Class Note 1974

At the end of June Ken Cuddeback retired as the business manager of the Bement School in Deerfield, Massachusetts, a school for children in kindergarten through ninth grade. Ken earned an M.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts after Dartmouth and enjoyed a career in marketing, manufacturing, and purchasing roles with Channing Bete Company Inc., a publisher and printer, and with American Pen and Paper, before joining Bement 17 years ago. Ken’s wife, Denise, retired from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in November 2017. He and Denise are looking forward to traveling to new destinations in the United States and abroad. Ken’s plans also include carpentry, woodworking, and more skiing. Ken will continue to be involved in local governance in Deerfield, having served for more than 30 years on the school committee, the planning board, and other subcommittees. Ken and Denise have a daughter, Rachel, a teacher in Needham, Massachusetts, who lives with her family in South Boston. Her two boys are the true joys of Ken’s and Denise’s lives. Ken and Denise also have a son, Seth, who lives in Los Angeles, where he works as a freelance cinematographer while also writing and producing independent film projects.

Ken keeps in touch with Herman Laturnau, retired from Fred C. Church Insurance and living in New Hampshire, and with Bill Fitzpatrick, retired from his career as an architect and living in Florida.

Tim Lunney retired and spent the past five years caring for his elderly parents in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Tim’s parents have now moved into an assisted living facility, and Tim is returning to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Tim noted that his family’s research into assisted living facilities uncovered how wonderful some are. He advises families to tour facilities and learn about options well before elderly or ailing parents must decide about moving. While in Maine Tim rediscovered a passion for U.S. history. Tim has followed his father’s footsteps and joined the Sons of the American Revolution. The local chapter historian encouraged Tim to conduct research on his Revolutionary War ancestor, Elias Taylor. Tim set out to learn all that he could about Elias Taylor and was shocked by what he found. Mr. Taylor and his eldest son both died of smallpox at Fort Ticonderoga in May 1777 and were buried in a mass grave with thousands of fellow soldiers who died in the same epidemic. Mr. Taylor’s widow was left to raise six children by herself on the edge of the Maine wilderness. To honor their service, sacrifice, and memory after more than 200 years, Tim led a campaign to have the Manchester, Maine, historical society erect a historical marker in September to memorialize Elias Taylor, his son, and their homestead.

Please remember to mark your calendars for our 45th reunion from Thursday, June 13, through Sunday, June 16, and watch for news about Dartmouth’s upcoming sestercentennial year.

Be safe and send news.

—Rick Sample, Retreat Farm, 1137 Manakin Road, Manakin Sabot, VA 23103; samplejr@msn.com