Class Note 1970
Issue
Jan - Feb 2016
Greetings, fellow ’70s. The deadline schedule of this magazine dictates I submit this column two days in advance of the Harvard-Dartmouth football game, a contest that pits the two undefeated Ivy League frontrunners in a showdown that should determine the ultimate ancient eight season champion. By the time you read this I trust that the trophy will be safely returned to its rightful place in Alumni Gymnasium.
Another city-slicker classmate has succumbed to the call of the wild and relocated to the Hanover area. Maria and Jeff Dahlman purchased an 11-acre horse farm in Grantham, New Hampshire, and will make that their primary residence. The purchase proved to be a mini economic boom for the class of 1970, as Star Johnson brokered the property and is now Jeff’s general contractor overseeing renovations to the house and barn, Gary Brooks’ law firm handled the closing, and Jim Lyall is onboard as the Dahlmans’ architect. Jim is a cofounder and general partner of South Face Design/Build in Brownsville, Vermont. When he’s not tending the fields or mucking stalls Jeff serves as our class planned giving chair. In that capacity he is looking to increase the number of classmates recognized as members of the Bartlett Tower Society, those who have included Dartmouth in their estate plans. Gift annuities and other tax-advantaged instruments can be a real win-win for you and the College. If you’d like to find out more, contact Jeff at jsd0214@aol.com or go to the College’s website and click on the “Giving” tab.
It always warms my heart when I receive emails that begin with, “I just read your latest alumni mag column and….” I received such a note recently from Doug Morton, who was moved to write challenging the notion that Dave Grossi’s 12-year-old daughter might be the youngest 1970 offspring. It turns out that Doug and his wife, Paige, have an 11-year-old son and an 8 1/2-year-old daughter. So the title will go back to the West Coast, where Doug is senior vice president, corporate development, with the Bobrick Corp. He reports having “just finished developing a new world headquarters building for them in Los Angeles—my sixth plant site development for the company. We’re one of the few manufacturers staying and investing in Los Angeles, so when Mayor Garcetti was looking for a place to deliver a speech about the minimum wage initiative this summer, he came to us and brought along the vice president. I don’t agree with Mr. Biden much politically, but he deserves his reputation as a really nice guy.” Doug and his family also maintain a small farm in California, where they care for a number of animals that have come from shelters or have been found or abandoned in the area.
That’s a wrap for 2015! Happy holidays to all, and don’t forget to make reunion plans for June 16-19 in Hanover.
—Bill Wilson, 304 Highlands Bluffs Drive, Cary, NC 27518; wilson8689@aol.com
Another city-slicker classmate has succumbed to the call of the wild and relocated to the Hanover area. Maria and Jeff Dahlman purchased an 11-acre horse farm in Grantham, New Hampshire, and will make that their primary residence. The purchase proved to be a mini economic boom for the class of 1970, as Star Johnson brokered the property and is now Jeff’s general contractor overseeing renovations to the house and barn, Gary Brooks’ law firm handled the closing, and Jim Lyall is onboard as the Dahlmans’ architect. Jim is a cofounder and general partner of South Face Design/Build in Brownsville, Vermont. When he’s not tending the fields or mucking stalls Jeff serves as our class planned giving chair. In that capacity he is looking to increase the number of classmates recognized as members of the Bartlett Tower Society, those who have included Dartmouth in their estate plans. Gift annuities and other tax-advantaged instruments can be a real win-win for you and the College. If you’d like to find out more, contact Jeff at jsd0214@aol.com or go to the College’s website and click on the “Giving” tab.
It always warms my heart when I receive emails that begin with, “I just read your latest alumni mag column and….” I received such a note recently from Doug Morton, who was moved to write challenging the notion that Dave Grossi’s 12-year-old daughter might be the youngest 1970 offspring. It turns out that Doug and his wife, Paige, have an 11-year-old son and an 8 1/2-year-old daughter. So the title will go back to the West Coast, where Doug is senior vice president, corporate development, with the Bobrick Corp. He reports having “just finished developing a new world headquarters building for them in Los Angeles—my sixth plant site development for the company. We’re one of the few manufacturers staying and investing in Los Angeles, so when Mayor Garcetti was looking for a place to deliver a speech about the minimum wage initiative this summer, he came to us and brought along the vice president. I don’t agree with Mr. Biden much politically, but he deserves his reputation as a really nice guy.” Doug and his family also maintain a small farm in California, where they care for a number of animals that have come from shelters or have been found or abandoned in the area.
That’s a wrap for 2015! Happy holidays to all, and don’t forget to make reunion plans for June 16-19 in Hanover.
—Bill Wilson, 304 Highlands Bluffs Drive, Cary, NC 27518; wilson8689@aol.com