Class Note 1962
Issue
Mar - Apr 2018
Richard “Rich” Dojny writes from retirement in Maine, where he reconnects with Bill Carpenter, Dick Maynard and other “Mainiacs” at Peter Knight’s annual micro-reunion on Deer Isle, Maine. After graduation and two years of service in the Army, Richard began a long and accomplished career in publishing with McGraw-Hill, becoming president of the college textbook division after 15 years. He later ran the TradeBook operation and college publishing operations for Macmillan Publishing. Retiring at age 60, he now enjoys marine carving courses, duties as head of the board of trustees of the Blue Hill Library, volunteer work, spoiling grandchildren, traveling and his wife’s superb cooking. Brooke is an award-winning food journalist and cookbook author whose 20 books on New England cooking are available on Amazon. I can personally attest to the excellence of her chowder recipes.
Good news from another Mainiac, David Laing, reporting encouraging progress in his recovery from recent cancer surgery—the latest treatment in a long bout with the disease first diagnosed in 2012. He attributes “pulling through” to several factors: positive mental attitude; wife Margaret’s support helping with juicing, Jamaican herbs and diet changes; the uplifting distraction of the 1960s TV sitcom I Dream of Jeannie; keeping busy writing novellas and nonfiction books on sailboats and contrarian views of climate change (which, after extensive research, he attributes to chlorine for CFCs). David should be back on the slopes this winter, according to his radiologist.
Bill Pierce writes: “Sad to report that our classmate, Richard Norman, of Fairlee, Vermont, died on November 29. He was only with us for one year before moving to UNH. He was second string catcher our freshman year, unfortunately having to play behind Jim Murar. He was a longtime math teacher and baseball coach, finishing up at Hanover High. I had gotten to know him again in recent years as he was a neighbor at Lake Morey. He was often seen with his wife, Muriel, walking around the Lake Morey Golf Club when he wasn’t playing golf.”
Gentle reminder: Send in your news—activities, accomplishments, life changes—to david@davidlsmith.com.
—David L. Smith, RR4 Box 225B4, Galveston, TX 77554; (775) 870-2354; david@davidlsmith.com
Good news from another Mainiac, David Laing, reporting encouraging progress in his recovery from recent cancer surgery—the latest treatment in a long bout with the disease first diagnosed in 2012. He attributes “pulling through” to several factors: positive mental attitude; wife Margaret’s support helping with juicing, Jamaican herbs and diet changes; the uplifting distraction of the 1960s TV sitcom I Dream of Jeannie; keeping busy writing novellas and nonfiction books on sailboats and contrarian views of climate change (which, after extensive research, he attributes to chlorine for CFCs). David should be back on the slopes this winter, according to his radiologist.
Bill Pierce writes: “Sad to report that our classmate, Richard Norman, of Fairlee, Vermont, died on November 29. He was only with us for one year before moving to UNH. He was second string catcher our freshman year, unfortunately having to play behind Jim Murar. He was a longtime math teacher and baseball coach, finishing up at Hanover High. I had gotten to know him again in recent years as he was a neighbor at Lake Morey. He was often seen with his wife, Muriel, walking around the Lake Morey Golf Club when he wasn’t playing golf.”
Gentle reminder: Send in your news—activities, accomplishments, life changes—to david@davidlsmith.com.
—David L. Smith, RR4 Box 225B4, Galveston, TX 77554; (775) 870-2354; david@davidlsmith.com