Classes & Obits

Class Note 1950

Issue

March-April 2022

Turkey Day was special for me: I had all three daughters, Rebecca, Molly, and Dede; granddaughter Rada; Big Brother of 55 years Eddie Neal and his bride, Elvy; and my 97-year-old brother Dan ’46. What a day it was!

Lee “Sak” Sarokin sent me a Wynton Marsalis tentet email with Vince Giordano on a number called “Hotter than That.” (I had to get a new computer after!) I caught the end of the Dartmouth-Brown blowout on TV, the game in which we tied the Tigers for the Ivy championship with same number of games won (one lost). But since we beat the Tigers, should we not be sole champs?

Joel Leavitt sent a fascinating study of the “Silver Bridge Disaster” of yore, 18 minutes well worth having Joel send it to you. One of our most senior members, Joe Medlicott, has joined the “ticker clicker” club with his pacemaker. He is looked after by his nearby (in Piermont, New York) son and pal Stephanie “Toots” Reininger. Dave and Karen Taylor have moved to nearby Weston, Massachusetts, to be near a son, an Episcopal priest. Being a lifelong tennis maven, your scribe gave pickle ball a try of late and have to report ’tis not for me. I’ll stick to bike riding four and a half miles every few days.

Bill and Terry Carpenter report the birth of their 18th great-grandchild! (Can anyone top this?)

Newly minted treasurer Doug Smith reports that Meredith has been appointed to the N.H. Lakes Management Advisory Committee, which advises on lake issues such as public access and conservation. This arises from her work to establish a public park on the shore of Lake Mascoma in Enfield, New Hampshire. And lastly Joel gave a Dartmouth flag to Hila (Mrs. Rick Lyman ’60) and sent out a howler of an email on Charlie Chaplin to 48 others (if you didn’t get it, have Joel send it along—well worth it).

We offer condolences to the families of recently deceased classmates William “Ben” Miller and Harold “Bud” Bray.

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