February 2016 PrideNotes

Cities are in North Carolina unless noted otherwise.

General

Martha "Parkie" Parsons 1959, Southern Pines, still bikes 8 miles daily and would love to hear from classmates.

Elin Widdifield Abercrombie 1977, Chapel Hill, was the featured presenter on February 19, 2016 as a part of the Tannenbaum-Sternberger Colloquium Series at Greensboro College, speaking from the perspective of parents coping with mental illness.  Elin, and her sister, Mary Widdifield, interviewed parents of young adults with mental illness for their book "Behind the Wall: The True Story of Mental Illness as Told by Parents."   Barbara Lewis Southard 1984 and Mark F. Southard 1984, Shelby, stopped by campus and posed for a picture in Finch Chapel, where they were married in August of 1984.

Patty Raube Keller 1998, Lincoln, ND has accepted a sports management faculty position at the University of Cincinnati to begin in August 2016.

Jo Watlington Wagner 1999, Hurst, TX, is working as a Research Associate in the Department of Radiology at UT Southwestern.

Erik D. Naglee 2004, Greensboro, was honored by the Triad Business Journal's 40 Leadership Under 40 awards program.  Erik is the principal of Pearce Elementary, and last year led the school to rank as Guilford County's highest-performing elementary school based upon its testing scores.  Pearce has earned the United Way's Spirit of N.C. Award for four years running.  In addition to his position as a principal, Erik has served as a youth coach and volunteer with Out of the Garden Project and the Greensboro Children's Museum.   Click the link to see the Guilford County Schools News Release.

Farzanna L. Stewart 2006, San Diego, CA, is working as a Logistics Specialist for the United States Navy. February 13th was the Alumni Game day for Men's Basketball.  Among those in attendance were: Damon Forney 1981, Freddy Johnson 1977, Ed McKee 2001, David Skeels 1977, Anthony Ware 1998, Shannon Scales 2001, Brad Apple 1995, Bryant Camp 2007, Michael Galuski 2000, Michael McDuffie 2009, Lance Albritton 2013, Kevin Beard 2010, and Marc Key.

Deaths

Frances Gardner Snyder 1942, passed away on August 18, 2015.  OBITUARY

Mary Ann Houck Crone 1948, passed away on August 19, 2015.  OBITUARY

Mary Dula Whittington 1948, passed away on August 17, 2015.  OBITUARY

Mary Casstevens Booker 1950, passed away on February 16, 2016.  OBITUARY

Joyce Via Anderson 1955, passed away on January 22, 2016.  OBITUARY

Frances Jones Tyson 1968, passed away on February 16, 2016. OBITUARY

Frederick E. Lewis Jr. 1979, passed away on April 5, 2015.  OBITUARY

Anne Carter Webster 1989, passed away on December 15, 2015.  OBITUARY

Sympathy Extended to

Alese Greene Reams 1974, in the passing of her husband, Stephen W. O. Reams, on December 12, 2015.