Bill “Carp” Carpenter summed it all up with his feeling that night games have limited appeal for our class, mirrored by our prez, with only Joel Leavitt and your scribe planning to attend the upcoming night Penn game at our mini this fall, September 30-October 1. In this light, the touchdown cymbals and Dr. Seuss-style cats-in-the-green-striped-hats may pass into obscurity. However, Joe Medlicott and Stephanie “Toots” Reininger are still planning a delightful onset to our weekend on Friday—stay tuned. Joe Medlicott reports his Piermont, New Hampshire, house is up for sale but he is still teaching his Osher class on campus—classics by Cather and Wharton. Joel Leavitt reports a bout with sciatica that limits his tennis and golf, but he and Veda DeKof will still be with us for the mini. Joel’s “kinder”—the star of which, Mathew, a master chef, catered his own wedding—are now all married. Prez Kirby has phone numbers of David and Karen Taylor, who have moved to Weston, Massachusetts, from their New Hampshire home. On a more personal note, I lost my 97-year-old brother, Dan ’46, in July. I’ve been spending time riding my bike four-plus miles on one of our local (marvelous) rail-trails that run through Concord, Massachusetts.

It’s a short column this time. Looking for news bits for next time: Help!

Regretfully, we note the passing of Elliot Raymond Loeb, Tu’51, and Marvin R. Kohl.

—Tom “Smiley” Ruggles, 8-5 Concord Greene, Concord, MA 01742; (978) 369 5879; smileytmr229@gmail.com