Class Note 1955
Issue
Mar - Apr 2018
I found Sigma Nu brother Larry Freier and Elizabeth in Lexington, Massachusetts, in the same house for 50 years. Larry went through the Marine platoon leaders program at Dartmouth and served in the Mediterranean. Following his service, he returned to Thayer for his M.S. in electrical engineering in 1958. For several years he worked at MIT. The department spun off a unit which became the Charles Draper Lab, where Larry was involved in the Air Force missile guidance system development. In retirement he goes to the gym six days a week and is active in the Lexington Community Center. He and Norm Fine, who moved from Concord, Massachusetts, to Virginia to pursue his equestrian dream, keep in close touch.
Bruce Alexander and M.J. claim they live in Milton, Massachusetts, but often liven up the Hanover scene from their hideaway in Eastman. Though a private, first class, having enlisted after Dartmouth, Bruce became editor of the Fort Monmouth Military News. He attributes his two years in the Army as giving tremendous insight into how lucky we all were to have the parents and the support system that allowed us to go to Dartmouth. During a long career in insurance, he served for 41 years on the hospital board at Beth Israel. Bruce now is volunteer director of Milton’s 110-acre park system, which includes the largest swimming pool east of the Mississippi. It holds 1.2 million gallons, with its own dock, and had to be declared a pond to comply with zoning.
Had a good chat with Tom McGreevey. He and Sharon are building a new home in the same community as Betsey and David Miller and Coyla and Ed Barry. Tom has an article in the Foundation journal of the Naval Aviation Museum about the USS Langley (CV-1) and 1924 “Fleet Problem IV” (and continuing exercises), when four aircraft launched from Langley marked the introduction of carrier operations to the Navy. Tom is awaiting acceptance and publication of his book, Preparing for Victory: U.S. Carrier Operations in the Era of Isolationism.
Sadly, we report the passing of Bill Wilbur and Paul Zimmerman.
—John Dinan, 20 Gardiner St., Richmond, ME 04357; (207) 252-7442; captdinan@yahoo.com
Bruce Alexander and M.J. claim they live in Milton, Massachusetts, but often liven up the Hanover scene from their hideaway in Eastman. Though a private, first class, having enlisted after Dartmouth, Bruce became editor of the Fort Monmouth Military News. He attributes his two years in the Army as giving tremendous insight into how lucky we all were to have the parents and the support system that allowed us to go to Dartmouth. During a long career in insurance, he served for 41 years on the hospital board at Beth Israel. Bruce now is volunteer director of Milton’s 110-acre park system, which includes the largest swimming pool east of the Mississippi. It holds 1.2 million gallons, with its own dock, and had to be declared a pond to comply with zoning.
Had a good chat with Tom McGreevey. He and Sharon are building a new home in the same community as Betsey and David Miller and Coyla and Ed Barry. Tom has an article in the Foundation journal of the Naval Aviation Museum about the USS Langley (CV-1) and 1924 “Fleet Problem IV” (and continuing exercises), when four aircraft launched from Langley marked the introduction of carrier operations to the Navy. Tom is awaiting acceptance and publication of his book, Preparing for Victory: U.S. Carrier Operations in the Era of Isolationism.
Sadly, we report the passing of Bill Wilbur and Paul Zimmerman.
—John Dinan, 20 Gardiner St., Richmond, ME 04357; (207) 252-7442; captdinan@yahoo.com