Class Note 1955
Issue
Nov - Dec 2016
That it will be the November-December issue of the magazine when you read these notes seems almost refreshing as we write them in the dog days of August.
Congratulations to Eliot Smith and his DCF team for the great results this year: We met the 55-percent participation goal, and the $337K contributions were a near record for 61 years out. In addition, Eliot has agreed to continue on as our new head class agent for the DCF and was heartily endorsed by the executive committee.
Congratulations are in order also to John Barlow, M.D., who was recently inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame. He was cited for his leadership in the field of medical pathology. He helped establish the Sioux Falls Community Blood Bank and build Sioux Valley Hospital into a leader in regional medicine. John is also a former recipient of the Governor’s Award for Support of the Arts. Now retired, he and Ann live in Rapid City.
John Levitas called the other day and advised he had bypass surgery a year and a half ago. His recovery has gone very well, and he is back volunteering regularly at the local hospital, which he has done for a number of years now.
North Carolina classmates and spouses Coyla and Ed Barry, Sharon and Tom McGreevey, Betsey and David Miller and Kathy and Ken Lundstrom met for a mini-reunion lunch in Durham in late July.
Dave Anderson and Roy Nyren have a regular monthly lunch date in Boca Raton, Florida, in the winter months and invite other local classmates to join them. Roy continues his ministry with United Church of Christ and has shared some of his thoughtful sermons via email. Dave is a dedicated blogger and is working on his fourth book. One blog spot is Countercurrents.org. Also, he speaks locally in South Florida and gives a yearly lecture at Florida International University. He and Linda spend their summers in the cool mountains of Robbinsville in western North Carolina.
Sadly, we report the passing of Fred Ceres, John Chafee, James Lauber and John Reynolds.
—Gale Roberson, 3140 Sprucewood Road, Wilmette, IL 60091; (847) 251-3125; galeroberson@sbcglobal.net
Congratulations to Eliot Smith and his DCF team for the great results this year: We met the 55-percent participation goal, and the $337K contributions were a near record for 61 years out. In addition, Eliot has agreed to continue on as our new head class agent for the DCF and was heartily endorsed by the executive committee.
Congratulations are in order also to John Barlow, M.D., who was recently inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame. He was cited for his leadership in the field of medical pathology. He helped establish the Sioux Falls Community Blood Bank and build Sioux Valley Hospital into a leader in regional medicine. John is also a former recipient of the Governor’s Award for Support of the Arts. Now retired, he and Ann live in Rapid City.
John Levitas called the other day and advised he had bypass surgery a year and a half ago. His recovery has gone very well, and he is back volunteering regularly at the local hospital, which he has done for a number of years now.
North Carolina classmates and spouses Coyla and Ed Barry, Sharon and Tom McGreevey, Betsey and David Miller and Kathy and Ken Lundstrom met for a mini-reunion lunch in Durham in late July.
Dave Anderson and Roy Nyren have a regular monthly lunch date in Boca Raton, Florida, in the winter months and invite other local classmates to join them. Roy continues his ministry with United Church of Christ and has shared some of his thoughtful sermons via email. Dave is a dedicated blogger and is working on his fourth book. One blog spot is Countercurrents.org. Also, he speaks locally in South Florida and gives a yearly lecture at Florida International University. He and Linda spend their summers in the cool mountains of Robbinsville in western North Carolina.
Sadly, we report the passing of Fred Ceres, John Chafee, James Lauber and John Reynolds.
—Gale Roberson, 3140 Sprucewood Road, Wilmette, IL 60091; (847) 251-3125; galeroberson@sbcglobal.net