Phyllis Cavedo Weisser
5308 Fairfield West
Dunwoody, GA 30338
pcweisser@yahoo.com
I continue to love being Class Agent! It has given me a wonderful opportunity to connect with old friends. Sue Wooldridge Rosser and I have gotten together several times during her visits to Atlanta to see her son, Reid. The first time, we met at a restaurant where I told the hostess I would be waiting for a friend. She asked what the friend looked like and I told her I had no idea since I hadn’t seen her in 42 years! Neither of us had changed a bit, so I recognized her as she walked in the door!
In September, Penny Partridge Booth hosted a mini-reunion at her beautiful home in Holly Springs, N.C. Unlike Mary Washington days, the math majors outnumbered the rest. Penny, Martha Firebaugh Hurst, Patty Boyette Taavoste, Murray Roberts Mux, Janet Hess Bello and I had a wonderful weekend reminiscing, eating well, and exploring a wonderful craft village. Penny introduced us all to the game of sudoku – fun even for the one English major! Speaking of that English major, Murray has two sons, two stepchildren and eight grandchildren. She and Victor live in San Antonio, Texas. She is still as petite as she was in college, but we love her anyway! Martha and husband Gene have been married for 40 years. They have three children and five grandchildren. Martha has worked as a math teacher and computer programmer, and she now helps out in the family business. She spends her free time gardening, reading and exercising her body and brain!
Carol Hamblet Adams has had multiple careers during the last 40 years including authoring two books: My Beautiful Broken Shell: Words of Hope to Refresh the Soul and My Beautiful Sandcastle Moments: New Beginnings of Hope and Healing. She has also been a motivational speaker, hosted her own cable television show, and been a funeral planner. Carol is currently a member of the U.S. Masters Swimming organization and competes in meets. She and Steve have been married 35 years; they have two sons, a daughter and one grandson. They moved to Brewster on Cape Cod in the summer of 2005. Barbara “Bobbie” Hamblet Wilkinson and husband Tom live in Hamilton, Va., and have three daughters. Bobbie is a writer, artist and events coordinator. She has published essays in national magazines, newspapers and anthologies. She also has edited and illustrated several books, including the original edition of her sister’s first book.
Mary Sale Alligood lives in Midlothian, Va., with husband Fred, but since they have both retired, they also spend time at their home on the Pamilco River in North Carolina. They have four grandchildren and enjoy travel and spending time with them. Evie King Cox and husband Herb celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary last August. They have two sons and four grandchildren. Evie was a stay-at-home mom for a while and then spent many years in the education field, retiring last summer as a middle school principal in Charlotte, N.C. Evie and Herb have retired to the Northern Neck of Virginia, where they are building a home to accommodate them and both of their 87-year-old mothers. Carol Kimble Finn and husband Russ celebrated their 40th anniversary in October of 2005. Carol and Russ live in the Washington, D.C., area, are active in their church, and enjoy travel and the theater. They have two sons.
Carol Dunton Hill and husband John live in Atlanta. They have one daughter who is working on her Ph.D. in California. Carol retired several years ago after working as an actuarial consultant for many years. She spends her time now painting, drawing and traveling. Nan Grogan Orrock also lives in Atlanta, where she has served in the State House of Representatives for nearly 20 years. She heads a national nonpartisan network of women state legislators. Nan has two sons, one of whom is the legislative representative for Georgia Watch.
“Missy” Bush Shives, a widow since 1978, has two sons and four grandchildren. She has spent her career in the music field as a high school band and chorus teacher, elementary music teacher and junior high chorus teacher. She finished her career with 18 years as the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra’s executive director. She now works part time at a nonprofit organization, volunteers in her church, and plays clarinet in a college/community band. She also has managed to take 10 trips to Europe!