We Mourn the Passing of Linda Whitaker Megdanis

Maryanne Herzog has shared the following news about the passing of Linda Whitaker Megdanis:

Linda’s husband reached out to me a week ago to share of Linda’s passing.

My heart is broken

Linda Megdanis Obituary

2022 LUNCHEON

Dear Theta Sisters-

In case you missed our annual newsletter via snail mail, here are the details on the upcoming luncheon.

THETA PHI ANNUAL LUNCHEON

Date: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2022

Time: 12:00 NOON

Place: THE CREEKSIDE BISTRO – 1128 ROUTE 32, ROSENDALE, NY

MENU (Please select from the following):

ENTRÉE (CHOOSE ONE):

GRILLED CAJUN SALMON WITH CILANTRO

CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH GREEK MARINADE

SAUTEED BEEF TIPS

VEGETARIAN DISH

SIDES (CHOOSE TWO):

RICE

SALAD

FRENCH FRIES

CHIPS

POTATO CROQUETTES

COLESLAW

THERE WILL BE AN ASSORTMENT OF DESSERTS, COFFEE, TEA, AND SOFT DRINKS.

THE PRICE IS $25.00. Please reply to this email with your RSVP and food selection. Then send your check payable to Theta Phi Alumnae Association to Laurie Spiegel, 11 Murphy Circle, Florham Park, NJ 07932. THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 25.

Many thanks to Rosarie for planning this wonderful luncheon. QUESTIONS??? CALL PAT WITHERS 631-669-2018. We hope to see you all there.

Yours in Theta,

Laurie Spiegel,

Theta Phi Alumnae Treasurer

 

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We Mourn the Passing of Four Theta Sisters

 Laurie Spiegel has shared this information about the passing of four of our Theta sisters.

Ruth Niesen Samuel

Ruth Samuel (Class of 1942) of Brick, NJ passed away in 2015 at the age of 94. Born in 1920, she was the oldest member on the Theta Phi roster. Ruth was one of the first women inducted into the US Coast Guard SPARs serving from 1943 to 1946. A charter member of Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, she is one of the female WWII veterans featured at the memorial in Arlington. Ruth was a second-grade teacher and worked as a substitute before her retirement.

Ruth Samuel Obituary (1920 - 2015) - 94, Brick, NJ - MyCentralJersey (legacy.com)

 

Nancy Keller Kelly

Nancy Kelly (Class of 1951) of Valatie, NY passed away in 2018 at the age of 89. She was a former kindergarten teacher at Kinderhook (Ichabod Crane) Central School District for over 20 years before working at the N.Y.S. Department of Taxation and Finance in Albany.  An avid golfer and volunteer, Nancy was “an extremely independent woman who continued to live at home by herself right up until her recent illness.”

 Nancy Kelly Obituary (2018) - Valatie, NY - Albany Times Union (legacy.com)

 

Eileen McFetridge

Eileen McFetridge (Class of 1953) was born in Oyster Bay, NY and lived in Greenport, NY when she passed away at age 85 in 2018. Eileen was a supporter and activist for affordable housing in the North Fork of Long Island worked to spearhead the Initiative for Community Land Trust of Southold Town.

Eileen McFetridge Obituary (1932 - 2018) - Greenport, NY - Newsday (legacy.com)

New groups seek to create affordable housing on the North Fork - The Suffolk Times (timesreview.com)

 

Alice Foley Martin

Alice Mary Foley Martin (Class of 1957), a lifelong resident of Warwick, NY, passed away at home in 2014 at age 78. Before retiring, Alice was an Art Teacher with the Monroe-Woodbury Schools in Central Valley, NY for 38 years and was an artist in her own right. She was a Supervisor for Student Teachers at SUNY, New Paltz.  She spent her life with horses and was an avid rider.

 

In Memory of Alice Foley Martin (lsvpmemorialhome.com)

2021 THETA LUNCHEON

 

1. Rosanne Senatore Adams ‘69
2. Virginia A. Esser ‘59
3. Carol Zimel Cohen ‘72
4. Rosarie (Beads) Mastropaolo ‘73
5. Rosalie Meunier Pahel ‘71
6. Pat McKeown Withers ‘70
7. Holly Anderson Van Such ’75
8. Laurie Chase Spiegel ’75
9. Barbara Nawroth Fatjo ‘68
10. Marie Sabia Martin ‘61
11. Maryanne DeGennaro Herzog ‘72
12. Chris Brown, SUNY New Paltz Director of Alumni Relations

Ann Bonventre Van Damm ‘74 – not in photo

Old Theta Photo

 Thanks to Laurie Spiegel for sharing this photo from the New Paltz archives.

Message from Nina Lazar

Hi Sisters... I'd love to make it to the luncheon on the 16th.  Barring any unforeseen reason to prevent it, I'll see you then!  Please put me down as a YES!  Thanks to Janice and Pat for their efforts. 

All stay safe... I'm still masking up when in closed areas.  Wish we could turn this thing around, but for now, better safe than sorry!

Warm regards - Nina xox

I don't have pics of me alone in recent years, so sending this along from a number of years back - maybe 12 or so.  Here I am in Salonica, Greece (birthplace of my maternal grandparents, but at that time Thessaloniki [the Greek name for Salonica] was under Turkish rule). The photo is right in front of the Aegean Sea. 

We Mourn the Passing of Lolly Cox Mahoney ‘58

Lolly's husband, Bob, recently contacted Janice Oehler and shared the news of Lolly's passing on May 26,2021.

"Mary Jane “Lolly” Mahoney peacefully passed from this earth at home surrounded by family at the age of 84 following a lengthy illness. Words alone cannot do justice to the good life she lived. Lolly was an amazing and extraordinarily capable woman, a true partner in marriage to her husband Robert “Bob” Patrick Mahoney, devoted to her brood of five, her faith, and each community to which life led her."

Lolly's Obituary

Message from Jean Ward

Hello all!

I would love to be with you, but I recently was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma and will be undergoing treatments but am very optimistic about my outcome.  Paul and I have enjoyed many travels - to Portugal just before the Covid, and this spring in the US to Graceland, spending a few days in Memphis,  traveling as far north as Indianapolis, then on to Nashville, visiting friends and family along the way.  If you like ribs, you just have to try them at BB King's! restaurant!  Hope you all have a wonderful luncheon.  I'm looking forward to the next one!

Take care, 

Jean Ward, Class of '64

 

Theta House 2021

Thanks to Pat Withers for sharing this photo of Theta House taken a couple of weeks ago.  It sure looks pretty!

Notice the color of the shutters!

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