Class of 1970
Class Chairs:
George and Irene Shima Whitaker 410/799-5277; ikswhit@aol.com
Class Notes:
Rita Overman-Bennett
As some of you know, January of 2008 will mark the beginning of new adventures for us in Florida. Bob is retiring from the "physiology business" after 38 1/2 years at the University of Maryland Dental School and Rita is retiring from 15 years in the "forklift business" because she doesn't want Bob to get around the country without her. We hope to continue our kayaking, hiking, bicycling and camping hobbies in new locals and with new friends. Bob recently packed and drove a ten foot moving van containing our master bedroom furniture, Rita's 25 boxes of books, and Bob's tools to spend about six days late in November beginning to paint and set up the interior of our new home. We will be able to spend the holidays in Sebring with family. The professional movers will come to Baltimore for our larger, more fragile items on January 8 and we expect to be reasonably "settled" in the house by the end of January. Our new home is on the 12th tee of the Country Club golf course about a quarter mile walk from our daughter Jennifer Lynn Bennett and her children Samantha (10 years) and Wade (6 years). We will also be about a 90 minute drive from Venice, FL where our son Michael Bennett, his wife Jennifer Lee, and children Lindsey (16 years) and Michael Jr. (7 years) reside. We look forward to spending much more time with our Florida families in our grandpa and grandma roles than has been possible in the past. Rita's mother Arva and her husband Ray Trisler still prefer to live in their own home in Richmond, IN where they receive assistance from dedicated caregivers, visiting nurses, therapists, family and even her hairdresser. We were able to visit them over the Thanksgiving holiday when we once again enjoyed Thanksgiving on the farm with Rita's aunt, Rhea, and cousins, Bobby, Mark Jane and Jeff and their families. We will miss our many dear friends in the Baltimore area but hope and expect to be exchanging visits with them from time to time. There is a good sized guest bedroom with a separate bathroom and closet in the new house. Earlhamites are always welcome to stop by if in the area. We wish you all the very best for the Holidays as well as for the New Year. Cheers!
(Posted December 18, 2007)
Causey Gram III
I am now pastoring First Baptist Church Urbandale in Dallas, TX. My wife, Sue, passed away in 1999 after a lengthy battle with systemic lupus. But I have been blessed to have Reba as my wife for six years. She's a North Texas girl, so my South Louisiana upbringing still suffers from the occasional "cognitive dissidence". Nevertheless, life is good...and never dull.
(Posted May 18, 2007)
Scott Shafer
Retired from oral & maxillofacial surgery and teaching at University of Western Ontario. Now finishing honors thesis in psychology, Univ. of Waterloo.
(Posted May 17, 2007)
Steven Tatum
In February, 2007, I moved to Blacksburg, VA, where I am working as the Curator of Visual Resources in the Art and Architecture library at Virginia Tech. In my spare time, I am becoming acquainted with the gorgeous Blue Ridge mountains and the wealth of music in southwestern Virginia.
(Posted May 17, 2007)
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