Resident fellows, their families and pets send greetings to their much-missed residents
Stanford’s resident fellows, their families and pets – all of whom are still sheltering in place – recently posed for photographs and took selfies to show their undergraduate residents, widely dispersed throughout the world by the COVID-19 pandemic, how much they are missed on campus and in their residences.
By Stanford News Service and the Stanford Resident Fellows
From the resident fellow cottage at EAST House, Christine Min Wotipka, Anthony Lising Antonio and their kids, Joaquin and Eva Min Antonio, as well as dog Zebi, send their greetings!Resident fellows and their families, including Cora and Wyatt Patton from Otero, sent messages to undergraduates at home to let them know how much they were missed. Image credit: Courtesy the Patton familyResident fellow Elvira Prieto misses sharing coffee with Casa Zapata residents.Luna misses belly rubs courtesy of Casa Zapata residents.The Ford family—Rich, Marlene, Cole and Ella—send greetings from Kimball Hall.Noll and Milo are sporting their COVID-19 face masks. Their mom, Sally Ride resident fellow Michelle Reininger, says the boys really miss their residents.The plants left behind for safe keeping by Okada residents are getting lots of attention from resident fellows Edith Wu-Nguyen and John Nguyen and their kids, Eleanor and Jacob.Jacob and Eleanor from Okada made signs for the residents they miss.Tom and Mary Esther Schnaubelt and their daughter, Elizabeth, send musical greetings from Branner Hall.Roble’s resident dog, Kuro, continues to take his evening walks along Santa Teresa Street. But Roble resident fellow Becky Bull says the walks aren’t the same without the usual assortment of students who are walking, jogging and biking. She says, “I think about them—and miss them—nightly.”Toyon residents no doubt miss their majestic residence hall. So resident fellows Grant Parker and Marie-Louise Catsalis, their kids Kai and Tobin, and Lili AKA ‘Waggy’ and Lola AKA ‘Shaggy,’ Toyon’s four-legged community members, shared this photo of the main room.The Brown family of Meier Hall—Bryan, Cheryl, Cameron and Simone—send greetings from Meier and Naranja. Resident fellow Linda Paulson says Donner resident cats Herbert and Dora have had no problem with sheltering in place.Friday “breakfast,” Sunday night desserts and weeknight snacks were treats West Florence Moore residents regularly found when they came by the apartment of John Barton and Lydia Tan. So they offer this photograph as a fond reminder.The children of Wilbur resident fellows recently gathered to share signs conveying how much they miss Stanford students.
