1960
Last Saturday I ventured to Hanover with my seven-year-old son to watch the opening football Same against Massachusetts. We were greeted A unexpected rain upon our arrival which necessitated a hasty trip to Campions for an umbrela, poncho, and other paraphernalia. Although the outcome of the game was as gloomy as the weather, the young Dartmouth showed promise in spite of first-game jitters. Massachusetts had the benefit of two regular season games prior to playing Dartmouth and thus was considerably more confident. We sat on the east side and did not see any classmates except for Elliott Carr in the orange frogman's suit that he wears to games in nasty weather. Elliott, who is now the executive vice president of the Savings Bank Association of Massachusetts, has been quoted recently in the Boston papers for his comments regarding the current liquidity problems of savings banks and thrift institutions, a problem which I face every time I try to pay my bills.
Speaking of rainstorms, I ran into TomFranklin at an outdoor concert at Tanglewood last summer which occurred in the middle of a thunderstorm. Quite ironically the program included Beethoven's Pastorale Symphony which contains its own thunderstorm. Tom informed me that he had just started his own law firm in Boston along with a couple of colleagues. The firm is called Sweeney & Franklin and will specialize principally in legal matters relating to the computer industry. It will also act as a reporting service for IBM antitrust cases. Tom previously was employed by International Data Corporation as its general counsel. Prior to that he was associated with the Boston law firm of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar. He and his family live in Lincoln, Mass.
Larry "Zoo" Gazley has recently been named the Institutional Sales Manager for the Thermos Division of King Seeley Thermos Company in Norwich, Conn. He was previously the product manager for the Dinex product line of King Seeley. Zoo and Abbie and their three children live in Waterford, Conn.
Jack Schroeder, an engineer with James Montgomery Consulting Engineers, Inc., of Pasadena, Calif., has left for Jakarta, Indonesia, with his wife Jan and their two young daughters. Jack is on a 12 to 18 months assignment in connection with a water supply project for five cities in Indonesia. After that, he expects to spend a couple of months in Japan on another project.
Your new scribe received a Masters Degree in Taxation last June from the Graduate Tax Program at Boston University School of Law. The noteworthiness of this accomplishment is not the receipt of the degree but the unusual length of time, namely five academic years, spent by the recipient in pursuing this objective. From time to time I bumped into Eric Anderson who ventured all the way from his law practice in Brattleboro, Vt., to attend some of the courses. I would highly recommend this program for those who enjoy the Internal Revenue Code for bedtime reading.
Major Arthur E. Hill, one of our most dis- tinguished military classmates, has been awarded the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm as a result of service in Vietnam during the "Tet Offensive" in 1968-69. His unit was identified as providing service "above and beyond the call of duty." While assigned in Vietnam, Art was the chief of all air evacuation of patients, and over 65,000 men were rapidly evacuated under his supervision between May 1968 and June 1969. During that period Art was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and Vietnam Campaign Medal with five campaign stars. Just prior to assignment in Vietnam his unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. Our latest information places Art in Hawaii with his wife Dorothy and two children, where he has been assigned as the chief of patient administration at Tripler Army Medical Center.
I had lunch a few days ago with Gene Kohn, who generously provided me with some of his material for this issue. I am pleased to report that Gene has agreed to continue as class newsletter editor and will be assisted by Eric Anderson. Gene has recently been named president of Docktor Pet Centers, Inc. in Andover. Mass. He joined this company in June 1972 as general manager and as a director and served as chief executive officer. The company operates a nation-wide chain of pet shops, primarily on a franchise basis. Richard Strehle was recently appointed a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). In May 1974, Dick became the New York manager for Hill Samuel Investment Management Co., a London-based firm. Dick is in charge of North American investments for that company and presently lives in New York City.
I received a newspaper announcement that Jim Brannen ran unopposed for another term on the Geneva Illinois Board of Education. Jim is an officer of the First National Bank of Chicago and received an MBA degree from Northwestern University. He has served on the Kane County Board of Supervisors and was a delegate to the Illinois State Constitutional Convention where he served as a member of the revenue committee. It would be interesting to hear from some of our other classmates who have been elected or appointed to governmental positions.
Many of us at Reunion in June had the pleasure of meeting Dave McEachron's financee, Diane Ballay, and were amazed and delighted to discover that Mac had succumbed to female charm. Mac and Diane were married on June 22 in Stowe, Vt., and are now living in Lisle, Ill. Dick Gale and his wife Luisiana have a new son, Ricardo Archibald Gale, Jr. Dick is a broker with Dean Witter & Co., Inc., and lives in San Francisco. Don Knapp and his wife announced the birth last May of their son Colin. The Knapp's live in St. Petersburg, Fla., where Don practices medicine.
Tony Roisman and his wife Florence have a new daughter, Rachel, their second child, who was born during the summer. Florence was recently appointed to the First Housing Court for the District of Columbia. She teaches at Catholic Oberlin School of Law in Washington, D.C. Tony is a partner in the law firm of Berlin, Roisman and Kessler and deals primarily with pro bono legal matters.
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