1913

Tempus Fugit. The summer flew by and it's time for the October notes. As I write these few lines the temperature outside registers 105 degrees. We are in the midst of a prolonged heatwave and it's not conducive to writing, especially obituaries. Sad to relate three have been completed thus far by the "pick and pluck" method which has left me limp and "pooped" out so to speak.

Jiggs Donahue, 83, prominent trial lawyer and star baseball player in his day, died in late June of this year after a long illness.

Nelson Gay, 82, passed away July 7. He and Ruth made the Reunion and enjoyed every minute of it. He suffered from a thrombosis June 29 which affected his vision, was up and about in a few days, had another attack and had to be taken to the hospital where he died.

Sig Stavrum, 83. died August 7 in the Bay Ridge Convalescent Home in Annapolis, Md„ where he made his home.

A few bits of happier news. Dorothy Donahue, Jiggs widow, writes that their grandson Joseph P. III finished his freshman year at Dartmouth. Johnnie Remsen says that Bill Dent considers himself the oldest negro in the Dartmouth list.

A letter from Dot Harmon, Paul Harmon's widow, says she was sorry to miss the 60th but she is not as active as she used to be. The loyalty of Paul's many friends in '13 has been a terrific help all these years. Dot has not missed a reunion from the fifth through the 50th. She goes on to say; "For that 1 thank you all." Her granddaughter Kate enters Dartmouth this fall! Kate's father Phil was in the class of '43. Her grades are well up and she is a fine athlete, following the family tradition. She was captain of her hockey team and a year later broke the high school record in the half mile in track. Naturally Phil and Dot are very happy and proud of her record. Dot wonders what Paul would have thought of all this. A long happy and successful career is ahead of her.

Ed Sides writes that he is back home in Florida and rested up after a wonderful trip to Hanover for the 60th. He wants to take this opportunity to thank each and every person who attended the Reunion, "for giving me and my son Bill Dart '40 such a royal welcome." This, he shall never forget. He had a marvelous time and the only regret is that his wife Florence couldn't attend with him. This was a great disappointment to her. He was glad to meet Renza Sheperd for the first time, as he and Bart Sheperd spent two years together in Tuck School.

He says: "It was nice to see again those who have visited us in Florida like Bill Terry, Bob Conant, and Harry French. It was especially nice to see again for the first time since graduating all the other classmates and their families. And, he says "Let's not forget the other widows. Very gracious, all of them." Hats off to Ed. It took lots of grit and determination to make the long trip.

Tout finit. We will adjourn to the garden and harvest some fine cucumbers, tomatoes, golden Zucchini squash, and New Zealand spinach to beat the high cost of living.

(Bon appetit - ed.)

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