In June of 1951 a giant semi pulled up alongside my house in Brooklyn, tooted its horn a few times and Leo Clancy stepped out. He was driving that behemoth to California as his summer job, foretelling both figuratively and literally the beginning of a long journey that would take Leo Clancy to London, Paris, New York and, ultimately in retirement, Palm City, Florida. After chairing the capital campaign that provided funds to build six different libraries, Leo concentrated on raising funds for an adult literacy program. For this he was awarded the 2017 Kiplinger Literacy Award. Noreen Fisher ’76 in presenting the award said, “Leo Clancy’s commitment to the adult literacy outreach initiative of the library foundation was instrumental in the creation of the program that has allowed many Martin County residents to learn English.” Congratulations, Leo! Once again Peter Bridges has recorded some of his adventures, this time in Prague, where he headed the embassy’s political and economic division while it was under communist rule. Believed incorrectly to be a spy, perhaps even the chief spy by the StB, Prague’s equivalent of the KGB, Peter was tailed at all times during his tour of duty. You can read this fascinating piece in the journal American Diplomacy. It is titled “Runs, Hikes & Cops in Bohemia.” Do I sense another book coming, Peter? Cynthia and Dave Donovan are at it again. They are hosting our annual ski day on March 16. They’ll be on the slopes at Mount Sunapee, New Hampshire, followed by après ski at their home, after which they’ll adjourn to a restaurant in New London. I’ll report on the event in our next notes. It’s great to hear of our prowess on the slopes. I hope to have a report on our tennis players in a future issue. With great sadness, I offer our sincere condolences to the families of our dear classmates Donald Bigham, Bob Douglass, Dave Siegal, Emil Frohlich, Clyde Claus and William Beck. They will be missed by us all.

—Mark H. Smoller, 4 Schuyler Drive, Jericho, NY 11753; (516) 938-3616; dartmark@gmail.com