Class Note 1964

We haven’t had a better opportunity to reunite with classmates in the last half-century. Think of all the collective wisdom acquired in that span. Some of it depended on our experiences in Hanover during the innocent 1960s. We made a wise choice by applying and accepting Dartmouth’s acknowledgement of our potential. The next big question is will you decide to join the reunion, reconnect with old friends and make new ones. The reunion committee has made it easy for you to see who will attend the 50th. Go to www.dartmouth.org/classes/64, click “Find Classmates,” then “Search.” You’ll see the whole list of the class and who has signed up for reunion. Who are those returnees hoping to see? The early-bird list of friends, roommates, teammates, classmates and fraternity brothers includes men who must travel a great distance. Larry Laster will come from Romania, Lance Keeler from Norway, Jim Bell from California, Mike Bender from Colorado, Jerry Dorros from Wyoming, Chip Noecker from Florida, Park Price from Idaho, Rand Stowell from Maine (okay, that’s not so far) and Walt Smith from Georgia. You get the picture; people are traveling from all over the country and internationally to feel the pulse of the class of 1964. Won’t you take the plunge and sign up to join the fun?


The following abbreviated list of returnees shared names of people they are hoping to see. The lists are incomplete and dated (due to publishing schedules), so if you don’t see your name, worry not. If you do and you haven’t registered, know that someone wants to reconnect!


Early-bird registrants (partial list) include Randy Stayin, George Fesus, Keith Dupree, Bill Craig, Pete Liutwieler, Woody Flowers, Tom Good, Marc Kirschner, Sandy McGinnes, Don Muterperl, Roger Nastou, Bill Riggs, Steve Sharfstein, Dean Rozzano, Roy Lewicki, Nels Carman, Ivars Bemberis.


People they want to see (in no particular order) include Bill Ware, Bill Teahan, Bill Fitzhugh, Piers Stainforth, Dan Garnett, John Topping, Tom Maddux, Bob Sloane, Mike Kleinfelter, Dave Shipler, Tom Illick, Eric Oxboel, Steve Sherman, Chuck Carroll, Ellery McClintock, Bob LeResche, Newell Grant, Don Schwartz, Will Cook, Tom Yahn, Chuck Greer, Chip Ridgeway, Jim Mowry, Mike Bailin, Mike Goldberg, Stu Brown, Whit Foster, Bill Woods, Ken Richie, Larry Muroff, Hal Rabner, Bill Neukom, Doug Raber, John Lincoln, Steve Avedon, Jim Long, Pete Coombs, Tom Elkins, Floyd Moore, Bill Curran, Harry Scharling, Bill Barnett, Bob Reidy, Carl DuRei, Dave Hanson, Will Cook, Jim Latham, Bob Paterson Larry Williams, Steve Miron, Mike Berne, Dave deCalesta, Fred Gray, Roger Hull, Bob Cahners, Steve Stein, Dave Clarke, Woody Woodruff, Herb McCord, Pete Koenig, Dave Stenger, Barry Ramsdell, Doug Willard, Bill Streitz, Allin Pierce, Doug Montgomery, Chuck Savoca.


They’re coming to see the Orozco murals again, be impressed by faculty seminars, check out new construction and the Hop, old haunts, the Glee Club, Thayer and Collis and meet the new president. 


I’m hoping to see old friends, classmates I’ve featured in these columns and all who wrote essays for Dartmouth Veterans: Vietnam Perspectives. I just signed up! You?


—Phil Schaefer, Box 1278, Grantham, NH 03753; (603) 863-1178; philschaefer42@gmail.com