1975 Class Notes for 2019
Gold Class of 1975
Susan Feenan Sullivan’s email was filled with news of her move to an over-55 co-op in Wenham, MA where there are lots of activities. Susan continues to work full-time as health insurance underwriter and volunteers every other weekend at Care Dimensions. She celebrated her 65th birthday in style with her three daughters at Cliffhouse in Maine. Her daughters live nearby to Susan so she gets to see them and her five grandchildren.
Maria Mahon Stallings, VA, sent a brief note. She retired in September and is enjoying retirement. Her two oldest children live nearby in Northern VA while the youngest recently moved to North Carolina.
Cora Darragh, WV, has been a physician assistant for the past 40 years, but plans to move to part-time status in April. She is looking to retire next year and hopes to do some traveling. Her children, Carmelita (34) and Lucas (30) live nearby and she sees them often. Cora also gets together with her sisters, all of whom are Trinity grads.
Home sales are doing well in Savannah, GA where Monica McGoldrick was named one of Top Producers in her real estate company and is now a member of the Distinguished Sales Society. Congrats! Monica had lunch with Mary Surano Conaway and her husband John when they stopped in Savannah on their way down to Naples, FL.
Northern VA is still home to Mary Ann Francis. Last year was a busy one for Mary Ann. She attended many Nationals’ baseball games, lots of theater and she took her annual trip to the Napa Valley Film Festival. She teaches Open Source Intelligence and Search Literacy to graduate students at the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland and also works on Saturdays at the Dizzy Pig BBQ Supply Store in Manassas, helping people to cook better BBQ and having cooking demonstrations.
Plans of retirement are on Joanna Mieso’s mind these days. She is tired of the cold and snowy NYC winters and Florida is looking as a possible relocation spot. Meanwhile, she continues working as a Training Director for a luxury travel agency in NYC.
Naples, Florida is the retirement spot where Mary Surano Conaway and her husband, John, recently moved after living in Northern VA for several decades. They are loving life in Florida where Mary is playing more tennis and is enjoying her new passion of Orangetheory. Mary and John’s children live in Northern VA. Mary’s daughter Katie and her husband Carl welcomed son number three in 2018. Young William joins older brothers, Carl (11) and John (7). Mary’s son, Kevin, and his wife, Erin, are parents to Maddie, who is three.
Marianne Horstman English, PA, continues working in the pet business, specializing in dog nutrition. According to Marianne, there are lot of questions about dog nutrition and if any classmate needs help in this area, please get in touch with her. Outside of work, Marianne keeps busy with tennis and visiting her granddaughter, Emma, who will be two in June. She also plans to head down to Florida to visit with Mary and John Conaway to celebrate her birthday in June.
Barb Fallon, CT, retired from her oncology practice four years ago. Barb stated that she is grateful for a wonderful career with staff and colleagues and inspiring patients and their families who allowed her to care for them. She is, though, now enjoying her unscheduled time which allows her more time with family and friends. Her son, Dan, graduated from Holy Cross and is working in the insurance field. Her daughter Alyssa graduated from Loyola, MD and spent two years with AmeriCorps in Baltimore. Barb and BJ are heading off for a three-week safari in Southern Africa and Alyssa is joining them on the safari. Barb ended her note with an invitation to visit her and BJ in Old Lyme, CT.
The email from Carol Kolb Phillips, NJ, included both sad and happy news. Carol’s younger sister by eight years, Tricia, died suddenly right before Christmas. Tricia had struggled with alcoholism for a number of years. Please accept our sympathy, Carol. On the happy news front, Carol and Hap are looking forward to the arrival of grandchildren eight and nine! Hap is still working full-time and Carol continues to run a private school library on a part-time basis.
Lynn Clark, Ohio, wrote that she has finally settled into her small legal practice in Akron, Ohio. However, she seems to spend more time serving on various boards and working with non-profit housing organizations. She is looking forward to the idea of retirement.
Diane Peters Moore is an ordained priest in the African American Catholic Congregation. She was ordained 28 years ago and serves as the National Director of Denomination Development.
As for me, Kathleen Talty, life continues to be good in Baltimore where I continue my legal practice and church involvement. The cast of little ones in the family expanded last year with the addition of Lucy in April, 2018, who joined “big Sister” Anna (5), both of whom are the daughters of my nephew, David. In June, I head out west and will spend some time in Denver with some dear high school friends.
Next year marks our 45th Reunion from Trinity! It will be great if we have a grand turn out. So, please plan ahead, reach out to classmates and encourage them to attend.