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These are the Class Notes as submitted to the PAW during the current academic year.  For searchable Class Notes from February 2003 through July 2008, in the Secretary's Archives, click here. Class Notes from 1995 and later years are on TigerNet; click here.

Class Notes for Publication in PAW Februry 2022

 Belated condolences to Bud Foulke whose wife, Patricia, died suddenly on February 20, 2021, just six days after a previously unknown pancreatic cancer was discovered.  Together they wrote 15 travel books and more than a thousand articles throughout a joint second career after decades of teaching. 

 Dom Telesco says he finally gave up another source of income – golf.  But all is well and they are enjoying Palm Beach and have avoided Covid.  He is enjoying the good life of a 90-year old.

David Smith reports they are staying well so far.  They have made only one trip out of Houston since the Covid attack, foregoing driving to Maine in 2020 and 2021  But plan on making our 70^th Reunion in June 2022.

 “Peaceful Meanderings” was the art show of pastel paintings by Grace Johnson w52 [Mrs. Robert C.]  She exhibited seventeen paintings completed during the past two years, Plein Aire paintings from a chateau in France and villages, the Caribbean, and around the U.S, including a self-portrait.  The show was at Princeton Windrows, Marks Gallery, Princeton, NJ, October 1 through December 2021.

Carol Saunders w52 [Mrs. Harold] is hoping the Washington DC area group can gather again for lunch soon. She misses in person contact.  This group was formerly hosted by George Towner.

 Ed and Margie Masinter happily spent their 26th summer at their Wilson, Wyoming, home, hiking fishing and a little biking.  They had occasional smoke from west coast fires but otherwise found it beautiful.  They are now gearing up for the 70^th Reunion Annual Giving Campaign and counting on the critical few and Cleveland Society to lead the Great Class of ‘52 to its 57^th record year and 34^th in a row. 

Requiescat:

The Class has learned of the death of the following Classmates: Edward Clowes Chorley on March 31, 2021, in White Plains, New York; and John Lockwood McShane on November 13, 2021 in Cockeysville, Maryland.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW January 2022

 Albert D. Pittis reports “I have just received a Pace Maker Award and hope it will let me keep my driver’s license so I can make it to the next Reunion.  Best of health to surviving members of 1952.”

 Walter Culin is still traveling!  He and a Friend took off to Europe for three weeks last August, and says he’ll see us in May.

 Jim Melchert enjoyed the Zoom session with George Lambrakis, saying talking with him about his career with the State Department was terrific.  Jim recommends that more be done.

 Banks Anderson is now living in a CCRC apartment with Nancy.  Five of their ten grandchildren are married and they have three great grands.  A younger one is back in class at Princeton.  Banks is still able to play the slow movement of the Tchaikovsky violin concerto, but like all of us tolerating the slings and arrows of creeping obsolescence.

Paul Pressler and wife Nancy now have all three of their children in the Houston area and are blessed with seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. They enjoy getting together at their nearby farm and are doing well in spite of their age.

 William H. Dunn’s wife Joan wrote, “Bill celebrated his 90^th birthday with family from Virginia, Seattle Washington, Detroit Michigan, and Southern California in late June due to Covid instead of March.  Limited mobility, hearing, but still in good spirits.”

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The Class has learned of the death of the following Classmates: John Farr Geer on September 17, 2021 in New York, New York; Cecil Jackson “Mike” North Jr. on October 4, 2021 in San Anselmo, California; William Wilson Hewitt on October 3, 2021 in Princeton, New Jersey; William Frederick Ewart, Jr., on October 8, 2021, in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania; and George Crosby Towner Jr. on October 25, 2021 in Falls Church, Virginia.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW December 2021

 Lily Hill [Mrs. Phil] notes that recent OSA graduate grandson Colin Philip Hass Hill is headed for Los Angeles to work with NFL Media as a Digital researcher.

 John Weber is retired and living in his home of 52 years, kept going by his four daughters, four sons-in-law, and ten grandchildren.  Sally passed away peacefully on February 1, 2021, finally overcome by cancer, for which she had undergone treatment with diminishing success over the prior two years.  She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, medical technologist, and friend to many.  Due to the danger of Covid-19 they were not able to hold a traditional funeral service, but posted family photos on the “Kudoboard” [see her online obituary for link], held a simple service at their church columbarium and also on the home site where she grew up in Woodstock, Virginia.

Kathleen Knight [Mrs. Thomas S.] reports five of their 13 grandchildren have now finished college.  Tom’s company Orbis International is thriving due to cybersight.  He would be proud, and happy.

James Rockwell declares “I should have stayed East!!  Nothing but fires on West coast.”

Hobart Kreitler and Sally are still active in the summer school they started 21 years ago for underserved Bridgeport public school students.  They started with 21 children and now serve over 300 students from Pre-K through college including assisting with the search for employment.  They stay active playing golf, walking, reading and frequent visits to the fitness center, and are looking forward to our 70^th.

 Jim Crutcher says he and Barbee are well, paying attention to COVID rules, are vaccinated and careful.  Seattle is suffering, as are other cities, with homelessness and COVID related issues; however, they elect a new mayor 11/2/2021 and he hopes for improvement in governance. 

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW September 2021

 Last Fall Malcolm Powell wrote that it seems most deaths attributed to Covid are in patients with major diseases.  Risk of dying from Covid-19 is only 0.00002% if there is no other major medical problem in the patient.  “We are certainly more at risk at our age, but the general population less so by far.  Treatment success has improved considerably with experience and there are some very interesting prospects among the drugs under development.  Right now hydroxychloroquine is effective when used early in the illness.  It is a safe drug and costs only a few dollars per patient.  My advice and wishes – stay well!”

Jim Crutcher and his entire family are well. Seattle has had more than its share of destruction by vandals and hooligans during the “peaceful?” demonstrations, and now heavy smoke from the awful fires in Oregon and Eastern Washington.  They are making history!

Mal Cleland is living a quiet life in a retirement home.  They now have 14 great grandchildren, ranging in age from infant to 21 years. He enjoys the “Alumni Weekly” and the opportunity to catch up on the lives of all his 1952 friends.

DomTelesco noted last Fall that Covid-19 was keeping him and Susan mostly in house.  He was feeling great, exercising, and back to his PU weight with lots of exercise.  First year in over 40 years no trip to Europe and Capri, but they are staying safe and enjoying life in spite of the virus.

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The Class has learned of the deaths of the following Classmates: Peter Van Dyke Gulick on April 24, 2021, in Woodinvlle, Washington; Charles Douglas Hardy Jr. on May 26, 2021 in Brunswick, Maine, Edward Clinton “Bud” Gillette III on May 4, 2021 in Miami, Florida; John Beatty Lowry Jr. on June 10, 2021 in San Rafael, California; and John Louis “Jack” Sprague on July 5, 2021 in Bennington, Vermont.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW July 2021

Last Fall Walt Culin wrote that his retirement community was still in “lock down”.  He and his new friend Carol and are anxious to travel.  Fortunately, his health is very good so they are ready when conditions allow.

 Jim Rockwell reported that things got lively at his retirement community of 975 people in Medford, Oregon.  On September 9th, a wildfire started on the outskirts of Ashland, swept through the communities of Talent and Phoenix, and on to the outskirts 0f Medford. It came within 4000 feet of his place.  About 2300 homes and other structures were destroyed.   Rogue Valley Manor residents were evacuated to a number of different points.  He rode side saddle in a school bus for small children for two hours, but no permanent damage. 

Porter Hopkins shared his opinion as follows: “Princeton pisses me off so that I’m embarrassed to say I attended for 2-1/2 years.  If it were not for the good friends and times I had while there, I would not have paid dues and given to Alumni Fund, Annual Giving, all these “unbroken”? years.  I don’t blame the class of ’52 for the female arrested on national news for rioting in Portland or somewhere out West, but I do blame the alumni for putting up with an increasingly liberal bunch of academics, presidents, deans etc. who tolerate the mad drift to the left.  Only way I can express my disgust is to stop giving.

 DomTelesco noted last Fall that Covid-19 keeps him and Susan mostly in house.  He was feeling great, exercising, and back to his PU weight with lots of exercise.  First year in over 40 years no trip to Europe and Capri, but they are staying safe and enjoying life in spite of the virus.

 Requiescat:

The Class has learned of the deaths of the following Classmates: Webster Griffith Wright on December 25, 2020, in Raleigh, North Carolina; William Abbott Nicely on May 16, 2021 in Paradise Valley, Arizona

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW June 2021

 Honorary Classmate Janet Smith Dickerson Stephens H’52 sends greetings and an update relating that she “flunked” retirement and in 2018 went to Claremont CA to serve as interim VP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Pomona College.  She then remained in Claremont to serve as VO for Student Affairs at the Consortium, The Claremont Colleges Services.  She officially moved in 2019 and is enjoying her new life – closer to two daughters and challenged by the important work.

 Mark Crane is living happily in a retirement facility in Evanston, Illinois.  Interesting activities are all done by his children and grandchildren, including Stephanie Guyett ’85, Greg Guyett ’85 [son in law], Charlotte Guyett ’13 and Douglas Guyett ’16.

Fred Kaufman remembers that a number of years ago he received the 2-CD set “Going Back”.  He had played the one with Band Music but never got around to playing the CD with class memories.  In January 2020 he got tired of Christmas music so put on the 2^nd CD while he did some chores around the apartment.  Suddenly, he heard my name on the speaker - roommate Ted Mortens told a story of a water fight in 33 Blair with the sophomores upstairs, mentioning his 3 roommates.

 David Smith reports they now have four grandchildren in college with two more to go.  All are well and Houston has missed all the hurricanes last year  They did have had a lot of rain which had kept him busy mowing.

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The Class has learned of the deaths of the following Classmates: John League Gray on September 15, 2019 in New Canaan, Connecticut; George Washington Gowen II on March 14, 2021, in New York, New York; Thaddeus Edmund “Ted” Beck Jr. on March 22, 2021, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW May 2021

 Ray Baldwin sends his “only comment:  For us classmates who have lived 90+ years what a great, glorious life we have lived.”

 Neil Clements and wife Ginny still reside in the house they built 51 years ago, and in September got back from their 39 year-old cabin at 8,400 feet elevation in Greer, Arizona.  They still enjoying float tube fly fishing in Apache Lakes.

 Joan Dunn [Mrs. William H. Dunn] w52 writes that “Bill has closed down but loves company and is always glad to see old friends.  Our home survived the fires, thank goodness.”

 Colden Florance is “Alive, well, some golf, some tennis.”

 Edgar Masinter notes that happily they were able to spend much of the last summer at their Wyoming vacation house.  They found the  “great outdoors” was comforting in this extraordinary time.

 Carol Saunders [Mrs. Harold Saunders] w52 remembered that she and Hal moved to the new independent living building, Willow Oak at Vinson Hall in McLean 2014.  They enjoyed their lovely 2100 square foot apartment together until his passing March 2016.  She reports that his Sustained Dialogue Campus Network is amazingly nimble, retooling to serve students learning remotely – but at significant financial cost.  And she warns “Stay tuned for the creative ways I plan to celebrate Hal’s BIG 90!!”

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The Class has learned of the deaths of the following Classmates: James Neal Glerum on December 5, 2020 at McLean, Virginia; Albert Rudolph Gilgen on January 4, 2021 in Cedar  Falls, Iowa; Henry West Overbeck on January 17, 2021 in Morgantown, West Virginia; Augustus Loftus Middleton on February 7, 2021 in Charleston, South Carolina; Benson Saler on February 25, 2021 in Tucson, Arizona; Duane “Pat” Stranahan Jr. on February 25, 2021 in Naples, Florida; James Ben Laughlin on February 28, 2021 in Blawenburg, New Jersey; and Malcolm “Toby” Strachan II on March 1, 2021 in Buffalo, New York.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW February 2021

          Kathie Knight [Mrs. Thomas S. Knight Jr.] w52 – wrote to tell me that she is missing Tom so much!  She is busy with 13 grandchildren – 3 of our 4 sons live within 30 miles of me.  Our youngest is coping with fires.  He’s a comedy writer in LA.  Project Orbis is still strong with big cyber-sight operation while the plane is not flying.  Orbis is still teaching doctors and saving sight. 

          Bill MacIlvaine wrote from Florida that he and his wife Lucy celebrated their 68^th anniversary on June 28^th with a glass of wine and a balloon. His golf is now down to once a week and only nine holes, but we use the pool for water aerobics three times a week in a losing effort to stay in shape. We’ve always lived a long distance from any of our offspring, so it was with joy that we learned that our youngest daughter and her family were moving to a Florida town only two hours away!  At the present, we have eight grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren and more on the way.  I have fond memories of great times and great classmates and friends and miss you all.  My best wishes. Stay well!

          Banks Anderson let me know that because of COVID-19 he and his wife Nancy had to forgo a family trip to the beach to celebrate our 60^th wedding anniversary .  Zoom will have to substitute.

          Barry Loper wrote to let me know that he and John Schmidt are a band of two members of the Class of 1952 in York, PA.

           Peter Cartwright let me know that so far they have survived the fires!  However it’s to close for comfort.

Requiescat:

          The Class has learned of the deaths of the following Classmate: Robert Willis Hellwarth on January 20 at Santa Monica, California.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW February 2021

           The Secretary received a note from August Wolf ’83 telling me that he had held a "zoom" birthday party for Joe Handelman on his 90^th. They watched some other Friends of Princeton Track running a marathon at Joe's home during a recent lock down. Joe has run over 100 marathons and 750+ races in his career. He and his wife Sue are enjoying retirement and gardening in Katonah NY.

           We also received notice from The Oriental Institute (OI) in Chicago that announced the Howard E. Hallengren ‘52 “Professorship in Arabian Peninsula and Gulf States Archaeology”. The OI is a research center for the study of ancient middle eastern civilizations, focusing on the archaeology of the region. Howard has been very active in support of the OI for many years and was pleased that he could help get this professorship established.

          Banks Anderson reported from Durham that he and his wife Nancy are doing well except for “lock down” malaise.  We have a weekly family Zoom to keep us sane.

          John Moore reported that things remain quiet in Greenwich.  A few enterprising hostesses are giving away dinners or offering invitations to their clubs.  It appears that eating can’t be escaped.  He spent the first three months of the their lockdown at his daughter’s and son-in-law’s place in Pennington, population 2500.  A quiet place.  Walked down a deserted Prospect Street one day.

          Gil Bogley excitedly reported that he F-I-NA-L-L-Y shot his age [89]!  He says that he now will take up tennis.

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          The Class has learned of the deaths of the following Classmates: Oliver Parker “Mac” McComas on August 24, 2020, at Cupertino, California, Paul Foss Glenn on September 29, 2020 at Montecito, California, and John McDowell “Sharpo” Sharpe on November 3, 2020 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW January 2021

            In a note from Malcolm [Toby] Strachan He wrote that while his surviving classmates are entering their tenth decade of life he will join them in August.  In the meantime, he is doing well in his wheelchair, and prosthetic leg and walker.  He says he can do nearly all the things I did before the amputation, in May 2018.  While Alma and I are both frail, we are amazed we’re still around.  Alma is 90 already.  Best to all!

             One of our best correspondents Ed Tiryakian wrote that since the corona virus lockout has caused a temporary postponement of the May Lunch meeting of our Durham-Chapel Hill Princeton ‘52 members, he wanted to offer as a Class Note a Princeton anecdote from his memory bank.

            In the fall of 1952, as Ed started graduate studies at Harvard, he heard on the radio that Adlai Stevenson, presidential candidate for the upcoming elections, was holding a press conference at the nearby Commodore Hotel the next day. This seemed to be a unique opportunity to meet Governor Stevenson, whom Ed greatly admired.  Ed got a card, wrote his name and added in bold letters New Jersey Weekly News (fictitious). To Ed’s surprise this was sufficient to let him in to the press conference.

             During the Q and A that followed his talk, Ed raised my hand and said: “Governor Stevenson, I read that your son has been accepted at Harvard. As a recent Princeton graduate, I wonder how could you, a committed Princetonian, approve your son going to Harvard and not to Princeton?” This created a stir among the audience to which Stevenson, with a benign professional smile, responded: “Good question”, adding something like “… to tell the truth, my son was accepted at Harvard and not at our alma mater.” 

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW Nov 2020

           Thomas Leary reported that he and wife Stephnie are still enjoying an active social life here in sunny Coronado, California – Stephanie’s home town.  We just celebrated 65 years since our wedding here, with children, grandchildren and friends.

          Alex Mills sent me a note following notice of the death of Malcolm Payne on February 10, 2020, after a short battle with cancer.  Malcolm was born and spent his first 18 years in England.  He joined the Class in our Sophomore year, joined Elm Club, and will be remembered by his Clubmates for his guitar playing and love of singing.  After graduation he moved to Canada and settled in Toronto, where he maintained a lifelong relationship with Alex Mills’ family.

           Colden Florance sent at note telling us that he retired 9 years ago at 80.  He has been playing tennis 2/week + golf once/week, trainer 2/week.  Good social life with other octogenarians.  Go into architectural office occasionally to brainstorm concepts.

           Malcolm Powell reports that he and wife  Andrea are fine. He also proudly reports that their granddaughter, Lea Bourgade, has won the Stanford Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence, majoring in Human Biology with a focus on neuroscience.  She was nominated by the Conductor of the orchestra where she was also Concertmaster for all four years.  He wonders what next?  She is already working with a company on a study of electrical stimulation of the brain to improve learning of musical scores.

           The Class has learned of the deaths of the following Classmates: William Kennedy Upham on July 26, 2020, in Austin, Texas; Charles Herbert Barrow at Evanston, Illinois on August 31, 2020; Eric “Rick” Sabbaton Merrifield on September 10, 2020, in Seattle, Washington; Gifford “Giff” Roscoe Hart Jr. on December 17, 2019, in Essex, Vermont; W. Biddle Worthington on September 20, 2020, in New York, New York.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW Oct 2020

            Margo Fish [Mrs. Howard MacFarland Fish] W’52 wrote that having married “Mac” Fish his junior year with the permission of Dean Godolphin, she gratefully feels as his widow, the deepest gratitude to be connected to his “our” class.   His [Mac’s] spirit remains in this being’s life.  She published her book  “Changing the Image of God from Human to Energy” having been urged by my advisors to publish my thesis.  She now spend her winters in St. Petersburg, Fla., returning to “Tapawingo” Lake Placid in summers.            

            We heard from Robert Max ter Horst telling us that he recently survived a spinal [epidural] abscess.  His doctor says he has made a “remarkable recovery”.  His  book “Eclogue, Ode, Sonnet - Garcilaso de la Vega and Classical Antiquity” is under review with the University of Toronto Press.  A current big project is “Henry Adams & the High Culture of the American Gilded Age”.  Also a couple of articles on Spanish poetry.  He read a paper on Alcevedo at SRBHP [Society for Renaissance & Baroque Hispanic Poetry] Irvine CA.  His health is uncertain but he  lives independently 8/10 miles from his daughter Nell.

             Walter Liebman let us know that he is still breathing.

             Chuck Carpenter wrote to bring us up to date on his and wife Sally’s activities. They both retired about two years ago, and moved to an active retirement community in Falmouth, Maine.  The choice of place was largely due to the fact that all three of our sons and most of our grandchildren live nearby in Southern Maine.  I do miss the active practice of medicine, but can’t ask for a better retirement situation.

             C. Douglas Hardy reports that he and wife Joan are still enjoying their retirement in Coastal Maine.  Wife Joan is recovering from a stroke and appears to be improving.

 Requiescat:

The Class has learned of the death of the following Classmate: Albin Walter Rauch Jr. on July 27, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida           

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW Sept 11, 2020

            We received the following from Margo Fish [Mrs. Howard MacFarland Fish] W’52 - 1/15/2020 who wrote “Having married “Mac” Fish his junior year with the permission of Dean Godolphin, I gratefully feel as his widow, the deepest gratitude to be connected to his “our” class.   His [Mac’s] spirit remains in this being’s life.  I enclose the cover of my book published two years ago, “Changing the Image of God from Human to Energy”.  My advisors urged me to publish my thesis.  I now spend my winters in St. Petersburg, Fla., returning to “Tapawingo” Lake Placid in summers.  Hope to see you in Princeton for Reunion 2020.”Great to hear from Margo!!!                      

            We learned from Robert Max ter Horst that he recently survived a spinal [epidural] abscess.  The Doctor says He’s made a “remarkable recovery”.  His book “Eclogue, Ode, Sonnet - Garcilaso de la Vega and Classical Antiquity” is under review with the University of Toronto Press.  A current big project is “Henry Adams & the High Culture of the American Gilded Age”.  Also a couple of articles on Spanish poetry.  He read a paper on Alcevedo at SRBHP [Society for Renaissance & Baroque Hispanic Poetry] at Irvine CA.  He feels that his health is uncertain but he lives independently 8/10 miles from his daughter Nell.

             Walter Liebman shared just three words but they are good news.”and still breathing.”

             Your Secretary can only complain of restrictions currently forced upon us with the Covid 19 Coronavirus. Hopefully it won’t be long before they are eased.                            

Requiescat:

          The Class has learned of the deaths of the following Classmates:  Matthew Fontaine Maury Werth on May 26, 2020, in Virginia Beach, Virginia; Warren Lee McCabe on May 17, 2020, at Rochester, Michigan; Joseph Lee Bolster on July 21, 2020, at Westport, New York.   

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW July 8, 2020

 Alex Mills wrote to us that he doesn’t know if it is a case of being too stubborn or too stupid to quit [or both], but he is still struggling to convert our family’s 1,800 acre ranch on 3 miles of the US/Mexico border in Arizona into some sort of worthwhile development.  The original project [by others] was for a 3,500 home retirement community.  In recent years, for obvious reasons, the location has had little appeal for that use.  Finally there is a new need for industrial parks on the US/Mexico border, where it will be much safer for US companies wanting to do business in Mexico, where crime has become a huge problem, to locate their investments in plants and equipment.  Meeting this need will require a new border crossing and a 2-mile rail connection.  Lots of interesting possibilities.  Fingers crossed!

Last January Robert Diefenbach advised they were spending six months in Fort Myers, Florida, five months in New York City, and a month in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.  He is active with the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Fort Myers Community Concert Association, and Ruth with the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center; these keep them just busy enough.

 Robert Max ter Horst has recently survived a spinal [epidural] abscess.  His doctor said he’s made a “remarkable recovery”.  Max’s book “Eclogue, Ode, Sonnet - Garcilaso de la Vega and Classical Antiquity” is under review with the University of Toronto Press, and another big project is “Henry Adams & the High Culture of the American Gilded Age”.  He’s also working on a couple of articles on Spanish poetry.  He did say his health is uncertain but he lives independently just 8/10 miles from his daughter Nell. 

Requiescat:

The Class has learned of the death of the following Classmate:  Matthew Fontaine Maury Werth on May 26, 2020, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW June 3, 2020

          William H. Shackelford reported that he and wife celebrated their 35^th anniversary of their second marriages.  Both enjoy fairly good health and spend winter in Boca Grande, Florida and the summer at Colorado Springs, Garden of the Gods Estates.  He says there are too old for active part in their local clubs, they are really just “awaiting”.

           We also heard from Gilbert Bogley who wrote to say that he and wife Anne consider themselves lucky indeed - both in good health after 63 years together .They live in a wonderfully beautiful area - Traverse City, Michigan and Lake Leelanau.  Our three children are all happily married and successful and have given us seven grandchildren to spoil. He stays active with fly-fishing, golf, bridge, Rotary.

           Paul Lindsay let us know that since retirement in 1999 he has volunteered in a variety of non-profit organizations providing housing and other services for mentally ill as well as support to low income people  He finally retired from these efforts and this year he is spending all his volunteer time knocking on doors - i.e., canvassing, for the Democratic party.

Requiescat:

          The Class has learned of the deaths of the following Classmates: Richard James Will on August 28, 2019, in Warminster, Pennsylvania; Joshua John Ward on November 26, 2019, in Chatham, New Jersey; Joseph James Masi on January 11, 2020 in Golden, Colorado; Robert E. VanMeter on January 13, 2020, in Garden City, New York; J. Ramsey Michaels on January 18, 2020, in Hamilton, Massachusetts; and Warren Bruce on January 21, 2020, in Oriental, North Carolina; John Norton Winton on January 30, 2020, in Seattle, Washington; Marshall Peter Keating on February 29, 2020, in New York, New York; Charles C. J. Carpenter, Jr. on March 19, 2019, in Falmouth, Maine; Henry Darby Houston on April 9, 2019, in Monroe Township, New Jersey; Robert Smythe Fraser on April 8, 2020, in Bloomington, Minnesota; Thomas Wilson Martin on April 23, 2020.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW May 13, 2020

Rosita Olson [Mrs. Jack Morgan] wrote to say that she has moved to a Senior Living community in Tenafly, New Jersey and that all is well.

 Lily R. Hill – [Mrs. Phil Hill] wrote that it is fun to continue the Tiger connection through our Baltimore daughter and son-in-law June and Larry Fletcher-Hill [class of ‘81].  June’s sisters from Raleigh and Chagrin Falls, as well as our Raleigh granddaughter, recently ran the Sacramento Marathon, guided as always by Phil’s determined spirit.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW April 22, 2020

 The caronavirus appears to be impacting everyones life at the time I am preparing these notes so I urge everyone to be careful and stay healthy.

Ed Tiryakian reports that he convened the North Carolina Class luncheon in October and is looking forward to the spring luncheon in May.  He will have three edited major volumes scheduled for forthcoming publication in the fall semester.

 Mal Cleland – Spent a delightful evening with Joe Masi, his family and friends prior to Joe’s death.  The event was to attend Joe’s reading from his new book “Depression Baby”.  As the Class knows Joe became a fine poet and this book is a series of his poems, covering his life.  Part of it has to do with his years at Princeton.  Mal says it is well worth reading and if you get a chance, get it.!

Willem van Eekelen reports from the Hague Netherlands that his great concern is the lack of American leadership which for 70 years has been a beacon for the West.  As a consequence Europe not only has to cooperate, but integrate, also in the field of defence and security which he believes will also be good for NATO.  Wim say that he spends much time on Euro Defence, a group of 15 countries willing to merge a substantial part of their capabilities.  Not an overall European army but units able to act quickly and effectively.

 After a 46-year absence from competition, Joe Bolster returned to the track last summer, running the Masters 100-meter dash in the 33^rd Annual New Jersey International Track and Field Meet.  He recorded a time of 29.71, sub-8:00 minute mile pace, and is now training to run in the 80+ division at the Penn Relays in April.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW April 8, 2020

          The Haverford College Political Science Dept. has established the Harvey Glickman Award for a public policy thesis given to a deserving senior.  Harvey established the thesis requirement in Political Science based on his experience at Princeton.

          Ron Schonfeld reports that he and wife Renate and I are still quite all right and grateful for every day we have each other.  His junior year in Princeton is and remains a highlight of his long life.  He writes that he is sad reading the names of all the class mates who have died.  Among them his dear old friend and member of Elm Club, Irvin Cohen Jr.

          Bill Vega lets us know that after successfully leading an effort to re-purpose a body shop in Durango, Colorado, into an Arts Center 22 year ago, he is now attempting to re-purpose a 1950's farm house in Corrales, New Mexico into a Community Center which will include a theater venue, an Event Center and office spaces, and classrooms.

          Al West reports from Lexington MA that for the past 3-4 years he has been in charge of a group that meets weekly, and alternates between bringing favourite poems to read aloud, and reading plays, for which he assigns who is to read what part.  He still walks a lot and proudly says that he always climb stairs.  Ping pong is now his athletic activity. He also reads weekly to a group of low-vision residents and every Friday he goes to the afternoon concert of the Boston Symphony. 

           Joe Shands let’s us know that he and wife, Anne,  are aging quite well.  They live in a CCRC in Gainesville, Florida, where he continues to garden and to care for the citrus trees on campus.  I continue to fish both in the Big Bend of Florida and in Montana, and I still use my own boat.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW March 18, 2020       

          Mal Cleland reported that he was fortunate enough to spend a delightful evening with Joe Masi before his recent death, together with family and friends. The event was to attend Joe’s reading from his new book “Depression Baby”.  Joe became a fine poet and this book is a series of his poems, covering his life from birth up to now.  Part of it has to do with his years at Princeton.  Believe me, it is worth reading!  If you get a chance, get it; it is well worth it!

          Willem van Eekelen in his note expressed his great concern for what he feels is the lack of American leadership. Willem believes that as a consequence of this the European nations not only have to cooperate, but also integrate, in the field of defence and security which he also feels will be good for NATO.   

          The most exciting news is to learn that Joe Bolster after a 46-year absence from competition, returned to the track last summer, running the Masters 100-meter dash in the 33^rd Annual New Jersey International Track and Field Meet.  He recorded a time of 29.71, sub-8:00 minute mile pace, and is now training to run in the 80+ division at the Penn Relays in April.

          The Class has learned of the deaths of the following Classmates: Richard James Will on August 28, 2019, in Warminster, Pennsylvania; Joseph James Masi on January 11, 2020 in Golden, Colorado; Robert E. VanMeter on January 13, 2020, in Garden City, New York; J. Ramsey Michaels on January 18, 2020, in Hamilton, Massachusetts; Warren Bruce on January 21, 2020, in Oriental, North Carolina; and John Norton Winton on January 30, 2020, in Seattle, Washington.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW March 4, 2020

Classmates have been sending me a goodly number of notes and comments about their lives. I am trying to report on all of these so be patient and enjoy their comments.   J. Ramsey Michaels sent and interesting message.- He said that Millennials should  take note – He’s living in his daughter’s basement!  With all his books and loving’ it!

David Paton writes to say that so far, so good – if a whole bunch of limitations are discounted.  His wife Diane and he are busy almost all the time, which makes life almost as interesting as it was in the past.  Most of all they are happy and grateful for our relatively good health, but he does miss being an eye doctor.  He sends warmest regards to all their friends.

 We heard from Bob Lamperti who writes that hopefully he and wife Clara will be able to make the June Reunion.  He has had some problems following a fall where he fell and dislocated his hip which forced him to use a walker. He also reported that their middle son, Peter, passed away.

 David K. Smith wrote that he and wife Lois have two twin granddaughters who are applying for college in 2020, hopefully to Princeton.

 Malcolm Powell wrote to say that despite wildfires, quakes and homeless, we still love living in rural Sebastopol CA.  Their 14^th grandchild arrived in June, courtesy of daughter Heather and husband Josh.  Leo is a very happy and responsive little guy.  He noted that recently roommate Mark Crane was there for a fun reunion.                       

John Geyman reports that he is still working on health care reform in U.S.  He was finishing his 23^rd book on Health care. Granddaughter Emily graduated June 2019 and is subject of an article in recent Princeton University magazine. 

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW February 12, 2020

 We received a great many brief notes from Classmates and although brief I enjoyed hearing from Classmates very much. Thus Walter Liebman wrote only that he is still breathing. Please continue Walt.

Another brief note came from Cecil North who thanked me for the column which I do appreciate . Cecil notes that he is a proud member of our class, although not a very communicative one! Keep trying Cecil.

Alex Mills reported that after spending another pleasant summer back in Toronto and Southern Ontario, his return to sunny Arizona has been delayed indefinitely following a nasty fall which resulted in tearing the rotator cuff in his right shoulder and losing my driving privileges for at least the next 5 weeks.

 Sam Van Culin reported that he had done some traveling and had a good month in England enjoying friends in London and Canterbury and exploring the puzzlements of Brexit!

We learned from Jim Melchert that it=s been a productive year for him.  He had exhibitions in both San Francisco and in New York.  Achievements awards came from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and from the city of Berkeley that=s named June 23 for me   He send fond regards to the Class.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW January 8, 2020

 Classmate Joe Bolster in July ran the 100-meter dash in the Masters Division of the 33^rd Annual New Jersey International Track and Field Meet.  He posted a time of 29.7 at 90 and eight months old.!  Next stop B Penn Relays 2020!

 Robert Doherty reported that his wife, Kirsten, passed away in May. After surviving 25 years of Parkinson=s, 6 years in a wheelchair and 6 months of hospice B she still managed to live a remarkable life! 

 Our note from  Douglas Hardy reports that he and wife Joan are relatively well and enjoying life in their new - only 20 years - home state of Maine.

 We learn from Jim Crutcher that Seattle is booming and his construction company is building great projects.  He says that they just let him come to the office and observe. Fortunately he and wife Barbara are well and their children as well as most of their grandchildren live in Seattle area.

 Notes received rom Cecil North, Walter Liebman and Malcolm Cleland tell us that they are  leading very quiet lives.  Mal now live in a retirement home and his family has been a great comfort for him.

John Sprague writes to say that he and wife, Jid, celebrated their 57^th wedding anniversary on June 18^th. He adds that defying common sense and family pressures, they continue to live 12 moths a year in their too big@ Williamstown, Massachusetts home

 Donald Edwards reported that he and wife Tayna sold their 7^th house in August and moved to Acts Bayleigh Chase , a retirement community in Easton, Maryland.  They own nothing but paid an entrance fee.  We can stay forever and they say they will take care of us.  Tanya and I are fine as are our 4 children and 6 grandchildren.  However we miss the water view which we had for 33 years.

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 Stephanie Crane Guyett ‘85 sent us a pictures of her dad , Mark Crane, and his Princeton roommate, Malcolm Powell.  They had a reunion when the family went to San Francisco area. They had lunch with Mac and his wife, Andrea, at their lovely home in Sebastopol, CA. 

While in San Francisco they saw Mark’s three grandsons who live there including Stephanie’s son Douglas Guyett ‘16.  They had three fun days enjoying the city where Mark spent his navy years  Mark’s grandsons are all working happily and hard in various technology businesses. Mark as nine grandchildren including one other Princetonian, Charlotte Guyett ’13, and one doted-upon great granddaughter. He remains sharp and engaged and according to Stephanie retains his kind sense of humor.

 Banks Anderson shared with us that he has a grandson who is entering Princeton this fall. He is looking forward to learning about today’s Princeton from a grandson’s perspective.

 Ray Baldwin writes to say that he and wife Eleanor are doing fine in their new retirement community in Dallas.  He recall’s  how optimistic we were as freshmen that fall of 1948.  He feels that’s the way we lived our lives but now, approaching our 90’s, in what we see as a “new culture”, we are weary and wary; dismayed at the abhorrence of compromise & progress, awash in the eddy of media mania.  He asserts that the cultural boat is listing and suggests that we should get it back on course.

Gil Bogley writes that he and wife Anne continue to enjoy good health and happy times in beautiful Traverse City.  His tennis is now long gone, even a “it’s yours” doubles match.  He still hasn’t shot his age at their golf club, but he is getting closer.  It’s a tough damn game!

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW Nov 13, 2019

             Guy Hollyday advises that he is the Secretary of his class at Gilman prep schools in Baltimore and engages in activities at the Samaritan Center of Memorial Episcopal Church in Baltimore.   He has once more planted garden vegetables in his little garden in the back yard and is traveling to California to celebrate the birthday of his zero-balance instructor.

            Porter Hopkins writes from his Stoney Ridge, Cambridge, Maryland, farm that there is , not much to report.   Porter and wife, Patti, continue to actively share the farm, its beauty and hospitality with Wounded Warriors service personnel and others.  He says these times spent with the disabled veterans have been uplifting and inspiring experiences. 

             Gough Thompson let’s us know that the past year has been one of transition for his wife, Irene and himself, moving to a one-floor condo facing a golf course and Bill Gates’ show horse farm on the other side of the golf course.  He  has enough patio and entrance space to pursue container gardening with bird feeders and plants to bring a variety of birds and butterflies to our doorstep.  Gardening continues to be my major hobby.  The move was not easy as we continue to downsize and needed much help in that effort.  Finally, we are settled and love the location and manageable size of the condo.  Irene continues to be active I her field of family therapy with a private practice and adjunct professor teaching at Alliant University here in San Diego.  I turned 90 in May.  It is hard to believe that the good times growing up in Baltimore are so long ago and still some of us are still here.”

 
            We learned that Sid Liebes after 53 years in the same house in Atherton, California, he and wife  Linda are moving a few miles away to the Sequoias Retirement Community in Portola Valley California.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW October 24, 2019

 Ed Tiryakian provided the following memorabilia “In September 1948, 71 years ago, a group of about 360 freshmen were assigned to Hill Dormitory, the only privately owned dorm on Campus.  They shared it with one sophomore who had opted to remain, and with “Bill”, a janitor/housekeeper.  The main amusements were the incessant water fights between the floors.  At the end of the academic year, the group dissipated to the other campus dorms, but had developed a group identity which remained until graduation.”  [Based on the Freshman Herald, 36 Classmates roomed in Hill, 15 of whom are surviving.]

 Ed Tiryakian also reported on the latest luncheon meeting of the ‘52 Triangle group. Present were Banks Anderson, Bob Eby and wife Connie, Bob Jiranek and wife Nan along with  Ed Tiryakian and wife Josefina  They were joined by three Associate Members They ended with their new tradition: the “Seavey sip” enjoying some of Classmate Bob Seavey’s wine from Napa Valley.

Bud Foulke sent us this message reporting that he and wife Patricia are now living back in Minnesota after 57 years in Connecticut and New York.  He  now finds that the city with small town atmosphere, the old Minneapolis, has now been replaced with a bulging metropolis joined with one-time rival St. Paul across the river.  Glass towers sprout in and around the once level city.  He an d wife Patty live in an oasis - Friendship Village of Bloomington - a first-rate retirement community which has provided them with a new view of aging.

Nearby neighbor John H. Brown, reports that he has acquired a second late life career, proceeding in parallel with his continuing investigations into philosophical aesthetics.  He is a permaculture advocate in East Africa facilitating connections between religious orphanages and rural help organizations and permaculture training centers in Kenya and Malawi.  Anyone with an interest in this is more than welcome to help.  Contact him at jhbrown@umd.edu

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW October 2, 2019

 Barry Loper reported in recently about the late Classmate Bill Carey who together with his Foundation has contributed significantly to The Calvert School in Baltimore which he attended during his early school years prior to Princeton  He has a Lower School building named for him and, recently his Foundation, gave $3.5M to the School.  Barry is aware of this since three of his grandchildren attended The Calvert School and his daughter is now a Trustee.

 He is going into the 5^th year with wife Jean’s dementia. With the assistance of his youngest daughter, who works in the medical field, he has managed to keep Jean at home.  He has an aide 5 days a week and if things get unmanageable, he is number 1 on the wait list for a local memory facility.

 Robert C. Doherty - wrote to tell us that he lost his wife, Kerstin,  in early May after her long struggle with Parkinsonism.  She was a vibrant soul until the very end.  They were blessed in many ways.  He has a son and two grandchildren who are alums.  He tries to keep current on University doings!

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 The Class has learned of the deaths of the following Classmates: . Gualdo Ford, Jr., on May 23, 2018, in Grand Island, Nebraska; Rollin Stanley Neal on August 1, 2018 in New Jersey; Frank Everett Reynolds on January 9, 2019 in Plainfield, Massachusetts;  Richard Howe Talbott Jr. on April 11, 2019 in Roanoke, Virginia; Edward James Streator, Jr., on April 16, 2019 in New York, New York; William Paul Sadler on May 6, 2019 in Salisbury, Maryland; John P. Birkelund on May 10, 2019, in New Canaan, Connecticut; Nicholas Rowland Clifford on May 25, 2019, at Middlebury, Connecticut; Samuel Hartwell on July 11, 2019, in Dedham, Massachusetts; and Richard Alan Macksey on July 22, 2019, in Towson, Maryland.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW September 11, 2019

 Gordon Lamb reports that he and wife Anita are happily living in Harbour Ridge, on the St Lucie River, Palm City Florida.  I was finally willing to admit that his legs are no longer trustworthy enough for four days of tennis each week.  Golf, Gym and Bridge will have to suffice as replacements. He has hung up his helmet and goggles after fourteen years of flying for an airshow team and glad to have survived my stint as a carrier-based fighter pilot.  Time and distance have kept me away from reunions, and long night drive home has precluded Florida Princeton dinners.

 We heard from John P. D. Moore who wrote that he went  to San Diego for his birthday to visit his daughter , Alison ’82.  She is head of the Department of Geriatric Medicine and holder of a Chair on the faculty at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center.  We dropped in on our Classmate, Horace Scott  and his wife, Meredith, at their place in the Coronado district.  Scotty has retired from his medical service, having followed on the distinguished record of his father in Saint Louis.  He received an unusual award for his record of attendance at boot camp in the Greenwich CT YMCA. He was named “Beast of the Week” and given a shirt with a tiger head on the front, his family name and the numeral 88 for my age on the back,  At last he made the Varsity!

 Barry Loper wrote from York PA that we are going into the 5^th year with wife Jean’s dementia.  With the assistance of my youngest daughter, who works in the medical field, we have managed to keep her at home.  We have an aide 5 days a week.  If things get unmanageable, we are number 1 on the wait list for a local memory facility.  A York doctor from the Class of 1959 had had to place his wife there already so I am comfortable with this selection.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW May 15, 2019

           Bud Foulke reports that he and wife Patty moved from the Lake George area of upstate New York to Friendship Village, a retirement community on the southern edge of Minneapolis where they grew up.  It was hard to leave the East, where they had lived for 57 years in Connecticut and New York, but now they are within easy reach of our families, everyone except three who manage to hide out in Florida year-round.  They are sorry they end up being farther from Princeton!

           Tom Leary, writes us from Coronado California that he finds life in the tail end of the Ninth Decade is very strange.  On some days, he has a lot of energy; on others he doesn’t want to leave the house.  He says that he has resigned from activities that require him to be at a particular place at a particular time; -- like his service as a Docent at the Carrier Midway or a Lector at church. Wife Stephanie, who is from an exceptionally long-live family, is in reasonably good health, and we are proud of our children and grandchildren.

             Allen West wrote to tell us that last fall he launched his last book of poetry: “Uncertainty Principle”. Despite the title, most of it not about science.  Any classmates who want a copy need only let him know by email or letter.   He had to give up tennis in 2016, after about 75 years, and still miss it, but is now getting into ping pong, which is good exercise and keeps his adrenaline flowing.   Brookhaven has a chorus, and he keeps singing, although his high notes are getting lower and his low notes higher.

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I had a stroke two years ago on Easter morning (2016).  Luckily my mind is as clear (or fuzzy) as before, the only effects being physical.  I’ve been taking PT and OT since when which has been quite successful, but I’m now on an indoor walker.  Outdoors, my loving wife, Phyllis, walks with me to be sure I hang in there.  All is well with us.  At 89 I couldn’t ask for any more.  We’re now living with our youngest son David and his family in in a reconditioned section of his house in Wilton, CT, after spending the previous 25 in a New Hampshire condo.

Mal Cleland -  2019

Class Notes for Publication in PAW April 24, 2019

          Fred Mann reported from Redmond Washington that he and wife Sally moved to the Seattle area last July and are liking it very much.  Their plan is to spend 6 months in Redmond and 6 months in a new house which they have built in New Zealand.  They are proud to call ourselves Honorary Kiwis.

          We learned from Coke Florance, that he has retired from his architectural firm and he and his wife, Nancy, are struggling thru a move to nearby Chevy Chase, MD.  He can now walk to the fitness center and they hope to play around with some travel.

           Professor Ed Tiryakian and wife Josefina hosted a pre-game luncheon at their house in honor of the visiting Princeton basketball team, with classmates. Banks Anderson, Bob Eby and wife Connie and Bob Jiranek and wife Nan Freed. Unfortunately, after an initial lead, Princeton lost 50-101.

           At the Service of Memorial for Bill Murdoch in The Princeton University Chapel on December 22nd which was followed by a reception at the Andlinger Center in the former Pyne Library it was clear that the most important things in Bill’s life were his family followed by his lifelong association with Princeton and the Class of 1952. Our current Class President, George Aman, together with Hobey Kreitler and Bob Jiranek attended the Service and Reception.

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          The Class has learned of the deaths of the following Classmates: David Armand Treadway in 2012; Thomas Frederick Hippenmeyer on January 15, 2013. Both gentlemen had little contact with the Class over the years. We have lost contact with six Class Members and three additional Class Members have requested that there be no contact with them.  The Class also learned of the death of Roger Duncan McLean on March 17, 2019, at Falmouth, Maine.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW April 10, 2019

           One of our best reporters for Class Notes is Classmate Ed Tiryakian who reports to us from the Triangle area in North Carolina where Ed is a professor at Duke University. Ed usually manages to bring in a speaker for their seasonal lunch group meeting. Ed held their autumn meeting October 22^nd with Classmates Paul Lindsay, Banks Anderson and wife Nancy, and Bob Jiranek in attendance. In addition they had associate members Clark Havighurst P55, Peter Fish P60, and Edmund Tiryakian P78. Their guest speaker was Dr. Stuart Knechtl, P78, who is a professor at the Duke University Department of Surgery who presented to the luncheon group the current research on organ transplants.

           To add a special Princeton touch to the luncheon as part of their tradition, the group drank a toast to Classmate Bill Seavey, using one of his Napa Valley vineyard’s  cabernets.

          In addition Bill's daughter Dorie wrote to the group: Dear Gentlemen, What an honor it is to receive your very kind tribute and toast to my father plus the wonderful photo! You are so very thoughtful; this would mean the world to my father. I will share your email with my four brothers. I happen to be in Toulouse, France right now for the birth of my second granddaughter so my father and mother would be great grandparents. I’ve heard it said about being a grandparent: "Hey, if I’d known it was this great, I would have had them first!

           With other notable family news: My father’s grandson, Jason Seavey,’P21 just started his sophomore year at Princeton! With my family’s warmest regards to all of you, Dorie Seavey

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          The Class has learned of the death of the following Classmate: James Robert “Stro” Strohecker on January 30, 2019, at Fort Pierce, Florida.

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From: Edgar Masinter, October 15, 2018All goes well.  Just returned from a walking trip in the beautiful Douro River Valley of Portugal with Margie.  Lots of Port and other good Portuguese wines.  Five grandchildren in college.  Two at Middlebury, one at Colorado College, one at Air Force Academy, and one at Princeton, Class of 2020.  The sixth is still in middle school.  We are lucky and happy.

From: Bob Eby, October 22, 2018

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW January 9, 2019

           Robert ter Horst, writes from Mobile, AL that the shrinkage of the class that George Aman mentioned also occurs in one's private life.  I'm now the only extant member of the five who made up the immediate family into which I was born.  Many, many non-Princeton friends are also gone.  It's rather lonely but I continue to function pretty well.

          Albert Gilgen let us know that he is living in large historic house in Cedar Falls, Iowa being well taken care of by daughter Beth and son Bert.  Older son Jim is living close and is managing a consignment shop.  He says that walking is difficult but his mind is  OK.

          We heard from John Sprague that as he and wife Jid approach their 66th wedding anniversary it seems that Jid's memory is slowing down a bit, as are my legs.  Weekend family visits to their Williamstown home keep them active, and he is working with a film group on a documentary of his grandfather Frank J. Sprague's 1888 electrification of the Richmond, VA, street railway system.  Following his life story has kept me very busy the last 15 years or so.

          Douglas Hardy reports from Brunswick, Maine that he was sorry that he had not been able to have caught up with the mini-reunion in New England as scheduled. He finds that summer is a very confusing time in Maine. He and wife Joan, just don’t know what their weekly schedule is going to be with friends and family coming and going.  They are glad that they are in Maine and they do enjoy living there.

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                     The Class has learned of the death of the following Classmates:  Harrison Jerome Uhl, Jr. on October 4, 3028, at Princeton, New Jersey; Michael E. C. Ely on October 18, 2018, in Arlington, Virginia; and Dr. Frederic Augustus Alling on October22, 2018, in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW December 16, 2018

          As Class members have been paying their dues they have been kind enough to send me notes about their activities. This is much appreciated as our reduced Class size leads to a reduction in the news I receive. Included among these Classmates sending a note was Sandy Zabriskie who wrote to tell us that after 23 years in Burlington, VT, he and Marguerite moved to “Fairhaven” a senior community which is twenty minutes from Ellicott City, Maryland  where their son, Lane, lives. 

          In a short note Walter Liebman reported from Rye New York that he is still breathing which is certainly an essential element in our lives today. The man in charge of our directory, Bob Lamperti, reported that he fell and broke his right hip in June. He is  not getting around much any more and has to use a walker.

          Better news came from Dom Telesco who reports that he is feeling fine and still playing golf but he is not keeping score.  Dom and his wife, Susan,  enjoy traveling and having their family visit at their  home in Palm Beach, Florida.  He has resigned from most boards, both business and charitable, that he was on.  He is just taking it easy and enjoying life!!!

           With news from a distance Dewitt Bowman, wrote that after his first year at Princeton he transferred to the USAF as a pilot in the air defense command where he served for five years. After that he returned to the University of Wisconsin, in his home state, and graduated in 1957.  Since then he has worked in banking and investment management, retiring last year to Villa Marin in San Rafael, CA.  He still enjoys receiving news of Princeton.

Requiescant:

The Class has learned of the death of the following Classmates:  Beveridge J. “Jerry” Rockefeller on September 9, 2018, in Brandon, Florida and  C. Robert “Bob” Bell on October 9, 2018, in Vero Beach, Florida.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW November 7, 2018

           Notes from ‘52 Classmates to the Class Secretary have dropped off considerably in recent weeks so I would urge you to send in news from local Class luncheons well as any other Class news to the Secretary.

           However we do have further reports set out below of the New England Mini which bears the  Number 30 from the ‘52 reporters which  included George Aman, Carol Saunders, Paul Mueller, Hale Bradt as well as chairman Dave Smith . The balance of the detailed trip reports have been included on the Class web site.

               Dave in his final report advised that they chose American Cruise Lines Put Brodsky and others had enjoyed cruising with previously since they had the newest fleet of small cruise ships and river boats in the country”. The ship, the Independence, which hosted the Class was designed for 100 passengers so the ‘52 group was clearly noticed on the last evening when all the ‘52 men appeared in their reunion jackets. On a few evenings the group had pre-dinner conclaves in a salon to discuss material provided by Roger McLean.

          The group reportedly enjoyed excellent food, lectures & nightly musical entertainment - the latter in an attractive forward lounge with windows on all sides.   Our group held their own “intellectual discussions” based on readings some had brought on the trip.  These discussions  preceded the full hour cocktail hour with premium brands.  Dave reported that he feasted on lobster 3 meals/day every day.  They were in Maine after all!

          The other guests on the ship were in the same age range.  Briefings were given on the next days port which were informative and enjoyable. While the fog prevented the group from docking at 3 ports, the cruise line provided buses from their safe harbor to the city on the itinerary.  But the town were the ship docked had so many fascinating museums, shops, movie theaters that many enjoyed just staying put..

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW October 24, 2018

           The last edition of Class Notes contained a brief excerpt about the Mini Reunion cruise along the New England coast which took place from July 21 to 28.

           The trip generated additional pages of emails to the Class Secretary following the cruise with the emails resembling Nurses Notes more than a travel guide excerpt. On the good side were reports about the accommodations provided on the American Cruise Line liner the “Independence”. Hal Saunders’s wife Carol Saunders acted as a travel reporter and shared the following “On the Independence we enjoyed excellent food, lectures & nightly musical entertainment - the latter in an attractive forward lounge w/windows on all sides. Each deck has a central lounge where our group held our own “intellectual discussions” based on readings some had brought.  This preceded the full hour cocktail hour w/premium brands. 

           Hale Brodt added We were a small group of 11 among some 100, but large enough to be noticed even without our class jackets, which we all wore the last night. Fog on a couple of days rearranged the schedule a bit, but it was beautiful and mysterious in itself, so typical of the Maine coast. A few of us actually got to hear Mt. Desert Island’s Thunderhole thunder.

           On the negative side it seemed that a good many of the attendees managed to come down with significant medical ailments. The most severe were endured by George Aman’s wife Ellen who picked up a case of pneumonia and ended up having to be hospitalized for a week. Dave Smith’s wife Lois came down with a bad case of coughing while Dave woke up with an earache and then ruptured eardrums.

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           The Class has learned of the death of the following Classmate:  Thomas Newland Vincent on May 25, 2018, in Denver, Colorado;

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW October 3, 2018

           We received a note from Hal Saunder’s wife, Carol,  telling us that Hal left all his papers - from his 25 years at the State Department and the 35 years at Sustained Dialogue/Kettering to the George Mason's School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution. The schools’s library is going to digitize all 50 archival boxes.  Carol reports that she has commissioned a portrait of Hal to hang in GMU's new conference center, She said that she hopes to have an unveiling of the portrait in mid to late November. She anticipates that there will be presentations by some GMU students who used Hal's papers in their research. The Class will be invited to the unveiling of the portrait.

          Pete Cartwright sent a message designed to make us all jealous as he reports that he is busy in semi-retirement from his home overlooking Monterey Bay.  He says he is doing well, keeping active on Boards at the University of California, Santa Cruz along with other activities.  He added that he would welcome any visitors who are in the Santa Cruz area.

          The 1918 week long Mini Reunion took place from Saturday July 21 to July 28^th.  The Class group traveled on an American Cruise line vessel leaving from Portland and then traveling up the Maine Coast where they visited Bar Harbor, Castine/Belfast, Camden, Rockland, Bath and then returned to Portland. The members of ‘52 included George Aman and wife Ellen, Hale Bradt and wife  Dorothy,  Roger McLean and wife Latie, Paul Mueller, Steve Rogers, Dave Smith and wife Lois and Hal Saunder’s wife Carol.

Requiescat:

          The Class has learned of the death of the following Classmates:  William Kilborn Raymond on May 28, 2018, in Lafayette, California; John Van Cortlandt Parker on June 26, 2018, in Falmouth, Maine; and William F. Murdoch on July 31, 2018, in Montgomery County, Maryland.

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Class Notes for Publication in PAW September 12, 2018

             Bob Eby writes to say that he and wife Connie are staying active while enjoying life at The Cedars retirement community in Chapel Hill. They are still raveling a lot - going to New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Wisconsin, as well as some to Lewis & Clark territory. They also go each year to Santa Fe, NM for a week for the Santa Fe Opera Festival which the Wall Street Journal reports “feels like the Rolls-Royce of American summer opera festivals”       

          Classmate Bob Jiranek has mastered the hour and a half trip from Danville Virginia to Durham to join the group that Classmate Ed Tiryakian gathers of members of the Class of 1952, along with other Princetonians. For their annual April spring luncheon. Ed produced a bottle of wine from late Classmate  Bill Seavey’s winery.

          Additional ‘52 new from the Durham area came from Banks Anderson who reported that he and wife Nancy  have a small cottage at The Forest at Duke CCRC in Durham, NC. Two of their 3 children and their families are nearby and the youngest daughter and family are in the process of moving to Vienna, VA a mere 4.5 hrs distant by car. He and Nancy are celebrating their first great grandchild

           Former Class President Roger McLean and wife Latie attended a packed memorial service in Falmouth, Maine, for John Parker in July at the church near his home on the shore of Casco Bay.  John was well known in the Portland area and was noted, among other things, for adventurous repelling off high buildings for a good cause at an advanced age. He had struggled with a form of bone marrow cancer for most of the year.

Requiescant:

          The Class has learned of the death of the following Classmates:  William Kilborn Raymond on May 28, 2018, in Lafayette, California; John Van Cortlandt Parker on June 26, 2018, in Falmouth, Maine. 

Class Notes for the PAW of June 1, 2016

Last December Class president Put Brodsky sent in a copy of an article written by Anne-Marie Slaughter, '80, former Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School. The article dealt in part with the black student protest on campus that demanded the removal of Wilson's name from the Woodrow Wilson School and elsewhere on campus because of his racist background. Subsequently some members of the Class Executive Committee on March 30, 2016 sent some comments on the subject to President Eisgruber who forwarded it to the special committee that he had created.. That committee then issued it’s report which can be found at http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S45/97/32G05/Wilson-Committee-Report-Final.pdf

Among the notes received in the Secretary’s office was one from Gil Bogley who lets us know that he is still playing "IT'S YOURS" tennis; but still failing to hit my age on the golf course. Pathos !

Ed Tiryakian wrote to tell us that in December he traveled to Bilbao, Spain, for an international conference as part of my "routine retirement".

Gordon Lamb wrote to tell us that he and Anita are now Florida residents ensconced in The Dartmouth enclave of Harbour Ridge in Palm City. Wonderful spot but very few Princetonians.

We heard fromJohn Geyman, who acknowledged our birthday card on his 85^th birthday . He gave a brief update noting that his lovely wife, Gene, died four years ago of Alzheimer's after 56 years of marriage. He was remarried to Emily more than two years ago. They continue to enjoy living in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. I am still writing on health care, with my latest book,The Human Face of ObamaCare: Promises vs. Reality and What Comes Next, which was released in March. He is still a member of the United Flying Octogenarians (UFOs) and still flies actively.

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The Class has learned of the death of the following Classmate William Park Callahan died on March 30, 2016 at Savannah, Georgia