Eighteen ’56s and 11 wives came to Hanover for Homecoming Weekend and a great time was had by all. Attending were Joel and Marsha Ash, Bill Behrens, Don Dillon and Mary Thormeyer, Bob and Pam Faulkner, Tex Fridlund, Harold and Joan Gordon, Tom and Sandy Harper, Doug and Ginger Keare, Harry Nutting, Buddy Schattman, Bob and Lyn Slater, Linc and Robin Spaulding, Dave Stackpole, Tom and Abby Rosenwald, Jack and Judy Talmagni, Elliott and Alice Weinstein, Bert Whittemore, and Stew and Kristin Wood. Harry Nutting, coordinator for weekend events, did a great job as usual. This plus winning the football game against Holy Cross put everyone in a festive mood.


I was pleased to note that Mort Galina wrote into the DAM indicating that he still follows College affairs with enthusiasm. If I had an email address for Mort I would have dropped him a line directly. I hope he reads this and communicates.


I now interrupt to bring you the Barbary Coast Jazz Band playing in honor of our classmate John Andrew Sears Jr., who joins the funeral procession up Main Street and around the Green. All surviving classmates bow their heads in solemn tribute and remembrance.


Dave Stackpole, coordinator for our 60th reunion, requested an early promotion in this issue. So: Decide early on coming to Hanover in June 2016—’56 out once more! Let’s have a big turnout!


I close with the first stanza of a new poetic limerick written in October 2014, “Homecoming Weekend.”


“Return of the team, hence the name,


Sojourn for much more than the game;


For friendship, for fun,


Love of college, bar none,


School flame making all glad they came.”


—Joel D. Ash, P.O. Box 1733, Grantham, NH 03753; (603) 863-3360; joel@poeticlimericks.com