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Alpha Chi Omega
Krista Dye
Elsberry, Mo.
Danielle Feit
McHenry, Ill.
Carleigh Thrower
Columbia, Mo.
Mary Kaleta
Elmhurst, Ill.
Chapter Adds Four New Members
Alpha Nu added four new members through continuous open bidding (COB) in February. Welcome ladies!
CHAPTER ETERNAL
Betty Dixon Beer '39 entered Chapter Eternal on February 12 at
her residence in Galvez, Texas, surrounded by her loving family
due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. Betty loved being
outdoors and tending to her garden and flowers. She was very
close to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whom she
loved very much. For many years, Betty was a school bus driver
for Ascension Parish.
ALUMNAE NEWS
Ann Eicher Bain '47 resides in St. Louis, Mo. She said the ribbon-
cutting ceremony for the renovation of the house was wonderful and
the house looks beautiful. E-mail: abain3558@sbcglobal.net
Reta Jo Keedy Wade '54 wants to congratulate the chapter
on their new house. "I'm sure it is beautiful. I can't believe I
started my freshman year there 60 years ago this fall! ACW was
a wonderful experience." Reta loved living in TD 3 (temporary
dorm #3), which was two blocks away. She lived in the ACW
house for one semester. Reta lives in Saint Joseph, Mo.
Alice Smith Johnson '62 spends half of her year in Belgium and
half in Saint Cyprian, France, with friends and family. Patchwork
is a passion of hers. One of her quilts won the European Quilts
Awards at the International Quilt Expo in Innsbruck, Switzerland,
in 1998. E-mail: alicejohnsonbxl@gmail.com
Winnie Kuhn Partridge '69 has been a flight attendant for 41
years. She taught first and third grades before joining Pan America
Airlines in 1972 and United Airlines in 1986. Winnie still loves
her job and doesn't see herself retiring for at least 10 more years.
She has twin daughters who both live in Santa Barbara, Calif.
She and her husband, Rym, reside in Santa Cruz, Calif. E-mail:
winbone127@aol.com
Janet Deppe Meeker '73 and her family reside in Potomac, Md.
Her husband, Timothy, is in cancer research at the NIH of Health.
Her daughter, Hillary, is a second-year student at the University
of Virginia and her son, Jordan, is a recent college graduate who
joined a financial investment firm. Janet has worked on alumni
projects through the Department of Allied Health and would like
to return for a game or to meet old friends at the chapter house.
E-mail: jdeppe@asha.org
Melissa Hardin Kern '79 retired in May 2013 after 29 years of
teaching. She and her husband, Jim, reside in Columbia, Mo., and
have two children: Jeff graduated from Lincoln University and
Angie is a freshman at the University of Missouri, competing on
the Tiger gymnastics team. E-mail: gymmom94@hotmail.com
Susan Taylor '80 and her husband, Rob, reside in Saint Joseph,
Mo. She enjoyed the August 2013 ribbon-cutting ceremony
and getting to see so many special sisters and friends. E-mail:
suetaylor4505@gmail.com
Leslie Bradshaw '05 received her master's degree in secondary
education in May 2013. She spent three weeks in Strasbourg,
France, for a study abroad program. Leslie is working toward her
teaching certificate in French, which she hopes to receive in May
2014. She resides in Saint Louis, Mo. E-mail: labgf4@mac.com
Kathleen Heermann Jekel '06 married Cullen Jekel in Blue
Springs, Mo., on October 19, 2013. She had four Alpha Chis as
bridesmaids. E-mail: kmhgf7@mizzou.edu
Alumnae update