J. David Levy

Barbie Deem (Anderson)

Hey, David Levy!  Thank you and everyone else who helped SO MUCH, for getting us all together and for being so quick to set this up, so we can stay in touch.

Most of you know I drove from Maine to St. Louis. On the way I visited a friend in Connecticult and Uncle Jay, in Taylorville, Illinois. On the way home I went back via Mays Lick, Kentucky, where Great great great Uncle Henry Bruce had his homestead, think I got a picture of the grand old brick "Big House". ...cows in front now but they raised pigs in the olde days.

By the time I got home I had definitely travelled more than 3000 miles, so I could just as easily be somewhere in the Pacific Ocean right now. Got home yesterday and left again this morning to visit son Pete, age 23 today. We gave him a new pizza pan so he made us a breakfast pizza, then we zoomed home so husband Phil, in second adolescence (Sp?) ... could make it to his drumming gig at the local open mic night at The Highlands, billed as a coffee house but also a bar, in Thomaston, Maine.

Just wanted to check in and will finallly have a chance to read and print out some of those profiles you all provided. Time flies, does it not?  It was so good to see everyone, I am sorry we are all so far apart.  "til next time...

Barbara "Barbie" Deem Anderson

Liz Birge (Curren)

Barbie,

It was too short a time for me and I feel I didn't get a chance to visit.  Next time you drive 3000 miles, I hope you stop by and stay with me in California.  I hope you are still doing your art.  Hugs, Liz

Bill Macoy

Hi dear classmates:

Some of you may remember Susan Becker in the class ahead of us. I received this link from my brother

who was in her class.  It is quite unusual.

 https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/obituary/carl-and-susan-chase/

Wishing all of you good health and love in these turbulent times.

Bill Macoy

Jim Bierman

Thanks for sending this, Bill.  What an amazing life for both of them.!  Best,

                                                        Jim Bierman

Ellie Walz (Svenson)

Well, Bill and Jim,  This is quite a surprise.  People do things their own way;  that is for sure.  Since my family has a history of longevity with their brains in tact, I intend to rival my mom who lived into her 90's playing bridge (which I do 4 days a week) and in relatively good health considering that she never exercized at all.  Although I have prematurely moved to a senior community, I have my own freestanding 3 bedroom, 3 bath,  3500 square foot villa (with no basement - so I could not move everything that was saved from 3 generations here; a requirement from my children, nieces, and nepews)!  We have an indoor pool, lots of activities - which will resume after there is a vacccine for Covid, plus 70 acres on which to walk.  One of my best friends who also lost her husband is here as well as others who belong to Bellerive CC with me.  I say, carry on!!!!!!  All the best. Ellie (Ellen)

Boo Calkins (McAuliffe)

Thanks for posting this, Bill — I must say the story has haunted me all day.  They seem like such an interesting pair of free spirits.  I’m quite sure that Alamoosook Island Camp was Mr. Hinrichs summer camp.  Also, my sister Kathy (class of ‘58) also taught at City and Country School and her two boys went to school there, but don’t think they overlapped.  Their decision to check out of this world together is so powerful.  I agree it’s a person’s fundamental right to decide when to die, but I plan to go on for a long time with these 75 year old achy knees!  Hope everyone is staying sane in these crazy times; they seem to be making me verbose!