Classes & Obits

Class Note 1956

Issue

January-February 2024

A message from our co-president, Tom Rosenwald: “Stew Wood passed away in August. He was not only our classmate, but also our spiritual leader. It did not matter what religious denomination you belonged to. He was just Stew, our classmate. He was a wonderful human being. I loved him. He was all that you wanted him to be. He led our class fundraising efforts with fairness and love for Dartmouth College, but he was upset with certain College issues and expressed his displeasure. He was also a devoted husband and cared deeply with love and compassion for his wife. He was the gold standard for our class. We will miss him dearly.”

I attended by Zoom his memorial service at Rollins. His three children spoke of their dad with very meaningful expressions of their love for him.

The word “meh” was offered by another classmate who initially identified himself as “Max” but then wrote, “Max is my alias for Ted Weymouth.It came into being at Dartmouth and has been with me ever since. The public introduction of ‘Meh’ was initially meant to be expressed among only a few cognoscente on campus but John Wetzel ’55 broke the code of silence during a Shakespeare class with Professor Plessy, when I heard John utter a series of mehs (eight of them with growing emphasis) that brought the class to tears, the professor to a profound pause, and a 10-minute pit stop for all who have bloused their trousers since the term was now out in the open and considered a part of Shakespeare’s repertoire. It took on a more historical and universal meaning.”

Word of the Day: meh—expressing a lack of interest or enthusiasm. Please no mehs from classmates who have yet to send me copy for the DAM.

With sadness, I report the passing of Richard D. Burkhart, Ph.D.; George Cohan; Elliot Danforth Jr.,M.D; Robert K. Faulkner, Ph.D.; Donald “Woody” Hereward Gray Jr.; Eric H. Jensen, M.D.; and Peter B. Rosenwald.

Chuck Woodhouse, 29 C Claudette Drive, Milford, MA 01757; (508) 202-2447; kirk8202@gmail.com