Class Note 1972
Issue
Sep - Oct 2017
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one,” wrote Marcus Aurelius.
I hope that the summer months are treating all of you well! The NHL and NBA finals are behind us, but Major League Baseball is in full swing. And a group of ’72s got together for one of baseball’s oldest and most sacred rivalries, the New York Yankees vs. the Boston Red Sox. Following a meeting of the class executive committee in New York City, Jon Einsidler, Bill Price, Bill Schur and Craig Bentley found their way up to the Bronx for an evening game. Jon’s wife, Karen, was intrepid enough to join them. The weather was perfect for baseball. Even though Craig as a Bosox fan was seriously outnumbered by the others, he did make a point of saying hello to every Red Sox fan he met in Yankee Stadium (both of them). The Yankees prevailed, 8-0, but Craig was a great sport about the resulting Yankee win, undoubtedly knowing the Yanks were heading to the West Coast the following week and would undoubtedly head into a tailspin. A great time was had by all. And congratulations to Bill Schur, who was recently promoted to district staff officer for legal affairs of the 9th District Western Region of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Well done, Bill.
Even though June reunions in Hanover are behind us for another year, there is good news for ’72s, especially those on the West Coast. Dan Cooperman reports that a mini-reunion is being planned for August 3-6 in beautiful Carmel, California. This will be a cluster reunion with the classes of 1970 and 1971 and features some really great activities, such as golf (in Carmel and Pebble Beach), hiking, kayaking, tours of the well-known Monterey Bay Aquarium and, of course, some great wine tastings and dinners. Dan and his wife, Linda, will host a reception on Saturday evening at their home in Carmel. This has been a wonderful event in past years and promises to be even better this year. If you’re interested in registering, just contact me at the email address below and I’ll forward you the particulars.
A shout out to John De Regt, who was named as our new class representative to the Alumni Council! Thanks, John, for your willingness to serve our class in this important position.
Finally, I continue here our efforts to find ’72s for whom we have no contact information. We’d like to make sure that at this stage of our lives, we include as many of our classmates as possible in the planning for our 50th reunion. If you have information about how to reach any of these folks, please let me know: Mark Shearer, Robert Sheetz, Joseph Skillman, James Stage and Peter Wersinger.
Be well and make the most of every day.
—David Hetzel, 5 Chestnut St., Windham, NH 03087; dghetzel@gmail.com
I hope that the summer months are treating all of you well! The NHL and NBA finals are behind us, but Major League Baseball is in full swing. And a group of ’72s got together for one of baseball’s oldest and most sacred rivalries, the New York Yankees vs. the Boston Red Sox. Following a meeting of the class executive committee in New York City, Jon Einsidler, Bill Price, Bill Schur and Craig Bentley found their way up to the Bronx for an evening game. Jon’s wife, Karen, was intrepid enough to join them. The weather was perfect for baseball. Even though Craig as a Bosox fan was seriously outnumbered by the others, he did make a point of saying hello to every Red Sox fan he met in Yankee Stadium (both of them). The Yankees prevailed, 8-0, but Craig was a great sport about the resulting Yankee win, undoubtedly knowing the Yanks were heading to the West Coast the following week and would undoubtedly head into a tailspin. A great time was had by all. And congratulations to Bill Schur, who was recently promoted to district staff officer for legal affairs of the 9th District Western Region of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Well done, Bill.
Even though June reunions in Hanover are behind us for another year, there is good news for ’72s, especially those on the West Coast. Dan Cooperman reports that a mini-reunion is being planned for August 3-6 in beautiful Carmel, California. This will be a cluster reunion with the classes of 1970 and 1971 and features some really great activities, such as golf (in Carmel and Pebble Beach), hiking, kayaking, tours of the well-known Monterey Bay Aquarium and, of course, some great wine tastings and dinners. Dan and his wife, Linda, will host a reception on Saturday evening at their home in Carmel. This has been a wonderful event in past years and promises to be even better this year. If you’re interested in registering, just contact me at the email address below and I’ll forward you the particulars.
A shout out to John De Regt, who was named as our new class representative to the Alumni Council! Thanks, John, for your willingness to serve our class in this important position.
Finally, I continue here our efforts to find ’72s for whom we have no contact information. We’d like to make sure that at this stage of our lives, we include as many of our classmates as possible in the planning for our 50th reunion. If you have information about how to reach any of these folks, please let me know: Mark Shearer, Robert Sheetz, Joseph Skillman, James Stage and Peter Wersinger.
Be well and make the most of every day.
—David Hetzel, 5 Chestnut St., Windham, NH 03087; dghetzel@gmail.com