Class Note 1951
Issue
Sept - Oct 2019
This has been an especially tough stretch for our class, as we have lost four good friends and classmates in recent months. We have learned of the deaths of Jim Ballard, Bill Goulburn, John Lewis, and John Ross.Jim will be remembered as one of the twin towers at center (along with Stretch Malloy) on Dartmouth’s basketball teams nearly 70 years ago. Bill was a longtime orthopedic surgeon in New Jersey and a wonderful contributor to his Dartmouth Medical School class. John Lewis, who left Dartmouth before graduating, went on to earn a Ph.D. and become a much-admired geology professor at Colorado College. And John Ross was a pioneering cardiologist at the University of California, San Diego. His research is now widely used in diagnosing heart disorders.
Full obituaries of these remarkable members of our class can be found now on our class website and will be included in Charlie Russell’s next issue of ’51 Fables later this fall.
Also coming up this fall: an especially enticing mini-reunion in Hanover from October 10 to 13. Don’t miss this chance to see firsthand the many exciting developments on campus, including the newly reopened and reimagined Hood Museum. Visits with other members of the ’51 family are the best reasons for making the trip.
A welcome note from Bill Birkenmeier recalls his close friendship with Dave Krivitsky, beginning when they were teammates on the freshman track team. Says Bill: “Dave was what I consider to be a perfect gentleman, with his sincere warmth and quiet dignity.” Bill lives in Fair Haven, New Jersey, and, despite aging knees, remains active physically.
Parke Sickler called to describe his recent very pleasing round-numbered birthday. Most ofhis family, which includes 13 great-grandchildren and ranges in age from 2 to 90, assembled in Brevard, North Carolina, to honor Parke.
Sam Sparhawk returned to his Vermont roots (Colchester, just outside of Burlington) a few years ago after many years in Philadelphia. He lost Wilma, his wife of 60 years, in 2018, but delights in their family, which includes a Dartmouth daughter and granddaughter.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com
Full obituaries of these remarkable members of our class can be found now on our class website and will be included in Charlie Russell’s next issue of ’51 Fables later this fall.
Also coming up this fall: an especially enticing mini-reunion in Hanover from October 10 to 13. Don’t miss this chance to see firsthand the many exciting developments on campus, including the newly reopened and reimagined Hood Museum. Visits with other members of the ’51 family are the best reasons for making the trip.
A welcome note from Bill Birkenmeier recalls his close friendship with Dave Krivitsky, beginning when they were teammates on the freshman track team. Says Bill: “Dave was what I consider to be a perfect gentleman, with his sincere warmth and quiet dignity.” Bill lives in Fair Haven, New Jersey, and, despite aging knees, remains active physically.
Parke Sickler called to describe his recent very pleasing round-numbered birthday. Most ofhis family, which includes 13 great-grandchildren and ranges in age from 2 to 90, assembled in Brevard, North Carolina, to honor Parke.
Sam Sparhawk returned to his Vermont roots (Colchester, just outside of Burlington) a few years ago after many years in Philadelphia. He lost Wilma, his wife of 60 years, in 2018, but delights in their family, which includes a Dartmouth daughter and granddaughter.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com