1925
Jimmy Smith, counsellor at law, has not retired and still works in his home town of Waltham, Mass., although he does limit himself to a few hours a day. Jimmy is the exception, as there are few of us who are not retired and still fewer who live in their original "home town."
Al Thurn has been hospitalized for the past five years with paralysis of the left side due to a heart attack and stroke. Betty writes that in spite of that he is still helping others. Their address is 1868 Cloverleaf Street, Bethlehem, Pa. 18017.
Slim Baumann has apparently discoered the fountain of youth, or perhaps he has known the answer all the time. He wrote this past winter that he and his wife had just returned from a tour of Europe by car and feels as though he was in his twenties again. Sliding past the 70 mark in San Mateo, Calif., Slim has not retired but admits that he will in a year or so.
Stan Litchfield is another Californian who has achieved the three score and ten in the sunshine state. He lives way south in Bonita, San Diego county, and says complete retirement agrees with him.
Fred Weston had just returned home to Sharon, Mass., last fall from a three week trip by plane and train across Canada when his heart kicked up and put him in the hospital for eight days. This slowed him down to a 6½ hour day until his doctor approved returning to a full time job.
Harold Sweet retired in '69 and sold his business to one son. He has another son living next door in Fenton, Mich., and now travels some in the winter plus spending a lot of time in the summer on his farm near Traverse City.
George Newman didn't sell a business to a son but his son Bob now has his job in the steel business and George puts in three or four days a week helping him. George and Ginny were heading for St. Croix in February.
Ty Werner, after 34 years of researching better ways of making better pulp and paper, is now researching ways of enjoying retirement. He says this project is working out very well and that anyone who can't enjoy retirement while living in Maine must indeed be hard up.
Ed Yates of Little Switzerland, N. C., has been pursuing his hobby of archaeology by spending the winter in Oaxaca, Mexico, where Monte Alban is located—"the most fascinating ruins in Mexico."
Ol Westfall was 43 years with the Eastchester Savings Bank until retirement. He and his wife continue to live in Bronxville, N. Y.
Jack Livermore beat most of us to retirement and has now had seven years of it. He spends half the year in Mount Dora, Fla., on small citrus acreage and the other half on the eastern shore of Maryland where he has three acres of holly.
Don and Anne Moore have a condominium apartment near the beach in Venice, Fla. He reports that he is enjoying the profession of beachcomber and Gulfwatcher.
Phil O'Connell of Glen Ridge, N. J., spends a lot of time on golf and travel. He and Eileen enjoyed a trip to Ireland last year and he has a six handicap. Won the Montclair Golf Club senior championship again and expected to participate in some senior tournaments in Florida this past winter.
Tibby Marshall left Short Hills, N. J., and Vermont for Siesta Key at Sarasota in 1970. He had a couple of mean physical problems in 1971 but writes that at the end of the year he had completely recovered and was working on gaining weight. To most of us that would come under the heading of fun.
George and Alice Moore are among those who had a transatlantic trip last year. They spent several weeks in England including one in Cornwall which they particularly enjoyed. Came home on the new Queen Elizabeth 2 but George says he would prefer to have the extra time in England and fly home to Sewickley, Pa.
Art and Dottie Smith continue to live in Toledo, home for 43 years, following Art's retirement at the beginning of last year. Golf, traveling and grandchildren take up a lot of their time. The total man and woman hours devoted by '25ers to those three activities must be tremendous.
Secretary, China, Maine 04926
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