Paul Bjorkland finished pulling teeth quite a while ago, and now he has stopped extracting contributions for the College in order to take life a little easier in Ashburn, Virginia. (No pain, no gain.) Seriously, the class is extremely grateful to Paul for his 21 years as head agent. Paul is irreplaceable, so keep your gifts to the Alumni Fund flowing as though he was still there with his prod.

Skip Muller splits his time between New York City and Lake George, New York. A veteran of the Barbary Coast Orchestra at Dartmouth, he still plays bass regularly, especially at the Lincoln Center Library. He reminisced about working closely with Joel Berson when Joel was chairman (no pay, no play) of the American Symphony Orchestra and Skip was financial advisor to Leopold Stokowski, its “maestro” (as he called himself).

Tommy Swartz isn’t driving anymore (vision problems) but can still stroke his way around a pitch-and-putt golf course. He socializes with Skip Unger, our pun-full Forty-Niner scribe, who lives nearby in northern New Jersey.

Eugene Jeffrey Smith died on July 13, 2016, in Newbury, Massachusetts, where he lived. Gene earned his master’s in journalism at Columbia and worked as a business reporter for The Herald-Tribune, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He is survived by sons Luke ’88 and Eric and daughter Brooke.

Edward Michael Sullivan died on July 14, 2016. Ed graduated from Harvard Law School and practiced for 55 years in the Boston area, where he lived. A bachelor, he enjoyed playing squash, driving Porsche cars and traveling overseas.

Vail Kellen Haak Jr. died on September 4, 2016, at his home in Hanover. In addition to his Hanover-based insurance business, Vail participated in many College- and class-related activities, receiving a Dartmouth Alumni Award in 1996. Vail is survived by his wife, Barbara, son Kellen ’79 and daughter Amy ’80.

Allen Joe Wilson died on August 14, 2016. Allen, a Navy V-12, lived in Plainfield, New Hampshire. He is survived by his wife, Jean.

Mahlon Hoagland Fox died on August 9, 2016, at his home in Peachtree City, Georgia. A non-graduate, he is survived by his daughter, Gail.

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