Class Note 1951

How do 90-year-olds keep busy? Based on recent phone visits with several of our ’51 classmates, it’s clear that they are still active, engaged, curious and contributive, just as they were 70 years ago.

Maintaining close ties with family and friends is a consistent theme. Bob Robinson’s vacation home on the Sassafras River in Maryland is a year-round magnet for family members. At home in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, Bob is busy “giving back,” a focus reported by many. He works with his church and the local Lions Club to prepare and serve food to the homeless. Bob was involved in orchestrating his 72nd high school reunion and maintains rewarding, decades-old ties with a French exchange family.

Will Rowe travels less these days, but he and Kay have moved to Richmond, Virginia, a mile from their Dartmouth ’78 son and his family. Will is a voracious reader. Dick and Fumiko Halloran, residents of Honolulu for many years, have moved to the mainland near his daughter in Longmont, Colorado, along the front range of the Rockies. Herb Shay lives with his daughter and granddaughter in Galena, Illinois. They enjoy boat trips on the Mississippi River out of nearby Dubuque, Iowa. And Justin Smith moved to “wonderful New England” from Virginia to be closer to his daughter and grandson in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. A son lives in Thetford, Vermont, which gets Justin back to Hanover occasionally. Building ship models and puzzles are satisfying hobbies.

Ted Corsones is still working at his Rutland, Vermont, law firm, Corsones & Corsones, although family members now carry much of the load. Ted still flies—he was a flight instructor for many years—but says he’ll “move to the right-hand seat” as co-pilot this year. A former general counsel for Shriners Hospitals for Children, Ted maintains warm ties to that organization. Winters in Florida add to the appeal of his current lifestyle.

Bob Langworthy, Aldan Markson, Floyd Parks, Bob Shannon, and Jim Wylie have died. Our class also lost Nancy Knight, Herb’s wife; Katherine Pincus, wife of Andy; and Catherine Robinson, Bob’s wife. All were treasured members of the ’51 family.

—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com