Class Note 1979
In our last installment of Class Notes we highlighted news from first-year denizens of Lord Hall. Not wanting to overexert ourselves, we thought we’d take a short stroll up Tuck Mall and check in with some of John Currier’s freshman dormmates in Hitchcock Hall.
Jud Kelley says: “I was lucky to be assigned to Hitchcock, where I shared a room with Tony ‘Tony the Pony’ Luppino and Mark Snyderman. The three of us got along well, except when it came to music (Tony was a hard-core Beatles fan, while Mark was into Pink Floyd). Our first night in the dorm we got to meet one of the sophomores living next door—he was passed out in the men’s room. After we got to know him and his two roommates, we all joined their fraternity (Zeta Psi). My wife, Beth, and I have lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for 21 years now. I retired from Ford, where I had been an attorney specializing in tax and securitizations, at the end of 2011. Beth spent 25 years supporting me in my career; now it’s my turn to support Beth in her endeavors, mainly as a volunteer and, until recently, working in a bridal salon. I’m an avid reader, exercise daily, play with our dogs and travel extensively. Our daughter, Madeline, is a second-year dental student at the University of Michigan, and our son, Eddie, is a senior at Michigan State University, which makes us a house divided between these huge Big Ten rivals.”
Tony, Jud’s aforementioned roommate, writes: “I’ve been in Kansas City, Missouri, since 1986, having fled Boston the year the Red Sox lost in seven to the Mets. Still a Sox fan, I had no problem figuring out whom to root for in the 2015 Royals-Mets World Series. After practicing law in Boston and Kansas City for about 19 years, I turned to teaching and have been a professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law since 2001. My wife, Janet, and I are excited about the imminent birth of our first grandchild and already have Red Sox onesies selected to start her off on the right track.”
“By sheer luck,” says Tom Hull, “I was paired with Greg ‘Clayto’ Clayton and John Currier in a luxurious corner suite with a fireplace. I remember filling our bathroom to the ceiling with firewood supplied by John’s dad. I also recall encouraging Clayto to give up skateboarding and try rowing, which quickly became his chief passion and, I’m fairly certain, saved him from becoming a surf bum. Fast-forward to this past October: Kurt Somerville, Bill McNabb, Bill Kaewert and I had the pleasure of rowing together at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, a mere 40 years after our first appearance there. Bad habits never die.”
Finally, we are deeply saddened to report the passing of two dear classmates in 2015: Peter “Pedro” Lena and Michael “Belley” Kelley. We will forever miss these beloved Bones Gate brothers.
—Stanley Weil, 15 Peck Road, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549; (917) 428-0852; stanno79@gmail.com; John Currier, 82 Carpenter St., Norwich, VT 05055; (802) 649-2577; john.h.currier@dartmouth.edu
