Class Note 1958
Issue
September-October 2021
Circumstances propel us into surprise roles, and we are sometimes asked to step in and fill a void we hope will be temporary. Steve Quickel experienced a cardio event in May, a heartrending experience that many of us can relate to, whether through heartache, heart failure, arrythmia, or other heart diseases. As of late June he was rehabbing at his life care community in Media, Pennsylvania. From notes his son, Steve ’82, shared with me, I will pass along tidbits and observations. Send more tidbits, please!
The heartache comes through continuing news of classmate deaths that since Steve’s last column include those of Jim Meeker, Butch Pendergast, Robert Rudolph, David Wark, John Mehl, Arden Bucholz,and Richard Ballinger.
Of a more sweetheart nature, Linda and I had a Florida visit in April with Michele McIsaac, Bob Eleveld’slongtime squeeze, who continues in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but is contemplating a return to her roots in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Prior to our visit Michele had seen Carolyn and John Otis, who are settling back in up in Tampa, Florida. We miss John in an occasional luncheon group that includes fellow soccer player Ward Burian, who splits his time betweenWilliamsburg, Virginia, and Chatham, Massachusetts.
Jim Spence chortled in a recent note: “As a passionate golfer I was excited to shoot my age (84) during the Two Rivers Country Club (Williamsburg, Virginia) Stroke Play Championship this week. Full disclosure: We 80-and-older folks were allowed to play a somewhat shorter course.” Let’s start a wall of fame of others who have done the same!
Steve Dawkins sent a heavier note: “I’m dealing with a health problem that makes it difficult for me to travel. So I stay on my delightful tropical island, Key West [Florida], and enjoy the quiet island life. But I wish I could see the Big Green again and all of you. All the best.” How we wish the same!
Through a chance encounter we heard Harold Knapp continues his retirement in Glen Rock, New Jersey, after a distinguished career in local education.
—John Trimble, 99 Mooncussers Lane, Chatham, MA 02633; jtrim99@comcast.net
The heartache comes through continuing news of classmate deaths that since Steve’s last column include those of Jim Meeker, Butch Pendergast, Robert Rudolph, David Wark, John Mehl, Arden Bucholz,and Richard Ballinger.
Of a more sweetheart nature, Linda and I had a Florida visit in April with Michele McIsaac, Bob Eleveld’slongtime squeeze, who continues in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but is contemplating a return to her roots in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Prior to our visit Michele had seen Carolyn and John Otis, who are settling back in up in Tampa, Florida. We miss John in an occasional luncheon group that includes fellow soccer player Ward Burian, who splits his time betweenWilliamsburg, Virginia, and Chatham, Massachusetts.
Jim Spence chortled in a recent note: “As a passionate golfer I was excited to shoot my age (84) during the Two Rivers Country Club (Williamsburg, Virginia) Stroke Play Championship this week. Full disclosure: We 80-and-older folks were allowed to play a somewhat shorter course.” Let’s start a wall of fame of others who have done the same!
Steve Dawkins sent a heavier note: “I’m dealing with a health problem that makes it difficult for me to travel. So I stay on my delightful tropical island, Key West [Florida], and enjoy the quiet island life. But I wish I could see the Big Green again and all of you. All the best.” How we wish the same!
Through a chance encounter we heard Harold Knapp continues his retirement in Glen Rock, New Jersey, after a distinguished career in local education.
—John Trimble, 99 Mooncussers Lane, Chatham, MA 02633; jtrim99@comcast.net