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July-August 2021

For more than 30 years Bruce Crawford, Tom Towler, and I have been a seasonal triumvirate in Sarasota, Florida, getting together frequently. All our wives died, and our new partners continued our closeness.
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May-June 2021

As our classmates struggle to retain their eyesight, hearing, balance, and memories, this column gets more difficult to fill.
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March-April 2021

I’m going into my 11th year as class secretary, which is more than twice as long as any of my predecessors. As the class ages, this job gets tougher. If you can, I need you guys to call or write to bring your classmates up to date.
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January-February 2021

Periodically, I get asked how many ’49ers are still around. As of last October, we had 107 on the College roster, 18 of whom had no interest in the class. Considering our bastardized make-up, that’s not surprising; here’s some background.
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November-December 2020

In what passes for good news, classmates whom I spoke to recently are all keeping their heads above water: Ray Truncellito and Tom Towler are in assisted living, while Deke Jackson, Richie Wolff, new
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September-October 2020

Well, coronavirus has drastically changed the way our class lives, particularly those in retirement homes. No visitors, two at a time in an elevator, meals delivered to rooms, etc.
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July-August 2020

Richie Wolff checked in from his senior living residence in Portland, Oregon, to let me know his brother, John ’46, had died. Richie and Beth returned from Bali in December on probably their last international excursion.
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May-June 2020

Bruce Crawford, Tom Towler, and I get together frequently in Sarasota, Florida, and Joel Berson joined us twice to get away from New York’s weather.
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March-April 2020

Bob “Deke” Jackson checked in from Mt. Dora, Florida, regretting that he couldn’t travel to reunion. However, he and his wife, Nadine, are still “staying out of hospitals and nursing homes,” so he figures he’s ahead of the game.
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Jan-Feb 2020

Fourteen of us made it back to Hanover for our 70th reunion: Joel Berson, Mike Gish, Slade Gorton, Quent Kopp, Joe LeBlanc, Bob Rooke, Jim Smith, Tom Swartz, Ray Truncellito, Skip Ungar, Richie Wolff, Paul Woodberry, Jim Zafris, and
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Nov-Dec 2019

So you guys think you’re old? I received a letter and San Francisco Chronicle clipping from George Shimizu, class secretary for 1943 at a sprightly 99. “Former State Sen.
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Sept - Oct 2019

With our 70th reunion a month away (September 27-29), ’49ers have to tell the College if they intend to be there.