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It's 1982, and this is the year, give an hour this way or that, in which most of us turn 60. Pretty landmarky as landmarks go. The preponderance of us have made it this far; and if you can reckon with the occasional broken wing or ruffled feather, most of us old birds will be fluttering around for another 15 or 20. A couple of our eagles, seeking immortality, will undoubtedly soar to 2050.

More and more of the class are retiring, and my research shows 51 men in that category. Given inaccuracies in the list, our retirees seem to stack up as follows:

Walter Acher, Peterborough, N.H.; Jack Adams, Seminole, Fla.; Henry Allen, Bennington, Vt.; Rog Arnold, Jacksonville, Fla.; Perry Banghart, Weston, Mass.; Ham Bates, Chester, Conn.; Burton Bickford, Quechee, Vt.; George Bruce, Essex, Conn.; Wendell Clark, Glenview, Ill.; Joe Drummey, Plymouth, Mass.; Wayne Eves, Okoboji, Iowa; Rog Feldman, Vineyard Haven, Mass.; Dave Ferguson, Denver, Colo.; Bob Gifford, London, England; Fred Graf, Keene, N.H.; Harry Grieger, Norwich, Vt.; and John Handwerg, Riverdale, N.J.

Also, Fred Harrsen, Jaffrey Center, N.H.; Brack Hazen, Lauderhill, Fla.; Ross Higier, Gloversville, N.Y.; Don Hinkley, a yacht out of Cincinnati, Ohio; Howie Johns, Tucson, Ariz.; Dick Kerwin, Hancock, N.H.; Art Kiendl, Castine, Maine: Warren Kimball, Contoocook, N.H.; Brad King, Auburndale, Mass.; Bob Lindsay, San Diego, Calif.; Jim MacFarland, Melbourne Beach, Fla.; Dave MacGregor, Goffstown, N.H.; Craig Macbeth, Tucson, Ariz.; Jack McAllister, Arvada, Colo.; and Chuck McDowell, Alexandria, Va.

Also, George McElfatrick, Ruxton, Md.; Vin Mitchell, Westport, Conn.; Vic Morgan, Sarasota, Fla.; John Mulliken, Hobe Sound, Fla.; Dick Murchie, Naples, Fla.; Fred Potter, Dover, Mass.; Gus Pratt, Middleboro, Mass.; Bob Rickey, Kenwood, Md.; Ed Roewer, Gloucester, Mass.; Steve Rothermel, Winnetka, Ill.; Art Scharf, Branford, Conn.; Harry Schoenhut, Henderson, N~C.; Ralsey Scofield, St. Michaels, Md.; Bruce Thomson, Lynchburg, Va.; Jim Tillson, San Antonio, Tex.; John Weeks, New Canaan, Conn.; and Tom Wright, Atlanta, Ga.

If I've included you out and you want in, or vice versa, just let me know. I never was very good at lists.

If Tom Wright down there in Atlanta is any barometer, retirement can't be beat. "I'm enjoying myself in any way I can get away with," he says, having retired three years ago from Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation. He's still ready to sing at the wave of a baton, he's a connoisseur of fine wines, and he's batty about bonsai plants - has been for years. His and Jean's two children are also in Atlanta, so any night is family night, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Oops, Don Currier's Christmas message just surfaced, and add one more to the retirement roster. His postcard said: "Glad to hear about your luxury cruise; it gave me an idea. This is my new boat. Fran and I plan to cruise around on it, probably up and down the Connecticut. I retired October 1 and am catching up on things that I have put off for 20 years."

It won't surprise you to hear that Dr. MarshTenney was recently elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. A fellow of the association is described as "a member whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its application are scientifically or socially distinguished." Marsh is the Nathan Smith Professor of Physiology at the Dartmouth Medical School and a former dean of the school.

Also on the local scene, Harry Grieger in Norwich, Vt., isn't finding retirement atrophying in any way. He's recently finished building his second retirement house (he sold the first), and he is one of Norwich's five town finance committee members and a town auditor. His wife Ginny is a realtor.

Shuffling off to Buffalo, we find that Claude Shuchter has relinquished his post as chief executive officer of the Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company. He stays on as chairman of the bank and president and chief executive officer of its parent corporation, First Empire State. Not very much retirement there, I'd say.

A little late reporting: Fred Cohn's son, Jim '81, who graduated last June, won the Frank David Lena 1962 Memorial Prize, awarded to the senior who has best demonstrated love of and proficiency in Romance languages and literature.

Al Winkler, secretary and public information chairman of the Southeastern Connecticut Dartmouth Club, has been named to the executive committee of the Club Officers Association.

And also from Connecticut comes word from Al Hormel and the reason you don't find him retiring: one son in last year of law school, one in the last year at the University of Connecticut; and one son who is a junior in high school. 'Nuff said.

That's it. Blessings.

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