1943

For the second time within six months the class has been saddened by the loss of one of its members. Bill Remsen died suddenly January 9 in Chicago while on a business trip. An obituary will be found in the back section of this issue.

Bill was one of the most prominent members of the class and news of his death came as a great shock. In informing us of Bill's death, one of his close friends wrote: "As you remember, Bill thrived on a sense of achievement. Accordingly, I believe that his latest job was a great source of satisfaction to him. He told me that he was specializing in labor relations and, in fact, he was engaged in labor negotiations in Chicago when he was stricken. We often discussed labor relations and Bill consistently refused to take the narrow, legal approach. He believed in emphasizing the human side and it makes me sad to think that he will not have an opportunity to continue his good work in that field."

During the past month, the reunion committee has been working hard on the details of our Tenth Reunion. Here is the outline of the program as supplied by Bob Atkinson, who is in charge of publicity: Events Friday evening, June 19, will be the President's reception, a dance and an informal gathering at the class tent. On Saturday there will be a class meeting in the morning followed by a luncheon, clambake and play. Specific information will be mailed to all members of the class.

Others assisting Maury Dampier, reunioncommittee chairman, are Kelly Coffin, who istreasurer, and Warren Taylor, Hanover liaison man. (Kelly is also in charge of uniforms.)

For much of our news this month we areindebted to John Hyde, who has seen ortalked on the telephone with a number of'43ers during his travels around New Englandas an appraisal engineer for Cole, Thayer,Trumble Co. of Dayton, O. John's making hishome in Concord, N. H., but when he wrotehe was working in Weston, Mass.

Here are some of John's comments: "I talked to Bob Clark the other day when I passed through Keene. He's in the insurance business with his father. Bob's still single and I don't think there is much hope. A month or so ago I talked to Bill Sweeney on the telephone. Last summer I made the mistake of spending the night at his house after he had been batching it for ten days! Now I call him up on the phone. By now Bill should have three children, Clayton, 2, Dayton, 1, and a third one. Bill knows Henry Ford very well and is selling his cars through a Dorchester agency.

"Had a very nice letter from Howie Thomas in Lille, France. Howie is also doing very well except that he, like Clark, has failed to make some girl happy. Tri Kap is justly proud of 'our boy.' Every time the French tap a wine keg, Howie is on hand as the official representative of the U.S. If France has a poor wine season this year, he will be home for reunion.

"Peter Heggie was out in California the last I heard. Jim Evans is in Phoenix but will, I hope, end up in Philadelphia this summer. Bob Fosdick is now working for the Mine Safety Appliance Co. (that's near enough), having left Bridgeport Brass last summer. Bob now has two boys, the last one coming along in early fall."

In January, we reported that Tom Gerber was once again a civilian and working for the United Press in Boston. News from him directly reveals that he is now in Providence, where he opened up the U.P.'s new bureau there January 2. He covers everything in Rhode Island from hockey to the legislature. An Air Force reservist, Tom was recalled in '51 and was released last June. Before his Providence post, he spent a month at the U.P. bureau in Portland and then five months in Boston. He and Gail are parents of a 10- month-old daughter. (Providence and environs are getting to be a den of '43 journalists. Tom's roommate freshman year, Bob Williams, is working for the Providence Journal in Warren and Herb Harrigan for the same newspaper in Providence itself.)

Another reservist, Walt Powers, has been released by the Army and has moved from Washington to Wellesley. Walt has rejoined the Boston law firm of Sherburne, Powers and Needham. He and Margaret now have a daughter Ann, in addition to sons Walter III and Christopher.

Another lawyer, Bill Glovsky, became a member January 2 of the Boston law firm of Mintz, Levin and Cohn, with which he has been associated since 1946.

Den Taylor has been named public relations director of Phoenix-Connecticut, Hartford insurance company. He joined the company's public relations department in 1950.

A toiler for another Hartford insurance company, Al Hardie, became a father January 11 with the birth of a daughter June Wallace. As briefly reported last month, Al is back with Aetna Life after 17 months in the Signal Corps.

Bob Fieldsteel has been elected a director of Henry Glass & Co., New York. Formerly a buyer for Abraham & Strauss, he joined that company in 1950 and has been associated with the converting department.

Dave Whiltemore, formerly district plant manager in Philadelphia for the American Telephone Co. has been transferred to Kansas City, where he is traffic manager.

And finally, two address changes: Jack Pfeiffer, formerly of Spartansburg, S. C., to Bergenfield, N. J., and Frank Hartman, formerly of Toronto, to Dalton, Ga.

Don't forget the dates: June 19-21!

Secretary, 12 Berkshire St., Worcester, Mass. Treasurer, 6435 Bandera Ave., Dallas, Texas