Carol attended Meyers Park High School before progressing to Coker College, where she furthered her education. Professionally, she dedicated many years as a bookkeeper for The Howey Company, a role she held until her retirement.

Her personal life was rich with interests and hobbies. Carol was an avid traveler, enjoying road trips and cruises, and she had a refined palate for wine tasting. She found joy in the simple pleasures of life, whether it was spending time with friends and family or engaging in her hobbies of cross-stitching and ceramics. Carol was also a cherished member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Charlotte where she was active in the Altar Guild.

Carol is survived by her children, Brad Richardson and Georgia Richardson; brothers, John and Philip Elting; and her beloved cat, Buddy. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Marshall and James Elting; and her parents, John P. and Eleanor Elting.

The funeral service will be held at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Charlotte, NC, on her birthdate, August 31st, at 11 am.

McEwen Funeral Home of Pineville, NC, is assisting the family during this time.

Carol will be remembered for her generosity, strength, and the beautiful art she created, touching the lives of many around her. Her adventurous spirit and loving nature will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

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It is with deep sorrow that the Hughes family announces the death of Mrs. Patricia McTeer “Pat” Hughes, 83.

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Aurilla was born January 3, 1941 to Troy Tiffany Huggins and Sallie Meares Huggins. She attended was an honor graduate of Floyds High School. While at Floyds she served as president of the Beta Club, was a member of the Student Council and was a star forward on the basketball team for four years. Following graduation, she then continued her education at Coker College. She later met and married William “Bill” Parrish and they were married for 64 years.

Aurilla was with the Leon County School Board for several years and she then joined the East Hill Baptist staff for 12 years. Following her time at East Hill, she later joined the State of Florida and worked there until her retirement.

She enjoyed playing softball and basketball with the East Hill Baptist ladies teams for several years.

After retirement she thoroughly enjoyed traveling with her husband, on Christian-tour groups. She stayed heavily involved with all of her grandchildren’s lives.

She is survived by her husband William “Bill” Parrish; children Dean Parrish and Debbi McLanahan (Troy); grandchildren David Parrish (Roxanne), Derek Parrish (Whitley), and Tera McLanahan; great-grandchildren, Akira Parrish and Avery Parrish.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM, Friday, April 19, 2024 at Bevis Funeral Home, 200 John Knox Road,ÌýÌý32303, the service will begin at 2:00 PM, with the burial at Tallahassee Memory Gardens. Todd Wahlquist is assisting the family with their arrangements (850-385-2193, www.bevisfh.com).

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Born on February 3, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Elija Jones, Sr. and Mary Louise Odom Jones.

She is survived by her brother, Floyd Elija Jones, Jr. and many nieces and nephews in the Stanton families of North and South Carolina. She is survived by the Jones family cousins of Florida and the Odom cousins in North Carolina and beyond.

She was an honor graduate of Gibson High School, Gibson North Carolina. She graduated from the WomenºìÌÒÊÓƵ™s College in Greensboro, North Carolina, now University of North Carolina at Greensboro, with a BachelorºìÌÒÊÓƵ™s Degree in Art.

She was an art educator with many art students who were inspired and became successful artists. She was an entrepreneur with successful restaurant and retail businesses in Moore and Scotland Counties in North Carolina. She was a philanthropist and a genealogist. She especially loved animals, none more than her surviving fur babies, Abby and Bella.

She attended the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the SandhillºìÌÒÊÓƵ™s in Whispering Pines, North Carolina.

Donations may be made to Moore County Humane Society, Moore County Museum, Scotland County Museum, and Marlboro County South Carolina Museum.

A Memorial Service to celebrate AnitaºìÌÒÊÓƵ™s life will be held at Boles Funeral Home Southern Pines, North Carolina on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 2 pm.

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January 31, 1940 – January 16, 2023

Columbia, South Carolina – Henrietta Ramsey VanArsdall, 82, widow of David Elmer VanArsdall, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2023, after an extended illness. She was born in Chambersburg, PA, daughter of the late Hilda Fisher and Garrett Henry Ramsey of Asheville, NC.

She attended Asheville public schools and the University of North Carolina where she was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority. She graduated from Coker College Cum Laude with a degree in Biology. In 1974 she earned a Master of Science degree in Ornamental Horticulture from Clemson University and became a registered landscape architect in South Carolina.

Her professional career included operating Jackson Heights Nursery in Columbia, where she did extensive research and design for the Historic Columbia Foundation. In addition to being a noted residential landscape designer and consultant, she was an accomplished large-project director who served as Landscape Supervisor for the Lake Toxaway Company, the Highlands Country Club and Cedar Creek Racquet Club in western North Carolina.

A lifelong lover of music, especially opera, she served on the board of the Columbia Music Festival Association and was President of the Columbia Lyric Opera. She was a past president of the Columbia Medical Auxiliary and enjoyed being a member of the First Friday Book Club.

She is survived by her children; Virginia Clare Andrews of Columbia, Aileen Clare of Columbia, Elizabeth Clare Ellinger and husband Charlie of Columbia and Stewart “Rooney” Clare of Lexington; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; sisters Anita Ramsey Bowden and husband Ted of Stewart, TN, and Linda Ramsey Snyder of Mount Hood OR; one niece; two nephews; and her beloved dog, Swiffer. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband David, and two nieces.

A celebration of life and reception will be held at the Columbia Music Festival Association, 914 Pulaski St, Columbia, on January 29, 2023, at 2:00 pm.

Memorials may be made to the Columbia Music Festival Association, or to the animal rescue shelter of your choice.
The family wishes to thank the caregivers and nurses of Still Hopes Broad Neighborhood and Heart of Hospice for their care and compassion and Anita and Angela for opening their hearts and home to Swiffer.

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Betty Saunders Brooking unfortunately died on June 4, 2021 from complications related to Alzheimer’s. Her funeral was held in Ellicott City, MD. And her interment was held on 06/09121 in Timonium, MD. I believe she and husband, Hurley had moved to be close to one of their sons in Maryland.

It has been really nice to catch up with some of you and hope to remind you that we all would like to hear from everyone! Let’s see if my old brain can work well enough to collect and write up any news you are good enough to share. I hope you are well and have been able to function in spite of all the lockdowns, etc…We would love to find out about any plans, memories and changes in your lives. lf you know any news of our classmates and especially new or changed email and snail mail addresses, telephone numbers, l’d be so grateful to hear.

Our Class news is organized alphabetically by the last names we used when attending Coker. Bless you all and enjoy this summer,

Gaby
300 East 54th Street, New York, NY 10A22
212.832.7462 and gaby.morandiere@verizon.net

Mary Bell Kittle and Joe have returned to Orkney Spring, VA for the summer and fall. They so enjoyed driving through a lot of upper Midwestern states last summer and fall. This past spring they drove from San Antonio to the Grand Canyon and back by way of Roswell, NM. lt has been wonderful to be able to visit so many places and meet so many interesting people. Mary and I were laughing about the fact that we’ve gotten so old and are so surprised.

Sherrie Berry Wolski – 5/16/21
My year—For Christmas my husband, Pat, gave me a small battery powered chain saw. lt is so neat, cuts pretty big limbs as big as the top part of my leg. Okay, I know I am not big. He doesn’t have a look of horror on his face when I use this one like he does every time I tell him I have to use the big chain saw. He just got a battery powered hedge trimmer for my birthday next month. I think he was either worried that I would electrocute myself if I kept using it or he was tired of taping the electric cord back together. Pat fell twice in
January and I could not get him up the second time. Called the Fire Department and they got here while I was still on the phone. They are only a fourth of a mile away. Took him to our hospital and after all the tests they sent him to the big hospital in Orlando. A woman doctor came in and started talking and you knew she knew what she was talking about. You don’t find doctors like that too often. She operated and cut the backs off five of his neck vertebra. He was in the operating room from 9:30 until 5:30. Hey he is eighty-one and I was getting worried. He said when he woke up the nurse told him to count from a hundred backwards by sevens. He said he ask her if she was kidding. Then he started and she said stop you are going too fast. Then she wanted to know how on earth he did it because no one had ever been able to do it. The next day when the doctor came in, she was so excited and called him her miracle patient. Said none of his stats changed the whole time. He is doing very well I think, but still has work to do on his walking. I am very blessed. Thank you God for always being with me.

Peggy Brown Buchanan 6/12/21 sounds well and happy. She is really blessed to be living in The Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community. She enjoys the lectures, activities, the physical exercise programs, the people and wonderful meals. Peggy plays the piano for some Sunday night services. Her daughters are well and happy and her grand-twins have graduated from High School. Her granddaughter is planning to attend the College of Charleston this fall and her grandson enjoys a job working in landscaping and gardening.
I have her correct cell phone number and new email address.

Charlotte Daggett Bauguss says: I have such good memories of my “Coker nut” experience. Richard and I continue to be relatively well and sad news like this about Betty Saunders Brooking enforces our gratitude for ability to live independently. While the pandemic has certainly put a pause to our travel, we have arranged a few family trips to beach and mountains. Hope our other classmates are well. Enjoy every day.

Doris Duke Straight lives near Columbia where a daughter and a granddaughter live with her. Her son’s children are growing up and they live nearby. Doris is Iooking forward to visiting with her sister in McClellanville for a week,

Carol Elting Richardson has been well, and is grateful for the fact that her son, Brad, lives in their house and has been a big help this year. Carol has spoken to Charlotte Daggett Bauguss from time to time, but they have not been able to have real face-to-face visits.

Judith Ann Griggs is happy that her church is being able to function again and discovered that the daughter of their current minister is attending Coker. Various members of Judy’s family have missed their usual gatherings. But she mentioned that one of her cousins and she especially enjoy their Christmas Eves, when she and her cousin love to give gag gifts to each other. Last Christmas Eve Judy’s cousin made and gave Judy 12 masks with special designs for each month! Each one has come in very handy to celebrate each month.

Molly Holbrook Thomas – 5/16/21
Not much going on for me but as of today my upcoming trip to Jordan, Egypt, Petra, and the ancient Pyramids is on. Of course, this trip could be canceled at any time due to world events. I leave in late August and return mid September. This is the trip I have always dreamed of being able to take and if I don’t go now my age may not allow it later. Presently, my health is good, good sight and hearing is working well and I have the energy for such a trip. But I must remember that I am now, like most of us in the 1962 Coker class, in my eighties. This is considered advanced aging so I need to remember this. My children are well as are my grands, My newest family addition, a male cat who I have named Sebastian, has become a dear, sweet friend. He and I get along well together and seem to be able to read each other’s thoughts. Being quite young, he has kept me active during these months of isolation and given me great companionship. He will no doubt outlive me, being an indoor-only cat, so I have told my boys that I am leaving the house to the cat. That way I will know he is taken care of. (You know I am teasing.) Some of the activities that I was involved in are beginning to come back to life. lt seems like a rebirth of one’s life to me after these many months of confinement. Taking off the mask and being able to breathe freely again is reason to celebrate and get on with our lives. I thank God every day for life, health, and freedom of choice. I choose
to be happy and hope each of you do too.

Peggy McCue Freymuth via Facebook 06/12/21
I had surgery on my neck to replace a disc that appeared to be the
cause of numbness and tingling in my right arm and hand. That went well and reduced the pain level most of the time. However, a fall in which I landed flat on my back seems to have been the final straw for my right rotator cuff. I have surgery to replace the joint in July and hope that will eliminate the numbness and tingling on the right side. Yesterday, for about five minutes, my hand and most of my arm felt like it was on fire-far worse than any sunburn or regular burn l’ve ever had. Thank goodness it did not last longer. I finally seem to be on the verge of closing Wayne’s estate. I spent three hours with the accountant last Tuesday and have the tax forms ready to go in the mail. I dropped a copy off with the lawyer on my way home so things should progress from there. I will be SO happy when that is finally done. My brain no longer functions as it once did. Thank God for accountants! And to think I once thought of becoming one. lt’s a good thing I stuck with history. I took all the accounting classes Coker had but they did not have a major in it. I would not have left my friends nor the Civilization course to go anywhere else. My family is well. Anne and Shane have traveled several times so far this year and have three more trips planned. Harleigh continues to work for the same shoe store. While she is tired of it, a big advantage of moving between their stores here and in Beaufort she may keep it up until she graduates next year. Tanner starts his first real job on Thursday at a new car wash. He will finish high school next year and he has taped a video called Friday Nights under the direction of a local professional producer. He wrote the song and sings it. lt streams on YouTube and is pretty good, but of course, I am somewhat prejudiced. Grandmas have that right, I think. He had a solo in the theater arts program this year, receiving thunderous applause. How he can sing and act as though he is crying at the same time is beyond me. They were studying “Oklahoma” in class recently and he came home dying to play Curly, the lead, if you recall. He does have ambitions. I keep reminding him that music is a difficult business to break into but try not to discourage him but it is awfully quiet here. Do you have any idea how many of our class are still among the living? So many have passed away. Love to our classmates always, so many happy memories of days long gone.

From Lee McCown Huey: The plague year wasnºìÌÒÊÓƵ™t bad at all for me. My sister(Coker ºìÌÒÊÓƵ˜66) is also a widow. Our children brought her to my house last spring, and we spent the quarantine year together. It was wonderful for both of us. Never ran out of conversation or laughs. My son is across the road and kept us supplied. We have the best memories now. I have been in Delaware to celebrate my mother in lawºìÌÒÊÓƵ™s 103rd birthday. My daughter and I took her for a merry go round ride, which she loved. More good memories of days with my husbandºìÌÒÊÓƵ™s family after two years. I wish I could see our classmates. It is important to me at this time in my life.

Gabrielle (Gaby) Morandiere
So let’s see if my brain can work well enough to collect and write up any news you are good enough to share. I hope you are well and have been able to function in spite of all the lockdowns, etc… l know our classmates would love to find out about any plans, memories and changes in our lives. If you know any news of our classmates and even new or changed addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses, I’d be so grateful to hear. What a long and difficult time we have all been going through with Covid! New York City has changed drastically. We have been locked into our apartments for the most part and I am so grateful to have a small balcony where I can sit in a chaise with arm rests and a footrest while I look down 7 floors to watch the seasons change in a garden/park. lt has been a delight to have young children run, play and scoot. They have been learning to climb steps to and from a ledge even in ice and snow. Fortunately I have been able to order groceries and microwaveable meals from two places that deliver to my building and when the staff can bring the deliveries up to my apartment. I and a lot of other older people have forgotten how to walk on our streets properly – but we are improving and balancing better now that the weather is improving and the politicians are loosening some of their orders. Bless you all and enjoy this summer,

From Dee Pierce: formerly friend and contact for our alumni class of 1962, is the magician who made our reunions work so nicely and helped make sure that our class news was included in Coker’s newsletters. She recently wrote “l am writing to let you know that on May 28, my position at Coker will be eliminated and this email address will be gone.” I could never have succeeded as class representative without Dee’s help!

Valerie Powell White reached out just in time, thank goodness. She sounds just like herself and it was wonderful to catch up. Val had a hip replacement operation and while it has helped, there are some difficulties recuperating. Her daughter, Vanessa, who works for the NIH, was able to take about six weeks to stay with her recuperating mother and was able to work remotely. Vanessa has gotten married, and the two have decided to leave the big city of Washington and have bought a house in Bethesda, MD, where their lives can be more normal. They are waiting a while to actually move. Val enjoys being able to work in her garden and has continued to walk a neighborºìÌÒÊÓƵ™s dog for exercise, but the poor dog is showing itºìÌÒÊÓƵ™s age. Val has especially missed her Yoga classes but looks forward to being able to find ways to move her body again. Oh, my! She was such a beautiful dancer. It is really hard to grow older, as we are all finding out!

Frances Segars Kelley sadly lost her husband, Henry, a year ago. She writes that she is finally getting out and going after COVID. Am at Camp Kinard near Columbia with 31 other ladies. We are having a sewing/quilting retreat. lt is fun to finally see and be with friends. Plan on spending a lot of time at the lake this summer and at the beach this fall.

Flo Staklinski Taylor – 5/16/21
Bill and I are vaccinated and ready to travel, HA! We wore masks and have been blessed in our health. Our trips to Greece and ltaly are cancelled. So, Hilton Head, SC and Carolina Beach, NC are on the calendar! We have extended our travels to 2022. Hope you all are well.

Nancy Thornhill Bolden
Nancy sounds happy, busy and well. She reports that her daughter has remarried – to a very nice man who has twins the same age as her son, Luke. Luke is now 6’3″, has his drivers’ license and wants to be a fisherman. Nancy has unfortunately lost a wonderful friend who enjoyed dancing and good music and would take Nancy on interesting and wonderful trips. Their last trip was to Puerto Rico where they enjoyed dancing and loved their bands.

Joanne Tuten Bellamy sounds happy and cheerful and is enjoying her yard and dogs. She’s been taking some trips to doctors in Charleston and sometimes her son, Mark, drives her there. She says that Pawley’s lsland has been bracing for a lot of traffic because so many people are happy to travel a bit again.

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In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Church at King Avenue, 800 W King Ave., Florence, SC 29501.

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Gaby Morandiere, Class Rep

ºìÌÒÊÓƵ Commentary Class of 1962 News for Spring and Autumn 2O20

Dear Coker Classmates of 1962,Ìý

As usual the news of our classmates are listed alphabetically by the last names we had while students. It’s amazing to think that most of us are 80 years old! 2020 Has been a really unusual year for us all! Unfortunately I have had a difficult time organizing my thoughts and never got around to sending the news for our last Commentary. My computer had so many problems for months and I somehow lost some of your emails, for which I apologize.Ìý

Hopefully you have heard Dr. Natalie Harder has been named ºìÌÒÊÓƵ’s 17th President. Dr. Harder, previously Chancellor of South Louisiana Community College (SLCC), will began her term as president of ºìÌÒÊÓƵ in June 2020. “Dr. Harder is uniquely positioned to lead the university at this significant moment in our history. “Dr. Harder comes to Coker after a transformational eight years at SLCC, where she increased student graduation rates by 400 % over five years, increased enrollment from 6,100 students to over 18,000, and secured a $12.6M grant the largest grant ever awarded to the college. Ìý

Mary BeIl Kittle and Joe were happy to be able to head for their house in Orkney Springs, VA where they spend most of the summers and falls. This year they decided to find states that were allowing visitors from other places. They made it to 0klahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin and lowa. Then Orkney Springs bound by way of lllinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia. Accommodations were very clean and very carefully observing protocols. There was plenty of space and fewer people in many of the states we visited and we felt entirely comfortable about making this trip.Ìý

Sherrie Berry Wolski’s brother, Jack Ivy Berry died on March 12^th. Sherrie and Pat are always working hard on their house and yard. Most recently they have been installing new Formica kitchen counter tops. And there have been a lot of windy storms in Florida so a lot of tree branches came down. Sherrie loves to pick those up and haul them properly for the garbage men to pick up. She is so strong!Ìý

Peggy Brown Buchanan’s husband, The Right Reverend John Clark Buchanan, died at home on April 15th after a long illness. John had served in the U.S. Air Force and attended the University of South Carolina, where he earned a B.A. degree followed by a JD degree. After practicing law for awhile, he decided to study at the General Theological Seminary in New York City and became ordained in the Episcopal Diocese of SC. He became a Bishop in the Diocese of Kansas City, MO in 1989 and served in many more cities and states. Peggy and John travelled so often and just recently Peggy accepted an invitation to visit good friends at Hilton Head and she went to Savannah to visit a daughter and her husband. And finally, she and her Mt. Pleasant daughter and granddaughter had a wonderful girl’s trip to Fripp Island.Ìý

Doris Duke Straight has been staying close to home to avoid being exposed to COVID-19. Her youngest daughter lives with her and sanitizes everything that comes into the house: mail, groceries, etc. She has also been busy with some backyard projects and I have been helping. It keeps me from being bored while confined.Ìý

Carol Elting Richardson and former Coker roommate Charlotte Cothran Hough are still good friends and live about an hour and a half away from each other by car. They decided that Carol had a chair that needed to be upholstered. They found a nice fabric to use and Charlotte was able to work on upholstering it. Carol’s Son, Brad, has been running errands and buying groceries for Carol since the virus interfered with life. Brad has been working hard to make repairs needed for her aging house.Ìý

Molly Holbrooke Thomas Birchler shares exciting news. She has a new friend and housemate. Her adopted Braeburn/Earl Grey, a Domestic Short Hair & Russian Blue Mix cat from an adoption agency in Greensboro. He is LARGE about 14lbs. She cannot lift him and he does not fit in Molly’s lap well but she has renamed him Sebastian because he is such a handsome boy. He loves the screened porch and seems to enjoy having so much space to pitter-pat about. They are becoming good friends. She was able to take a wonderful trip to Africa last Nov. A trip she will never forget. Plans to take another adventurous trip to Jordan, Egypt, and Petra in August of 2021. “Of course, that is if I live that long and the virus is behind us.” In February Molly wrote that everyone was enjoying such nice winter weather in the Carolinas. She was taking four classes at the Community College. There are fabulous continuing education courses for retirees or even younger. She took a class titled 2020 Presidential candidates. The instructor is a retired major in Special Forces and still involved in our government and military. Brilliant speaker and Molly enjoys his classes. The next class was to be about China, Russia and the US, with the same instructor.Ìý

Karen Mansfield wrote in April that Omaha had around 900 cases of the virus which is relatively low. We are all shut in as I’m sure you are too. Hard to believe this is happening.Ìý

Lee McCown Huey went to New Orleans in January to see Clemson play for the national championship. It was a wonderful time with her daughter, brother and sister in law. Last summer (2019) Lee and her sister spent a week in Chautauqua, NY. They stayed in a Victorian hotel in a pedestrian, lakeside village and attended many lectures and concerts. It was memorable. Like everyone else, I am staying home now. The spring has been so beautiful it hasn’t been a hardship. I hope all my dear classmates are well and passing the time without stress.Ìý

Peggy McCue Freymuth’s granddaughter’s college has closed for the year and she has already gone to get her belongings. They were assigned a day and time-two hours to pack and clear out. Grandson Tanner participated in the all-district and all-state chorus so he spent three days at Winthrop just before the travel bans started. He was able to play church league basketball this year as practices were held on Sunday afternoons, therefore, no conflict with play practice at school. He scored his lone points for the season in the final game. Daughter Anne is still working and has been termed “essential personnel” by the practice as she is in charge of clerical personnel.Ìý

Gail Arnette Sinclair and her husband seem well and she and Peggy keep in touch from time to time. Flo Staklinski Taylor said it well: “The two of us are flattening the curve at home! Walking, reading, cooking and using the dishwasher more than ever.” Fortunately their church has been sharing services online. They miss tennis and socializing but are trying to stay smart!”Ìý

Joanne Tuten Bellamy sounds wonderfully strong and cheerful. She has just returned home after she had aorta blockage problems and surgery. Her son, Matt, has been very helpful, driving her back and forth to Charleston from Pawleys Island for doctor and hospital visits. He has been running errands for groceries and dog food. Joanne has a very large yard with vegetables, flowers and trees now loaded with oranges.Ìý

Bruce Williams and Mary Frances are celebrating their 57th year of marriage at Thanksgiving. They are so pleased that they decided to return to South Carolina to retire in Conway. (Bruce went into the Navy after graduating from Coker and served for 23 years.) Veterans Day always means a lot to Bruce.Ìý

Fred Williams’ wife, Carolyn, was good enough to let us know that things were quiet in SC last spring and fortunately no family members have been affected by the virus.Ìý

Peggy Zeigler Reeves and Danny enjoyed a spring and summer safely at home while working on all sorts of jigsaw puzzles. After having had some medical problems, Donnie returned home from the hospital. A few really good friends were able to drop by to visit and sometimes take Donnie for rides in the country.Ìý

I heard Frances Segars Kelly’s husband, Henry, died at home on July 31st after feeling very tired for a few weeks. She of course tried to do everything she could to make him more comfortable. What a wonderful couple they were – generous and helpful to so many relatives, friends and organizations. There was a private, close family-only funeral on August 3rd.Ìý

Gaby Morandiere’s New York City will not be the same for a very long time. Since mid-March restaurants, parks, shops, museums and theaters have been closed and everyone has to wear masks. Groceries were very hard to buy at first but I have been able to order some from an online store called Fresh Direct and eventually from Amazon-owned Whole Foods. The streets and sidewalks are hauntingly empty. So many have been moving to states and cities with more freedoms, especially those with children. Private schools seem to be opening carefully, but the teachers’ unions are making it impossible to successfully open the public schools. I am so grateful to have a small balcony overlooking a little park (owned and maintained by our Co-op). At night I can usually see some stars and the moon. In the daytime I can look down from the 7th floor to see birds, (this year, lots of bees have enjoyed my pots of basil, trees, some flowers and anyone walking by or sitting in the park. Although children are not allowed to run and play in the park they often do so with squeals of delight, which is a blessing. Please know that I think of you and am so grateful to hear from you when you have time. Certainly Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year’s can not be what we have enjoyed in years past but I wish you good health and so many blessings and peace.Ìý

Affectionately, Gaby Morandiere 212.832.7462Ìý

Gaby.morandiere@verizon.

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