Joe Koucky says that he thinks the note he sent is the first one reporting on his activities since graduation. Any 1959s in the same situation please send me your notes! After Dartmouth Joe earned a law degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He went into practice with his father representing people who were injured on the job. He continues today to handle a few cases. He married at 30 years old and has two children: a daughter who has a doctorate in clinical psychology and practices at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis, and a son who is a teaching tennis professional.


The Orient Express took Roz and Goody Gilman on a May trip for a couple of days. He swears he saw “Agatha Christie and Hercule Poirot having a drink on the bar car.” They also stopped in the European cities of Venice, Budapest and Paris. 


Bob Liberman endorses our Guatemala mini-reunion selection, having stayed at some wonderful places while visiting his daughter in the Peace Corps. Her next stop is Columbia University, where she will pursue a master’s degree in urban policy, planning and conservation.


Roger Condit was “very privileged” to be present in Farmington, Maine, when Bruce McInnes brought 90 members of his Mastersingers USA for two concerts and two church services. Bruce has directed them in 63 countries on five continents.


In the giving back department there are not many classmates as active as Doug Wise. Besides his activities as the class webmaster, he cites three rewarding give-back situations. As chair of the Hanover area chamber of commerce he redirected it into a marketing services organization with a participatory board that meets to decide on governance issues and makes three annual leadership awards. The awards ceremony is now sold out months ahead of time. As chair of Leadership Upper Valley he is leading this 5-year-old organization to be more influential in covering regional issues by involving professionals in fields varying from healthcare to government to the arts. Finally, as a trustee of the Upper Valley Land Trust he is helping to bring greater conservation awareness to the Upper Valley.


Arlyss and Ray Becker volunteer at SAFE Family Exchange. Ray is on the board of directors of SAFE that facilitates the transfer of children between parents who are fighting in court over their divorce. SAFE volunteers literally take “the children by their hands” during parent visitation days, as parents often end up “pushing each others’ buttons” during the children exchange.


If you want to catch up on the latest Ivy dress styles, read Dick Press as featured columnist (www.ivy-style.com). He notes his 1955 article will remind you favorably of the “olden days.”


Congratulations to the class for winning recognition for having the most classmates give to the athletic sponsors program. We also had 133 1959s (an all-time high) give to Dartmouth Partners in Community Service, our class project.


—Allan Munro, 675 Main St., New London, NH 03257; (603) 526- 2176; amunro1@comcast.net