November 2017 PrideNotes

*Cities are in North Carolina except where indicated* General
Ralph J. Bardsley 1996, Westborough, MA, won a prize in the New York City Big Book Awards, announced Nov. 14. His 2016 novel, “The Photographer’s Truth,” won best LGBTQ novel. Amazon describes it as the story of a software programmer from Silicon Valley who finds love and truth when he meets a photographer during a three-month work assignment in Paris.  Stephanie Spiller Sternbergh 2000,  Greensboro, is a teacher at Dudley High School and decided to show her GC Pride for their door decorating contest!  Stephanie's GC door!
Births
Amy Whitaker Ward 2003 and Kevin J. Ward 2001, Huntersville, welcomed their second child, James Compton Ward, on October 27, 2017.  James Compton Ward
Deaths
Sue Manning Hodgin 1957, passed away on November 11, 2017. OBITUARY
Christine Lewis Blalock 1941, passed away on March 21, 2017. OBITUARY
Louise Clay Powell 1942, passed away on October 21, 2017. OBITUARY
Jean Forsyth Smith 1944, passed away on September 24, 2017. OBITUARY
Jessie Boone Bryan 1945, passed away on December 25, 2016. OBITUARY
Rosamond Critcher Sexton 1945, passed away on November 19, 2017.  OBITUARY
Betty Walker Dunham 1947, passed away on August 5, 2017. OBITUARY
Mary Marr Kennedy 1947, passed away on July 1, 2017. OBITUARY
Frances Wilkinson Lupton 1947, passed away on September 14, 2017. OBITUARY
Grace Jones Tanner 1947, passed away on June 13, 2015. OBITUARY
Georgia Hayes Niven 1948, passed away on November 1, 2017. OBITUARY
Ellen Hardin Church 1949, passed away on October 27, 2017. OBITUARY
Dr. Marilyn Allred Musa 1950, passed away on November 4, 2017. OBITUARY
Rosa Satterwhite Slate 1951, passed away on September 30, 2017. OBITUARY
Sympathy Extended To
Martha Critcher Potter 1949, in the passing of her sister, Rosamond Critcher Sexton 1945, on November 19, 2017.
Harriet Norton Van Wyck 1961, in the passing of her husband, Samuel M. Van Wyck on November 28, 2016.