Wayne Hobin reports, “On March 6 an in-person mini-reunion was held at La Bottega in Vail, Colorado. Dave Merritt, Randy Wise, Sam and Jane Webster, Greg Fell, and I attended. The following night the group celebrated Sam’s 72nd birthday. CarniVail is on for February 25-27, 2022, at Vail. Contact me (dreunion71@gmail.com) for more information.” Dan Clouse had a micro-reunion in March with Tom Hancock at South Head, Lakebay, Wisconsin. John Eaton celebrated Rod and Pam Morgan’s 50th anniversary at Ramsgate Vineyard in Sonoma, California. Roger Prince and Malcolm Jones had a micro-reunion on May 25, after which Malcolm joined Albert and Janet Lamarre for dinner at their Danville, California, home. Joseph Cosco had a micro-reunion with Frank Anton in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on May 29. Although we couldn’t celebrate our 50th reunion on campus during Commencement weekend this year, our class leadership decided to commemorate this special event with a virtual 50th reunion. The first event on June 11 was a service of remembrance in honor of our 116 fallen classmates. Nels Armstrong opened the service with a retrospective of our Dartmouth experience and a prayer for our fallen classmates. Martha Shanahan spoke dearly of her husband, John, and encouraged other surviving spouses to stay connected with us, as they are part of our class family. Dan Clouse eloquently provided reflections at the service’s end. Michael Maynard, Roger Prince, and Dick Wenzel also participated in the service with the reading of the fallen classmates’ names. Two highlights of our virtual 50th reunion were panels featuring several classmates and two “guests.” Friday’s panel, hosted by Mickey Stuart, offered a broad survey of President Kemeny’s broad Dartmouth legacies, from his arrival at Dartmouth through his chairing the Three Mile Island Report. President Hanlon jumpstarted the session with a thoughtful reminiscence, followed by Ron Harris, Nels Armstrong, Steve Brockway and Michael Hanitchak ’73, Alice Malone and Amy Sabrin ’72, David Aylward, and Andrew Hodgdon. Kemeny’s brilliance, outsider’s perspective, and active, respectful listening were throughlines for the panelists. On Saturday Randy Pherson, Tom Burton, Willie Bogan, Kathy Rines, and Gene Thibodeaux, representing the “Stuff of the Institution,” shared their remarkable stories and thoughts about what lies ahead for us. Host Sam Cuddeback joined the “audience” in profound respect for their presentations, commenting that with all of us ’71s, Dartmouth should be pleased, proud, and grateful. Dick Wenzel produced a film tribute from 21 classmates to praise our outgoing class president Peter Pratt. It was shown to Peter’s surprise during the virtual reunion social hour on Saturday evening, June 12. Thanks to Kathy Rines, Tom Oxman, and Ted and Betsy Eismeier for carrying our class banner at Commencement. Our new class officers are Jim Rager, president; Willis Newton and Sam Cuddeback, vice presidents; Jerry O’Brien, treasurer; and Alice Malone, secretary. I’ve been honored to serve as class secretary these past five years. See you at Homecoming in October and at our 50th reunion in Hanover next June 13-15, 2022.

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