Class Note 1949

So you guys think you’re old? I received a letter and San Francisco Chronicle clipping from George Shimizu, class secretary for 1943 at a sprightly 99. “Former State Sen. Quentin Kopp—the contrarian foghorn of the Sunset—is back in the political game, having taken out papers to run against state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat. ‘That’s right, I have filed to run against ‘Wienis,’ Kopp said. ‘This guy is bad news from top to bottom.’ To which Wiener retorted: …‘As for his juvenile nickname for me, if that makes him feel good, then he should have at it.’ ” Quent left the senate in 1998 to become a judge and retired in 2004. Go, Quent!

Bob Rooke is still active in his financial management business at 94. Although he lives in Morristown, New Jersey, he spends his summers near a New Hampshire lake, with a relatively short drive to reunion.

Roger Borregard died on March 9 in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, where he lived. He is survived by his sons, Chris and Robert.

While our current classmates are hanging in—Roger’s is the only reported death in several months—the College sent me three obituaries that go back almost a decade and which it just learned about.

Gilbert Merrill Campbell III died on November 12, 2010, in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, where he lived. Gil was a self-employed CPA for more than 30 years. He was survived by his children, Carol and Craig.

George Guilford Eaves died on October 14, 2010, in Signal Mountain, Tennessee (near Chattanooga), where he lived. George operated the Eaves Badge and Emblem Co. for 30 years, then went into the real estate business. He is survived by his wife, Mildred, and sons Baxter and George Jr.

John E. Robinson died on October 29, 2011, in Portland, Maine, where he lived. John spent his career as a CPA with Ernst & Young. He was survived by his daughters, Didi and Wendy.

—John Adler, 1623 Pelican Cove Road, BA123, Sarasota, FL 34231; (203) 622-9069; (941) 966-2943 (fax)