SPRING-OA 2022

2021 brought lots of changes for Regina Hartman and husband Greg. Their daughter Gabrielle graduated from high school and is now a freshman at Xavier University studying Montessori Education. The biggest change for Regina was the loss of her mom. She passed away at the end of December at the age of 93. Granddaughter Zuzu is a very entertaining 4-year-old and is very excited about becoming a big sister! Desmond Thomas was born on February 21st. Jane Phillips Sharon is enjoying her new role at Advanced Accelerator Applications as an Associate Director of Strategic Account Management. They are building a new site in Indianapolis, Ind., and look forward to completion in 2023. She sailed the Ionian Sea last summer. She recently recovered from knee replacement surgery last fall. Back to normal activities! Always look forward to visiting with her Woods friends and catching up! Elizabeth “Betsy” Boldt Riedl has had a lot of craziness in her life the last couple of years, but things are turning around and getting fun! I just received my Masters in Creative Writing from Queens University in Charlotte, N.C. I am now working with an editor from New York City to get my novel ready to be published! I am still teaching sixth and seventh grade ELA. Barbara “Barb” Haggerty Hoeft shared “After a nearly three-year fight, younger sister Rita lost her battle to Systemic Scleroderma in November, 2021. Within days of Rita’s death, I became a grandmother again. Dan and I enjoy our regular summer escapes to our Lake Michigan boat. We travel often to see our sons’ families, in New Hampshire and Utah and our daughter in downstate Illinois with her family. I keep busier than ever teaching Jr High Science to 140 students a day at All Saints Catholic Academy in Naperville, Ill.” Jan Giddens Lorenzano says “I am looking forward to the wedding of daughter Natalie to Luke Rogers this summer. Son Dominic and daughter-in-law Shannon’s wedding was during the Pandemic but was able to have a beautiful ceremony and reception. I recently bought my partner’s share of our business, so I am busier than ever and loving it! I am getting ready to roll off the SMWC Alumni Board which I will miss tremendously but will continue to stay connected to promote the college.” ’86 Kymberli Huet Payonk 175 Charing Cross Rd Terre Haute, IN 47803-9800 812-877-2899 k.payonk@ma.rr.com Jacqueline “Jacquie” Hutchinson Shukla is beginning a nursing job at Ridge Behavioral Health System in Lexington, Ky. Last December, she and her husband, Coke, accompanied by their granddaughter Evelyn, 4, and Evelyn’s parents, attended The Nutcracker Ballet in Chicago, Ill., featuring their eight- year-old granddaughter Mira. Barbara “Barb” Edgcomb Davis-Robinson is the Director of Client Relations at Foster Financial Services. She is loving her new job and coworkers. When she isn’t working, she is enjoying time with her grandkids, Owen, 6 and Genevieve, 2. She had a fun time with Tara and Kymberli in Chicago, Ill., at Christmas time. Mary Collins Dove and Mark are “halfway to empty nesting” with two daughters in college and two in high school. Mary teaches fourth grade, serves as vice principal and volunteers at her parish. This year her family has enjoyed trips to some National Parks and to the east coast to visit family. Barbara “Barb” Blaber Jenig reports that she is an “almost empty nester”: one son lives nearby in

O’Donoghue, Alice Sherfick Shelton and Sheila Galvin . The greatest gift The Woods gave me was amazing, life-sustaining friends, and I couldn’t be more grateful.

Chicago, Ill., and she sees him fairly often, while the other is in college in California. She lives in a two-flat with friends nearby and she has welcomed a new puppy, Gigi, who is great company. Work is busy and she is doing well. All is “amazing” with Tara Burke McMurray . Her daughter married a wonderful young man. Her sons are doing great. Teaching fourth-grade math is fun. She comes home to amazing dinners prepared by her husband Bob. Life is good! Joan Frisz was excited to join friends at Reunion last year. Outside of her work at Just Creations in Louisville, Ky., she took a road trip to Pennsylvania, spent a week in a hermitage at The Woods, and continues to bike and run as weather and knees permit. Linda Peters reports “same old news”: she is doing well, living in St. Louis, Mo., and travels when she can. She enjoyed the recent “virtual happy hour” that we set up for the Class of ’86. Richard and I now have two grandchildren. Heidi is two and tons of fun and her baby brother Clark was born in February. We spend as much time as we can visiting our grown children and traveling. Richard keeps putting off retirement, while I stay busy volunteering in the community. Our class had a very small number attend our Reunion last year, with many deciding that it was not a good time to travel. In the meantime, we have stayed connected through our private Facebook group and a couple of virtual gatherings which are always a good time. Peace and blessings to all and we look forward to our next gathering, whether it is on-screen or in person. Katherine “Kathy” Shrader Mitulski had a happy change to report: “The biggest news on my end is that Mike and I are “empty nesters” - at least through June - and we are LOVING IT! We have been blessed in so many ways. Life isn’t perfect...but it sure is good!” Margaret “Meg” Littlejohn Nation said she and the family were enjoying the snow and that she was looking forward to seeing everyone at Reunion. Same, Meg, same! After handling the estates of her aunt and mother- in-law along with multiple work projects all in one year, Alice Sherfick Shelton took six weeks off work to focus on writing and what she wants in her future. She finds dabbling in multiple art forms relaxing and centering. Lisa Bowling is very excited about her son’s wedding in April. Here’s hoping we get to see those pics at Reunion! Maria Price also had a happy change: leaving full-time work “until I figure out the next thing.” She is grateful for the 15 years she had at St. John Center, and while figuring out the next thing she is quilting, baking bread, learning clogging, and has become a kNOw Waste Ambassador. Maureen “Mo” McEvilly Carmody’s kids are busy! Katie is a comedian-slash-bartender who will be performing on the road this year; Sarah is leasing hi- rise residential apartments in Chicago, Ill.; and Thomas is graduating college with a degree in Information Technology in May. She says he’s available if anyone out there has a job for him! I’m so fortunate I was able to travel to South Carolina and safely spend a week with Judith “Judy” Coulup Hund ’13G, Maria Price, Maureen ’87 Chantel M. Hesting 4921 Woodmark Ct Fort Wayne, IN 46815-6060 317-496-1339 cmchesting@aol.com

’88 Nelleke Knarr 770 Lillian St Holland, MI 49424 616-610-1166 likecelica@gmail.com

Nelleke Knarr is excited to have moved from Oregon back to her former home of Holland, Mich., this year! She and Craig took a sabbatical along the way, visiting five national parks, which she highly recommends. She’s hoping to visit The Woods this spring. Mary Alice Cardis Clevenger and Neal, empty- nesters, sold their family home and moved into a very small apartment! They enjoyed having season tickets to the University of Cincinnati football games to see the UC Bearcats’ amazing season! It included a sound victory over Notre Dame! Margaret “Peggy” McCormick-Platz received her Masters of Leadership Development from The Woods in August 2021, and still serves on the Alumni Board of Directors. Peggy will leave St. Ursula Academy in May to take a position with the Ursuline Education Network. Grandbaby #3 for Peggy and Tony arrived last May! Susan Albrecht Sivore works from home for State Farm. In her free time, she practices yoga and regularly donates platelets for people battling cancer. She is celebrating her 30th wedding anniversary. In the fall, her third goes to the University of Dayton. Her youngest is a sophomore in high school. Ann Englum Staats is doing well after suffering a badly broken ankle last spring. It resulted in her spending almost six weeks at the Sisters of Providence Health Care, an excellent setting for a recuperation. Tracy Collings Richardson, Ph.D. , is Dean of the Division of Arts and Social Sciences at SMWC and is songwriting in her spare time. Husband George still volunteers in the local schools. Savanna is acting/ directing in Chicago, Vanessa is on ESPN radio (Houston), and Collin is in the Army Reserves. Regina “Gina” Piotrowski is pleased to report that she recently retired after 31 years with the same employer, working as an analytical chemist and in environmental compliance. She lives in Wisconsin with Wally, her husband of 26 years and their college student son, Adam. ’89 Luahna Winningham Carter 3957 Ruth Ln Cincinnati, OH 45211 jwswife@gmail.com Many Classmates of 1989 are turning 55 this year. We are torn between fond memories of a hit song by Sammy Hagar, and the savings that come with AARP eligibility. If you have to ask who Sammy Hagar is, our 35th Reunion is in 2024 – I’ll bring the cassette. I would like to make a prayer request on behalf of an unnamed classmate who was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2021. She has created a FB page so friends and family can follow her journey, but it is not my announcement to make. If you know, you know. Lynda Welch Hemmerling would love to hear from Woodies at johnscrowdedhouse@att.net, which is less crowded with four out of five adult children in South Dakota, Texas and at Purdue. Lynda works in Service/Outreach and Youth Ministry. She and John, who works at DePaul University, are in their 31st year of marriage!

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