It is with a heavy heart that I’m writing this last column for my dad, George Shimizu. In late January Dad was enjoying his Warrior’s game on TV and reached for his favorite orange soda—he fell and broke his hip.
George Shimizu’s daughter, Carol, writes that her father fell this winter, had a hip replacement, and is recovering in a rehab home. He hopes to be submitting his next column for the July/August issue.
While in the Army, I spent four Christmases in uniform. I shared the first two in the last column and share the second two here—though the fourth Christmas was the best of all.
A fond merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year to one and all! Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. People care, people share. It is better to give than to receive. And it’s the best time for families to get together.
June 24 dawned dark and overcast with a brisk breeze, cold. It was Saturday—my 103rd birthday! I never believed I would make this date. People would later tell me that very few persons reach this age. I am cautiously living on borrowed time.
John William Reps ’43—professor emeritus in the city and regional planning department at Cornell—died November 12, 2020, at his home in Ithaca, New York, from a cystic mass in his brain.
Robert E. Field ’43—a longtime contributor to his college and class—died June 23 at DHMC. Bob’s Dartmouth career was interrupted by WW II. He joined the U.S.
Daniel Joseph Hurley ’43 died November 8, 2016, in Rochester, New York. Joe grew up in Elmira, New York, and graduated from the Elmira Free Academy, where he was a member of the dramatics club.