There’s still time to sign up for the March 14-15 mini-reunion in Lakeland, Florida, halfway between Tampa and Orlando. Besides a Tuesday afternoon Red Sox-Tigers spring training game planners Sam Smith and Larry Weltin have lined up two nights at the Lakeland Terrace Hotel, with an arrival reception on Monday, the 14th, and a Tuesday morning tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright buildings at nearby Florida Southern College. Tuesday’s cocktail party and banquet will feature a talk by Thad Seymour. 


Fall mini follow-up: More than 60 attended and loved the new accommodations at Breakfast on the Connecticut in Lyme, New Hampshire. Friday morning Gersh Abraham and I found Hal Bernsen, John Ryan, Pete Kelsey and Jerry Manne convened at the Dartmouth Bookstore—ogling the new Class of 1958 Clock across the street in front of the Ledyard Bank. The dedication on Saturday morning was well-attended by classmates, wives and representatives from the College and Town of Hanover, plus Ted Harris’ youngest son Chandler from Thetford Center, Vermont. At the marvelous class dinner on Saturday at Breakfast on the ConnecticutPete Kelsey and John Murphy were named the first recipients of the class’ new Williamson Award in honor Peter Williamson. 


Fred Pitzner told me over breakfast about his 1,000-mile ride on his new 900-pound Harley motorcycle from Las Vegas, Nevada, through Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and home again. Toughest challenge is handling the big bike at slow speeds, which Fred solved with stabilizing wheels that kick into place at a pre-set speed. Lawyer Tom Maguire, in from Traverse City, Michigan, withwife Gladys, said it took him six years to complete his retirement from the lengthy disaster lawsuits in which he specialized. I mentioned loving the upper Michigan lawyer film Anatomy of a Murder, but Tom said the favorite movie among lawyers themselves is the hilarious My Cousin Vinny in which an inexperienced, loudmouth New York lawyer (Joe Pesci) ventures (with Marisa Tomei) into small-town Alabama to defend a college-age nephew and friend on murder charges. At our class dinner table Dave Hoffman’s spirited spouse, Susan, led an amusing, often revealing roundtable discussion of marital experiences—including their own and those of Anni and Norm Sylvester, Barbara and Roger Bruttomesso, and Mel Alperin and me, the two singles present. Mostly, but not always, the couples agreed. Much fun! 


At Princeton on November 20 President Kim invited alums for “a perfectly civilized complimentary brunch” before the football game to introduce newly hired athletic director Harry Sheehy. By my guesstimate more than 300 took him up on it—including Joanne and Frank Blatz and Nancy and Bob Downey. The lanky Sheehy, besides his talents as a basketball star, coach and AD at Williams, comes well-equipped with witty one-liners. “President Kim told me he expects Ivy championships in every sport,” he said. “I replied, ‘Thank you, sir, for the 42-year contract.’ ”


From Jim Riffle came sad word just before Christmas that Dave Moss, stellar offensive end and NFL umpire, “passed away peacefully on December 16, 2010, with his kids and wife Judy at his side.” 


—Steve Quickel, 65 Chapel Road, New Hope, PA 18938; squickel@usinvestmentreport.com