Short and sweet. I think I had a bad case of year-end (sophomore) slump. Despite that, word arrives that Judy Geer has been named to the board of trustees of the Vermont Nature Conservancy. The Vermont Nature Conservancy is a non-partisan conservation organization dedicated to conserving lands and waters. In Vermont it has helped conserve more than 300,000 acres of land and 1,200 miles of shoreline and owns and manages 55 natural areas that are open to the public.

John Alex Owen has written an espionage thriller novel, Schweres Wasser (Heavy Water), based in an accurate historical setting at the end of WW II. The book is available through Amazon.com among other sites. Looks like a good read. Maybe Paul Parsons can review it on Goodreads.com. Be nice, Paul.

I also had a nice chat with Walter Evans, who got wind of a possible mini-reunion-cum-bike ride in the Texas Hill Country this coming October. He assures me he is in and that Larry Johnson may show up as well. I guess I had better start planning.

Don’t forget your class dues!

Vox clamantis in Tejas,

—Stephen D. Gray, 3627 Avenue M, Galveston, TX 77550; (650) 302-8739; fratergray@gmail.com