William Marvin '65 was named Manchester (N.H.) Citizen of
Year. . . . Tom Easton '66 is the author of a new
novel, Silicon Karma.
Births : A daughter, Caroline, to Michelle and Larry Dyhrberg
'64.
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Comings & Goings: Jason Berger was among those 14 killed when
two planes collided last November at an airport in Quincy Ill. At Colby he was
a sociology major and president of Hillel. Jason was a partner in the law firm
of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault in Boston and was much respected in his hometown
of Lexington, Mass. A glowing tribute to him, "When a good man dies too soon,"
appeared in the local press. More than 800 attended his memorial service.
. . . We also lost Gary Ross in January '97. Gary majored
in business administration and spent his career in the Air Force before joining
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. . . . Tom '63 and Patty
Raymond Thomas traveled to New Zealand, London, Nantucket and Guana Island
BVI in the past year. Patty is active in the Doylestown, Pa.-area Planned
Parenthood and the YMCA. . . . Adele Hodgkins Suga has
resigned from the broken pencil club with news that she and Joe have moved to
Vassalboro from Augusta, Maine. She is employed as a postal clerk and is
involved with the family business, Suga Country Products, purveyors of maple
sugaring supplies and equipment (they also sell syrup). Adele and Joe spend a
lot of time in the north woods at a camp they own in West Forks,
Maine. . . . Randy Roody is a product manager at
Teradyne electronic components in Bedford, N.H. Randy reports that "Bob
Tripp and Fred Wetzel and I had our annual Thanksgiving reunion.
Refreshed my German on a rail trip in Austria, summer '96, and celebrating my
30th anniversary in '97." . . . Whit Robbins continues as
a senior chemist at Nestle R&D in Ohio and has "no major changes."
. . . Betsy Stevens Palmer wrote from Newfields, N.H.,
where she is a medical secretary and artist. She volunteers at Bridges of
Exeter, a bereavement support group that works with teenagers. Betsy reports a
visit from Louise Melanson Belknap. . . . A news clip
reported that Marty Dodge led a discussion on global energy concerns
last November at Finger Lakes Community College, where he is professor of
environment and coach of the Timber Sports
team. . . . John Bragg was featured in the Bangor
Daily News. He is sixth in his family line to become president of N.H.
Bragg & Sons in Bangor. They distribute industrial and welding supplies
throughout Maine and operate six Big A auto parts stores located around Maine
under the name Bragg's. . . . Carol Christy Rickauer
wrote from Frisco, Colo., where she and her husband, Fred, own Rickauer's
Resort Rentals. She writes, "spent a great summer doing course marshaling at
Tour DuPont Cycling race and then at the Olympics (cycling, marathon,
equestrian endurance events). . . . Sunny Coady has
retired from NYNEX where she was human resources director for MIS area. She
managed to work in a sailing holiday with three other ladies in the Abacos,
Bahamas, last April. She also saw Eliot Terborgh while on a final
business trip to San Francisco. Retirement in August '96 left ample time to
scoot to Florence and Brecia to visit friends. On her return she accepted the
position of chair of the volunteer committee for the Massachusetts Easter Seal
Society. She has been connected with them since she was 12 and wore leg and
body braces. Oh yes, she found time to take a short course in Egyptian art and
Italian cinema. . . . Hail, Colby, Hail!
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