Class Note 1955
Issue
Mar - Apr 2017
Having just returned from a nearly annual trip to the College Grant, I was delighted to open a copy of The Confluence, put together by a close-knit group of the class of 1979 and a few others. It is “a collection of essays, art and tall tales.” For those of you who have experienced the place it will make you smile, and for the rest it will encourage you to call the Dartmouth Outing Club in early spring to make reservations. The authors say, “We dedicate this book to our parents who nurtured us with the values and interests reflected in this book and who gave us the opportunity to attend Dartmouth.” The majority of us who love the College will find shared thoughts and moments in this delightful tome.
Homecoming remains a rekindling. Lou Hance continues as the delightful hostess of social events. Jill Hastings journeyed from Woodstock, Vermont, through six inches of new snow to share her ever-present smile at our pre-parade dinner and Ann and Pete Henderson make Hanover seem like home. Tommy Byrne reports throwing off condo living to take back his original house in Hanover. Lois and Bill Stratton reported their respite from D.C. to Holderness, New Hampshire. Marta and Buck Kuttner were delightful dinner companions. Mike Gorton shared tickets with your scribe to Big Green hockey and watched us overcome heralded Michigan 3-2. Just about the same time Dartmouth pitcher Kyle Hendricks ’12 helped the Cubs beat Cleveland for an historic World Series title. Half a century ago, headlines in The Daily Dartmouth might have read, “Former Indian beats Indians.” Ralph Sautter says the class is solvent, but that dues are coming in more slowly than usual. “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.” Make Ralph’s life easier with your dues payment. He recently heard from Larry Veator, who is slowly but nicely recovering from back surgery.
The Rev. Joe Herring advises that he still interviews applicants to Dartmouth and does Sunday supply work.
Sadly, we report the loss in recent weeks of classmates Jon “Tim” Anderson, Joe Donovan and Roger W. Block.
—John Dinan, 20 Gardiner St., Richmond, ME 04357; (207) 252-7442; captdinan@yahoo.com
Homecoming remains a rekindling. Lou Hance continues as the delightful hostess of social events. Jill Hastings journeyed from Woodstock, Vermont, through six inches of new snow to share her ever-present smile at our pre-parade dinner and Ann and Pete Henderson make Hanover seem like home. Tommy Byrne reports throwing off condo living to take back his original house in Hanover. Lois and Bill Stratton reported their respite from D.C. to Holderness, New Hampshire. Marta and Buck Kuttner were delightful dinner companions. Mike Gorton shared tickets with your scribe to Big Green hockey and watched us overcome heralded Michigan 3-2. Just about the same time Dartmouth pitcher Kyle Hendricks ’12 helped the Cubs beat Cleveland for an historic World Series title. Half a century ago, headlines in The Daily Dartmouth might have read, “Former Indian beats Indians.” Ralph Sautter says the class is solvent, but that dues are coming in more slowly than usual. “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.” Make Ralph’s life easier with your dues payment. He recently heard from Larry Veator, who is slowly but nicely recovering from back surgery.
The Rev. Joe Herring advises that he still interviews applicants to Dartmouth and does Sunday supply work.
Sadly, we report the loss in recent weeks of classmates Jon “Tim” Anderson, Joe Donovan and Roger W. Block.
—John Dinan, 20 Gardiner St., Richmond, ME 04357; (207) 252-7442; captdinan@yahoo.com