Class Note 1951
Issue
Jul - Aug 2016
Our 65th reunion gathering in Hanover will be here before you know it!
We expect a big turnout of classmates and widows. The dates are Friday, September 30, to Sunday, October 2. The accommodations are first class! The College will cover the cost of our rooms at the Hanover Inn and most meal charges. The agenda includes get-togethers with old friends, a panel of insightful classmates, presentation of a Spirit of ’51 Award, fall colors, football and a close-up look at today’s Dartmouth. See Charlie Russell’s class newsletter for all the details.
My formula for an especially good time at reunions is to call two or three ’51s on my “Most Want to Reconnect” list and arrange to meet for precious catch-up time during the weekend. All-hands gatherings are fun too but one-on-one visits with special friends are always the highlight for me. I’d be glad to provide up-to-date phone numbers or email addresses.
It is unfortunately true that, in our mid-80s, we are losing classmates with increasing frequency. Since my last report we have learned of the deaths of Reed Badgley, Whitey Hand, Bob Hustek, Peter Mann and Bob McCabe. In addition, Dartmouth has made an exhaustive search of its records and confirms the earlier deaths of Pete Bixby, Mitsuo Ikeda, Doug Johnston, Hugh McBrien, Kent McKenzie, Bob Novascone, Alex Sarjeant, Richard Sedmak and Earl Tyler. The inescapable message: Now is the time to reach out and reconnect with friends who were so important to us many years ago!
Peirce McKee’s (Orinda, California) grandson recently earned his Eagle Scout badge, reminding Peirce of his own Eagle Scout Award ceremony in 1943 at which Tom Barnett (Houston) also was honored with the top rank in scouting. Four other members of Peirce’s immediate family are also Eagle Scouts.
Bill Birkenmeier (Fair Haven, New Jersey) says that knee problems are curtailing his tennis, but that Dick Eitel (Seattle) is ranked fourth in the United States in men’s singles (over 85) and Jack Giegerich (Wayne, Pennsylvania) recently defeated the former senior world’s champion.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com
We expect a big turnout of classmates and widows. The dates are Friday, September 30, to Sunday, October 2. The accommodations are first class! The College will cover the cost of our rooms at the Hanover Inn and most meal charges. The agenda includes get-togethers with old friends, a panel of insightful classmates, presentation of a Spirit of ’51 Award, fall colors, football and a close-up look at today’s Dartmouth. See Charlie Russell’s class newsletter for all the details.
My formula for an especially good time at reunions is to call two or three ’51s on my “Most Want to Reconnect” list and arrange to meet for precious catch-up time during the weekend. All-hands gatherings are fun too but one-on-one visits with special friends are always the highlight for me. I’d be glad to provide up-to-date phone numbers or email addresses.
It is unfortunately true that, in our mid-80s, we are losing classmates with increasing frequency. Since my last report we have learned of the deaths of Reed Badgley, Whitey Hand, Bob Hustek, Peter Mann and Bob McCabe. In addition, Dartmouth has made an exhaustive search of its records and confirms the earlier deaths of Pete Bixby, Mitsuo Ikeda, Doug Johnston, Hugh McBrien, Kent McKenzie, Bob Novascone, Alex Sarjeant, Richard Sedmak and Earl Tyler. The inescapable message: Now is the time to reach out and reconnect with friends who were so important to us many years ago!
Peirce McKee’s (Orinda, California) grandson recently earned his Eagle Scout badge, reminding Peirce of his own Eagle Scout Award ceremony in 1943 at which Tom Barnett (Houston) also was honored with the top rank in scouting. Four other members of Peirce’s immediate family are also Eagle Scouts.
Bill Birkenmeier (Fair Haven, New Jersey) says that knee problems are curtailing his tennis, but that Dick Eitel (Seattle) is ranked fourth in the United States in men’s singles (over 85) and Jack Giegerich (Wayne, Pennsylvania) recently defeated the former senior world’s champion.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com