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from our January/February 2020 Class Notes column:
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In a short five months, many of us will gather in Ithaca to commemorate and celebrate our 50th Reunion at Cornell. It will be the
culmination of untold hours over many months of very hard work and a great deal of creativity by our two amazing Reunion chairwomen, Cathy Forster Hogan,
BS '00, and Sally Anne Levin, JD '73. The Class of '70 has a designated 50th Reunion e-mail address: Cornell70Reunion50@gmail.com. PLease use it to connect directly with Sally Anne and
Cathy and their Reunion committee to volunteer your help before, during, or after (or all of the above) our special weekend. They want to hear from
you with questions, ideas, concerns, and suggestions regarding our Reunion. I am thinking that many of you have memorized the dates, but here they
are again, just in case: Thursday, June 4, 2020 until Sunday, June 7, 2020!
Tom Newman, our co-chair of affinity groups along with Toby Marion, tells me that any Class of 1970 classmates who would like to contact members
of their particular affinity group should please contact Tom at tnewman1207@gmail.com. More of our '70 classmates will attend our 50th Reunion when they know their friends,
teammates, fraternity brothers, sorority sisters, fellow members of clubs and organizations, freshman dorm-mates, and more are planning to
attend. This is a perfect time to start this important networking if you haven't already!
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from our November/December 2019 Class Notes column:
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Happy Holidays to all my
Cornell friends and classmates. The past 12 months have moved through
my life so quickly once again (and perhaps through yours as well). I
wish all of you good times, good health, and a very good 2020.
The celebration of our June 1970 graduation from our fair Cornell at our 50th
Reunion is only seven short months away! You have read the dates for
our 50th for the last five years, and here they are again: Thursday,
June 4, 2020 until Sunday, 07 June 2020! Please contact our two incredible
50th Reunion Chairwomen, Sally Anne Levine and Cathy Forster
Hogan, at this designated Class of 1970 50th Reunion e-mail address:
Cornell70Reunion50@gmail.com. They
are excited to hear from you with questions, ideas, concerns, suggestions, and,
of course, offers to volunteer before, during, and after (or all of the above!)
with any aspect of our 50th Reunion, large or small. And we
are all looking forward to seeing you in June 2020 at our fun and event-filled weekend
at Cornell.
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from our September/October 2019 Class Notes column:
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Countdown is just NINE MONTHS
until we gather on the Hill to celebrate graduating from Cornell in May 1970! Make
a note of the dates for our 50th Reunion: June 4-7, 2020. It's
very important to contact friends and classmates now! Connect with every
'70 classmate and friend you can think of to plan meeting in Ithaca in June 2020. Keep
those ideas and suggestions coming to our amazing 50th Reunion chairs,
Sally Anne Levine, JD '73, and Cathy Forster Hogan, for our weekend
party and celebration. Volunteers interested in helping with our 50th
Reunion (either before or during), contact Cathy and Sally Anne at this special
50th Re-union e-mail address: Cornell70Reunion50@gmail.com. And, as always,
check out our '70 sites: our class website, cornell70.org; our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Cornell70;
and our Twitter page, www.twitter.com/CornellClass70. Have you moved
recently, or do you have a new e-mail address? Please update your contact
information at: cornellconnect.cornell.edu. When Cornell (and the Class of '70)
has your current info, you will receive our future 50th Reunion and Class
of '70 communica Let's work together to make this our best '70 Reunion ever.
Charlie, JD '73, and Debbi Gerard Adelman MS ’74, are enjoying retirement
and stay active in the dance world through board activity, attendance, and support. Spending
time with daughter Karen, son and duaghter-in-law Mark '05 and Amy Green Adelman
'06, and twin grandsons Eli and Andrew ('36?), who are all residents of NYC, brings
them great joy. Charlie and Debbi help organize annual Pi Lambda Phi
mini-reunions, most recently in January 2019 in South Florida with class-mates Steve
Steinberg and wife Jenny, Steve Meyerson and wife Linda, Stuart Lemle
and wife Marian, Art Litowitz and wife June, and Becky Van Buren,
widow of Jeff Baer, and her husband, Steve Blatt. They hope to
see many classmates at our 50th in June 2020!
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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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