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John Lee still teaches at Virginia Commonwealth University (a
course in history) and at Park College (a course in foreign policy). He says
his health remains good as long as he eats whatever he pleases. At this writing
he was still waiting for proofs of his book. . . . Joan
(Chandler '59) and David Harvey enjoy their place in Venice, Fla., each
winter. David has retired but is doing volunteer work for the Connecticut
Counseling Association. He says he has taken up tennis again, adding this to
his regular routine of walking and jogging. Dave and Joan have two grandsons.
Their daughter, who lives in Warwick, R.I., has Bob "Bato" Gordon for
her medical needs. . . . Ted Lallier is looking forward
to our 45th reunion. He and his wife have traveled extensively lately, looking
at colleges for their two sons, 15 and 18. He says his determination to succeed
in basketball at Colby has carried over in his business ventures. He still has
his law practice, and he helps others start up in business in addition to
trying to start an international company himself. He keeps active by coaching
basketball in his community. I am prejudiced, but he owns a great family dog, a
golden retriever named Tyler. . . . Gilly Washington
Hufsmith is now retired but hikes and swims every day in the winter, a
definite advantage to living in Arizona. Just lately she traveled to the
Havasupai in the Grand Canyon and Phantom Ranch. Gilly's question to
classmates: any radio amateurs among us? If so, you can get Gilly's address
from the Alumni Office. She, her husband and daughter are all licensed. Farming
has paid off for her family, but quilting is now her passion--says she has
created some wonderful heirlooms. Her son, Derrik, plays guitar professionally
besides his work on the farm. Thelma, her daughter, a P.A. in Albany, N.Y.,
also plays the guitar and sings in Portuguese and Spanish. Gilly has two
grandchildren. During the spring of 1996 she and her daughter spent three weeks
in northeast Brazil. They also visited the Island of Fernando de Noronha, an
ecological paradise off the coastal city of
Natal. . . . Barbara (Burg '55) and Frank King have
four children and 10 grandchildren. His favorite pastimes these days are golf
and bowling. After 40 years in the insurance business, he is planning to retire
and spend winters at Ft. Myers Beach, Fla. . . . Dick
Hawes has moved from the West Coast to Sunset Beach, N. C., where he lives
on a golf course near the ocean. Visitors are welcome, with notice, of course,
just to make sure they will be home. Dick plans to schedule a golf game with
Frank P and Keh C in the near future. He says that the golf "leg-work"
helps his new left knee replacement; the right knee is to be replaced soon. The
Haweses have seven children, three grandchildren and one
dog. . . . Phil Hussey and his wife, Martha (de Wolf
'55), have seven grandchildren. In July of '96 Phil relinquished his CEO title
to his oldest son, Timothy '78, and is in partial retirement, which gives him a
chance to mix business and pleasure trips, the most recent to Hong Kong,
Singapore, Thailand, Kenya and England. He adds that his African safari was a
wonderful experience. He keeps fit by walking, golfing, sailing and skiing.
Phil has made one request of classmates: please support the Colby capital
campaign. . . . Anita Schlosser MacIntyre has
retired from teaching as has her husband. Anita's daughter is a portrait artist
and illustrator living in London; her son is a production engineer in Conway,
N.H. Anita's horses and property keep her busy, and her travels have taken her
to British Columbia, England and Scotland. . . . Bruce
McRoy and his wife, Sandra, live in Rocky Mt., N.C., and have two sons and
five grandchildren. He retired in January and is doing research for two books
on the Civil War after attending a seminar at Virginia Tech on the subject. He
keeps his figure through five-day-a-week
YMCA workouts. His latest travels came via the cruise routes to the
Caribbean. . . . Chase and Nan Murray
Lasbury are looking forward to their 45th wedding annivery. Their
daughter Becky will be married on that day, and Becky's oldest sister
celebrates her 20th. Nan says that Barbara Best has agreed to co-chair
the class gift commitee for reunion. . . . It is not too
early to start thinking of our date with Colby, June 5-7,
1998. Let's encourage others to attend. . . . Colby
reported the deaths of two classmates in the February issue. Alan Mowatt
died at his home in Wayne, Pa., last October 5 after a year-long
battle with cancer. Robert Southwick died October 31 at his home in
Peabody, Mass., following a brief illness. Our thoughts go out to the members
of their families.
Marty Burger '58 is co-chair of the business and professional
division of the United Jewish Appeal Campaign Cabinet.
Deep-Seated Success
Retirement is no big vacation for Philip Hussey '53. Last fall,
after giving up his chair as president and CEO of the Hussey Seating Company,
one of the leading suppliers of spectator seating in the world, he headed off
to the Far East--on business. [CONTINUE]
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