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Good news to hear from Larry Kidder, who reports of his recent move to Lexington, Ky., where he has a thoroughbred horse farm with plenty of room and invites Dartmouth friends and neighbors to stop by.

Joaquin Castillo has recently joined American Express International Banking Corporation as a vice president and has moved to Coral Gables, Fla.

Graham Brush of Princeton, N.J., has just retired from Johnson and Johnson after 22 years with the company. His most recent post was in the office of the president. In his "retired" state he serves as a consultant to Project Orbis in New York, which is a teaching school concerned with making ophthalmological care and techniques known to Third World countries. He also is in the real estate business with Stewardson-Dougherty Real Estate Associates. Graham recently was honored for his leadership in the purchase and renovation of new facilities for the Eden Institute in Princeton, which is a school for autistic children that also provides outreach diagnostic and training programs. The meeting facilities have been named the Brush Conference Center.

Frank and Betty Lagay write that they are enjoying winters in Marco Island and are looking forward to spending the rest of the time at their place at Eastman, only 25 minutes away from Hanover. Frank has just retired from the Thomson Company and is anticipating getting involved with the Dartmouth community during the summer months. Welcome!

"Nip" Lewis of Derry, N.H., also has retired after 36 years with General Electric as a design engineer for aerospace and aircraft instrument products and now will "get in a little more golf, travel, and community involvement."

Time magazine ran a feature story recently about Naomi Uemura, the intrepid Japanese adventurer, and his solo climbing effort on Mt. McKinley. Uemura apparently has lost his life, pushing himself beyond his remarkable talent. Jack Whitman sent us a clipping describing the efforts of Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc. to keep track of Uemura's progress and about the firm's owner, glacier pilot LowellThomas, who had been dropping supplies to Uemura. Lowell flies a special Helio Courier six-seater single engine STOL plane developed by MIT in the fifties for use in remote areas. Lowell and Tay spent New Year's Eve with Lowell's old roommate and Dartmouth Squadron buddy Bob Heussler in South Strafford, Vt. All the Thomas offspring were there, too, including daughter Anne '77 and her husband, John Donaghy '75, both teachers at Kimball Union, and son Dave '79 and his wife Tina. Dave is finishing up his. master's degree in town planning at Michigan State.

It was when I called Anchorage in an effort to reach Lowell and Tay to inform them of the tragic news of Bob Heussler's untimely death, that 1 was told that Lowell was up at Talkeetna waiting out some bad weather in order to resume the search for Uemura.

Robert William Heussler passed away on February 17 at his home in South Strafford. He had just recently retired, following a distinguished career in eduation. He had been in administration as president of Trenton State College and, in recent years, was a professor of history at SUNY Geneseo. Bob did a superb job of writing as our class newsletter editor over the past four years, giving us carefully researched insights into College activities and personalities. These newsletters had attracted many compliments from classmates and from other Dartmouth people as well. Bob had a marvelous way with words. In- deed, in retirement he was continuing his writings and left a newly-completed book manuscript upon his death. Baker Library has at least seven of his scholarly texts in its collection, most of them dealing with his special field of expertise British colonial history and, in particular, British activities in Malaya. His book Interlude in the Forties was a history of the Dartmouth squadron and reminiscences of post-war experiences back on the Hanover Plain.

Informal services were held in Stowe, Vt., and were attended by Ed and Molly Scheu, Susan and Mai McLane, another Dartmouth Squadron member and roommate, who came over from Jackson, N.H., and yours truly, as well as a number of other Dartmouth friends. Bob is survived by four daughters, Morgan, Lowry, Sarah, and Ann. Our deepest sympathies go out to them and to other members of the family. We all will miss Bob and will be reminded often of his many contributions and achievements.

One final message: Class president Jim Lynch asks that we please make a note that our fall mini-reunion has been scheduled for the Harvard game weekend, October 20. Events will include, as usual, an executive committee meeting and other festivities at Bob and Jackie Kimball's house Saturday morning before the game. Don't miss it! Please keep in touch. No news in ... no news out! Best regards.

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