Alumni News
Graduates from the 1920's

2001: Summer
2000: Spring Fall
1999: Fall
1998: Spring Fall
1997: Fall




 
Summer 2001 Newsletter

Elisabeth Wade Hitchcock ’27 is living in Florida. She is recently widowed after being married for 25 years. She is still active and still drives! Edwin Estle ’28 sadly reports that his sister Grace died August 25 in New Hampshire.




 
Fall 2000 Newsletter

Phyllis (Barkin) Ribner '29, celebrated her 88th birthday this year! She enjoys auditing courses at Fairfield University and wishes the best of luck to Brookline High!




 
Spring 2000 Newsletter

Florence (Keywood) Whelpley '28, is glad to know there are alumni older than she (at 88) who are still active and enjoying life! Marion (O'Neil) Walker '29, and sister Ruth Towers '31, are living in Chatham, MA. They are both finally retired at the ages of 87 and 85. Sadly, we hear from her sister that Barbara Wallace '29, died in July 1999. Our condolences to her family.




 
Fall 1999 Newsletter

Rita (Christie) Velleman '27, is living in West Palm Beach, FL, and remembers her times at BHS as being the best days of her youth. Bette (Wade) Hitchcock '27, is living in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. This summer she traveled to Arizona, Tennessee and Boston. Bette has spent the last 22 years as a volunteer at the Westaide Regional Medical Center. She is also an amateur state shuffleboard champion. She has one daughter, four grandsons and two great-granddaughters.




 
Fall 1998 Newsletter

Phyllis Barkin Ribner '29, is eager to hear from any 1929 graduates. Phyllis is living in Fairfield, CT. Marion Walker '29, is still working for the Chatham Conservation Foundation. She sends her appreciation for all of her great math, English and Latin teachers at BHS!




 
Spring 1998 Newsletter

Peggy Varnum '25 recently celebrated her 90th birthday party with her six children, 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Peg still lives in Brookline and enjoys driving her new car and her weekly bowling league.




 
Fall 1997 Newsletter

Elizabeth (Wade) Hitchcock, '27, is living in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Marion (O'Neil) Walker, '29, and her sister, Ruth B. (O'Neil) Towers, '31, are both still working part time, despite being in their 80's. Both run computers-Marion with the Chatham Conservation Foundation and Ruth with a church in Harwich Port.




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