Class Note 1967
Issue
John Talbott reported coming home from his annual physical. “Doc says I’m gonna die. Just doesn’t know when. When the big news comes it won’t be via a Facebook post.” Jock Gill in Peacham, Vermont, commented, “Looks like Facebook is becoming the matrix described so well in the 1999 film. I may just have to eliminate all of my networks and fan pages and drastically prune my friends list.” Certainly some truth to Jock’s statements. Ellis Regenbogen says not much news other than the birth of a second grandson, Jonah, who is now 6 weeks old. Ellis spent 18 years in Dallas before coming to Chicago about six years ago. They really enjoyed Texas. “It was a great place to raise kids, they made some great friends, it was just easy to live there and they enjoyed the opportunity for year-round golf. We’re loving Chicago too—live right on the lake and enjoy the easy access to all the things we want to do.” George W. Wood alerted me he is happily retired and living in Evergreen, Colorado, with wife Carol and two golden retrievers. Carol works at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in nearby Golden and keeps up to date on all the latest green technology under development there. With three brothers (all Dartmouth grads), his two children and 4-year-old granddaughter Ava living nearby, Carol and George have plenty to keep them occupied, including some great skiing and hiking (still agile enough to climb four 14ers last summer) with periodic ATV road trips to Moab, Utah. George particularly enjoyed seeing many Dartmouth friends at the Dartmouth ski weekend at Keystone hosted by Bob Downey ’58. E-mails are always welcome at gwwood@aol.com. Don Garni of Las Cruces, New Mexico, sent a note before returning to France, where he and Patty cruise the canals. Don and Patty run a business on a canal barge converted into a luxurious floating home from which they offer charter cruises. Details are available at www.frenchbargemaria.com. Don hasn’t made a reunion since 1997 but visited the College several times seeing son/stepson Adam Blue ’93 and his wife, Jenny Patrick ’92, who live in Cornish Flat, New Hampshire. Sadly, Don’s note reported the passing of his best friend, Ed “Doc” Masters of Sikeston, Missouri. Ed prided himself on being a good ol’ country doc who was often paid in goats and chickens. Ed’s love of medicine and his insatiable curiosity resulted in more than 50 peer-reviewed medical articles and seven medical patents. Ed died on his 39th wedding anniversary and Father’s Day. Don said he was going to miss this larger-than-life character he met within minutes of arriving on campus. We’re all richer for having shared his wisdom, integrity, humanity, spirit and, most importantly, his embracing and infectious laugh. Don closed hoping that by now Ed had found Charlie Farnum “up there” and they’re raising hell together. Our sympathies to Ed’s widow, Jackie Elbaugh, and the Masters family.
—Dave Mangelsdorff, 3410 Turtle Village Drive, San Antonio, TX 78230-3918; (210) 344-0942; dmangels@idworld.net
July - Aug 2010
John Talbott reported coming home from his annual physical. “Doc says I’m gonna die. Just doesn’t know when. When the big news comes it won’t be via a Facebook post.” Jock Gill in Peacham, Vermont, commented, “Looks like Facebook is becoming the matrix described so well in the 1999 film. I may just have to eliminate all of my networks and fan pages and drastically prune my friends list.” Certainly some truth to Jock’s statements. Ellis Regenbogen says not much news other than the birth of a second grandson, Jonah, who is now 6 weeks old. Ellis spent 18 years in Dallas before coming to Chicago about six years ago. They really enjoyed Texas. “It was a great place to raise kids, they made some great friends, it was just easy to live there and they enjoyed the opportunity for year-round golf. We’re loving Chicago too—live right on the lake and enjoy the easy access to all the things we want to do.” George W. Wood alerted me he is happily retired and living in Evergreen, Colorado, with wife Carol and two golden retrievers. Carol works at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in nearby Golden and keeps up to date on all the latest green technology under development there. With three brothers (all Dartmouth grads), his two children and 4-year-old granddaughter Ava living nearby, Carol and George have plenty to keep them occupied, including some great skiing and hiking (still agile enough to climb four 14ers last summer) with periodic ATV road trips to Moab, Utah. George particularly enjoyed seeing many Dartmouth friends at the Dartmouth ski weekend at Keystone hosted by Bob Downey ’58. E-mails are always welcome at gwwood@aol.com. Don Garni of Las Cruces, New Mexico, sent a note before returning to France, where he and Patty cruise the canals. Don and Patty run a business on a canal barge converted into a luxurious floating home from which they offer charter cruises. Details are available at www.frenchbargemaria.com. Don hasn’t made a reunion since 1997 but visited the College several times seeing son/stepson Adam Blue ’93 and his wife, Jenny Patrick ’92, who live in Cornish Flat, New Hampshire. Sadly, Don’s note reported the passing of his best friend, Ed “Doc” Masters of Sikeston, Missouri. Ed prided himself on being a good ol’ country doc who was often paid in goats and chickens. Ed’s love of medicine and his insatiable curiosity resulted in more than 50 peer-reviewed medical articles and seven medical patents. Ed died on his 39th wedding anniversary and Father’s Day. Don said he was going to miss this larger-than-life character he met within minutes of arriving on campus. We’re all richer for having shared his wisdom, integrity, humanity, spirit and, most importantly, his embracing and infectious laugh. Don closed hoping that by now Ed had found Charlie Farnum “up there” and they’re raising hell together. Our sympathies to Ed’s widow, Jackie Elbaugh, and the Masters family.
—Dave Mangelsdorff, 3410 Turtle Village Drive, San Antonio, TX 78230-3918; (210) 344-0942; dmangels@idworld.net