Classes & Obits

Class Note 1960

Issue

January-February 2021

We owe profound thanks to our past leader, Dudley Smith, and to Bill Gundy and Dick Chase for taking over as co-presidents. Let’s support them by paying class dues. Use the tear-off coupon on the dues letter to mail your $60 dues check, plus desired Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth contribution, directly to Ledyard Bank for deposit. You can also pay electronically through your bank’s bill payer option. Electronic payments should be directed to Dartmouth Class of 1960 c/o Ledyard National Bank, Dartmouth Dues, 66 W Benning St., Suite 5, W. Lebanon, NH 03784.

John Goyette is in the “thinking positive” vein since granddaughter Katie is back in Hanover for her junior year. “The College has taken extensive precautions and we hope she will not have to return home. For those who have not read Huxley’s book Brave New World, it might be a good time to do so.”

Sue and Dick Levy focus on research as a way to make a difference, with a $10-million gift to jumpstart the Transformative Cancer Care Campaign in the Bay Area. This is a joint effort of Mills-Peninsula and Palo Alto Medical Foundation.

After evenly splitting their time for the last six years between the Jersey Shore and the Loxahatchee Club in Jupiter, Florida, Carley and Reuel Stanley stayed in Florida until mid-July due to Covid-19 and didn’t find the heat as unpleasant as anticipated. Consequently, they decided to sell their New Jersey home, spend more time in Florida, and perhaps rent a place on the shore.

After living 40 years in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Sybil and Don Smith have joined at least two other members of our class in moving to a retirement community called Fox Hill Village in nearby Westwood. Downsizing to fit all their remaining possessions into a less-than-900-square-foot unit was a daunting experience, but surviving the cut were the three issues of our precious Class Musings.

Alex ter Weele reconnected with Peter Tower ’58, having lost touch some 50 years ago. Peter ran across one of Alex’s books and his address.

Sid Goldman, 78575 Avenida Ultimo, La Quinta, CA 92253; (305) 849-0475; sidgoldman@gmail.com