First, I would like to thank Carol Allen for standing in for me while I was receiving cancer treatment for lung cancer; now I’m much improved.


Our notes this time will reflect the aging of class members, which makes it more important that you come to the 70th reunion September 25-27—mark your calendars now.


News has been received of the passing of Robert Peno September 9. He leaves his widow, Jacqueline, and children Jane and Stephen. Our condolences go out to the family left behind.


Sylvia Reed, widow of John Reed, died on November 3, 2014. Sylvia remained in Hanover after her husband’s demise and built a home on the Connecticut River. Sylvia was an accomplished artist whose paintings were often inspired by the ocean around her former home in Maine and Robert Frost’s poems.


Joseph Andrew Barss, M.D., left us, after a short illness, on September 24. Dr. Barss practiced general and vascular surgery in Port Huron, Michigan, for 36 years. He was a pilot and enthusiastic golfer, hiker and skier. He leaves his wife of 42 years and six children.


Dr. Edward McCrum died at the age of 91 in Novato, California, on October 26. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School, completing his undergraduate and medical degree in five years. He leaves his wife, Hope, two children and grandchildren. He was an active contributor to his community and was assistant medical director for the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley in California.


Charles Walthall, D.D.S., went to his maker November 15. He lived in Kansas City, Missouri, and Venice, Florida. He was a student of Dartmouth for two years and completed his B.S. and D.D.S. at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). He was a professor of dentistry at UMKC for 38 years. He leaves a widow and five children.


Carol Allen has done a wonderful job writing the newsletter and embellished it with wonderful photos of days gone by. Thanks, Carol, and keep up the good work.


Sorry to not have more cheerful news, but felt the obits should be recorded for all to see.


—Rosalie Cutter, 14 Sterling Springs Drive, White River Junction, VT 05001; rosalie007@aol.com