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TRI DELTA DISPATCH Mary Middlekauff Parsons '50 enjoys retirement and being busy with friends and family. She is president of Friends of Pittsfield Public Library. The group does a number of projects to help support the library. Mary lives in Pittsfield, Maine. E-mail: djparsons5@gmail.com Charlene Ewell Jackson '51 spends winters in Yuma, Ariz., and the other months in Osceola, Wis. At 82 years old, she still plays golf, bridge, and knits for charity. Mary Rouse Jones '55 lives in Altamonte Springs, Fla. She is single and her daughter, Melinda, lives in Austin, Texas, but she has many friends in Altamonte. Mary Jo is an active member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Winter Park, Fla. E-mail: jjones118@cfl.rr.com Jane Jackson Pronko '55 still enjoys painting. Visit her website, janepronko. com. Jane resides in Prairie Village, Kan. E-mail: sjpronkc@aol.com Kathryn Deuser Parrett '58 is very passionate about human trafficking awareness and is involved in a safe house as a volunteer. "Since this is the second-largest crime worldwide, it is therefore a huge money-making business." She is also very involved in her church, heading the pastor's prayer team. E-mail: nfparrett@aol.com Judith Platt Brown '59 is a greeter at Champion Forest Baptist Church in Spring, Texas. She is the former president and current volunteer at Houston Northwest Medical Center Auxiliary. E-mail: jandtcbrown@att.net Carol Simmons Hindman '59 has two children, Jennifer and Greg, and five grandchildren. She recently moved to an assisted living facility in Surprise, Ariz. E-mail: chindman@cox.net Cynthia Clark Tyler '59 has three granddaughters: Tyler, who will attend Ole Miss this fall; Baldwin, who is entering the 10th grade; and Greer, who is in the 8th grade. Cindy lives in Baton Rouge, La. E-mail: cyctyler@cox.net Marilyn Mueller Brooks '60 loves traveling, playing tennis, tutoring, reading, and church activities. She feels fortunate to have four grandchildren in the Atlanta, Ga., area, where she lives. E-mail: jmbrooks2@bellsouth.net Elizabeth Landolt Cochrane '60 retired to an active adult community near Cincinnati, Ohio. She has two children, William and Elizabeth. E-mail: cbetsy@fuse.net Virginia Welsch Heitz '61 does testing in elementary and middle schools three times a year. Her church responsibilities include officer/chairman of committees and philanthropic educational organization officer. She and her husband recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. E-mail: ghyougogirl@yahoo.com Susanne Shelton Hetrick '61 reports that, "As long as I am physically, mentally, spiritually, and financially comfortable, I find aging delightful." Susanne lives in Linwood, N.J. She has three children: Jeff, Greg, and Christianne. Pamela Stone Stroup '62 enjoys retirement. She went to Peru last spring and Scotland in the fall. She is very active in a basket ministry, making gift baskets for the underprivileged around Easter, Christmas, and birthdays. All materials are donated, repurposed, and recycled. "I'm attempting quilting," Pamela writes. "I love my book club, and recommend The 13th Tale by Diane Satterfield." Pamela resides in Lafayette, La. E-mail: usljawk76@gmail.com Carole Terry Gray '63 enjoys spending time with her seven grandchildren, ages 3 to 14. Six of the seven are girls. Carole and her husband, Joseph, live in Germantown, Tenn. E-mail: info@grayshome.com Nancy Edwards Williams '64 stays busy with her duties on the Utah State Chapter P.E.O. executive board. "Providing Educational Opportunities for women is an exciting, worthy cause," Nancy writes. She also loves spending time with her family and traveling when she can. Nancy resides in Sandy, Utah. E-mail: nwilliams@q.com Judith Ericson Erickson '65 retired from educational administration last year. This year, she has been spending time visiting her daughters in Iowa and Texas. She has a 2-year-old granddaughter in San Antonio, Texas. She works with the Assistance League of Atlanta, where she lives. E-mail: ericks3@aol.com Linda Olson Morgandale '68 meets about once a year in San Diego with Tri Delta sisters Jan Johnson '68, Louise Ewing '68, Stephanie Harrison '68, and Judy Rosen '68. Linda resides in Mission Viejo, Calif. Patricia Forgey '69 retired in 2013 from Tri Counties Reginal Center after a 40-year career as a clinician and executive in medical rehabilitation and social services. She is now at a consulting practice in organizational development. Patricia lives in Santa Barbara, Calif., and enjoys traveling. E-mail: pforgey@pathforward.uas.com Lynn Temme Lang '71 supervises teachers at the University of Central Missouri. She enjoys traveling to see friends and relatives, volunteering in elementary schools, and attending activities and events of her six grandkids. Lynn lives in Lee's Summit, Mo. E-mail: lynnlang33@sbcglobal.net Rachel Watts '08 is in her third year of teaching. She is a 5th grade teacher at Cure of Ars Catholic School in Leawood, Kan. E-mail: rachku2120@gmail.com Alumnae from the 2006 pledge class reunited this summer in Lawrence. Front row, from left: Beth Rogers Toomey '06, Laurent Lewis '06, Mindy Mihalchik Frye '06, and Allison Craddick '06. Middle row: Amber Harley '06, Lindsay Stuck Kuhn '06, Katie Goron Smith '06, Betty Kaspar '06, and Michelle Asperheim Gillard '06. Back row: Natalie Dallman '06, Amanda Lewis Prieto '06, Lauren Anderson '06, Cara Stingley Rumage '06, and Shannon Tuley '06. Barb Anstett Barnard '63, Carol Lynne Byington Ellis '63, Jennifer Jones Bagley '64, Molly Wilkin Porter '64, and Cheris Shelton Garrison '63 celebrated their 70th birthdays last October in California. While they were together, they were delighted to present each other with their Golden Circle Pins. Alumnae News 4

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