1936

Another Christmas has come and gone, and the continuing reports from classmates of their retirement only serves to remind one that we have lived through quite a few. Thus it should come as no surprise that Ed Nilsson of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., advises that he finally gave up working last June and now busies himself playing tennis and drinking dry martinis. Ed recently drove up to Vero Beach and had dinner there with Tommy and Jean Parker. And from Rancho Santa Fe comes word from FrankWeston that he is enjoying retirement in sunny California. For years Frank was a partner of Arthur Young and Company, and occasionally our paths would cross in the elevators at 277 Park Avenue, N.Y.C.

Last spring saw Bob Frank of Lake Geneva, Wis., retire from the Morton Salt Company; in addition to reading and writing, his plans included outdoor activities such as sailing, skiing, and nature study. At about the same time KirkLiggett of Wyncote, Pa., retired as a securities analyst with the Guardian Life Insurance Company. For years Kirk commuted daily between Philadelphia and New York, which certainly qualifies him as a hardy soul. As president of the Abington Library Society and a member of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, he plans to spend more time with these organizations. Kirk is also a philatelist and has 25 years' accumulation of stamps to process.

Other retired classmates include DickWakefield of Ana Cortes, Wash., who reports having a "home-made recycled house on Deception Pass" and that he and his wife Grace spend the winter on a cruising ketch in the Caribbean; Tanna and Bob Fernald, who desert their Hanover home in the rigors of winter to spend three months a year at Fort Myers, Fla; and my predecessor as class secretary, Milt Johnston, who divides his time between houses at New Canaan and Groton, Conn. Milt is still interested in photography and stencil painting and with his attractive wife Marjie maintains a large greenhouse. Marjie is president of the New Canaan Sewing Group, whose members produce needlework and many other imaginative items, the sale of which raises money for various agencies serving the New Canaan area. My wife and I recently had a most pleasant dinner with Marjie and Milt, and I can truthfully report that retirement appears to agree with Milt.

In a subsequent issue I will report on classmates who are still hard at work and those in between such as Bob Prentice and BoycePrice. In the meantime all of you are alerted to watch for the new class directory being mailed out shortly with a letter from class president JimStephens. With the letter will be a return postcard with space for news of yourself and for your views on the Phil McInnis proposal to use the special class fund in part for an annual award to the outstanding female member of the graduating class. Please take a few minutes to record your views on this as well as news regarding yourself.

A note of sadness: It was only very recently that Eileen Jerome wrote and advised that her husband Raymond W. Jerome had died suddenly of a heart attack on February 16, 1973. Apparently the College was never notified, and so it is rather belatedly that the Class extends its deepest sympathy to his widow Eileen and surviving children Patricia, Raymond Jr., and Richard. At press time word has just been received of the passing of AI Nomenee of Hubbard Woods, Mich., on Dec. 14, 1976. The sincere sympathy of the Class is tendered to his daughter Claudette.

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