73 YEARS! Reunion of the Class of 1953

June 1953 - these 7 women graduated together from TCS. Instigated by a wish from Janet (VanNess) Elder, who lives in Georgia, that she could make even a brief visit to Trumansburg "one more time", and wished to meet with as many local and/or in NY State classmates as possible. Mary Jamison, keeper of the class' database, called or emailed those she could reach, and 7 of us said we'd be there - we're all either 90 or 91 years old. Janet's daughter, Kim and husband said they would bring her up, and she was here for only a few days, and so the date of May 28th, 2026, at 11 a.m. at the Falls Restaurant for lunch was set. We stayed until closing (2 p.m.) and had a great time catching up, but it was almost like yesterday for some. Some of us, thankfully, had local family who drove us to this grand meeting. Our class of '53 had reunions every year for many years, until we could do it no more, and those reunions were due in large part to Sally (Smith) Wright's calling the class together every year. We had great turnouts, and were quite close for a long time. Many of us are gone now, but spouses are included as much as possible to news and gatherings. Mary sends out news as she receives it on email, and it helps to keep "the tie that binds", and in touch. We're so grateful to have had those 3 hours together. Someone suggested that we think about 2028 for another get together for those who are able to make it - it would be our 75th anniversary year. We'll see, but fingers crossed!!!

Pictured left front around to right front: Beverly (Bennett) Westervelt (T-burg), Mary (Borden) Jamison (T-burg), Shirley (Chase) Rice (Ithaca), Patricia (German) Ditmars (T-burg), Jackie (Allen) Saeger (Canandaigua), Barbara (Smith) Redman (T-burg), Janet (VanNess) Elder (Georgia). All 90 or 91 years old.