You’ve probably read or seen stories of this winter’s reunion in Hanover of four Frozen Four hockey teams, but you probably haven’t heard the story as reported by Chip Bettencourt. Organized by Lynne and Bob Gaudet, ’81s in attendance were Chip, Mark Bedard, Chris Andrews, Jim Jankowski, Chris McLaughlin and Mark Uhrynuk, who came all the way from Hong Kong! In Chip’s words, “We all descended on Smoyer Lounge for a post-game reception Friday, when many a story of the ‘good old days’ was told. We skipped Heorot and went straight to the Canoe Club to warm back up—and remember a few more stories. Saturday many of us met at Lou’s for our ‘training meal’ before heading down to the rink for our alumni hockey game. After a two-hour battle we managed a 4-4 tie and headed for the locker room to start icing our sore muscles—from the inside—with several frosties. For a second straight night we exited Thompson in the early morning hours into snow and cold. Finally on Sunday morning we were treated to a generous brunch at the Hanover Inn before we headed back to our corners of the earth.” Another bunch of ’81s gathered in late April at the Boston South End home of Jerry and Gay Bird for a mini-reunion. Hosted by the Birds and Toby and Sally Reiley, this mini-reunion combined Jerry’s ’80s with the ’81s. Sally deserves a big hand for making the hike up to the fourth-floor party just a couple of days after completing the Boston Marathon, during which she raised $10,000 for Mass Eye and Ear. The full roster of ’81s in attendance included Will Hill, Betsy Field (who came from Vermont!), Ted Hibben, Rick Silverman, Bill Burgess, Patsy Fischer, Larry Dunn and Shelley Warren Weiler. Oh yeah, I was there, too. With all the talk about mini-reunions and attention turning to our big one in June, here’s word from a couple of classmates who won’t be able to make it. Bob Spears has a couple of family graduations to attend and a long-planned trip to Africa. Bob’s working for Burlington Capital Group, a private equity and real estate management firm in Omaha, Nebraska, and is getting back into masters swimming after shoulder surgery. Rob Hoffman is going to have to miss when he attends the bachelor party for his future son-in-law—making sure everything is on the up and up, no doubt. Anne McGonagle will miss while she attends Mack Lyons’ wedding, followed by a float down the Salmon River. I guess if you can’t get to the White River….Anne also hosted an April gathering attended by ’81s Betsy Brew, Bob Van Wetter, Tom McGonagle, Chris Toll, Tim Hudner, Lisa Searl Vetter, Kevin Lewis and Tim Itin. Sadly, Chris Halloran lost his battle with cancer in late March. Rest in peace, Chris. 


— Brian Cusack , 26 Ocean Ave., Marblehead, MA 01945; (617) 710-7228; briancusack13@gmail.com; Robert Goldbloom , 324 Warburton Ave., Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706; (914) 231-5117; robertgoldbloom@gmail.com