Class Note 1972
Issue
Nov - Dec 2016
“One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure,” according to William Feather.
Congratulations to Dennis Cullen, who retired last year after some 40 years of coaching the varsity track and cross-country programs at Durham Academy in Durham, North Carolina. In his time with the program Dennis’ runners produced 39 state team championships and 196 individual state champions. That’s some phenomenal success! Word has it that Dennis has guided more than one promising athlete to the Hanover Plain after graduating from Durham Academy.
And staying with the sports theme, Shel Prentice, Marc Josephson and Richard Spaziano were recently seen taking in a Connecticut Tigers baseball game at the beautiful Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut, vs. the Batavia Muckdogs (affiliate of the Miami Marlins). (Where do they get these names?) By all reports, the game was great fun as only minor league ball can be and the guys were able to catch up on family news and solve some (but not all) of the world’s problems.
Photographer extraordinaire Lee Goodwin had one of his many excellent photos selected to be included in the Maryland Federation of Art’s “American Landscapes” exhibit. The photo, titled Sandy Point Park, May Morning, was featured in the multimedia juried group exhibit held at the Circle Gallery in Annapolis, Maryland, from August 12 through September 10. Well done, Lee!
Larry Elia and wife Christina graciously hosted Bill Roberts and his wife, Ingrid, along with Ingrid’s visiting cousin from France, at their home in Lewiston, New York, in July. Besides a daylong excursion to Niagara Falls, there was reportedly lots of great conversation punctuated by some challenging feats of translation and some delicious dining.
Our former class president, Bill Schur, recently ran into Dick Donahue at the Daley Center in Chicago. Dick is a litigator who practices at his own firm, Donahue, Brown Mathewson and Smyth LLC in Chicago and concentrates in the defense of professional negligence cases. Despite unfounded rumors of his retirement, Dickassures us that he continues to try cases with all the energy and success he has always enjoyed.
On a very sad note, Jim Macko passed away at his home in Vestal, New York, on June 16 of this year. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jim’s wife, Nancy, and his entire family.
One final note: Our next reunion will be a big one—the 50th! So we are making a push to reach out to as many classmates as possible in the hope of getting them to Hanover in six years. We have 62 classmates for whom we have no contact information. You can help. Please review the names below and let me know if you know how to get in touch with them. Here are the first 10 names from our list: Zsolt S. Alapi, Bruce A. Andrews, Richard L. Arnett, Gary J. Bahman, Charles M. Baker, Charles C. Ball, David W. Barnes, Kevin W. Bastian, John H. Beloin and Peter L. Benziger. Thanks for your help!
—Dave Hetzel, 5 Chestnut St., Windham, NH 03087; dghetzel@gmail.com
Congratulations to Dennis Cullen, who retired last year after some 40 years of coaching the varsity track and cross-country programs at Durham Academy in Durham, North Carolina. In his time with the program Dennis’ runners produced 39 state team championships and 196 individual state champions. That’s some phenomenal success! Word has it that Dennis has guided more than one promising athlete to the Hanover Plain after graduating from Durham Academy.
And staying with the sports theme, Shel Prentice, Marc Josephson and Richard Spaziano were recently seen taking in a Connecticut Tigers baseball game at the beautiful Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut, vs. the Batavia Muckdogs (affiliate of the Miami Marlins). (Where do they get these names?) By all reports, the game was great fun as only minor league ball can be and the guys were able to catch up on family news and solve some (but not all) of the world’s problems.
Photographer extraordinaire Lee Goodwin had one of his many excellent photos selected to be included in the Maryland Federation of Art’s “American Landscapes” exhibit. The photo, titled Sandy Point Park, May Morning, was featured in the multimedia juried group exhibit held at the Circle Gallery in Annapolis, Maryland, from August 12 through September 10. Well done, Lee!
Larry Elia and wife Christina graciously hosted Bill Roberts and his wife, Ingrid, along with Ingrid’s visiting cousin from France, at their home in Lewiston, New York, in July. Besides a daylong excursion to Niagara Falls, there was reportedly lots of great conversation punctuated by some challenging feats of translation and some delicious dining.
Our former class president, Bill Schur, recently ran into Dick Donahue at the Daley Center in Chicago. Dick is a litigator who practices at his own firm, Donahue, Brown Mathewson and Smyth LLC in Chicago and concentrates in the defense of professional negligence cases. Despite unfounded rumors of his retirement, Dickassures us that he continues to try cases with all the energy and success he has always enjoyed.
On a very sad note, Jim Macko passed away at his home in Vestal, New York, on June 16 of this year. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jim’s wife, Nancy, and his entire family.
One final note: Our next reunion will be a big one—the 50th! So we are making a push to reach out to as many classmates as possible in the hope of getting them to Hanover in six years. We have 62 classmates for whom we have no contact information. You can help. Please review the names below and let me know if you know how to get in touch with them. Here are the first 10 names from our list: Zsolt S. Alapi, Bruce A. Andrews, Richard L. Arnett, Gary J. Bahman, Charles M. Baker, Charles C. Ball, David W. Barnes, Kevin W. Bastian, John H. Beloin and Peter L. Benziger. Thanks for your help!
—Dave Hetzel, 5 Chestnut St., Windham, NH 03087; dghetzel@gmail.com