Mary (Broadbent) Gedney

(Editor's note.  The following was received from Mary on 7/15/07)

Mary and Bob Gedney have lived in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania for 42 of the 47 years they have been married. However they have lived in 9 different homes. They have restored 3 Pennsylvania stone farmhouses and created a mini-estate subdivision of one with 28 acres. They gutted a 1970’s Williamsburg cape creating an open light floor plan and last year designed and built a home in a community of homes where all the exterior maintenance is provided for. A step in the right direction they hope to an easier lifestyle.

For the past 27 plus years Mary has been a licensed realtor. Still working way too many hours as the company RE/MAX of the Valley is Mary’s office. With 31 agents and her own Gedney Team of buyer agents, days are very full. Bob retired a couple of years ago from owning and managing a Toyota Lift Truck franchise and now assists Mary along with his side kick, Lucy (our Portuguese Water Dog). Bob is very active in several non profit organizations lending his gregarious nature and dedication to some great causes.

Beth now 44 and Jim 42 who both traveled out of the area for a while, have returned to the Lehigh Valley and live within a couple of miles of Nana and Pa. Beth and her husband Brad have 3 girls, Kate 15, Meg 13 and Liz nearly 10. They are very involved in Field Hockey as the Emmaus school team, one of the best in the country, has them looking forward to continuing in college that is only a few years away. Horses are much a part of their extracurricular activities as well with Liz and her mom still showing competitively. Beth somehow fits into her schedule working as a realtor in Mary’s office.

Jim and his wife Gwyn have the Gedney line of succession nailed down with Jack, 18 months old (named after Bob’s brother Jack). A new sibling is expected in February, 2008. Jim is a realtor in Mary’s office and Gwyn a regional manager for Coach. It is great fun to have this sunny little guy around as he rapidly enters the adventure stages of growing up. With less than a two year old and an infant, their lives will be crazy, but then we forget we all did that as well.
In the future Mary hopes to scale down a bit, and travel more with Bob. Over the years traveling to Japan several times, Thailand (Beth and Brad lived there), Hawaii often (Mary’s brother John (’55) has a winter home on the big island), Europe, and here in the US. Winter usually gives Mary and Bob the opportunity to visit the Davis’s (Bill ’54) and sometimes catch Rick and Jan (’56) McCoy in Florida. Martha’s Vineyard this summer and long weekends in Bethany Beach refresh the old bones and spirit.

Thankful for good health and great family and friends the Gedneys are really looking forward to the reunion and spending time with friends from a very special time in our lives. HGHS and the 50’s were a great place and time to grow up.

(Editor’s note. We found Mary's picture on her website www.marygedney.com )

1997 recap. They have 2 grandchildren and Mary is broker/owner of a Re/Max Real Estate Franchise. Has traveled to Germany, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Hawaii, Bermuda, the Caribbean, etc.

1982 recap. Did 2 yrs at Skidmore and 1 yr at Berkley Secretarial before marrying Bob (HG56?). Traveled from Connecticut to Rochester, NY and Allentown, Pa as Bob’s job demanded. Has 2 Children, Elizabeth and James. Currently loves her job as a Realtor Associate with Patti White Better Homes and Gardens Realtors, Allentown, Pa. Bob is president of Toyota Industrial Lift Truck Co, Stockertown, PA. They have restored 2 stone farm houses.