1948
The wind is whistling outside and the biggest storm of the winter has just deposited about a foot of snow in my driveway. Next week we are planning a trip to Stowe for some skiing with a side trip to Hanover so there is some consolation with this weather. We are hoping that it turns out to be a bit warmer as that would make the trip considerably more enjoyable.
Our Far East correspondent, SonnyDrury, is skiing in Japan these days and I hope he is still as nimble around the slalom poles as ever, because I understand if he's not he will surely be swept off the slope by the masses of schussers over there. Sonny reports he played golf last summer with Dick Repko, who is with Caltex in Tokyo. Sonny is now manager of Gulf's Far East crude oil department. The Drury family spent a fascinating week traveling across Russia as tourists last summer.
I received Christmas greetings from the newly-settled Bredenberg family, who just recently moved to St. Petersburg, Fla., from Louisiana. All their four children seem to be doing very well in their new environment and their varied activities keep them ever busy.
It develops that the success behind the GOP sweep of the Syracuse school board elections last fall is directly attributable to our own politician, Russ Carlson. Russ was a member of the board a couple of years ago, but now is campaign manager for the Republican candidates, and scored a victory by electing three to the board in last fall's elections.
I received a nice picture of Peter andShirley Jowise taken during their attendance at Alumni College in Hanover last summer. The Jowises left their four children home in Lafayette, Calif., and came back to Hanover for the two-week period of classes, study, and discussion. All who attended found the experience a very worthwhile one and maybe some of you might plan to include this in your 1966 summer plans.
As of the first of the year Paul Twomey has been promoted to the position of controller of Raytheon's missile systems division. He had previously been controller of other divisions. Paul and Margaret moved recently to Wellesley Hills, Mass. Their two boys are now fourteen and five and their daughters thirteen and eleven.
Another Republican classmate receiving recognition these days is Ed Nadeau. He was just appointed by the Republican Mayor-elect of Glens Falls, N. Y., to be City Attorney. Ed has been a member of the Board of Public Safety for several years and is a partner in the law firm of La Pann, Reardon, and Nadeau. He also seems to be active in most of the other organizations in town. Ed and Marion have four young daughters between the ages of six and a half and one.
The bidding was hot but our own HomerYoung got the job as architect for the new elementary school to be built in his home town of Amesbury, Mass. Homer has an office in nearby Haverhill and has had much experience in the design and construction of schools. He and Sue have four sons. Bruce, the eldest is now fifteen and attends Governor Dummer Academy.
For many years Bob Mackay had lived in Connecticut where he was a vice-president of the Wellington Curtain Company. Bob has now moved to Cincinnati where he and Hilda, and their three sons and daughter are becoming accustomed to midwest living on Wincanton Drive.
Bob and Mary Cormack have moved to Williamsville, N. Y., from Boston where Bob was a computer sales representative for I.B.M. I presume Bob is broadening his scope of company operations by becoming acquainted with a different area.
When I was in Boston last week, I had the good fortune to bump into Bud Munson. Bud formerly was with the management consulting firm of Harbridge House, but told me that for the past six months he has been associated with U. S. Shoe Machinery Company and enjoys corporate work very much.
I was sorry to hear some bad news about Colin Stewart's wife, Ann, who I understand broke her legs while skiing at Vail, Colo. As you probably know, Colin and Ann live in Denver, which is only several hours drive from Vail. I'm sure all the class joins me in wishing Ann a speedy recovery without undue discomfort in the meantime.
See you in the spring! I hope that those of you in upstate New York are shovelled out by then.
Alan Hodges '49 with 1965 Commandant's Trophy awarded to Naval ReserveComposite Company 1-25 which he commands. This is the third time in fouryears that Hodges' unit won efficiencyhonors in the First Naval District.
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