Class Note 1939

A welcome letter from Dr. Andy Ruoff gave a quick snapshot of some of his and Helen’s recent activities. “All is well down here in Florida. We keep busy with bridge and golf and had a lot of fun on several cruises, including a Caribbean trip just before the holidays and a transatlantic trip last fall.” In early June Andy and Helen plan to travel to Homer, Alaska, to attend the wedding of one of his grandsons and then visit Helen’s daughters in Oregon and her son in California.


Sadly, two more classmates have left our ranks. Bill Russell of Francestown, New Hampshire, died March 2. Bill served in the Navy in World War II, in both the Atlantic and Pacific. He worked for several New England companies and even for Dartmouth briefly in 1965. He was vice president of the Monadnock Region Association from 1976 to 1980 and then served two terms in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.


Alex Lansberg of South Chatham, Massachusetts, and Sarasota, Florida, died March 24. At Dartmouth Alex was business manager and saxophonist of the Green Collegian dance band. A 1940 Tuck School graduate, Alex worked for many years as a certified public accountant and was chief financial officer of several corporations. A loyal ’39er, he and wife Sylvia were regular attendees of class mini-reunions and five-year reunions, including our 70th in October 2009. Alex has a granddaughter at Dartmouth, Mackenzie Bohannon ’14.


Our sincere condolences to Carol Russell, Sylvia Lansberg and their families.


—Robert L. Kaiser, 37 Rayton Road, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-4320