Class Note 1972

Happy 2014 to all! Lori and I celebrated Thurm Lowans’ outdoor wedding with SuZ Clarke at their home in Poulsbo, Washington, with the often-fickle Northwest weather clearing just in time. Officiating the ceremony was a former Washington Supreme Court justice whose husband was Thurm’s best man. Excellent salmon, wine, and cake. Congrats, Thurm!
Barry Abbott continues to get settled in the great Northwest and reports from his recent Hanover experiences: “For the second time Gary Brooks ’70 and his wife, Barbara Duncan, hosted a reunion in the Upper Valley for Alpha Thetas from his class. This year he decided to open it up to Alpha Thetas from the same era, and we had the first such Alpha Theta mini-reunion from September 27-29, 2013, at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vermont. The weather was outstanding and a great time was had by all. Besides Gary, Barbara and myself (and my wife, Victoria Harris), the following were there: classmates Jon Einsidler, Ted Lippman, Ralph Child (with wife Eliza Blanchard) and Mike Sack, plus Doug Britton ’73 (and Katharine Britton), Tack Burbank ’70, Kim Cannon ’70, Chris Crosby ’71, Wayne Davis ’73 (and wife Ann Merrifield), Ted Eismeier ’71 (and Betsy Eismeier), Ann Feakins ’73, Paul Feakins ’73, Bob Harrington ’70, Greg Lau ’69 (and Nancy Lau), Bob Link ’71, Dick Morton ’70 (and Joyce Morton), Cleve Penberthy ’70, John Penberthy ’74, Randy Quayle ’71 (and Sybil Quayle), Tom Quinn ’70 (and Marilyn Quinn), Rick Shefchik ’74, Fred Skillern ’73 (and Diane Skillern), Steve (Chet) Smith ’73, Paul Tuhus ’69, Bill Weale ’70 (and Joy Weale), John Weatherly ’73 (and Susan Weatherly) and Lou Young ’70. While fraternity members came from all over the country, the travel award was won by Lou Young, who joined us from Honolulu, Hawaii. We enjoyed a New England clam bake, a cocktail party at the old fraternity house with current members and an opportunity to catch up with old friends. The Upper Valley and the campus couldn’t have been nicer, and all agreed we were all very lucky to spend a few of our formative years in this unique place. Special thanks go to Gary and Barbara for organizing such a warm and wonderful event.”
Wayne Moody sent this update (edited version; ask me for the whole piece): “I am a mundane astrologer who has spent 30 years focused upon the astrology of the United States; mundane astrology is the astrology of nations and their leaders. In August 1987, almost four years before Desert Storm began on January 17, 1991, I wrote and published an article titled ‘The Great Satan’ naming the symbol whose activation would signal significant events for the United States in the Persian Gulf. The war began on the exact date that the symbol was contacted. Simple math!”
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—Bill Price, 12 Lummi Key, Bellevue, WA 98006; bill@drivasolutions.com