Chronicle 2017

lost their lives to cancer. Your Class Reps were overwhelmed when presented with thoughtful cards and a bottle of Moët & Chandon for each of us in recognition of our efforts. Truly appreciative, we also want you to know that in the 20 years since we took over from Liz Woolley (who led single- handedly for the first 25!), it has been a labour of love that we continue to enjoy. As 23 of you e-mailed best wishes for our 45th Reunion, along with your regrets about being unable to attend, meeting the following challenge is doable with sufficient

notice: Let’s aim to have 50 of us gather for our 50th! The year 2021 may seem far away, but time is flying faster than ever, so start spreading the word now! As we anticipate the next Class Reunion (and try to wrap our heads around being labelled Cinquantenaires!), keep in mind the following Haiku written by one of our party-goers: Reunion? I’ll go! Competition obsolete So great to be old!

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CLASS REP: Márta Ecsedi Mary Griffiths Priebe is retired and living happily in Barbados. Her family has grown to 12 people including three grandchildren, and she will celebrate her 40th wedding anniversary this year. Sadly, Mary will miss the reunion as she will be on a French river cruise. Harriet Peckham Binkley reports that Andrew is CEO of a startup firm ‒ Opalux ‒ and Clarissa is an engineer with Morrison Hershfield in Edmonton. Valerie Van De Mark Brown and Peter live in southwest Florida in a gated community called Miromar Lakes. They are grandparents for the first time to dear little Priscilla Van de Mark Brown. Sylvia Divecky has started a new business: Central Sun Jewellery. Sharon Davis Tanner and Márta Ecsedi enjoy getting together with Sylvia to make fabulous new creations. Anne Steacy launched the Anne Steacy Counselling Initiative at Trinity College in April. The counselling initiative supports one full-time psychiatric staff member at the college and a psychologist from the university several days a week. Glynis Newman ’s veterinary practice has grown substantially and is voted number one by the residents of Victoria. Her retirement home will be completely off the grid in a fairly remote part of the B.C. West Coast. Charlene Post Macdonald and Louise Park

MacMillan spent a lovely three weeks together in Italy with their husbands. Louise continues her work as chairman of the Havergal College Educational Foundation. Christine (Chris) Gray Cunningham had three classmates visit her in Australia: Susan Payne Olivo came from Mexico at Christmas; Mary Ellen DaCosta Playdel flew down from Airlie Beach, Queensland; and Heather Hayes Sherk came over from Melbourne for her daughter Emily’s wedding in February 2015. Nancy Goodwin Berry had a five-day visit from Scott and Adelle at Christmas. Andre is interviewing for his book and, last year, they covered 13,000 km from Vancouver to the southernmost tip of California, across to Arizona, north through Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and back to Vancouver. Barbara (Barb) Baines caught up with Daphne Schenk Ross in Parksville, B.C. Barb is retired from the government but is busier than ever with consulting, teaching and golf! Sharon Davis Tanner is well and enjoys her gatherings with Márta and Sylvia to design and make jewellery. She is looking forward to the next family trip to see old friends in Nairobi, Kenya in the fall. Márta Ecsedi enjoys her two grandsons and keeps busy with her volunteer work as chair of Professional Engineers Ontario’s equity and diversity committee. I look forward to seeing all of you for our 45th Reunion.

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