We start this issue of the Class Notes just returned from Class Officers Weekend, Oct. 1-2. Jack Doyle, Dick Blodgett, Ken Lundstrom, Joe Mathewson, John French, Stan Bergman, Dick Hastings all met in sessions related to their offices and also in our own session to review key issues particular to 1955. President Kim gave a stirring talk Friday evening concerning the importance of alumni volunteers in their various roles. We also gathered around the newly installed class of 1955 bench on South Main Street in front of C&G made possible by an anonymous donation; the location aptly arranged by Tom Byrne.


Our North Carolina classmates convened the first mini-reunion of the year hosted by Mary and Tim Anderson in Statesville: Dave Conlon, Tom McGreevey, Betsey and Dave Miller, Paul Merriken, Shirely Tenney, Ken Lundstrom, Coyla and Dave Barry. Dave, biology professor emeritus at UNC, had just sold his Montana cattle ranch, referred to as “Debtor’s Prison” in the 40th book. Jim Wiggin also joined us en route to Hilton Head, South Carolina. 


Dave Anderson traveled to Egypt this summer and posted his impressions on his website—from Cheops to El Alemein to jet aircraft emissions—in relation to his primary interests of religion and planetary sustainability. 


We had a nice chat with Joe Hick, retired U.S. Army physician in Columbia, South Carolina. Joe moved into a retirement community there after his wife, Pat, died in 2008. He continues his community service through Rotary, medical missions to Nicaragua, volunteer work in local clinics and the Military Officers Association of America. 


John Baldwin reported that Tanya Foster of CBS TV Pennsylvania won a television Emmy for journalistic excellence for her report about Sgt. Dennis Haines, who was severely wounded in Vietnam. John was Dennis’ surgeon at the 24th Evacuation Hospital and has stayed in touch ever since. John and Jeannie subsequently put together a documentary about Dennis’ courageous life, which provided the basis for Tanya’s work. 


Save the date: Mackinac Island, Michigan, mini-reunion June 11-14 hosted by Dan Musser. 


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