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This month's column begins on a sad note. During the summer and fall of 1984, the class lost three good men Neil O'Donovan in July, Wally Sigler in October, and Jack Tobin in November. Proper obits on these classmates will appear in this or subsequent issues of the Magazine.

Fritz Heinbokel writes, "Wasn't able to avoid turning 65 . . . but have had a busy year. Son John '71 and wife Lynn presented us with our first grandchild in June. Amanda is a real joy. John is on the second leg of his Antarctic expedition and won't be back to the States until February. Amanda won't knowa that her first Christmas came in February. Our daughter, Harriet, is engaged and plans to marry this spring.

"We spent a little over two weeks in Holland and Germany last summer. Highlight of the trip was a Rhine cruise from Amsterdam to Basel. Both of us are fine. Janet keeps busy with her church newsletter work and gadding about with the girls."

Bill Scott of Tucson has been elected chairman of the western U.S. and Canadian district of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG, as the the organization is called, was established in 1951 and is the leading medical group representing more than 24,000 specialists who provide health care for women.

A full-time associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Arizona School of Medicine and head of its ambulatory care division, Bill is also chief of staff at University Hospital. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and did his residency at St. Joseph and Colorado General Hospitals, all in Denver.

A past president of the Arizona Medical Association, Bill is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Southwestern Surgical Congress and is a member of numerous other professional organizations, including the Pacific Coast, Central, and Southwest ob/gyn societies. He is on the board of directors of Pima County Medical Society. Active on the local level, he has been chairman of the State Health Facilities Authority, president of the Health Planning Council of Southern Arizona, and president of the United Way and has served in various capacities in the American Cancer Society. He has authored many scientific articles that have appeared in prestigious medical journals.

Gardie Bridge made the papers recently by turning down a sabbatical for the chance to be interim headmaster of an independent school. Gardie took on academe in 1946 as a teacher of history and English at Hebron (Maine) Academy. He came to Dartmouth in 1952 to work in admissions and left for Trinity College in 1956 as director of admissions. A few years later he switched to being the director of student affairs. The office was created out of concern over possible unrest among students. Bridge said, "I was responsible for bringing all of the services of the college together for the students' benefit. As it turned out, there was little need for concern. I had admitted all the students and known them throughout their college years. Because of that close relationship, we had few problems."

Gardie moved from there to become headmaster of the University Day School, Milwaukee, and then moved on to Oakland, Calif., where he served seven years, earning a sabbatical in a coed day school for grades K through 12. Now he and his wife, Patricia, are in Tulsa, where he is the interim headmaster of an independent school, Holland Hall.

Joel Portugal '58, 1985 Alumni Fund chairman, writes that "the goals for the 1985 Alumni Fund have been set: sl2 million and 70 percent. That's an increase of 15 percent in dollars over last year and 3 percent in participation. These are significant increases, but very realistic if we are to meet our high-side projections," says Joel. He further implores, "Please send your gift or pledge early. Increase your gift by at least 15 percent."

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