Class Note 1955
Issue
January-February 2021
I know that all of us had hoped to have the Covid behind us now, but that is not the case as this is written the end of October. Homecoming was an interesting, virtual event and did stir the memories but hardly the same. Plus, no 65th reunion this fall to recall the good, old times together! The grandkids are virtually at their chosen universities. However, they lack that real campus environment from what we hear in terms of building personal and academic relationships. Travel during the holidays is a question, but by the time you are reading this, that will have all been decided—one hopes for the good.
I received a nice, long email from roomie Harry Weil.He and Nancy celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary sheltered in place at their retirement community in Silver Spring, Maryland. Being in place like that is “supremely boring,” according to Harry, but that’s the way it is for a lot of us these days. David Cudlip checked in with a good phone chat. He and Lee retired from California to Tryon, North Carolina, in the beautiful southern Blue Ridge 25 years ago. The small valley town offers cultural and equestrian activities and the unhurried coziness of the local shops.
Norm Fine’s book of the development and implementation of microwave radar as a key factor in winning WW II, Blind Bombing, continues to draw acclaim. He was the featured speaker at the National D-Day Memorial “Lunchbox Lectures” on October 8 as presented on YouTube and recorded. A Google search will make it available to you.
Of note was the Dr. Allen W. Root ’55 Contemporary Art Distinguished Lectureship at the Hood October 2. Remember to support the Dartmouth College Fund and head agent John Braestrup and his team. Give him a call or email to join his team. New Year’s resolution: Send some news to your class secretary to share in this column.
Sadly, we report the passing of Paul Brown, John Dell Isola, John Dinan, Harry Guenther, David Heegaard, Bob MacFadyen, Earl “Bucky” Peirce, and Arthur Wellman.
—Ken Lundstrom, 1101 Exchange Place, #1106, Durham, NC 27713; (919) 206-4639; kenlundstrom@ yahoo.com
I received a nice, long email from roomie Harry Weil.He and Nancy celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary sheltered in place at their retirement community in Silver Spring, Maryland. Being in place like that is “supremely boring,” according to Harry, but that’s the way it is for a lot of us these days. David Cudlip checked in with a good phone chat. He and Lee retired from California to Tryon, North Carolina, in the beautiful southern Blue Ridge 25 years ago. The small valley town offers cultural and equestrian activities and the unhurried coziness of the local shops.
Norm Fine’s book of the development and implementation of microwave radar as a key factor in winning WW II, Blind Bombing, continues to draw acclaim. He was the featured speaker at the National D-Day Memorial “Lunchbox Lectures” on October 8 as presented on YouTube and recorded. A Google search will make it available to you.
Of note was the Dr. Allen W. Root ’55 Contemporary Art Distinguished Lectureship at the Hood October 2. Remember to support the Dartmouth College Fund and head agent John Braestrup and his team. Give him a call or email to join his team. New Year’s resolution: Send some news to your class secretary to share in this column.
Sadly, we report the passing of Paul Brown, John Dell Isola, John Dinan, Harry Guenther, David Heegaard, Bob MacFadyen, Earl “Bucky” Peirce, and Arthur Wellman.
—Ken Lundstrom, 1101 Exchange Place, #1106, Durham, NC 27713; (919) 206-4639; kenlundstrom@ yahoo.com