Class Note 1970
Issue
Jan - Feb 2019
A cold, wet Nor’easter blows outside—leftover from Hurricane Willa—and cramps local Halloween parades and celebrations as I write this column for Dartmouth’s 250th year.
Denny Brown says that retirement was not as anticipated. Ann Marie and he have survived a gypsy year of suitcase living between New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, and California, not the carefree, glorious travel that they had hoped. They are finalizing a move from Hanover to Niantic, Connecticut, to a condo lifestyle near their daughter’s growing family. He retired from Dartmouth in May of 2017 from a career in educational (mostly higher education) fundraising. They are looking forward to new adventures, progress on the bucket list, and rediscovering old friends and classmates wherever they can find them. They hope to see many friends at the 50th reunion. Reach him at dtbrown48@gmail.com.
Mitch Wonson was sad to read of the passing of Chris Henderson and Robert King from such a small contingent at the (Sigma) Nu lodge. All is well up in the far reaches of the Northeast Kingdom. He is still “quasi” gainfully employed as a land-use consultant. Business has been so poor over the last decade that, for all intents and purposes, he is retired, still poor as a church mouse, but happy as a lark. Mitch spends a great deal of time outdoors on his land along the brook or road walking or putting a mile in on the local lake. He lends a great deal of help to the Town of Holland/Derby Line, Vermont, as planning commission chair, moderator, and Green Up Day coordinator. Cheers, Mitch (mitchlw@pshift.com).
Pete Bradstreet agrees the loss of Chris Henderson and Bob King is truly sad. They were good men and good (Sigma Nu) brothers. Pete is in his 26th year as a trial judge in New York, elected as a county judge and then appointed as an acting supreme court justice. He ages out this year and is at peace with forced retirement. He has had enough of murder trials and tragic situations. Pete plans on moving to Kentucky and teaching in a Christian university in a town where two of my six children and five of my 12 grandkids live. Pure coincidence. Reach him at pcbradstreet@gmail.com.
Erick Derrickson reports from Rome, Italy, that he retired from the U.S. State Department as a Foreign Service officer in 2011. He married a lovely Italian woman in 2012 and is enjoying the life in Italy. He says it’s great traveling around the country to cities large and small, historic and modern, with great food, some with beautiful beaches, others with hillside views. The challenging politics, economy, and infrastructure of Rome create a grim mood, especially for fixed-income Italians, who aren’t sure how to manage it all.
We have two more adoptees in our class. Please welcome Merrily Gerrish (merrilyg@aol.com) and Theresa Bennett-Wilkes (tbennett-wilkes@alwaystheresa.com). Save the date for our 50th reunion, June 11-16, 2020.
—Gary Miller, 7 East Hill Road, Canton, CT 06019; garettmiller@mac.com
Denny Brown says that retirement was not as anticipated. Ann Marie and he have survived a gypsy year of suitcase living between New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, and California, not the carefree, glorious travel that they had hoped. They are finalizing a move from Hanover to Niantic, Connecticut, to a condo lifestyle near their daughter’s growing family. He retired from Dartmouth in May of 2017 from a career in educational (mostly higher education) fundraising. They are looking forward to new adventures, progress on the bucket list, and rediscovering old friends and classmates wherever they can find them. They hope to see many friends at the 50th reunion. Reach him at dtbrown48@gmail.com.
Mitch Wonson was sad to read of the passing of Chris Henderson and Robert King from such a small contingent at the (Sigma) Nu lodge. All is well up in the far reaches of the Northeast Kingdom. He is still “quasi” gainfully employed as a land-use consultant. Business has been so poor over the last decade that, for all intents and purposes, he is retired, still poor as a church mouse, but happy as a lark. Mitch spends a great deal of time outdoors on his land along the brook or road walking or putting a mile in on the local lake. He lends a great deal of help to the Town of Holland/Derby Line, Vermont, as planning commission chair, moderator, and Green Up Day coordinator. Cheers, Mitch (mitchlw@pshift.com).
Pete Bradstreet agrees the loss of Chris Henderson and Bob King is truly sad. They were good men and good (Sigma Nu) brothers. Pete is in his 26th year as a trial judge in New York, elected as a county judge and then appointed as an acting supreme court justice. He ages out this year and is at peace with forced retirement. He has had enough of murder trials and tragic situations. Pete plans on moving to Kentucky and teaching in a Christian university in a town where two of my six children and five of my 12 grandkids live. Pure coincidence. Reach him at pcbradstreet@gmail.com.
Erick Derrickson reports from Rome, Italy, that he retired from the U.S. State Department as a Foreign Service officer in 2011. He married a lovely Italian woman in 2012 and is enjoying the life in Italy. He says it’s great traveling around the country to cities large and small, historic and modern, with great food, some with beautiful beaches, others with hillside views. The challenging politics, economy, and infrastructure of Rome create a grim mood, especially for fixed-income Italians, who aren’t sure how to manage it all.
We have two more adoptees in our class. Please welcome Merrily Gerrish (merrilyg@aol.com) and Theresa Bennett-Wilkes (tbennett-wilkes@alwaystheresa.com). Save the date for our 50th reunion, June 11-16, 2020.
—Gary Miller, 7 East Hill Road, Canton, CT 06019; garettmiller@mac.com