Class Note 1946
Issue
When you receive this you’ll still have a few days left to contribute to the Alumni Fund, if you haven’t already. Tom Adams tells me we will reach our goal. Thank you all.
We’re having another mini-reunion. Dates are October 22, 23 and 24. Details will be sent to you shortly. I know it’s a great effort to get to these minis, but I can tell you they are worthwhile and very enjoyable. Oh yes, there’s a football game with Columbia.
Not a lot of news, but this in, courtesy of Harlan Brumsted. Lt. General Richard G. Trefry is our classmate. He attended West Point after WWII service. In March of this year the Army announced it was creating a Lifetime Service Award in Dick’s name. With active duty and thereafter he served his country for 65 years! That’s the longest-serving individual in the U.S. Army. “He’s trained a generation of leaders to understand how the Army runs,” said Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, himself a retired general. A great honor and we congratulate you, Dick.
As you know, Dartmouth has a new president. He is Dr. Jim Yong Kim and he took over from President Jim Wright on July 1. I have never met Dr. Kim but I’ve read all about him. If he’s half as good as all written about him, Dartmouth will be in good hands. Among other things he is an educator, anthropologist and physician. He also played high school football. Perhaps he can instill the winning spirit into our football players. We congratulate Dr. Kim and wish him well.
I regret to inform you of the deaths of classmates Raymond L. Barrett Jr. on January 25; Harold A. Flick on December 26, 2008; Thomas J. McInerney, Ph.D., on December 13, 2008; Gordon L. French on January 26; and Herman H. Gensler, O.D., on March 21. We extend our deepest sympathy to their families.
—James M. Coleman Jr., 578 Navesink River Road, Red Bank, NJ 07701; (732) 741-5049; jscmonmouth@aol.com
Sept - Oct 2009
When you receive this you’ll still have a few days left to contribute to the Alumni Fund, if you haven’t already. Tom Adams tells me we will reach our goal. Thank you all.
We’re having another mini-reunion. Dates are October 22, 23 and 24. Details will be sent to you shortly. I know it’s a great effort to get to these minis, but I can tell you they are worthwhile and very enjoyable. Oh yes, there’s a football game with Columbia.
Not a lot of news, but this in, courtesy of Harlan Brumsted. Lt. General Richard G. Trefry is our classmate. He attended West Point after WWII service. In March of this year the Army announced it was creating a Lifetime Service Award in Dick’s name. With active duty and thereafter he served his country for 65 years! That’s the longest-serving individual in the U.S. Army. “He’s trained a generation of leaders to understand how the Army runs,” said Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, himself a retired general. A great honor and we congratulate you, Dick.
As you know, Dartmouth has a new president. He is Dr. Jim Yong Kim and he took over from President Jim Wright on July 1. I have never met Dr. Kim but I’ve read all about him. If he’s half as good as all written about him, Dartmouth will be in good hands. Among other things he is an educator, anthropologist and physician. He also played high school football. Perhaps he can instill the winning spirit into our football players. We congratulate Dr. Kim and wish him well.
I regret to inform you of the deaths of classmates Raymond L. Barrett Jr. on January 25; Harold A. Flick on December 26, 2008; Thomas J. McInerney, Ph.D., on December 13, 2008; Gordon L. French on January 26; and Herman H. Gensler, O.D., on March 21. We extend our deepest sympathy to their families.
—James M. Coleman Jr., 578 Navesink River Road, Red Bank, NJ 07701; (732) 741-5049; jscmonmouth@aol.com