Class Note 1950
Issue
Sept - Oct 2016
No sooner had I told you about Tommy Ruggles’ 22nd leap year birthday than I am forced to tell you about the loss of Tommy’s beloved wife, Janot. Having been sick for several years, she had very recently been forced to move into a round-the-clock medical facility. Death from pneumonia quickly followed on May 24.
Joan McIlwain thoughtfully called to tell me that at the funeral she was joined by Doug and Meredith Smith, Jack and Jill Harned, Fizz’s widow, Marge Nichols, Jacques Harlow and Rusty Rodriguez, and Bob Kirby and wife Brownlee.
Voices blended in the singing of “Eidelweiss” in heartfelt memory of Janot—a musical expression of Tom’s broken heart.
Joanne Sardella, Joe’s daughter, informs me that her father is about to undergo knee replacement surgery, a courageous undertaking at this time of life.
I enjoyed a long talk with Frank Harrington, during which we exchanged ideas on getting older. We agreed that it is good to be alive—but there are bumps in the road along the way.
Clift Whiteman, who lives in Naples, Florida, is planning to rent a car and driver for a trip across Florida to lunch with Randi and me. I hope it happens.
Whereas the cover of the July/August issue of this magazine might more appropriately have pictured Dartmouth Hall or even the Hopkins Center, the actual image of an informally attired Rembert Browne ’09 came as a shock—at least to me. But then—the world has changed. The progress of our currently unfolding presidential campaign is an example of how much. The cover is explained on pages 38-43.
The College informs me that we have lost several more classmates. Tom Ringe died on April 9, Skip Fauver died on April 16, Stan Brodsky died in February, John Coffman died on April 18, Ken MacDonald Jr. died on June 4 and Dan Olsen Jr. died on May 27.
—Nev Chamberlain, 1835 N. Garden Grove Circle, Vero Beach, FL 32962; (772) 569-2893; ranevero03 @gmail.com
Joan McIlwain thoughtfully called to tell me that at the funeral she was joined by Doug and Meredith Smith, Jack and Jill Harned, Fizz’s widow, Marge Nichols, Jacques Harlow and Rusty Rodriguez, and Bob Kirby and wife Brownlee.
Voices blended in the singing of “Eidelweiss” in heartfelt memory of Janot—a musical expression of Tom’s broken heart.
Joanne Sardella, Joe’s daughter, informs me that her father is about to undergo knee replacement surgery, a courageous undertaking at this time of life.
I enjoyed a long talk with Frank Harrington, during which we exchanged ideas on getting older. We agreed that it is good to be alive—but there are bumps in the road along the way.
Clift Whiteman, who lives in Naples, Florida, is planning to rent a car and driver for a trip across Florida to lunch with Randi and me. I hope it happens.
Whereas the cover of the July/August issue of this magazine might more appropriately have pictured Dartmouth Hall or even the Hopkins Center, the actual image of an informally attired Rembert Browne ’09 came as a shock—at least to me. But then—the world has changed. The progress of our currently unfolding presidential campaign is an example of how much. The cover is explained on pages 38-43.
The College informs me that we have lost several more classmates. Tom Ringe died on April 9, Skip Fauver died on April 16, Stan Brodsky died in February, John Coffman died on April 18, Ken MacDonald Jr. died on June 4 and Dan Olsen Jr. died on May 27.
—Nev Chamberlain, 1835 N. Garden Grove Circle, Vero Beach, FL 32962; (772) 569-2893; ranevero03 @gmail.com