Class Note 1956

Bill Loyer recently reported on a luncheon attended by a number of 1956 classmates held in the Denver area on a monthly basis—every month except December. In addition to Bill, four other classmates attended the November 13 luncheon. This included Bill Droegemueller, Bob Montgomery, Noel Sankey and Martin “Lucky” Shore. Ken Fortin, who often attends, missed the November affair. All are in relatively good health for our age group and several continue to work at their profession. Noel Sankey still practices medicine and Lucky Shore still practices law. Bob Montgomery is a retired attorney, and Bill Droegemueller is a retired M.D. and medical professor.

The sounds of the Barbary Coast jazz band marching up Main Street remind us that not everyone in the class is as active as the Denver group. Sadly, I have to report on the passing of two classmates, John Kramer and Merritt Clarke. All remaining class members bow their heads in silent tribute as the procession marches around the Green.

Several months ago I had a call from Harry Nutting in which he mentioned that he has been writing limericks—standard limericks, not poetic limericks as I do. He suggested that I encourage other classmates writing limericks to send them to me for publication. Good idea, and Harry should follow through and send in one of his own.

I got a nice email from Tony Carleton saying that, “My wife and I were quite energetic in taking our recent cruise along the Rhine.” Tony now lives in Wake Robin, Vermont, and the scenery is quite different from Germany—lovely but unchanging. Tony, sitting in a deck chair and drinking a nice libation, is not that tired.

Now, in honor of all those who still travel the world, the following is the fourth stanza of a six-stanza Dartmouth poem titled “Stimulation of Minds.”

World travel with scholarship bent,

Understanding new things the intent;

Perusing strange sights,

Great artistic delights,

Much enjoyment with time so well spent.

—Joel D. Ash, P.O. Box 1733, Grantham, NH 03753; (603) 863-3360; jash_125@comcast.net