It’s official! Class of the Year 1955 will lead the Homecoming Parade Friday night, October 17. Plan now to attend what will be a memorable weekend for the class. Also, there is still time to make reservations for the Asheville, North Carolina, mini September 15-18 hosted by Paul Merriken and Shirley Tenney. Full details are in the class newsletters.


Although you will read this in April, these notes are written with the February storms only recently past. Walt Boden was sheltered at home in Atlanta and missed all the tie-ups. With the next storm looming, they were about to head for the coastal climes of Hilton Head, South Carolina, when we caught up with him. Walt is still working in commercial and industrial real estate, which has been in a long downtrend, but he feels is now on the upswing. Neal Allen stayed close to home and did just fine in Marietta, Georgia. He has been retired so long he refers to himself as a “professional retiree.” Neal also shared the sad news that Joan, his wife of 54 years, passed away in January.


Bob Brown had no storm problems in Torrance, California. Retired, he is active in several volunteer roles: mentor for middle school children whose parents are not fluent in English, volunteer for several years at the Huntington Gardens, assistant in the J. Paul Getty Museum children’s programs, guide for school groups at the local zoo. Beyond this Bob is an avid collector of clocks, including one dating to the 1830s.


No snow and ice either for Barbara and Matt Weinberg, San Francisco, on a cruise to Central America where they viewed the Mayan ruins. Matt is retired but consults with his former law firm and also does pro bono work. A key interest is his Napa Valley winery for which they use drip irrigation. The Weinbergs are planning a “roots” trip to Lithuania and neighboring countries in June.


Remember to support Woody Goss’ team with your checks to the Dartmouth College Fund.


Sadly we report the passing of Harry Ambrose, Dick Forsberg, John Johnson and Gordie Zacks.


—Ken Lundstrom, 1101 Exchange Place, #1106, Durham, NC 27713; (919) 206-4639; kenlundstrom@yahoo.com