Class Note 1990
Issue
September-October 2022
This month I asked ’90s, “What has that small voice in the back of your head been telling you over and over for years and years?” Here are your responses. Lauren Smith writes, “Sadly, that I, my daughter, and the other women in my life who I love will never have the same rights, privileges, and freedoms as the ones with which men get to walk through the world.” Michael Keller writes, “643-6135, 643-6135, 643-6135.”
Bill Wilson writes, “I’ve been hearing, ‘Go back to Hanover, it has been too long!’ I’ve missed the class reunions through the years, but I did get a chance to go to the 50th Black Alumni at Dartmouth Association reunion this past Memorial Day Weekend. I had a fantastic time and after 20 years it was great to be back on campus. While there I ran into Kelly Green Kahn, Brad Bennett, and Dan Patton.”
Karen Behling writes, “With the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade I have been thinking about the first protest march I went to in D.C. in April of 1988. I remember Kathy Heafey marching with the ‘Catholics for Choice’ crew, and Jane Blum and Tom Thompson and I road-tripping together. The voice in my head has been telling me to keep up the fight. I protested in Raleigh, North Carolina, a few weeks ago and will keep fighting so all our daughters have the same rights we grew up with.”
Hallie Brooks writes, “Say ‘yes!’ As we enter middle age, our bodies aren’t getting any younger, and if someone gives you an opportunity to do something fun, say ‘yes!’ Hike Kilimanjaro (Rick Dunham and Rob Norris), meet up with your college buddies from across the country for a weekend getaway, try a new sport (I just tried eventing on a friend’s most wonderful horse loan). Carpe diem, friends!”
Suzanne (Rathbun) Fetter writes, “ ‘Keep going,’ a lesson learned on my freshman year hiking trip at Dartmouth.” Roth Herrlinger writes, “The small voice in the back of my head has been saying, ‘Go to New Zealand. Find what’s there for you.’ I was going to go in 2020, but then…well, we all know what 2020 brought. So I’m going to head over later this year and explore!”
Kyrie Robinson writes, “My inner voice is largely critical and I spend three-quarters of my time telling her to shut up. But I do have another inner voice that tells me to join the Red Cross, Peace Corps, Feed America, travel the world, walk the Camino Trail, or bike across the United States. Basically, go on adventures, because I figure at 52, I’ve got about 25 years of great health before I start to slow down. I have another voice that says, ‘It’s been nine years, maybe you should get out and date again.’ But my twin boys are 19, still trying to launch, so I’m largely staying put until they are a bit more steady on their feet.” Kyle Davis writes, “ ‘This is not the dog talking to you…it’s also not God. Now stand up straight and you need to be better about remembering the names of people you meet and you need to call your mom once in a while.’ (My small voice is part Dale Carnegie and part Nigerian auntie.)”
—Rob Crawford, 22 Black Oak Road, Weston, MA 02493; crawdaddy37@gmail.com
Bill Wilson writes, “I’ve been hearing, ‘Go back to Hanover, it has been too long!’ I’ve missed the class reunions through the years, but I did get a chance to go to the 50th Black Alumni at Dartmouth Association reunion this past Memorial Day Weekend. I had a fantastic time and after 20 years it was great to be back on campus. While there I ran into Kelly Green Kahn, Brad Bennett, and Dan Patton.”
Karen Behling writes, “With the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade I have been thinking about the first protest march I went to in D.C. in April of 1988. I remember Kathy Heafey marching with the ‘Catholics for Choice’ crew, and Jane Blum and Tom Thompson and I road-tripping together. The voice in my head has been telling me to keep up the fight. I protested in Raleigh, North Carolina, a few weeks ago and will keep fighting so all our daughters have the same rights we grew up with.”
Hallie Brooks writes, “Say ‘yes!’ As we enter middle age, our bodies aren’t getting any younger, and if someone gives you an opportunity to do something fun, say ‘yes!’ Hike Kilimanjaro (Rick Dunham and Rob Norris), meet up with your college buddies from across the country for a weekend getaway, try a new sport (I just tried eventing on a friend’s most wonderful horse loan). Carpe diem, friends!”
Suzanne (Rathbun) Fetter writes, “ ‘Keep going,’ a lesson learned on my freshman year hiking trip at Dartmouth.” Roth Herrlinger writes, “The small voice in the back of my head has been saying, ‘Go to New Zealand. Find what’s there for you.’ I was going to go in 2020, but then…well, we all know what 2020 brought. So I’m going to head over later this year and explore!”
Kyrie Robinson writes, “My inner voice is largely critical and I spend three-quarters of my time telling her to shut up. But I do have another inner voice that tells me to join the Red Cross, Peace Corps, Feed America, travel the world, walk the Camino Trail, or bike across the United States. Basically, go on adventures, because I figure at 52, I’ve got about 25 years of great health before I start to slow down. I have another voice that says, ‘It’s been nine years, maybe you should get out and date again.’ But my twin boys are 19, still trying to launch, so I’m largely staying put until they are a bit more steady on their feet.” Kyle Davis writes, “ ‘This is not the dog talking to you…it’s also not God. Now stand up straight and you need to be better about remembering the names of people you meet and you need to call your mom once in a while.’ (My small voice is part Dale Carnegie and part Nigerian auntie.)”
—Rob Crawford, 22 Black Oak Road, Weston, MA 02493; crawdaddy37@gmail.com