1943

Don Reich took early retirement September 30 from his post as president and chief executive officer of Airco Inc., an industrial gas producer in Montvale, N.J. Don was with the company for 18 years in various capacities. The board of directors of the parent company, the BOC Group, perhaps better known as British Oxygen, threw a retirement party for Don three weeks prior to his retirement, at the Hensley Palace in New York. The company gave him a home computer, which he now must learn to operate. Don plans to take a month off, then tackle some special projects for the company on a part-time basis. He may even take the New Jersey bar examination as part of his reoriented career. He's already a member of the New York bar.

While in Bermuda recently, we gave a call to classmate Robert G. "Bob" Clark (not to be confused with Robert M. Clark Jr. of Keene, N.H., the '43 class treasurer). Bob and wife Dottie live in the Bermuda parish of Southampton, from which he travels extensively in pursuit of his re-insurance business. Unfortunately, Bob was in New York at the time we were there, but Dottie told us Bob and John Koslowski play golf together either in Bermuda or Massachusetts a couple of times a year.

The New York Times carried a story in its Long Island edition a couple of months ago about the two dozen people whose homes were grandfathered when the Fire Island National Seashore was created in 1964. Among the privileged few was Bill Porter, who dismantled an old Coast Guard tower some years ago and moved it 100 yards closer to his frame house, then reconstructured it. The story was accompanied by a picture of Bill surveying the vast expanse of the Fire Island National Wilderness from his tower. Bill has been spending summers at the remote Fire Island area for 52 years. Bill and his wife Barbara have a 25 year lease to remain in the National Seashore area until 1992.

In the event you missed it, the class of '43 shattered all previous records in its Alumni Fund giving during its 40th reunion year. Head Agent Bob Ehinger reports the campaign netted a total of $391,768, a whopping $240,000 more than our previous record set in 1977 for our 35th reunion. With 309 donors contributing, we also reached the highest participation level in 14 years. Bob and Reunion Giving Chairman Fred Lent, now the class president, showered thanks on everyone.

We saw only a few faithful '43s at the open ing football game of the season in Hanover. We sat next to Frank Hussey, who came across the state from Laconia, N.H., with his wife Pat and guests. Jim Doucette and Church Leonard sat together a couple of rows away, and we spotted Chuck Feeney dashing up the aisle. Church said Stan Calder also made the Princeton game.

Sharp-eyed Eddie O'Brien provided us with the turnout details of the Army game in West Point. He spotted Larry Noble with Larry's older daughter; Jim Wells, replete with cowboy hat; Bud Hall with his wife DeeJay; Dave Whith more from Short Hills, N.J.; and John Walton from faraway Louisville, Ky. Hugh Lena also was there, furiously taking notes on the gridiron performances of his two nephews fullback Rich Lena '84 and noseguard Mike Lena '84. Presumably Hugh reported back to his brother, Dick Lena '53.

The Rev. Jim Malley was named assistant dean of the Boston College Law School in September. Jim formerly was the law school's assistant chaplain.

This is another of those of trepeated pleas to overcome modesty and let your '43 classmates know what you're doing. Drop us a postcard or letter, or give us a call, if you retire, change jobs, move, gain some recognition, or travel or if you know of a classmate similarly involved.

"Cleveland's gift to Dartmouth" was how Dick Goulder '40 light-heartedly labeled this photograph of several '40s who came to college from Cleveland. Taken at the class's recent minireunion, the picture includes, left to right, bottom row, Dave Davenport, Scotty Rogers, andGoulder, and, top row, Ed Cockley, Bill Duncan, Ted Miller, Bob MacMillen, and ElmerBrowne. Goulder noted that most no longer live in Cleveland and that Miller was an interloperin the group, having come to Hanover in 1936 from Massachusetts; he was there checkingwallets" said Goulder of 1940's head agent.

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