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Class Notes for 1969

Fall 2020

Hello classmates! I hope this update finds you all happy and, most importantly, healthy. I’m not sure when you will all receive this class update, but hopefully, the COVID-19 pandemic will be history, although the recovery from the economic and emotional impact is likely to be with us for quite some time. * Bill Lyons wrote that “I’m not sure how many of our classmates know that Boston had a National League baseball team from 1876 through 1952. That team moved to Milwaukee in 1953 and now resides in Atlanta.” Bill, a baseball historian, wrote a chapter on William H. Conant, one of the owners of the Boston Nationals from 1877 through 1906, and was published in The Glorious Beaneaters of the 1890s by the Society for American Baseball Research 2019. Usually referred to as “Boston” or “Boston Nationals” by the press, the nickname “Beaneaters” mostly appeared in newspapers in other cities. * Bill ’66 and Cathy Cyr Latvis were hoping to travel with some Maine friends to Isla Mujeres for 10 days in mid-March but had to cancel because of the pandemic. They were hoping to be able to visit Margie Allan Ewell, who was vacationing there as well. A trip to Vietnam was also scheduled for October, but they were waiting to see if traveling would be safe by then. They’re locked up in their home in Florida riding things out. * Gary Austin and Judy had a busy year. It began on the beach in Clearwater, Fla., in early January, after which they headed to the Middle East for three weeks, visiting Palestine, Israel, Egypt, and Jordan. The trip included a small-ship cruise that took them from Haifa down through the Suez Canal, with stops in Giza and Luxor in Egypt, and finally Amman, Jordan. The tour ended in Jerusalem. They felt that the religious and political aspects were complicated and sometimes confusing, but the people and scenery were spectacular. Gary said it was “probably the most emotional trip we have ever taken.” As of mid-March, their son and his family in Seoul had been self-isolated for just over three weeks, but were fine and were schooling and working from home. Other trips for the year were canceled, and they hopefully will be visiting Maine again in August. * Peter Shearston had planned to retire from the Missile Defense Agency in April but elected to remain until a replacement could be brought on board following the COVID-19 shutdown. Peter expressed his “humble apologies for not publishing our reunion slide show yet. It will happen soon. Best wishes to all!” * I had an opportunity to connect recently with Paula and Dave Demers and with Denise and Sandy Hoe. They’re all doing well and are anxious to get back into the world. Pam and I are scheduled to travel to Great Britain in August to accompany one of our granddaughters to a theater camp in London’s theater district, but it remains to be seen whether that will happen. I send my best wishes to all of you for healthy and happy times. And remember—our 55th reunion is only four years away!

 
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