It seems appropriate to begin this issue’s news to the class with a report from Ken Roman. This message speaks for itself and requires little further comment. Ken writes, “On April 23, John Rosenwald and I trekked to Choate Rosemary Hall, where our classmate Charles “Doc” Dey served as the first headmaster of the combined school. He chose the school for a memorial service for himself and his wife, Phoebe—they died within months of each other in 2020. It was a fitting site for a man who dedicated his life to service: in the Peace Corps, as founder of A Better Chance (to help Black children from the South succeed in college), as founder of two programs for Alan Reich’s National Organization on Disability (to help poor Black inner-city youngsters with disabilities get jobs and another to help injured veterans get jobs), and in education (associate dean at Dartmouth as well as Choate Rosemary Hall for 18 years). His four children—Penny, Robin, Andrew, Tom—organized a joyous, moving service that captured his devotion to the public good and family. Rosie and I were fortunate to count him as a friend. He made us all stand a little taller.” Ken is quite correct, and we were fortunate to have Doc as classmate, as well. This is the type of bonding that our class has enjoyed for more than 70 years, and we hope it will continue. Please try to join us for our reunion on September 18-20 in Hanover. Our reunion chairman, Gene Cesari, and our class president, Frank Logan, continue to work with the College to make this experience a memorable one for all. You have, by now, received all the official material from the College and additional information from our class newsletter. If you have any further questions or thoughts, the contact is below here. In other news, unfortunately, we are saddened to report the passing of classmates Louis R. Malizia, Ardie Epranian, Charles M. Liddle, William L. Kurtz, David Litsey, and the Rev. Edward C. Coolidge. Remembrances for them are in the online edition of this publication.

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