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Helen Brancato Donato ’43

Helen Brancato Donato ’43 and her husband, John F. Donato, have been married for 69 years. They have seven children, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. They are very grateful for God’s blessings.

Mary O’Keefe McGahon ’48

Mary O’Keefe McGahon ’48 is retired.

Annabelle Mealey Skoglind ’49

Annabelle Mealey Skoglind ’49 is keeping busy with church and her seniors and literacy class. She has three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Agatha Walsh O’Brien ’40

Agatha Walsh O’Brien ’40 and son, Peter, both enjoy the mild Oregon winters and activities at Mary’s Woods. Agatha recommends the water aerobics and use of its chapel for daily Mass.

Margaret Pyle Dillon ’47

Margaret Pyle Dillon ’47 is a Eucharistic minister and lecturer at her parish.

Patricia Lesher Hedges ’47

Patricia Lesher Hedges ’47 lives in Massena, N.Y., with her Labrador retrievers and spends her summers at the lake in her Canadian cottage. Her daughter Anne and her family live in Swanton, Vt. Anne and her husband are both in the National Guard. She has been deployed to Afghanistan twice, and her husband is now in Afghanistan until the end of the year. Anne’s younger daughter, Genevieve, and her family live in Gouvernour, N.Y. Her husband works for Verizon. Genevieve is very active in the Alumnae Association of Keuka College. She is her class representative in the executive council for the association. She is also very active in volunteer work for the outreach center in their church. Her oldest daughter teaches in Virginia and her youngest daughter is a marine biologist working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Chamber of Commerce.