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24 WINTER 2012 . S T. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
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two in Utah plus 10 grandchildren and four greats.
She was director of family history for 10 years and
is halfway through a seventh book on her family
history, publishing only copies for her progeny. She
does volunteer work for the Mormon Church and
political awareness.
I have been busy getting my helpers (10-12) for
my committee for Reunion. All have said yes and
they will be calling you to urge you to come to
Reunion. Don Laidlaw is working on another
verse for our class song. Janet Phalon Favro
is my co-chairman, as is John Hitchcock, who
will be asking you to think about your gifts to the
Alumni Fund. If any of you have any ideas and wish
to help, please let me know. Janet has a committee
to call the independents and I am sure could use
more helpers.
Deepest sympathy goes out to the families of the
following classmates who passed away within the
last year: Eugene Jurusek, Stanley Smith
(Phi Sigma Kappa, The Hill News, KSLU and in my
physics class with Dr. Palmer), Mary Garvin
O’Neil (ADPi, two honor societies, The Hill
News and The Laurentian), Ann Stevens Fuller
(ADPi, University Choir, cheerleader, Gridiron and
in my psychology classes) and Sarah Barnes
Wade, head of the Dean-Eaton Snack Shop,
which I frequented too often, and also in the Uni-
versity Choir.
I hope to see you all at Reunion, May 31-June 3.
For those who cannot make it, we will be thinking
of you and wishing you all the best.
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
Judy Openshaw Findeisen said she was
“totally isolated” by Hurricane Irene in lateAugust,
but in touch by phone and email. All the roads in
her area of Killington, Vt., were washed out. She
said if she needed to contact her son Butch ’76,
she would have to go through Massachusetts and
New York to reach him on the other side of the
mountain.
The story was far different for Barbara
Spinelli Richardson and Gary in Amsden, Vt.,
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stream dam broke. Barbara and Gary had to be
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several days later, there was still 14 inches of wa-
ter in the house. Their two cars were a total loss.
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Fifteen or so miles over the mountain to the
southeast, BudThomas ’53 and Martha Cheney
Daly narrowly missed the home damage that the
Richardsons suffered. Bud did report that most
of their 14 acres were awash. He said that their
scheduled departure for Florida in October never
looked so good.
Larry Schneible has been inducted into the
Hall of Fame in his hometown of Rome, N.Y. Lar-
ry was a four-sport standout (football, baseball,
hockey, tennis) at Rome Free Academy, and then
a stalwart in both football and hockey at St. Law-
rence. He joined the St. Lawrence Hall of Fame
in November when the hockey teams of 1951-
’52, ’54-’55 and ’55-’56 became “Teams of Fame”
during Homecoming Weekend inductions. Joining
him were Dave Karlen , Bill Baynes and Don
Moten. As previously reported in this space,
Baynes has passed away. Carol Schneible Lewis ’80
was inducted in 2003 for her outstanding career
in riding; Larry’s induction will make them the only
father-daughter combination in the Hall of Fame.
And, yes, Mom Dody Beiermeister Sch-
neible is very proud of her two athletes.
The information above was provided to me by
Judge Jack Grow, one of the noblest of Romans,
during a visit to Rome,N.Y., onAugust 19. Jack had
clipped the story on Larry from the Rome Sentinel .
Dick Baldwin called to say that he had the oc-
casion to visit the campus during September with
Ron Oates and Bob Bushnell. As the football
season had not yet begun, Dick had to postpone
his opportunity to see the Saints in action.
Chuck Woodell and your reporter got to-
gether for our annual “Laker Celebration” on the
shores of Lake Ontario at Henderson Harbor, N.Y.
For the past eight years we have joined a group
composed of mostly veterans of our 1958Water-
town football team. The very accomplished group
includes a minister, a lawyer, a college professor
(retired) by the name of Rocco Pangallo ’63, sev-
eral engineers, an investment broker, a retired Air
Force colonel, a psychologist, a retired wrestling
coach and athletic director and a partridge in a
pear tree!
The Shields kids got together with their parents
in August to celebrate a “50/80” weekend at Lake
Placid. I’m sure some classmates belong in the
group celebrating a 50th wedding anniversary and
a pair of 80th birthdays. We had a lot fun, played
some golf,“did” the town and generally enjoyed the
company of six children (three alumni), four spous-
es and nine “grands.” It was all very rewarding.
1955
Joyce Sullivan Thompson ’55
12 Garrison Road
Glens Falls, NY 12804-2036
518-793-4780
Next Reunion: 60th, 2015
I always welcome class news, so please keep in
touch. Dave ’54 and I happily celebrated our 54th
wedding anniversary on September 5. I hope many
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daughters always join us for special occasions,
making us feel most fortunate!
1956
Priscilla Harvey Schroeder
2215Windbrook Court
WestlakeVillage, CA 91361-3538
805-495-9758
memowind@roadrunner.com
Next Reunion: 60th, 2016
Accolades to Lucy Tower Funke, our extraor-
dinary class reporter, for 34 years (since 1977) of
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sible that one classmate could devote her time and
energy to keep us informed about our outstand-
ing University and all of us in the great Centennial
Class of 1956. Many thanks, Lucy, for an outstand-
ing accomplishment on behalf of your classmates.
Please email Lucy at lucyfunke@frontiernet.net
and thank her for her wonderful service.
News from Laurentians who were affected by
Hurricane Irene at the end of August:
X Sue Belden Rice reported that her town of
Lincoln,Vt., was hit, but her home was fortunately
not in a low-lying area. Community members
helped others in need. She returned home from a
trip through her hometown area of Niagara Falls,
Lewiston and Buffalo, N.Y.
X Dottie Whitaker Cannon of Grafton,Vt.,
said they are “alive and well and kicking.” However,
their roads were washed out, cable was out and
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X Dick Bierly, from Morehead City, N.C., said,
“I could live without going through another hur-
ricane. No power, cable, Internet for about three
days.” He had no damage to his home, but low
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vironmental issues and was the moderator of
an energy summit sponsored by North Carolina
Coastal Federation. Keep up the good work and
thanks for your service!
X Alida Isham Millham from Gilford, N.H.,
reports that the storm created cable outages.Alida
claims that she will retire from the New Hamp-
shire legislature by the end of 2012. Many thanks
for your 10 years of service! She and Peter are
looking forward to two weeks in Alaska.
X 3YV RSXIH ¾] ½WLIVQER Len Combi, of
Schenectady,N.Y.,wrote that cleaning up the prop-
erty from Irene was a task. Len was visiting Russ
Harter when he wrote.
X Winnie Pisani Thorn said she had never
seen so much rain, and so much intensity. The
lower part of her home had water damage. She
has been cleaning up lots of debris.Winnie wants
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be able to return to golf after her ankle injury at
Reunion. Now that she has recovered, we expect
an encore of the Sinners at the next reunion.They
were great performers!
X Leslie Zittell Jose reports from Natick,
Mass., that wind and rain brought power outages
and lots of trees down.The rains measured about
seven inches.
Everyone in these notes mentioned the awe-
some time at our 55th Reunion. Leslie said that the
Reunion was a “glorious time” and “super, super.”
Andy Direnga Hart wrote that the reunion
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seeing everyone and basking in the memories of
our long-ago college days.
Hundley Thompson emailed a travelog
through time entitled “The Harbor That Launched