Class Notes
Well, the frenzy of the holiday season is nearing its peak as I write, but I wanted to take some time out to update you all on some interesting businesses founded by some of our classmates.
As I write it has been nearly three months since our record-breaking 25th reunion and, by now, some of the glow probably has worn off. But we have a plan to keep some of that magic from the reunion alive.
I’m writing on the flight from Manchester, New Hampshire, basking in memories of a glorious 25th reunion.
Paul A. Wlodkowski sent a great batch of news—you can too! Here are Paul’s updates: “I am a professor of engineering at the Maine Maritime Academy (MMA).
Another author in our midst! The third book by Paul Griffin, Stay With Me,will be published by Penguin on September 8.
I am very sorry to report that Heather (Van Blarcom) Gumuchian passed away in July. She leaves behind her husband, Gary Gumuchian, and two children.
I am writing on a snowy February morning, knowing that you will be reading these notes on a warm spring day, just weeks before our 25th reunion. With the reunion in mind I wrote a few classmates to ask about reunion plans.
You may have already heard the very sad news that Cameron Fleming died in December. The cause of death was heart arrhythmia due to late-stage alcoholism. While at Dartmouth Cam was a beloved member of the Tabard.
Congratulations to Hilary Kovar Justice on her selection as keynote speaker at the Idaho Hemingway Festival next fall.
I open with the sad news of another terrible loss for our class. Tom Pollard died in late October.
Among the retrospectives on Steve Jobs following his death, this quote jumped out at me: “Our goal was to bring a liberal arts perspective to what had traditionally been a very geeky technology.” This got me thinking about our class, the first in