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Mary C. Hathaway, 12 Indian Pond Road, Kingston, MA 02364-2003,
writes, "It's a good day if I get one thing accomplished, avoid left hand
turns, drink eight glasses of water and don't fall down the cellar
stairs." . . . Sid McKeen, 8 Seaside Drive, Belfast,
ME 04915, writes about his triple heart-bypass surgery in August 1996. His old
roomie, Bud Nannig, had a bypass a few years ago and told him it
wouldn't be that bad. (Bud, I don't remember you talking about this!) Sid, who
says he is doing well, has two grandchildren, a boy in Vermont and a girl in
Maine. He adds, "Nice that some of us managed to get '49 in our
zips." . . . Cynthia "Dickie" Crook Lieck, 2652
Ogleton Road, Annapolis, MD 21403, reports a wonderful reunion in October 1996
with her two roommates from the old Dunton House era. Barbara "Bobbie"
Starbuck Marshall came from northern Virginia to her Annapolis home, and
Betty "Beamo" Beamish Jolley came from Orlando, Fla. "We had not all
been together for 17 years," Dickie writes. "It was a wonderful week. Beamo
teaches conversational English to people new to our country. Bobbie is active
in her community affairs. I am involved with volunteeer work, too, especially
concerning the arts, as well as some community work. My husband and I love
boating on Chesapeake Bay in our trawler, and on a trip north in September '95
we stopped at Colby. What changes, but so nice to be there. However, we were
totally lost in downtown Waterville." Dickie and her husband, Chuck, have two
married daughters. There are two grandchildren, three step-grandchildren--"All
great, of course." . . . As class agent, I am aware of the
letters you send to me in response to the letter the Alumni Office sends out
each quarter. However, I also am aware of the number of classmates who never
write about their journey through this world. Surely there are close
friendships that developed during your memorable years at Colby or roommates
you would enjoy hearing about. If you're wondering about someone, let me know
and I will try to find these people. . . . Ralph S. Braudy '44,
10354 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024 wrote to me in answer to my question
in the November Colby, "Where are you, Robert Bedig?" Seems that
Ralph and Bob were good friends while at Colby and (of all things) spent many
evenings together at Onie Noel's. Ralph, you will be happy to know that Bob
answered my "where are you" and called me with news of his family and others we
both knew while we were at Colby. He says he has not met his maker and that he
and Phyllis now live in Florida. (I wonder if Phyllis was aware of Bob spending
time at Onie's?)
Sidney J. Rauch '43 received the Outstanding
Article Award from the Journal of Reading Education for "P.S. Tell Judy
Blume I Say Hello" about his experiences with children as a visiting author in
elementary schools. . . . Eugene Hunter '48 was
inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame.
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