1933

Sadly, a portion of these notes this month are taken up with news regarding illness and loss of classmates. Bearing out what has been said here before, we men of '33 have been extremely fortunate in our choice of wives. Letters to Page Worthington, Bob Fox, and me are witness. Marjorie Hicks, writing about Hunter: "He had four great loves in his life - family, friends, golf, and Dartmouth. To those who knew him well, it was often difficult to tell which loyalty came first. I like to think his family edged out the others just a bit, but I know that Dartmouth was dear to his heart."

And then Thais Gates, writing about George, who died July 13: "I will never be able to put in words George's feeling for Dartmouth. It was a love affair! Knowing that death was near, he insisted on visiting Hanover last fall. Even in pain, he took part in the Dartmouth rally, night before the game. He toured the campus for his last look. It did not make him sad but excited him to know the growth that Dartmouth had made."

Thais also sent me a column from the South Bend, Ind., Tribune, written by one of George's friends, a member of his bridge group. George was a top bridge player, a scourge to his adversaries, a boon to his partners. That group, made up of men from many different occupations and professions, shows in this expression the loss felt by so many who knew George.

Daphne Keys wrote that our '33 Aegis was on the coffee table at the time of" Ralph's death, and that, while he'd had heart trouble for a number of years, he was engrossed in plans for their future at the time of his death.

Waxy Wright kindly volunteered to do the obituary for his close friend George Gates. Waxy is retired, and he and Madge moved from Hanover to a condo in West Lebanon. Usually retired doctors and nurses don't like to do hospital volunteer work. Waxy, the exception, wheels them around to p.t., or to their cars on their trip home, cheering them up and keeping young doing it.

John Monagan's book Horace is still not "out," despite earlier reports. He assures me that the delay is not caused by the need to correct grammatical errors. John was our first class secretary, after graduation. John says his son, Michael, leads a West Coast rock band in which Paul Weston s son-in-law plays the sax. Their rock is a far and loud cry from the Weston and Monagan melodies!

Also out of Washington, D.C., Hankand Helen Smith have avoided its damp heat by taking a trip up the Alaskan coast.

On a lesser trip, Sam and Maddy Cunningham went to a Saturday night gala at the Mystic, Conn., Yacht Club and spotted Bob and Silla Niebling looking well and happy.

In answer to one of my searching inquiries, Peg Quinn sent me a letter telling of some of Judge Bill Quinn's accomplishments and of their activities. Bill retired on February 9 of this year, after serving 18 years as judge of the common pleas court of Stark County, Canton, Ohio. Before becoming a judge, he practiced law for 30 years in Canton. A news clipping Peg enclosed told of a testimonial dinner given for Bill at his retirement from work in that court. It was attended by more than 300 friends, colleagues, and relatives.

Bill is a past president of the Salvation Army board and has been presented with a lifetime honorary membership on that board. When time permits, he is an ardent golfer, but he still intends to sit on the judicial bench, as needed.

Peg is past president of the Visiting Nurse Society's board and past secretary of Canton's Junior League. She is her church's choir soloist and its part-time secretary and also sells real estate. She and Bill have two daughters, both married, and three grandchildren. The Quinns are planning to paper a bedroom wall with Bill's awards for judicial excellence.

Let's all keep well and busy.

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