Alpha Chi Omega - University of Kansas

P A G E 5 | N O T E S O F T H E L Y R E a member of the Daughters of the King and served on the altar guild. ALUMNAE NEWS Margaret Fesler Ewing '43 is still going strong at 92 years of age and continues to live in her home in Kansas City, Mo. "Most of my contemporaries have 'left the train,'" she says. "My younger friends and I go to lunch once a month. We enjoy our memories of college days and the lifelong friends we met. I now am a great-grandmother to Walter and Ivy Ewing. God has truly blessed me." Audrey Harris Chew '44 is 90 years young and sill swims laps in Lebanon, Ohio. She belongs to the P.E.O. sisterhood and the Red Hatters Society. In addition, Audrey played in a golf league until this year. She has six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Martha Gragg Chase '48 says, "At the age of 88, I feel lucky to be in fairly good health." Martha is still active in several bridge clubs and other organizations in Joplin, Mo. She always enjoys receiving news from KU and ACW. E-mail: bugira@cableone.net Mary Keller Steinle '48 was initiated in 1948 and is now 87 years old. Mary and her husband, Jack, live in Springfield, Mo. Winona Klotz Townsend '48 was only in the chapter as a junior and senior at KU, having come from Coffeyville Junior College in the fall of 1947. "Many of us lived later in Johnson County and eight of us formed a bridge club in 1955. Four of us still get together once a month for lunch—myself, Carolyn Keith Stevenson '46, Betty Link Marshall '46, and Margaret Fesler Ewing '43. We are very close to each other; it is wonderful," Winona says. Carol Krehbiel Kreischer '49 shares that she would like to hear from sisters who were at KU from 1947-55. Carol lives in Ann Arbor, Mich., and has a daughter, Kathleen. E-mail: ckreischer@henchey.net Jane Hanna Reeble '50 says she still drives to Green Valley, Ariz., in mid-January and returns home to Emporia, Kan., by mid-April. "While I am there, I always enjoy my ACW alumnae sisters," Jane says. Judy Chambers Strick '58 shares, "Happy 2017 to you all! I am living in two states, San Francisco, Calif., and Goodyear, Ariz." Judy is always looking for cabin mates to share a suite with. Her husband passed away on February 22, 2016. "If you fly Southwest Airlines and have a Phoenix crew, my son, Dan, flies D position (back). Introduce yourself—check in!" E-mail: moongazer@cox.net Carolyn Fox Schaefer '59 and her husband, Dale, have enjoyed living in a retirement community in St. Louis, Mo., for the past five years and find themselves "busier than ever!" They have four granddaughters, all of whom are teenagers this year. E-mail: dg_schaefer@ charter.net Sherryl Duckworth Thorne '60 reports that her older son, Stan, is a KU graduate, has his own business, Joshua Communications, serves as president of KC Porsche Club, and has two daughters. Sherryl's younger son, Chad, is also a KU graduate and is senior vice president of sales and marketing of Greenpoint Tech. Sherryl stays very active in the Church of Resurrection traditional choir, helps with the blood bank, and attends several bible studies in Kansas City, Mo. E-mail: sthorne2@kc.rr.com Karen Vice Irey '61 is moving back to Kansas after living in Oklahoma for more than 40 years. "Big job! But looking forward to life in Kansas again and hope to see many of my Alpha Chi sisters," she says. E-mail: kirey@telepath.com Susan Olson '61 reports that she moved to Dallas, Texas, in June 2016 and is finally fully retired. "It is good to be back in Texas and to reconnect with Melanie Poor Cottam '60!" Susan says. E-mail: ssusanolson@yahoo.com Bette Brown Tacchella '62 has published two books, Mother Has Alzheimer's and Speak to Me, Lord, I'm Listening, and is working on a third one. Both books are available on amazon. com. Betsy and her husband, Bill, live in Sturgis, Mich. E-mail: tacchella@hotmail.com Jeanne "Bourge" Hathaway '64 says she is happily retired and plays tennis, travels to unravel a few genealogical mysteries, and generally keeps up with the next generation. Bourge and her spouse, Julia Fitz-Randolph, live in New Harbor, Maine. E-mail: jbourgehathaway@mac.com Joyce Grist Evans '65 retired from the U.S. Government accountability office on January 9, 2016, after 14 years there. Joyce moved back to Lawrence, Kan., in May 2016 with her husband, George. He also retired from the federal government on October 31, 2016. "We are back home after 30 years of living in Virginia, first in the Tidewater area and then in the Washington, D.C., area, when we lived in Fairfax County and commuted into D.C.," Joyce says. E-mail: joycee.jayhawk@gmail.com Lucretia Pruett Fowler '66 remarried on August 21, 2016, in Braselton, Ga., after her husband passed away on July 6, 2015. E-mail: pruettjhawk@bellsouth.net Beth Donhowe Callaghan '68 has lived in San Antonio, Texas, since 1988, when her husband, John, was transferred there for his last assignment in the Army. Beth owned a small sewing workroom, doing custom sewing for decorators. "Once in a while, I still get talked into a job or two, but for now I'm teaching the craft to two or three young women," she says. "It was a joy to see my pledge mother, Sandee Smith '68, last year here in San Antonio and in Santa Fe!" E-mail: homeideassewing@gmail.com Nancy Holmes '69 retired from pediatrics after 34 years in general practice, most of it solo. "Missing 'my' kids and 'my families,' but not the business side," she says. "I am taking college-level courses in things I couldn't, like art/Greek history and photography." Nancy's only grandchild, William, lives in Lawrence, Kan., and is 19 years old. "He's a hoot as I try to get there every four to six weeks," she said. "My other child, Carl, has moved back to Lawrence and is an optometrist in Leavenworth, Bonner Springs, and Kansas City, Kan. My daughter, Melanie, drives into Kansas City, where she is a pediatric nurse practitioner." E-mail: neholmesmd@sbcglobal.net Kathy Collins Reilly '69 jokes, "I guess I can't decide what I want to be when I grow up! I started out as a high school teacher. Then I became an attorney practicing education law for 23 years. I eventually retired in 2006 due to poor health. Then, out of boredom (in part), I obtained my private investigator's license, started my own business, Kathy Collins, J.D., School Investigations, in 2015 and I'm loving it! I work as much as I want to and enjoy (semi) retirement when I'm not snooping around, pretending I'm Paul(a) Drake!" Kathy lives in Des Moines, Iowa. E-mail: skoollaw@dwx.com Sheila Harding Lugenbuehl '70 is enjoying one of the best positions of her career as a global service delivery executive for Unisys. "The challenges of the job coupled with international travel have made it perfect," Sheila says. "My grandchildren are the highlight of my life: Logan (11), Aiden (10), Brady (9), Ryan (8), Nathan (6), and Madeline (2)." Sheila and her husband, Michael, live in Reseda, Calif. E-mail: sheila.lugenbuehl@sbcglobal.net Jane Mallonee Miller '72 says, "Greetings, Phi! I am still nearby in Leawood, recently retired from 40 years in Shawnee Mission as of June 16, 2016, as an elementary art teacher. My new, very busy life revolves around family and supporting public school education via KNEA, NEA-SM, and NEA." Jane hopes to finish setting (Continued on page 6)

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