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W W W.HOOD.EDU Giving Participation: 17.61% · Total Class Dollars: $9,115 Anntoinette “Toni” Dobil Lucia 19 Brinckerhoff Ave. New Canaan, CT 06840-6207 (203) 966-6198 adl1@optonline.net Our condolences to the family of Rita Marron Wagner M.A. ’73 who died June 19, 2009, in Chicago Heights, Ill. Ann Jones reports that Alison Alder Kennedy and her daughters visited Chicago this summer. Ann and Bonny Barncord Berger joined her in the Loop, toured the Art Institute and had dinner in Millennium Park. She says it was great to catch up with them. Bonny lives in Hinsdale (west) and Ann lives in Lake Forest (north)— both relatively close to Chicago. They don’t get to see each other very often but someone coming to Chicago gets them together! Ann says her other Hood moment is watching Marcia Coyle DiBiagio H’08 on PBS. She always smiles when she sees her on the TV. Ann’s folks are still doing relatively well and live in a continuing care facility about a mile from her house. Her sister and her family live very nearby as well. They all love being able to see each other a lot, even with their separate lives and everyone keeping busy with their respective activities, friends, etc. Ann is selling real estate with Prudential Rubloff Properties. She thought she would have a reasonably tame life after Andersen Consulting (a.k.a. Accenture) but ﬁnds she is working just as hard. She also did a little consulting on the side this year. She says she loves her house, her life and her little Corgis, Lewie and Bert. They provide a lot of amusement and joy. She’s also happy to report not much travel, which she actually doesn’t mind after all those years of being a road warrior. B.J. Schuler was back at Hood recently. A couple of years ago, B.J. was invited to serve on the committee that developed Hood’s Athletic Hall of Fame. She says it was a blast to see Karen Klisch and Dot Bailey, her former swimming and hockey coaches, who also served on the committee. She recently attended the reception for the induction of the “second class” of Hall of Famers. B.J. also reported that she received a life-threatening diagnosis in the spring of 2008—ovarian cancer. As she said, “That was the bad news. The good news was it was a relatively early diagnosis.” So after an operation and six chemotherapies, her life is back to normal. Luckily the cancer diagnosis was not life-altering! She’s still swimming, biking and golﬁng as much as she possibly can, especially during the summer vacation months. Her summer travel usually includes some woodsy experience like hiking and camping. Last summer she canoed for a week on the Missouri River up in the wilds of Montana. B.J. is still teaching high school biology in South Jersey. She’s thinking of retiring soon, saying she is eligible. Even though many of her friends have retired and their new lifestyle looks very inviting, she is not quite ready yet! Jill Schonek Pollard has been living in Roswell, Ga., since 1994 and loves it there; but not as much as she loves going to Siesta Key near Sarasota, Fla. They have a great condo on the beach that they visit as much as possible. When they aren’t there they rent it to friends. Hood alums are welcome. Her husband TJ is still selling metal processing. Her son Griff is in Afghanistan for his second deployment. Her other son Morgan is a chef in Atlanta. Sue Rothmann Grifﬁn shared news about her daughter Kirsten, who was married to Corey Clayton Oct. 10 at the Stamford (Conn.) Museum & Nature Center. Sue says it was a beautiful wedding. Charlie Miller Ponticelli has been working as a consultant and recently spent a week in Bogota, Colombia, where she helped with a project that assists the U.S. Embassy with some of its counter-narcotics projects there. She also continues to be involved with the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council, which is now housed at Georgetown Univ. She loves keeping in touch with members of our class and recently met Lorraine Sharp Kish in D.C. Lorraine and husband Peter ﬂew to the East Coast and enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving with all their kids. Peter had some business in Virginia and Lorraine was able to meet up with dear friend Charlie Miller Ponticelli for lunch in Washington, D.C. They were talking up a storm about Hood when the waiter happened to mention that he had worked for the Frederick News-Post many years ago. He took a liking to them and even gave them a special complimentary dessert! In addition to getting some great photos, Lorraine said how much fun it is to spend time with good friends. Giving Participation: 10.22% · Total Class Dollars: $5,446 Sally Johnson Leland 420 C Ave. Coronado, CA 92118 (619) 435-3052 sallyleland@sbcglobal.net By the time this column runs, the holidays will be a celebration of the past. I hope they were joyful and memorable. Jane Dodge Armacost e-mailed shortly after she attended our 35th reunion. She very much enjoyed the reunion and Hood’s beautiful campus. She wrote, “I was very touched that several of my classmates remembered the article I wrote for Hood Magazine in 1986 describing the challenges of raising a special needs child.” Since then, Jane and John have had many more challenges that have tested and honed their parent advocacy skills. Jane and John’s son Adam, 28, attends a day program for developmentally disabled adults at Penn-Mar Human Services, located in northern Baltimore County, where he also lives in a handicapped-accessible group home. His home is in close proximity to Jane and John’s, allowing for frequent visits. Adam’s older sib Craig, 31, has a mechanical engineering degree from the Univ. of Maryland, and also lives and works nearby. John is now a self-employed mechanic, having left the family dairy farm in 2000. Jane has been with Taylor Technologies for 10 years as a database manager, product photographer, “Web mistress” and bulk mail supervisor. Jane, in her spare time, enjoys reading, knitting, crocheting and raising ﬂowers. I remember reading Jane’s 2000 article, with portions of words a blur, with tears welling in my eyes. There was a ﬂurry of thoughts for me—patience, persistence, devotion, strength, love, gratitude and selﬂessness. You are a remarkable family. I was so pleased to open my inbox and ﬁnd news from Liz-Anne Arant Allen. She has lived in North Orange County, Calif., for 31 years. Divorced in ’94, she has raised two daughters. Leandra, 24, is an expert witness for Americans with Disabilities Act attorneys and is living in the Bay Area. Julia, 19, is a sophomore in college majoring in journalism and human relations. Liz-Anne has been in the ﬁnancial services industry for many years and currently manages qualiﬁed retirement plans for a Broker/RIA in Irvine. Liz-Anne lost her dad in ’88. Years later she lost her oldest sister to an aggressive cancer; then a year after her sister’s death, her mom had a stroke. Liz-Anne became her mother’s caretaker until her mom’s death in August 2008. Liz-Anne keeps in touch with Ginny Keane Bukovac, Billie Weise Dowd and Ann Cuppia Gandy. Ann and husband Jim were expected to visit Liz-Anne at Christmas as part of their trek west to visit family in central California. Liz-Anne would welcome connecting with alums, especially from ’74. Her e-mail is lizanneallen@roadrunner.com. Monica Desiderio, originally from Uruguay, lives in Los Angeles and works as a Spanish interpreter/translator for the U. S. District Court. She also serves in the same capacity at confer- ences and for clients. She is single once again and never had children. She would enjoy getting in touch with any classmates who might be in the area. Karen Liebig Roos shared that she and Chip just celebrated their 29th anniversary in August. They’re in the St. Louis area. Daughter Audrey is a behavior therapist and works for the Judevine Center for Autism. Victoria is in Chicago and has her own marketing company. Son Larry will ﬁnish college in the spring. Sue Closson Schneider, not only are you in Karen’s thoughts every Thanksgiving but your mother’s applesauce cake has been a mainstay in their home! Karen would love to hear from you, Sue! Carolyn Schoemer Huyghe and husband Patrick recently celebrated their 21st anniversary. They live in New York where Carolyn has been a real estate broker in White Plains and one of the partners at Keller Williams. Carolyn recently started a second business with “send-out cards,” and has reconnected with many old friends. Carolyn’s daughter Alexandra is a sophomore at The George Washington Univ. in D.C. Carolyn loves the social media and can be found on Facebook, LinkedIn and Plaxo. She stays in touch with Linda Shurko Bulvanoski, Mindy Vokes Schenck and Carole Turner. Let’s hear from you three next column! Dot Herdle Files B.A./B.S. ’74 and husband Eben work for the federal government in Texas. They are active in their church and both sing in several choirs. I remember Dot’s yearbook picture—on horseback. Well, they still have Arabian horses. Son Stuart programs computers. Daughter Carolyn was married this year and is an ofﬁcer in the U.S. Navy. Their youngest, Linda, is a senior in high school. Eben’s mother passed away this year. Louise Hicks Smith works full time as a dental hygienist in Winchester, Va., and enjoys helping out at her church in nearby Leesburg. She keeps busy golﬁng, painting and gardening. Son Brian lives in San Antonio, Texas. Daughter Courtenay is at home with Louise and is taking paralegal classes for her certiﬁcate. Louise attended the 35th reunion and thoroughly enjoyed seeing the campus and visiting with classmates, and commends Ron Volpe for his energy and enthusiasm. Vicki Raeburn Benton lives in New York, is back teaching and is head of the math department at New York Military Academy since the sale of their family business. Vicki’s husband Leigh is in his fourth term in the Orange County legislature. He continues to work, in his spare time, as a GIA certiﬁed jeweler. Their son Chris and his wife Jessica live in Melbour

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