Class Note 1975
Issue
Jan - Feb 2018
This fall there were at least two notable mini-reunions. One witnessed a real nail-biter at Penn. Pamela Brewer Smyth writes, “We had a class mini-reunion at the tailgate party at Penn: Lon Cross, Chris McConnell, Al Barstow, Al Austin and spouses and Ted Stone and his wife, Lynn, drove down from Stamford, Connecticut!”
Then there was the annual freshman soccer bash in Hanover about which both David Kepes and Robbin Derry provided roster accountings. As usual the affair was well attended, and included Frank Gallo, Mike Caldwell, Drew Remignati, Stephen Buglione, Mark Porto, Andy McDowell, Steve Papai, Ron Cima and the ever-present Al Austin.Apparently, Al heard there was free food and booze at both events.
Now from the “Long Lost Soul” category comes news from Brian Kingsbury, who wrote a lovely note: “Professionally, like a number of classmates, I’ve retired from the full-time employment wars. Spent an entire career selling groceries for Safeway. I spend time volunteering for Make-A-Wish and tutoring in an elementary school in Spokane [Washington]. I get to work with first- through fourth-graders on basic math, reading and writing. Probably the tougher challenge for kids in my grade group would be angles—obtuse, acute, right and so forth. We have a lot of fun and the kids keep me young. I’m still running, but with the inevitability of age it’s easier now to do triathlons and give the various muscle sets a break. A full Ironman takes about 13 hours. Marathons are still do-able in under 3:30. But the speed isn’t exactly what it was when our cross-country team ran out on the Hanover golf course. I get in quite a bit of backpacking—the Sierras, Elkhorns, Wallowas and Hells Canyon. For the first time ever I recently went to the top of Mount Whitney—turns out the view is more awesome looking up at that mountain from the east or west profile than the actual summit view. And yes, the solar eclipse from a 7,600-foot ridge in eastern Oregon was flat-out, over-the-top amazing! If any classmates are ever passing through the Spokane area, feel free to reach out to me at bhking02@gmail.com.”
Lon Crossalso reminds me that it is not too early to be thinking about our 45th, which is tentatively scheduled for June 13-16, 2019. As in the past, we will be clustered with the classes of 1973 and 1974, so this will actually be our 44th reunion.
Dave Cook and Tom Denison will serve as our reunion co-chairs again. They are currently looking for classmates to serve on the reunion committee in various capacities. We are also looking for a temporary class newsletter editor, a temporary class webmaster and a temporary class necrologist. The commitment for these roles will end in June 2019. Please contact Lon or me if you are interested in serving in one of these very rewarding positions. The benefits packages associated with these positions are beyond your imagination.
Vox clamantis in Tejas.
—Stephen D. Gray, 3627 Avenue M, Galveston, TX 77550; (650) 302-8739; fratergray@gmail.com
Then there was the annual freshman soccer bash in Hanover about which both David Kepes and Robbin Derry provided roster accountings. As usual the affair was well attended, and included Frank Gallo, Mike Caldwell, Drew Remignati, Stephen Buglione, Mark Porto, Andy McDowell, Steve Papai, Ron Cima and the ever-present Al Austin.Apparently, Al heard there was free food and booze at both events.
Now from the “Long Lost Soul” category comes news from Brian Kingsbury, who wrote a lovely note: “Professionally, like a number of classmates, I’ve retired from the full-time employment wars. Spent an entire career selling groceries for Safeway. I spend time volunteering for Make-A-Wish and tutoring in an elementary school in Spokane [Washington]. I get to work with first- through fourth-graders on basic math, reading and writing. Probably the tougher challenge for kids in my grade group would be angles—obtuse, acute, right and so forth. We have a lot of fun and the kids keep me young. I’m still running, but with the inevitability of age it’s easier now to do triathlons and give the various muscle sets a break. A full Ironman takes about 13 hours. Marathons are still do-able in under 3:30. But the speed isn’t exactly what it was when our cross-country team ran out on the Hanover golf course. I get in quite a bit of backpacking—the Sierras, Elkhorns, Wallowas and Hells Canyon. For the first time ever I recently went to the top of Mount Whitney—turns out the view is more awesome looking up at that mountain from the east or west profile than the actual summit view. And yes, the solar eclipse from a 7,600-foot ridge in eastern Oregon was flat-out, over-the-top amazing! If any classmates are ever passing through the Spokane area, feel free to reach out to me at bhking02@gmail.com.”
Lon Crossalso reminds me that it is not too early to be thinking about our 45th, which is tentatively scheduled for June 13-16, 2019. As in the past, we will be clustered with the classes of 1973 and 1974, so this will actually be our 44th reunion.
Dave Cook and Tom Denison will serve as our reunion co-chairs again. They are currently looking for classmates to serve on the reunion committee in various capacities. We are also looking for a temporary class newsletter editor, a temporary class webmaster and a temporary class necrologist. The commitment for these roles will end in June 2019. Please contact Lon or me if you are interested in serving in one of these very rewarding positions. The benefits packages associated with these positions are beyond your imagination.
Vox clamantis in Tejas.
—Stephen D. Gray, 3627 Avenue M, Galveston, TX 77550; (650) 302-8739; fratergray@gmail.com