1933

Hope you are enjoying a good spring or at least the start of something better than the extreme weather of the last three to four months, depending upon your location. The weather has to be better and more promising.

In Hanover, as you will recall, April 1 marks the usual beginning of the mud season, but more importantly it also marks the launching of the 1976 Alumni Fund campaign. Chet Thomson continues as our head agent and you will be hearing from him shortly, if you haven't already. The Fund leaders are hoping again for at least the contribution you made last year and, if possible, for an increase to help insure the continued financial stability of the College.

On January 5 we received from Bill Likoff the sad news of the death of his wife Eleanor on December 27, 1975 due to lung cancer. She is also survived by their daughters, Mrs. Jane Yudis and Mrs. Joy Kanter, and four grandchildren, Geoffrey Kanter, David Yudis, Heidi Yudis, and Johnathan Yudis. The Class extends its sympathy to Bill and his family.

Word has come that another classmate has established a Life Income Trust in the amount of $5,000 in the High-Yield Pooled Income Fund, which carries a current annual payout of about 8% to the income beneficiaries. This is a very attractive feature of this life income giving, and such gifts also provide important tax savings, including income tax, capital gains tax, and estate taxes.

Pete (Pierre) Grace and his wife Mary were in residence here on Captiva Island for ten days (January 1-10) in Pete's sister's house (Mrs. James L. Loomis Jr.), while Pete was recovering from major surgery involving ulcers. I am happy to report that Pete seems to be enjoying rapid and complete recovery, and it was most pleasant having the opportunity to renew acquaintances and to catch up further on their plans and news of their seven children and three grandchildren. For clarification, Pete is now using his first name, Pierre, since his son Pierre Jr. is associated with him in the Grace Sign and Manufacturing Company and uses the nickname of Pete.

Have learned that Mannie Sprague was in Hanover for a couple of days to recruit for American Machine and Foundry. He retired on December 31, 1975, but is "consulting" and also doing some legal work on the side.

"Now Hear this" - among the 80 persons who donated blood recently in White River Junction, Vt., at the New Hampshire-Vermont Red Cross drawing, was Cutting Johnson of Norwich, Vt., who was awarded his nine-gallon pin. Congratulations!

Jack and Madge Wright returned to the icy and extremely cold conditions in Hanover during the last week in January after spending two weeks on the West Coast and two weeks in Hawaii.

The Alumni Records office has confirmed that Helen Blumenthal plans to continue residing at #146-A Heritage Village, Southbury, Conn. 06488 following Jack's untimely death on November 19, 1975. Also, that Rachel Gordon, Archie's widow, now lives at 33 Worcester Avenue, Swampscott, Mass. 01907, having moved from Peabody, Mass.

In spite of the obvious winter slump in the class news, I am hoping to hear from you, and thereby to improve on these class notes.

Secretary, Box 160 Captiva, Fla. 33924

Treasurer,9 Will Merry Lane Greenwich, Conn. 06830