Class Note 1969
Issue
I believe this has been a brutal winter for all of us living outside the U.S. Southwest and southern California so I hope when you read this column spring has arrived and we are all benefiting from sunshine and warmth. Despite what locals call the worst weather for snow and prolonged cold temperatures in more than 20 years we are still finding Kansas City, Kansas, a great place to live, entertain and work, so come visit.
One of the real benefits of living in a metropolitan area is the proximity to other Dartmouth alumni. We have had the pleasure of seeing Doug and Nina McKenna several times in the past few months and attended an all-Ivy viewing of an Andy Warhol exhibit, where I met several alums, although none from our class.
Anecdotal information is the extent of my input from you out there so all I can provide is a brief review of the people I have encountered and some of the regular contributors to the class listserv. Paul Tuhus told me he is planning a train trek across Russia in May on the Siberian Express. He will start in Vladivostok and arrive in Moscow two weeks later accompanied by Gary Brooks ’70. I am (Dartmouth) green with envy.
Among the many participants in the listserv Aldie Caram is often heard, as are Tom McWhorter, Bruce Hamilton, Terry Light, Curtis Nichols, Arthur Fergenson and Peter Elias. Many other voices pop in and out of postings but I wanted you to know at least some of the classmates who are active and discussing everything from the mundane to world-class issues.
Sadly we received news that Tom Parks’ wife, Betty Lou, died in January. They had been together since their wedding 42 years ago in Rollins Chapel. We extend our condolences to Tom and the family.
I am certain Allen Denison is suffering the same fate I am in that so few of you are taking the time to tell us of your retirements, new jobs, encounters with classmates or simply transitions in life. Speaking of retirement, I thought I had a pretty good handle on that concept, but find I am suddenly working nearly full time again. As Tuhus said, “I thought you gave up working full time in our sophomore year.”
Please feel free to contact Allen or me with major and minor happenings in your lives.
—Steve Larson, 9101 W. 146th St., Overland Park, KS 66221; (360) 770-4388; wheat69@earthlink.net
May - June 2010
I believe this has been a brutal winter for all of us living outside the U.S. Southwest and southern California so I hope when you read this column spring has arrived and we are all benefiting from sunshine and warmth. Despite what locals call the worst weather for snow and prolonged cold temperatures in more than 20 years we are still finding Kansas City, Kansas, a great place to live, entertain and work, so come visit.
One of the real benefits of living in a metropolitan area is the proximity to other Dartmouth alumni. We have had the pleasure of seeing Doug and Nina McKenna several times in the past few months and attended an all-Ivy viewing of an Andy Warhol exhibit, where I met several alums, although none from our class.
Anecdotal information is the extent of my input from you out there so all I can provide is a brief review of the people I have encountered and some of the regular contributors to the class listserv. Paul Tuhus told me he is planning a train trek across Russia in May on the Siberian Express. He will start in Vladivostok and arrive in Moscow two weeks later accompanied by Gary Brooks ’70. I am (Dartmouth) green with envy.
Among the many participants in the listserv Aldie Caram is often heard, as are Tom McWhorter, Bruce Hamilton, Terry Light, Curtis Nichols, Arthur Fergenson and Peter Elias. Many other voices pop in and out of postings but I wanted you to know at least some of the classmates who are active and discussing everything from the mundane to world-class issues.
Sadly we received news that Tom Parks’ wife, Betty Lou, died in January. They had been together since their wedding 42 years ago in Rollins Chapel. We extend our condolences to Tom and the family.
I am certain Allen Denison is suffering the same fate I am in that so few of you are taking the time to tell us of your retirements, new jobs, encounters with classmates or simply transitions in life. Speaking of retirement, I thought I had a pretty good handle on that concept, but find I am suddenly working nearly full time again. As Tuhus said, “I thought you gave up working full time in our sophomore year.”
Please feel free to contact Allen or me with major and minor happenings in your lives.
—Steve Larson, 9101 W. 146th St., Overland Park, KS 66221; (360) 770-4388; wheat69@earthlink.net