Class Note 1942
Issue
July-August 2021
We are slowly coming out—today we can walk in the street without masks!
I noted a piece of news: What do you think of our fellow alum Larry Jaffe ’46 producing his first movie at the age of 98?! As he says, you are never too old to start something new. Amen. I asked the daughter of the late Bob Gale for her recollections so the class and others would know how he felt about his Dartmouth experience. “Dad was very brave, leaving Iowa as a teenager to travel so far to attend college in a place where he knew no one. He grew to love his time at Dartmouth, getting to know roommates who became lifelong friends; being humbled by working during his college years in the cafeteria, serving his classmates; and learning to be the type of professor he became by the examples given by his respected professors at Dartmouth, keeping in touch and mentoring his students long after the classes ended. A graduate, Dr. Freddie Fu ’74, in Pittsburgh used to host parties in August to honor the new Dartmouth students, and Dad and I loved attending to wish the new students the good fortune that Dad experienced. He loved the Dartmouth reunions and he and I so enjoyed his 75th reunion. I’m so glad he was able to experience that. I indulged him with Dartmouth items—blanket, sweatshirt, cap, tie, belt, mug, etc.—and he enjoyed them daily. Dartmouth always has a strong and treasured place in his heart.”
Jon Mendes tells me he is doing well—and walks to the park daily. Today he sat down and two women sat on either side of him—and were amazed when he told them he was 100. He tells me he sent his program on longevity to the podcast Marathon Training Academy and the episode is called “Health Tips from a 100-Year-Old Runner.” The podcast has 30,000 likes on Facebook and 17,000 followers on Instagram. The program is available on Spotify, Omny, and several others.
Stu Finch reports that he is about to welcome his first great-grandson in September and hopes he will attend Dartmouth when his time comes. Stu continues to work in the shop, plays pool, and, now that all are vaccinated, dining together has resumed.
—Joanna Caproni, 370 East 76 St., Apt. A 406, New York, NY 10021; caproni@aol.com
I noted a piece of news: What do you think of our fellow alum Larry Jaffe ’46 producing his first movie at the age of 98?! As he says, you are never too old to start something new. Amen. I asked the daughter of the late Bob Gale for her recollections so the class and others would know how he felt about his Dartmouth experience. “Dad was very brave, leaving Iowa as a teenager to travel so far to attend college in a place where he knew no one. He grew to love his time at Dartmouth, getting to know roommates who became lifelong friends; being humbled by working during his college years in the cafeteria, serving his classmates; and learning to be the type of professor he became by the examples given by his respected professors at Dartmouth, keeping in touch and mentoring his students long after the classes ended. A graduate, Dr. Freddie Fu ’74, in Pittsburgh used to host parties in August to honor the new Dartmouth students, and Dad and I loved attending to wish the new students the good fortune that Dad experienced. He loved the Dartmouth reunions and he and I so enjoyed his 75th reunion. I’m so glad he was able to experience that. I indulged him with Dartmouth items—blanket, sweatshirt, cap, tie, belt, mug, etc.—and he enjoyed them daily. Dartmouth always has a strong and treasured place in his heart.”
Jon Mendes tells me he is doing well—and walks to the park daily. Today he sat down and two women sat on either side of him—and were amazed when he told them he was 100. He tells me he sent his program on longevity to the podcast Marathon Training Academy and the episode is called “Health Tips from a 100-Year-Old Runner.” The podcast has 30,000 likes on Facebook and 17,000 followers on Instagram. The program is available on Spotify, Omny, and several others.
Stu Finch reports that he is about to welcome his first great-grandson in September and hopes he will attend Dartmouth when his time comes. Stu continues to work in the shop, plays pool, and, now that all are vaccinated, dining together has resumed.
—Joanna Caproni, 370 East 76 St., Apt. A 406, New York, NY 10021; caproni@aol.com