Class Note 1972
Issue
September-October 2021
Dear ’72s, I am writing to you from Montpelier, Vermont, our summer home. I have agreed to fill the last year of David Hetzel’s term as class secretary. I hope you join me in thanking David for a great job as our class secretary. I would also like to thank John Burke, one of our earlier secretaries, fellow Vermonter, and four-year roommate for his sage counsel and encouragement.
Jack Manning writes in that he retired; had to cancel international travel plans; bought a Mercedes Sprinter; traveled 10,000 miles in the West and Southwest last fall; parked the rig in front of Chuck Leer’s townhouse for a few days on the beach in Marina del Rey, California; had the rig in an RV park in Mesa, Arizona, this winter; and went back and forth from Mesa to Big Sky, Montana, for skiing. Jack visited Joel Hyatt a few times in the Bay Area. Joel is working hard on another startup, Globality. Jack has seen Brendan O’Neill several times at Vikings football games and at Flathead Lake, Montana. Brendan’s son is the starting right tackle for the Vikes. When Jack is near Hanover, he stays at Wayne Young’s house near campus. Jack had many occasions to visit Hanover as his daughter, a niece, a nephew, and a total of 9 relatives, including in-laws, have gone to Dartmouth. In fact, Jack and relatives have stayed at Wayne’s house so many times that Wayne named the guest bedroom the “Manning Room.”
Jack further reports that a big football reunion is coming up on October 9 in Hanover—the Yale game—for the combined ’70 and ’71 teams, encompassing any who played for the Big Green from the classes of ’71 to ’74, including those who donned just freshman jerseys, down to the “E” team. I made the E team, but I was pretty far down the list. It’s no surprise to anyone that Murry Bowden ’71 is leading the charge. I can still remember, like it was yesterday, the hit Murry Bowden put on University of Massachusetts All-American end Milt Morin that put Morin out of the game and almost out of football forever that beautiful day in Hanover as Morin got his hands on a button hook that he promptly dropped.
Jack also sees Lawrie Lieberman, who lives in Bozeman, Montana, now and Jim Masker, who Jack believes lives in Butte, Montana.
Jack concluded his terrific note by reminding all rugby players that there will be a rugby reunion the weekend after the football reunion, so October 16. Joe Davis has been active in the alumni rugby club and, of course, Wayne Young was instrumental in the building and placement of the Corey Ford Rugby Clubhouse. I will also mention that Wade Judge’s son played rugby for a Big Green team that won the nationals and was named an All-American.
I have had dinner several times in Naples, Florida, with Gary Shanley and wife Ginny. Gary splits time between Naples and Skaneateles, New York, with Naples winning out in the “residency” department. Gary looks good, although every time I see him he just says he’s glad to be vertical.
—Sheldon Prentice, 2311 Tradition Way, #102, Naples, FL 34105; shelprentice72@gmail.com
Jack Manning writes in that he retired; had to cancel international travel plans; bought a Mercedes Sprinter; traveled 10,000 miles in the West and Southwest last fall; parked the rig in front of Chuck Leer’s townhouse for a few days on the beach in Marina del Rey, California; had the rig in an RV park in Mesa, Arizona, this winter; and went back and forth from Mesa to Big Sky, Montana, for skiing. Jack visited Joel Hyatt a few times in the Bay Area. Joel is working hard on another startup, Globality. Jack has seen Brendan O’Neill several times at Vikings football games and at Flathead Lake, Montana. Brendan’s son is the starting right tackle for the Vikes. When Jack is near Hanover, he stays at Wayne Young’s house near campus. Jack had many occasions to visit Hanover as his daughter, a niece, a nephew, and a total of 9 relatives, including in-laws, have gone to Dartmouth. In fact, Jack and relatives have stayed at Wayne’s house so many times that Wayne named the guest bedroom the “Manning Room.”
Jack further reports that a big football reunion is coming up on October 9 in Hanover—the Yale game—for the combined ’70 and ’71 teams, encompassing any who played for the Big Green from the classes of ’71 to ’74, including those who donned just freshman jerseys, down to the “E” team. I made the E team, but I was pretty far down the list. It’s no surprise to anyone that Murry Bowden ’71 is leading the charge. I can still remember, like it was yesterday, the hit Murry Bowden put on University of Massachusetts All-American end Milt Morin that put Morin out of the game and almost out of football forever that beautiful day in Hanover as Morin got his hands on a button hook that he promptly dropped.
Jack also sees Lawrie Lieberman, who lives in Bozeman, Montana, now and Jim Masker, who Jack believes lives in Butte, Montana.
Jack concluded his terrific note by reminding all rugby players that there will be a rugby reunion the weekend after the football reunion, so October 16. Joe Davis has been active in the alumni rugby club and, of course, Wayne Young was instrumental in the building and placement of the Corey Ford Rugby Clubhouse. I will also mention that Wade Judge’s son played rugby for a Big Green team that won the nationals and was named an All-American.
I have had dinner several times in Naples, Florida, with Gary Shanley and wife Ginny. Gary splits time between Naples and Skaneateles, New York, with Naples winning out in the “residency” department. Gary looks good, although every time I see him he just says he’s glad to be vertical.
—Sheldon Prentice, 2311 Tradition Way, #102, Naples, FL 34105; shelprentice72@gmail.com