Class Note 1963
Issue
September-October 2023
Toward the end of our 60th reunion banquet President Bielock dropped by Steve and Diana Lewinstein to thank them for committing the largest gift in the history of Dartmouth athletics—enabling investments in athletes’ health, wellness, and competitiveness—and commemorated by renaming Alumni Gym the Lewinstein Athletic Center. Earlier in the evening Bruce Baggaley, Mike Emerson, and Tom Jester received Soaring Pine awards for personal achievement and outstanding service to class and College.
Some 170 classmates and guests reconnected during June 12-15 with stimulating conversation and programs. President Bielock’s appearance at the banquet climaxed the memorable reunion featuring Paul Binder’s Amateur Hour cabaret on June 13, and on June 14 John Merrow’s panel of ’63s “Perspectives Gained and Lessons Learned” and “The Crossroads of Loss,” a Dartmates program for women produced by Lenore Bowne, wife of recently deceased Marty Bowne; Deamie Cabot, wife of Sam Cabot; and psychotherapist Judith List, wife of Dave Goodwillie.
President Bielock delivered our welcoming address Tuesday morning, her first as Dartmouth president to an alumni reunion class, and that evening accepted a check of more than $1 million for our 60th and another check for nearly $30 million donated by classmates during the College’s “Call to Lead” campaign. Wednesday morning class president Sam Cabot introduced officers and reunion leaders at our class meeting followed by class photo at Dartmouth Hall and memorial service led by Ken Kvistad with Bob Silverman, Bruce Baggaley, and class glee club conducted by Tim Ratner.
Reuning classmates included Scott Babcock, Boston descendant of a 17th-century Babcock captured and freed by Native Americans in Canada; Vin O’Neil of Washington, D.C., retired from government relations with wife Carol; Arnie Katz, retired M.D. turned poet with wife Honey; and Roger Parkinson, planning his 6:30 a.m. getaway for Thursday to make a Council on Foreign Relations meeting in New York.
My wife, Nicole, and I enjoyed lunch Wednesday under blue skies with Ed and Pam Boies, Dick and Caroline Swett, Tom Kraig, and Larry Bailey. Dinner Monday included Daryl and Joy Smith of Palm City, Florida; Frank Finsthwait and daughter Ashley of Atlanta; Tom and Betsy Coghlin of Saunderstown, Rhode Island; Ted Morehouse of Meriden, New Jersey; and Armand Villiger. We met up with many more throughout the week.
The last night featured 1960s and folk-rock songs with Pete Brown, Rick Kramer-Howe, Bill Lamb, and Bob Bysshe. Thank you, reunion chair Bill Subin and co-chair Ed Mazer. Petie would be proud.
—Harry Zlokower, 190 Amity St., Brooklyn, NY 11201; (917) 541-8162; harry@zlokower.com
Some 170 classmates and guests reconnected during June 12-15 with stimulating conversation and programs. President Bielock’s appearance at the banquet climaxed the memorable reunion featuring Paul Binder’s Amateur Hour cabaret on June 13, and on June 14 John Merrow’s panel of ’63s “Perspectives Gained and Lessons Learned” and “The Crossroads of Loss,” a Dartmates program for women produced by Lenore Bowne, wife of recently deceased Marty Bowne; Deamie Cabot, wife of Sam Cabot; and psychotherapist Judith List, wife of Dave Goodwillie.
President Bielock delivered our welcoming address Tuesday morning, her first as Dartmouth president to an alumni reunion class, and that evening accepted a check of more than $1 million for our 60th and another check for nearly $30 million donated by classmates during the College’s “Call to Lead” campaign. Wednesday morning class president Sam Cabot introduced officers and reunion leaders at our class meeting followed by class photo at Dartmouth Hall and memorial service led by Ken Kvistad with Bob Silverman, Bruce Baggaley, and class glee club conducted by Tim Ratner.
Reuning classmates included Scott Babcock, Boston descendant of a 17th-century Babcock captured and freed by Native Americans in Canada; Vin O’Neil of Washington, D.C., retired from government relations with wife Carol; Arnie Katz, retired M.D. turned poet with wife Honey; and Roger Parkinson, planning his 6:30 a.m. getaway for Thursday to make a Council on Foreign Relations meeting in New York.
My wife, Nicole, and I enjoyed lunch Wednesday under blue skies with Ed and Pam Boies, Dick and Caroline Swett, Tom Kraig, and Larry Bailey. Dinner Monday included Daryl and Joy Smith of Palm City, Florida; Frank Finsthwait and daughter Ashley of Atlanta; Tom and Betsy Coghlin of Saunderstown, Rhode Island; Ted Morehouse of Meriden, New Jersey; and Armand Villiger. We met up with many more throughout the week.
The last night featured 1960s and folk-rock songs with Pete Brown, Rick Kramer-Howe, Bill Lamb, and Bob Bysshe. Thank you, reunion chair Bill Subin and co-chair Ed Mazer. Petie would be proud.
—Harry Zlokower, 190 Amity St., Brooklyn, NY 11201; (917) 541-8162; harry@zlokower.com