Class Note 1951
Issue
Nov - Dec 2018
Charlie Russell was honored with our Spirit of ’51 Award (our 35th recipient) at our “summer vacation in Hanover” mini-reunion in August. He and his long-time partner, Peggy Read (widow of our classmate Howard Read), have both served on our class executive committee. Charlie also edits our newsletter, ’51 Fables. He was recognized for “a lifetime of loyalty, generosity, and kindness” and as “a quiet contributor who is always giving.” Buck Scott, who received our first Spirit of ’51 Award 37 years ago, made the presentation.
Twenty-eight of us were on hand for the celebration, including Nat and Howie Allen, Al Brout and daughter Ellen, Carole and Jack Giegerich, Carl Glassberg, Barbara Hall, Jean and Pete Henderson, Ed Landau, Ki and Bill Leffler, Lu and Peter Martin, Dotty Mori, Amy and Henry Nachman, Ilse and Paul Orth,Peggy Read, Charlie Russell, Mary and Buck Scott and daughter Sally, Joe Spound, and Liz and Jack Weingarten.
The Nachmans, who have arranged so many marvelous class gatherings, once again laid on a full and varied set of events. We were treated to a spell-binding lecture by former U.S. Senate majority leader and international peace negotiator George Mitchell, a local opera performance, and nonstop conversations among ’51 family members, rejoicing in 71 years of friendship since our 1947 matriculation. Next year’s Hanover mini-reunion will return to the usual fall schedule. Exact date and program details will be provided soon.
Delicious meals were served at the homes of the Weingartens, Halls, and adopted classmate Ben Schorr, whose beautiful yard was a perfect backdrop for our picnic and award presentation. We also ate at the exquisitely rebuilt Moosilauke Ravine Lodge and (are you detecting a theme here?) at ’53 Commons, where the bright decor and sumptuous food offerings bear little resemblance to the place where we took our meals as freshmen.
Tribute was paid to five recently deceased classmates: John Greenwood, Joe Lindner, David Stillman, Tom Tenney, and Roger Thomas. Living members of our class now number 213, 31 percent of the 675 matriculants in 1947.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com
Twenty-eight of us were on hand for the celebration, including Nat and Howie Allen, Al Brout and daughter Ellen, Carole and Jack Giegerich, Carl Glassberg, Barbara Hall, Jean and Pete Henderson, Ed Landau, Ki and Bill Leffler, Lu and Peter Martin, Dotty Mori, Amy and Henry Nachman, Ilse and Paul Orth,Peggy Read, Charlie Russell, Mary and Buck Scott and daughter Sally, Joe Spound, and Liz and Jack Weingarten.
The Nachmans, who have arranged so many marvelous class gatherings, once again laid on a full and varied set of events. We were treated to a spell-binding lecture by former U.S. Senate majority leader and international peace negotiator George Mitchell, a local opera performance, and nonstop conversations among ’51 family members, rejoicing in 71 years of friendship since our 1947 matriculation. Next year’s Hanover mini-reunion will return to the usual fall schedule. Exact date and program details will be provided soon.
Delicious meals were served at the homes of the Weingartens, Halls, and adopted classmate Ben Schorr, whose beautiful yard was a perfect backdrop for our picnic and award presentation. We also ate at the exquisitely rebuilt Moosilauke Ravine Lodge and (are you detecting a theme here?) at ’53 Commons, where the bright decor and sumptuous food offerings bear little resemblance to the place where we took our meals as freshmen.
Tribute was paid to five recently deceased classmates: John Greenwood, Joe Lindner, David Stillman, Tom Tenney, and Roger Thomas. Living members of our class now number 213, 31 percent of the 675 matriculants in 1947.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com