Classes & Obits

Class Note 1971

Issue

November-December 2021

Greetings to my classmates! Following in the very big footsteps of Bob Lider, I am writing this first column as your secretary. Please feel free to contact me with any information I can share in these bimonthly issues! The more the merrier—I can always edit to meet the limits of Dartmouth Alumni Magazine.

Dan Clouse reports that the Northwest was busy with mini-reunions this summer. “On July 31 a mini-reunion cruise was organized by Tom Hancock. His friends Dean and Patti Orrico took a group of us out on lakes Union and Washington on their cruiser. Judith Dern brought chocolate cupcakes. Dan Clouse brought memento T-shirts with a patch designed by ’71 graphics czar Mark Bellonby. Also in attendance were Malcolm Jones, Ron and Masami Olsen, David and Kay Reingold. Dan’s reaction: “Golly, it was fun.”

Later that week John Hanley visited the Reingolds in Portland, Oregon, and then on his way back to Seattle stopped by Dan Clouse’s, where they “had great fun talking about the Navy and game theory.” Three minis in one week—give the Class of ’71 a round of applause!

Even though the Nantucket, Massachusetts, mini-reunion for 2021 was Covid-cancelled, Michael Maynard and Alice Reno Malone got together in July with Frank Anton to help support the Nantucket Fund. We hope next year we can recreate our island mini.

Due to concerns about Covid, our class decided to cancel all official ’71 activities at Homecoming, including the class meeting breakfast and social events. At present the College has not decided to cancel the game! In any event, we stand ready to cheer on the Big Green whenever!

Speaking of get-togethers and reunions, the following are being planned for 2022, Covid permitting: February 25-27, CarniVail, Vail, Colorado; March 24-27, mini-reunion, Naples, Florida; and June 13-15, 50-plus-one reunion, Hanover (note these dates are the Monday-Wednesday following ’22 graduation). Details to follow.

A series of virtual dinners is also in the works for N.Y.C., Denver, San Francisco, and Seattle.

Finally, in April and May of 2022, the Dartmouth alumni travel office is scheduling two trips that many of our class have expressed interest in joining: Dutch waterways and a Mississippi River cruise. Watch for details and consider coming along.

By the time you read these notes, you should have received our 1,032-page 50th reunion book“not a coffee table book, but an actual coffee table!” Thanks to all for their help and perseverance in this endeavor!

I regret to report the passing of our classmate Charles B. Duncan on May 3. A remembrance will appear at dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/obits.

Alice Reno Malone,834 Colridge Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903; tammyarm@aol.com