Class Note 1958
Issue
January-February 2024
The class of 1958 mounted its 65th reunion in September that was considered a huge success.
New officers elected were Hal Bernsen, president; Frank Gould, vice president; John Trimble, secretary and newsletter editor; and Mike Simberkoff, treasurer. Sam Smith retired after a productive term as vice president. Mike Simberkoff agreed to continue as our money man and John Trimble switched roles so he could continue to write this stuff! A highlight of the 65th was a series of three storytelling sessions centered around favorite Dartmouth memories, sports in our lives and promises kept, the theme of the reunion. Twenty-eight participated telling tales that ranged from awe-inspiring to nostalgic, melancholy, and funny enough to produce a few belly laughs.
The Rev. Preston “Pete” Kelsey presided over a memorial service that recognized the more than 100 classmates who had died since our 60th reunion in 2018. President Sian Leah Beilock accepted our record-shattering check of $791,958 for the Dartmouth College Fund. Class interlocutor and raconteur Larry Weltin provided the right touch to close our class dinner. Although the College believes old fogies can only endure each other’s company for two days, 70 percent of the 71 registrants stuck around for a third day, enjoying the extension and additional time to do what we came for—reconnect, reminisce and relax. The Decibelles and Dartmouth Aires were melodic, the Irving and Arctic institutes were powerful reminders of climate-induced complexities, and the Hanover Inn took pretty good care of us. Hal Bernsen and Frank Gould, co-chairs, did spectacular jobs in putting this all together. Retired Ballard Spahr partner Morton P. Fisher Jr. has received the Frederick S. Lane Award, the highest individual honor of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, a premier professional organization of real estate attorneys. Way to go, Morty!
A note from Joel Portugal: “We went to the Ruscha exhibit at MOMA in N.Y.C. The lead painting in the exhibit is the Standard/Chevron gas station on loan from the Hood Museum that was donated to Dartmouth by Jim Meeker in honor of Lee English.”
—John Trimble, 99 Mooncussers Lane, Chatham, MA 02633; jtrim99@comcast.net
New officers elected were Hal Bernsen, president; Frank Gould, vice president; John Trimble, secretary and newsletter editor; and Mike Simberkoff, treasurer. Sam Smith retired after a productive term as vice president. Mike Simberkoff agreed to continue as our money man and John Trimble switched roles so he could continue to write this stuff! A highlight of the 65th was a series of three storytelling sessions centered around favorite Dartmouth memories, sports in our lives and promises kept, the theme of the reunion. Twenty-eight participated telling tales that ranged from awe-inspiring to nostalgic, melancholy, and funny enough to produce a few belly laughs.
The Rev. Preston “Pete” Kelsey presided over a memorial service that recognized the more than 100 classmates who had died since our 60th reunion in 2018. President Sian Leah Beilock accepted our record-shattering check of $791,958 for the Dartmouth College Fund. Class interlocutor and raconteur Larry Weltin provided the right touch to close our class dinner. Although the College believes old fogies can only endure each other’s company for two days, 70 percent of the 71 registrants stuck around for a third day, enjoying the extension and additional time to do what we came for—reconnect, reminisce and relax. The Decibelles and Dartmouth Aires were melodic, the Irving and Arctic institutes were powerful reminders of climate-induced complexities, and the Hanover Inn took pretty good care of us. Hal Bernsen and Frank Gould, co-chairs, did spectacular jobs in putting this all together. Retired Ballard Spahr partner Morton P. Fisher Jr. has received the Frederick S. Lane Award, the highest individual honor of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, a premier professional organization of real estate attorneys. Way to go, Morty!
A note from Joel Portugal: “We went to the Ruscha exhibit at MOMA in N.Y.C. The lead painting in the exhibit is the Standard/Chevron gas station on loan from the Hood Museum that was donated to Dartmouth by Jim Meeker in honor of Lee English.”
—John Trimble, 99 Mooncussers Lane, Chatham, MA 02633; jtrim99@comcast.net