1947

There - now that it's over, it really wasn't such a bad winter after all, was it? (If it's snowing when you read this, please ignore the question).

Former Class Treasurer Joe Kurey has an invitation to all '47s living in or traveling through northern New Jersey. He asks anyone wishing to visit a charming and quaint town to stop in and see Stella and him in Chester, N.J., which is full of enticing shops including the "Craftique of Chester," which the Kureys opened in April of 1973.

"It's kind of like a gift and idea shop for the creative home decorator," Joe explains. Having enjoyed their third Christmas season, the Kureys are beginning to see black instead of red ink. They both enjoy the challenge of a small business, despite the hard work and long hours. Joe is still with Warner-Lambert, concentrating on building the company's premium business.

Ken Kelly is with the Real Estate and Construction Division of TBM, working on the development of office building projects in New York and Detroit. The last report on the Kelly family was this: Rick graduated from Dartmouth in 1975. Oldest daughter Cameron, a graduate of Syracuse, was touring the country with her husband. Youngest daughter Colby, a senior at Brown, was spending her first semester studying art history in Rome. And Gloria, Ken's wife, just tries to keep tabs on them all.

The Larry Callahans are enjoying their new home overlooking Irondequoit Bay in Webster, N.Y., complete with spectactular view and gorgeous sunsets. A year ago on a trip to Florida, the Callahans stopped in Washington and visited with classmate Len Kojm, who is liaison man between the Navy and the Senate. Larry, owner of Rochester Bronze and Aluminum Foundry, gets business from as far away as Alabama and Texas.

If tennis is your game, consider the Felix Jablonski family. Daughter Betsy, 15, is ranked, not only in her home state of Maryland, but nationally. Her brother, Gene, 14, despite a minor setback of knee surgery, is close behind. And sister Jackie from all reports is a 10-year-old walloper. Their mother Eva has been busy establishing the Washington, D.C., branch of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation of Dallas and delightedly reports that Seventeen magazine will sponsor their first tournament in May - when 200 girls from all over the country will compete. I don't know about Felix's tennis game, but Eva says he's still driving the family's 1956 Corvette, which looks like new because of his tender loving care. The Jablonskis very much enjoy life in Rockville, Md., following their move from Dallas three years ago.

Jay Laskey is also enjoying the successes of his family. Torn, a senior at Hewlett, N.Y., High School is planning to enter music conservatory as an oboist. Amy, 15, a sophomore in high school, also is a fine musician and plays both the flute and piano. Wife Sybil, returned to graduate school, earned a Master's degree and is a psychiatric social worker at Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center.

Captain Leonard Kojm of the U.S. Navy,and Larry Callahan, both '47, meet in theoffice of Senator Edward Kennedy.

Secretary, 64 Sylvan Place Longmeadow, Mass. 01106

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