1930

The big news is that Dot and Rollie Booma have invited the Class to a picnic on Saturday July 21, at their home, Lincoln House Point in Swampscott. In addition to gastronomy, swimming and golf will be on the agenda. Save the date. The Boomas are off on a round the world trip in late March but will be back for the event. Rollie reports that he is starting a new venture, Continental-Shelf Lobster Inc.; and has commissioned two new 75-foot deep sea lobster boats, citing as the rationale "Guess it's something I've always wanted to do."

As the returns for the new 1930 directory come in, I'm impressed that few classmates include war climbing among their avocations. Perhaps those who are doing just that have been slow to respond, but here is a sampling: Les Bailey. "Florida fishing, traveling, and summer camping along with local (Holly Hill) politics takes up a good deal of my time and I have to get up an hour earlier to do that."

Hal Booma. "Now that I'm retired, I have so many fun things to do. I can't find time for half of them. Not the least of retirement dividends is the chance to spend more time with Dot. Unfortunately, my recreational activities demand different kinds of climate and/or geography which poses a residence problem. We have a lot on the golf course at Eastman that intrigues us but we haven't decided to build yet. In between things am trying to train a new bird dog and teach Dot cross country skiing. The dog is coming along very well."

Carll Buhler. "Daughter Andrea Solms and son Peter '55 each have two children. I retired in 1970 and live practically on the water near the extreme eastern end of Long Island. Youngest son Robert, 10 years old and stepdaughter Cathy reside win us. Hobbies are boating and fishing, gardening, scouts, Little League and Rotary. I've never been busier."

Ed Downey. "'Esther and I have been happily retired since 1965. We spend the winter months in Ft. Lauderdale. Like the apostles of old, we help the poor, visit the sick, bury the dead, and live each day to its fullest."

Walt Dresser. "We built a small home away from home at South Lubec last year, so close to the sea we had to put up a fence to keep clams and lobsters off the lawn, and we now split our time between Calais and Lubec. I still have my private pilot's license and stay in touch with a multitude of old friends through my Ham station W-1-EOP. Between taxation and inflation all of our financial problems have pretty well disappeared. (Why worry about what you don't have?)"

Bud Fisher. "We celebrated my December retirement with a six-week Florida vacation. Various personal responsibilities will very ade- quately fill my time." John Fletcher, "Elected Commander, California Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S. Toured the Scandinavian countries in 1971. Australia and the South Seas in 1972, and in 1973 we are planning a trip to Hong Kong and Taiwan."

Dick Funkhouser. "We moved to this retire- ment and agricultural community (Sequim. Wash.) last December to occupy the small ranch home we bought some months earlier. We have a magnificent view of the Olympic Mountains and are within easy range of some of the best boating in the country. Although we have a little acreage we don't expect to raise anything except grandchildren, of which we now have five!" JerryGoodman. "Have been out of business since 1964 and do not miss it. Alice and I travel quite a bit. Have four grandchildren from two children. Hope to get back to Hanover for a visit sometime in 1973."

Henry Hillson. "Mildred and I have both retired from the New York City school system. We have no definite plans other than to travel, spend more time at our summer place in Vermont and enjoy some of the good things New York ha' to offer." Carl Jenson. "Mary is active in Hart' ford Atheneum and YWCA. I do research for the Wethersfield Historical Society and also scowl a the Wall Street Journal five days a wee Daughter Ann works and lives at home and son William attends law school in Boston.

Ed Meyers will retire in June and plans to D Catch up on one hell of a lot of reading, 2) Do a 1 roe amount of absolutely nothing, 3) Travel, 4) Re active in local politics, 5) Be of service to my inmunity, 6) Learn something about gardening ten a city boy all my life), 7) Try to live to be at t 100. 8) Start to drink up all the Christian r others Wines and Brandy that I have been acumulating. 9) Indulge in a great deal more of my favorite sport-girl watching."

Ken Johnes. "Expect to spend winters in Hollywood, Florida and summers at Lake Mohawk, N.J. As for a hobby, I have had a lot of L restoring antique guns." Bill Moore. "Have bought a condominium in Naples where Carolyn and I spend a couple of weeks each month. Besides playing golf, I've bought a boat and am in process of becoming an expert at deep sea fishing. Things couldn't be better.

George Scheller. "In May I am giving up my practice in Short Hills and moving with Kay to our house on Martha's Vineyard, where I will be growing vegetables and flowers and hope to do some work at the Island hospital. Our children are scattered. Ann and husband with our oldest grandchild Hamilton are in Amherst at the University of Mass. Susan, her twin sister, is in Corvalis, Ore., with her husband and children, Terry and Heather. Tony is here in Maplewood with his wife and two boys and is a trust officer in the local bank. Am in the Martha's Vineyard phone book and would be happy to see any visitors to the Island from the Class of 1930."

Fred Tangeman. "It seems that this occupation of being retired is just about the busiest thing I ever got into. Dull moments .none. Playing golf, wood working, crafting silver, travelling the area, and answering the demands of our two daughters and four grandchildren keep me busy. The annual trek of the Western '30s to Ojai Inn will be June 8 to 10 and the Rodis, Clarks, Jacobs and others will convene to beat the drums, tell whoppers', drink too much and make believe all the things we used to do. Too bad the whole class can't get out here sometime in the future. Paul Thompson. "My three children and six grandchildren are all completely perfect, but since no one in the Class knows them, I will not amplify."

Phil Troy. "Enjoying much easier pace after 40 years in retailing. Only one of our seven children left at home. Five are married with nine grandchildren. We lost our fourth son, Peter, in Vietnam in 1969. All the rest of us in good health and looking forward to a bright future."

Nationally it appears that only 25% of male workers continue employment beyond age 65. We'll have our own statistic on that when all returns are in on the directory. There is a gray area which includes many of our classmates who profess to be semi-retired but who are suspect in that their avocations seem to outweigh their revenue producing activities. And there is a considerable number of "who's retired?", "have no intention of retiring," "no plans to stop" guys. We propose to give equal time to them in our next column.

Let Bob Marr, Karl Rodi, or Rog Clark know if you can travel to Ojai in June.

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