Tige Harris of Portland, Oregon, has assumed the title of class necrologist, tasked with authoring class obituaries for this magazine. Tige succeeds Dan Muchinsky, who took on the post among many assignments in 2015. Tige, a relative newcomer to the class executive committee, has assumed his new assignment with skill and compassion. You can read Tige’s obits by going to the ’63 obituary section of the online magazine (www.dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/obits). Tige is a wealth manager by profession, which he continues to practice as a senior managing director at First Republic Bank. A Navy veteran and Stanford University M.B.A., Tige learned the financial ropes in New York and the United Kingdom before settling with Peggy and raising a family of four in the Northwest. I broached the idea of assuming the challenging assignment with Tige at our 55th reunion. Judging by his performance to date, we are in good hands. While Tige has certain requirements to satisfy before submitting each obit to the magazine, you are certainly free to reach out to him at lharris@firstrepublic.com or (503) 929-2030. The “L” stands for Lawrence, Tige’s given name. Welcome aboard, Tige.

Sam and Deamie Cabot, back from a week in Honduras, hosted a rousing mini at Boston’s Fenway Park June 12 for the last of the ninth Red Sox 4-3 victory over the Rangers. Classmates included Dave Goodwillie and Judith List, Ed and Charlene Mazer, Dick Booma, and David Halsted. GayleRichardson,widow of George “Sonny” Richardson, who lost his life in 2001 in a tragic skiing accident, attended with the Richardsons’ daughter, Susannah, and Susannah’s husband, Eric Lovejoy, who both live and work in Boston. Pre-game festivities began with drinks at the legendary Cask ’n Flagon, where Bruce Springsteen once performed, near the ballpark. The game was played earlier in the day, so ’63s and other Bosox fans could also watch the Boston Bruins take on the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup final later in the day in a game that did not end well for the Bruins.

A few days earlier John Merrow took a break from what he calls “political madness” and his commentating therein. He and daughter Elsie took what can be termed a relatively solitary and satisfying ride of 78 miles beginning at the northern end of New York’s fabled Van Cortland Park across into Westchester County and continuing up the North County Trail into Putnam County. The goal was to bike John’s age, which he did for the ninth consecutive year with a few hundred extra feet to spare. John and Elsie saw a snapping turtle, a half dozen Canada geese, an adult deer, and “three or four times as many chipmunks as people.” John encourages you to donate $78 in honor of his ride to your preferred causes. John’s include the Network for Public Education, Coalition of Independent Public Charter Schools, and, of course, Dartmouth, among others.

I regret to report the deaths of Gordon Andrews, Cary Wyman, and Matt Wozniak.

—Harry Zlokower, 190 Amity St., Brooklyn, NY 11201; (917) 541-8162; harry@zlokower.com