Class Notes
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Vicki Burns ’74, daughter of Marilyn Follansbee from the class of 1952 writes that Marilyn had a great 90th birthday in June 2021, but had a stroke two months later, and is still working on regaining her speech. She is living at Langdon Place of Dover and enjoys reading emails at hmf2@comcast.net. She participated in the UNH summer program for speech PT students. Well wishes for a good recovery, Marilyn. Marilyn C. Waris Pike, also known as Pinky, has passed away, we heard from her son Dana Pike of Utah. “She majored in occupational therapy, and I often heard her say, ‘Not a day goes by when I don’t use something I learned in my OT program!’” says Dana. “Two weeks after her graduation, she married my father, Ronald M. Pike ’49. He passed away in 2019.” Condolences, Dana.
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UNH Magazine regrets to share that Diane Woods, class secretary for many years for the class of 1959, passed away on Dec. 25, 2022. We are so thankful for her work on the magazine, and send our condolences to her friends and family. If you’d be interested in carrying on Diane’s legacy of collecting notes and writing a column twice a year for the magazine, please contact Corena Garnas in Alumni Relations at corena.garnas@unh.edu, or by phone at (603) 862-4875.
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Having been in a transitional period since the start of COVID, it was wonderful receiving a hard copy of our alumni magazine in the fall. As a reminder to classmates, copies of previous issues not printed as hard copy can be found online at https://magazine.unh.edu. My husband and I returned to New Hampshire for a weekend in early October to attend a celebration of life for a dear friend. We were amazed at the stunning foliage. Family and friends from as far north as Bar Harbor, Maine, to here in southern New Jersey were impressed with the beautiful colors of fall 2022. At the recommendation of our new alumni news editor, Corena Garnas, we are asked to share a memory of our time at UNH to include comments on what was a favorite class, a favorite professor, who was the first friend you made on campus or anything else you would like to mention about a nostalgic memory. As for me, from that first day eating at Commons, now called Huddleston Hall, I remember meeting so many new classmates. It was a joy to go there and be entertained by songs of the time emitting from a jukebox. Unbeknownst to many of you, about 13 or so freshmen girls in the fall of 1956 (including me) were housed in rooms on the third floor at Commons. In any event, before the semester was over, all of us had been placed in various dorms on campus as some students decided to return home. Now I wonder if any of you have anything to share. Doug Blampied and his wife, Nancy, of Sugar Hill hosted Sam Paul last summer for some fine dining and to play golf. The Blampied home in Venice, Florida, made it through Hurricane Ian with damage to the lanai, to some trees and some bushes. Doug says he keeps in touch with Ted Sobozenski and Peter Davis. From the Hamptons on Long Island, John Hussey wrote that relocating from Pennsylvania was the right thing to do. Along with his family and two dogs, he states that they are spoiled living only five minutes from the beach. It was good to hear from Sal Perra who mentions that he sees Art Monty and his wife Pam along with Lou ’61 and Pat D’Allesandro ’61. He enjoys recounting old stories and events with them. On a recent trip through Durham, he noticed the many new buildings along with old ones and commented on some students zipping around on electric scooters. And from Fort Myers Hurricane Central, I quote Warren Wilder, “Got to have been here to believe it. The Press told an accurate tale.” He was supposed to go to his granddaughter’s wedding in Kittery, Maine, on October 5. So soon after the hurricane of September 28, I’m hoping that he was able to attend the wedding. In mid-October, I received a call from Class President Sam Paul of Granby, Connecticut, telling me that his wife Sally Anthony Paul, also a 1960 classmate and friend to many, passed away peacefully after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Sally majored in History, served as a sophomore sphinx along with Sam, and was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Other deceased members of the class include Daniel C. Britt, who passed away in May 2022 in Portsmouth. He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s from UNH. Dan was a long-time science teacher but made a career change to art education in his 50’s. In June 2022 John Wyllie died in North Andover, Massachusetts, after a period declining health. He retired from his company Glenwood Associates in 2002. Roger F. Berry passed away in August 2022 in North Conway after a period declining health as well. After having served in the Navy, he attended UNH graduating with a bachelor of science in civil engineering. He returned to the Navy as an officer in the Sea-bees. He then worked for the state of New Hampshire and finally became a consulting engineer.
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Lou and Pat Morgenstern D’Allesandro wish to greet fellow classmates and advise that Lou’s book, “The Lion of the New Hampshire Senate,” by Mark C. Bodanza (North Hill Press) is still available via Amazon.com or at your local bookstore. Lou is running for election to his 13th term in the New Hampshire State Senate and has recently completed his role as national chairman of the Council of State Governments. He and Pat recently happily celebrated their 61st anniversary. Lou also wished to advise of the passing of his brother, Paul D’Allesandro ’62, in August 2021. Harvey Galloway advises he and wife Linda spent a very pleasant fall sojourn on the Maine coast in Ogunquit where they met up with classmate Dennis Shinn and his wife Sherry Boyd Shinn ’62. Food was good, weather could have been better, a bit overcast and cloudy. Bob Lavoie and his wife D.J. moved to San Diego 11 years ago to be closer to their daughter Amy. The climate there allows them to walk two miles every day in nearby park trails mostly in the Scripps Ranch residential area where they live. They regularly attend symphony concerts and local playhouses. “We have enjoyed our annual trips to New England in the fall, most recently to visit my sisters and brother in Nashua and friends in New London. We also had a wonderful stay for a week at a Damariscotta, Maine, cottage.” Lois Stickney Magenau and Alpha Chi Omega sisters Melissa Foy Stofko, Penny Hallward Gage and an honorary one Judy Holbrook Thompson had a grand reunion at Penny’s home in Yarmouth, Maine — lobsters and all! Also several AXO’s do a twice-monthly Zoom call created by Penny. Those who participate are Penny, Lois, Judy, Brenda Ferguson Kanarian, Nancy Parry Blampied, Sally Orcutt Page, Ann Miller Patch and Lynne Wrightnour Lefelar. If anyone would like to join, let Lois know; her email address is mailto:rmagenau@aol.com. Art Monty and his wife, Pam, planned to return to their home in southern France in mid-winter, having been in Gilmanton since last spring. They made two visits to Canada to visit family and discovered a lovely lake where they spent a week kayaking and swimming and now look forward to returning to Antibes, France, with a planned side trip to Croatia. Bob Shea writes from Virginia, “If you see a white car with Virginia plates UNH 61, that’s me.” Bill Tighe says he enjoyed meeting and reminiscing with classmates at the 61st reunion, as he has done at our 45th, 50th and 55th. Fifteen of our classmates joined together in Durham, early June 2022 to celebrate our 61st reunion along with others from the classes of 1960 and 1962. Carol Pandini Trombly writes “Life is good here at the Taylor Community. It’s independent living with no worries about upkeep and maintenance. We enjoy educational programs as well as a variety of musical programs, even line dancing! Who knew being this old could be such fun! I experienced my first river cruise this past summer on the Rhone River in the province region of France. It was a beautiful experience with wine tasting and walking the cobblestone streets of charming villages but the 100-degree bright sunshine weather nearly did me in!”
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Natalie Salatich Jacobson published a book this year, “Every Life a Story — Natalie Jacobson Reporting,” a reporter’s journal capturing highlights of 40 years in television news in greater Boston. Of course she included her years at UNH, “a pivotal time in my life,” she shares. “The book is available on Amazon in hard cover, ebook and audible. I stay connected with our alma mater serving on the College of Liberal Arts advisory board and attending football games and other events including our reunions! Best to everyone.” You can read more about Natalie’s book on page 47. Sharon Welch Dean had a wonderful time at reunion and hopes we can have a better attended 60th one. She does miss New Hampshire but continues to live in Oregon and writes about New Hampshire. Her stories in “Six Old Women and Other Stories” was published in December 2022. The six old women in the title novella graduated from UNH in 1950, well before the class of 1965. Sharon can be reached at drsdean@gmail.com. Sam Cady tells us of his recent art exhibition entitled “Anything: More Parts of the Whole Old and New” at Howard Yezerski Gallery in Boston. You can contact Sam at slincolncady@yahoo.com for future exhibit information. Maida Hoag Atkins felt the full power of Hurricane Ian at her home in Venice, Florida, including loss of power, water and cell service for four days. She thanks all of the UNH alums who reached out to her offering help and support. It makes her doubly proud to say, “I’m a Wildcat!” David Hubler ’65G and his wife Rebecca made the big move to Orlando after 45 years in northern Virginia. David’s degree, master’s for teachers of English, is being put to good use as he is a part-time tutor with the Huntington Learning Center while Rebecca has relocated her interior design practice as well. And they also survived Hurricane Ian! Betty Latham Schleder calls herself a crazy thrill-seeker and a sky diving fanatic living in Sun City, Texas. She jumps out of airplanes with residents on their 100th birthdays. She has jumped with a 103½-year-old man who broke the Guinness World record. She plans to dive again with Governor Abbott and others, including five veterans with prosthetic limbs. She says, “Life is what you make it!” Bette O’Brien Kirby passed away peacefully in June 2022 surrounded by many family members. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Rick, and their children and grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents and two sisters. She was born and raised in Portsmouth and was an elementary teacher in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, and an active volunteer with the Girl Scouts. She was a member of Phi Mu sorority and is sadly missed by all her sisters. Bette fought cancer with every fiber in her body until she just couldn’t anymore. Edgar Quiet, electrical engineering major, sends greetings from Bradenton, Florida, and also had a very close call from Ian, escaping with only tree damage. They were actually in New Hampshire visiting friends and enjoying their special places. My husband, Lt. Col. Charles W. Thompson, ret., was inducted into the UNH ROTC Hall of Fame in a ceremony in November, attended by me and our three daughters, Kristen Arensberg ’92, Amy Olsen and Susan Rafferty, his sister, Elizabeth Kirby, and his cousin, John Keegan. Other members of the class of ’65 who have also been inducted in past years are Ralph Young, Armand Francoeur, Jim Murray, John Pappas, David Eastman and John Gagnon. I received multiple obituary notices from the alumni office, too many to feature all of them. If you want more information, feel free to email me directly and I will send you the obits. First are the 1965 graduate students, who all passed away in April 2022: Dr. Andrew J. Stollar in Exeter, who had a long career in education, finishing at Bentley College where he was a professor; Blair H. Campbell, who made his home in Vermont and Florida and travelled extensively, and who passed away on an April day after seeing the first daffodil of the season bloom in his yard; John P. Mahoney in Franconia, who served in the Marines and was a carpenter for most of his life. Nicholas Tzimopoulos passed away in Medford, Massachusetts. He received a bachelor’s in chemistry/mathematics and enjoyed a very successful career in education. Robert Wendell Oslin of Bessemer, Alabama, died in May 2022. He received his bachelor’s in agriculture-forestry and was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho. Richard Rogers of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed in August 2022. He completed his bachelor’s in Frankfurt, Germany, while serving in the U.S. Army. William Moran Kelly, Jr. graduated from the Thompson School of Science and Technology Program. He lived and died in Winchester, Massachusetts, in September 2022 and also was a member of AGR fraternity. Maria Kriton Sinclair of Atkinson also passed away in September, having received her bachelor’s in elementary education and enjoyed a teaching career in Londonderry.
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I survived the wind and rain with no damage but the golf course was closed for two weeks. There were 12 inches of water in a two- to three-day period, and the Saint John’s River just kept overflowing leaving a big mess. I just returned from Kentucky where my friend and I co-taught a two-day sewing class to a group of 20 quilters. We also spent one day in Louisville and toured the Peerless distillery and of course had a tasting. Bill and Sandy Rothwell were not available to visit with us, but I did speak with them, and they are doing well. Paul Ambrose and his wife, Valerie, have been renovating houses in the New London area since retiring from the New Hampshire Community College System. Paul was the online education director of CCSNH after working in financial/operations management. Douglas Vaughan and his wife recently returned from a Road Scholar bus tour of seven national parks in Colorado. Cynthia Sleeper Ledger and her husband have been enjoying retirement by the Rhode Island beaches and has recently had surgery (knee replacement). Another bionic woman in the class of 1968! Dick Feren and his wife have been hosting a Ukrainian refugee who has been in U.S. since July and is working to be a U.S. citizen. The Alumni Center sent me the obituaries from our class: David K. Bamford, Michael Boronski, Roy Hewes, Robert (Skip) McLeod and Donna Willette. The 1968 55th Reunion is coming up, June 2-4, 2023! Make plans to attend another memorable weekend in Durham with old friends. Add the dates to your calendar and make sure your friends do the same. Check the 1968 Facebook group page: www.facebook.com/groups/unh1968 for updates. More info is available at: www.unh.edu/reunions. Registration will open mid-March. Greetings from central Florida.
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First, I realized I had forgotten to write about Rocky Mann who is a potter in Hull’s Cove, Maine. He remembers an “amazing clay department” at UNH and he’s been making pottery for 50 years. I don’t have space to write more, but you should check out Rocky and his pottery at his gallery on Breakneck Road in Hull’s Cove near Bar Harbor. Gail Ramsey writes that she and her husband Jim had a GREAT time at the reunion, and I will second that. “It was so much fun getting together with the class behind us AND the class ahead of us. We’re looking forward to the 55th and the 60th!” Joan Nippo writes that she also had a great time with her fellow Scott Hall classmates (me, Joan Slavin Rice and Nancy Frost, for starters) and that the committee did a great job (not to blow our own horn, but we really DID, thanks to Corena Garnas and Phebe Moore ’13 who coordinated the reunion for UNH). The food was excellent, and the venues were nicely coordinated. Joan has just retired from her 50-year career as a registered dietician in Rhode Island. She got her undergrad education in this field at UNH. Doug Knapp, one of my co-conspirators in reunion planning, just wrote to reiterate that the 50th exceeded all of his expectations. A lot of the fun was in the planning. I can second this as our committee was THE BEST and Doug hopes to see everyone again soon, maybe at a hockey game! Joanna Wakefield Smith writes of her memories of the late ’60s and early ’70s. Drugs, hippies, rock and roll and fabulous professors. Prof. Asher Moore had been to NYC over break one term in 1968 and went to see “Hair.” For the first philosophy class after he came back, he set up giant speakers, put on the recording of “Hair” and left the room. Joanna lives a more socialized, normal life now (don’t we all!). She still has horses, a love which developed at UNH in the summer riding program with Robin Culver ’71. She still does weekly carriage driving lessons with Robin even now. Sandra Gookin Lane writes that she and her husband Al are now both retired and doing well. They just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on the Big Island in Hawaii. Sarah Doucette writes she is deeply involved in activism for clean water and solid waste management reform in New Hampshire, prompted by a proposal for a landfill in the North Country. Her family’s attachment to the land there and the call to stewardship and social justice have been compelling for her. Thomas G. Dimitriadis offered a memory of his Greek classes with Professor John Rouman. He credits Dr. Rouman with teaching him how to study (a skill not to be taken lightly). Dr. Rouman sadly just passed away in August at the age of 96 in Durham. I also took Greek (one semester) from Dr. Rouman and remember him fondly. Thomas notes that his Greek studies have allowed him to follow the services in the Greek Orthodox Church of which he has been a faithful member since 1975. Eternal be the memory of Dr. John Rouman (you can read his obituary on page 76). Martha Whitten Howell writes she and her husband, Peter, retired four years ago to the easternmost spot in the U.S., Lubec, Maine. She says retirement is wildly busy. If you ever get to Lubec, she recommends the Lubec Brewing Company! David Goodof writes he will be retiring in May from 25 years of teaching at Salem State University. He is divorced with two sons, five grandchildren and a new one due in December. He’s not sure what he will do in retirement but he’s ready for adventure! Steve Little wrote to correct the actual members of SPICE. They were Charlie Daniels, Dave Duquette, Steve Little, Eric Sawtelle, Chris Buff Sheard, Dave DuQueen, Tom Stollar and Crawf Butler. Earlier members included Eddie Klein and Craig Abbott. (I didn’t remember that Craig — very cool!). Rich Schavone coached the Australian diving team in the Tokyo Olympics and is presently at University of Texas-Austin as an assistant coach. He’s there until May, then heading back to Laconia and Lake Winnipesaukee. If you didn’t make it to the reunion, you can’t imagine the fun you missed, but you can find the photos at: www.flickr.com/photos/unh/albums. If and when we do another one, make the effort to be there! Lastly Lizbeth Katherine Cummings died last June. She met her husband, Charlie ’70, at UNH. They were both from service families and lived in many different places. She worked at the Pentagon before they moved back to New Hampshire and she worked at Pease Air Force Base. She later became a contracting officer at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
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Paul M. Turner writes, “Hello fellow grads. I’m still working at my insurance agency in my hometown of Farmington. Recently, my wife and I returned from a 14-day trip to Ireland which was fabulous spending that much time travelling along the entire coast and visiting where my ancestors lived.” Lou Ureneck has been named a visiting fellow of the Institute of Hellenic Culture and the Liberal Arts at The American College of Greece. Lou retired from Boston University and now is writing and traveling with his wife, Irene. They spent several weeks this summer in Greece, where he was invited to lecture. If you didn’t get the opportunity to attend the 50th Reunion last June, you can make up for it by joining 1973 classmates and friends in Durham, June 2-4, 2023. Find more info at: www.unh.edu/reunions. Check out the fun 2022 reunion photos at: www.flickr.com/photos/unh/albums.
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SAVE THE WEEKEND! Our class will be celebrating our 50th college reunion in Durham, June 2-4, 2023. Visit www.unh.edu/reunions for info and updates and be sure to join our class Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/unh1973 where you will find classmate videos. Submit your own video to share what you’ve been up to the past 50 years! Our 50th Reunion Committee wants to see YOU in June: Don Bliss (chair), Mary Pat Horan Gibson, Marty Glennon, Mike Hickey, Fred Kennett, Andrea Kokolis, John Laymon, Karen Nixon, Jim Miller, Peter Nelson, myself, Bill Stewart, and Bob Tarbell. Classmates in 1972 and 1974 are also invited to join us. Connect with your classmates and friends and make plans to celebrate with us in June! Mary Albyn retired in 2018 after practicing occupational therapy for 44 years! Her expertise was doing hand therapy, home care and school OT. She was first married to Steve Metcalfe ’73 for 11 years and they have two daughters. Mary is now happily married to the love of her life, and they enjoy traveling together. Sadly, Mary reports the passing of Steve this summer from cancer. Desmond Peri writes that after graduating from the Whittemore Business School, he went on to get an MBA from Northeastern, after which followed a career in high tech; he eventually became a CEO. In 2000, Desmond pivoted to being an interim CEO at multiple companies. Six assignments were in Europe; he lived in Dublin for four years. Presently after completing 36 interim roles, he is now retired. Desmond reports he is spending winters in the Navy Yard in Boston and summers in his lakefront Maine camp. His three sons, ages 27 to 33, have just built their own camp on a nearby lake. Sadly, I report the passing of Benjamin F. Low, Bow, in March of ALS. He attained an MBA from New Hampshire College. Among his other endeavors, Benjamin taught Tai Chi, and climbed the majority of 4,000-footers in the White Mountains. Ben also served on the board of directors for the YMCA.
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a few bits of information. I heard from Bill Tolman recently. Upon graduating UNH as a communications major, Bill moved to southern California and worked there in real estate the majority of that time. He moved to Arizona a few years ago and now spends most of his time golfing and following his two boys that are minor league baseball players. I also got an update from Greg Rota, who just retired from Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, in Hadley, Massachusetts, which is the No. 2 ranked high school in the Bay State; he spent 35 years there as teacher and athletic director. It is a 580-student school giving great opportunities to kids from Springfield, Chicopee and Holyoke. Greg lives in Grafton, Massachusetts, and snowbirds to Venice, Florida, during the winter. He is very much into pickleball (like me) and plays all the time. Greg is a USAPA referee and he and his pickleball doubles partner recently won the Massachusetts Baystate and Connecticut’s Nutmeg games in their age bracket. Thank you all for sending your news — keep the updates coming!
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1951Anne Schultz Cotter
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1956With Joan Holroyd retiring after many years as class secretary, the class of 1956 is in need of a new class correspondent. Interested? Please contact Corena Garnas in Alumni Relations at corena.garnas@unh.edu, or by phone at (603) 862-4875.
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1962Judy Dawkins Kennedy
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1992Melissa Langbein
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1994Mike Opal
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1999Jaimie Russo Zahoruiko
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2003Ryan J. Walls
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2004Victoria McGowan Reed
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2012Bria Oneglia