The memorial service in Keene, New Hampshire, for one of our long-time class leaders, Ham Chase, who died on November 2, 2013, was attended by Bill Hallager, John Trethaway and Helen Bridge, Fred and Liz Sistare and Frank Weber. Ham’s contributions to the College and class included serving as class agent, reunion chairman and class secretary.


A card from Carl Kaufman notes that he is widowed and has been retired from newspaper and magazine public relations for 25 years and is living on Block Island, with trips to Mystic, Connecticut. He is currently into building boats, primarily racing shells, and guitars. For a confirmed sailor, he notes having committed a major sin in that he has given up sailing his 40-foot yawl and bought a powerboat.


A welcome call from Henry Brezinski was received in regard to transferring an artifact back to the College. The disposition of same is unsettled. However, at each of our last three reunions we had talked of getting together for lunch or dinner. Perhaps it will happen, since he lives west of Albany, only 20 miles away.


My wife and I have dinner occasionally with a fellow chemistry major, John Alexander ’45, and his wife.


Al Burbank, a fellow Hanover High School graduate who joined the class in the V-5 program in the fall of 1943, is giving up his winter property in Vero Beach, Florida, and is moving to a small farm in Warner, New Hampshire.


The sympathy of the class is extended to the families of recently deceased classmates Arthur Agin (October 31), Hamilton Chase (November 2), Everett Clarence Gourlay (November 3), Samuel Packer (October 4), David Stahl (October 20), Arnold Weber (September 29), Jordan Eskin (December 2) and Robert Frank (November 24). 


Keep in touch.


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768