I regret to report that we have lost two more classmates and are down to 38 survivors. Ray Dau passed away July 28, 2013, in Santa Cruz, California, and Joe Armanini on October 5, 2013, in San Ramon, California.


The only word I have had from any of you out there is from Jerry Schnitzer, who has published a new book, Blood of the White Bear. I hope to review it soon.


So I can only tell you about my own activities. A friend staged a great 95th birthday party for me on November 18. Fifty-seven friends, mostly from the Hanover area, came and, except for Ned Jacoby, who is seven weeks older than I, they were a bunch of youngsters ranging in age from 40 to mid 80s. About a month following that I decided to go west and spend the winter with my kids in Bozeman, Montana. I’ve lived in New Hampshire for 65 years and in Hanover for 49.


It was a pleasant surprise to find that our president, Joe Huber, and his wife, Priscilla, were here visiting Joe’s son Seph and family over Christmas. Joe and I roomed together senior year and worked for the same firm in Washington, D.C., after WW II.


—Walker Weed, 30 Three Mile Road, Etna, NH 03750; wweed2@gmail.com