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the Alumnae Association. Alumnae Association for than a
Gwendolyn Tucker noted that quarter of a century She was a
"special thanks are due also to Joy veteran elementary public school
Pollock for her assistance to our teacher. She recently wrote to us:
President, Mrs. Anita Green in “Greetings from Oahu, Hawaii!
coordinating our contact with the Ernie and I are really enjoying our
Alumnae Association. We look retirement. Hawaii life is beautiful,
forward to continuing our support very laid-back, friendly and open.
of the students and staff of our We are living in a community
Alma Mater. " called Kapilina Beach at Iroquois
Point in Ewa Beach, just next door
Mary E. Gamson (June 1949) to Pearl Harbor's West Loch gate.
sent this update: After graduating It is a multicultural community
from Girls' High I attended Antioch with many young families, retired
College where I majored in couples, military and lots of pets,
Creative Arts with a specialty in especially dogs. There are two dog
drama. I graduated in parks!! Senior citizens (kupuna)
1954. Following a few years in are treated especially well here.
New York City, I married and Ernie is taking photography,
moved to Boston, where I lived swimming and "boot camp"
until a year and a half ago when I exercise classes and I have
moved to Oakland, CA. My jobs become active at St. Timothy's
were in employment counseling Episcopal Church in Aiea and plan
and recreational therapy which to do volunteer work at Iroquois
combined my areas of interest in Point Elementary School beginning
the arts and August 1 when school is back in
psychology. Avocationally, I session. Of course, I really miss
performed in several community Philadelphia and it will always be
theatre plays as well as some my "home". Not having a real
street theatre which addressed change of seasons here is hard but
social and economic justice I'll be able to visit Philly a couple of
issues. I also wrote and directed times a year, thankfully. I'll be
various fund raising skits and song there in September for my GHS
lyrics. I am divorced and have no 50th class reunion (the Mighty
children but am close to my nieces 210!!). Mahalo for all of your well-
and nephews, a few of whom live wishes and prayers. Wishing you
in Oakland peace, love and much Aloha."
Adele Carter Thomas (June Mary Zakarian (January 1945),
1966) served in various posts on an Armenian American artist, is
the Board of Directors of the the subject of the book, Out of My
Great Sorrows, that will be
published at the end of this year.
