Class Note 1949

Going back to Jay Urstadt’s telephone mini-reunion in October, Bill Turino, who lives near Jay in Bronxville, New York, was there in person. Bill was one of the original 49 ’49s, but left after a semester for the Navy. He graduated in 1950 and switched to that class. Most of his career was as a security analyst. My last visit with Bill was in 1965, when he was in his family’s fruit ingredient business and escorted me to the N.Y.C. fruit market at 4 a.m. to check out (for my client) whether growing papayas on Andros Island in the Bahamas for the U.S. market was economically feasible. Answer: No.


Skip Muller also came up to Jay’s from Manhattan. Skip has severe sight problems, but still plays bass with a Greenwich Village combo twice a week, dabbles in real estate and serves Ithaca College as board chairman emeritus.


Rocket Reed checked in from the Hill Country of Texas, where he raises horses on his ranch west of San Antonio. He can’t ride or drive because of balance problems, but remains active in Republican politics and secondary education. Rocket’s career was in the oil business with lots of time in Europe and Asia.


Dick Mallary died on September 27, 2011, at his home in Brookfield, Vermont. Dick spent his first 20 years after Dartmouth as a Vermont dairy farmer, where he learned about what cows leave behind. Perhaps that came in handy for his subsequent legislative career, 10 years in Vermont and three in Congress (1972-84) as a Republican. Dick later served as secretary of administration for Vermont and as CEO of Vermont Electric Power Co. The class sends its sympathy to his wife, Jean, four children and three stepchildren.


Sam Smith died on August 14, 2011, in Las Vegas, where he lived. Sam was a real chubber at Dartmouth. He worked for Dartmouth for 25 years, serving as assistant director of admissions (under Al Quirk) and an officer of the black alumni association, among other roles. The class sends it condolences to his wife, Senora, and his five children.


—John Adler, 1623 Pelican Cove Road, BA123, Sarasota, FL 34231; (203) 622-9069; (941) 966-2943 (fax)