1939

Sadly, we report the death of Jack Goldman of a heart attack on April 5 in Glencoe, Ill. On a happier note, through the good offices of Bob Davidson, Jim Corner, Bert MacMannis, George Hanna, and a few other good Samaritans, we have a marvelous basket full of tidbits to make up this Christmas column.

Earle Stevenson writes Corner that "the years at Dartmouth become more precious for me with every passing year." Steve relates that he retired in 1981 when Jones and Laughlin shut down his plant along with several others in Youngstown, Ohio. He admits that for a while it hurt to see the J&L line of steel plumbing ware, one of which he had patented, sold by other companies, but golf, autoracing, and other interests took over. Until, that is, one of his erstwhile customers convinced him to establish his own rep company, which currently keeps him busy. Steve's three children are all grown and have families of their own in Indiana, Illinois, and Maryland and keeping up with them fills any free time.

Mike Ellis spent the summer on the shores of Lake Canandaigua in Naples, N.Y., after a June trip to Honolulu with a grandson to attend the annual convention of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. It was the grandson's present to Mike and wife Michael, to mark the youngster's graduation from eighth grade. Mike says he is still trying to move John Hess's play onto the Broadway scene, but admits it's a bit tricky from Delray Beach, Fla., and Naples, N.Y. The two Michaels presumably visited with George Darr in Washington on the trek north.

Cleve Spillers writes that he is trying to retire from his legal chores, but finds that a number of cases remain (mostly friends) to inhibit a complete release. Cleve does his work in Tulsa, Okla.

Bill Borsdorff spends ten months of the year in Tequesta, Fla., and two months on the road. This summer he scheduled some golf in Scotland, and a visit to England, and then headed back to the good 'ole USA, stopping in New Jersey and Maine before making the trip back to Tequesta.

George and Ginny Neiley spent a good part of September and October in Switzerland and on a barge trip through France. They were expected to make a few stops in New England before returning to their home in Rock Island, Ill.

Sam Hird missed September's mini-reunion because he was racing in the Off Soundings contest in Block Island Sound.

Jack Coulson retired as president of St. Andrew's Society this past spring and immediately took on the presidency of the Suffolk County Council Boy Scouts, which he declares will be his last hurrah. His daughter Dara became the bride of Steven Jones of Seaford. Long Island, in a June wedding.

Dick Marton writes us that he has no plans of retiring from his doctoring trade (internal medicine), although he confesses that the litigious atmosphere in the state of New York may give him some incentive.

Pictured in a New Hampshire Law Weekly of this past August was Fred Upton, a member of that state's Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Conduct. This was spotted thanks to George Hanna, a noted New Hampshire barrister in his own right.

Bob Jacobson notes that he is still working full time as a specialist on the New York stock exchange. He adds that his golf is not bad. We would have to guess that he's right on the last.

Bill Lyons says that he's planning on coming east from Palo Alto, Calif., for the 45th. He retired from the First Nationwide Savings and Loan in September of 1982, although he still does a bit of consulting for the firm. He is thriving on retirement and goes, he says, where the mood takes him which this past fall was Maui, where he has a condominium. It's an island that he visits twice a year.

Whit Cushing spent some time sketching in New England this summer Boothbay Harbor, Maine; Cathedral in the Pines in Rindge, N.H., which was built to honor the late Sandy Sloane, lost in the big war; and Round Hill Church, Greenwich, Conn., which features some windows in honor of the late Jim Mathes, also lost in World War II.

Karl Sax has retired to Hilton Head and increases the heavy '39 population in that area.

Ed Cummings reports that he is on leave from work because of physical problems which he does not specify.

Bill Buckley reports that they had a visit from Rog and Margaret Stanwood this summer on the Stanwoods' route to Maine, all the way from Texas.

And finally, a very Merry Christmas to all, with a happy ho-ho thrown in. Peace!

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