Hello Class of ’66:
Welcome to 2022! We can all move ahead believing that today’s conditions will improve and that our new normal will be more comfortable and forward thinking.
First of all, I must introduce myself. I didn’t say no to Mary when she asked me if I would take over as Class Agent. My name is Carol Anderson and I am an alumna with you in the Class of ’66. I spent 40 years teaching and living in Aurora, Colo. but moved back to Wisconsin in 2005 to my home town of Sand Creek on the Red Cedar River (classmate Duane Oyen’s favorite fishing stretch in the summer time; it’s a bit frozen currently. I’m expecting your visit next spring for at least a cup of coffee or a beer after a fishing adventure.) I was an English and German major at Luther with, of course, a minor in secondary education and I spent 34 years teaching German and English at the high school level in the Aurora Public Schools. Fortunately, I enjoyed it and now enjoy the retirement! Enough about me.
I want to thank Mary (Henzler) Deters for an exceptional job of serving as our Class Agent for the past five years and, after spending time with her at the reunion, know that the best thing any of you can do to help me with the agent letter is send me information on your experiences, travel, family, and anything of interest that happens to you or any other classmate with whom you communicate. Thanks in advance and thanks again to Mary for a job well done!
The 55-year class reunion last October seemed to me to be a smashing success! Thank you to Creighton Fuss for all he did to organize and spearhead the gathering for all of us who attended. He thought of group events and college events and masterminded a host of ways for us to meet and greet and explore experiences with people we hadn’t seen in many years and even some we hadn’t known well in our four years of college. In the general introductions that classmates made, one stood out to me and that was Dean Christ. What a fascinating career path you’ve taken, Dean; let me know some more details, Dean, and I’d love to share some of your adventures in another Class Agent letter. Then again thanks, Creighton. I know I’ve added a friend to visit when I return to Colorado to see my children, grandchildren, and friends there.
News from Luther. The year is progressing and spring semester is well underway and seniors are looking forward to their graduation. (Remember that day and the march to the fieldhouse and having our families there to share that special experience with us—and the anticipation of that last semester at Luther!) Luther hopes that all of us will join the entire Luther community for the seventh annual Giving Day on Thursday, March 10th. Please visit luther.edu/giving-day to learn more and to contribute.
For February 2022, I look forward to hearing from you. My email is cmiron@rocketmail.com so let me know what I can share in future letters. I so admire all the accomplishments of my fellow classmates.
Sincerely,
