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July-August 2021

This column marks the end of my tenth year as class secretary. I’m hoping for quite a few more! My 60 bimonthly columns have included news of 351 different classmates, most more than once.
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May-June 2021

Al Moses chairs the board of the Liberties Journal Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based not-for-profit that “seeks to inform today’s cultural and political leaders, deepen the understanding of citizens, and inspire the next generatio
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March-April 2021

Be on the lookout for email announcements of class of ’51 Zoom events. The most recent, in mid-December, brought together (virtually) 27 of us to celebrate Dr. Al Tarlov’s receipt of our “Spirit of ’51” award.
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January-February 2021

Six more of our classmates have died since our last report: Dave Ballantine, Jim Eldredge, Dick Halloran, Parke Sickler, Bob Sirkin, and Joe Welch.
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November-December 2020

Our class leadership is doing a nice job of connecting us via Zoom during this period of enforced distancing due to the coronavirus. Our executive committee has met virtually to transact business.
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September-October 2020

I am shamelessly borrowing from a recent class of ’52 column that analyzed the demographics of that class since its enrollment 70-plus years ago.
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July-August 2020

An unexpected benefit of restrictive social distancing regulations: Some of us non-techy troglodytes have been inspired to experiment with Zoom and Skype as a way to stay in touch.
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May-June 2020

Most exciting news of the month: A note from Mrs. Joe Welch (Deirdra) describes their recent marriage and idyllic life in the totally rebuilt family cottage on Plum Island, just two miles from Joe’s longtime home in Newburypor
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March-April 2020

What does an especially good day look like to a 90-year-old? I talk frequently to my ’51 classmates as I gather material for these columns, and this is a frequent topic of our conversations.
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Jan-Feb 2020

Nineteen of us were on hand for a picture-perfect Hanover mini-reunion in October. The event was beautifully planned (for the umpteenth year in a row) by Henry and Amy Nachman.