Class Note 1975
Issue
Sept - Oct 2015
The mail bag (old school) was little a lean this month, but I think most people are gearing up for summer (you will be reading this as they gear down). Some are also preparing for their offspring to become official members of the working class. David Kepes is the proud parent of a freshly minted 2015 Dartmouth College grad. Any others?
Once in a while we get a message in a bottle from someone who has been MIA for some time. I received such a note from distant shores during this between-issues period from Jim Bengtson, who writes, “My first time writing to the alumni magazine! I guess I could be accused of procrastinating a bit. Last September, I joined Doctors Without Borders. I am currently living in Kutupalong, Bangladesh, near the border with Myanmar. I am the sole ex-pat doctor in a clinic that provides care to more than 60,000 Rohingya refugees, who live in precarious conditions. Neonates, burn victims, elephant attacks, malaria, TB—never a dull moment!” Well, Jim, I think I can say that we are all in awe of your dedication and efforts. It is a fine and humanitarian thing you are doing. Our best wishes to you—come back safe…whenever that is.
In closer proximity is Al Austin. He actually sent this note to me some time ago and I whiffed by burying it in one of my cobweb-encrusted email holes. But I digress. In his words, “I had a chance to catch up with Sandy Tierney briefly as I watched him win the Squash 60-plus National Doubles Championships here on my home courts in Philly in late March. He and his partner dispatched with their opponents decisively in the finals, as one would expect. Sandy may have lost half a step since our days in Hanover but his accuracy is unparalleled. I am playing a good bit and managed to pick up some pointers from Sandy but execution on my part could be a problem. I manage to stay in touch with Al Barstow and Chris McConnell, who are also here in Philly, and they are both doing great."
We will have to see if Sandy responds in the next issue about that “lost half a step” thing.
I would like you all to keep in touch through the Facebook page; I seemingly never tire of promoting its virtues. Please let me know if you are ever out west, and do not forget the West Coast mini-reunion the weekend of October 2-4. There will be some cycling and a dinner on Saturday night along the coast south of San Francisco. More later.
—Steve Gray, P.O. Box 296, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019; (650) 392.8739; stephendgray@gmail.com
Once in a while we get a message in a bottle from someone who has been MIA for some time. I received such a note from distant shores during this between-issues period from Jim Bengtson, who writes, “My first time writing to the alumni magazine! I guess I could be accused of procrastinating a bit. Last September, I joined Doctors Without Borders. I am currently living in Kutupalong, Bangladesh, near the border with Myanmar. I am the sole ex-pat doctor in a clinic that provides care to more than 60,000 Rohingya refugees, who live in precarious conditions. Neonates, burn victims, elephant attacks, malaria, TB—never a dull moment!” Well, Jim, I think I can say that we are all in awe of your dedication and efforts. It is a fine and humanitarian thing you are doing. Our best wishes to you—come back safe…whenever that is.
In closer proximity is Al Austin. He actually sent this note to me some time ago and I whiffed by burying it in one of my cobweb-encrusted email holes. But I digress. In his words, “I had a chance to catch up with Sandy Tierney briefly as I watched him win the Squash 60-plus National Doubles Championships here on my home courts in Philly in late March. He and his partner dispatched with their opponents decisively in the finals, as one would expect. Sandy may have lost half a step since our days in Hanover but his accuracy is unparalleled. I am playing a good bit and managed to pick up some pointers from Sandy but execution on my part could be a problem. I manage to stay in touch with Al Barstow and Chris McConnell, who are also here in Philly, and they are both doing great."
We will have to see if Sandy responds in the next issue about that “lost half a step” thing.
I would like you all to keep in touch through the Facebook page; I seemingly never tire of promoting its virtues. Please let me know if you are ever out west, and do not forget the West Coast mini-reunion the weekend of October 2-4. There will be some cycling and a dinner on Saturday night along the coast south of San Francisco. More later.
—Steve Gray, P.O. Box 296, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019; (650) 392.8739; stephendgray@gmail.com