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Joanne Wixon Lutostansky

Where did 50 years go?? And how did we get so old…. Well, I’m sure we’ve all aged gracefully and I can’t wait to see everyone in September! Thanks to Ali and David for putting this together.

I left our graduation ceremony in ’64 and started immediately at Penn State. That fall Joyce Warren and Phil Weller (NPHS ’61) introduced me to David Lutostansky, one of Phil’s fraternity brothers – we were married the day after Christmas, 1966. (I’ve got pictures to prove some of you were there!) By then, David was in Air Force pilot training and beginning a 5 year military commitment flying B-52’s. I left him at Craig AFB in Selma, Alabama, just long enough to go back to finish my final quarter at Penn State, graduating in March 1967. The next 5 years included several different USAF base assignments and David’s two tours in Guam, Okinawa and Thailand. During this time, our son, Mark, was born in Feb. 1968, and daughter, Karen, in Jan. 1971. We ended our military life that spring, and David began a 30 year airline pilot career, originally with Eastern Airlines. We were 5 years in Atlanta, and then made our way to beautiful Bucks County, PA, where we’ve lived since 1978. I spent the kids’ early school years as a full-time mom, doing all the stuff that kept me chained to the station wagon, but loving it. As kids’ college tuition loomed, I finally went to work for a local builder/developer, and embarked on a fascinating 30 year stint – selling (got my real estate license), marketing, developing, renovating and designing commercial and residential real estate. David and I are now both retired – he plays golf, and I’m trying…. I also travel with 3 longtime friends (all x-airline wives) at least twice a year, and get together with Lindsey Latimer LaRocca whenever possible. We’ve been friends since pre-school! We are so fortunate that both kids and their families live relatively close by, and we spend as much time as possible with them and four grandchildren (two boys, 11 and 13; two girls, 8 and 5). Coming full circle from that initial Phil Weller introduction, son Mark is married to Phil’s (and Betsy’s) niece. We like to keep things in the family!

My mother (97) lives at Granite Farms, a retirement community just down the road from the Concordville Inn, so I’m in the area frequently. See you there!

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