Stories of some of our classmates have been popping up in widely read publications lately:
An informative and interesting article in the April 6 issue of Fortune Magazine, entitled "Love For Sale at Docktor Pet," describes the beginnings and present success of Docktor Pet, the country's largest pet retail chain of which Gene Kohn is chairman.
In the Sunday, April 26 issue of the New York Times, Pat and Bruce Clark are described as the top husband-and-wife team of Long Island Sound yacht racing. They recently finished first in their class in a seven-circuit race between St. Petersburg and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., in their 36-foot sloop Celebration.
Mass Mutual announced Richard C. Griggs was named co-agent of the month of February along with his partner Herbert H. Wright. They have been in partnership since 1971 in Westfield, N.J., serving the New York metropolitan area. Among the 4,000 Mass Mutual full-time agents, they ranked 25th in ordinary commissions and volume.
The officers and attendees at the Class Officers Weekend in Hanover on May 1-3 included Jim Adler, Phil Kron, and Gene Kohn.
This issue is our last until the fall, so I look forward to hearing what some of you were doing over the summer vacation.
Bob Conn '6l (standing, right) and Charlotte Observer editor Rich Oppel(left) celebrateshortly after the announcement of the awarding of the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for Public Service to the Observer for its series on brown lung disease. Conn was one of the fivemajor writers of the series.
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