Class Note 1946
Issue
March-April 2020
As the new year begins, I wish our entire class family of classmates, widows, children, friends, and pets warm season’s greetings and a healthy and happy new year.
On a personal note, I am recovering from recurrent lumbar compression fractures that immobilized me for a couple of months and now look forward to resuming my medical infectious disease practice on a limited basis. To date the only responder to my request for WW II experiences was Sam Florman, who graduated as an ensign from the Navy Midshipman School at Dartmouth and was commissioned with the Seabees. While he was on a ship headed for an invasion of Japan, the United States dropped a couple of atomic bombs, and one day after arriving in the Philippines, the war was declared over. Sam continues with his losing streak of misspellings of his name in our Class Notes as “Floorman” instead of “Florman” followed by the last issue referring to him as “Stan.” The end of my WW II experience was similar to Sam’s, having completed jungle training in preparation for the Japanese invasion when the atomic bombs fell. While still looking forward to your WW II experiences, I would like all who are able to update us regarding whatever activities you are engaged in. I know that some of our writers, such as Norm Weissman, have continued writing, at least when I last heard from Norm this past year or so.
Class sympathies to the families of the following deceased classmates, including a few who passed away many years ago that the College has only recently learned about. George E. Wilcox died September 25, 2004; Charles E. Ferrin, M.D., died February 21, 2010, after practicing family medicine in Austin, Texas, for 44 years; William T. Dealtrey, a former V-12, died September 25, 2011; Jay Howard Schneider Jr. died May 25, 2012; and Daniel E. Rothenberg died July 23, 2013. Richard H. Bohn, M.D., died May 31, 2019, after 63 years practicing radiology in Coral Gables, Florida; John L. Novascone died September 15, 2019; and Peter S. Mallet died October 18, 2019. Peter served in the 10th Mountain Division and then served as assistant headmaster at Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans, Vermont. He was the author of a two-volume book on the history of Georgia, Vermont, as well as The Dutcher Drug Dynasty of St. Albans and Cemeteries of Georgia.
—John L.E. Wolff, M.D., 500 East 77th St., Apt. 1833, New York, NY 10162; (917) 975-3175; (212) 772-9933 (fax); jlewolffmd@aol.com
On a personal note, I am recovering from recurrent lumbar compression fractures that immobilized me for a couple of months and now look forward to resuming my medical infectious disease practice on a limited basis. To date the only responder to my request for WW II experiences was Sam Florman, who graduated as an ensign from the Navy Midshipman School at Dartmouth and was commissioned with the Seabees. While he was on a ship headed for an invasion of Japan, the United States dropped a couple of atomic bombs, and one day after arriving in the Philippines, the war was declared over. Sam continues with his losing streak of misspellings of his name in our Class Notes as “Floorman” instead of “Florman” followed by the last issue referring to him as “Stan.” The end of my WW II experience was similar to Sam’s, having completed jungle training in preparation for the Japanese invasion when the atomic bombs fell. While still looking forward to your WW II experiences, I would like all who are able to update us regarding whatever activities you are engaged in. I know that some of our writers, such as Norm Weissman, have continued writing, at least when I last heard from Norm this past year or so.
Class sympathies to the families of the following deceased classmates, including a few who passed away many years ago that the College has only recently learned about. George E. Wilcox died September 25, 2004; Charles E. Ferrin, M.D., died February 21, 2010, after practicing family medicine in Austin, Texas, for 44 years; William T. Dealtrey, a former V-12, died September 25, 2011; Jay Howard Schneider Jr. died May 25, 2012; and Daniel E. Rothenberg died July 23, 2013. Richard H. Bohn, M.D., died May 31, 2019, after 63 years practicing radiology in Coral Gables, Florida; John L. Novascone died September 15, 2019; and Peter S. Mallet died October 18, 2019. Peter served in the 10th Mountain Division and then served as assistant headmaster at Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans, Vermont. He was the author of a two-volume book on the history of Georgia, Vermont, as well as The Dutcher Drug Dynasty of St. Albans and Cemeteries of Georgia.
—John L.E. Wolff, M.D., 500 East 77th St., Apt. 1833, New York, NY 10162; (917) 975-3175; (212) 772-9933 (fax); jlewolffmd@aol.com