Class Note 1951
Issue
May-June 2023
It was a treat to hear Betty Sutton’s voice calling from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, unchanged from all those years ago. She has moved to a senior living community near the house in which she and Jack lived. She delights in having all their sons nearby. Andy Pincus continues to write, despite having retired from his longtime job as a music critic at the Tanglewood music festival. He edits a newsletter for residents of his retirement community in Lenox, Massachusetts, and has written two delightful autobiographical reflections and reminiscences: “Crossing Trestles: How Did It All Happen?” and “Lenox Vistas: The View from Under Mountain.”
Mike Choukas is recovering “more slowly than I would like” after a bad fall but retains his upbeat voice and outlook. Signs of progress: He goes to every Dartmouth home hockey game. Among his caregivers: Barbara Hall,widow of David,who continues to brighten his life.
Sarah Breed, Charlie’s widow, lives in a retirement community in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Her interests include historic preservation and environmental protection. She also tends the Charles E. Breed Memorial Deck Garden.
Exhibit “A” for living life fully and with curiosity, interest, and engagement is Al Moses. He enjoys reading, writing to his grandchildren, and traveling (mostly to Israel) and remains active in Jewish affairs, business, investments, and philanthropy. A member of our class executive committee, Al is always among the first to report for duty when a ’51 event is planned. These events include regular Zoom gatherings at which guest speakers (often a Dartmouth faculty member) provide interesting and provocative insights into current issues. The virtual meetings offer a chance to visit with a changing group of 15 to 20 classmates. Also planned: a mini-reunion in Hanover this summer, for which Joe Spound has taken the lead.
Brookline, Massachusetts, is still home to Howie and Nat Allen. Howie came to Dartmouth from Brookline 75 years ago! He lives near his kids and enthuses about a new great-grandchild (as Jean and I do—she’s our first).
I’m sorry to report Cliff Barney died January 9 in Santa Cruz, California.
Eager to contact a ’51 classmate? I’d be glad to provide contact information.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com
Mike Choukas is recovering “more slowly than I would like” after a bad fall but retains his upbeat voice and outlook. Signs of progress: He goes to every Dartmouth home hockey game. Among his caregivers: Barbara Hall,widow of David,who continues to brighten his life.
Sarah Breed, Charlie’s widow, lives in a retirement community in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Her interests include historic preservation and environmental protection. She also tends the Charles E. Breed Memorial Deck Garden.
Exhibit “A” for living life fully and with curiosity, interest, and engagement is Al Moses. He enjoys reading, writing to his grandchildren, and traveling (mostly to Israel) and remains active in Jewish affairs, business, investments, and philanthropy. A member of our class executive committee, Al is always among the first to report for duty when a ’51 event is planned. These events include regular Zoom gatherings at which guest speakers (often a Dartmouth faculty member) provide interesting and provocative insights into current issues. The virtual meetings offer a chance to visit with a changing group of 15 to 20 classmates. Also planned: a mini-reunion in Hanover this summer, for which Joe Spound has taken the lead.
Brookline, Massachusetts, is still home to Howie and Nat Allen. Howie came to Dartmouth from Brookline 75 years ago! He lives near his kids and enthuses about a new great-grandchild (as Jean and I do—she’s our first).
I’m sorry to report Cliff Barney died January 9 in Santa Cruz, California.
Eager to contact a ’51 classmate? I’d be glad to provide contact information.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com