It was a wet, wet weekend for our class mini October 20-21 but the men in green weathered the storm and triumphed over the Columbia rascals, 20-9. The more important news is that our mini-reunion was as scheduled, starting on Friday at Tuck when Sarah Reynolds put together a wonderful dinner for us at the Tuck School with “Prez” Bob Kirby and Brownlee hosting and Joel Leavitt and Veda DeKoff, “Jilly” Harned, Stephanie “Toots” Reininger, Rebecca Ruggles and your scribe in attendance. We had a chicken delight and a few songs (happy 94th birthday to our class “infant,” J.L.) and a uke offering by that fool Ruggles. The game was attended in the rain by me and Rebecca, Victoria Hicks (daughter of my best pal, Ort ’49) and her beau, Gerard O’Connell. Those eschewing rain-soaked attendance viewed the game from the inn. This was followed by a dinner at Jesse’s with the Kirbys, Leavitts, and Ruggleses attending. (The College had its usual humongous bonfire on the Green.) We were not able to be joined by Doug and Meredith Smith (who were planning their usual wonderful dinner and evening at their Enfield, New Hampshire, home) because Meredith had physical restraints of a serious nature that prevented it. And, of course, we felt very keenly the absence of our wonderful Joe Medlicott, who passed away just weeks before. Got a call from John Schalles, who, as I recall, was a golf nut. He shared the same retirement center (Swan Creek Retirement) as Glenn Fitkin and was a good pal of Fred “Smiley” Remsen. A newsy note from Terri tells of Bill “Carp” Carpenter enjoying the raised garden beds he and his niece put in nine years ago. They both are enjoying a 17-year-old border collie with a litany of ailments. I am looking for news from those of you who are reading this. Fail me not!

I unfortunately report the following deceased since last issue: Glenn Fitkin and Joe Medlicott.

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