NEWSMAKERS
The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics of the University of Pennsylvania instituted the Charles C. Leighton, M.D., Memorial Lecture series on October 10. The series was established by the Merck Company in honor of Leighton '60, who was the company's senior vice president of administration, planning and science at the time of his death. Ralph Nelson '60 attended the event on behalf of the Class of 1960. . . . Peter Ketcham '63 will be exhibiting his works at the Promenade Gallery in Hartford, Conn., through April 30. . . . In early November, Doris Kearns Goodwin '64 spoke at Elizabethtown College in Middletown, Pa., on her recent book, No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II. She was also an overnight guest at the White House later that month. . . . In his sixth season with the the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team, head trainer Charles "Skip" Thayer '64 was the subject of a story in the Barnesboro, Pa., Star. He credited Colby's long-time athletic trainer Carl E. Nelson "for being the father of my career because he gave me the basic fundamentals of being a trainer." The Penguins won the Stanley Cup in 1991. . . . The Rev. Peter Ives '65 was profiled in the Daily Hampshire (Mass.) Gazette last fall. . . . Barbara Howard Traister '65 is the new head of Lehigh University's English department. A specialist in Shakespeare and Renaissance literature, she has been a professor at Lehigh since 1973. . . . A story in the Central Maine Morning Sentinel discussed Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Science, Technology and Society by Thomas Easton '66. The book tackles controversial issues in science, such as the nature of science and research, the relationship between science and society, the uses of technology and the threats that technological advances could pose to human survival. A biology professor at Thomas College in Waterville, Easton also has written three science fiction novels and three other novels about the future of biological technology. . . . Law partners Nathaniel Pitnof '66 and Steven Kressler are hosts of a Sunday morning program, "Legal Express," on AM station WTAG in Worcester, Mass. The show, designed for listeners with questions about the law, started in 1989 when station WNAB owed the two attorneys legal fees and decided to pay them with free air time. They signed with WTAG in 1991. According to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Pitnof said, "We joke around, but we give legitimate answers to the questions people have. . . . Most people don't have access to a lawyer. They're looking for homespun advice. So we talk in general about the nature of the problem, but we don't give particularized advice.". . .Todger Anderson '67, president of Denver Investment Advisors, was featured in the Institutional Investor in January discussing the benefits of mid-cap growth stocks. . . . G. Ross Birch '67 was named the manager of the Hingham, Mass., branch of Prudential Securities in early October. He is also the vice president of the Municipal Bond Club in Boston. . . . Richard Hunnewell '67, an art history professor at Plymouth State University, received the school's 1994 Distinguished Teaching Award. A student said of him, "Professor Hunnewell fosters an atmosphere of openness and trust. His love and enthusiasm for the subject are infectious." . . . In January, James Bubar '68 moved to Madison, Wis., following his promotion to chief information officer at TDS Telecom. . . . The Parlin Memorial and Shute Libraries in Everett, Mass., have hired Deborah Van Hoek Abraham '69 as the new library director.

MILEPOSTS
Deaths: Anthony Giles '66 in Marblehead, Mass., at 51. . . . Marshall B. Barker, M.S.T. '73, in Weymouth, Mass., at 66.
Marriages: Thomas J. Watson III '69 to Karen Drobeck in Greenwich, Conn.



A very enthusiastic committee is working hard to produce a reunion that will be interesting and fun for all. Carolyn Webster Lockhart is in charge of the "pre-reunion" at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine. Beth Whitehead Baker, an antiques dealer in Rockport, has volunteered to help since she is right there. "The Samoset does a great job with groups," she reports; "food is good." The best part is the variety of activities offered--including doing nothing at all. . . . Jane Holden Huerta reports that there are 45 of "our" faculty members living in the Waterville area whom we plan to invite to attend various events during the reunion. This will be an excellent opportunity to catch up on a never-finished class discussion or to renew an enjoyable acquaintance. Jane's youngest son is graduating from Colby in June, and she is pleased that they will be celebrating future reunion years together. . . . Russell Zych, our fearless president, has been working hard to coordinate all this in spite of having surgery to combat stomach cancer. He is happy to report that he is now fine, back at work and looking forward to seeing a lot of his classmates. . . . Maren Stoll Sherman-Trembly will be coordinating some of the members of our class who wish to help with registration, etc. . . . Connie Maheu Armstrong wrote to offer to help since she has been living in Minot, Maine, since 1986 when she moved back to work for her father's motor home business. Work and raising her son, who now works with her, made her "post-marriage" transition go well, and she was pleased to hear that there will be a variety of things to do for singles and people whose significant others can't be at this reunion as well as for marrieds. So plan to be there. Call a friend or old roommate and get them to come, too. If you need more information, please call Jane Huerta (617-484-3328) or me (810-646-2907). See you in June!
Class Correspondent: Kay White

First new news to arrive was from Norm Macartney, who has moved from Katonah, N.Y., to Beaufort, N.C., where Norm has started a landscaping/design business called One Green Thumb. They say the eastern North Carolina coastal area is really beautiful. Norm is still racing his motorcycle at Road Atlanta, Ga., and Summit Point, W.Va., and says, "It's the closest thing to flying and still being on the ground." His retirement dream would be to take a motorcycle around the world, but his wife, Mena, would only join him if she gets to go via the QE2 and meet him at designated ports! . . . Diane Sadler Martin lives less than an hour away from us, and we both keep meaning to get together. She is an activity consultant; her husband, an Episcopal priest. They have nine children, three granddaughters and two grandchildren on the way as of last September. Diane travels country-wide giving keynotes and workshops in long-term care therapies. Seems that her time in dramatics at Colby is paying off, being on stage so much . . . she still remembers being Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Somehow she also finds time to work on a master's at VCU. She asks if anyone has heard from Heather Carney. . . . From Northboro, Mass., we finally hear from Willie Russell Merrill, who has not reported in for a long time (hint, hint to those of you who ignore the questionnaire). Willie is a research technician/lab manager, and her husband, Gary, is a sales consultant. She sends her thanks to the Colby Biology Department--she's doing research into gene therapy to discover better treatments for hemophilia and other hereditary diseases. They had three kids at UMass-Amherst at one time: son Christopher graduated in '92 and daughter Jennifer in '93; son Jonas will graduate in '95. They plan to retire on Cape Cod within the next two years. . . . David and Patricia Houghton Marr check in from Natick, Mass. They claim to have nothing to report, but they have three grandchildren with a fourth on the way, so they must be a little busy. Pat works as a tax consultant. Dave, an attorney, says about retirement, "Attorneys don't retire, even if they lose their appeal." . . . Iris Mahoney Burnell is still working as a reverend but is trying to enter semi-retirement by working as an interim minister in churches that are in transition. Her husband is retired and is loving it. Between them they have seven children and five grandchildren and have fun just keeping up with all of them. . . . Carol Ann Rancourt Ahern lives in Orlando, Fla., where she is an instructor in Orange County schools. Her husband, Joseph, has recently retired from Delta Air Lines. She is thoroughly enjoying having him as a "Mr. Mom" because he has taken a lot of the burden off of her. Unfortunately, he planned to start working part time after Christmas, so it will end. They have two children--Kimberly Ann, 25, and Craig, 21. Carol Ann's job is a challenging one--she teaches deaf students using sign language and says that she learns far more from them than they from her. They also have been enjoying traveling throughout the U.S. and will be in Puerto Rico after the first of the year. She wonders if anyone has heard from or about Anne Lovell or Frank Wheat. Write soon with your news . . . or fax it to 703-758-6709 or e-mail to penny@opnsys.com.
Class Correspondent: Penny Dietz Sullivan

Happy New Year and . . . thank goodness for the ritual of holiday cards and messages! I loved hearing from Sandi Rollins Kilgore that her son Rob, 23, is living on Beacon Hill not far from where she and Jane Germer Krebs lived 30 years ago. (Wasn't that also near where Muffie Symonds Leavitt lived while she was getting her master's in occupational therapy at Tufts?) Sandi and Bob's daughter Lisa also lives in Boston, and although the "Kilgores enjoy weekends at their summer home on Cape Cod through November," according to Sandi, "they take advantage of lots of cultural activities in Boston with family living in the city." Sandi says her parents, whom many of you remember, are ages 84 and 87 and doing well. . . . Sam McCleery, living near Atlanta and still working for Delta, says his mom--age 85--is also doing well. Sam and Vera's oldest son, Sam, and daughter-in-law Carrie live in Houston, where he is a project manager and she is finishing her master's degree. Their other son, Mike, is in the COOP phase of his master's program at Georgia Tech, working in the computer department of Chick-fil-A. This was the second summer that Mike spent with the Christian Youth Ministries of Hawaii on Molokai. And, yes, the other McCleerys did visit Hawaii last summer. The McCleery girls , Andrea, 15, and Christi, 13, are doing teenage things like cheerleading, violin, gymnastics and getting ready to drive. . . . Roey Carbino, a clinical professor of social work at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, continues to be busy with teaching--social work practice and theory, family foster care, field training in child and family service--and committee responsibilities at the school and professional levels. Roey does workshops on child abuse allegations in foster care. She has done presentations at an international foster care meeting in Dublin and in Wisconsin and Minnesota. With several colleagues, Roey is spearheading a cooperative international survey of foster care abuse allegations with researchers in Canada, the U.K. and other sites. She hopes this can bring attention to the problems for foster families and foster children when agencies react to allegations of child maltreatment. Roey planned to see Margie Brown York and Elly Blauner over the holidays and says that she usually misses Jean Gaffney Furuyama, who still lives and practices dentistry in New York City but traditionally visits her mother in Florida at this time. . . . I got a brief message that it was a "great Year" for Bill and Alice Webb in Reading, Mass. How about some information or explanation on the "great Year," Alice? . . . Gail Macomber Cheesman and husband Doug, co-owners of Cheesman's Eco Safaris, will be leading wildlife tours to Alaska next summer and to Australia for September. Gail's daughter Rose has a 2-year-old son, and son Ted is now 21. . . . Brenda Wrobleski Elwell, who is the national account manager for Carlson Wagonlit Travel, planned a driving-hiking trip to New Zealand in March. Brenda said that her daughter Monique has fully recovered from her car accident and is still searching for a job in international finance. Monique currently is a concierge for the Ritz Carlton in Philadelphia and planning to start working towards her M.B.A. in the fall of 1995. Has anybody got a connection for Monique? . . . Bill Chase, who has served as president of our class, is a physician-surgeon in Keene, N.H. Bill, married to Barbara (Haines '63), a teacher, recently completed a master of science degree in management at Antioch New England Graduate School. . . . John Chapman is director of the Coastal Resource Center in Topsham, Maine. He is married to Allison, a choral arts teacher; Brian, 25, is lead guitar-vocalist for "the Zoo People" in L.A.; Andy, 24, is in the Air Force at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany; Emily, 21, is a senior at the University of New Hampshire; Abigail, 18, is an intercultural exchange student in Christchurch, New Zealand; and Josh, 15, is a sophomore at Kents Hill School on the cross-country team. . . . Peter Duggan and wife Mary Vance recently moved to Charlotte, N.C. Peter has a new position as vice president-marketing for Lance, Inc. Peter and Mary have three children; daughter Lesley, a second grade teacher; son Peter in college at Miami of Ohio; and daughter Jennifer at Rollins College. The Duggan household also consists of two dogs, a cat and a horse. (Harry and I are up to three dogs and down to one cat. Interesting, isn't it, how when our kids leave the nest, we parents keep the pets.) . . . Keep the info coming. I love to hear from you all.
Class Correspondent: Judith Hoagland Bristol

Happy New Year! Bill and I just returned from a week in our cabin in northern Vermont celebrating the year end with our family. Now it's back to work and the joys and challenges of 1995. One hope for the new year is that the Alumni Office has finally revised its system for mailing class questionnaires. My apologies to those who have received many and to those who have received none. Thanks to those of you who have responded with news and philosophy and invitations to visit! . . . .Dave Cox, farm manager for Lind Farms in Fort Collins, Colo., writes that he is still playing ice hockey in the local adult league. That's impressive! His wife, Cherri Lynn, is pursuing her master's degree at NCU in special ed. Dave is a bird collector, at present owning a military macaw, an African grey, a Meyers parrot and a monk parrot. . . . Gloria Bowers Duncan lives with her husband, Don, in Windermere, Fla. After 30 years as a systems analyst and manager with ATT, Gloria has started her own business. She is doing tole painting and ceramics, and business is flourishing. Don works in audio-animatronics at the Magic Kingdom-Walt Disney World. . . . Another Floridian, Charley Carey, lives in Delray Beach with his wife, Pam (Plumb '65). Charley is managing director of Financial Consultants, Ltd. Both of their sons, Timothy and Todd, have played for the Red Sox. . . . Al Carville returned three completed questionnaires! All interesting! He is, at present, vice president, information systems and technology, for Hannaford Brothers Supermarkets. His wife, Sally (Page '64), will return in March or April from Swaziland, Africa, where she has been serving in the Peace Corps. Al and children Stephanie, 24, and Gregg, 21, traveled to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana, where they visited Sally and toured. Al also traveled to Australia, where Gregg spent last spring semester. In Sally's absence Al has taken up roller blading and sea kayaking, adding to his many outdoor pursuits. He also admits to driving a Miata on weekends, almost always with the top down! Best wishes to your family as it reunites! . . . Marsha "Fern" Palmer Reynolds shares her home in Connecticut with husband John, Crazy Chrissie from the animal shelter and Myriam Montrat '94 from the Ivory Coast, who is in a training program in New York City. Marsha and John are teachers and, when not enjoying their "getaway house" in Biddeford, travel to more distant destinations: last year Normandy, during the celebration of the WWII landing, and next year possibly Alaska or the Ivory Coast. . . . This holiday season found Sally Morse Preston, spouse John, and daughter Emily, 17, traveling to Barcelona, Spain, to visit their older daughter, Mary, 24, who is working there in a metals studio. The Prestons live in Holland Patent, N.Y., where Sally is a preschool teacher and John is a counselor. . . . Cynthia Peters McIver, an educational consultant and freelance editor, lives in Fairfax Station, Va. Cindy and husband Rod pride themselves on keeping fit. (Says she can still do the twist!) But she is still trying to get up the nerve to free fall from a plane. Go for it, Cindy. . . . Tom Richardson lists his home address as Farmington, Conn. However, it would be unlikely to find him there, as he and his wife, Becky, live in Maui from April through November and in Alta, Utah, from November through April. To add interest to this humdrum existence, they traveled this December to New Zealand to do some hiking and fly fishing. You two surely have a wonderful life. Congrats for having made it! . . . Dan Politica and Sue (Kondla '62), his wife of 30 years, have recently moved into a new home in Exton, Pa. Dan is manager of credit card marketing for Sunoco. This is their second move in four years, but they are still wishing they were in Maine. . . . Thanks to Ceylon Barclay, Steve Eittreim, Judy Allen Austin and Dick Bonalewicz, who also responded, but I've included news from them in the past year, and my editors are a stern group. Again, Happy New Year.
Class Correspondent: Barbara Haines Chase

The new questionnaires are sifting in, and I hasten to update you on news and on book recommendations. Sandi Albertson-Shea and husband Ray, both professors at Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts, have graduated two daughters from college so far and have one to go. Meanwhile, they have bought an 1826 farmhouse and are having a lot of fun. She recommends Refuge. . . . Charlie Angell, professor at Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts, spent the summer reconstructing a greenhouse. He recommends The Shipping News by Annie Proulx and Baby, Will I Lie? by Donald Westlake (a good mystery read), among others. . . . Ben Beaver graduated one son from Colby and has another at the University of Vermont. Ben is still refereeing soccer and has taken up golf with his wife, Marilyn. . . . Jean Brennon Call came home to Maine for Christmas this year with her mother and brothers. (Sorry we had so much rain.) She recommends Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living by Bailey White. . . . By Campbell is enjoying dance classes, is still teaching English as a second language and is living in a new townhouse. She recommends Joan Borysenko's Fire in the Soul, A New Psychology of Spiritual Optimism. . . . Sally Page Carville comes home from Swaziland in March. . . . Mike Cohen is general manager of a Dodge dealership and has attended the Skip Barber Racing School and tried racing for fun. . . . Gail Koch and Peter Cooper, teacher and guidance counselor in Vermont's schools, spent one day of the holidays with Barb McClarin Bing and Sandi Albertson-Shea. Gail recommends In the Absence of the Sacred by Jerry Mander, and Peter recommends Your Money or Your Life by Joe Domingus. They own a home in Brattleboro. . . . Lynne Davidson-King is a part-time business professor at New York University, and she and husband Jim (married in 1991 after a mere 15-year courtship) spend their time between NYC and the Hamptons. Jim retired last April and is doing consulting in environmental and urban planning. They'd love to see classmates! . . . Linda Spear Elwell is still with Mary Kay but has moved to Sanford, Fla. She recommends Ageless Body, Timeless Mind by Chopra. . . . Thought you might like to hear some class statistics. We carry 312 people in the Class of 1964, of whom 277 graduated from Colby. Fourteen of our classmates have died. There have been 13 marriages between class members (by my accounting), of which 11 still exist. There have been 19 "interclass" marriages, and most of those have held up also. Several sons and daughters have gone to Colby and many others to similar New England small schools. Whenever I send out an all-class mailing, I'm lucky to get a 10 percent return, and about half of the class have not responded to anything from me in the last five years. One important note: whenever you change your address, it costs the College a bundle of money if you don't notify them right away. Any issue of the magazine that goes to the wrong address is returned to the College at our expense and must be remailed first class. Every mailing produces 500-600 returned magazines. That's awful! Do your part!
Class Correspondent: Sara Shaw Rhoades

Let's go to Onie's! That was the message I left on Frank '66 and Susan Brown Musche's machine. Two hours later we had established a time and location over the Christmas holiday in Seekonk, Mass., for lunch with my old roomie. Joining us was Jay Fell '66, home from Colorado to visit his family. Susan is a busy mother of 8-year-old Stephen and three older girls. When not attending soccer games, etc., she is on the golf course. In '94 she became vice president of the Rhode Island women's golf association. Susan and Frank enjoyed an Alaskan cruise last summer and some sun in the Bahamas a few months ago. Last summer, Susan had lunch with Debbie Davis and Lesley Forman Fishelman. Debbie is busy with Society of Friends affairs, and Lesley continues as a psychiatrist at Harvard Community Health. . . . Tom '63 and Patti Raymond Thomas checked in with news of their three-week safari in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe last summer. Their son Bob '88 married Carrie O'Brien '88, and 25 Colby grads were at the wedding. Patti is very involved in the boards of League of Women Voters of Doylestown, Pa., Central Bucks County Family YMCA (she was Volunteer of the Year in '94) and Planned Parenthood. Patti also finished her fifth year on the Colby Alumni Council. . . . Bob Beechinor resigned from the broken pencil club and sent a lengthy update. He is a guidance counselor at West Genesee, N.Y., High School and teaches psychology as an adjunct professor at Syracuse University and Onondaga Community College. He celebrated a second wedding anniversary last November with Joanne, a mental health therapist and part-time fashion model. He writes: "Joanne and I are dancing to bands instead of playing in them. Keep in shape working out, playing basketball, tennis, etc., keeping up with music on my guitar--having a ball." . . . Ginger Goddard Barnes keeps busy as manager of human resources and customer relations at Avery-Dennison. She has lots of business travel to California (weekends at Big Sur) and Chicago. The latest addition to her family is Baltimore, a Maine coon cat. . . . Pam Plumb Carey and Charlie are now permanent residents of Delray Beach, Fla. They maintain a summer residence in Westport, Mass. Pam is an interior designer and owner of Interiors by Pamela. Charlie is a partner in an investment banking company in Ft. Lauderdale. Pam wrote, "Within a week of moving into our new residence on the beach, tropical storm Gordon hit for four days!" . . . Tom Donahue has put "a thousand or so books" back on the shelves and repaired the damage after the January '94 California earthquake. He has visited Civil War battlefields at Manassas and Gettysburg and says, "I never let a conference stand in the way of tourism." Tom spent part of his Christmas holiday in Flagstaff, Ariz., "visiting the Grand Canyon and looking into real estate for our eventual retirement (`eventual' being the key word there)." . . . You have sent your check to the Alumni Fund and made plans to join your classmates at our glorious 30th? Yes? See you there. . . . Hail, Colby, Hail!<
Class Correspondent: Richard W. Bankart


Sometimes too much drink is just not enough. . . . New Hampshire, January 15, 1995: it's sixty degrees. I don't know whether to write this column or rake out the lawn, but since I have been absent for the past two issues, my priorities for the day are established. . . . Anne Ruggles Gere was the recipient of a surprise 50th birthday party that included cards, letters and calls from old friends, in some cases people she hadn't heard from in more than 30 years. This was the handiwork of Mary Jane, her sister, in consort with Budge, Anne's husband. (Mary Jane began her sleuthing efforts three months in advance of the party.) Anne has just finished a long stint as a member of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, where she served in many capacities, including the past year as national president. With this activity finished she is turning to her personal writings while continuing to direct the Ph.D. program in English and education at the University of Michigan. . . . Heidi Fullerton Warburton, after overcoming some challenging health matters, is back on track and has been promoted to district administrator for the Durham (N.C.) Guardian ad Litem Program. They represent the best interests of children who have a history of family neglect or abuse. In the meantime, her husband recently accepted a position in Fort Lee, N.J., which means they will deal with a commuting marriage, Heidi in N.C. and Woody in N. J. (Well, at least both states start with the letter N.) . . . This seems to be a growing trend in America, where a fickle local economy may dictate long-distance job commutes for people who are unwilling to leave a local area that offers the quality of life they desire. . . . Craig James recognized his own picture on one of my milk cartons that said, "Have you seen this classmate lately?" and revealed his whereabouts by letter. Thank you, Craig. After a stint in the Army and a short career at Mobil Oil, he earned his law degree in 1976. Starting in legal aid, he moved to the Idaho Supreme Court Judicial Education Office and then earned a partnership in a firm in Boise. Now he has made a momentous decision and is giving up law. He and his wife, Sue, will become the principals in the Trade Wind Yachts charter sailing operation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. They may be reached at the Blue Lagoon Hotel and Marina, P.O. Box 133, St. Vincent, West Indies, should you wish to plan an exotic vacation. Craig concludes that "Apparently, life begins at 50!" . . . My milk carton campaign was serendipitously aided by my friend and insurance agent, who decided to post my 50th birthday on the advertising marquee on the Milford oval. Dean "Dag" Williamson, who was traveling through Milford, spotted the sign and, overridden with personal shame and guilt for not responding in over 10 years, sent me a nice letter. Dag is a senior underwriting executive and resides in Chelmsford, Mass. He's staying in shape on the tennis courts, where he ranked ninth in New England for men 50 years and up. He also reports that Eric Werner and Pete Anderson recently scaled the Grand Tetons. Dag and Dick Dunnell were invited to join, but Dick stated that his climbing goals include only the hills on the golf course, while Dag reported that the potential for a mile-long hang-glide drop with no hang glider was not something he aspired to. . . . This past fall has seen more and more departures from Digital, which seems to be intent on reversing an old axiom. Formerly, "There are more and more people doing less and less, until pretty soon everyone is doing nothing" is fast becoming "There are fewer and fewer people doing more and more, until pretty soon there will be nobody doing everything." As a fortunate member of the Nobody Contingent, I find that current daily personal tasks such as picking up the newspaper have become a time challenge. Add to this grandchildren numbers two and three this year (we're still all boys, by the way) my continued local involvement in youth programs and starting a side business (intended as my Digital tin parachute) and I have had time for little else, But now that I have finally begun to get my personal schedule somewhat under control, I'll get to the 1994 class Christmas letter, which I'll make every effort to get to you before the first day of spring in 1995. . . . It's at about our age that one begins to realize that pizza is the pie that binds. Regards.
Class Correspondent: Russell N. Monbleau

On a beautiful New England autumn day, the like of which occur more often in memory than reality, a mini-reunion of sorts took place at the Tufts-Colby football game. While the temperature hovered around 70 degrees and the Mules impersonated Penn State, a group of one-time D.U.'s gathered in the stands and reminisced about the days back when. Jim "Yukon" Thomas, along with members of his family, made the trip from New Jersey and after the game did some sightseeing in Boston. During a lull in the game, Jim reported that he is considering giving up baseball to devote more time to his golf game. (It should be noted that Jim recently played a game in which he caught for his son. Jim reports that his son shook off one of his signs.) Seated next to Jim was Harry "Bud" Graff, taking some time off from his newly launched consulting business. Bud is simultaneously awed and excited as he faces the challenges involved in keeping his new venture flying--not dissimilar to what it must have been like when Bud played the line as the Mules faced the University of Maine. In the row in front were Jim Bright, Dave Aronson and Eric Rosen. Jim continues to make regular trips to Maine ski areas, and when the snow becomes a bit too bothersome he travels south to North Carolina, where he can visit both his children, who are at Duke. Dave is a year away from those parent weekend trips as his daughter, a senior at Needham, Mass., High, is about to venture into the world of higher education. Eric is contemplating an early retirement from the legal department of New England Telephone and perhaps teaching at a local law school. An added bonus was a visit from Phil Kay as he renewed old acquaintances. Later that evening, Jim Wilson joined this crew at dinner and filled us in on the trials and tribulations of running a one-man law office on Cape Cod. This every-other-year event presents a fine opportunity for Boston area people to meet and cheer on what has become, of late, the White Mule gridiron juggernaut. . . . A new year and many of us will celebrate the big 50 when that next birthday rolls around. But that's OK, because the news we've received shows that the Class of 1967 is not getting older but that we're getting better all the time! . . . Perhaps we should call Ed "Woody" Berube the bionic man. He writes that he recently had his left shoulder operated on for a torn rotator cuff, but that goes along with his three knee operations, back surgery and two foot operations. (Even with all this repair work, he carries a four handicap in golf!) He's a product logistics project manager with Xerox and lives in Webster, N.Y. His wife, Connie, is a first degree black belt in tae kwon do and his 14-year-old daughter, Breanne, has a second degree black belt and plays softball and volleyball. . . . In case you're planning an at-home wedding for your daughter, you really must contact Sandy Miller Keohane in Milton, Mass. As mother of the bride, she employed her creative flair to transform her house, pool and yard into a beautiful setting for a ceremony and reception. It was so unique that it was the subject of a feature article on weddings in the Quincy, Mass., Patriot Ledger. It sounded like a wonderful party. . . . Susan Finlay Chavez has been having a great time landscaping her home in Annapolis, Md., and has even included a goldfish pond and a stream. She shares her home with four longhaired cats, including two Maine Coon cats. The detoxification unit where she worked closed down due to lack of funds, and she has been working as a psychiatric nurse for the last 15 months. . . . After her husband's brief assignment in Rocky Hill, Conn., Kathy Denehy Lewis has packed up and moved back to Nixa, Mo., where her husband, Bob, is head of the group purchasing department for FASCO. Since they'd only been in Connecticut about a year, Kathy was able to get her job back at the hospital, and she tried out her new PC at work to write her Christmas letter. She will be back in New England, though, because she has a daughter who recently graduated from Keene State (N.H.) in secondary special education and has another in nursing at URI. . . . Betty Coffey Gross and her husband, Mike, are relaxing (cheaply) now that their son Matt is at Hofstra. (Colby was too cold and too far for him.) She is proud of having survived 25 years of teaching with both her energy and interest intact but is frequently frustrated by administrative, state and federal "decrees." (Those of us in education know just what you mean, BC!) . . . .We've tried very hard to file a column for each issue, but we really do need to keep in touch and pass on your news and views. Let's hear from all of you in the new year!
Class Correspondent: Robert Garcia and Judy Gerrie Heine

Greetings, all. Glenna White Crawforth writes from Idaho, where she is the diversion unit supervisor for the Ada County juvenile court. She's very proud of the volunteer program she instituted three years ago to deal with first-time offenders. Forty-five adults meet twice a month to resolve police complaints with youth and monitor these clients until completion of the terms of their diversion agreement. Success is reflected in the very low 20 percent recidivism rate. Their three children gave Glenna and her banker husband, Richard, a wonderful surprise 25th wedding anniversary party, which included many friends and relatives. She is also active in raising funds for performing arts in Idaho, such as ballet, opera, an arts center and a museum. . . . In October, Alan Gray, wife Donna and their three children moved into their newly built home in Concord, Mass. Alan's community activities involve coaching children's sports. Daughter Erin, a high school sophomore, son Christopher, sixth grade, and Julie, first grade, all play soccer. Alan bumped into Jack Desmond '67 at a high school "back to school" night and also attended a Tufts -Colby soccer game last fall. . . . John DeSimone is a computer teacher living in Saco, Maine. His wife, Elizabeth (O'Gorman '69), is an antiques show promoter. Their oldest daughter, Anne, graduated magna cum laude from Bowdoin last June and is now in NYU Law School. Son Joshua is in a p.g. year at Hebron Academy, where he plays hockey. Their youngest daughter, Emma, is a sophomore at Thornton Academy and also plays hockey as goalie on the Thornton boy's varsity team. John notes that they spend their lives in very cold buildings. . . . Reed Harman is an investment manager in California. He and wife Nan have two children: Hayden, 25, who is a software consultant in New York City, and Spencer, 22, a junior at the College of Wooster in Ohio. . . . Linda Levy Fagenholz and her husband, Allen, are both pediatricians living in Erie, Pa. Their family includes Peter, 20, at Brown, Andrew, 18, at Williams, and Elizabeth, 11. That's all the news for now.
Class Correspondent: Mary Jo Calabrese Baur

Thanks for the interesting responses to the last questionnaire. Many of you wrote about travel, career changes and children leaving the nest. Of course not all of us are in the same stage of life: Ann and Bob Anthony announce the birth of Sarah Colt Anthony on November 8. . . . Eric Cote is a lawyer and chairs the Saco, Maine, planning board. . . . Jane Chandler Carney writes that she loved our 25th reunion, wonders about the whereabouts of Tanya McDowell '70 and remembers Jan Hogendorn as her favorite professor. She notes that his constant dwelling on the food giveaway programs in Africa in the '60s was prophetic and that every time she reads of famine in Africa, she is reminded of Professor Hogendorn. . . . Ines Ruelius Altemose looks forward to doing "Thelma and Louise Squared" once again with Susie Mathews, Jeanne Bryant and Judy Holden. Sounds interesting. Ines planned a late 1994 trip to London for both business and pleasure. . . . Sharon Timberlake traveled to London and Paris in 1994. . . . Gary Austin lives in Maryland with his wife, Kim, who works as a logistics program manager, and they have two children--Kimberly, an accounts manager for a health care firm, and Aaron, a member of the class of '96 at the U.S. Naval Academy. . . . Anna Thompson Bragg faces the mixed blessing of having four children in college later this year. Anna wonders which classmates are looking forward to retirement. . . . Gus Browne writes from Lincoln Center, Mass., that he took an early pension from NYNEX and joined Liberty Mutual Insurance in 1994. Gus soon will have two children, Jessica and Alec, in college and reports that travel plans will have to wait until after A.D. 2000! . . . I've moved my psychotherapy practice to an office overlooking Casco Bay in Portland, the sight of our spendid reunion cruise. My son, David, keeps me busy and fascinated with his nearly 8-year-old zest for life. Please take the time to stay in touch.
Class Correspondent: Diane E. Kindler


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