Word has come of the death of Britta Nesbitt Blair. Britta transferred to Mount Holyoke from Muskingum University in her junior year, and majored in chemistry. Read more about her HERE.
Wendy Goepel Brooks (June 23, 1939 — March 26, 2024)
Wendy Goepel Brooks did not graduate with our class. After sophomore year, she transferred to UC Berkeley to finish her BA and MA. Read about her remarkable and fascinating life HERE. In addition, there is a very moving tribute to Wendy in the newsletter of The United Farm Workers, with a link HERE. I have posted it in the section ‘Tributes to, Memories of…’ .
Planning for Our 65th Reunion!
Go HERE for information, and to add your suggestions. Remember, this is a reunion for ALL of our class!!
Ann Colgan Benson (b. 11-16-1938, d. 03-01-2024)
Word has come, from her bereaved husband Fred, of the death of Ann Colgan Benson. Please click HERE to read more about her, with a link to her obituary.
Gail Antony Knutsen (1939- 2021)
I have just been notified that Gail Antony Knutsen, who was a non-graduating member of our class, died on December 22, 2021. She received her B.A. from Barnard in 1960, where she majored in Mathematics. For more information about Gail, with a link to her obituary, click HERE.
Carey Downs Gibson (b. 12-28-1938, d. 01-28-2024)
News has come of the death of Carey Downs Gibson. You can read more about it, with a link to her obituary, HERE. Condolences may be sent to her husband Terry at 1500 Little Raven St. Apt. 3027, Denver, CO 80202-6261.
Cynthia Hawkins Darragh Oatman (1938-2024)
News has come of the death of Cynthia Darragh Oatman, on January 23, 2024, in Charlotte, NC. Cynthia attended Mount Holyoke, but did not graduate with our class; she transferred to Wayne State, from which she graduated. More information can be found HERE.
News of Sue Crafts Kneece’s Death
Sue, whose birth name was Alice Susan Crafts, died in New Milford CT on Marcy 5, 2023. More information, and a link to her obituary, can be found here.
Carol Topping Baum (1938-2023)
The report of Carol Topping Baum’s death, with a link to her obituary and a lovely photo of her, can be found HERE.
Another Mini-Reunion!
This past week, a group of seven classmates got together in Saxton’s River, VT, for several glorious fall days. For more information, and photographs, go HERE.