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32 FALL 2011 . S T. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Cl as s Notes
Our class sends deepest sympathy to the families
of our following classmates, who have passed away
in recent months: Stewart MacMillan; Pete
Griswold,ATO and KSLU sports staff; Jan Lid-
dy, ATO and University Choir; Albert Elmer
SAE and The Hill News; Robert E. LaClair , SAE
and football; Lester Weidner, Beta; Steven
Gluck Sig Pi; Frank Slater M’52; and Joan
Christman Arnold.We all knew them through
our classes and enjoyed them as friends. Look in
“In Memory” in this and some previous issues for
more on some of them.
I hope you all have had a wonderful summer. Last
winter and spring were the worst we have ever
had unless you enjoyed skiing in Utah in June.
1953
JoAnn Spencer Elberty ’53
PO Box 476
18 Canterbury Lane
Canton, NY 13617
315-386-3923
Next Reunion: 60th, 2013
1954
Frank Shields ’54
16 Seward Street
Glens Falls, NY 12804
518-745-1775
fmshields@roadrunner.com
Next Reunion: 60th, 2014
Sally Anable Walkovik left a note for me
at the Reunion registration desk. I had hoped it
meant that Sally was on campus, but she was not.
She knew that the alumni people would get the
word to me, and thanks to Kim Robinson Hissong
’94, director of alumni and parent programs, and
her conscientious staff, I was able to have this news
from Sally. She and her long-time friend, Ross, have
moved from Fort Pierce, Fla., to Eatonton, Ga.
She says the town is tiny (“one stop light”) but
very hospitable and located conveniently near the
Oconee National Forest and Lake Sinclair, which
appears on the map to be a huge body of water.
Eatonton is about 75 airline miles from Atlanta,
where two of her daughters live. I reminded her
that Canton had only two stop lights in the 1950s
(it has three now). She ended her note, “I send
my best wishes to our classmates for health and
happiness.”
The only Class of ‘54 entries in the annual Alumni
Parade were Dick Knies, Peter Millham and
your reporter. Well, it wasn’t a reunion year for
us, so don’t feel guilty. Pete and Dick were there
because their spouses, Connie Doughty Knies ’55
and Alida Isham Millham ’56, were enjoying re-
unions. Dick has been plagued with knee difficul-
ties in recent months (two replacements), so his
lifetime hobby of restoring antique cars has been
set aside. Reunion classes raised over $7 million
for the Old U. I hope you helped out!
Waddie Kalil and wife Judy were on hand in
Canton two weeks earlier to see their granddaugh-
ter Kacie receive her diploma and the number ’11
after her name in the alumni annals. Kacie’s father,
Michael ’83, is a partner in the family law firm in
Utica. Waddie’s son Christopher ’88 (aka: CJ) is
on the legal staff of the United Nations relief orga-
nization (I think that used to be UNRRA), working
with Palestinian refugees in Jerusalem.
Mimi and I enjoyed a summertime visit with
George Miller and Dolores at their home in
Oxford, Conn. You may recall that in the fall of
1951 the football team faced Hofstra in a game
played in 18 inches of snow. I recall that the band
came out on skis for the game. During the game,
won by St. Lawrence 20-0, a local photographer
snapped a shot of Hofstra attempting a punt from
behind a snowbank. George was leading the
charge to block the kick and the subsequent photo
appeared in 600 newspapers across the country
the next morning. As Casey Stengel would have
said, “You can look it up”: your 1952 Gridiron has
the photo on page 126. George was one of the
finest defensive ends ever to pull on the Scarlet
and Brown.
In another achievement, I noted on a recent visit
to my daughter Anne Dinan and her family in Ge-
neva that Ray Fryer had been inducted into the
Geneva Athletic Hall of Fame. Ray, Jack Palmer
and Dick Jones were standouts on Ron Burk-
man ’28 basketball teams. Now living in Sudbury,
Mass., after a long career with GTE, Ray and Janice
have six children, scattered, Ray notes,“from Port-
land, Ore., to Portland, Me.”
1955
Joyce Sullivan Thompson ’55
12 Garrison Road
Glens Falls, NY 12804-2036
518-793-4780
Next Reunion: 60th, 2015
June was a busy reunion month. My daughter, Sarah
Thompson ’82, attended her 30th at St. Lawrence,
the weekend of June 3. Her report was most im-
pressive and she was very happy she made the ef-
fort to get to Canton. She thought the campus
looked fantastic and her room in Rebert Hall with
1980, ’81 and ’82 was perfect and a great location.
Sarah saw lots of classmates and friends and even
had a visit with a ’55er, Bud Garlock, who lives
in Alexandria Bay.
Also in June, my husband, David Thompson ’54,
attended a Thompson Family Reunion in North-
ern Ontario, in the Georgian Bay area. Martha
Thompson Coy ’81 from Morristown, N.J., Sarah
Thompson ’82 from Bedford, Mass., and Carrie
Thompson Mauro (’87 Brown University) from
Glens Falls, N.Y., attended with Dave and enjoyed
an impressive gathering of many relatives.
Connie Doughty Knies and husband Dick
’54 were in Canton to attend the Honor Guard
Dinner. They traveled with Dick’s brother Don
Knies ’51 and his wife, who were visiting from
Dorset, England, for Don’s 60th Reunion.
Connie enjoyed seeing many familiar faces. Class-
mates included Ann Hasbrouck Close from
Hilton Head, S.C.; Ken Eysaman from Adams,
N.Y.; George Stade and wife Dorothy Fletcher
’56 from NYC; Jack Elmer, a Cantonian; and
Stan Hall and wife Jewel Breiner ’56 from Coo-
perstown, N.Y. The Halls own a brewery and the
beers are baseball-themed with names like “slug-
ger” and “ninth inning”; the bottle caps keep the
Cooperstown theme and look like a baseball.
Connie complimented the spirit of friendliness
that existed on campus, from the student guides
buzzing around in golf carts, to employees dish-
ing out scrambled eggs and all the SLU staff mem-
bers who are so welcoming, cheerful and helpful.
“Cluster” Reunions were a suggestion from Con-
nie since she saw so many people from above and
below her ’55 class; she mentioned visiting with
Lynn Chilton Burt ’56 from the Chicago area; Dot-
tie Whitaker Cannon ’56 and husband Tom from
Grafton,Vt.;Winnie Pisani Thorn ’56 from Hudson,
N.Y.; and Pris Harvey Schroeder ’56, who received
an Alumni Citation.
We did clusters in earlier years and it’s a unique
way to renew friendships with those in classes
above or below our own. Connie notes that with
our numbers fewer and health and distance issues
a factor, the number of Reunioners grows smaller
each year. SLU is considering the possibility of clus-
tering after the 50th milestone; the more support
they have from alumni, the better our chances.
Happy, healthy wishes to all! Send me some news
and don’t forget the Annual Fund!
1956
Lucy Tower Funke ’56
119 Davis Road
New Berlin, NY 13411
607-847-8850
lucyfunke@frontiernet.net
Priscilla Harvey Schroeder
2215Windbrook Court
WestlakeVillage, CA 91361-3538
805-495-9758
memowind@roadrunner.com
Next Reunion: 60th, 2016
Congratulations to our Centennial Class!We won
two awards at Reunion! The first, the Hervey Cup,
is awarded to the class demonstrating the most
spirit and originality during the parade. Our win-
ning theme was “Salute to the Sinners” (for pic-
tures, see “Reunion Album”). The award was pre-
sented to Doris Kloppenburg Ferry. The
second, the Manley Society Class Participation
Award, went to our class for the largest increase
in planned giving, and was accepted by Richard
Bierly, from Morehead City, N.C., who served as
our development chair.
Doris Ferry and husband Bob ’59 were seen bi-
cycling around campus and dancing to the music
of Dave and Ernie.A round of applause for serving
as our planning chair and all your SLU spirit and
enthusiasm, leading us to the trophy for “best in
parade” for a second time.
Following, alphabetically mostly, is everyone else
who came to campus in June to join in the celebra-
tion of our 55th and greatest reunion ever.
Steve Avery from Hilton Head, N.C., shared
pictures of his twin grandchildren, who bring so
much joy to him and his wife, Nancy.
Dave and Liz Ehret Beebe continue as direc-
tors of the Camillus Erie Canal Park.They recently
received two awards for the restoration of the
1844 Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct, the New York
Society Award for Excellence and the National
Heritage Canalway Corridor Award of Excellence.
Lynn Chilton Burt enjoyed renewing the
friendships that were the best part of her days at
St. Lawrence and remain the same today.
Dorothy Whitaker Cannon and husband
Tom returned for their sixth reunion and always