Class Note 1949
With Punchy Thomas gone, John Stearns has stepped into his old shoes and will coordinate the mini-reunion scheduled for Friday, September 27 through Sunday brunch on the 29th. The class dinner on Friday night will be at the Coolidge Hotel in White River Junction, Vermont, featuring murals that Mike Gish painted while in college. John told me Mike lived there, and his artwork paid for room and board. Mike will be there in person to talk about his art. After Saturday night’s football game with Holy Cross, Anne and George Hartmann will host Sunday brunch at the Kendal. (No jokes about retirement homes, please).
Arthur Henry Tomlinson died on February 12 in Albany, New York, near his home in Delmar. Art practiced dentistry in Albany for 45 years. When he wasn’t drilling, he was swinging his tennis racket. He is survived by his wife, Page, son David ’83 and daughter Lisa, to whom the class sends its sympathy.
F. Stuart Sayre died on February 26 in Delray Beach, Florida, where he lived. Stu spent his summers in Rumson, New Jersey. His career was first as a management consultant and then running a family abrasive metals company. He is survived by his sons Stephen and Carter and daughter Anne, to whom the class sends its condolences.
Lee James Bronson passed away on March 1 in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Lee, an accomplished skier, built the Rustler Lodge in Alta, Utah, into a premier ski resort; in fact, he was instrumental in the formation of the Town of Alta in 1970 and served as its first mayor. Lee is survived by his wife, Florence, and son Jeffrey, to whom the class sends its sympathy.
Rodman Brent Finkbirer died on March 24 at home in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, of Lou Gehrig’s disease. Rod spent his career as a gastroenterologist in Bryn Mawr, and played as much golf as he could in his spare time. He is survived by his wife, Cathie, daughter Isabel ’77, son Richard and daughter Brent Joyce, to whom the class sends its condolences.
—John Adler, 75 Silo Circle, Riverside, CT 06878; (203) 622-9069; (203) 637-3227 (fax)
