Bob Funkhouser writes that he really enjoyed the 60th reunion in June and that his enjoyment is enhanced by Edie McSorely’s painting of Baker, which is now framed and hanging in his bedroom. Good thing that Bob didn’t have to give up golf after the reunion because “to get the picture home I stuffed the tube in my golf bag. Then forgot about it. Some weeks later my caddie pulled it out with my six iron and, low and behold, there it was.” 


If only I could include pictures in this column. Dave Grinnell has sent me some photos taken at the Theta Delt house one Green Key weekend. One in particular is hilarious. It shows the late Warren Cox and Dave Pittenger in tuxedos, begowned dates seated between them, old-fashioned glasses clutched firmly, each of them apparently sound asleep! 


Ken Rothchild writes to express his distress at the news of Gordie Hood’s death. Ken and Nina spend their summers on New York’s Fire Island. Joe Medlicott, prince of Piermont, wordsmith extraordinaire, writes that he and Dave Taylor plan to attend a football game. “We play Sacred Heart, a name not etched sharply in my alleged mind.” 


Speaking of football, what a wonderful turnaround we’re witnessing this year. 


Clift Whiteman told aforementioned Joe that if Dartmouth won even one game before Homecoming he and Joan would come north for the Yale game. Of course, we won two and the Whitemans had a great weekend with the Medlicotts. 


When I last checked Bob McIlwain was back home after six weeks of treatment for infections. Bless you, Bob. 


Since obituaries no longer appear in DAM, here is how to access them on the website created by the magazine: Type into your computer, dartmouthalumnimagazine.com; when the webpage appears, click on obituaries; when prompted, type the two words appearing in jagged, hard-to-read letters into the box. Voodoo communications in my view but there it is. Be of good cheer. 


—Nev Chamberlain, 1835 North Garden Grove Circle, Vero Beach, FL 32962; (772) 569-2893