Class Note 1960
Issue
Following his success as the editor-in-chief of Musings Unlimited, John Mitchell was one of three aspirants to be the Vermont Republican nominee in the November congressional elections. Sadly, his efforts fell just short. He lost by less than 1,000 votes. To quote John: “I’m now retired from my fourth career. But from now on when some jerk says he’s upset by the political situation, I can trump him with asking when he last ran for Congress.” (Note: There are some politically correct word substitutions in the quote.)
Several classmates missed our reunion because of physical infirmities. Topping the list is Jack Hodgson. His medical saga includes five weeks of surgical prep, an angiogram and then heart surgery on both his ninth and 21 days in the hospital. Somewhere during this trauma he retained sufficient sass to chat-up the nurses. This was such as success that Jack is now contemplating knee surgery in early 2011.
In the middle of the pack is Hank Greer, who continues to have rotator cuff operations. After knee surgery in January he went under the knife again in early June for the second time in 14 years to have major shoulder problems corrected. As others of us with similar limitations have discovered, you can always bring your mouth to the beer bottle. Hank and Laurel will be in Hanover in early November to place a headstone on Corey Ford’s grave.
Last but not least is Gil Stone. Intense pain forced him to schedule his second hip replacement in early June. Oddly enough he claims that skiing was easier than walking prior to both operations. Gil retired from a career in anesthesiology in 2000. He and Ellen have lived in Greenwich Village for 35 years. They trek to Cambridge each fall for the Harvard game, have skied in Val d’Isere for the past 20 years and will join Judy and Gene Kohn at a bat mitzvah this fall.
Lee Terwilliger and Margo joined the class for his first reunion ever. Seeing his Asbury Park (New Jersey) high school classmate Karl Mayer was an added bonus. After 30 years in the family printing business in New York City he retired in 1994. Look for Lee in Indianapolis, Indiana, when we play Butler in football around 2012.
John Goyette has suggested that we schedule a 75th class birthday party in Asheville, North Carolina. Some may remember that local classmates made a similar proposal for our 70th. Very little has changed in the area. Channel your thoughts to class president Bruce Hasenkamp.
If it is true that we are here to help others, then exactly what are the others here for?
—Spencer Morgan, 315 Inverness Court, Flat Rock, NC 28731; (828) 696-9641; smorgan863@aol.com
Nov - Dec 2010
Following his success as the editor-in-chief of Musings Unlimited, John Mitchell was one of three aspirants to be the Vermont Republican nominee in the November congressional elections. Sadly, his efforts fell just short. He lost by less than 1,000 votes. To quote John: “I’m now retired from my fourth career. But from now on when some jerk says he’s upset by the political situation, I can trump him with asking when he last ran for Congress.” (Note: There are some politically correct word substitutions in the quote.)
Several classmates missed our reunion because of physical infirmities. Topping the list is Jack Hodgson. His medical saga includes five weeks of surgical prep, an angiogram and then heart surgery on both his ninth and 21 days in the hospital. Somewhere during this trauma he retained sufficient sass to chat-up the nurses. This was such as success that Jack is now contemplating knee surgery in early 2011.
In the middle of the pack is Hank Greer, who continues to have rotator cuff operations. After knee surgery in January he went under the knife again in early June for the second time in 14 years to have major shoulder problems corrected. As others of us with similar limitations have discovered, you can always bring your mouth to the beer bottle. Hank and Laurel will be in Hanover in early November to place a headstone on Corey Ford’s grave.
Last but not least is Gil Stone. Intense pain forced him to schedule his second hip replacement in early June. Oddly enough he claims that skiing was easier than walking prior to both operations. Gil retired from a career in anesthesiology in 2000. He and Ellen have lived in Greenwich Village for 35 years. They trek to Cambridge each fall for the Harvard game, have skied in Val d’Isere for the past 20 years and will join Judy and Gene Kohn at a bat mitzvah this fall.
Lee Terwilliger and Margo joined the class for his first reunion ever. Seeing his Asbury Park (New Jersey) high school classmate Karl Mayer was an added bonus. After 30 years in the family printing business in New York City he retired in 1994. Look for Lee in Indianapolis, Indiana, when we play Butler in football around 2012.
John Goyette has suggested that we schedule a 75th class birthday party in Asheville, North Carolina. Some may remember that local classmates made a similar proposal for our 70th. Very little has changed in the area. Channel your thoughts to class president Bruce Hasenkamp.
If it is true that we are here to help others, then exactly what are the others here for?
—Spencer Morgan, 315 Inverness Court, Flat Rock, NC 28731; (828) 696-9641; smorgan863@aol.com