Class Note 1963
Issue
September-October 2020
Lou Gerstner, former CEO of IBM and 2013 Dartmouth honorary degree recipient, donated $4.8 million in April to benefit high-achieving, low-income Dartmouth students with a demonstrated interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). “My path to Dartmouth led me to do something that reflects not only my passion about the problem of inequality, but also my own experience” as a first-generation college student from a family of modest economic means, Lou said.
In Richmond, Virginia, Ralph Hambrick, retired professor of public policy, published Transforming the James River in Richmond (The History Press), about how citizens, public-private partnerships, government leaders, advocates and volunteers brought about change.
On Martha’s Vineyard, south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, retired PBS broadcaster John Merrow biked his age—79 miles—on June 8 with donations earmarked for nonprofits in communities of color affected by coronavirus and protests over the murder of George Floyd. At home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Jeanne and Mike Prince anticipated their 39th annual ride, July 5 to raise money for the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center. It would be virtual and include their three sons and granddaughter.
While all minis, including our 2021 80th birthday event, were canceled till further notice, two virtual Zoom events in May and June came off with great success.
The Psi U mini started with a toast and a lively song, according to Sam Cabot, a.k.a. “Cabbage.” Other partakers included Gerry and Mary Sullivan, Deamie Cabot, John and Althea Hicks, David and Michele Halsted, Dick Friedman,Wick ’62 and Liz Warrick, Charlie and Claire Logan, Pete Suttmeier, Jim and M’Adele Irvin, and Chris and Anne Wiedenmayer.
Thirteen classmates and spouses at the annual south Florida virtual mini in June celebrated the birth of Samuel Matthew Williams, grandchild of Art and Sandra Williams, among other classmate grandchildren, with Bob and Beth Bysshe, Dennis and Kay Eagle, John and Tatiana Kubacki, Ed and Charlene Mazer, Norris and Willie Siert, and Chuck Wessendorf.
In Los Altos Hills, California, retired heart surgeon Gary Silver and spouse MaryEllen enjoyed a visit in May from son Zachary and family. In Sandy Springs, Georgia, senior class president Jim Valentine strummed his 12-string guitar for wife Pam and friends. Writing in his daily journal in Middletown, Connecticut, Steve Bank recalled the birth of son Josh, June 7, 1968, one day following the murder of Robert Kennedy in that tumultuous year.
The death of George Floyd on Memorial Day, May 25, stirred Ed Mazer in Bradenton, Florida, to share feelings with classmates. In Chicago, Tom Jester recalled the police shooting of Laquan McDonald in 2014 while in Margate, New Jersey; former police defense attorney Bill Subin wrote “the Minneapolis incident should never have happened.” We would not know the reaction of Newsday police reporter Len Levitt, whose May 18 passing was recorded in a significant New York Times obituary.
I regret to report also the passing of Bob Burros of New York City on May 7. Classmate obituaries by Tige Harris appear in the magazine online edition.
—Harry Zlokower, 190 Amity St., Brooklyn, NY 11201; (917) 541-8162; harry@zlokower.com
In Richmond, Virginia, Ralph Hambrick, retired professor of public policy, published Transforming the James River in Richmond (The History Press), about how citizens, public-private partnerships, government leaders, advocates and volunteers brought about change.
On Martha’s Vineyard, south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, retired PBS broadcaster John Merrow biked his age—79 miles—on June 8 with donations earmarked for nonprofits in communities of color affected by coronavirus and protests over the murder of George Floyd. At home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Jeanne and Mike Prince anticipated their 39th annual ride, July 5 to raise money for the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center. It would be virtual and include their three sons and granddaughter.
While all minis, including our 2021 80th birthday event, were canceled till further notice, two virtual Zoom events in May and June came off with great success.
The Psi U mini started with a toast and a lively song, according to Sam Cabot, a.k.a. “Cabbage.” Other partakers included Gerry and Mary Sullivan, Deamie Cabot, John and Althea Hicks, David and Michele Halsted, Dick Friedman,Wick ’62 and Liz Warrick, Charlie and Claire Logan, Pete Suttmeier, Jim and M’Adele Irvin, and Chris and Anne Wiedenmayer.
Thirteen classmates and spouses at the annual south Florida virtual mini in June celebrated the birth of Samuel Matthew Williams, grandchild of Art and Sandra Williams, among other classmate grandchildren, with Bob and Beth Bysshe, Dennis and Kay Eagle, John and Tatiana Kubacki, Ed and Charlene Mazer, Norris and Willie Siert, and Chuck Wessendorf.
In Los Altos Hills, California, retired heart surgeon Gary Silver and spouse MaryEllen enjoyed a visit in May from son Zachary and family. In Sandy Springs, Georgia, senior class president Jim Valentine strummed his 12-string guitar for wife Pam and friends. Writing in his daily journal in Middletown, Connecticut, Steve Bank recalled the birth of son Josh, June 7, 1968, one day following the murder of Robert Kennedy in that tumultuous year.
The death of George Floyd on Memorial Day, May 25, stirred Ed Mazer in Bradenton, Florida, to share feelings with classmates. In Chicago, Tom Jester recalled the police shooting of Laquan McDonald in 2014 while in Margate, New Jersey; former police defense attorney Bill Subin wrote “the Minneapolis incident should never have happened.” We would not know the reaction of Newsday police reporter Len Levitt, whose May 18 passing was recorded in a significant New York Times obituary.
I regret to report also the passing of Bob Burros of New York City on May 7. Classmate obituaries by Tige Harris appear in the magazine online edition.
—Harry Zlokower, 190 Amity St., Brooklyn, NY 11201; (917) 541-8162; harry@zlokower.com