1937

We reported two issues ago that BillBrown had suffered a heart attack and was doing OK. We regretfully now add that further complications developed and he passed away March 10, details will be in the obituary section. Marsh Roper, who now operates for Champion Packages in neighboring Rockport and who roomed with Bill at Tuck School, kept us well posted.

Art Falk checks in. He and Bette spent part of their vacation last summer visiting Sam and Connie Schuck whom Art describes as becoming a seasoned avacado farmer with a new home abuilding on a hilltop in Fallbrook. The Schucks had recently visited the Stu Naramores in Los Angeles. Last November Art was appointed second vice president, claims, for Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Company with nationwide responsibility for life and disability claims. In January the Falks went to Palo Alto to see the Dartmouth-Stanford basketball game and at a beer party afterwards visited with Art Hislop and Jack Morrison neither of whom he had seen for years.

It was national news in March that Sen. Tom McIntyre had undergone sudden successful surgery at Johns Hopkins to remove an aortic aneurism. He had been scheduled for an award and to be principal speaker at the New England Council of Optometrists annual convention at the Sheraton Boston—his subject, "National Health Care Proposals." Since Katie Bankart is an optometric secretary it was a natural for us but, of course, Tom did not make it. Instead he sent his lovely daughter Martha, complete with mindful but pleasant body-guard, Bill Gilsdorf, from his staff of giants to substitute. Martha attends the Julliard School of Drama in New York. We managed a break-through and an enjoyable chat just prior to her appearance on-stage. She assured us Tom was OK and would even be out of the hospital two days early. On the subject of Tom, Sam Dillon sent us a clip from the Congressional Record. It seems Edgar Jones, editorial writer for the Baltimore Sun, composed an essay he called "A Memorial Day Parade" which Tom considered well worthy, and with appropriate comments read it verbatim into the Record. It's a nostalgic reminiscence of a Memorial Day Parade in Hanover during the 30's in contrast to our more turbulent recent times. We're sending it to Rog Allen for the Mint Bag—it's really good.

Bill Rotch has put the new class directory to bed and it should by now be in your hands. Much side news emerged from the reply cards including an exchange of correspondence with Evan Pancake and wife Dee. After leaving Dartmouth he went to MIT to become a mining engineer eventually leading to a job in 1945 as a petroleum geologist with Texaco. He has long been associated with their Bellaire (Texas) Research Lab and now part of management. We just had to ask and we quote Evan's reply, "Other than considerable gray hair you would probably still recognize me since I continue to be overweight. Not anything like I was at Dartmouth but well over the actuarial tables. I've only been back to New England once, on an MIT recruiting trip. Not that we don't want to come but travel is our hobby and once packed up we tend to go right on through to Europe."

Dana Prescott says he has a new job—assistant chief-of-staff, 6th Army, Presidio of San Francisco. Both his officer sons are presently in Vietnam and the war cannot wind down fast enough to suit them.

Fred Klein's new address is 5014 Silver Arrow Drive Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif. As of March he became vice president of the Mand Carpet Mills in Vernon (near Los Angeles) with a general management assignment. This is a growth company and Fred is most happy, as his last job was not as interesting as the current challenge. He has always been partial to the West. His son Fred '69 is an auditor with Greyhound in L.A., and, he says, all this makes it ideal.

Anyone remembering Charley Cooke who matriculated with us and later transferred to Bates will be sorry to hear he died of a heart attack two years ago while attending his son's football game near Boston. Jane Handrahan was appointed a Life Underwriter with the William Wood Agency of Equitable Life in Boston. Charley Pingree was elected a senior vice president of the First National Bank of Boston. Bill Tallberg is out of the brass business and now administrative manager for Kelly Service (girls) in Boston. RayBauer is now with United Counties Trust Company, Elizabeth, N. J. He did not say in what capacity but he was formerly president of the Union County Trust there. Ralph Griffith quit the jewelry business last October and is now with AAA Auto Club of Rhode Island in Cranston. JohnMerrill (Big John) has moved to 431 Goldenrod, Corona, Deymar, Calif. 92625, where he will be a real estate broker. This is his new home address.

Secretary, 10 Colby Rd. Wellesley, Mass. 02181

Class Agent, Hancock. Estabrook, Ryan, Shove & Hust 1400 Mony Plaza, Syracuse, N. Y. 13202