Class Note 1951
Issue
November-December 2020
Our class leadership is doing a nice job of connecting us via Zoom during this period of enforced distancing due to the coronavirus. Our executive committee has met virtually to transact business. At a recent Zoom session 23 of us were treated to an engaging reminiscence by Al Moses, describing his years as U.S. ambassador to Romania.
Among those on hand whom we hadn’t seen in much too long: Jack Woods, Dwight Allison, Jim Bonnar, Chick Geilich, Nancy Roberts (Sam’s widow), and Sarah Breed (Charlie’s widow). More such meetings are planned.
A casualty of the virus was our planned August mini-reunion in Hanover, including presentation of a “Spirit of ’51” award to Richard Halloran. (The complete citation accompanying Richard’s Spirit award will be featured in the next issue of Charlie Russell’s Fifty-One Fables.) We have had to recognize him via long distance. Richard’s well-deserved award acknowledges his distinguished career as a journalist and author with deep knowledge and experience in East Asian affairs, foreign policy, defense, and politics. He served at various times as Tokyo bureau chief for Business Week, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. Sadly, we heard from his wife, Fumiko, that Richard died on August 30.
Hats off—and many thanks—to Henry Nachman, Herb Knight,and Bill Leffler for their leadership, respectively, of our class scholarship fund, enlisting ’51s in the Bartlett Tower Society (for those who support Dartmouth in their estate plans), and this year’s Dartmouth College Fund campaign, which raised $144,000 and included 46 percent of our class members.
Helene Berger (Ady’swidow) is receiving wide acclaim for her new book, Choosing Joy: Alzheimer’s: A Book of Hope. The book offers support for patients, caregivers, and clinicians and recounts the journey she and Ady took following his Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
We report with great regret the recent deaths of Chester Cotter, Jim Eldredge,Suzanne Hall (David’s wife), Ginny Hilton (Dave’s widow), Gil Merrill, Shirley Sanders (Hank’s widow), John Shultz, Joe Sisson,and Ben Schore (an adopted classmate and frequent host of our mini-reunion picnics). Fifty-One Fables will carry complete obituaries of these greatly missed friends.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com
Among those on hand whom we hadn’t seen in much too long: Jack Woods, Dwight Allison, Jim Bonnar, Chick Geilich, Nancy Roberts (Sam’s widow), and Sarah Breed (Charlie’s widow). More such meetings are planned.
A casualty of the virus was our planned August mini-reunion in Hanover, including presentation of a “Spirit of ’51” award to Richard Halloran. (The complete citation accompanying Richard’s Spirit award will be featured in the next issue of Charlie Russell’s Fifty-One Fables.) We have had to recognize him via long distance. Richard’s well-deserved award acknowledges his distinguished career as a journalist and author with deep knowledge and experience in East Asian affairs, foreign policy, defense, and politics. He served at various times as Tokyo bureau chief for Business Week, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. Sadly, we heard from his wife, Fumiko, that Richard died on August 30.
Hats off—and many thanks—to Henry Nachman, Herb Knight,and Bill Leffler for their leadership, respectively, of our class scholarship fund, enlisting ’51s in the Bartlett Tower Society (for those who support Dartmouth in their estate plans), and this year’s Dartmouth College Fund campaign, which raised $144,000 and included 46 percent of our class members.
Helene Berger (Ady’swidow) is receiving wide acclaim for her new book, Choosing Joy: Alzheimer’s: A Book of Hope. The book offers support for patients, caregivers, and clinicians and recounts the journey she and Ady took following his Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
We report with great regret the recent deaths of Chester Cotter, Jim Eldredge,Suzanne Hall (David’s wife), Ginny Hilton (Dave’s widow), Gil Merrill, Shirley Sanders (Hank’s widow), John Shultz, Joe Sisson,and Ben Schore (an adopted classmate and frequent host of our mini-reunion picnics). Fifty-One Fables will carry complete obituaries of these greatly missed friends.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com