I hope that you will forgive my failure to produce a column due by December 28, 2014. A medical issue prevented me from writing. I intend to make my next deadline, which will occur on February 28. Best wishes.


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


51 There’s nothing like a golf story to take the chill off of this stubborn winter. Tom Barnett (Houston) reports that Jack Weingarten shot his age (84) in their annual golf outing last fall! Jack’s round included a 39 on the back nine. Tom contributed generously to Jack’s retirement fund despite also shooting in the 80s. Al Brout (La Quinta, California) “just missed” matching Jack’s feat this winter.


Carl Glassberg (Clearwater, Florida) lost his wife, Irene, after a long illness. Carl has created a scholarship fund at Dartmouth in her memory. The Glassbergs’ ties to the College continue through son Andy ’80 and granddaughter Emily ’13. Emily is a Ph.D. candidate in biology at Stanford.


Don Cox (Concord, New Hampshire) has also spawned a Dartmouth dynasty. His daughter, Betsey Cox-Buteau ’77, continued the tradition and two granddaughters were in the classes of ’04 and ’11. Don’s wife, Carol, died last year and he has had some health problems but Betsey summed up his upbeat outlook on life as “he youthens!”


Mark Hatch ’80, son of our late classmate John Hatch, sent a thoughtful remembrance of “Uncle” Gary Mansur following Gary’s recent death. “Mugs” was John’s roommate and his “most loyal and enduring friend. I remember him as a good man, loyal, caring, humorous, warm and genuinely interested in how I was doing. How he loved Dartmouth!”


Other recent deaths include those of Frank Reynolds and Mike Harris. A celebration of Mike’s life was held in his beloved hometown of Ogunquit, Maine. Our class was represented by Joe Welch (Newburyport, Massachusetts) and Howie Allen (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts).


It was fun to exchange updates with Dick McFarland (Excelsior, Minnesota) recently. We have both enjoyed stimulating work with foundations. Dick has retired after seven years on the board of the McKnight Foundation, having previously served on the boards of the Bush and Minneapolis foundations. He is now involved as a “non-paid, non-official advisor” to a group of nonprofits with special interest in education and affordable housing. The same issues are major concerns of the Evanston Community Foundation, on which board I serve.


—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com