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Ever since Rube Rubin retired from teaching in 1971, he and his wife, Karla, have made a spring trip to Israel with stops in Greece, Italy, Switzerland (where Karla's sister lives), and Germany. (They scheduled their trip so they did not miss the 50th.)
Today I received a letter from Rube from Hamburg, West Germany, with sad news: "Karla and I are still in Germany. We've been here a year and a half now. I guess our traveling days are over. In June 1983 we were returning from Israel when Karla suffered a severe heart attack on a Rhine boat. It was a month in a hospital in Rudesheim, then a cautious move to Hamburg. A series of heart attacks has kept us here since. Karla is re- covering slowly but steadily. We await the doctor's word before starting home. We are snug and comfortable in a small apartment in Hamburg, surrounded by restaurants and food stores." Karla, we all send best wishes and hope you'll be home soon.
In writing a letter to congratulate Mary andKen Graf on their 50th anniversary on September 28, I was able to find memorabilia, including pictures, highlighting half a century of outstanding occurences. A nice note from Mary and Ken said they had a delightful time while salmon fishing at Forest City, New Brunswick, on the 28th, reliving the events recited in my letter.
Madeline McGarth tells me that her total of 20 grandchildren tops what I thought was Red Fauntleroy's record of 17. Madeline also has five great grandchildren. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, and two of her five children live nearby. She enjoyed our 50th reunion, but missed the 55th because she was visiting a granddaughter and her children in Alaska. Madeline, at 80, is a very active volunteer worker for Hospice, the organization that does wonderful work for terminally ill cancer patients. She goes once a week to be with her patients while the caretaker has four hours to take off, for a change of pace.
Bill Rohlffs of Lacey, Wash., writes that in December 1983 he had a series of temporary blindness episodes which led to carotid artery surgery, followed by a slight stroke and irregular heart action which has slowed him down. Bill says, "I don't hurt anywhere, so I have little to kick about. If I'm able,we'll have Christmas in Victoria, only a couple of
Marty and Ann Fitzpatrick called from their home in Plattsburgh, N.Y., to thank me for Marty's birthday card. Learned that they have three daughters and twelve grandchildren.
I called Bill and Grace Hobson last week at their home in Salisbury, N.C., because we hadn't talked with them in a long time. Their daughter, Page, is married to Jim Magoun, lives in Toledo; Bill '66 is with a law firm in St. Louis; between them they have seven children.
I also called Grace Hodsdon (Merrill's widow) in Stuart, Fla., looking for news. Grace has just been to see her seventh grandchild, who lives in Gill, Mass. Another son lives in Brunswick, Maine.
The '28 mini reunion, September 28-29, was one of the best ever. The traditional party Friday evening, hosted by Mimi and HerbSensenig at their home in Norwich, attracted 38.
The '28 dinner at the Norwich Inn Saturday night was the best attended in the 20 or more years we have been having them, with 78 classmates and guests filling the Ranger Room. Fourteen '28 grandchildren who are Dartmouth undergraduates were our guests.
Our guest speaker at the dinner was Jack Heston Jr.'54, Dartmouth director of communications, who gave an excellent talk about the College and answered a lot of questions. His parents, Jack and Nancy Heston, were present.
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