By the time you read this column our 30th reunion may seem like a distant memory, but if you were one of the 273 of us who were there you will smile and remember fondly those glorious four days in June. The weather was absolutely perfect and our reunion team of Eric Miller, Jim Vahey, John Hastings and Tee Lotson put together the perfect mix of structured activities and free time for us to reconnect and make new friendships. With 273 classmates there, we shattered the previous record for a 30th reunion (224 set by the class of 1980 two years ago). Kudos to attendance czarina Mary Thomson Renner. Special thanks to Laura Murray Dobbin and Gray Reisfield Horan for overseeing the food. It was truly amazing.


If you were unable to make it back to Hanover, I encourage you to read the comments posted on our 30th reunion Facebook page. Thanks to Ann MacAffer for managing our Facebook group. I ask each of you who attended to post your favorite moment of the weekend. 


Highlights included a cocktail reception with Dartmouth President (and adopted classmate) Jim Yong Kim in his garden, where he gave a touching farewell speech. We presented Jim with a work of art that may well end up in the headquarters of the World Bank—a photo collage of all of our Freshman Book pictures interspersed with photos of Jim. Thank you, Tee and Jonathan Marvel!


New class officers were elected: president Cathy Judd-Stein, vice presidents Peter Feer and Patrick Viguerie, treasurer David “Plek” Plekenpol, secretaries David Eichman and Robin Shaffert, newsletter editors Mike Berg and Dianne Vogel Vazquez, head agents Jon Baker, Patrick Viguerie, Corinne Heyes and Betsy Leggat, class project coordinator Sam Carlson, Alumni Council representative Matt Hoffman, mini-reunion chairs Danny Black, Jenny Chandler Hauge and Joe Reinkemeyer and webmaster Rich Nadworny. Matt thanked the outgoing class officers for their work and dedication these past five years and pointed out that all 13 officers attended the reunion! Kudos to outgoing officers John Hastings, Mary Conway, Gina Blus, Kate Pesek Sackman, Tee Lotson, Philippa Guthrie and Martha Solis Turner.


It is impossible to describe all the magical moments in just 500 words, but I do want to mention the lovely memorial service Sunday morning at Occom Pond for our 22 deceased classmates. Julie Hahnke opened and closed the service with her bagpipes and numerous classmates sang, spoke and told anecdotes of lives cut short. As Tee read each of the 22 names, a classmate took a white rose and placed it in the water. The hill winds will always know their names: Howard W. Anderson, Gene L. Best, Jane-Anne Dalton, Colette Drape, Melissa Morris Durot, Chip Hankins, Norman D. Hanson, T. Wayne Higginbotham, James W. Hoffman, Monteria H. Ivey, William J. Koslo Jr, Daniel B. Lapham, William R. Martineau, James M. McCardie, Victoria Evans McIntosh, Marie Center Mecaskey, Timothy N. Murphy, Tony C. Pasol, Joyce J. Seko, William W. Shields, III, Scott E. Stedman and William Tate. 


—David Eichman, 9004 Wonderland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; dme4law@sbcglobal.net; Cathy Judd-Stein, 15 Lakeview Road, Winchester, MA 01890; cjuddstein@yahoo.com