Class Note 1952
During our undergraduate years friendships are developed that gradually fade away as time goes by but, fortunately, many remain strong—even after some 60-plus years. This year, the last weekend in April, the Dartmouth baseball team cruised to yet another successful season with 31 wins against only seven losses. They finished regular season play with a Red Rolfe division championship, taking four straight games against Harvard, two in Hanover and the final two in Cambridge, Massachusetts. But this isn’t really about baseball. It is the story of six classmates who meet every year in Cambridge to have lunch, to root for the Big Green at those final two Harvard games and, most important, to enjoy each other’s company. All six played baseball for Dartmouth, one even played professionally after college, but baseball is just the excuse to stay in touch. There is no leader, but the organizer is Ev Parker, a retired Boston attorney. He is joined by Steve Meterparel, whose career was sports management, including a stint with the Red Sox; Zack Boyages, a career General Electric manager; and Robert “Buzz” Barton, a long-time distinguished attorney and jurist. These four live in the Boston area. Jim Churchill, a corporate financial executive, and Frank Logan, retired Dartmouth administrator and former head of planned giving at the College, join them. (Frank is also the former professional baseball pitcher.) Jim and Frank come down from the Upper Valley for the mini-reunion. These six meet every year, they know their baseball and, since Dartmouth has been the division champion for six straight years, our guys probably think they deserve some credit for that—while the friendships endure!
Briefly, in other news, Dick Lathrop has joined the group spending half time in Florida (Jupiter) and the balance in his long-time home in New Jersey. He is a retired doctor and another doctor, Ben Stein, has written that he is also retired, but staying very busy in New Jersey. Jack Unkles, a Florida neighbor of Dr. Lathrop, reports he has had some temporary health issues, but is doing well and playing golf several days a week.
—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52 @aol.com
