A busy, celebratory day of in-person gatherings took place in Hanover on Saturday, October 9, starting with a quarterly class meeting. Attendees included Parker Beverage, Jim Lawrie, David Weiss, Dick Olson, David Peck, Norm Silverman, Ed Heald, Peter Wonson, Mark Waterhouse, Roger Witten, Cedric Kam, Jim Frey, David Walden, Linc Eldridge, Joe Nathan Wright, Ron Weiss, and myself. Zoom participants were Roger Anderson, Tom Stonecipher, Gerry Bell, and Peter Hofman. (Linc, by the way, has just bought a house in Norwich, Vermont, and plans to split his time between there and Texas.) Next stop was the Alpha Delta house for a pre-Yale game tailgate lunch, where seasonal Vermont resident Tom Laughlin, whose third novel is in the works, joined us. In the evening we feted our first group of Give a Rouse Award winners at dinner at the Hilton Garden Inn in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Honorees in attendance included Jim Lawrie, George Spivey, Dick Olson, Sherwood Guernsey, Ron Weiss, Jim Frey, Andy Hotaling, and (in person this time) Gerry Bell. Absentees Mark Nelson and Michel Zaleski were also cited, as was John “Bear” Everett, whose posthumous award was accepted by his sister, Florrie. Please note that nominations are now open for the next annual round of awards to be presented in Hanover in May. Check the class website and The Transmission for details on what’s going to be a very full, rewarding, lively series of events in May.

Speaking of the above classmates, one of the wittiest and most versatile of them has written—ready?—a romance novel, a self-described “chick book” he proudly and no doubt deceptively claims is “formulaic, predictable fluff.” Discover Hiding Hutchinson by Adah Armstrong, a.k.a.—did you guess?—Gerry Bell at Amazon.

It was great to receive an update from Bill Mutterperl, who wrote in our 40th reunion book that “part-time living in southern California could be in our future.” Well, the future is now, and SoCal is full-time. Bill and Nancy recently left N.Y.C. permanently after spending much of the Covid period on the West Coast. They staged a large family reunion in Deer Valley, Utah, during the Fourth of July that featured a return to relaxing sports of their youth, including archery and bowling, as well as some less-than-relaxing horseback riding on steep mountain trails. Bill’s considering the Hawaii reunion in March. (Check the website for details and availability status of this and other reunions coming up this winter and next spring.)

A tribute was held in September at the Skiway in remembrance of our late classmate Monk Williams. Organizer Bill Rich was joined by Rusty Martin and Ed Heald, as well as some ’67s, ’69s, and other friends and fellow skiers.

We also have news of the passing of Richard Warnock, M.D., in North Andover, Massachusetts. Our deepest condolences go to his widow, Linda, daughter Samantha, and other relatives and friends.

—Jack Hopke, 157 Joy St., River Ridge, LA 70123; (504) 388-2645; jackhopke@yahoo.com