Dear fellow members of the Luther Class of 1987,
I know, I have fallen down on the job as your Class Agent. A thousand apologies. No good excuse; we all have busy lives that we get caught up into.
In late March, I was able to visit the campus and see all the good things happening there. I’m so glad that current Luther students still greet visitors as they walk past the Bell or Martin’s statue or the S.P.O. (Who remembers “Luther by the Numbers,” a recruiting piece from the ‘80s, listing the percentages and counts of student and staff accomplishments and activity?)
When we went down to the Regents Center, to explore the updated athletic facilities, we encountered young men and women engaged in keeping their bodies healthy - Corpore Sano, right? - who were happy to take a few minutes out of their day to let us in the building and direct us to the “new” aquatic center. But we were in for a disappointment Saturday morning when we discovered Ruby’s Café was now closed. Does anyone still have the recipe for Ronnie’s rolls?
Last January, I was able to connect with Jenny (Scheie) Sigsbee and her husband, Will, at the memorial service for a mutual family friend in Chicago. I’m embarrassed to say that we discovered how very close to each other we live in the metro Twin Cities, and yet we had to travel that far to meet up.
Was anyone able to catch the Nordic Choir’s 75th Anniversary Tour this spring? I saw them at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis with my mom, and they didn’t disappoint. I can’t even pick a favorite piece from the night, because they were all so good, but I suppose that O Lord God made my sentimental heart happy.
I know that Maran (Mandsager) Bacon and Lisa (Schneider) Strube are grandparents now, and Camille (Clapp) Johnson-Oster has joined that club, too. Kris (Kleppe) Olson will be joining soon. Who else has entered the ranks of grandparent, either directly or through later marriages? My husband warned his sons that if they made him a grandpa before he turned 50, he’d disown them. Now that we’re on that slippery slope to 60, we’re starting to wonder if we’ll ever join that population group.
Please reach out directly to me with any news, and I will be better about getting the word out! And
Soli Deo Gloria!
