Classmate Jay Fritz called to report that he continues to anchor the city of San Francisco to the left coast of our republic, thereby assuring continuation of the nation’s physical integrity for a while longer. It’s hard work, but someone has to do it until Jay’s numerous offspring are ready to perform the task. This was my first contact with Jay since our 25th reunion, when he provided the thirsty celebrants with very creditable products from his own winery. I still have my wooden presentation wine box and use it to keep my memorable golf scorecards (both of them). Jay remains in touch with classmates and friends largely by telephone these days, a concession to his reliance upon a wheelchair. Keep up your good spirits, Jay; I’m glad you called.


This is written a few days before the event itself, and won’t be read until many days after the event has occurred, but the ’62 executive committee (yes, there is one) is about to join the modern world of the multi-party telephone conference. President Al Rapoport has planned the first such event for this group on March 4 so that as many of the 35 members as possible can learn what the subcommittee leaders have been up to since our 50th reunion. Thank you, Alexander Graham Bell.


Since the Jan-Feb 2010 issue of Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, obituaries of alumni have been published only online at the magazine website. It is the responsibility of the class secretary to provide the obituary based upon data from College sources or family and classmates of the decedents. In my brief tenure in the secretariate, three of our classmates have passed, according to the alumni records office: Jerry Phifer, Rosbon Whedbee and Edward Schumacher. Please contact me if you have any information or recollections of these classmates that you would like to share and would be suitable for inclusion in the forthcoming obituaries.


—Denny Barnes, 17007 Barn Ridge Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20906; (301) 460-4523; dnbarnes62@verizon.net