Exactly one year ago we opened our Class Notes with this comment, “We normally use this space in the alumni magazine to focus on news our classmates have submitted or to report on past events that would be of interest to our class and our friends in other classes. Too often in recent years we have also noted the passing of our long-time classmates.” In the meantime, 2017 was a very successful year for our class, and we hope individually for you as well. Our 65th reunion was the highlight of the year, and we had several good stories of other activities that were reported in the class newsletter. However, as you might expect, last year we also lost a number of our good friends and we hope you will agree they deserve special mention, not just the formal reporting in the usual manner. From mid-2017 through year-end, classmates Harry Heap, Robert Schuldt, Elliott Cates, Charles Weed, Robert Adams, Charles Allen, Robert Morris, William Zaphiris, Curtis Richards, Edwin “Ted” Rice, Andrew Aishton and Alan Davis passed away. Of course, you know these 12 men better by their nicknames and their friendships. There are many stories, but we’ll mention just two here as examples. Bob Adams was a long-time friend with Ed Clark, Nels Ehinger and Steve Parkhurst and each year, through many years, they would have their own personal reunion, keeping the bond fresh. Our last reported loss was Alan Davis, who comes from a family of several generations of Dartmouth graduates, including a son and two grandsons. In recent years he and Terry Malone became close friends, and they and their wives have traveled widely together, joined forces at reunions and otherwise found reasons to keep their contacts strong. Alan and Terry both attended our 65th last year. In spite of these losses, as we move toward the fall of 2018, we will remember how this all started, 70 years ago, and we still represent some 38 percent of the 715 members of the class of 1952. Take good care of yourself and stay in touch.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com