Bay Path University

28 Bay Pathway Winter 2015 1963 Susan Kilpatrick Demoulas Class Agent 9 Partridge Hill Rd., Andover, MA 01810 978.470.2045 suzedemo@verizon.net Diane Olliver Rudd Class Agent 112 Lakeside Dr., Groton, VT 05046 802.584.3559 dederud@gmail.com Carol Soutra Quinn graciously hosted a dinner for her class in honor of their 50th Reunion. Carol is also proud to share a photo of her granddaughter, Cora Banker (left), future BPU gal! 1966 Carol-Jean Filip Plunkett thinks living in coastal Rhode Island is great! Carol and her husband have six grandchildren, ages five – 19, and they are the joy of their lives. Since becoming a master gardener in 2013, Carol keeps very busy with volunteer projects. She continues to volunteer at a nursing home in Connecticut and loves every minute she spends with the residents! Carol would love to hear from her classmates. 1968 Barbara Hitchcock Class Agent 102 Paradise Ln., Fiskdale, MA 01518 860.741.2991 bhlake8@aol.com Deborah Huck Kermensky writes: "To my friends at BPJC (Now BPU) I leave horse magazines at my local library. 'Joanne' left a note thanking me for the magazines—she has always dreamed of having her own horse. I wrote an addendum to her note and left it for her: 'Dear Joanne: I once had your dream. Now, 58 years later, I have owned 100 horses—call me.' I'll invite her to our gorgeous farm to meet our Miniature Horses and Welsh Ponies. I even had my horse off campus when I was at Bay Path (Dean Wright made an exception and let me have my car on campus—ah, the 60's!) What does a retired Bay Path graduate do? I registered a miniature horse foal that was born here last year as 'Hilarious Harry.' I sent a note to the girls at the registry telling them how he got his name. They called and asked if I would write a series of stories about Harry as he grows up for their prestigious magazine, The Journal. The first story contains my bio pre-Bay Path, during Bay Path, and post-Bay Path (BPJC was a major building block of my success). Of course, one of the drawbacks of having to write one of these stories is NOW I have to KEEP the little devil! No, old Bay Path grads do not fade away. Some of us are too busy 'cleaning up' the barn for that! (I've owned horses for 58 years, bred them for 30, and had them on my own property for 40 years. Forty years of 'cleaning up' after them! (At our peak in Hadley, we had 32 horses. I do ALL the work—no hired help). That's a lot of 'cleaning up,' and to think Dean Conrad wouldn't let us wear blue jeans—now that's my nation- al dress! I met Prince Charles in 1974 when I owned a lot of formal gowns— now I don't own ONE dress! I hope to make my 50th reunion, but that all depends on the horses. (I've only had two vacations in the last 25 years!) Sometimes you'll hear my husband muttering under his breath. If you get close enough, you'll hear he's saying: 'Horses, ALWAYS Horses' (He's lucky I didn't want kids). I take pride in Bay Path. You are forward thinking and are staying on the cutting edge. Do you remember that the library was formerly my best friend's Christian Science Church? (Or has THAT changed?!) My warm regards to you all." Deborah continues to sell world champion quality miniature horses while enjoying nature on their 47-acre farm. The farm has its own deer herd, turkey flock, great horned owls, coyotes, bobcats, etc. They love the mild four-season climate in Tennessee, but miss the sensible, self-reliant New Englanders! 1976 Kathryn Hayward welcomed the birth of her new granddaughter, Carmen Gabriele Baldwin on August 23, 2013. Carmen's parents are Hilaria and noted actor and comedian, Alec Baldwin. Carmen's great-grandfather, Charles Hayward, taught art at Bay Path for many years. 1977 Kathy Phau Caputo Class Agent 25 Mtn. View Cir., Southampton, MA 01073 413.527.7372 kathcap@charter.net Susan Manning Holmes is currently in a graduate program at Trinity College for Public Policy. Her goal is to inform politicians which policies would best meet the needs of communities. 1979 Debra DeNovellis retired in 2009 as an AVP after 30 years of service at The Hartford Insurance Group. Since then, she has been blessed with three grandchildren and is expecting a fourth! During the day, Debra provides day care for her grandchildren and on the weekends, she works with her husband at the Italian restaurant they opened in 2006 – right after she obtained her bachelor's degree through Bay Path's One-Day Saturday Program! 1980 Mary-Anne Hurd Edwards Class Agent 171 Woodhill Hooksett Rd., Bow, NH 03304 603.226.4432 maeedwards@comcast.net Mary Lynn Nowak Pelletier Class Agent 71 Uconn Dr., Bristol, CT 06010 860.584.5261 mpelletier13@sbcglobal.net Eileen Tremble Pisarski Class Agent 34 Roseland Ter., Longmeadow, MA 01106 413.567.6688 eileen3466@yahoo.com Karen Chaiken Weintraub has taken the board exam to obtain a license as a Certified Professional Coder (CPC)! After her internship at a local hospital, she was offered a position and she is very excited! The Class of 1963 had a great time celebrating their 50th Reunion in October 2013! Pictured on the stairs of Deepwood Hall: Marcia Beck De Santis, Judy Schinelli Serra, Barbara Montagna, Patricia Stula Johnson, Suze Kilpatrick Demoulas, Carolyn Auclair Boehm, Lynn Bailey Coulombe, Joan Miller Heid, Bernadette Mastroianni Eastman, Donna Pesci Tobey, Betty Flathers Howarth, Joyce Beaudry Belanger, Karen Bai Rossi Puzzo, Jane Barstow Scalli, Rosalind Dymek Carter, Madeline Amirault Craft, Dede Olliver Rudd, Marilyn Thompson Walter, Jane McDowell Ford, and Virginia Driscoll Codeanne.

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