The bon temps did indeed rouler as 66 classmates, spouses, and friends, “rolled down” the Mighty Mississippi from Memphis, Tennessee, to New Orleans on the paddlewheel steamboat American Queen the last week in April. The adventure began with a party atop the Bass Pro Pyramid in Memphis the night before embarkation, where we were joined by local resident Ed Hirsch. In addition to frequent group gatherings aboard ship, we enjoyed visiting numerous sights, including Elvis’ Graceland and the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis; the 1927 Flood Museum in Greenville, Mississippi; the battlefield at Vicksburg, Mississippi; antebellum mansions in Natchez, Mississippi, and St. Francisville, Louisiana; the state capitol; and the sugar plantation partly owned by Nancy and Dave Pritchard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The majority of the group extended their stay in New Orleans, where we dined and danced to the tunes of the same Treme Brass Band that helped us celebrate our collective 65th birthday in February 2005. The recent passings of Charlie Giersch and Fred Cook were commemorated with moving eulogies by Pat Giles and Tom Komarek,followed bya lively rendition of “When the Saints Go Marching In.” (See www.bit.ly/2xLtSKz and Al Huck’s excellent class newsletter coverage.) We toured the fabulous World War II Museum for which Phil Cantelon was a consulting historian. Many thanks to our “Rollin’ on the River” organizers, Tom Komarek, Rog Usborne, and Charlie Balch for an unforgettable experience.

We also mourn the recent deaths of Harvard professor and founder and former chairman of Best Doctors Inc. of Newton, Massachusetts, Ken Falchuk, M.D.; college football Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive;and SUNY Plattsburgh distinguished university professor and author Doug Skopp, Ph.D. Obituaries can be found on the class website (1962.dartmouth.org) and DAM website (dartmouthalumnimagazine.com).

Congratulations to the founding principal of Apgar & Co., Sandy Apgar, recipient of the 2018 James Felt Award for Creative Counseling from the Counselors of Real Estate. Sandy’s accomplishments include senior advisor of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, trustee and foundation governor of the Urban Land Institute, and chair emeritus of the South Harbor Renaissance Inc.

—David L. Smith, RR4 Box 225B4, Galveston, TX 77554; (775) 870-2354; david@davidlsmith.com