Class Note 1970
Issue
September-October 2021
If you haven’t already done so, save the dates for our 50ish reunion June 13-15, 2022. Details at 1970.dartmouth.org
Thanks to Gary Miller for doing a great job as class secretary during the past five-plus years.
I never aspired to this role. But after co-chairing the recruitment committee for our canceled 50th reunion (and getting to know classmates I never knew while in Hanover), I realized it was a natural segue.
Here are four classmates from my freshman dorm.
Stan Phaneuf (photo editor of our ’70 Aegis) says, “Retirement is much the same as life was as a freelance photographer. I would be away from one to 10 days; then come home to process, organize, and sell the photos. I never allowed work to intrude with bicycling, hiking, climbing and gardening. Work could always, and often did, happen at night. Retirement is riding bicycle, cross-country skiing, some hiking, carving, turning wood, and gardening. Nights are now for sleeping.”
John Sadd (The Aires) reported that “after an unpredictably successful career in computer software, my wife, Maggie, and I relocated from New Hampshire to Santa Fe, New Mexico. A rigorous docent training course led to me leading tours at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. I determined to combine aspects of my technical background with a long-suppressed artistic side. I became a video producer for the museum and other nonprofits. This forced me to come out of my shell and become a one-man band—interviewer, videographer, and editor. I championed the role of video in museum exhibits, culminating in a series of interviews with Native artists, tribal representatives, and archeologists “
Carl Strathmeyer (WDCR’s chief engineer) writes, “I’m not sure I will recognize retirement if I ever encounter it. I left Dilbert’s world when Intel laid me off in 2005 (I suspect age discrimination), then followed an unsuccessful attempt to start my own consulting business; a couple of years as a stay-at-home dad for three foster kids; a few years substitute teaching in middle and high school (as a gym teacher, if you can believe it!); and finally buying my own retail music store. So, retirement? I’ve no regrets, though—each of these phases has been rewarding and a stretch outside my comfort zone.”
Scott Holland (Glee Club) tells us: “I saved hard and after 22 years working in the ‘Magic Kingdom’ (Saudi Arabia), I retired to New Hampshire in 2000. I’ve devoted my time to travel, the care and feeding of my portfolio, and cooking. I spend two to four hours per day in my fully remodeled kitchen. I did Europe in my working years, so have spent retirement discovering Asia: Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Planning these three-month trips takes up my time from September to December. I hope to continue these travels if health permits.”
—Stu Zuckerman, P.O. Box 85, Bridgehampton, New York 11932; (917) 559-0063; stuartz@gmail.com
Thanks to Gary Miller for doing a great job as class secretary during the past five-plus years.
I never aspired to this role. But after co-chairing the recruitment committee for our canceled 50th reunion (and getting to know classmates I never knew while in Hanover), I realized it was a natural segue.
Here are four classmates from my freshman dorm.
Stan Phaneuf (photo editor of our ’70 Aegis) says, “Retirement is much the same as life was as a freelance photographer. I would be away from one to 10 days; then come home to process, organize, and sell the photos. I never allowed work to intrude with bicycling, hiking, climbing and gardening. Work could always, and often did, happen at night. Retirement is riding bicycle, cross-country skiing, some hiking, carving, turning wood, and gardening. Nights are now for sleeping.”
John Sadd (The Aires) reported that “after an unpredictably successful career in computer software, my wife, Maggie, and I relocated from New Hampshire to Santa Fe, New Mexico. A rigorous docent training course led to me leading tours at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. I determined to combine aspects of my technical background with a long-suppressed artistic side. I became a video producer for the museum and other nonprofits. This forced me to come out of my shell and become a one-man band—interviewer, videographer, and editor. I championed the role of video in museum exhibits, culminating in a series of interviews with Native artists, tribal representatives, and archeologists “
Carl Strathmeyer (WDCR’s chief engineer) writes, “I’m not sure I will recognize retirement if I ever encounter it. I left Dilbert’s world when Intel laid me off in 2005 (I suspect age discrimination), then followed an unsuccessful attempt to start my own consulting business; a couple of years as a stay-at-home dad for three foster kids; a few years substitute teaching in middle and high school (as a gym teacher, if you can believe it!); and finally buying my own retail music store. So, retirement? I’ve no regrets, though—each of these phases has been rewarding and a stretch outside my comfort zone.”
Scott Holland (Glee Club) tells us: “I saved hard and after 22 years working in the ‘Magic Kingdom’ (Saudi Arabia), I retired to New Hampshire in 2000. I’ve devoted my time to travel, the care and feeding of my portfolio, and cooking. I spend two to four hours per day in my fully remodeled kitchen. I did Europe in my working years, so have spent retirement discovering Asia: Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Planning these three-month trips takes up my time from September to December. I hope to continue these travels if health permits.”
—Stu Zuckerman, P.O. Box 85, Bridgehampton, New York 11932; (917) 559-0063; stuartz@gmail.com