Sophie “Fifi” McClanahan Barnes shared photos and excerpts from Dwight Class of 1950 yearbook of the late Mary Anne O’Connor Montgomery after the news of Mary’s passing. (Editor’s note: please note corrected date of Mary’s death which was October 4, 2020).

Mary and Fifi were best of friends while students at Dwight.  They participated in the Glee Club, the Choir and in the Student Cabinet where Mary served as President her senior year. 

  Mary and Fifi lost touch after commencement, but we were able to reconnect before Mary passed away. Fifi told Mary what she remembered most about her was her saying “Let’s not get carried away with the program”. 

Fifi recently turned 91 years old and has some accomplishments to report.  She wrote a book of poetry called Seeing Out which her daughter Julia McHugh had published, and it can be found in circulation at the Westport Library in Connecticut.

Fifi’s daughter, Lisa Greenwood, is well known as the “Twinkle Toes Lady” for the original Alaskan “All Terrain Socks” she’s been making and selling locally since 1991.  Her business, Twinkle Toes and Wild Outer Wear (W.O.W), now includes skirts, hats, hoodies, and more. Lisa’s granddaughter (Fifi’s great daughter), Hadley, will be turning ten years old soon.

Fifi’s third daughter, Meg Barnes, is an entrepreneur and is residing in Port Townes Washington where her twin sister Julia also resides.

Her fourth daughter, Lydia, is currently residing in New England. She attended Choate and graduated from Bowdoin.