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34 FALL 2011 . S T. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Cl as s Notes
good and are very involved in various activities.
He was visiting his son, daughter-in-law and their
new twins and remembered Joe and Jan lived in
nearby. “Jan served a great lunch and we spent the
afternoon reminiscing,” Bob said.
Bob and MaryAnn have a trip planned to England
and France in September. “Haven’t been traveling
much lately, so we are looking forward to it,” he
related. “Lucky enough to have a friend offer us
his condo in Naples, Fla., for a couple of weeks in
February.”
Phil Morey wrote,“I am really looking forward
to our 55th in 2012. I hope that our classmates feel
the same way. The more folks who show up, the
merrier the weekend.”
Phil and his 1953 hallmates Odie O’Hara and
Bill Barden were planning a summer mini-
reunion this summer at Niagara-On-The-Lake,
“Where we will have lunch, see a play and have
dinner. It should be a grand occasion.”
Alice “Ziggy” Ziegler Ulrich says she is
“entrenched in playing Mah Jongg. It’s a great mind
game. She spent summer on the St. Lawrence and
wrote,“By the time this is in print, we shall be back
in Florida awaiting the arrival of a new Australian
labradoodle puppy.”
Ro Smith Metcalf wrote that she was spend-
ing the summer “in my little cabin in the New
Hampshire woods, on property we kept when we
sold our old farmhouse and moved to North Car-
olina seven years ago.” She was planning an August
“Friendship Force” trip, this time to Germany, with
her 14-year-old grandson. “He’s the third grand-
child I’ve traveled with, leaving two more to go, and
each adventure has been great fun,” she wrote.
Ray Hartjen is very much involved in the
operation of the East End Classic Boat Society
and its new facility in Amagansett, N.Y. Their
newsletter can be found at. http://archive.
constantcontact.com/fs041/1102467033236/
archive/1104389611689.html. He’s running for
trustee in the Town of East Hampton, N.Y., and
has taken on the spearheading of the replace-
ment of a small foot bridge adjacent to the local
Springs School; see his article at http://ehtps.org/
trailtimes.pdf
Carol Hall Murray has four granddaughters
who play NCAA Division I lacrosse, at Colgate, Le-
high,Villanova andYale. She has 11 other grandchil-
dren “and every one plays lacrosse, so we naturally
try to make a lot of the games.”
Obie O’Brien was in Dallas in late June for the
International Brotherhood of Magicians’ annual
convention and then two weeks later was in Pitts-
burgh for the North American Championships of
Magic, where he ran the close-up competition.
Then it was off to France in September for an-
other big convention.
1958
Lennelle “Lennie” Dougherty McKinnon ’58
5 Jay Street
Canton, NY 13617
315-386-8216
Cell: 315-323-5267
lmckinnon@twcny.rr.com
Next Reunion: 55th, 2013
Dick Gilbert suggests that he may be entering
“elderhood.” I prefer to say that he is continuing
to be recognized for his many contributions to his
church. Unitarian Universalist ministers who have
been in the ministry 50 years or more selected
Dick to deliver the 50-year address at the General
Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association
in Charlotte, N. C., in June. As the incoming presi-
dent of the UU Retired Ministers and Partners
Association, his obvious value as a member of his
church community is certainly evident. Congratu-
lations on both honors, Dick!
Although Kay Sauers Kehoe and husband
Tom have endured a long patch of health issues,
their spirits are undaunted. Family and friends are
a source of joy as they visit often and join them
for lunch and dinner outings. Tom enjoys working
on the computer and continues to do volunteer
computer work. A women’s book group and an
ex-Red Hat connection provide enrichment and
fun for Kay. Their eldest granddaughter gradu-
ated from Virginia Tech this year and two more
will achieve that milestone in the next two. I am
sure, that like me, they wonder how the years did
a vanishing act.
Rose Selkis Mahan and Ron sent a brief re-
sponse to my limited plea indicating that their lives
in Maryland had no significant changes for better
or worse, a cliché she suggests has great wisdom.
Rose did give voice to the fact that her 74th birth-
day was not as easy as many previous ones had
been.
B.J. Dunlap Erhard says a college gradua-
tion provided the opportunity to cross an item
off her bucket list when she paid her first visit to
Chicago. She recommends the Architecture Boat
Tour with running commentary pointing out all the
outstanding buildings along the river. At Oak Park,
they toured the home and studio of Frank Lloyd
Wright and enjoyed a walk in the neighborhood
seeing many other private homes he designed. A
stroll around Millennium Park brought them face
to face with the large, stainless steel sculpture
Cloud Gate, more affectionately called “The Bean.”
Chicago was so delightful that another visit is in
the offing to take in even more of its wonders.
Hawaii was the storybook setting for the wed-
ding of Connie Canfield ’60 and Barry Mynter’s
daughter Mary Ellen who has lived there for six
years. Although it was their second visit to the
Big Island, Kona, the ten days were filled with so
much activity that another trip must already be in
the planning stage. Back at home, Connie’s Delta
sorority daughter JoanThompson ’62 visited them
for a couple of days when she was in New England.
More than a few stories and memories must have
been shared over a glass of wine or a cup of coffee
or both. Great to hear from you, Barry! Aloha!
At Reunion, Dodie Potts Giltz and I strolled
around the Quad in the parade. Our sign was car-
ried by Christopher Schroeder, grandson of Pris
Harvey Schroeder ’56 from California. Christo-
pher and his family were on campus to attend the
awarding of an Alumni Citation to his grandmoth-
er. Dodie and Rod ’59 were there to see their
daughter Deena Giltz McCullough ’84, president
of the Alumni Council Executive Board, conduct
her first annual meeting of the Alumni Association
in chapel ceremonies.
Although Dodie and Rod winter in Naples and
are busy with family and friends, gardening holds
a special interest for Dodie. She is the president
of the Kent-DeLord Museum Garden Club in
Plattsburgh, N.Y. Club members care for the gar-
dens around the historic museum and participate
in activities for the community: a secret garden
tour, events during Battle of PlattsburghWeekend,
educational visits from area school groups and
Christmas house tours. For fun and inspiration
the group also visits area gardens.
Rolf and Peggy Steuer Hammer dropped
an e-mail after returning from a road trip to Nash-
ville for the high school graduation of their old-
est grandson, Zachary. Daughter Nancy ’89 is a
VP at Liberty Mutual and in spite of quick trips for
work, she enjoys seeing her boys play their respec-
tive sports. Winter at the Hammers’ new digs in
Eastman provides lots of cross country skiing and
snowshoeing. Good timing for Peggy’s hip replace-
ment meant it was healed in time for summer ca-
noeing and hiking. In fact, she planned to return to
work part-time for theVNA.
On a visit to the Nonantum Resort in Ken-
nebunkport, Me., Peggy met Sue Seevers
Dietrich for lunch. Sue is working on two books
at the moment and lives not far from her daughter
Ingrid and her family. I would love to have some
first-hand information on the books, Sue.
Spring was a season of honors for Peter Van
de Water, each well-de-
served and indicators of the
breadth and scope of his in-
volvement with local issues,
the environment, the com-
munity at large and his fra-
ternity. His work with and
dedication to the Grasse
River Heritage Association
was lauded by one of the
other stalwart members,
prompting a standing “O”
from an enthusiastic crowd.
His association with Beta Theta Pi was recognized
by family and brothers at Herring-Cole during Re-
union Weekend. Peter was also the recipient of
the Rachel Somers Grant Award for Social Justice,
a community award given annually by the Can-
ton Unitarian Universalist Church and named in
memory of the late wife of English Professor Kerry
Grant. It would be impossible to name all of the
groups Peter has been instrumental in founding,
furthering or funding. I will not even try. However,
I would be remiss if I did not send him a resound-
ing thank-you for making Canton and the North
Country a better place to live and enjoy. Thank
you, Pete!
It was a hectic spring due in large measure to
my unwillingness to pass up opportunities to see
my grandchildren. Luke’s high school gradua-
tion from Boston Latin, Brady’s graduation from
Hotchkiss, Claire’s dance recital in Boston, a 95th-
birthday visit to my Aunt Gay in Pennsylvania, a
grandparents’ day with Brady at Hotchkiss, Claire’s
confirmation in Boston put miles on my car and
a smile on my face! Luke is at Eckerd College in
Florida and Brady will be third-generation at SLU.
A river cruise through Belgium and Holland with
two friends to see the tulips was great fun, and
although the tulips in the fields were mostly head-
less, we saw boundless numbers of beautiful tulips,
orchids, lilies, and more at Keukenhof Gardens.
In September, I will scratch a visit to Africa off
my bucket list when I join the St. Lawrence trip to
Kenya. Visiting with two SLU graduates and their
families in Nairobi prior to the trip is a most ex-
citing prospect. Next year I will have four grand-
children in college and another graduating in the
spring.
I always welcome and look forward to hearing