Class Note 1949
Issue
Sep - Oct 2017
Bob Baum called to tell me that his close friend John Simpson had passed away (see below). Bob was one of several classmates—Clarke Church, Bill Ballard, yours truly and the late Burt Proom and Punchy Thomas, among others—who re-bonded on a Dartmouth trip to Ireland when 9/11 occurred. Bob heads a small book publishing company and spends his time between homes in New York City and Stonington, Connecticut.
Doug Thomson recently drove 100 miles from his home on Skidaway Island near Savannah, Georgia, to visit fellow Georgia resident Paul Woodberry on Sea Island. Doug, who will be 93 when you read this, still plays golf. Go, Doug!
John McClellan Simpson died on March 1 in Phoenix, where he lived. During his Army service in Tokyo during 1947 John was Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s driver and a member of his honor guard. After graduation John returned to his native Pittsburgh and worked in the advertising and steel industries, becoming president of Bloom Engineering Co. Having vacationed in the Phoenix area since 1964, he moved there in 2000. John is survived by his wife, Eleanor, and daughters Christine, Deborah and Susan.
Eugene Dahl Miller died on May 24 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, where he lived. One of the original 49 49’ers, Gene roomed near Joel Berson and me in Wheeler Hall during our freshman year. After graduation and military service, he joined J.C. Penney Co., managing stores in the Northeast. Then he tried bank robbery as a second career, and consequently spent a while in prison. From there, he wrote to this alumni column several decades ago, describing his current situation and planning to write a book about it. (When I talked to Gene a few years ago he had no objection to my relating his unusual detour in this column). Gene went on to edit a local newspaper and become an avid gardener. He is survived by a son and three daughters.
—John Adler, 1623 Pelican Cove Road, BA123, Sarasota, FL 34231; (203) 622-9069; (941) 966-2943 (fax)
Doug Thomson recently drove 100 miles from his home on Skidaway Island near Savannah, Georgia, to visit fellow Georgia resident Paul Woodberry on Sea Island. Doug, who will be 93 when you read this, still plays golf. Go, Doug!
John McClellan Simpson died on March 1 in Phoenix, where he lived. During his Army service in Tokyo during 1947 John was Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s driver and a member of his honor guard. After graduation John returned to his native Pittsburgh and worked in the advertising and steel industries, becoming president of Bloom Engineering Co. Having vacationed in the Phoenix area since 1964, he moved there in 2000. John is survived by his wife, Eleanor, and daughters Christine, Deborah and Susan.
Eugene Dahl Miller died on May 24 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, where he lived. One of the original 49 49’ers, Gene roomed near Joel Berson and me in Wheeler Hall during our freshman year. After graduation and military service, he joined J.C. Penney Co., managing stores in the Northeast. Then he tried bank robbery as a second career, and consequently spent a while in prison. From there, he wrote to this alumni column several decades ago, describing his current situation and planning to write a book about it. (When I talked to Gene a few years ago he had no objection to my relating his unusual detour in this column). Gene went on to edit a local newspaper and become an avid gardener. He is survived by a son and three daughters.
—John Adler, 1623 Pelican Cove Road, BA123, Sarasota, FL 34231; (203) 622-9069; (941) 966-2943 (fax)