Reunion
Class of 1952 has 55th Reunion by Peggy Smith Joslyn ‘52The old “Blue and Orange Crowd” had a memorable 55th Class Reunion July 20–22, 2007!
Embassy Suites was the “base lodging”. Friday evening saw us gathering in the Hospitality Room there for a cocktail party. Amidst a Birds of Paradise centerpiece and memorabilia scattered on tables (class ring, varsity letters, pictures, etc.) we were off to a memorable weekend.
Saturday brunch was at the Cavalry Club in Manlius with rooms of poster pictures and memorabilia. The brunch was great!
Saturday evening cocktails and dinner was held at the Brewster Inn in Cazenovia which also included a class picture. What a gorgeous setting! Classmates had the opportunity to speak if they wished and the deceased classmates’ names were read by various friends.
Sunday morning found us back at the Embassy Suites for an unstructured casual buffet breakfast and fond goodbyes. Fifty classmates attended, which was a good response since our first major reunion was our 45th and by then it was difficult to find people.
NOTTINGHAM, NOTTINGHAM, FAITHFUL AND TRUE…”
Obituaries
C.
Robert Ames ('52), 78, of Marcellus, passed away July
18, 2011, at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Syracuse, Bob
retired from Sargent, Webster, Crenshaw and Folley Architects
and Engineers after 37 years. He graduated from Nottingham High
School and Alfred State in 1957. Bob was an Army veteran serving
during the Korea Conflict as an MP, and was a member of the
Marcellus United Methodist Church. Bob is survived by his
beloved wife of 54 years, Marydee; daughter, Pamela (Daryl)
McPherson of Liverpool; son, Charles "Chuck" (Karen) Ames of
Marcellus; sister, Cynthia Smith of Newark; grandchildren,
Carlton, Serena, Ashley, Jasmine and Nicholas McPherson, Jeffrey
and Caleigh Ames and several nieces and nephews
Deacon Barbara C. Letteney ('52) went to be
with her friend, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 27,
2011. Barb was born on September 23, 1935, in Syracuse, daughter
of Hazel and Emmett Collins. She married the Rev. Ward H.
Letteney on September 30, 1972, at Grace Church in Cortland, NY.
A graduate from Nottingham High School in Syracuse in 1952, Barb
continued her education at LaSalle Jr. College in Auburndale,
MA. She worked for Niagara Mohawk after graduation, married and
had five children. Her love for Jesus Christ showed in all her
daily activities as mother, wife, grandmother and foster mother.
Her continued grace and faith helped raise and nurture everyone
she touched in her's and husband Ward's ministries. Barb became
a Deacon at age 70 and was a shining example of her deep faith
in God. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, the Rev.
Ward H. Letteney; brother, John Collins; daughter-in-law, Nancy
Trembley, and her niece, Cherie Collins. She is survived by her
five children and their spouses, Cathie Bisha and Bob Kleine,
Cyndi Trembley, Penny (Scott) Butler, Jon Trembley, Kristen
(Bill) Moore; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren;
sister-in-law, Diane Collins and her niece, Laurie (Jay) Ilacqua
and great-nephew. She is also survived by her cat, Lovie, and
many loving and devoted friends whom she loved in Christ Jesus.
David Melnicoff (’52), of Port Orange, FL, died May 4, 2009.
Dr. Eric H. Ellis (’52), 72, of Sewanee, TN, and Fayetteville, GA, died July 12, 2008. He graduated magna cum laude with a physics degree from SU in 1956, where he was a coxswain in crew. He also received a master’s and doctorate in physics from SU. He was a lifelong professor of physics at the University of the South in Sewanee, TN. In 1993, he received a heart transplant, beginning a friendship with Dr. William Frist of Vanderbilt University, later to be a US Senator and majority leader. After the transplant, Eric nicknamed himself “Tin Man”. Eric was married to Barbara Joan Dresner Ellis (’54) for 49 years. They co-founded Cumberland Mountain Learning Disability Center, later incorporated into the special education program of Franklin County Schools. He is survived by four children and five grandchildren. Barbara passed away March 10th, 2008.
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