Class Note 1946

Sam Flooman regrets having missed the 250th Sestercentennial Celebration at Lincoln Center this past April, but, unfortunately, that night his attendance was required at a gathering of family and friends honoring the death of the widow of his late business partner, Bob Borg. Sam recalls last attending a Hanover celebration for the 150th anniversary of the Thayer School, where he served on its board of advisors. He has received numerous awards and honorary degrees, delivered speeches at many prestigious universities, and written more than 250 articles and authored seven books on the relationship of technology to the general culture, often from a philosophical and humorous standpoint. His two granddaughters are currently attending Dartmouth.

Frank Guarini, former seven-term congressional representative from New Jersey, shows no evidence of slowing down, as he works daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in his Jersey City office, actively engaged in building up Jersey City. At last year’s Dartmouth Commencement ceremony he was awarded its honorary degree of doctor of humane letters. Frank established the Frank J. Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies three years ago with the help of three sizable gifts, providing on-campus and abroad facilities for foreign study programs. When the weather turns cold, I am always reminded of Frank’s generous gift to our class attendees at our 70th reunion in 2016 of stylish, warm green jackets with “Dartmouth” and “Class of 1946” emblazoned on them. Frank has submitted my nomination to the Dartmouth Alumni Council to fill one of the two board of trustee vacancies representing the council. As the board of trustees does not include any senior representatives who graduated before 1965, including WW II classes, I have been urging the council to include older graduates in future decision-making for the College.

This summer I flew to Maine, where I rented a car and visited my granddaughter at camp, followed by driving down the coast from Camden to Booth Bay Harbor and Portland, enjoying lobsters, sailing, and canoeing on the way down.

Our class sympathy is extended to the families of the following deceased classmates. Peter Millard died March 30, 2009, the College learned this July. He was a naval aviator during WW II, brother of Phi Delta Alpha, earned a bachelor’s in architecture from Yale in 1951, and retired from Yale School of Architecture faculty. Bradford L. Jones died July 18, 2018.

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