1976
Greetings, friends and neighbors, and welcome to the 1982—83 edition of the 1976 class notes, otherwise affectionately known as "Random Rantings and Ravings" or "How to Evoke Strange Looks from Your Secretary on $5 a Day or Less."
A check of the mailbag reveals the usual odd assortment of missives, epistles, threats, dunning notices, and letter bombs.
After traveling in Africa, Europe, and Mexico for a year, Tom Gaston is back in California studying internal medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center. Tom is in good company as John Urbanowicz is now living in San Francisco serving as an intern at the U.C.S.F. Medical Center.
On the literary front, Louise Erdrich won the first annual Nelson Algren Award, established by Chicago magazine in memory of author Algren who died last year. Louise's story, "The World's Greatest Fisherman," was chosen from over 2,000 entries and will appear in this month's Chicago. Louise, who earned her master's degree at Johns Hopkins, also has had several other stories and poems published in literary magazines. As soon as she breaks into Carburetor Monthly and Ale Annual I'll be able to check out the competition.
From an poetica to high finance: Fred Wall has been appointed a vice president of Irving Trust, where he is manager of money market sales. Fred's been on the fast track since joining Irving in December 1979; he was made an officer in 1980 and assistant vice president in 1981.
Our class is very lucky to include among its members the second youngest person ever elected to Dartmouth's board of trustees. Ann Fritz Hackett was elected to the board as a charter trustee as of June 1982. As many of you know, Ann served as treasurer of our class during the first five years after graduation and is currently a member of the Alumni' Council and chairs the executive committee of the Association of Alumni. Hearty congratulations, Ann.
Kudos also to John "Goose" Gleason and Cathy Joyce Brennan for their efforts as head agents. Although the class of '76 is by no means the Bunkie Hunt of the alumni set, we are making progress in increasing both participation and dollar contribution totals. Goose had to work so hard on fund-raising that he's taking on a full-time assistant this month. Although the details are hard to pin down, rumor has it that Goose will take the plunge and get married in Corning, N.Y. Rumors, gossip, and, if necessary, outright falsehoods about the proceedings will appear in future issues.
Word from Greater L-A (Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, for the uninitiated) is that our first lady, Jay Josselyn's wife Pat, is with child and expecting about January 1. When asked to comment, Jay responded, "I hope the kid arrives by December 31 so I can get that extra deduction. "Jay went to deny a rumor that if the baby is a boy he'll be named Heathcliff.
Also in the offspring department, Paul Hoisington and his wife Linda have had their first child, Gayle Elyse. Paul reports that Gayle is "pink and pretty" and that the atmosphere of their house on a hill in Norwich, Vt., is "pure joy."
I received a nice note from Chris Davis (complete with one of those "from the desk of ..." introductions) which relates that Chris and his wife are living in South Hamilton, Mass., while he works as an associate at Goodwin Procter and Hoar in the areas of litigation and environment. Carol runs the Canine Companions Day Training School in Hamilton and, according to Chris, "has been quite successful in filling her classes." (In an effort to turn over a new leaf, your faithful scribe will refrain from recommending Tom Reinhart as a source of new students.) Chris went on to say that he and Carol (along with their young son, Gregory) are moving to Wakefield shortly. Chris skied Moosilauke last winter with Paul Stockton (earning his Ph.D. at Harvard) and Mike Aylward (lawyering in Manchester, N.H.). He runs into Dick Bennun, who's a resident in radiology, living in Lincoln, Mass. Chris also mentioned that he was able to make Rip Hack's wedding in Lebanon, Pa., last April.
Transitions: Jack Brennan to Vanguard Group outside Philadelphia, Cathy JoyceBrennan to the development office at Bryn Mawr, Tom Parnon to Data General in Manhattan, Peter and Nancy Kepes Jeton back to Lagos, Nigeria, after a summer sojourn in Maine, and yours truly back in debt.
That's it for this month; keep those cards and letters coming. November preview: The True Story Behind the Disappearance of GordieMiles, a.k.a. "Jimmy Hoffa."
Take care and be good, or at least careful. Message: E.T., please phone home.
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