Class Note 1972
Issue
September-October 2024
Jack Manning reported on the memorial held on the football field and related receptions for Buddy Teevens ’79. Jack, Wayne Young and Brendan O’Neill were among the roughly 1,500 who attended. Speakers included Roger Goodell, Archie Manning, President Beilock, Tim Murphy (former Harvard coach and lifelong friend of Buddy), and Murry Bowden ’71, who was on the search committee when Buddy was hired in 1987.
Jack also reported that our almost adopted classmate, Jack Crowley ’56 (“The Other Jack”) came from Bellevue, Washington. Jack concluded, “Buddy was a great, talented, and humble guy who accomplished much and impacted many lives. It was sad to say goodbye.”
Separately, Jack reported that George W. Bush tried to convince Murry to attend Yale, saying that there was nothing to do in Hanover and Murry would just sit in the library reading poetry on a Saturday night. Thanks, Murry, for making the right decision.
Peter Friberg ’73 wrote that he had not seen any mention of the passing of his roommate Bryant Toth on October 3, 2021. Bryant had an amazing medical career, which was detailed in the San Francisco Chronicle, November 5-7, 2021.
We also suffered the loss of our adopted classmate and significant benefactor to Dartmouth College, Arthur L. Irving, on May 13. We were blessed to know Arthur and send deep condolences to his wife, Sandra, also an adopted classmate, and daughter, Sarah Jane ’11.
I received a report that Robert W. Averill wrote a book about the hard physical labor employed by workers of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s to create public spaces around lakes and rivers of the Granite State that are still enjoyed by residents and visitors, leaving a lasting legacy.
Give a rouse for John D. Burke, one of the owners of Seize the Grey, winner of the 2024 Preakness. John was in attendance for the thrilling race and three weeks later for the Belmont Stakes, held in Saratoga Springs, New York, where Seize the Grey could not hold on to his lead at the halfway mark.
Debby Roussos, a friend and the wife of George Roussos ’70, wrote a note about a ’44 classmate of her father, Frederick Daley, who was trudging over to the library in a blinding snowstorm to find a forlorn and shivering dog on the library steps. Not being able to leave the dog outside, the classmate brought the dog into the library, despite strict rules against it. Shortly thereafter, President Hopkins strolled into the library, eventually making his way over to the now worried student, asking some questions while stroking the dog’s back. The embarrassed student professed regret and claimed he was not the dog’s owner, to which President Hopkins replied, “What dog?” The hill winds know the name of President Hopkins.
—Shel Prentice, 2311 Tradition Way, #102, Naples, FL 34105; shelprentice72@gmail.com
Jack also reported that our almost adopted classmate, Jack Crowley ’56 (“The Other Jack”) came from Bellevue, Washington. Jack concluded, “Buddy was a great, talented, and humble guy who accomplished much and impacted many lives. It was sad to say goodbye.”
Separately, Jack reported that George W. Bush tried to convince Murry to attend Yale, saying that there was nothing to do in Hanover and Murry would just sit in the library reading poetry on a Saturday night. Thanks, Murry, for making the right decision.
Peter Friberg ’73 wrote that he had not seen any mention of the passing of his roommate Bryant Toth on October 3, 2021. Bryant had an amazing medical career, which was detailed in the San Francisco Chronicle, November 5-7, 2021.
We also suffered the loss of our adopted classmate and significant benefactor to Dartmouth College, Arthur L. Irving, on May 13. We were blessed to know Arthur and send deep condolences to his wife, Sandra, also an adopted classmate, and daughter, Sarah Jane ’11.
I received a report that Robert W. Averill wrote a book about the hard physical labor employed by workers of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s to create public spaces around lakes and rivers of the Granite State that are still enjoyed by residents and visitors, leaving a lasting legacy.
Give a rouse for John D. Burke, one of the owners of Seize the Grey, winner of the 2024 Preakness. John was in attendance for the thrilling race and three weeks later for the Belmont Stakes, held in Saratoga Springs, New York, where Seize the Grey could not hold on to his lead at the halfway mark.
Debby Roussos, a friend and the wife of George Roussos ’70, wrote a note about a ’44 classmate of her father, Frederick Daley, who was trudging over to the library in a blinding snowstorm to find a forlorn and shivering dog on the library steps. Not being able to leave the dog outside, the classmate brought the dog into the library, despite strict rules against it. Shortly thereafter, President Hopkins strolled into the library, eventually making his way over to the now worried student, asking some questions while stroking the dog’s back. The embarrassed student professed regret and claimed he was not the dog’s owner, to which President Hopkins replied, “What dog?” The hill winds know the name of President Hopkins.
—Shel Prentice, 2311 Tradition Way, #102, Naples, FL 34105; shelprentice72@gmail.com