It is hard to believe, but almost a year has passed since our record-breaking 60th reunion. However, there is still a lot going on. Our new class president, Alden Fiertz, presided over an ad hoc meeting of classmates at lunch in the Upper Valley in February. His goal was simply to get the feel of available ’52s about where the class goes from here regarding both class activities and support of the College. Attendees included Gene Cesari (South Ryegate, Vermont), Charlie Curtis (New London, New Hampshire), Dan Van Dorn (White River Junction, Vermont), John McCrillis (Newport, New Hampshire), Frank Logan (Hanover), Liz Russell (Norwich, Vermont), John North (Lebanon, New Hampshire), Steve Parkhurst (Winchester, Massachusetts) and this reporter. Ideas for events (lunches, dinners, mini-reunions) in various cities and class projects with a ’52 theme were considered. One event was decided for sure; our fall class dinner during football season will be in Hanover on the weekend of the Yale game and Dartmouth Night, October 11-12. Join us!


Steve Parkhurst, class treasurer, reports our finances are in good shape and our loyal dues payers are holding up well. Many thanks. Mini-reunion chairman Hank Waters is also working on plans for class for gatherings and he will report soon.


Recognition for achievement is still coming our way. Jack Creamer attended our 60th in good health from his home in Tucson, Arizona. He is retired from a long and successful career in the automotive aftermarket industry and this past fall he was presented with a lifetime achievement award by his industry association, the Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association, before some 2,000 people at its annual convention in Las Vegas. The award commends Jack “for his unselfish commitment to, and high level of performance within, the motor vehicle aftermarket.” Jack was described as an “industry icon”—in our class, too!


Who says you can’t go home again? Many of our classmates are re-settling into retirement mode, some in communities such as Kendal, others in less formal settings. Tom Schanck has just moved from Florida back to his hometown of some 50 years, Oak Brook, Illinois—close to family and his roots. You?


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