Class Note 1969
Issue
There have been elections this spring with some winners from our class. John Mathias was again elected to the executive committee of the Association of Alumni, along with the other candidates selected by the Association of Alumni nominating committee. John will continue to serve as the president. In news almost as close to home as that election, our new alert reader of the Valley News Rick Willets reports that after a hard-fought campaign in the village of Norwich, Vermont, Paul Tuhus was elected grand juror—a position with no responsibilities. Rick says this means Paul is eminently qualified. In days of yore the grand juror would determine how to deal with various disputes and to whom they should be sent for adjudication. That job is now handled by the state attorney general. Even so, the position still exists. Paul ran unopposed and garnered 901 votes with two write-ins. The total vote was around 1,200 which means 300 or so voters didn’t really care one way or the other whether Paul was elected. The highlight of the campaign was Paul’s slogan, which he reportedly came up with all by himself: “Vote for Paul Tuhus.” Also available in Norwich are two more positions currently not held by anyone: viewer of fences and weigher of coal; again these positions carry no responsibilities. We should look for Paul’s name on the ballot again next year.
Greg Lau sent a timely e-mail reporting General Motors’ recent good performance puts him in a place where he is now comfortable with moving into retirement. His successor is already at work and Greg is anxiously awaiting the time he will no longer have the commute to Detroit, Michigan. We wish him well in whatever post-employment ventures he pursues.
David Prentice is working on another class book and has been seeking photos of our years on campus. Any of you who have pictures of our pea green year or any of the memorable people around the College and the town during our time there should contact him. I was able to find a picture for him showing Moe and Ellie in front of the Village Store with my roommate Dick Dennis ’67 and I am certain some of you are holding even more interesting shots.
We are sorry to report the loss of John Husted, who died of heart failure on March 1 at his home in Florida. John’s obituary can be seen on the ’69 website.
Allen Denison and I continue to struggle to put enough information together to provide you with an enjoyable reading experience so please grace us with news of your activities.
—Steve Larson, 9101 W 146th St., Overland Park, KS 66221; (360) 770-4388; wheat69@earthlink.net
July - Aug 2010
There have been elections this spring with some winners from our class. John Mathias was again elected to the executive committee of the Association of Alumni, along with the other candidates selected by the Association of Alumni nominating committee. John will continue to serve as the president. In news almost as close to home as that election, our new alert reader of the Valley News Rick Willets reports that after a hard-fought campaign in the village of Norwich, Vermont, Paul Tuhus was elected grand juror—a position with no responsibilities. Rick says this means Paul is eminently qualified. In days of yore the grand juror would determine how to deal with various disputes and to whom they should be sent for adjudication. That job is now handled by the state attorney general. Even so, the position still exists. Paul ran unopposed and garnered 901 votes with two write-ins. The total vote was around 1,200 which means 300 or so voters didn’t really care one way or the other whether Paul was elected. The highlight of the campaign was Paul’s slogan, which he reportedly came up with all by himself: “Vote for Paul Tuhus.” Also available in Norwich are two more positions currently not held by anyone: viewer of fences and weigher of coal; again these positions carry no responsibilities. We should look for Paul’s name on the ballot again next year.
Greg Lau sent a timely e-mail reporting General Motors’ recent good performance puts him in a place where he is now comfortable with moving into retirement. His successor is already at work and Greg is anxiously awaiting the time he will no longer have the commute to Detroit, Michigan. We wish him well in whatever post-employment ventures he pursues.
David Prentice is working on another class book and has been seeking photos of our years on campus. Any of you who have pictures of our pea green year or any of the memorable people around the College and the town during our time there should contact him. I was able to find a picture for him showing Moe and Ellie in front of the Village Store with my roommate Dick Dennis ’67 and I am certain some of you are holding even more interesting shots.
We are sorry to report the loss of John Husted, who died of heart failure on March 1 at his home in Florida. John’s obituary can be seen on the ’69 website.
Allen Denison and I continue to struggle to put enough information together to provide you with an enjoyable reading experience so please grace us with news of your activities.
—Steve Larson, 9101 W 146th St., Overland Park, KS 66221; (360) 770-4388; wheat69@earthlink.net