We continue to receive rave reviews from people who attended Sandy Alderson’s Mets mini-reunion in September. Our last newsletter had a terrific array of photos and a list of attendees and Allen would appreciate more photos, including selfies, for his next edition. Those gatherings are obviously fun and perhaps we can have many more of them as we approach our 50th. On that topic, during the monthly conference call the class executive committee is discussing next year’s Homecoming as a prime opportunity to begin to revisit our Dartmouth experience 50 years later. A suggestion has been made to enlist Arthur Fergenson to reprise his role as John Sloan Dickey addressing our matriculation during that weekend in Hanover, and he has indicated his willingness to attend. So start making plans to get to Homecoming next year to kick off our 50th!


During the holidays a couple classmates we haven’t heard from for a while weighed in with their latest experiences. Roommates back in the day Mike Powell and John Frondorf along with their current roommates, Nancy and Vickie, respectively, have maintained close contact through the years, attending most of the reunions, the odd football game and occasional golf weekends. Recently, however, they reported that they embarked on a “two-week course in Greco-Roman antiquities, with an elective in Mediterranean cuisine.” They visited Sicily, touring Palermo, then on to an often-white-knuckle rental car drive through the hill towns, “incomparable Greek temples, Roman mosaics and Mike’s daily search for gelato,” finishing in Taormina. They ended the visit with a hike up Mount Etna, “the forge of Hephaestus or, if you prefer, Odysseus’ cyclops.”


Jim Grant sent greetings from Rindge, New Hampshire, where he is enjoying life after retiring the end of last June. His focus is now on four grandchildren and keeping busy tending his 12 acres on a small lake near Mount Monadnock in the southern part of the state. He reports they have lots of room and would welcome visits by classmates.


Continuing with classmates’ ongoing retirement status, Wally Sizer offered that he also retired the end of June after almost 38 years on college faculties, teaching and doing mathematics. He is well satisfied with the way his life has gone but he wants time to enjoy other things while still in good health. We will have to wait a while to hear from him about the success of retirement.


Regrettably, we must report the passing of two classmates. John L. Williams Jr. died in February 2014 and John W. French left us in November after a long battle with cancer.


Remember to keep sending information about your memories of our Dartmouth years and your current experiences to me and Allen Denison. Also check our class website for updated photos and news.


—Steve Larson, 465 Miller Road, Winchester, VA 22602; (360) 770-4388; wheat69@outlook.com