1951

Terry Shea Pitt, our faithful leader and my reliable informant just called with the sad news of Catherine “Lynn” Spath Heider’s death. Not knowing her well, I can only remember a huge smile, a hearty laugh, and incredulous delight in her marriage.  We are diminished; such painful losses, family and friends. Terry’s life remains peaceful,...

Dear Goldens,   Your letters and calls are awesome, and such a welcome consolation to this old soul!  We seem indeed to be a communion of (I hope) saints. Ann Finucane McDade writes that she has come full circle. She lives in a Carmelite Residence in FL that feels a lot like Trinity, with two...

Dear Golden Girls, Our first response, from Lola Blank Sullivan, was a beautifully written vignette of the joys and sorrows of so many of our age, characterized by an attitude shared by many of us as well; “Last year tested our strength and resolve, but never our faith.” Last May, Lola fell in the office of her husband’s...

To my class of gold, No matter how many times I’ve started or rewritten your letters, I seem to be all over in time, sequence and geography. My own response is that correspondence has been far less than in previous years with an undertone of sadness because so many of our classmates have gone home...

More than ever I’ve received phone calls from many of you, making our relationships more personal. Each year a theme weaves its way throughout many of your letters and this year it’s about moving to smaller, more convenient living spaces, often with great amenities. My own, uneducated opinion is that at 85, all of you...