Class Note 1975
Issue
May-June 2020
Life in the slow lane is interesting during the winter months. The pace seems a bit more relaxed and one can perhaps appreciate the world in a more leisurely fashion. Such leisure may even allow us the time to connect with classmates before the year starts to get away from us.
In one such story from the medium lane comes word from William Carney.He and I are connected via Strava, where I am also connected to his son, Tom, who is presumably far fitter that we are, but I digress. I reached out to folks on Facebook and asked if anyone had a Peloton. William was negative, but did relay this episode.
“Last year I was hanging onto Tom’s (operative word: hanging) wheel in Rock Creek Park outside D.C. We passed a rider who then jumped onto my wheel. After a couple of minutes he passed me and chatted with Tom, who was wearing Dartmouth kit. The rider told Tom that he was a ’75. Tom said, ‘Slide back and meet your classmate.’ It was Robert Bell.” Clearly they were all going at a conversational pace!
In a separate hit from Facebook, the infamous, newborn poster boy Dr. Walter Evans gave me the high sign on Peloton. He is “DocWalt” and I am “fratergray.” If anyone else is a Peloton user, look us up.
Paul Parsons was also getting around this winter. From his travels to the D.C. area comes this note of connection with Jim Thiel: “I was there with wife and daughter for the latter’s graduation from Department of Justice training, fulfilling her childhood dreams. Jim has worked in Alexandria as an M.D., as does his wife. We were part of the Dartmouth lightweight crew team that rowed at the Henley Royal Regatta right after graduation and haven’t really talked much since then. I’m retired with a lymphoma and Jim is barely working, from what I can tell. Was great to match up memories of days gone by and compare notes on the life paths our alma mater prepared us for. We’ve both been very lucky, I think, and are optimistic and excited about the possibilities for the future. Wah-hoo-wah!”
I have it on good authority that Paul is doing well and feels great. The pictures on our Facebook page are great and always take me back—lots of familiar faces. That’s all—happy spring!
Vox clamantis in Tejas.
—Stephen D. Gray, 3627 Avenue M, Galveston, TX 77550; (650) 302-8739; fratergray@gmail.com
In one such story from the medium lane comes word from William Carney.He and I are connected via Strava, where I am also connected to his son, Tom, who is presumably far fitter that we are, but I digress. I reached out to folks on Facebook and asked if anyone had a Peloton. William was negative, but did relay this episode.
“Last year I was hanging onto Tom’s (operative word: hanging) wheel in Rock Creek Park outside D.C. We passed a rider who then jumped onto my wheel. After a couple of minutes he passed me and chatted with Tom, who was wearing Dartmouth kit. The rider told Tom that he was a ’75. Tom said, ‘Slide back and meet your classmate.’ It was Robert Bell.” Clearly they were all going at a conversational pace!
In a separate hit from Facebook, the infamous, newborn poster boy Dr. Walter Evans gave me the high sign on Peloton. He is “DocWalt” and I am “fratergray.” If anyone else is a Peloton user, look us up.
Paul Parsons was also getting around this winter. From his travels to the D.C. area comes this note of connection with Jim Thiel: “I was there with wife and daughter for the latter’s graduation from Department of Justice training, fulfilling her childhood dreams. Jim has worked in Alexandria as an M.D., as does his wife. We were part of the Dartmouth lightweight crew team that rowed at the Henley Royal Regatta right after graduation and haven’t really talked much since then. I’m retired with a lymphoma and Jim is barely working, from what I can tell. Was great to match up memories of days gone by and compare notes on the life paths our alma mater prepared us for. We’ve both been very lucky, I think, and are optimistic and excited about the possibilities for the future. Wah-hoo-wah!”
I have it on good authority that Paul is doing well and feels great. The pictures on our Facebook page are great and always take me back—lots of familiar faces. That’s all—happy spring!
Vox clamantis in Tejas.
—Stephen D. Gray, 3627 Avenue M, Galveston, TX 77550; (650) 302-8739; fratergray@gmail.com