Class Note 1949
Mar - Apr 2015
A personal highlight of our 65th reunion was a visit to the Native American Center with Joel Berson, John Stearns and Ray Truncellito. Between 1769 and 1969 about 20 Indians graduated from Dartmouth, including our classmate Bill Cook, a Mohawk, who died in 1952. Today there are 200, including a Navajo woman who joined us with professors Colin Calloway and Bruce Duthu ’80 for a stimulating discussion.
Dave Raynolds, a strong supporter of the Native American Center, owns a buffalo ranch in Wyoming where the males become meat and the females become mothers. Dave’s great-great-grandfather led an expedition looking for Yellowstone with renowned guide Jim Bridger, but didn’t find it. After leaving the U.S. State Department Dave tried to retrace his ancestor’s footsteps. Result: He and Mae became settlers.
Doug Thomson won the Super Senior Championship at his club in Savannah, Georgia, by shooting two rounds of 85, four strokes under his age. Can anybody top that?
David Earle Kimball died on June 6, 2014. Dave lived in Bonita Springs, Florida, and Niantic, Connecticut. A Thayer grad, he and his late brother, Warren F. Kimball Jr. ’44, owned an insurance brokerage company in Niantic. Dave is survived by his wife, Doris, two sons and three daughters.
Sidney William Johnston II died on May 15, 2014, in Buffalo, New York. Sid, who lived in Penfield, New York, ran Johnston Linens, a family-owned linen importing business started by his grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Maxine, and sons Jeffery ’74 and Scott.
Andrew Cay Rankin died on July 25, 2014, near Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts, where he lived. Andrew graduated from Tuck and Harvard Law School. He spent his career with the Kendall Company in Boston, serving as financial vice president. He is survived by his wife, Louise, and sons William ’80 and Andrew.
John Dennis Coleman died on August 25, 2014, in Hutchinson, Kansas, where he lived. Jack’s career was primarily in insurance. He is survived by his son, Michael.
John Donald Everatt died on August 21, 2014, in Maitland, Florida, where he lived. Johnny was a financial advisor, specializing in life insurance. He is survived by his wife, Susan, sons Scott and John and daughter Martha.
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