Class Note 1978
Issue
Brian Litscher writes: “I have been spending my spare time still involved with music. I have performed in musicals for Berkshire Theater Festival (Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Playhouse) and Barrington Stage and am now performing in a newly written comedy musical revue about the trials and tribulations of middle age titled I Know I Came Here for Something, which has been extended three times over the summer.” See Brian’s pics at www.taconicstage.com.
Fritz Rolfing sends news from Honolulu: “Our eldest child, Renate (25), graduated from the Manhattan School of Music and is now in the master of music program in collaborative piano at the Juilliard School. Son Frederick (22) completed a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Hokkaido, Japan, and will resume his undergraduate studies at Brigham Young. Frederick’s younger brother, Markus (19), has survived his plebe summer at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. My wife, Deon, and I traveled with my 80-year-old father to Annapolis at the beginning of July for Markus’ induction into the academy, which included a private swearing-in ceremony administered by my father (a retired Naval Reserve captain) in his tropical white uniform. Our youngest, Marissa (16), is starting her junior year at Punahou School and plans to excel at all of her siblings’ accomplishments.”
Marc Brovender is now working as a financial planner and investment advisor at Thorndike Co. in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Marc remarried Mary Howe on February 15. Congratulations, Marc and Mary!
Jonathan Keeve, M.D., reports: “As a distinguished visiting scholar for the Orthopedic Trauma Association, in May I volunteered for two weeks performing trauma surgery in Landstuhl, Germany, on wounded servicemen and women from the Iraq and Afghan conflicts. It was a sobering experience to see and treat the devastating injuries sustained by the members of our armed forces. I returned humbled by their dedication and sacrifice. I am glad I did not see Burke Whitman or Jim Bullion at the hospital. I spent a few weeks in Myanmar last year as a volunteer, training surgeons in fracture and trauma surgery. This was my fourth mission to a developing country and it continues to be one of my major interests when not saving money for college tuition. My day job continues to be practicing orthopedic surgery in Spokane. My wife, Tonya, and I have two sons who are better musicians, skiers and runners than I. Our oldest Philip is also substantially taller than his father and will be applying to colleges this fall, and I am glad to say that Dartmouth is on his list. I could see him on the crew team, like his surrogate father, Jim Bassett.”
Carolyn Kelley Evans is moving to Tennessee. Her husband, Jim, is already there, working on his accent. Their daughter Gretchen (Smith ’10) just finished her exchange year at Dartmouth. She is a neuroscience major and an Alpha Phi. Daughter Elizabeth is a Dartmouth ’13.
More next time. Cheers.
—Dave Hov, 7840 Virginia Oaks Drive, Gainesville, VA 20155; (571) 261-3580; davidhov@comcast.net
Nov - Dec 2009
Brian Litscher writes: “I have been spending my spare time still involved with music. I have performed in musicals for Berkshire Theater Festival (Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Playhouse) and Barrington Stage and am now performing in a newly written comedy musical revue about the trials and tribulations of middle age titled I Know I Came Here for Something, which has been extended three times over the summer.” See Brian’s pics at www.taconicstage.com.
Fritz Rolfing sends news from Honolulu: “Our eldest child, Renate (25), graduated from the Manhattan School of Music and is now in the master of music program in collaborative piano at the Juilliard School. Son Frederick (22) completed a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Hokkaido, Japan, and will resume his undergraduate studies at Brigham Young. Frederick’s younger brother, Markus (19), has survived his plebe summer at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. My wife, Deon, and I traveled with my 80-year-old father to Annapolis at the beginning of July for Markus’ induction into the academy, which included a private swearing-in ceremony administered by my father (a retired Naval Reserve captain) in his tropical white uniform. Our youngest, Marissa (16), is starting her junior year at Punahou School and plans to excel at all of her siblings’ accomplishments.”
Marc Brovender is now working as a financial planner and investment advisor at Thorndike Co. in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Marc remarried Mary Howe on February 15. Congratulations, Marc and Mary!
Jonathan Keeve, M.D., reports: “As a distinguished visiting scholar for the Orthopedic Trauma Association, in May I volunteered for two weeks performing trauma surgery in Landstuhl, Germany, on wounded servicemen and women from the Iraq and Afghan conflicts. It was a sobering experience to see and treat the devastating injuries sustained by the members of our armed forces. I returned humbled by their dedication and sacrifice. I am glad I did not see Burke Whitman or Jim Bullion at the hospital. I spent a few weeks in Myanmar last year as a volunteer, training surgeons in fracture and trauma surgery. This was my fourth mission to a developing country and it continues to be one of my major interests when not saving money for college tuition. My day job continues to be practicing orthopedic surgery in Spokane. My wife, Tonya, and I have two sons who are better musicians, skiers and runners than I. Our oldest Philip is also substantially taller than his father and will be applying to colleges this fall, and I am glad to say that Dartmouth is on his list. I could see him on the crew team, like his surrogate father, Jim Bassett.”
Carolyn Kelley Evans is moving to Tennessee. Her husband, Jim, is already there, working on his accent. Their daughter Gretchen (Smith ’10) just finished her exchange year at Dartmouth. She is a neuroscience major and an Alpha Phi. Daughter Elizabeth is a Dartmouth ’13.
More next time. Cheers.
—Dave Hov, 7840 Virginia Oaks Drive, Gainesville, VA 20155; (571) 261-3580; davidhov@comcast.net