Bay Path University

30 Bay Pathway Winter/Spring 2016 NOTES Class agents are listed below each class year. If no class agent is listed, please send your news to alumni@baypath.edu. Reunion years are indicated. 1939 Nancy, daughter of Ruth Spray Wilcox, says, "Mother is now 95 years old and still speaks very highly of her stay at Bay Path. Her mind is still sharp and she enjoys sharing stories with her children." 1947 Claire Russell James has moved to Loomis Lakeside at Reed's Landing, which has proven to be a nice place to live. However, Claire still misses her home and friends on Cape Cod. She says she has made friends and is trying to always be active. She recommends that seniors have a look at Reed's Landing if they are considering an independent living lifestyle. 1949 Jean Boutwell Genasci and her hus- band, Jim, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on December 9, 2015. Jean continues to volunteer for social justice causes. Travel is high on their list of "To Dos." 1951 65th REUNION % Marion Brooks Waleryszak Class Agent 96 Magnolia Ter., Springfield, MA 01108 413.788.4424 waleryszak@aol.com Barbara Knox Andersen says that life is looking good and the Lord has looked out for her through two surgeries for colon cancer last year. She has been a widow for three years but keeps busy with her church activities, visits from her daughter and the company of her cocker spaniel and grey tabby cats. Corrinne J. Russell Despard is proud of Bay Path and what is being done to help so many students, as she was helped back in 1950 and 1951. She appreciated it so much! She is still loving Daytona Beach and sends her best to the class of 1951. 1952 Cynthia "Cyn" Snow Gardner spent the winter months in Tallahassee with classmate Marguerite "Peg" Planchon Bourgeois and had fun, as always! They went on road trips to Jacksonville, Tampa, Fort Myers, Sanibel, Captiva, and made a stop in Lakeland to visit Wes Eustice, former husband of Marilyn Hamilton Eustice. Cynthia says Wes has remarried "a lovely southern gal" named Liz and they enjoyed a nice visit over lunch. All three of them are hanging in there and are trying to "age gracefully!" 1955 Dorothy Masajada Hartland Class Agent 70 Cayenne St., W. Springfield, MA 01089 413.733.9205 Patricia Avery Haselton still lives in the same home in Swanzey, NH, where she has lived for the last 50 years. Her children are all grown and she watches her five-and-a-half year old grand- daughter twice a week. Her grand- daughter is now a kindergartener who talks all the time and attends gymnastics once a week. She still gardens on a much smaller scale, belongs to the local fitness center and keeps busy with church activities. The rest of her family is doing well! Gertrude "Trudy" Yazmer Brown has two grandchildren who've graduated from college in the past year. She's also spent much of the year traveling to Israel, South America, Spain, and cruised the Mediterranean. She and her family, all 16 of them, vacationed in Costa Rica. She says that some of her recent adventures were on her "bucket list" and she's enjoying life very much! 1956 60th REUNION % Carolyn Chunglo Zawacki relocated from Wilbraham, MA, to Lincoln Hills, CA. In this 55+ community, activities such as golf and swimming are offered, in addition to two clubhouses and 79 clubs to join. Jacquelyn "Jacquie" Downs Wadsworth downsized after her husband, Gerry, suddenly passed in 2011. Jacquie added on at her daughter's family's home in Suffield, CT. She is very fortunate to have a much more manageable, independent residence that is so close to her family. She still enjoys traveling, gardening, volunteering in her community, reading, and connecting with friends from Bay Path University. 1958 Joan Aninger Hinterseer Class Agent 425 Main St., Unit 17D, Hudson, MA 01749 978.562.2029 Virginia (Ginny) Liucci Carlson Class Agent 7820 Fawn Brook Cir. East, Jacksonville, FL 32256 904.641.1907 pcorngin@comcast.net Beverly A. Smith Jackowitz is retired and enjoying life with her husband of 56 years. They are the proud parents of three grown sons and their wonderful wives, and grandparents to seven amazing grandchildren ages nine to sixteen. Their greatest joy in life is spending time with the family and traveling when possible. 1959 Lynda Lichter Schweber has now been at Riverwoods Village for five years, the largest continuing care retirement community in the country and she says it is wonderful. Lynda says the 120-acre campus has everything from college classes to the the best entertainment available. She would love to get together with any classmates or alumni in the area. She is enjoying her kids, grand- kids, and great-grandkids—the years are flying by for her! 1960 Geraldine Czaja Boles retired on September 30, 2014 with a total of 32+ years of federal government service; the last 28 years employed by the Department of the Navy as a security specialist. Barbara Welch Dittman retired from Hamilton Sundstrand in 1998. Barbara has two daughters, three beautiful granddaughters, and enjoys spending her winters in Florida. Joan Hoarle Ferraro and her husband were both teachers at Wales Elementary School. She taught third grade, her husband taught fourth grade, and they worked side by side for 20 years. Both have been retired for the past 20 years and are enjoying every minute of their lives. They have 10 grandchildren, five of whom are currently in college. Joan wishes all her classmates health and happiness. 1963 Susan Kilpatrick Demoulas Class Agent 9 Partridge Hill Rd., Andover, MA 01810 978.470.2045 suzedemo@verizon.net BPW_WinterSpring 2016_final_Layout 1 3/24/16 2:45 PM Page 33

• Cover