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Five Queen’s grads, seeking respite from this dark Covidian chapter, came together in Victoria, B.C., in April 2022, to catch up on a combined 275 years of individual histories since meeting as floormates on Addy 1 in 1965. In April, we walked for miles in sunshine by the sea and in historic neighbourhoods, while telling our stories and sharing our pictures. Fifty years later, they were still experiencing the same free-flowing conversation, laughter, and happiness in one another’s company. Three of the five grads pictured here (back row): Sandy (Belsey) Kusugak, Diana Caldwell (Arts’68), and Suzanne (McKinley) Wilkinson (Arts’68). 

Emily Ritson and Jack Shannon were married in the village of Killarney, Ont., on Oct. 8, 2022. The weather was cool, but the fall colours were at their peak, and it was a beautiful place to be with friends and family. As many guests were alumni, a photo was taken of the Queen’s contingent, and Emily and Jack’s proud papas (middle, front) Henry Ritson (Sci’85) and John Shannon (Artsci’85) managed to sneak in front of the newlyweds just in time.  

Taylor Reynolds and Renee Hansuld were married in Mississauga, Ont., on June 4, 2022. Pictured is the Queen’s contingent of current and past years, including the groom’s parents, James Reynolds (Artsci’82, PhD’87) and Susan Reynolds (Moore) (Artsci’86), who also met during their time at Queen’s, along with a large group from the Queen’s men’s soccer team. Taylor and Renee are living and working in Seattle. 

Lauren Inouye (Peddle) and Andrew Inouye welcomed their daughter and future Queen’s student Peyton in November 2022. She is pictured with a blanket gifted by fellow Queen’s alumni Ashleigh Reeve (Artsci’08) and Kevin MacLeod (Artsci’09). 

Ashley Drobot is engaged! She met her fiancé, Haykaz Mangardich (MSc’15, PhD’21), at Queen’s in September 2013 at a grad boat cruise event. They became engaged this past October. Haykaz proposed to her in Jasper, Alta., at a spot on one of their favourite hiking trails. She was completely surprised and, later, had a lovely time during the proposal shoot. It just so happened that she was wearing her favourite Queen’s sweatshirt. 

Jenna Dibblee and Connor Peebles eloped on the back staircase of Douglas Library on a frigid Jan. 14, 2022. Later they celebrated with their families at a cottage wedding on Lake of Bays, Ont. Jenna and Connor met in their fourth year at Queen’s. Proud fellow Queen’s alumni include parents Tom Dibblee (Ed’87) and Sharon Kehoe (Dibblee) (Artsci/PHE’84), and grandfather A.C. Dibblee (a.k.a. Dibb) (Arts’53).