Class Note 1968
Issue
Sept - Oct 2016
Happy summer to all. Fall is just around the corner, which could (should!) include joining classmates in Hanover for the Homecoming mini-reunion during the weekend of October 29-30. Executive committee meets at 10 a.m. (all classmates and friends always welcome), followed by tailgating and the football game against Harvard (always fun). Saturday dinner details being developed; watch our class website.
Busy year for weddings for Cathy and Warren Cooke’s two youngest children, one in May and one in October. After decades in a large and beautiful Victorian house, Betty and Mike Lenahan are moving into a condo being constructed in the old Sacred Heart Church in Concord, New Hampshire. No retirement in sight for Larry Smith, whose company Charles River Recreation rents canoes, kayaks and paddle boards, and in the winter, skis—more than 600 rental items. However, retirement is in sight for Peter Baylor, who says he really means it this time as he (and most of us) hits age 70. He works as a lawyer with Nutter, McClennen and Fish in Boston. Wife Trish works as a guide in Newport, Rhode Island, and therefore now expects to see more of Peter. Not sure if that is a good thing (only kidding). Joe Leeper wrote to share news that last year he had been named Educator of the Year by the California Geographic Society. He was cited for four decades of service to the organization, numerous professional papers and accomplishments during his presidency of the group. Roger Gutner wrote both the newsletter (a longer version) and this column (the shorter version) with his updates: “in a word or two, 40 years of medicine, from which I retired last October, three children and two stepchildren and eight grandkids. Lots of growing and heartache (no pain, no gain) and plenty of coming together with realizations and family, which have made it all wonderfully worthwhile. In short, life is good.” Noel Augustyn also wrote both newsletter and column. He shared his happy recollections of being part of the 50th reunion, held last fall, of the undefeated 1965 football team, on which he and other ’68s were sophomores; he shared a table with Gene Ryzewicz, Steve Luxford, Sam Hawkens and Norm Davis. He also saw George Spivey, Greg Marshall and Bear Everett the same weekend. In hometown Washington Noel has also recently seen Andy Hotaling, when he was in town to receive an award from the American Association of Pediatric Surgeons, and John Pfeiffer, for his 70th birthday.We now have two online surveys: https://surveymonkey.com/r/2N2HH6H and https://surveymonkey.com/r/DMKLMLB. Responses continue light so far, but here is what we know so far: Of the few respondents, 71 percent have been married at least once and we average 1.5 children and 2.4 grandkids. All of these seem low, so please help us flesh out the responses. Suggestions for our 50th reunion will also be helpful. Plus, keep the news coming in every way possible.
—David Peck, 16 Overlook Road, Plymouth, MA 02360; davidbpeck@aol.com
Busy year for weddings for Cathy and Warren Cooke’s two youngest children, one in May and one in October. After decades in a large and beautiful Victorian house, Betty and Mike Lenahan are moving into a condo being constructed in the old Sacred Heart Church in Concord, New Hampshire. No retirement in sight for Larry Smith, whose company Charles River Recreation rents canoes, kayaks and paddle boards, and in the winter, skis—more than 600 rental items. However, retirement is in sight for Peter Baylor, who says he really means it this time as he (and most of us) hits age 70. He works as a lawyer with Nutter, McClennen and Fish in Boston. Wife Trish works as a guide in Newport, Rhode Island, and therefore now expects to see more of Peter. Not sure if that is a good thing (only kidding). Joe Leeper wrote to share news that last year he had been named Educator of the Year by the California Geographic Society. He was cited for four decades of service to the organization, numerous professional papers and accomplishments during his presidency of the group. Roger Gutner wrote both the newsletter (a longer version) and this column (the shorter version) with his updates: “in a word or two, 40 years of medicine, from which I retired last October, three children and two stepchildren and eight grandkids. Lots of growing and heartache (no pain, no gain) and plenty of coming together with realizations and family, which have made it all wonderfully worthwhile. In short, life is good.” Noel Augustyn also wrote both newsletter and column. He shared his happy recollections of being part of the 50th reunion, held last fall, of the undefeated 1965 football team, on which he and other ’68s were sophomores; he shared a table with Gene Ryzewicz, Steve Luxford, Sam Hawkens and Norm Davis. He also saw George Spivey, Greg Marshall and Bear Everett the same weekend. In hometown Washington Noel has also recently seen Andy Hotaling, when he was in town to receive an award from the American Association of Pediatric Surgeons, and John Pfeiffer, for his 70th birthday.We now have two online surveys: https://surveymonkey.com/r/2N2HH6H and https://surveymonkey.com/r/DMKLMLB. Responses continue light so far, but here is what we know so far: Of the few respondents, 71 percent have been married at least once and we average 1.5 children and 2.4 grandkids. All of these seem low, so please help us flesh out the responses. Suggestions for our 50th reunion will also be helpful. Plus, keep the news coming in every way possible.
—David Peck, 16 Overlook Road, Plymouth, MA 02360; davidbpeck@aol.com