Class Note 1956
Issue
May - Jun 2019
My column regarding the 10 youngest members of the class generated quite a bit of feedback. Robert Mackay emailed me from Germany (where he resides) that his birthday of December 3, 1934, makes him second youngest in the class after Lincoln Yu. Since Bob was not included on the list of the youngest 10 that I got from the College, I immediately forwarded his email to alumni records for clarification. I was informed that the College does not have official confirmation of his birth date and he would have to contact them personally to update the record. I then forwarded the College’s email address to Bob. Since I assume that Bob knows his own birthday, he unofficially makes the list. There are also individuals who would have made the list if they had gone on to graduate. Finally, it should be noted that the College states that the records are not complete, so there is no definitive list.
Now for some sad news. According to an obit in the Vermont Standard, Robert Walker French passed away November 26, 2018, at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Bob’s wife sent the obit to Robert Faulkner, who forwarded it to me. Next, I received an email from Stacey Keare indicating that his father, Douglas H. Keare, passed away on January 8. As you all know, Doug was very active in college and class affairs and had multiple children and grandkids graduate from Dartmouth—all this is too voluminous to fit into my limited column space but undoubtedly will be covered in the newsletter. Finally, I received an email from Jim Whitney indicating that his father, Dick Whitney, recently passed on. For all three of these newly deceased classmates, we, the surviving, bow our heads in silent tribute.
On the brighter side, I got an email from Andy Hurwitz stating that his father, Roger A. Hurwitz, was alive and well in Indianapolis, Indiana. I also received notice from the College indicating that Everett E. Briggs just published a memoir titled Honor to State: Reflections of a Reagan-Bush Era Ambassador.
—Joel D. Ash, P.O. Box 1733, Grantham, NH 03753; (603) 863-3360; jash_125@comcast.net
Now for some sad news. According to an obit in the Vermont Standard, Robert Walker French passed away November 26, 2018, at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Bob’s wife sent the obit to Robert Faulkner, who forwarded it to me. Next, I received an email from Stacey Keare indicating that his father, Douglas H. Keare, passed away on January 8. As you all know, Doug was very active in college and class affairs and had multiple children and grandkids graduate from Dartmouth—all this is too voluminous to fit into my limited column space but undoubtedly will be covered in the newsletter. Finally, I received an email from Jim Whitney indicating that his father, Dick Whitney, recently passed on. For all three of these newly deceased classmates, we, the surviving, bow our heads in silent tribute.
On the brighter side, I got an email from Andy Hurwitz stating that his father, Roger A. Hurwitz, was alive and well in Indianapolis, Indiana. I also received notice from the College indicating that Everett E. Briggs just published a memoir titled Honor to State: Reflections of a Reagan-Bush Era Ambassador.
—Joel D. Ash, P.O. Box 1733, Grantham, NH 03753; (603) 863-3360; jash_125@comcast.net