1973
It is with deep regret that I have to report to the Class the death of a fine classmate, L. Alan Shepard. He died on August 19, 1978 in an automobile accident in Hanover. I think that everyone who knew Alan knows what a loss he is to the Class and the Dartmouth community. Please see the obituary in the rear of the magazine.
On a brighter note, I have received news of four '73s who have recently married.
Dick Fuscone married the former Nancy Schaffer in Rollins Chapel at the beginning of the summer. Nancy is employed as an account executive of Merrill Lynch in Stamford, Conn., and Dick works for A. G. Becker as an account executive. One of the ushers in the wedding was former Dartmouth varsity golfer, JohnLundgren.
David Wilson was also married in June. He married the former Ann Larner who was a former financial analyst for Revlon, Inc., in New York. Dave is an institutional salesman and research analyst for Keefe, Bruyette, and Woods, a New York brokerage house that specializes in bank securities.
Phil Brown and Susan Michelson also tied the knot on August 20. Phil has already received an advanced degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania and he'll be going on for an M.B.A. at Wharton this fall. Susan is a graduate of Mount Holyoke and the Boston University School of Social Work.
Last but not least, former football co-captain Bob Norton and Ginger Soule were married at the Aquinas House in Hanover. Bob recently graduated from the Dartmouth Medical School and is presently finishing an internship in Atlanta. Ginger is a graduate of Smith and Northwestern and was one of the first women admissions officers at Dartmouth. She is now working for the Campaign for Dartmouth, directing the fund-raising for the Southeast.
Well, enough of love and marriage. On a more capitalistic note, congratulations are due to Steve Bruns who has been elected an assistant vice president of Society Corporation of Cleveland, a multibank holding company operating 12 banks with over 90 offices throughout Ohio. Steve's new responsibilities will include the budget, research, and assisting with the development of marketing strategies for all Society Corporation banks.
Congratulations are also due to DonReynolds who has just recently been promoted to vice president of the State National Bank in Connecticut. After Dartmouth, Don went on for an advanced degree from the School of International Banking at the University of Colorado, and he is presently working on an M.B.A. from UConn.
Further news from the banking world is that our newsletter editor, P. Jeremy Smith, is doing very well with the Barnett Bank in Jacksonville, Fla. I recently saw Pete and his wife Martha when they were on vacation, enjoying some fine New England weather (two weeks of rain). Martha is busy working and teaching in the field of occupational therapy. Both seem to be enjoying sunbelt living.
Speaking of tennis players, Dave Clark has returned to a warmer climate and is practicing law in Atlanta with the firm .of King, Spalding. To relate the story of how Dave landed a job with this prestigious firm counting the President as one of its clinets and the attorney general as a former partner, is to relate the story of one ingenious Dartmouth man. I have been informed by an impeccable source that Dave's initial entree to the firm was a direct result of a senior partner's need for a doubles partner for the summer. At the time, Dave fit the bill perfectly as he had been working on his game all year (his first priority) while enrolled in law school (strictly a secondary concern) at the University of Texas. In other words, while all those Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Smith, and Holyoke graduates were grunting through their courses, Dave - never to be mistaken as. a weenie - was perfecting his backhand. And because he was to play the backhand court with this particular lawyer, that was much more important than worrying about worthless courses in contracts or torts. Well, to make a long story short, Dave carried his team to victory and managed to win a permanent job, as well. Sweet success!
This month a classmate, has earned a Big Green award from the College. It goes to PhilMaloney for actions above and beyond the call of duty - unconsciable, and unbelievable, but true. It seems that Phil, who was then a'medical intern in Washington State, was short Of money for transportation to the fifth reunion. Never at a loss for fund-raising techniques, Phil promptly sold every stick of furniture that he and his pregnant wife Sue owned in order to pay for transportation from the West Coast to Hanover. Well, he raised enough money for his solo journey, and there is even a happy ending - he and Sue and their new-born baby Molly are still together, even though they have no place to sit or lie down. Phil reports he doesn't care. The reunion was worth it, even though he doesn't remember much of it. He is now a resident at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. If anyone in the Class has any spare beanbag chairs or air mattresses, just send them to Maloney, c/o Salvation Army, Boston, Mass.
That's all the news that's fit to print. See you next month.
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