I had a cheerful chat with Jim Hudson,who was born in New York in 1927, brought up in Brooklyn and matriculated at Dartmouth, where his schooling was interrupted by a two-year stint in the U.S. Army at the end of World War II. After graduation he earned a doctor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. In 1961 he joined the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta with the responsibility of strengthening its nephrology program. He and Janet, who died in 2003, had three daughters and he now has nine granddaughters. Jim retired in 1990 and he and Julia married about 12 years ago. Still living in Augusta, he says they are both doing fine. He’s an avid “lousy” golfer, playing a couple of rounds a week. When I confessed my golf playing incompetence he suggested I try using my muscle memories and not my brains. Jim has had tickets to the Masters for years, but now gives them to his girls.

Ray Richard lost his wife, Gloria, earlier this year and I wondered how the social environment was at the Woodlands in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He couldn’t have been more positive, stating there were a lot of nice, interesting people, including Dartmouth alumni, faculty and administrators; lots going on; good company for dinner; and great cuisine. He concluded, “I’m blessed to be here.” Ray says he’s completely over his debilitating neck problem and his “congestive heart failure” condition is medicinally controllable and improving with exercise. With the loss of John Hatheway this past May, our monthly class luncheons are reduced to Ray, Bud Munson,Pat McAllister and generally another widow. Before and after his retirement from a 49-year career at Young and Rubicon, John was involved in innumerable Dartmouth alumni affairs including service as class president, chairman of multi-class reunions, board member and president of Dartmouth Club of New York City, board member of the Hanover Inn and Dartmouth’s public affairs advisory committee. At his death he was class vice president, Dartmouth Life board member and Tuck School class secretary.

—Dave Kurr, 4281 Indian Field Road, Clinton, NY 13323; (315) 853-3582; djkurr@verizon.net