Barbara Lipe passed away

Barbara C. Lipe

 Barbara C. Lipe, 87, of Manlius, passed away surrounded by family. Born on November 13, 1926 in Syracuse, Barbara graduated from Nottingham High School in 1944 and Syracuse University in 1948 with a B.S. in Food and Nutrition. Barbara was co-owner and manager of Lipe’s Dairy and established the first Village of Manlius Recycling Center. May 4, 1989 was declared Barbara Lipe Day in the Village of Manlius. Barbara was a crusader for the NYS Bottle Bill after opening a recycling center at Lipe’s Dairy in the early 1970s. She served on the OCCRA Board, received the F-M Rotary 1989 Citizen of the Year Award for volunteer service, the Post Standard 1990 Women of Achievement for Ecology the NSDAR Conservation Medal. Barbara was a charter and Board member of FM A Better Chance, member of the Preservation Association of CNY, served as a Trustee of the Manlius Library, a Girl Scout Leader, and volunteered for the Food Bank of CNY - Vista Volunteer Food Finder 1985-86, Regional Learning Service, Meals on Wheels and Literacy Volunteers. She served on the Environmental Management Council and was Task Force Chair and on the editorial staff of the CNY Environment newspaper. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Manlius and Trinity Episcopal Church in Fayetteville and had served on the Vestry of both churches.
She was predeceased by her husband Willard C. “Bill” Lipe. She is survived by her children Pamela Lipe (Gary) Revercomb, Rebecca Lipe (Charlie) Fountain, Susan Lipe Edwards and Willard (Susan) Lipe; brother, Franklin Crandall; eleven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two foster children: Don Perry and Vinh Vu.
A celebration of her life will be 3:00 pm Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 106 Chapel St., Fayetteville.
Contributions: may be made to FM A Better Chance, P.O. Box 355, Manlius, NY 13104, Women’s Opportunity Center, 901 James St., Syracuse, NY 13203 or the Food Bank of CNY, 7066 Interstate Island Rd., Syracuse, NY 13209.

 

Tom Weller

Hi all.

It has been a while since I have contributed to the site, so I thought I would update things a little. We have lost some great folks in the very recent past, so if you have not contacted your friends from class, it might be wise to do so. One never knows whether we will have the chance to communicate with those we were close to in school. As the years go by, we lose more and more friends and waiting until the reunions might be too late. Take the time to get in touch.
Anyway, I am still living in Alaska and enjoying every minute of it. While it might seem counterintuitive to have moved from San Diego to Anchorage, I believe it was one of my better decisions. This is an amazing state and I would highly recommend adding this place to your bucket list. Contrary to what you might see on TV these days, we don't all live off the grid and eat moose meat to survive, although given the state of the world, it might not be such a bad idea. However, civilization is alive and well up here.
After 38 years and many moves, I have retired from my career; that of repairing office duplicating equipment. While the career allowed me to work in some pretty amazing places(NYC, Philadelphia, San Diego), and work with some pretty amazing people, the business climate is becoming more challenging and less enjoyable, and I felt it was time to move on, if for no other reason than to regain my sanity a little. However, I was not ready to quit working, so I accepted a position working retail sales in the fishing department of the new Bass Pro Shops here in Anchorage. This is a 180 degree departure from my former career, but what better place could I wind up working in in Alaska? Probably will only be able to put up with it for 15 or 20 more years!!
That's about it from the " Last Frontier". Be well, take care, and as I said earlier in this rambling note, take the time to get in touch with those you cared about if you can. Tomorrow might be too late.
Tom