Hats off to Al Moses (McLean, Virginia), who received an honorary degree from Georgetown recognizing his “leadership in the fields of law, global finance and regulation, national service, diplomacy and international human rights.” Among many roles, Al served as U.S. ambassador to Romania and special presidential emissary for the Cyprus conflict.


Dick McFarland (Excelsior, Minnesota) reports on a fascinating trip to Vietnam as a representative of the McKnight Foundation, on whose board he serves. While citing many positive developments, Dick’s overall impression is one of concern, especially regarding corruption, environmental degradation (including repercussions from planned dams on the Mekong River) and subjugation of indigenous populations.


Fifty-one authors! Woody Klein (Westport, Connecticut) has completed his eighth book, American Poverty: Presidential Failures and a Call to Action (Potomac Books). John Ross (La Jolla, California) has retired from his medical practice and responsibilities in academic administration but is at work on a medical memoir. And Bill Merkle’s (Old Greenwich, Connecticut) Frank and Leona is a delightful memoir and family history.


Ralph Hand (“No one has called me ‘Whitey’ in years”) has retired from farming and moved from Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee. Loye Miller (West Lebanon, New Hampshire) caught 220 trout on the lovely Meccawe Pond in Vermont! Sandy and Gebby McDonald (Darien, Connecticut) survived Hurricane Sandy but woke up the next day to find a beautiful launch in their front yard. Joe and Doris Lindner have driven to all but one of America’s “51 Great Burger Joints” (one in each state, identified by USA Today). No. 51, in Hawaii, is planned for this year.


Jack and Sue Woods (Peapack, New Jersey) have taken a novel approach to retirement living. They were invited by their son to join him and his family (and his father-in-law) in a sprawling one-floor home featuring connected but semi-independent living spaces for each family unit. Among the amenities: private decks overlooking spacious grounds with a swimming pool. Jack calls it “the best of all possible worlds!”


Recent deaths: John Clayton, Jack Gray, Jeff O’Connell, Al Patterson and Howard Phillips. Our class was represented by Buck Scott at Jeff’s funeral in Charlottesville, Virginia.


—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com