Class Note 1972
Winter is upon us and the College has just enjoyed its 109th Winter Carnival weekend! What do you remember from our first Winter Carnival celebration 50 years ago? Perhaps the incredible snow sculptures come to mind?
Thurm Lowans recalls having “cold hands and butt as I supplied labor for building snow sculptures, particularly the fire breathing dragon” in the middle of the Green. Thurm also recalls one of his earliest Hanover memories, when he and I, Buddy Lynch, Bev Love, Billy Pollock, and others “headed out to the practice fields for football practice on a very tight schedule per Coach Blackmun.” He also describes one additional sweet memory: seeing President John Sloan Dickey walking his Irish setters around the practice field, just taking an interest in us and keeping an eye on things.
Joe Fallon reports that he and his wife, Ellen, have just retired from their respective law practices in Vermont and are wintering in Cave Creek, Arizona. Joe has escaped the snow as he enjoys “a vigorous lifestyle with lots of tennis and biking,” returning to Vermont for the extended summer months. Joe tells me that he also has a Dartmouth poker group that has been meeting for the past 40 years that includes classmates Mike Sack, Jon Einsidler, and Chip Carstensen.
Jack Anderson will celebrate the winter season by getting together for the third (or fourth) year for what he refers to as “old guys skiing” with John Cathcart at Mountain High Resort outside of the Los Angeles-San Bernardino area. They love the “intermediate schussing and butt-scraping.” Now retired, Jack says that “every day is Saturday,” and he and his partner, Andy, travel as much as possible and enjoy opera subscriptions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. He continues to write and took up playing the flute last year. Apparently there is life after retirement!
Bill Schur continues to stay in touch with numerous classmates. He had lunch with fellow lawyers Chris Brewster and Jim Stearns in Washington, D.C., recently. Chris is a partner at Stroock & Stroock and Jim does trade compliance work for Accenture LLC. He and his wife, Donna Fletcher ’77, also had dinner with Fuzzy Thurston at Morton’s in Chicago and a separate dinner with Dan Cooperman at the University Club. Well done, Bill.
Roger Ekirch dropped a quick note to recall his memories of our first Christmas break. He was in Albany, New York, and remembers the heavy snowfall that year and the “princely sum” he made as a substitute mailman. “Good pay, interesting magazines to peruse, and fewer dogs on the prowl.” Roger is now a history professor at Virginia Tech. His most recent book is American Sanctuary and is a great read.
Finally, I have the sad duty to report the passing of two of our classmates. Jim Harris and Wesley Streeter have died. Our condolences are extended to their families and loved ones during this difficult time.
I’d love to hear from you! Please drop me a note soon.
—David Hetzel, 5 Chestnut St., Windham, NH 03087; dghetzel@gmail.com
