Historical November 1985 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
As in the past few months, comings and goings are dominating the news of the neighborhood.
David and Susan Fay and their daughter, Miranda, are new to the 6100 block of Kingsbury.
David is the new executive director of the Fox Theater.
The Fays come from Joliet, Illinois, where David was the executive director of the Will County Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority.
He was featured in a frontpage article in the Oct. 3rd West End Word. Susan is the new company manager for the Mid-American Dance Company.
A new resident on 6000 McPherson, Carla Mash, comes to the Skinker-DeBaliviere area also from Illinois—Downers Grove, and more recently from Edwardsville where her family lives. Carla is a teacher at New City School.
A few familiar faces will no longer be with us in the neighborhood and they will be missed. Rich Akers, formerly of 6100 Pershing, recently hosted a housewarming in his new residence on Castleman in the Shaw neighborhood. Rich was active as the block captain on Pershing. Nan and Bill Thomas and their family moved last month from their home in the 6100 block of McPherson to their new home in Savannah, Georgia.
A goingaway party was held for them and some of their friends and neighbors on Oct. 12 at St. Roch’s Church Hall.
Although we will miss the Thomases, we welcome Ron Nurnberg who purchased their house. Nancy Cohen and her children moved recently to Ladue.
The Cohens were also from 6100 McPherson.
In the last few months, so many new names have been added to the list of residents, I may have neglected to mention some of the old familiar names that are no longer with us.
Here are some: the McPherrons, the Dicks, the Greggs, the Lindleys, and Allan Mense and Ramona Stelford, to name a few. Cal and Gee Stuart, 6100 Kingsbury, were able to take some time off from their thriving business—McPherson Management—to take a vacation.
This was a very special trip because it was not only a spurof-the-moment 25th anniversary celebration, but also because it was the first time in eight years that they were able to go away without their children.
They flew off to New England where they rented a car, and driving 1600 miles, visited Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
Some of the highlights of the trip were visiting Boston where they both had attended college, staying at an old farmhouse in Maine and in an old inn in Martha’s Vineyard.
The Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council held a reception in October honoring Esther Herron, 5800 DeGiverville, Esther was the bookkeeper and the Council for a number of years.
David Clewell has a new position at Webster University.
David is an assistant professor of creative writing.
He lives in the 6100 block of Pershing.
Our deepest condolences to James and Ruth Irwin, 6100 McPherson. Their son, Jimmy, was killed last month in a fall from a ladder while painting their house. Neighbors were pleased to hear that Narnie Rosenthal, 6100 McPherson, is back home with her family and doing well following a recent hospital stay. Narnie was hospitalized for a broken hip.
And finally, for my good friend Jeanne Katzman, who so much wanted to be mentioned in my article .. . this one’s for you.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November 1985.
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