What Happens in Vegas....

In early May Sue Williams, only daughter of Lothar "Bud Fieg and Catherine Shafer Fieg, took a trip to Las Vegas to visit both her brother Russell and his wife Heny, and our cousin Samantha Theobald and husband Chuck.  Here is the news that was allowed out of that city:

 

Hi family/friends,

 

We are home.... It sure is nice to travel when the shuttle, TSA, flights, bag claim, drive home etc. work out perfect - it can be fun to travel!

 

Vegas family looks great. We met up w/ Heny once for dinner, Russell twice and Samantha/Chuck once. Russell is looking good (hopefully he'll give up the smokes and look even better............I know how hard it is to do). Chuck has kept off his weight and Samantha is still doing the beautiful smile she always has when we show up. Hopefully we will get back out there Sept./Oct when the weather is good. We want to stay longer next time.....this trip was too short.

In the picture, from left, Sammie, Sue and Chuck.

 

 

The Fieg Name Lives On!

On Friday May 27, 2016 Brian Fieg of Acworth, Ga. sent an email to your editor as follows:

Our newest son, Nathan Daniel Fieg, was born this morning (at home) at around 2:41am. We are both doing well, just tired. We are a little fuzzy on the numbers, but we think he was 6 lb 4 oz and 19 inches long. Will send a correction if those aren't quite right.

He is nursing well. His brother and sister are very excited about him. We adore him!  

We love you all!

And from Facebook:

 Caleb and Lily are so happy to have another sibling to love. This time, I got to catch the baby, which was a pretty cool experience. Thank you Lord for a great birth and for our wonderful midwives Debbie, Lacey and Ashley!

Brian is the son of Doug Fieg and Susan Untiedt.  He and his wife Emily and their two children Caleb and Lily have been waiting for what seemed like nine months for the newest addition to their - and our - Fieg family.  Hugs and congrats to this burgeoning family!!
 

Anne Elinor Bookhout, 68, Dies Suddenly

Anne Bookhout

Anne Bookhout, an Oneonta native who, with an Ivy League education and a nursing degree from Hartwick College,  launched a county-wide public health agency, died unexpectedly May 28 at her Brooktondale, N.Y. horse farm.  She was 68.

Bookhout was born March 23, 1948 in Oneonta, the fourth child of  Judge Richard J. and Florence Fieg Bookhout.  She attended Bugbee School and Oneonta public schools, graduating from Oneonta High School in 1966 and from Cornell University in 1970.  She worked in various capacities in the healthcare field in Oneonta after receiving a nursing degree from Hartwick College.

In 1984 she returned to Cornell to earn a master's in healthcare administration. Anne founded a key city-county public health agency, Visiting Nurse Service of Ithaca and Tompkins County, serving 20 years as chief executive officer.

Having owned and loved horses since the age of 12, she later founded Quickland Stables, a commercial equestrian riding and boarding facility at her residence in the Ithaca suburb of Brooktondale.  She operated the business until her death.

Anne is survived by her husband of 25 years, Robert Morgan, whom she assisted in running a commercial trucking fleet.

She is also survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Andrew and Denise Shedlock of Tallahassee, Fl., and their children Madeline and Ryan; a step-daughter and her husband, Janice Morgan-Solano and Nickie Solano of Edmonton, Ont., and their son Kyle.  Anne also leaves siblings Kathryn Bookhout Biggerstaff of Delmar, N.Y., William Bookhout of St. Augustine, Fl., Mary Bookhout Wolcott of St. Augustine, Fl. and Richard Bookhout, Jr. of Troutman, N.C.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Elizabeth Bookhout Boggs, of Oneonta.

Funeral services were held June 5 at Bangs Funeral Home in Ithaca.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Cornell School of Veterinary Medicine.