Percy "Pacy" Levine '27, a man known to the last 100 years' worth of Colby students, professors, staff and friends, died at the age of 91. For most of his years, Pacy divided his life into five parts: family, clothing store, church, philanthropy and Colby (sports particularly). He and his surviving brother, Lewis "Ludy" Levine '21, were College benefactors for many years. In the words of President William Cotter: "We will miss him greatly." . . . Basil B. Ames '23 died September 19, 1996, in Skowhegan, Maine. As a lifelong resident of Norridgewock and an attorney for more than 60 years, he was prominent in the region as well as in national affairs. While at Colby he was active in public speaking and took part in the Murray Prize Debate and the Hallowell Prize speaking contest. . . . Rev. Carroll D. Tripp '26, an American Baptist minister living in Burlington, Vt., died on June 1, 1996, at the age of 92. He served as pastor to churches in Maine, Vermont and New Jersey. . . . A problem for which I am seeking the solution is that of the mislaid letter. At the least, it is not fair to the writer--or to all you readers who might like to share the news. I just unearthed a letter (dated May 23, 1996!) from Melva Mann Farnum '23. She complains that the death on Nov. 28, 1995, of her sister, Arline Mann Peakes '27, was not reported in Colby magazine. Neither was the passing of Mildred Todd Weir '24, who died in October 1995. Mrs. Farnum notified the College promptly in both cases. On calling Mrs. Farnum up in Portland, Maine, to apologize for my unique filing system, I found that the next day (February 8, 1997) was to be her 96th birthday. We had a delightful chat. All of her children are now retired, and she keeps track of a small army of descendants, culminating with 18 great-grandchildren. . . . A clipping, from a mid-Maine newspaper, tells of a $300,000 gift by M.D. Clarence McLaughlin '26, in Gardiner, Maine, to an Alzheimer's care center in his area. (Half of those over 85 are afflicted by the disease.) Dr. McLaughlin was a general practitioner for 30 years before his retirement in 1966. In the 1970s he was president of the Gardiner Savings Institution. His winter home is in Sarasota, Fla., where he is active in golf and yachting. . . . The Very Reverend Harold Lemoine '32 still lives in Honolulu although he visits, preaches and does administrative work all over the world: California, Ohio, Long Island, England. He was 88 on Nov. 19,1996. . . . Donald '33 and Dorothy Gould Rhoades '36 sent me a single-spaced, two-page Christmas letter, which in reality is an infinitely detailed travelogue sweeping from the crunching icebergs of Alaska to the therapeutic breezes of Newton Centre, Mass. At many places along the way, relatives lay waiting to smother the Rhoadeses with warmth and cheer. . . . I hold here in my hand a charming letter from a minister's wife and Colby graduate who asks that her name not appear in this column! While revealing no clues as to her identity, I will state that her roommates were, variously, Jean Congdon Deneke '40, Margaret Johnson Kenoyer '40 and Frances Gray '40. At her 50th reunion, on campus, she met Kitty Coffin Mills '39 and Nannabelle Gray Carter '40. She praises me for having the gall to follow Marjorie Gould Shuman '37 in this job. Says this mystery writer, "Marjorie and her roommate Betty Wilkinson Ryan '37 were an unusual pair." (I'll drink to that.) . . . Martha Burrill Nelson '38 died on June 4, 1996, at Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine. She was a lifelong resident of Winslow, Maine, and worked as a secretary for the Hollingsworth & Whitney Paper Company and the A.P. Wyman Construction Company. . . . Ed Hooper '38 says the best decision he ever made was to go to Colby even though money was very scarce and he was being helped by his widowed mother. Age hinders Ed from appearing as a player at Wimbledon, and you can tell how he feels about politicians because there is a scorched hole where he wrote his opinion. He adds, "Breckenridge and Chapman are two of the greatest you will find on any college campus." . . . Once a year, the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award is given to a journalist who best exemplifies the life and work of Lovejoy, a Maine native who was murdered in Alton, Ill., in 1837 in defense of freedom of the press. The award was suggested in 1951 by Dwight Sargent '39, who attends each year's presentation at Colby. Clippings from Dwight's hometown paper, the Pelham (N.Y.) Weekly, and an unidentified publication fill in the details of the Lovejoy Convocation and Dwight's important role in the proceedings. . . . In a July 1996 issue of Down East magazine, readers are challenged to identify a lighthouse in a photograph. The caption for the photo is: "Where in Maine?" In an August letter to the editor, Nathaniel Guptil '39 responds: "I don't know where it is. But I can tell you where it isn't." And he does. All this by way of a clipping included in a lovely note (she never writes any other kind) from Violet Hamilton Christensen '39. . . . Emanuel Fruman '42 reports on some catastrophic weather in his parts (Wilkes Barre, Pa.). In a 30-day period they had 48 inches of snow, three inches of rain and tremendous snow melt in the mountains due to 60-degree weather resulting in severe flooding. Manny, his wife and 100,000 others in the area were evacuated from their homes one evening from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Damage: $350,000,000. Manny's letter, from which the preceding was extracted, was postmarked Feb. 23, 1996. You never know what's under the pile on your desk, and yes, Manny, I'm sorry to be so late. . . . You can take pills or read a letter from Vivian Maxwell Brown '44. Vivian's letter, filled with news and sunlight, will do you more good. She is now the exclusive and official correspondent for the Class of 1944 after Sue Conant Cook '75, director of alumni relations, asked her to do so. (Sue wrote similarly to me, except my cutoff date is 1940. At age 80, celebrated January 14, 1997, I am no longer of average age for my group but one of the youngest. The almost 60-plus gang can now marvel at my youth and vigor.) In her January Class of '44 letter, Vivian reports that C.F. Hathaway (shirts) and Harris Bakery in Waterville are still in business. I, born and raised in Waterville, had heard otherwise and was saddened by the news. I used to unload loaves of bread from the ovens at Harris Bakery during high school and sold Hathaway shirts during the war. I was cheered no end to hear that Hathaway is still going and that Harris is back in business. Vivian and I lived only houses away in our youth in Waterville.