Class Note 1958
Issue
Jan - Feb 2016
Walter Vail received the latest Williamson Award at the class banquet of the fall mini-reunion during Homecoming Weekend October 9-10. The award—for service to class, college and community—was made by selection committee chair Ralph Manuel. It was doubly fitting since Walt and Scotty were close friends with Peter Williamson,who died just before our 50th reunion, and Susan, who passed away last summer.
For an off-year, the fall mini was remarkably well-attended, according to mini impresario Frank Gould—with 50 classmates, spouses and friends joining together, including Mike Growney, Jack Stromberg, Andy Toorock and Whit Whitham. It’s always a fun three days—from Friday’s class meeting and the post-bonfire pizza bash in Norwich, Vermont, to Saturday’s pre-game brunch at Dave Bradley’s, the football, and the banquet served up by Donna and John Anderson at their Breakfast on the Connecticut in Lyme, New Hampshire.
As noted earlier, Mike Welch was presented at halftime of Saturday’s Yale football game (34-7, Big Green) with the biennial Wearers of the Green award for his outstanding rowing club achievements back when—and since 2000 as two-time individual national champion and one-time individual world champion.
Treasurer Jack Bennett was a one-man-band leading the October 9 class meeting. He was the lone class officer present—president John Trimble and vice president Norm Sylvester being absent for legitimate reasons, and yours truly, as secretary, recovering from a stupid fall in August (nothing seriously injured except pride). Jack did a great job, by all accounts, even cranking out an excellent set of minutes afterward.
A phone call from Tom Maguire of Traverse City, Michigan, brought word of his recent Los Angeles encounter with Dave Bowman. While many ’58s have cut back on activities, Dave’s on a major new venture, as chairman of TTG Consultants/Lincolnshire. Tom and Gladys were out West touring “the last national parks on our list: Kings Canyon, Sequoia, Yosemite and Death Valley.” Dave’s company, with offices all over the Southwest, specializes in facilitating executive and professional outplacement from old to new careers. (See coverage in the last Sound & Fury.) “Dave is well, and so are we,” reports Tom.
—Steve Quickel, 609 Center St., Haddonfield, NJ 08033; steve58@quickel.net
For an off-year, the fall mini was remarkably well-attended, according to mini impresario Frank Gould—with 50 classmates, spouses and friends joining together, including Mike Growney, Jack Stromberg, Andy Toorock and Whit Whitham. It’s always a fun three days—from Friday’s class meeting and the post-bonfire pizza bash in Norwich, Vermont, to Saturday’s pre-game brunch at Dave Bradley’s, the football, and the banquet served up by Donna and John Anderson at their Breakfast on the Connecticut in Lyme, New Hampshire.
As noted earlier, Mike Welch was presented at halftime of Saturday’s Yale football game (34-7, Big Green) with the biennial Wearers of the Green award for his outstanding rowing club achievements back when—and since 2000 as two-time individual national champion and one-time individual world champion.
Treasurer Jack Bennett was a one-man-band leading the October 9 class meeting. He was the lone class officer present—president John Trimble and vice president Norm Sylvester being absent for legitimate reasons, and yours truly, as secretary, recovering from a stupid fall in August (nothing seriously injured except pride). Jack did a great job, by all accounts, even cranking out an excellent set of minutes afterward.
A phone call from Tom Maguire of Traverse City, Michigan, brought word of his recent Los Angeles encounter with Dave Bowman. While many ’58s have cut back on activities, Dave’s on a major new venture, as chairman of TTG Consultants/Lincolnshire. Tom and Gladys were out West touring “the last national parks on our list: Kings Canyon, Sequoia, Yosemite and Death Valley.” Dave’s company, with offices all over the Southwest, specializes in facilitating executive and professional outplacement from old to new careers. (See coverage in the last Sound & Fury.) “Dave is well, and so are we,” reports Tom.
—Steve Quickel, 609 Center St., Haddonfield, NJ 08033; steve58@quickel.net