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It is Superbowl Sunday, cold, sunny and not much snow; your letters are
a bright spot I want to share. As a result of the FAA age 60 rule, John
Philbrook retired from American Airlines in 1993, but today he happily
works in general aviation at the Beverly, Mass., airport. He is proud of his
youngest daughter, a sophomore at the University of Michigan, who is playing on
the varsity field hockey team. John sees his freshman roommate, John
Turner, who also lives in Marblehead. . . . Betty
Harris Smith is celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Lincoln
Review, a magazine she owns and edits. She and husband Harold have traveled
to Alaska (Denali and Kenai were very special) and Bermuda. As Betty is
clearing out her kids' things, she wonders how many classmates are moving to
condos. . . . Not Dot Dunn Northcott and husband
John. They have moved and are remodeling an 1800s farmhouse in Marlborough,
N.H. Dot says they have gone from two acres to 200. Their travels recently have
taken them on a whale watch in Baja, Calif., on a small ship with "75 nature
nuts." . . . Retirement has led Hugh MacDonald to
become a "beach bum" at Nantasket Beach. He remembers the great Winter Carnival
blizzard of 1952--what a great few days we had marooned on the Hill! Hugh lives
in Brockton, Mass., has a working wife, Lillian, and is proud of his four
children and five grandchildren. . . . Beverly Mosettig
Levesque is not moving. She and Paul will continue to call Springfield,
Va., home because they like that area and because Bev, although mostly retired,
finds it difficult to leave her adult education teaching. Last summer Bev and
Paul traveled across country and plan on Italy and southern France
next. . . . It's fun to hear about classmates' travel
plans. Karl and I will again go to Abaco and have the villa next to Paul and
Germaine Michaud Orloff. . . . Mary Ellen McGoldrick
McGowan wonders who might like to join her on a trip to South Africa. Now
that her teaching years are over, she is enjoying writing poetry, her
grandchildren and choice time in general. She'd like to hear from Kathy
Flynn Carrigan and hopes others in the Lock Haven, Pa., area will get in
touch to reconnect. Remember that Mary Ellen cooked for President and Mrs.
Bixler, to help pay for her education? She'd tell this tale of cooking for the
president to her first graders, and they would wonder which president. Reagan,
Bush, Clinton? . . . Last but not least, Lou
Zambello writes of a great weekend of reunion of ATOs at his camp at
Damariscotta Lake. The golf tourney matched the Schickers, the country boys,
versus the Slickers, the city guys. Among our classmates at this gathering were
Hank Taron, Bill Rosen, Payson Sawyer, Dave Roberts
and Gil Alfano. It was a special time for good friends to catch up
on 40 years!
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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