Linda (Gamble) McKendry. Not retired, just retreaded... like a good tire to keep running! Managing a partnership with my sister, Susan Unger, and marketing our Sun Catcher Pendants.  www.jesmicjewelry.com  Still taking on leasehold improvements mini-commercial projects from time to time as a consultant... writing a book called, "Done-With-Dementia: Keeping Your Parents Together" that's at the editors, and loving face painting for kids at an active, popular Farmer's Market and other events. Yes!  Still married to Jim who had a vascular by-pass that was successful so we are looking forward to some R&R that comes before all these other things! Grand children are old enough to make me a Great Grandma, but no pressure!  Life is good and so is God!    

       Kathy Coleman York:  There is really nothing new from me this year. We do plan on selling our place in Florida this winter as it will free up money for more travels! Take care, Kathy

       Warren Rees: January 23, I had total replacement knee replacement of my left knee. Surgery went well but rehab was difficult it was May 3^rd before I was able to get the peddles to go all the way around on the recumbent bike. I had to get a manipulation once, and then the rehab therapist discharged me because There was still no progress and she was afraid that the insurance company would refuse payment and they would have to charge me had some blisters around the edge of my bandages which I assumed were an allergic reaction to adhesive. On August 13^th I had my right knee replaced. I made sure that they knew about my allergy to some types of adhesives, so they didn’t use any adhesive bandages, turned out the allergic reaction was not from adhesives but was fracture blisters. I won’t go into detail if you are not familiar with fracture details but google will show you some pictures of what they look like. I had blisters all over my lower leg, and they are almost dried out, but the plus is that I have almost no pain from the knee surgery and only a little aggravation from the fracture blisters. 13 days after the surgery I did a mile in 5 minutes on the recumbent bike. Hope to be off opioids by the week end and driving sometime next week.

        Miriam Haqq Prabakhar: My father passed away on May 20th. I went to the States about five days before that. The funeral was in Minnesota, with family and some close friends.  He was going to be 99 in September, so by God's grace he had a full life and was alert till the end. He was in the hospital for four days before his passing. He served with Dr. Billy Graham till he was 80 preaching in various parts of India. 

My eldest son, changed jobs and is now in Seattle, so I had a chance to visit. Seattle which is really beautiful and enjoyed time with my two grandsons. 

At the end of July my youngest son and I enjoyed a tour of Italy for ten days.  It was great. A lot of walking which  was good for my health as well!!   

Hoping that you had a great summer. With my prayers, 

       Don Camp: We’re still living in the DC area but I’m continuing to work in New York in the fall as South Asia area advisor at the US Mission to the UN.   Once that is over, we’re tentatively planning a family trip to India in January- probably not Mussoorie though.  Then focusing on helping to plan my 50th college reunion at Carleton College in June.   If you really want to know more about me, check out http://www.donaldcamp.guru

       Phil Schoonmaker: Hi Cathy, https://msteinert.com/staff/phil-schoonmaker/

 All is well. Thanks!

  

        Mary Ellen (Fritschle) Noggle-In January my precious dad went home to the Lord. He just missed his 101st birthday. I was with him and it was sweet and peaceful. The Lord was very present and even the hospice nurse remarked on how different it was to anything she had experienced before. God is indeed good, right Linda? We were very close and I have been adjusting to life without his presence. My children and grandchildren are doing well and what a great joy and gift they are. I hope and pray you are all doing well. You are often in my thoughts. Mary

Me with my grandchildren-all girls!

      Karen Smyres Wolner:  After traveling to India in the spring of 2018 and then China last fall, this has a pretty quiet year. John and I spend time on home projects,  grandchildren and feeling the pains of arthritis! Hoping to make some trips in the next year. 

     Frances Hilliard Dawson: This last year seems to have been a little of this and a little of that: trip to Spain, several to see daughter and family in Calgary, including hikes in Rockies (see picture); celebrations of friends’ milestones and for some support of their life end challenges; joy for Somali ‘daughter’ (a new Canadian) and her growing family and every day challenges and beauty. Getting back to more scheduled volunteering in the autumn. 

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     Becky Hill Cord:  I am still living in the wilds of Texas - disheartening with their love of guns. Sometimes it is scary just going to a shopping center with people carrying guns - now like good Christians they just passed a law to carry guns in church - such the times we live in. I continue to substitute teach, do Bible School crafts and write editorials to our Congressmen who seem not to actually know the law. My heart is dismayed at Christians willing to sell their souls for this President - I thought the means justifying the ends was for Russia not the USA. Sorry - I do have much joy in my granddaughter, children and friends - and when it is quiet out here.

       Richard Friedericks and Suzy McCulloch:  Two highlights for this past year - my novel, Windhorse Warrior, was published by Niyogi Books India and has been well received so far. Over Christmas we went on a Princess Cruise in New Zealand and Australia with our son Ethan and his family. Ethan’s wife Jody is Creative Director for Princess Cruises so we got a discount. 

 Mid-summer eve. Watching the sunset at North Beach in Port Townsend. Yes we are all bundled up in the summer! Left to right: back row - David (son) and Stacey (daughter-in-law) front row - Julie McCulloch (David’s wife ’70), our daughter Elizabeth with Elkie and Adelle, Finley (David & Stacey’s daughter, one of twins), Suzy, Richard, Kai and Maya (Ethan’s kids visiting on their own from LA), and Tsai with Dutchy (Tsai is the other twin).

Other than those two events, life goes on. We had six of our seven grandchildren with us at one time for a week over the summer. Then we drove four of them to Portland and after dropping two of them off continued down to Los Angeles with the other two. We stopped at Crater Lake and Lassen National Parks. On the way back from LA we stopped to see Claire (Blickenstaff) Beery and her husband Bill. 

We’ve had several visitors come through Port Townsend including Woodstock friends. We are delighted that Marg Groff (’67) and Mark Wagner (’67) have moved to Port Townsend.  

Richard and Suzy

      John Chaffee:   Compared to last year, which featured a two-week Chaffee family group (16 in all) of China, this year has been relatively quiet. I continue to enjoy my teaching and related work at Binghamton University too much to want to retire, especially since it allows me to travel, for work -- three trips to China since the tour, mainly for conferences -- and pleasure, the latter in the form of almost two weeks touring around northern Wales and southern Scotland with my London-based son, Philip. I am also singing a lot, both with my Episcopal church choir and in a couple of local groups. 

      Janet Edlefsen:  We’ve had a good and healthy year, still dividing our time between our home in Seattle and the boat we keep 80 miles north of here.  This has been my first year of full retirement and I find I’m enjoying it even more than expected.  The gift of time!

     Raj Yudisthar Isar: Only thing new this year is that we are now living in Lisbon, no longer spending 7 months of the year in Goa.  But I've lost track of whether or not I sent in any news last year.  In case I didn't, how about the following:

"Raj” Isar is now living in Lisbon, Portugal, where his work as the Education Director for the Geneva-based Aga Khan Trust for Culture keeps him busy; he continues to do some teaching, notably at The American University of Paris and Ahmedabad University."

Thanks for the news you sent and my condolences for your Mom's passing.  Your Ludhiana responsibility must be a really interesting challenge. 

      Fritz Goeth: this year’s saga started on about 15 April when my company called and asked if I were interested in coming back as a temporary employee for a few weeks.  Keep in mind that I retired, the first time, in Feb 2014.  So I made an appointment for 1 May, had lunch with a couple of young guys I’ve worked with for 30 years and said, yes, I’ll do your project.

 That very evening I was playing basketball in the driveway with the grandson and ruptured my achilles.  Called my company the next day and asked if they wanted to wait for me to recover a bit or go on to the next guy on their list.  They said they’d wait.  Surgery on 9 May, 4 weeks in a cast, 6 more weeks in a walking boot, and rehab since then.  Pretty much go where and do what I want but still not a lot of strength in that calf.

 And the project at work continues.

I assistant coached the grandson’s Little League baseball this spring and have been coerced into assistant coaching the tackle football team this fall.

And the work with the young people of Oregon who want to go to West Point continues.  Retirement may be in the future one of these days, but not this week…

Hope all is well with Chpebuh nation and thanks for doing this for us.   Fritz

Ruth Yoder Dyal: My news!  Adopted another rescue dog, now have 2 to keep me company!  Still working full time, still doing deliveries and surgery, and loving it.  Travelled to Vietnam and Cambodia this Spring-my goal, Ankor Wat surpassed my expectations.  This summer it was Norway, the Faroe and Shetland Islands, and Iceland that I found fascinating-incredible history I had not expected.  Son Jamie is in a Pediatric Cardiology fellowship at Emory, and Jon is working with CDC out of Atlanta-next week leaving for Democratic Republic of Congo to do Ebola research for a month.  Wonderful to finally have them both based in the same place.  Please come visit if you come to Florida,  this house has lots of room!!  Thanks for all your work, Cate