Class Note 1975
Issue
January-February 2021
Could 2020 be any weirder? In the last Class Notes I stated that I had returned home after evacuating from the path of Hurricane Laura. Now I am writing these notes as Tropical Storm Zeta batters the coast of Mexico and turns toward Louisiana. This storm season is a record-breaker. All this and the most critical election of our lifetimes, but I thought that was true of all of them. Never mind.
What is perhaps most unique about this year is the almost total migration of our communication system to video chats over Zoom, FaceTime, or whatever platform you find least annoying. In fact, the planning for our 50th reunion has begun—on Zoom. Yes, the 50th. It is only five years away. Our fearless leader, Lon Cross, assembled a substantial group of able bodies on one video call to start the process. I am sure that several of you are going to be roped into this, but the initial group included Mikael Salovaara, Matt Dwyer, Dale Edmunds, Dan Kenslea, Robbin Derry, Glenn Reed, Pam Smyth, Blake Winchell, Sandy Tierney, Chris McConnell, Al Austin, Ron Cima, Tom Denison, Sheldon Finch, and Jeff Sassorossi. In addition, we had a stealth appearance by Dave Cook, who cleverly signed on as Debbie.
There are some great events already in the planning phase and we want everyone now to mark your calendars to be there in June 2025.
During our call the wonders of this technology enabled Matt Dwyer to walk aimlessly around town while talking and he literally bumped into a young fellow wearing a Dartmouth sweatshirt. This young fellow made a guest appearance and marveled at how young we all looked. That might be a stretch.
Al Austin is doing double duty as our Alumni Council liaison and he recently attended a virtual meeting. I had pestered him with some questions for the group, which he dutifully asked and reported back on. He is doing a great job of staying in touch with current affairs in Hanover, so drop him a line if you are curious.
Better yet, drop me a line with an update!
Vox clamantis in Tejas.
—Stephen D. Gray, 3627 Avenue M, Galveston, TX 77550; (650) 302-8739; fratergray@gmail.com
What is perhaps most unique about this year is the almost total migration of our communication system to video chats over Zoom, FaceTime, or whatever platform you find least annoying. In fact, the planning for our 50th reunion has begun—on Zoom. Yes, the 50th. It is only five years away. Our fearless leader, Lon Cross, assembled a substantial group of able bodies on one video call to start the process. I am sure that several of you are going to be roped into this, but the initial group included Mikael Salovaara, Matt Dwyer, Dale Edmunds, Dan Kenslea, Robbin Derry, Glenn Reed, Pam Smyth, Blake Winchell, Sandy Tierney, Chris McConnell, Al Austin, Ron Cima, Tom Denison, Sheldon Finch, and Jeff Sassorossi. In addition, we had a stealth appearance by Dave Cook, who cleverly signed on as Debbie.
There are some great events already in the planning phase and we want everyone now to mark your calendars to be there in June 2025.
During our call the wonders of this technology enabled Matt Dwyer to walk aimlessly around town while talking and he literally bumped into a young fellow wearing a Dartmouth sweatshirt. This young fellow made a guest appearance and marveled at how young we all looked. That might be a stretch.
Al Austin is doing double duty as our Alumni Council liaison and he recently attended a virtual meeting. I had pestered him with some questions for the group, which he dutifully asked and reported back on. He is doing a great job of staying in touch with current affairs in Hanover, so drop him a line if you are curious.
Better yet, drop me a line with an update!
Vox clamantis in Tejas.
—Stephen D. Gray, 3627 Avenue M, Galveston, TX 77550; (650) 302-8739; fratergray@gmail.com