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from our July/August 2019 Class Notes column:
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Our 50th Reunion
is in less than a year! Once again, the dates are June 4-7, 2020. It's
time to contact friends and classmates and start making plans to come to Ithaca
next June. Our busy Reunion chairs, Sally Anne Levine, JD '73, and Cathy
Forster Hogan, are anxious to hear from classmates who have ideas/suggestions for
our big party weekend. Volunteers who want to help at, before, or after
our 50th Reunion are very welcome to contact Cathy and Sally Anne; please use this
special Reunion e-mail address:
Cornell70Reunion50@gmail.com. Check out our '70 websites:
class website, cornell70.org; Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Cornell70; and Twitter
page, www.twitter.com/CornellClass70. If you have moved recently or have
a new e-mail address, please update your contact information at cornellconnect.cornell.edu
so you will receive future 50th Reunion and Class of '70 communications. I'm
excited to see many of you at Cornell in about 11 months!
William McCumiskey
and wife Maria live in Oyster Bay, NY. They also have a Golf Villa at
PGA National Palm Beach Gardens, which they fill up using Airbnb when they are not
there—which is most of the year, he is sorry to say. William is still
teaching golf during the summers and is a substitute teacher in the winter. Their
children bring them the most satisfaction in their lives. Their twins
will be going to college next fall: Rosie will attend Clemson and Willie will go
to SUNY Geneseo. William recalls that his best day at Cornell was when
he walked Buster and two dates into Barton Hall for a basketball game. Paul Fish is semi-retired
and is working three days a week as a relief veterinarian. He plays lots
of golf. He and wife Sheri live in Merrick, NY, and travel to exotic places together. Recently
they spent three weeks in China. Sheri and Paul have two wonderful grandchildren,
Cece, 4, and Caleb, 1-1/2.
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from our May/June 2019 Class Notes column:
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In just one short year,
we will gather in Ithaca for our 50th Reunion. I am astounded
that we graduated 49 years ago! Most days I do not feel that old, but
some days I do. Please mark you calendar (paper or on your phone) and
make plans to meet your friends and classmates at Cornell, Jun 4-7, 2020. Sally
Ann Levine, JD '73, and Cathy Hogan, our amazing 50th
Reunion chairs, are in the midst of planning a spectacular and fun-filled Reunion
weekend for all of us. They have set up a special and specific e-mail
address, Cornell70Reunion50@gmail.com,
for us to use for all thing 50th Reunion! Send ideas and suggestions,
and of course questions and comments, to Cathy and Sally Anne. And volunteers
before, during, and after our 50th are needed and welcomed. To
complete my bi-monthly reminder, check out our various websites '70 sites: class
website, cornell70.org; Facebook
page, www.facebook.com/Cornell70;
and Twitter page, www.twitter.com/CornellClass70. Have
you moved recently? Do you have a new e-mail address? Please update your
contact information by visiting
cornellconnect.cornell.edu so you will not miss out on our future 50th
Reunion communications.
My parents, Carl Ferris '47 and Connie Foley '47, met in downtown
Ithaca, when she was hitching a ride up the very steep section of Buffalo St. and
he was driving his car back to campus. He stopped, she accepted the ride,
they met, and the rest, as the saying goes, is history. They had their
first date with a week, maybe even just a day or two later! The legend
is that the date was at Joe's Restaurant (on West Buffalo and Meadow streets). Since
my birth in August 1948, I, "Little Connie," have been blessed and lucky to
be half
of "the Connies" - a term that was coined by one of ministers at my father's funeral
after his death in November 2009.
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from our March/April 2019 Class Notes column:
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Spring is blooming as 2019
moves into March and April, which feature many holidays and special days. Highlights
in March are Daylight Saving Time (spring ahead) and St.Patrick's Day, followed
by the first day of spring and Purim. Passover and Easter will be celebrated
in April, as well as Earth Day.
Connie Fern Miller, who resides in Watkins Glen, NY, with her husband, Ted
Carleton, carries on her solo law practice, being village justice for Watkins Glen
and village attorney for Burdett. She shares that both her daughters,
Kate and Lane, are married to great sons-in-law! Connie and Ted enjoy
many outdoor activities and trips, all while they are building a cabin on land they
own in Hector, NY. They enjoy skiing at Greek Peak, cross-country skiing,
swimming in their pond, camping, kayaking, and canoeing. Connie can't
think of anything else she wishes she could be doing - but on second thought, she
says, "Oh yes! Grandchildren would be nice." A Shakespeare
course she took on the Hill had a wonderful and long-lasting impact on her.
In Octorber 2017, John and Sandra Shands Elligers welcomed grandson
Ezra, son of Andrew and Julia Joh Elligers '01. Jeff Altamari
and Joe Falconi would appreciate and welcome hearing from any and all Sigma
Chi Class of '70 brothers as they are organizing a get-together for our 50th
Reunion in June 2020. Please contact Jeff at jeffaltamari@gmail.com. Jeff lives in Saratoga
Springs, NY, with his wife, Janet.
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from our January/February 2019 Class Notes column:
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Our next Cornell Class of
'70 "Party Weekend" will be taking place in Ithaca in 17 months! I am
pleased to announce that our Reunion chairs, Sally Anne Levine, JD '73, and
Cathy Hogan, BS '00, have been busy making plans for our Big Red 50th
Reunion, June 4-7, 2020. If you are interested in helping with Reunion,
have suggestions for programming, or have ideas, questions, or comments, please email
Sally and Cathy at
Cornell70Reunion50@gmail.com.
Did you move recently? Do you have a new e-mail address? Don't miss out
on future Reunion communications. Please update your contact information
by visiting cornellconnect.cornell.edu. Now
is a great time to connect with your '70 friends and classmates about the 50th
Reunion for the Legendary CLass of 1970. Log on to our various '70 sites;
our class website, cornell70.org;
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Cornell70;
and our Twitter page, www.twitter.com/CornellClass70.
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from our November/December 2018 Class Notes column:
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Happy end-of-2018 holidays
to all of you, my friends and '70 classmates. The years seem to go by
so quickly for me. I wonder if this sensation results in part from having
celebrated a birthday milestone this past summer. Yes, I turned 70 on
Friday, August 13. So did another classmate and member of our class leadership
team, Ellen Kotsones Kreopolildes. Fun to share a birthday. Anyone
else from '70 born on Friday, August 13, 1948? I find it amazing, wonderful
and worthy of celebration that most of us became 70 years old in 2018. As
my 92-year old mom, Connie Foley Ferris '47, likes to say, "It's better
than the alternative! Any input about being 70 from you all is most welcome.
In a short year and a half, we will celebrate our 50th Reunion at Cornell! Contact
your friends and classmates, and make plans to meet in Ithaca from Thursday, June
4, until Sunday morning, June 7, 2020. It will be a busy, fun, and activity-packed
weekend! Check out our various '70 sites: our class website, cornell70.org;
our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Cornell70;
and our Twitter page,
www.twitter.com/CornellClass70. Any of our classmates who want
to help with our 50th Reunion (before and during), go to our website,
click on "Get Involved," and then scroll down to "Officers". Then you
will be able to e-mail our 50th Reunion Chairs, Sally Anne Levine,
JD '73, and Cathy Forster Hogan, to volunteer your time and expertise.
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from our September/October 2018 Class Notes column:
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It's true! Our
50th Reunion at Cornell will be celebrated in only 21 months! Contact
your Cornell friends and classmates and plan your trip back to Ithaca, JUne 4-7,
2020. It will be an exciting and memorable weekend! Check
out our various '70 sites: class website, cornell70.org; Facebook page, facebook.com/Cornell70;
and Twitter page, www.twitter.com/CornellClass70. To all classmates who
want to help with our 50th Reunion (both before and during), e-mail Reunion
chairs Sally Anne Levine,
JD '73 and Cathy Forster
Hogan.
An addendum to news from
Diane Christopulos, who appeared in the July/August column: The president
of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) is not the president of the USA! (I
asked.) Diana has now been on the president's advisory circle for several
months, in addition to being the president-elect of the Blue Ridge Land Conservancu
(BRLC). As Diana is very busy with other ventures, she will not become
the BRLC president until 2019. Because of the beautiful mountains, perfect
four seasons, many colleges and universities, and excellant healthcare, she and
Mark McClain moved to Salem, VA, to retire in 2003. They are 20 minutes
from one of the most photographed parts of the Appalachian Trail, McAffe Knob. Diana
completed her section hikes of the entire AT in 2008. She recently completed
two terms as president of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club, the all-volunteer
organization that maintains over 120 miles of the AT in their region. Diana
has spent much of her time helping with opposition to the Mountain Valley Pipeline
at all levels of government. Yes, she is busy!
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