1952

Notices of deaths of three classmates were received since the last column: Milton Andrus, John Aborn, and Bill Stafford. Our condolences are extended to each of the families.

After 20 years in Louisville Lola and Lyle Spalding transferred to southern California with General Electric where Lyle is manager of finance for the distribution of major appliances in the west. Lola reported that the family activities for the past few years had centered around marrying off three of the children. Jane and her Air Force husband are at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas; David '76 and Marianne live in Bronxville and work on Wall Street; and Jeff and Robin live in Las Vegas. Jane and her husband were responsible for another milestone in the Spalding family, the first grandchild.

The transition to the west was a smooth one for Michael (age 13) who is conquering skateboarding, junior high, and soccer. One of the pleasures of southern California, apart from the weather, is the visitors. Marilyn andTed Frankenbach with daughter Linda were among the most recent. They were west to visit their son, David, who lives not far from the Spaldings. The latch string is always out at Casa Spalding in Irvine.

From Franconia, N.H., Jim Branch sent a note bringing us up to date on the peregrinations of the Branch family. After Tuck School Jim joined the U.S. Counter Intelligence Service and worked in the U.S. and Europe. He met his wife, Peggy (of Lancaster, Pa.) in Garmisch, Germany, which for Jim (a member of the Dartmouth ski team) had to be the appropriate place and occasion. After marriage in 1956 Jim entered the family insurance business in Olean, N.Y. However, the call of the mountains prevailed and the Branches moved to Denver where Jim worked in the steel business for three years. The call of the wild still urging him westward, Jim and family moved to Alyeska, Alaska, to build a ski resort from scratch. After seven years in the boonies, they moved back to civilization, selecting Franconia, N.H., as home. Shortly thereafter Jim joined Sel Hannah '35 and Jim's roomie Joe Cushing at Sno-engineering, which specializes in the design, development, and management consulting services for mountain resorts. In 1969 Jim assumed the presidency of the firm. The Branchs' three sons are spread around the country. Mike is with Anaconda Minerals Exploration up near the Arctic Circle in Alaska; Phil is in his senior year at the University of Utah; and Ted '83 is in the family insurance business with his Uncle Paul '49, T '50, and cousins, Bill '76 and Laurie '78, T '79.

During the Chicago telethon Alumni Fund drive I talked with Larry Worth in Colorado. Larry and I came from the same town in Massachusetts and went through the same school system together, and we hadn't been in touch since graduation. After 30 years as a geologist with Conoco Larry retired and got into the real estate business full time. The Worths have a ranch in a recreation area near McFee Dome (near Dolores, Colo.) which is being subdivided. In his spare time Larry skis and hikes in the mountains. Son B.J. is a chip off the old block. After the University of Montana he took up parachuting and became a stunt man. Among his credits are two James Bond movies and the movie The Right Stuff, in which he did the stunt work in the Chuck Yeager bail-out scenes. Chris is out in San Diego, enjoying life, while Greg is in Denver as a chef in a French restaurant. Apparently, Greg's interest in cooking started at age 14 in West port, Conn. Larry's better half is a pilot and is ghost writing a book to be published by McGraw-Hill about a horse in the 1975 Kentucky Derby.

My apologies to Ev and Sally Parker, who sent a color photo of Ev with sons Dave '82 and Bill '84 at Bill's graduation in Hanover. We can't reproduce most color photos well in the Alumni Magazine. Suffice it for me to say that it is a handsome group!

In case you haven't heard, Uncle DickMcDonough did it again! As head class agent, he and his cohorts broke the record for the amount given by a class 32 years out. Congratulations, Dick. It's a little tough, though, accepting the fact that we are 32 years out (why, it seems like only yesterday).

From Boston comes word that Bob Weinig, executive vice president of Eastern Gas and Fuel, has been elected to the board of directors.

From the other side of the country, Sears, Roebuck and Company recently announced that Vince Jones has been appointed senior vice president, secretary, and general counsel of the Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group. Congratulations to both!

For those of you planning to attend the Harvard-Dartmouth game, look for Paul Loo who, after 33 years, will be in attendance. Paul is picking up son Rodney at the University of Colorado en route. Aloha, you all.

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