Class Note 1958
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October’s fall mini-reunion was more intimate than most. Only 40 classmates and spouses attended the delicious Saturday night banquet at Breakfast on the Connecticut vs. 70 in 2012, our big 55th reunion. When the band marched into Dave Bradley’s driveway for its customary pregame concert, Jack Gundy and his daughter were among the clarinetists. Relaxed with folks I always enjoy seeing—Joel Einhorn, Ron Zwart, Andy Peterson. At the game (Big Green over Yale, 20-13), Ron and I sat with Judy and Doug Fusonie, looking eager as ever to play. At the banquet Mel Alperin and Patty introduced their freshman grandson Mickey ’17. Andy Thomas and Gersh Abraham received Williamson awards from John Trimble. Mary Ann and I enjoyed a lively dinner table with Pete Kelsey, Marcia Armstrong, Nathalie Thomas and Andy. Good talk afterward with Ben McAdams and Pat, homeward bound to California from visiting in Maine. Breakfasted Sunday with Patsy and Don McCree on one of Breakfast on the Connecticut chef Donna Anderson’s incredible eggs-something creations; the McCrees are soon headed to Florida until May. New class jobs: Dick Pew has become head agent, succeeding Jack Bennett. Mel Alperin now has three co-chairs to promote the Bartlett Tower Society estate-gifting program he’s run alone for 10 years: Frank Blatz, Ben and Gersh. To oversee class-sponsored projects Dan O’Hara has replaced Pete Kelsey for Dartmouth Partners in Community Service, Dave Bradley will continue running our athletic sponsorships and emeritus Gersh will monitor the Dartmouth Global Leadership Program. Joe Kabat’s energetic Sheila, working with new veep Norm Sylvester, has begun an ambitious program of personal contacts to strengthen class ties with other surviving spouses. Norm, Treasurer Jack and I attended Class Officers Weekend on September 20-21, which coincided with President Phil Hanlon’s formal inauguration on the Green. He gave an impressive address, as did the two female speakers, University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman (President Phil was her provost) and N.H. Gov. Margaret Wood Hassan. Gersh and I had up-front seats behind the extended Hanlon family. Later former roomie, retired Lebanon, Pennsylvania, family doc Pete Flowers, told me he and Ann were there too. —Steve Quickel, 65 Chapel Road, New Hope, PA 18938; swquickel@comcast.net
Jan - Feb 2014
October’s fall mini-reunion was more intimate than most. Only 40 classmates and spouses attended the delicious Saturday night banquet at Breakfast on the Connecticut vs. 70 in 2012, our big 55th reunion. When the band marched into Dave Bradley’s driveway for its customary pregame concert, Jack Gundy and his daughter were among the clarinetists. Relaxed with folks I always enjoy seeing—Joel Einhorn, Ron Zwart, Andy Peterson. At the game (Big Green over Yale, 20-13), Ron and I sat with Judy and Doug Fusonie, looking eager as ever to play. At the banquet Mel Alperin and Patty introduced their freshman grandson Mickey ’17. Andy Thomas and Gersh Abraham received Williamson awards from John Trimble. Mary Ann and I enjoyed a lively dinner table with Pete Kelsey, Marcia Armstrong, Nathalie Thomas and Andy. Good talk afterward with Ben McAdams and Pat, homeward bound to California from visiting in Maine. Breakfasted Sunday with Patsy and Don McCree on one of Breakfast on the Connecticut chef Donna Anderson’s incredible eggs-something creations; the McCrees are soon headed to Florida until May. New class jobs: Dick Pew has become head agent, succeeding Jack Bennett. Mel Alperin now has three co-chairs to promote the Bartlett Tower Society estate-gifting program he’s run alone for 10 years: Frank Blatz, Ben and Gersh. To oversee class-sponsored projects Dan O’Hara has replaced Pete Kelsey for Dartmouth Partners in Community Service, Dave Bradley will continue running our athletic sponsorships and emeritus Gersh will monitor the Dartmouth Global Leadership Program. Joe Kabat’s energetic Sheila, working with new veep Norm Sylvester, has begun an ambitious program of personal contacts to strengthen class ties with other surviving spouses. Norm, Treasurer Jack and I attended Class Officers Weekend on September 20-21, which coincided with President Phil Hanlon’s formal inauguration on the Green. He gave an impressive address, as did the two female speakers, University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman (President Phil was her provost) and N.H. Gov. Margaret Wood Hassan. Gersh and I had up-front seats behind the extended Hanlon family. Later former roomie, retired Lebanon, Pennsylvania, family doc Pete Flowers, told me he and Ann were there too. —Steve Quickel, 65 Chapel Road, New Hope, PA 18938; swquickel@comcast.net