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Ellen Donohue (Marcantonio)

Vanessa good luck and know you are in my thoughts and prayers  

Natalie VanGuilder (Hoeppner)

Hi everyone!  First- Vanessa.  I am so excited for you with your upcoming transplant!!!   Will keep praying .    Second-  I for sure am coming back home at the end of July.  We have talked about perhaps getting together Friday evening (July 25) like we did at the reunion.  I should be back in town in time for that.  We also talked about having a picnic on Saturday .  I seem to remember a couple of you saying that you could take care of that for us.  Let us know how much and we can reimburse you.   We also talked about another cruise on Lake George late Sunday morning.       As before, we only need to attend the events we want to.  There will be no registration this time- am I correct in saying that?     This will be more informal than the 50th reunion.  Just a chance to reconnect.       Did I forget anything?

Sharon/Sherry Hiter (Neble)

Vanessa, I hope & pray your surgery goes well & that you heal fast! Happy to think this transplant will be the start of a new chapter in life for you & Kevin! All my best of good health & wellness wishes, Sherry

Frank Palmer

Greetings classmates and I hope that 2025 is off to a great start for everyone! Dear Vanessa, good luck with your pending kidney transplant and I share other's sentiments of our hopes for a healthy new start for you in February. I'm sure that we all anxiously stand by for updates. 

Cheryl Clifton

Vanessa.  My prayers and thoughts are with you with the transplant.  You've got this!

John Joseph

Ellen Donohue (Marcantonio)

Danny I do remember Mike Burns and Fran but the other two I can not recall  

Ellen Donohue (Marcantonio)

Danny having trouble spelling I meant Frank lol

Ellen Donohue (Marcantonio)

Cheryl I saw the profile up you made. Great picture! I hope all is well with you. 

Hope Hewitt (Ballou)

Kevin Chamberlain

We are planning a VERY INFORMAL reunion of sorts for the weekend of 25 July 2025. If anyone has any suggestions, please post them on this forum. Suggestions so far are a get-together Friday evening (Common Roots? Humbuggs?) and a potluck or bring-your-own-lunch picnic at the Harry Betar Recreational Park (a.k.a. Moreau Rec) Saturday afternoon. Ellen has already volunteered to get a pavilion reserved there. 

Vanessa (with no mask, hopefully!) and I look forward to seeing a good number of you there!

Ellen Donohue (Marcantonio)

Danny I have it rented for the day but will certainly check it out to make sure there will be no issues. 

Donna Winslow (Winslow-Bialozor)

Thank you Kevin and Ellen for moving things along for an informal reunion on the weekend of July 25.  Thinking of you Vanessa this week and sending lots of positive energy your way. DonnaB

Ellen Donohue (Marcantonio)

Vanessa thinking of you and praying for you and your family. I know in my heart that you will be up and running in no time. 🙏❤️

Ellen Donohue (Marcantonio)

Donna I was happy to help. I promise I will be there in July. Hope to see you there. 

Ellen Donohue (Marcantonio)

Danny I do know Candy and I hope she is on the mend. We are at an age that all these things seem to happen to us. I will certainly keep her in my thoughts and prayers. 

Kevin Chamberlain

Vanessa and her kidney donor (our son-in-law) are both out of surgery and doing well. Too early to tell if the transplant was successful but the med staff say it looks promising. Thanks to everyone for prayers and good wishes! See you in July!

Hope Hewitt (Ballou)

Donna Winslow (Winslow-Bialozor)

Kevin, Thanks for keeping us posted. That's wonderful news. Sending lots of healing vibes and prayers that the transplant is a complete success!!! DonnaB

Daniel Cottrell

So good to hear Kevin!  Keep moving forward Vanessa! You got this!👍🙏

Ellen Donohue (Marcantonio)

Danny do you know where in New Hampshire?

Ellen Donohue (Marcantonio)

Ok thanks Danny for responding. I was just wondering if she was close to Wendy Greenleaf. 

Ellen Donohue (Marcantonio)

Kevin and Vanessa. Just thinking of you and hope things are going well for all of you. Have a great day. 

Kevin Chamberlain

Last update on this: Vanessa was discharged yesterday. Her blood chemistry has almost returned to pre-renal failure levels and she says she feels the best she has in years! If anyone is looking into organ transplant surgery, the University of Rochester's Strong Memorial has been superb. Thanks again for thoughts and prayers! See you in July!

Ellen Donohue (Marcantonio)

I'm so very happy for Vanessa and your family!