In my memory Ray DeVoe is the only sitting president of the class to have died while in office. Ray left this world unexpectedly on September 27 after a brief illness. The class extends condolences to Maureen and the family. Ray is succeeded by Bob Kirby.


My report, in the last column, that Ray had not returned my call happened because I did not know that he was hospitalized.


Jim Myers, who still plays tennis and whose students know him as Mickey Mouse, is a major force in a program known as Opportunity Inc. This highly worthwhile organization offers a program to very young children, many of whom come from broken or dysfunctional homes, teaching them the value of love, honesty, friendship, self-worth and the like. Jim’s belief is that it is easier to build a child than it is to repair an adult. I am reminded of Bob Mauk’s creation, Winners Walk Tall.


Which reminds me that Joan Mauk will be in Vero Beach, Florida, after Christmas. Frank Harrington reports on September 7 that Rosemary is now well and that her daughter and husband are living nearby. Wally Willett’s widow, Joan, formerly known to many as Pam, is alive and well and enjoys reading about Wally’s classmates. Joan McIlwain suffered through a robbery at their New Jersey house last summer. No arrests, no break in—could be a landscape worker. Bob continues with health problems but is okay. A great conversation with long-lost Bill Embree reminds me of his great play-by-play descriptions and forecasts of future events broadcast privately from what were then fully occupied stands. Mrs. Embree, who introduced Randi to the class at the Woodstock Inn, is fine. Nob Hovde says that he has three friends he has known for 77 years. I only have one, but I skype with him from New Hampshire regularly. Thanks to everyone who wrote or called—including Gerry Sarno and Clift Whiteman.


—Nev Chamberlain, 1835 N. Garden Grove Circle, Vero Beach, FL 32962; (772) 569-2893, ranevero03@gmail.com