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st. lawrence university magazine | WINTER 2015
Lucy Tower Funke reported that
their annual Moose Memorial Golf
Outing occurred in September.
As you all probably know, the
outings provided scholarships
over many years to North Country
young people. Their friends this
year included Sally Forrest ’55
and Mickey Walker, Jim and El
Horne, and Wayne Lausin. Of
course, Fred Funke was also pres-
ent. Lucy says that we all should
return to Reunion to see the new
residence hall with its beautiful
stone work, and the new Quad.
Dick Bierly met a Dr. Hoffman
on a routine office visit. After
conversing, he found out that
the doctor’s father was a Beta
fraternity brother, Henry Hoffman.
Henry lives in North Tonawanda,
N.Y., and spent 40 years in the
real estate business. In retire-
and in the education we received
at St. Lawrence isn’t reason
enough to make a gift, Doris and
Bob Ferry ‘59 are giving us even
greater incentive. Our goal is to
match their most generous gift
and reach a class participation
rate of over 50%.
On a personal note, Doris and
Bob celebrated their 59th an-
niversary in Newport, R.I. They
biked, sailed and ate. All three
sound like good sports to me.
They’ve qualified for this sum-
mer’s Senior Olympics, together
in doubles tennis and Doris in the
triple jump.
Carolyn Shary ’58 and Dick
Larson are joining Tom Halpin
and Mary for Reunion. Then the
Larsons are cruising to England
on the QE2.
our 1910 Buick. A crazy hobby,
indeed, but you do get to smell
the roses and admire the daisies
when you chug along back roads
at about 32 miles an hour. One
of our stops was in Cornwall,
Vt., near Middlebury, where Bob
Gerlin and his vivacious wife,
Juliet, run Cornwall Orchards Bed
& Breakfast. Bob, who looks great,
says he’s the early-bird who gets
up and makes the coffee, while
Juliet comes down later to do the
breakfast.
Geni Boyd Hurd told me that her
granddaughter, Waverly Hurd ’17,
pledged Tri-Delt, carrying on a
family tradition. Waverly is the
daughter of Geni’s son, Chris ’85.
Please, be thinking about joining
us at reunion on May 28-31, and
let Ted, Vince or me know how
you’d like to help!
1956
Priscilla Harvey
Schroeder
2215 Windbrook Court
Westlake Village, CA 91361
805-495-9758
Next Reunion: 60th May, 28-
31, 2015 (cluster with '55)
The 2015 Reunion theme is
“Honoring the Saints and Sinners:
An Affair to Remember.” This is
a “not to be missed” event, so
make your travel plans now! Doris
Kloppenburg Ferry’s planning
committee includes Liz Ehret and
Dave Beebe, Dottie Whitaker
Cannon, Len Combi, Bob Ernst,
Lucy Tower Funke, Tom Halpin,
Andy Direnga Hart, Russ Harter,
Jan Knost, Ernie Mazza, Dave
Powers, Sue Belden Rice, Don
Smith, Hundley Thompson,
Winnie Pisani Thorn and Ann
Shipman Wells. Ernie and Dave
are the musicians who will be
entertaining us on Friday evening.
Other class musicians are invited
to join in. Doris says to call all your
classmates to ask them to join us.
You should have received a
note over your class reporter’s
signature that includes the
development committee’s list of
volunteers. If pride in our class
60th Reunion. If you’d like to
enjoy some nostalgia as well as
renew pleasurable acquaintance
with classmates and friends from
’56, this will be the time to do it!
Ted Hiller and I hope that you
will volunteer to call some friends
and urge them to join you for one
more hurrah at St. Lawrence. I’m
sure you’ll have a great time if you
make the effort to come – I’ve
always been so glad when I have.
I’m so delighted to be working
with Vince Cashman and Ted on
a great reunion for the Class of
1955!
Ted and Ruth Reeves ’58 took a
Viking river cruise in Portugal. He
told me that his granddaughter
had just started at William & Mary,
close to them, and had pledged
Tri-Delt. He and Ruth enjoy many
lectures and programs at the
college as well as activities with
Ruth’s Kappa alumnae group.
As noted, we are combining
with the Class of ’56 this year, so
you will get to see friends from
that class as well as ours. Doris
Kloppenberg Ferry is bursting
with good ideas and the theme
of honoring the Singing Saints
and Sinners, both of which have
special “affinity” reunions. Bob
Gould, who not only played our
chapel bells but has led singing
groups and created entertain-
ments and parodies, is proposing
some comic musical relief. If you
can carry a tune and would like
to be part of this caper, please let
me know.
The ever-entertaining Brian
McFarlane has also promised
to say a few words when we
gather with ’56 on Friday night.
He reports that he did a roast
of a prominent political figure
in Toronto in August, which was
received so favorably that he was
asked to do another in Septem-
ber. He said his summer was very
busy with a couple of books com-
ing out in the fall and more on tap
for next year. Not only that, but
he and Joan Pellet McFarlane are
great-grandparents since a boy,
Nathan, was born to their grand-
daughter Samantha.
One of our activities last summer
was to take a two-week tour of
New England with a group of
other antique car enthusiasts in
but were out in Washington State,
but their daughter Trudy Hall '77
was there. There were 19 in all!
Two weeks earlier, Mimi and I had
the privilege of being included
in the guest list at the wedding
of Courtney Kuno ’12 and Ben
Burds ’11 at Camp Kwenogamac
on beautiful Long Lake in the Ad-
irondacks. Nearly half of the 200
on hand were alumni. Courtney's
parents, Jacquie Hasper '84 and
Steve Kuno '83, were prominent
on campus. Steve was co-captain
of St. Lawrence’s unbeaten 1982
football team, and Jacquie joined
the alumni staff as assistant direc-
tor in 1986.
The class would like to hear from
you. Take a few minutes and drop
me a line.
1955
Connie Doughty Knies
43 Westgate Blvd.
Plandome, NY 11030
516-365-9029
Next Reunion: 60th, May 28-
31, 2015 (cluster with '56)
The campus is much changed—
and improved—since our day, but
some areas, like the road between
Dean-Eaton and Men’s Res (now
Sykes) provoke extreme nostalgia
when you walk there, which I
hope you do in May during our
1953
Lois Shaver Wells
PO Box 22
Ogdensburg, NY 13669
518-312-5913
Next Reunion: 65th, 2018
Dr. Mary Jean Scott Silk of
Johannesburg, South Africa,
has received a very high honor
from the Anglican Church of
Southern Africa. On July 27, she
was invested with the Order of
Simon of Cyrene at the cathedral
in Johannesburg. The Bishop of
Johannesburg, the Rt. Rev. Dr.
Steve Moreo, right, conferred the
honor at a special service. Named
after the first African saint, it is
the highest award given to laity
for distinguished service.
Mary Jean is churchwarden
emerita, the first person to be
accorded that rank, at St. Mary’s
Anglican Cathedral in Johannes-
burg, where the special high mass
took place. She holds a Ph.D.
in nuclear physics from Johns
Hopkins, which formed the basis
of her career in medical physics
in England and South Africa. For
50 years she has been extensively
involved in the life of the Anglican
Church of Southern Africa, and
she earned a Diploma in Theology
with distinction in 1991.
Rosalie Epstein Moriah and I
exchanged mutual birthday greet-
ings in July. In the midst of the
war in Jerusalem in July, Rosalie's
fifth great-grandchild was born
and a grandson was married on
the same day, with a Red Alert in
between. A granddaughter had a
close call in the southern part of
the country when a "large hunk of
shrapnel from a missile downed
by the Iron Dome" fell a few feet
away from her while she was leav-
ing a shelter carrying a baby she
was caring for. Rosalie said daily
life was affected and that they
struggled to cope.
Mary Rinaldi Robinson died on
June 29 and Paul F. Clements on
July 31. Mary’s passing was noted
in the last issue.
Samuel Robert Whiting’s passing
was also noted last time. Howie
Splete emailed me that he and
Sam were at our 60th class
reunion in 2013, as were many
other Phi Sigs. Howie recalled
that Sam was a wrestling champ
and an English major. Howie
wonders if anyone remembers
the old Ford Model T that Sam
and Bob Dean ’58 restored in
front of the Phi Sig house. "He
had many friends across campus
and enjoyed his conversations on
the wall by Dean-Eaton,” Howie
said. “His passions included skiing
and cheering for the New York
Yankees."
1954
Frank Shields
16 Seward Street
Glens Falls, NY 12804
518-745-1775
Next Reunion: 65th, 2019
Winter may have us in its chilly
grip, but your correspondent
managed to get to campus for
some golf excitement in the fall.
No, not by my hand, but by my
grandson’s. Francis '17 turned in
a creditable showing as the Saints
men’s golf team won the Uni-
versity’s invitational tournament
involving 10 teams.
Betty Flint Davenport’s first
grandson, Jim Powers '10, married
Karli Stone at the Crooked Lake
House in Averill Park, N.Y., on
February 22, 2014. Jim's sister,
Jessica Powers '18, Tedd Rama
'07, Emily Rama '09 and Kate
Davenport '10 were on hand, as
were Betty's sons Jim '77 and
Dave '87. Pat Davenport ’50 and
John "Gus" Hall '50 are related
‘Please, practice interviewing!’ Alumni Panel Gives Free Career Advice
Follow the Alumni Executive Council: facebook.com/SLUAlumniAssoc @SLUAlumniAssoc on Twitter
“Study something you’re pas-
sionate about, or school will be
miserable,” said Charlotte Edson
’14, the marketing, office and
tasting room manager at Half Full
Brewery in Stamford, Conn.
Edson was one of several alumni
panelists during Family Weekend
last fall who offered students and
parents some “insider advice”
on how to explore careers, find
internships and make the most of
the St. Lawrence experience.
The panel was sponsored by
Career Services and the Alumni Executive Council.
Edson said students shouldn’t pursue majors based solely on
whether they believe a particular field will produce jobs, but instead
should use summer breaks and breaks between semesters to learn
about jobs by finding internships and gaining work
experience. She pointed out that she first worked with her
company as an intern the summer before her senior year.
“I found the internship on SAINTSLink," she said. "One of the
bosses was a St. Lawrence alum.”
“Please, practice interviewing!” Tom Reilly ’83, CEO of Ocean
Connect Holdings, Inc., proclaimed. “Four years at St. Lawrence
and you’ll be a generalist. And that’s not a bad thing.”
“Go to Career Services more,” said Edson.
Jenifer White Walden '89, director of human resources at Prudential
Financial, explained that employers do not expect new hires to have
a full complement of skills, especially at the entry level. Bob Weaver
’85, a partner at TPG Capital in New York City, agreed. “The skills will
come later,” he said, citing the prevalence of on-the-job training.
Other panelists were Peter Meyer ’82 , a landscape architect and
designer, and Dr. Diane Riggs Cunningham ’81, a gynecologist/
obstetrician. —Ashley Richardson ’15
Tom Reilly ’83 speaks (entertain-
ingly, judging by the reactions of
Bob Weaver ’85, left, and Jenifer
White Walden '89) at the Family
Weekend alumni careers panel.
Summer 1956: nine U.S. Army 2nd lieutenants, all of whom had been
commissioned through St. Lawrence’s ROTC program, meet up on
Wolmi-Do Island, within the city of Inchon, South Korea. “None of us can
remember how we all got together,” says Gerald R. “Rod” La Croix ’54,
who sent the magazine the picture. “Communication at that time was
very sparse. We were in numerous locations in the area.” Kneeling left to
right are Paul Swancott ’55, La Croix, Jack Grow ’54 and Harold “Rit”
Lennon ’54, while standing from left are Vince Cashman ’55, the late
Simon “Bud” Saunders ’55, John Palmer ’54 , the late Ken Eysaman ’55
and Jim Henderson ’55 .
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