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IN MEMORIAM: TOM SUZUKI Remembering a talented OLLI member By Mary Jane Steele, OLLI E-News staff writer      Tom Suzuki, a member of the OLLI publications committee, died on Sep 3rd after a brief illness. Tom was art director of Time-Life Books from 1976 to 1982. He taught various aspects of book design and typography for 25 years at the Professional Publishing Course of the Stanford University Alumni Association. Tom was also art director of many magazines including Diabetes Forecast for the American Diabetes Association and designer and art director of books for the National Gallery, Smithsonian Books, the Sierra Club, and Abrams Publishing Co.      An avid fly fisherman and rabid lover of Porsches, Tom is also remembered as an artist, husband, father, grandfather, brother, mentor and friend.      We extend our condolences to his wife of over 50 years, Virginia Suzuki, his daughter Mariko and her family. (See also Tom's obituary in the New York Times and the "Friends of OLLI" Honor Roll poster he produced earlier this year.) Back to top

By Elizabeth Crawford, Membership Committee member
As you return to OLLI this semester,  please look for red dots on the nametags of these 62 new members.
 

Linda Ahern Don Allen Barbara Allen Vivian Ashner Constantine Barpoulis Patricia Barpoulis Kirk Battleson Lani Battleson Joanne Becker Christina Carr Dorsey Chescavage Nadine Christensen Jim Coverstone Vera DeFusco Marian Delmore Nancy Dungan Rita Farris Lisa Ferret Peg Forrey Shelly Gersten Susann Hamilton

Joyce Hellems Keith Hellems Johnnie Hicks Joe Hoenscheid Judy Hudock-Clark Carol Johnson Aaron Klapow Lanna Klapow Koula Lolos Mary Lavoie Judy Lawson Sandra Levy Jerry Lipson Marguerite Luck Lynn Magrum Sherry Mason Patrick McGinty Margaret Meath Rita Murtaugh Dorothy Ogilvy-Lee Cecelia Payne

Jo-Anne Plavchan Mona Poyta Aristotelis Psitos Richard Redding Suzanne Redding (C.) Carole Richard Gary Robinson Bonnie Rupp Tom Rynne Rita Schoka Joanne Schubert Carol Smith Jim Smith Rita Toscano Ellen Tuyahov Alex Tuyahov Kathryn Ward-Johnson Nancy Wernet Robert Wesolowski Sue H. Williams

Please welcome new members in your classes. Let them know right away that joining our group of bright and enthusiastic seniors was an inspired decision.  At Tallwood, invite them to have coffee and cookies with you in the Social Room. In Reston, suggest that they explore the stores in Lake Anne Plaza. It is not hard for new members to catch that OLLI spirit, especially with a little help from the rest of us.

NEW EXHIBIT IN SOCIAL ROOM ANNEX An exhibit by OLLI Reston Artists IT IS A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE PETER BALL that the painting workshop he taught for many years continues meeting regularly in Reston. It is now coordinated by Sigrid Blalock.     The workshop members’ art in acrylic and watercolor is on display in the social room annex during the fall session. Part of the exhibit is devoted to Peter and to the late Linda Fisch, a workshop member.

Marvina Munch Exhibits Coordinator

THE TALLWOOD SOCIAL ROOM By Elizabeth Crawford, Membership Committee member
Of course you know about the coffee and cookies. But do you know that tea bags, hot chocolate packets, and hot water are also available in the Social Room? The microwave and refrigerator may be used by anyone who would like to bring food to eat between classes.
     The books in the corner are donated by members for members. Take one home, bring one back. No sign out necessary.

The director, staff, board members, committee chairs, etc. always welcome your comments, but if you don't see them on a given day, please write out your comments and leave them in the Suggestion Box (on the wall near the door to the Annex). Another way to contact board members is to leave a note in their folders (on the table near the refrigerator).      On the table near the door, you will find paper copies of the OLLI E-News along with flyers and announcements of interest. Additional community information is posted on the bulletin board above the table. We even use the space under the table - for the Lost and Found Box, a box for donations of eye glasses and hearing aids, and a third box for donations of stationary and small items that might be of use to residents in a nursing home.

     Finally, please check the walls to see Valerie Braybrooke's drawings and names of the plants in the Olliwood Gardens.
     By the time that you have walked around to locate all of these services, you will have used up a few calories, so feel free to have another cookie.

EMAIL PROBLEMS? Q&A I'm not receiving OLLI E-News via email. What should I do? First, check with Ann Hartmann in the office to be sure that your correct email address is listed in OLLI records. Then, check to see if you are receiving other emails from the office email address, olli@gmu.edu. Finally, check your Internet Service Provider's spam/junk mail system; the newsletter may have been filtered out and put into a spam/junk-mail folder rather than sent to your inbox; you may need to "unjunk" the message or identify olli@gmu.edu as an "allowed" email address. While any such email problems are being resolved, you can always look at OLLI E-News online (on any OLLI Website page, hover your mouse over NEWS and select OLLI E-News from the drop-down menu).

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PROFILE OF ELIZABETH DE ARMENT
By Arleen Richman, OLLI E-News assistant editor
OLLI charter member Elizabeth De Arment, now age 85, was aware of LRI in its planning stage and “when it opened, there I was,” she recalls. “After retiring from Walter Reed Hospital where I worked as a psychiatric nurse, I missed the mental stimulation and found that LRI filled that need.” Don’t think that Elizabeth was just sitting around after she retired; she continued to be involved in breeding and showing collie dogs and working as a certified poetry therapist (using poetry as therapy).
     Elizabeth, who was born in Uniontown, PA, served as an army nurse/anesthetist during World War II. She married a career Army officer, had three sons (the oldest is deceased) and lived on  various military bases in Europe and the U.S. When her husband received his last military posting at the Pentagon, “our family moved to the D.C. area, not intending to stay,” she says chuckling. Many years later, and now divorced, Elizabeth lives alone in a house in Springfield.
     She credits LRI with introducing her to a new love – writing poetry. When a literature class that she wanted to take was oversubscribed, “Carol Ferrara suggested I take the poetry workshop. Even though I had never written poetry, I decided to try it, and I have been writing poetry ever since. The poetry workshop is a cohesive group where we bring a piece of ourselves each week to share with others,” she notes.
     Another group Elizabeth enjoys is the Investments group. She states that “Initially the LRI board was hesitant to offer any classes in investments because they were concerned about possible liability. But Garrett Ruhl made it happen.” A music lover, Elizabeth fondly recalls the pre-opera classes Helene Layman conducted so those attending various operas would know what to expect.
     How does she feel about OLLI today? She is still enthusiastic about the classes but complains that “OLLI is not handicap friendly and the parking at Tallwood is impossible.” However, she continues to drive, either alone or with a friend, once or twice a week to the OLLI she knows and loves.