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When my father, Herb Austin, passed away in 1981, the '14 class notes ceased to appear also. I have missed reading them and I know you have missed them, too. With your help and there are 27 members of the class still living, plus many devoted widows we cart once again be represented in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Let me hear from you.
I had a nice letter from Abe Newmark, who writes as follows: "As is befitting our antiquity, Frances and I are methodically carrying on in our home here in Beverly, Mass., with a bit of outside assistance here and there. Our class had a good 65 th reunion in 1979 and we plan to have another get-together in 1984. I would be glad to receive letters from classmates and hope that many are eyeing the trip to Hanover for our 70th.
"Carleton Kingsford writes from Maine that he is now 91 years old and long retired. When active he was a chemist for several firms. His wife died two years ago and he is now living in a two-story Cape Cod house. He has two daughters Shirley, who lives a few hundred yards down the road and whom he sees most every day. The second daughter, Jeanne, lives upstairs during the spring and summer, but spends the winter in Florida."
Gail Gardner writes that he is "a happy, crippled-up old cowboy attended by wife, children, and grandchildren and am badly spoiled! On my last birthday Christmas (90 years) my family was all around me, including two great-grandchildren. I have sold my ranch and cattle, retired from the Postal Service, and am living in the same, big, old house in which I was born. I seldom see any of my classmates and it is distressing to know how many of them are gone.'"
Alan M. Overton writes that he is retired and has two sons. Tom is with Procter and Gamble in Cincinnati, and Alan III is in Longwood, Fla.
Fred Campbell is now living at The Villager, Prospect Street, Peterborough, N.H., and he says he has little to report at this time. He has a new address, as noted, and is sorry to say he lost both his wife and daughter back in the spring. "I came to this spot earlier in 1982," he writes, "and find it most agreeable. Find also that I am getting older. I have several of my family reasonably close. Will advise you of any news."
Your new secretary stopped in to see Colonel Carroll Edson in Concord, N.H. He is in a retirement community that is sponsored by the United Church of Christ. We chatted for a few minutes and he told me that he had come to Concord from Brookfield, Vt., earlier in 1982.
Mrs. Pen Aborn has difficulty writing, but she would love to hear from any of her friends. She is at the Weston Manor Nursing Home, 75 Norumbega Road, Weston, Mass. 02193.
Al Humphries writes that all is well with him out in Ohio. It also turns out that his son Alfred, now a retired vascular surgeon in Cleveland, is a classmate of your new secretary a member of the class of 1940. Al wishes to pass on the following: "I hope that all my fellow colleagues of the 'Famous Class of D'14' enjoyed a pleasant Christmas, and it is my sincerest wish that you will have a very healthy 1983."
Well, the class of '14 is back in print; but, and I repeat, I need to hear from you in order to write a column. My best to all of you and don't forget this is Alumni Fund time. May I look forward to hearing from you?
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