Class Note 1949
Issue
Nov - Dec 2017
Russell Wolfertz Sr. called from his home in Owls Head, Maine, to reminisce about his days living in Wigwam Circle and selling sandwiches in Topliff, Fayerweather and other dorms to keep bread on his own table.
Already married in 1946 after four years in the Coast Guard, Russ’s Dartmouth experience was different from most of ours. After spending a decade with Sears, Russ ran his own successful real estate business in Rockland, Maine. He greatly enjoyed a recent trip to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., which brought back memories and occasioned his call.
Slade Gorton is still practicing law as counsel to K&L Gates. He goes back to Washington, D.C., monthly and continues to serve on several nonprofit boards and dabble in Washington State politics.
Ray Truncellito celebrated his 65th anniversary with a score of direct descendants. One grandson is a dancer in a Broadway show, evidently inheriting Ray’s quick feet, which were honed playing guard for the Indians (not the Big Green then) and working out with the New York Giants. As a veteran, Ray was honored from the stage and relaxed with the cast afterwards.
Dean Cowell Cameron died on June 20 in Evanston, Illinois, where he lived. Dean graduated from Harvard Law School, worked as an advisor to the U.S. tax court in Washington, D.C., and then practiced tax law in Chicago until he retired. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and daughters Amy and Elizabeth.
John “Bull Moose” Phillips Stearns died on August 16 in New London (New Hampshire) Hospital. John was the quintessential Dartmouth man, both as an undergraduate, when he edited The Dartmouth among many other activities, and as an extremely active alumnus. He graduated from Harvard Law School, spent time as a lawyer and investment banker and retired as a vice president of American Express in 1988, when he moved to Hanover. John was named Class President of the Year in 1999, was honored with the Dartmouth Alumni Award in 2004 and coordinated our class reunions for decades.
He is survived by his wife, Winifred, daughter Winky ’82, son Tony ’86 and a class that honors him for all he did for us.
—John Adler, 1623 Pelican Cove Road, BA123, Sarasota, FL 34231; (203) 622-9069; (941) 966-2943 (fax)
Already married in 1946 after four years in the Coast Guard, Russ’s Dartmouth experience was different from most of ours. After spending a decade with Sears, Russ ran his own successful real estate business in Rockland, Maine. He greatly enjoyed a recent trip to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., which brought back memories and occasioned his call.
Slade Gorton is still practicing law as counsel to K&L Gates. He goes back to Washington, D.C., monthly and continues to serve on several nonprofit boards and dabble in Washington State politics.
Ray Truncellito celebrated his 65th anniversary with a score of direct descendants. One grandson is a dancer in a Broadway show, evidently inheriting Ray’s quick feet, which were honed playing guard for the Indians (not the Big Green then) and working out with the New York Giants. As a veteran, Ray was honored from the stage and relaxed with the cast afterwards.
Dean Cowell Cameron died on June 20 in Evanston, Illinois, where he lived. Dean graduated from Harvard Law School, worked as an advisor to the U.S. tax court in Washington, D.C., and then practiced tax law in Chicago until he retired. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and daughters Amy and Elizabeth.
John “Bull Moose” Phillips Stearns died on August 16 in New London (New Hampshire) Hospital. John was the quintessential Dartmouth man, both as an undergraduate, when he edited The Dartmouth among many other activities, and as an extremely active alumnus. He graduated from Harvard Law School, spent time as a lawyer and investment banker and retired as a vice president of American Express in 1988, when he moved to Hanover. John was named Class President of the Year in 1999, was honored with the Dartmouth Alumni Award in 2004 and coordinated our class reunions for decades.
He is survived by his wife, Winifred, daughter Winky ’82, son Tony ’86 and a class that honors him for all he did for us.
—John Adler, 1623 Pelican Cove Road, BA123, Sarasota, FL 34231; (203) 622-9069; (941) 966-2943 (fax)