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Updated May 6, 2008

’64 Linda (Moser) Langer has retired as a children's librarian after a long career as a freelance writer. She is now busy traveling with Richard, who is retired from teaching. She still does two story hours a week at the library for audiences of up to one hundred. Linda received her bachelor of arts in English from Avila.

’64 Sally (Otto) Merten and her husband Alan are happy to announce the arrival of their grandson, Wyatt Anthony Belleville, born on April 15, 2008. Wyatt joins big brother, Will and parents Melissa and Bill Belleville who live in New York City. Sally received her bachelor of science in nursing from Avila.

’65 Cherie (Watts) Dougherty transferred to England so she could continue her federal service career. Her husband retired from his mortgage bankers position in Phoenix , Ariz. so he could travel with her. They love living in England and the opportunity to travel. They have two granddaughters, age nineteen years and nineteen months, and they are expecting their first grandson. They plan to retire in Phoenix after their stay in the UK . Cherie received her bachelor of science in chemistry from Avila.

’67 Roxana (Kirk) Howe is employed as a clinical liaison nurse manager at the TRICARE service center at Fr. Riley, Kan. She has been employed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance, which is the company which manages the military healthcare program (TRICARE) in the west region (twenty-one states). She has been with them for over ten years. She finds it a challenging and rewarding job to make sure that current service members, retirees and their families receive the best available health care. In addition, Roxana and her husband own and operate a grain farming operation. They have been married for thirty-seven years, have three married sons, three grandsons and one granddaughter on the way. Roxana received her bachelor of science in nursing from Avila.

’67 Brenda (Wood) Isom taught English in the Kansas City Kansas School District for thirty years and retired in 1997. She then went to work for the North Kansas City District where she worked as an elementary school counselor for five years and retired. She is still and adjunct faculty member at Kansas City Kansas Community College where she has been teaching since 1983. Her husband has retired from the insurance field and they are enjoying their grandchildren Ayoka, age three, Desmond, twenty months. Brenda received her bachelor of arts in English from Avila.

’66 Sarah (Dove) Reinemeyer has retired from Texaco (now Chevron). She is starting a tree farm in Colmesneil , Tex. Sarah received her bachelor of arts in mathematics from Avila.