Class Note 1956
Issue
November-December 2023
Charlie Morrissey reports that while he is “hobbling on gimpy legs,” the smile on his face is steadfast. He lives in Montpelier, Vermont. His daughter, Susan, who attended Oberlin College, is professor of Russian history at the University of California at Irvine and chair of Irvine’s department of history. His granddaughter, Elizabeth, has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Columbia University. He claims membership in the “Proud Grampas of America Society.”
Finally, as a stalwart member of the Anti-Technology Society of America, he has no email.
I met Charlie Morrissey in Texas many years ago and then once more in the Hanover Inn in the early 2000s, when he spoke to a group of people involved in estate planning. He was the same Charlie I remember from our days at Dartmouth.
An unsolicited offering from Porter Kier states that he has moved to Austin, Texas, where his brother and family live. “I remain in good health and enjoy playing in-person and internet bridge. While I was still physically active, I sailed competitively in regattas from Canada to Bermuda and chartered/skippered sailboats up to 63 feet in length throughout the Caribbean. I also sang barbershop music and was head of the Southern Mix barbershop chorus; some skiing along the way.”
Word of the day: “Pseudobulbar affect (PBA): A condition that is characterized by episodes of sudden uncontrollable and inappropriate laughing or crying.” Today’s American political scene infects some of us with a dose of PBA.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) users: With a private equity firm having purchased Simon & Schuster, prospects for my novel, Death by CPAP, appearing in print have been reduced to about 7 percent. Considering this event, my agent has been exploring the possibility of launching a “’56 Go Fund the Secretary” to make this engrossing novel available to the masses. Consider reducing your Christmas gift purchases.
With sadness, I report the passing of Foster Aborn, Charles “Brad” Leonard, Stew Wood, Arthur Bailey, and Edward Scovener.
—Chuck Woodhouse, 29 C Claudette Drive, Milford, MA 01757; (508) 202-2447; kirk8202@gmail.com
Finally, as a stalwart member of the Anti-Technology Society of America, he has no email.
I met Charlie Morrissey in Texas many years ago and then once more in the Hanover Inn in the early 2000s, when he spoke to a group of people involved in estate planning. He was the same Charlie I remember from our days at Dartmouth.
An unsolicited offering from Porter Kier states that he has moved to Austin, Texas, where his brother and family live. “I remain in good health and enjoy playing in-person and internet bridge. While I was still physically active, I sailed competitively in regattas from Canada to Bermuda and chartered/skippered sailboats up to 63 feet in length throughout the Caribbean. I also sang barbershop music and was head of the Southern Mix barbershop chorus; some skiing along the way.”
Word of the day: “Pseudobulbar affect (PBA): A condition that is characterized by episodes of sudden uncontrollable and inappropriate laughing or crying.” Today’s American political scene infects some of us with a dose of PBA.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) users: With a private equity firm having purchased Simon & Schuster, prospects for my novel, Death by CPAP, appearing in print have been reduced to about 7 percent. Considering this event, my agent has been exploring the possibility of launching a “’56 Go Fund the Secretary” to make this engrossing novel available to the masses. Consider reducing your Christmas gift purchases.
With sadness, I report the passing of Foster Aborn, Charles “Brad” Leonard, Stew Wood, Arthur Bailey, and Edward Scovener.
—Chuck Woodhouse, 29 C Claudette Drive, Milford, MA 01757; (508) 202-2447; kirk8202@gmail.com