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!

Click to enlarge.

2021 LUNCHEON NEWS

Thanks to Pat McKeown Withers and Janice Oehler for sharing news of a Theta Luncheon in New Paltz on October 16.  At this time, they would like to get a headcount to see how many would be interested in attending.  

 

Please email Pook and she will get the information back to Pat and Janice. 

We Mourn the Passing of Liza Kosel '74

 Laurie Spiegel has shared the following news about the passing of Liza Kosel.

I got word the other day that Liza Kosel (class of 74) passed away last week from a combination of cancer, COVID, and pneumonia. Liza was 68. There was no funeral -  her ashes are to be scattered in Colorado. Liza's sister, Ellen, shared the sad news and I let Ellen know that I would pass this on to the Theta alumni to be included in the next newsletter.

Liza was at the last luncheon in 2019 and I'm attaching a picture of her, along with Jayne Brown Wynne and myself. It was a great day to be all together. Liza was my big sister and was protective of me from the start. She will very much be missed. May her memory be a blessing!!

Liza leaves behind her husband, Persy Ramos, and her sisters Leslie Eckstein of Tampa, FL and Ellen Zarcone of Monsey, NY . Donations may be sent in her memory to the ASPCA. Liza loved animals and she took in rescues.

We Mourn the Passing of Fran Monahan '50

Janice Oehler and Shirley Gordineer Townsend have shared the news of the passing of Fran Freer Cooke Monahan. Theta Sorority Graduating class 1950.  A wonderful person, friend, beloved teacher, soft spoken, kind.   She will be missed by family and friends.

THETA LUNCHEON 2020 - LIVE ON ZOOM!

 

JOIN THE 2020 THETA PHI LUNCHEON ON ZOOM

After our enthusiastic 2019 luncheon last year, with so many sisters coming out to enjoy a beautiful meal together, catch up on old times and new and sing the Theta Phi classics, your board has decided to keep the momentum going with a Zoom meeting this year.  Pour yourself a glass of your favorite and we’ll toast to good times.

 

Date:  Saturday, October 17, 2020

Time:  1PM-2PM

RSVP to Laurie Spiegel at

theta.alum.new.paltz@gmail.com

Laurie will email you the link and instructions for joining.

We Mourn the Passing of Linda Liepshutz Saulpaugh

Sharing Some Sad News

Linda Liepshutz Saulpaugh ‘67 passed away on March 25,2020 following a long, courageous battle with cancer.  She is survived by her daughters Laurel & Leslie, their spouses & three grandchildren.  In addition to teaching, Linda also worked as a floral designer & ran a B&B called The Inn at Blue Stores in Livingston, NY for 20 years.  Naomi Rubin ‘68 wrote that she’d visited Linda several times over the years & that her B& B “was wonderful.”   Linda was very close with Flo Ferguson Brandt ‘67 who wrote that they “shared such great Theta memories.”
 - Janice Oehler

We Mourn the Passing of Laura Siracusano Dudek

It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of my first roommate, my dear friend, and our very special Theta sister, Laura Siracusano Dudek. Laura was the strongest woman I have ever known. She endured so many trials in her life, but always faced them with courage and a smile, and was always strong and positive. I'm so sad that this last battle was her final one. May her wonderful husband, Tom, and her devoted sister, Louise, and all who knew and loved Laura find comfort in wonderful memories.
- Pook Siprin Bellini
Lau' dubbed me "Pookie" (after a character on the Soupy Sales show) during our first semester at New Paltz.  That name has stuck with me all these years and will forever remind me of our long and special friendship.

 Tom Dudek

164 Meadow Road

Chester, VT 05143