Class Note 1970
Greetings, fellow ’70s. As you read this we will have entered the Philip Hanlon era in the Wheelock succession. It’s good to know that the new president, class of 1977, is a baby boomer just like us.
From the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont comes news, via dial-up, from Mitch Wonson. He’s been busy working on the house and 25 acres of property he purchased three years ago. As Mitch tells it, “I do love living up here in a town with one paved road, no commercial development and more critters than people. Seems the older I get the fewer foibles of man I can tolerate, but the critters are always enjoyable.” While he claims that his land use consultancy is “in the tubes,” Mitch admits to opposing and defeating an industrial wind turbine project, a ground-breaking victory for Vermont conservationists.
I received a rather terse e-mail from Bill Kent stating simply, “This is my Plan B after 65 years of Plan A” and directing me to a website, www.meridians-healthways.com. It appears that he has affiliated with a group of alternative healthcare providers in Bellevue, Washington, and has a specialty in something called “cord therapy.” Bill’s stated occupation in our 25th reunion book was “manufacturing,” so I’m guessing this represents a significant career redirection. His e-mail got me wondering how many of us are on Plan B, Plan C or something beyond that in our own lives.
Word comes from Arizona State University that Steve Doig, the Knight Chair in Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been inducted into the U.S. Army’s Defense Information School Hall of Fame. Steve trained there as an Army private prior to heading for Vietnam as a combat correspondent. After that tour he returned to the school as an instructor before embarking on a distinguished career as a civilian journalist. Way to go, Doiger.
Sadly, the class has lost another member. Chris Carey died unexpectedly in January in Palm Coast, Florida. The class extends sympathies to his widow, Molly, and four children.
Please keep those cards, letters and e-mails coming so I won’t have to make stuff up.
—Bill Wilson, 304 Highlands Bluffs Drive, Cary, NC 27518; wilson8689@aol.com
