’Tis a sad time to be penning Class Notes. As I write I think that this weekend was to be our vaunted 70th reunion, which of course has been postponed to next year. I think that all of us are now in our 90s and because we had so many veterans many of us are well into same! What does this do to attendance? Item No. 1 for this edition is an apology for penning a political song in the previous issue—not appropriate in the least—mea culpa! Item No. 2 a nice call from Al Harquail, who is disappointed by the 70th scuttle. He and Viv treated yours truly to a nice visit in their summer home in Osterville, Massachusetts, a while back. They are back in their winter digs in “Applesauce,” Maryland. Item No. 3 is a sad note from Hawaii noting the passing of “Cal” Sia, a hugely successful and noted pediatric surgeon in that state and one heck of a classmate on campus. A housekeeping note of sorts having to do with my hearing, especially on the phone: If there are those who plan to contact me by phone, give it a go, but my hearing is not all that swift. I actually do better by the email route. If you do phone, it’s better by far to use a landline. (I don’t do well with cell phone calls.) I hunger for news from any and all of you. Be ye not shy.

—Tom “Smiley” Ruggles, 8-5 Concord Greene, Concord, MA 01742; (978) 369-5879; smileytmr@aol.com