A previous column mentioned Garvey Clarke. Mike Lasser immediatelyresponded: “Garvey’s laugh,” he said, “rich, genuine and frequent, is one of our class treasures.” Voila! A new column was born.
It will be nearly September when you read this, but I’m writing in May with Tom Macy’s newsletter in hand, reporting the loss of 12 classmates during the past six months.
Remember the magic of “’57 Out!” The beginning of the civil rights era, the referendum to eliminate discrimination from national fraternities, and that special moment in our class history when Delta Upsilons Tom Macy, Shelly Kjellenberg, Tom
Let’s get to the news: raging wildfires, Covid-19, old age, dementia. Good grief! No wonder my in-box is leaking depression. I’m going to take a page from Johnny Mercer’s songbook while I write this.
Cars—Bob Copeland started this car thing several months ago when he talked about his ’49 Mercury having snow tires, chains, and a keg in the back seat. Remember your first car? Gentlemen, start your engines.
Coronavirus is the news. It’s the postponement of Bert O’Neill’s heart valve replacement and the cancellation of Clark Griffiths’ “3rd Friday” lunch in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Promise kept: You asked for a chronological list of our ’57 class presidents, loyal sons of Dartmouth who have led us these 63 years since graduation. Each served a term of five years.
Let’s getto the news. Herb Roskind purchased a 26-foot pontoon boat on eBay and is studying for the Coast Guard exam that will allow him to conduct boat tours around Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.