Through the years it has been our pleasure, in this space, to report on class lunches, dinners, mini-reunions, and, of course, reunions as our class has displayed strong bonds of friendship. The year 2020 and early 2021, however, are missing this component. Instead, most stories coming to us are a reflection of our age and our responsible behavior in this time of the coronavirus pandemic. A few examples are worth reporting, but other classmates could be as easily inserted with equal credibility and relevance. Bob Brace and his wife, Pat, decided well before this past year to move to a retirement community in the Boston suburbs. As longtime residents of Boston, this has worked out well for them as we confirmed in a recent conversation. On the other hand, Doug Corderman and his wife, Joan, when they decided this past year to make a similar move, left their longtime Washington, D.C., area residence and journeyed all the way to Portland, Oregon, to be close to family. They are now settling in for this new experience and report all is going well. Variations on these two stories abound and we assume it will continue. Unfortunately, it often comes with the loss of a beloved partner, making the change ever more difficult. In any event, if you have made this move or are contemplating it, we hope all goes well as it has for the Brace and Corderman families. We also recently had a good conversation with George Sherman, calling from his home in Michigan. He is doing well and is deep into another pastime of our age, culling out what to keep and what not. In his case, he has many remembrances of his days as a newspaper reporter and foreign service officer—lots of memories. We regret reporting the passing of Robert Jahrling, Danforth Hall, and Robert Ringstad in late 2020. Bob Ringstad, for many years, was co-chair of our annual New York City fall class luncheon and, as with the others, an active and loyal alumnus.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com