Class Note 1959
Bob Worthington completed a film documentary based on his book, Combat Advisor in Vietnam. A chapter, “The Night the Vietcong Stopped the War,” is being published in Vietnam Magazine in April. As an advisor to the South Vietnam Army Bob helped arrange for the Vietcong to stop fighting long enough for an American helicopter to airlift a wounded Vietnam child to safety. Movie clips of the event will be on the magazine’s website.
Bob King has been involved with the Seattle Repertory Theatre as a board member, treasurer, president and chairman. Clearly Bob is a master of many talents.
“Seniors Who Shoot Hoops” (San Francisco Chronicle, January 4) pictures Bill Beshore “dunking” a basketball. He felt he was not getting enough cardio exercise so joined a once-a-week basketball group, bringing back memories of his place on the Dartmouth freshman team. He advises that “nobody will remember the score tomorrow,” so go for it! He also plays on a senior Redwood City (California) softball club so is our athlete of the month!
In attendance at the Princeton football game in New Jersey were Margie and Pete Schreier. Pete had on his 1959 cap, but no other 1959s came up to him. Later at a Dartmouth Club of Delaware event he was chatting with Frank Waldberger, who mentioned he too was at the game.
An unplanned mini-reunion happened in Boca Grande, Florida, when Tina and Bill Colehower and Donna and Tom Margetts went to a theater production and unexpectedly met up with Tom Aley, Paul Clarkin and Read Heydt.
Pam and Bill Long spent last summer in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, playing golf and hiking. Pam reports that the cuisine at Café Diva gets better and better with Chef Katie in the kitchen. Katie is Pam’s daughter.
Donna and Art Wolff spent a wonderful week in Rome as guests of Reginald Bartholomew ’58, former ambassador to Italy. They had not seen each other for 40 years. Art received a call when Reginald read about Art’s activities in our Class Notes. (Another good reason for you to send me items for our Class Notes. One never knows who is reading!)
After moving to Fallbrook, California, “The Avocado Capital of the World,” via other California stops and Norwich, Connecticut, Judy and Steve Plank are loving it. He is active in the Bonsall Rotary Club, she in Newcomers. They do not mind paying the higher taxes, classifying them as the “weather tax,” which they are willing to pay.
Sue and Charlie Pinkerton are completing their fifth year in the Upper Valley, after Charlie’s retirement from the insurance business. Charlie is sharing his business skills as chairman of the local chapter of Upper Valley SCORE. He manages 30 counselors who are experienced business professionals advising small businesses in ways to succeed. He says Ray Becker is involved in the Maine chapter and urges classmates to reach out to their local chapters as it is a rewarding experience. (View score.org).
—Allan Munro, 675 Main St., New London, NH 03257; (603) 526-2176; amunro1@comcast.net
