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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Richard W. Bankart
20 Valley Avenue Apt. D2
Westwood, NJ 07675-3607
201-664-7672
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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Linda Bucheim Wagner
199 Exeter Road
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
603-772-5130
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Meg Fallon Wheeler
19 Rice Road
PO Box 102
Waterford, MA 04088
207-583-2509
classnews1966@alum.colby.edu
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Why did 40-plus members of our class return to Mayflower Hill 35 years after
graduation? Perhaps because it was there . . . or because we wanted to reconnect
with old friends . . . or because we wanted to see today's Colby . . . or
because we wanted to meet new Colby President Bro Adams and find out if he and
his wife, Cathy, really do have a pig and a menagerie of other unusual animals
living with them and their children in the President's House (they do) . .
. or because we wanted to compete in the fun run, sing in the Peter Ré
chorus, attend any number of special workshops, lectures, tours, receptions . . .
or because we wanted to eat lobster in Maine . . . or because we wanted to be 18
again. There are probably 40-plus different reasons why we came back, but I
suspect we are unanimous in being glad we did. The weather was perfect, the
campus never looked more beautiful, the trees are big, and some of us
noticed for the first time the view of the Dixmont Hills in the distance, swearing
that view was just not there when we were Colby students. We were well
served by a huge staff of reunion workers and comfortably housed up behind the
chapel in The Heights, the common area between The Heights' two wings being
a great central greeting, meeting, eating and conversation area. . . . At the
Saturday night class dinner, class president John Tara thanked his fellow
officers Fran Finizio and Natalie Bowerman Zaremba and announced
that Fran will step up from vice president to president to lead us on to our 40th
reunion. Linda Mitchell Potter is the new vice president and Alumni
Council representative, and I am class correspondent, ably assisted by Linda
Buchheim Wagner. Linda will help me gather your news, I will do the columns
for the magazine, and we will co-produce one class letter a year, assuming you
send us enough news. . . . Stu Wantman, who flew in to Waterville with
George Cain on a borrowed plane, is truly an unsung hero of our class. He
will continue to serve as class agent, a difficult job he has done well for many
years. Please be generous when he calls, and if you can't be generous, at
least be nice to Stu. We also owe him thanks for inviting retired Sociology
Professor Fred Geib and Dean of the College Earl Smith to our class dinner. Fred
looked out at us in silence for a minute from the podium, then began his comments
with "God, you're old," adding that that must mean he's
ancient. Earl reminded us that he began his 40-year Colby career with us in the
fall of 1962 and that he has worked with some 15,000 Colby students since then. .
. . Erik Thorson sang four songs from his upcoming CD--which we all
should purchase, first because it's good stuff and second because Erik will
donate one dollar to Colby for each CD purchased by a member of the Class of
'66. . . . Most of us adjourned to the Spa after dinner for some serious
singing and dancing to those timeless '60s oldies--our
music--and it quickly became our dance floor. Lenny Nelson
demonstrated his great partying skills, learned at Colby many years ago. Peter
Wagner may still be there dancing. . . . At least five classmates came back
to their first reunion ever--Pat Berg Currier, Janna Vaughan
Kasarjian, Paula Hayden Knier, Dick Osborne and Dave
Wooley, who made a brief appearance on campus to attend the math reception. .
. . Anne Ruggles Gere, a Colby trustee and chair of Colby's honorary
degree program, was one of four Colby authors at the Saturday afternoon book
signing. Anne's Intimate Practices tells of the influence of
women's clubs at the turn of the century. . . . Linda O'Connor
McDonough's lecture on stress management was another Saturday afternoon
feature. . . . Other '66ers in attendance were Wes Barbour, David
Benevy, Katy Tower Carter, Martha De Cou Dick, Dick
Gilmore, Carol Rodgers Good, Lona Eldridge Hardy, Ruth
Kelleher Hertz, Pam Harris Holden, Sue Footer Hummer,
Doug and Beth Adams Keene,
Gary Knight, Denny Maguire, Sal Manforte, Frank
Musche, John Perkins, Gayle Jobson Poinsett and Gary
Barnes, Karen Riendeau Remine, Brian Shacter, Bill Snow,
Bob Thompson, Sue Turner and Diane Leach Wilbur. Some of us
caught a fleeting glimpse of Bayard Kennett. Due to space limits, I am
unable to name all the wonderful family members and guests who accompanied our
classmates. They have become an important part of our class, and they enrich our
reunions. I must make special mention of one. Rev. Budge Gere, Anne's
husband, made us all want to move to St. Louis and become churchgoers after he
gave a spontaneous and very moving grace before our class dinner. Thank you,
Budge. . . . Planning for our 40th reunion will begin this fall, when
Fran Finizio meets with a group of '66ers interested in thinking five years
ahead. In the meantime, Linda and I promise to share with you any news you or the
College send us or any we can garner on our own. Check the 1960s correspondents
listing elsewhere in the class notes section for how to reach us. You may also
use our e-mail addresses, megfwheeler@yahoo.com or linda.at.linden@rcn.com.
Please send in your e-mail addresses. It will make our job much easier. Thanks,
and best to you all.
--Meg Fallon Wheeler
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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Judy Gerrie Heine
21 Hillcrest Road
Medfield, MA 02052
508-359-2886
classnews1967@alum.colby.edu
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Robert Gracia
295 Burgess Avenue
Westwood, MA 02090
781-329-2101
classnews1967@alum.colby.edu
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As we write this, the 35th reunion is fast approaching. We hope to get a good
crowd, so contact as many people as you can and get them to join us. Don't
miss out on the fun. . . . As we get closer to the 35th, more of our classmates
are scaling back their professional lives. Eric Rosen avoids the word
"retire." He e-mails, "I just don't work full time. I am
otherwise engaged and really enjoy the time to do what I want for institutions
and causes that I value. I thoroughly enjoy not working full time. I have plenty
to do. I also have time to think and read and am working on a daily meditation
practice." His law practice continues to shrink as his work as an
arbitrator grows. And, recently elected president of Temple Beth Am in
Framingham, Mass., he continues to take courses at Hebrew College in Brookline
and reads theology, philosophy and history. (He particularly recommends James
Carroll's Constantine's Sword.) Eric exchanges e-mails with Jim Thomas and had a drink with him
last fall. He sees George Markley from time to time at temple conferences.
. . . Geoff Currier has also made
lifestyle adjustments. He e-mailed that he, wife Joyce and son Max have been
living on Martha's Vineyard for the past seven years. During the '80s
he had an advertising agency in Boston but moved to New York to be a creative
director at Wells Rich Greene in 1990. When Max was ready to start school they
added on to their summerhouse on the Vineyard and moved down for good.
"I've been freelance writing here ever since, primarily advertising,
but I'm also banging away at a book," he wrote. "It's a
good life with lots of time for helping out with youth hockey and sailing up and
down the coast." Geoff also has two older kids: Polly, an advertising
copywriter living in New Jersey, and Zak, a photographer living in Sarasota, Fla.
Geoff also asks, "Has anyone heard from Bob Schmaltz?" . . .
What have you read recently that you recommend to classmates? Send along your
picks and we can develop a list to nourish the mind, body, spirit and perhaps
your finances. Maybe we can put together a book discussion group at the reunion?
(Hey, it works for Oprah!) Drop us an e-mail. . . . So far, no one has
volunteered to work on a Class of 1967 Web page. Does that mean we're all
dinosaurs and still working with the typewriter, phone and snail mail? Of course
not! They're calling our generation "the rewired/retired."
Maybe one of you, or your
progeny, could show that the Class of '67 not only rocks but can
communicate digitally. "Log on, Elder Nerds! Go, Grey Geeks! (And White
Mules!)"
--Robert Gracia and Judy Gerrie Heine
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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Nancy Dodge Bryan
7 Weir Street Extension
Hingham, MA 02043
781-740-4530
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On June 9, after 33 years, members of the 1968 Colby College Maine State Track
and Field Championship Team met in New York for their first reunion. This was the
first Colby team to win the championship since the meet began in 1895. Guest of
honor was former Head Coach Ken Weinbel, who journeyed from Seattle for the
occasion. The reunion was the brainchild of Ethiopian Olympian Sebsibe Mamo
'70, the greatest distance runner in Colby's history. Also attending
were Bob Aisner, Chris Balsley, Ken Borchers, Dave
Elliott, Carl Glickman, Ilan Hadani '70, Rich Lewis, Tom
Maynard '69, Bill Palombo, Tom Rippon, Dan Timmons '70
and Walt Young. Several spouses, friends and one fiancée also
attended. Aisner journeyed from Texas, Maynard from Colorado and Timmons from
Canada. An open house was held that afternoon at team manager Rich
Lewis's Manhattan apartment, where the 1967-68 movie "Mamo of
Colby," featuring many of the members of the team, was shown several times.
Dan Timmons brought a scrapbook that faithfully chronicled the team's
evolution, and Coach Weinbel brought each person a copy of the cover of the
1968 Championship program signed 33 years ago by each member of the team. A
reception and sumptuous banquet took place that evening in a private room at Da
Antonio Ristorante on East 55th St. in Manhattan. At the end of the reception,
team members posed for a team photo in the exact same positions as they
had 33 years before. During the dinner, each member of the team stood and talked
about his memories and what being part of the Colby team meant--and still
means--to him. While this was planned as the first and last such reunion,
people have already started talking about getting another one organized. . . .
Excerpt from The Washington Post, June 6, 2001, headlined
"Daschle's Staff in Majority Leagues; Senator's Aides Are
Driven, Loyal." "Like most of their Capitol Hill brethren, aides to
Sen. Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.) prefer to toil in anonymity, but Daschle's
ascension to the Senate majority leader's job has also raised the profile
of his staff. . . . At the top of the hierarchy is Peter Rouse, Daschle's chief of staff since 1985. A Connecticut native and graduate of Colby College, Rouse, 55, holds a
master's degree from Harvard and has known Daschle since the two were
legislative assistants in the office of former representative James Abourezk
(D-S.D.) in the 1970s. Colleagues describe Rouse as Daschle's 'alter
ego' and 'confidant.' Famous for shunning the press . . . Rouse
not only runs the leadership office but also oversees Daschle's personal
office and political and South Dakota operations. 'Pete's probably
the quietest and most understated political staffer on the Hill,' said one
Daschle adviser. 'He's the alter ego staffer who's content
sitting at his desk for 15 hours a day . . . [Daschle] relies on him to empower
all the top aides to do their jobs." . . . I also received e-mail
from Carol Sutherland Paterson,
who writes that she's been out of touch for 30 years or so but always reads
our class news with interest. She only attended Colby for two years before
transferring to UC-Berkeley (who could argue with tuition of $68 a quarter in
California?), but she loved her time in Waterville. She graduated, got married,
had a couple of kids (Tracy has a degree in economics but has switched gears and
is studying to be a physician's assistant in Denver; Stephen is a graduate
student in engineering at the University of Texas). In spite of her comparative
literature degree, Carol ended up as a CPA working in information technology. She
retired last month and went to Paris for three weeks. After coming home to a
green pool and long grass, she says she and husband Jim are considering living
part of the year in Paris: "Who can resist fresh rétrodor bread,
terrific coffee, a metro that can get you anywhere in the city and open markets
with fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and fish? I just need to figure out what to do
with my horses while we're gone.". . . Classmates, please send more
news!
--Nancy Dodge Bryan
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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Sari Abul-Jubein
257 Lake View Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-868-8271
classnews1969@alum.colby.edu
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