Class Note 1969
Issue
Jan - Feb 2018
I encourage all of you to check the class of ’69 webpage at www.dartmouth69.org. Webmaster Peter Elias has done a spectacular job of providing a wealth of information about our class in general and the march to our 50th reunion occurring in just 18 fast-moving months.
The latest class gathering was Homecoming and included a terrific football game with the Big Green defeating Yale in the final minute of the contest. Nearly two dozen classmates attended and many had guests or spouses. The usual fine time was reported at the dinners, parade, bonfire and pregame tent gathering. The class annual meeting was held and Greg Lau did an excellent job of filling in for yours truly as secretary. His notes on the meeting have been posted on our webpage. Those notes include choosing the SIBS (siblings) program as our 2017 class project. Dimitri Gerakaris has once again found a worthwhile local organization to support. SIBS is a mentoring program pairing Dartmouth mentors with disadvantaged youth in the Upper Valley. The class will be donating $10,000 toward this worthy endeavor. In addition, we raised our commitment to Dartmouth athletic sponsors to $1,000 for the year. These causes and several others supported by our class through the years are funded by your class dues. Please step up and participate in the class of ’69 with your annual support of our efforts. If you have not been an active member of the class and wish to add your support contact our treasurer, Rick Willets, or me.
You may have noticed a brief note in the September-October Dartmouth Alumni Magazine about our classmate Richard Walden,but if you missed it I will repeat here that earlier this year he was awarded a James Madison fellowship by the James Madison Memorial Foundation of Alexandria, Virginia. Richard is a teacher at Saint Johnsbury Academy in Vermont. The fellowship supports further study of American history and is awarded to distinguished teachers to further strengthen their knowledge of the origins and development of American constitutional government.
We received notice that Daniel Chandler passed away on August 21, 2017. Danny left school to join the Marines and served two tours in Vietnam, finishing his education at the University of Arizona, but he is remembered by many of his Dartmouth friends. Also of note is the passing of one of our most influential professors, Vincent Starzinger, at the age of 88.
Work continues by the various committees looking forward to our 50th reunion, and our main objective remains to make this the best reunion ever with the best reunion book and the greatest class attendance. If you wish to add to these efforts, volunteers are welcome!
Please give Allen Denison and me information about the happenings in your life so we can share that with your classmates.
—Steve Larson, 837 Wildcat Trail, 10328 Big Canoe, Big Canoe, GA 30143; (360) 770-4388; wheat69@outlook.com
The latest class gathering was Homecoming and included a terrific football game with the Big Green defeating Yale in the final minute of the contest. Nearly two dozen classmates attended and many had guests or spouses. The usual fine time was reported at the dinners, parade, bonfire and pregame tent gathering. The class annual meeting was held and Greg Lau did an excellent job of filling in for yours truly as secretary. His notes on the meeting have been posted on our webpage. Those notes include choosing the SIBS (siblings) program as our 2017 class project. Dimitri Gerakaris has once again found a worthwhile local organization to support. SIBS is a mentoring program pairing Dartmouth mentors with disadvantaged youth in the Upper Valley. The class will be donating $10,000 toward this worthy endeavor. In addition, we raised our commitment to Dartmouth athletic sponsors to $1,000 for the year. These causes and several others supported by our class through the years are funded by your class dues. Please step up and participate in the class of ’69 with your annual support of our efforts. If you have not been an active member of the class and wish to add your support contact our treasurer, Rick Willets, or me.
You may have noticed a brief note in the September-October Dartmouth Alumni Magazine about our classmate Richard Walden,but if you missed it I will repeat here that earlier this year he was awarded a James Madison fellowship by the James Madison Memorial Foundation of Alexandria, Virginia. Richard is a teacher at Saint Johnsbury Academy in Vermont. The fellowship supports further study of American history and is awarded to distinguished teachers to further strengthen their knowledge of the origins and development of American constitutional government.
We received notice that Daniel Chandler passed away on August 21, 2017. Danny left school to join the Marines and served two tours in Vietnam, finishing his education at the University of Arizona, but he is remembered by many of his Dartmouth friends. Also of note is the passing of one of our most influential professors, Vincent Starzinger, at the age of 88.
Work continues by the various committees looking forward to our 50th reunion, and our main objective remains to make this the best reunion ever with the best reunion book and the greatest class attendance. If you wish to add to these efforts, volunteers are welcome!
Please give Allen Denison and me information about the happenings in your life so we can share that with your classmates.
—Steve Larson, 837 Wildcat Trail, 10328 Big Canoe, Big Canoe, GA 30143; (360) 770-4388; wheat69@outlook.com