Willis Newton reports: “We had a wonderful 13th annual San Francisco dinner on March 13. A total of 19 classmates, near classmates and ladies joined us this year, with some notable newcomers! Attendees included Steve and Nancy Hoverman. Nancy is one of our more recent adopted class members who was a coed during Steve’s graduate studies. Other attendees were Dave Herrick, who came from Carmel, California, with Marguerite Meyer, plus Bruce and Belinda Tepper, who were up from L.A. on a grandparent mission. We also welcomed David and Stephanie Paradise to this dinner for the first time. Speaking of grandparents, we were fortunate to be graced with our omnipresent class president, Peter Pratt, and his lovely wife, Marsha, who were on the West Coast welcoming their third grandchild, a boy. We had many of the usual suspects, too: yours truly, Sam Cuddeback, Malcolm Jones and Sandi Blodgett, Dick and Ruth Wenzel, Albert and Janet Lamarre, plus two stalwarts from the class of ’70, Peter Logan and Tom Reddy. It was quite a night as we continue to build on the camaraderie experienced at dinner.” Malcolm Jones writes from San Francisco that on April 11, he joined Dick and Ruth Wenzel, Willis Newton, Mark Hennigh ’72, Peter Logan ’70 and approximately 100 other Dartmouth alums and former servicemen at the Marines’ Memorial to hear President Emeritus Jim Wright talk about his new book, Enduring Vietnam. “It was a riveting evening and we all left with signed copies of his book. It’s clear that the book will be a tough read but also an important read. He told stories that needed to be told.” The MS walk in Boston on April 2 was a major success. Participating in Team Zrike were David Aylward, Michael Maynard, Bob and Lisa Lider, Bev Larkin, Hitchcock Nursing ’71, and Dick Wenzel, who flew from San Francisco just for this important event. Our illustrious team captain, Steve Zrike, was surprised by Dick’s visit and was deeply grateful to his ’71 classmates who raised more than 60 percent of all Team Zrike donations to the MS Society. Once again this year Team Zrike was the top fundraiser for the Boston MS walk. Afterwards, we all enjoyed a Sunday brunch together with Sarah Zrike and Elaine Greenberg, Michael’s wife. Russ Schleipman reports that last summer and fall he was a road warrior with his Porter Garden telescope. He visited clients and venues in California, Montana and the Deep South. His travels opened doors that he wouldn’t otherwise have entered and met some very interesting folks in the process. It is with great sadness that I report the death of our classmate Oliver G. Hess. His full obituary will be published in the online edition of Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Save the date: fifth annual ’70-’72 Bay Area mini-reunion in Carmel August 3-6; contact Malcolm Jones, malcolmjones49@gmail.com, for further information.

—Bob Lider, 9225 Veneto Place, Naples, FL 34113; liderbob@yahoo.com