1936

From Tampa, Fla., comes word that as of January 1 Doug Miller officially retired after ten plus years of duty with Lykes Pasco Packing Company, located in Dade City, Fla. Prior to that Doug served for some 20 years as divisional sales manager for the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company in various areas. Doug and wife Ruth plan to enjoy late falls, winters, and early springs in Florida and the remainder of each year in a home they built in the early 70's in western North Carolina just south of Brevard and overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. Tom and Jean Parker visited the Millers there last fall. Tom and Jean were on their way back from New England to Vero Beach, Fla. Doug and Ruth plan to be in New England in time to make our 45th reunion and also to visit Ruth's daughter in southern Vermont. Meantime Doug jogs a mile per day, golfs, sails in the Gulf (in a friend's boat), and does "all those things that perpetually need doing around the two houses." Doug also finds time for an occasional trip to Texas to visit the children and grandchildren.

It was good to see Barry Sullivan at the fall class get-together. Barry feels he would bore himself to death if he retired. His firm engages in industrial representation in metropolitan Washington. When last contacted, Barry was about to tear up to New York City on the shuttle to do some business. He thrives on the challenge and excitement of Washington and plans to continue doing what he has been doing for the last four decades. Barry lives in Fairfax, Va. (apparently no one lives in the District), where George Mason University is located. It has some 10,000 students and red brick buildings with white trim. So when Barry goes from Fairfax to Hanover he feels he is standing still. I am glad to report, however, that for him Hanover is still the best.

John and Jane Bouker are now comfortably settled in Naples, Fla., having sold their farm in Bernardston, Mass., in September 1977. However, they are not deserting New England entirely as they plan to spend the summer there. Recently they moved from an apartment to a small house on a canal and are busy completing a swimming pool. The new house permits them to entertain their children and grandchildren better, and we all know how important that is. It also provided space for Tanna and Bob Fernald to stay on the way to their apartment at Fort Myers Beach. They all attended a luncheon meeting of the Dartmouth Club of Southwest Florida on Keewaydin Island. John reports that Tanna's post-operative knee is doing nicely, which is fortunate, since the Fernald's station wagon was so full of Alumni Fund files and other gear that Tanna had to hold some things on her lap. John and Jane keep busy with household chores, golf, and boating, and it is certainly nice to hear they are happy with their present life.

It should be pointed out that both John Parish and Henry Woods also live in Naples, and that Bob Ervin is deserting lowa, where he reports that football sank to a new low, for Naples during January and February.

A picture of Bill Macurda and his wife Mim appeared recently in a New England oil industry newsletter. The occasion was the annual convention of the New Hampshire Petroleum Council, at which Bill was chosen "Oil Man of the Year." Congratulations, Bill!

From East Stroudsberg, Pa., comes word from Wilson Maclntyre, who attended Dartmouth for two years (Mac and I were both active in track as sprinters before he left to attend Penn State Forestry School). He has been retired now for three and a half years and is living happily with his wife Christine. They have nine children and ten grandchildren! Put that in your pipe and smoke it, classmates (TomMonagan excepted)!

A note of sadness: On October 23, 1978, Bill Essex died quietly in his sleep at his home in San Antonio, Tex. Bill had been feeling fine right up to the end and was only 63. The deepest sympathy of the Class is extended to his wife Liz, son Bill, and daughter Lynn. Also it was belatedly learned that last summer CourtCatron's wife June passed away after putting up a brave battle for almost two and a half years. The Class offers its deepest sympathy to Court, his daughter Linda, and his son Court, Jr.

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