1925

We note with sadness the loss of classmates "Tige" Lyon, Richard Aldrich, and Tom Carpenter. Obituaries will appear in due time. Jack Norris, who collected the data for Tom's obituary, attended the services and remarked on the outpouring "of sentiment from the many to whom Tom's efforts in the National Council on Alcoholism and other affiliated organizations had meant so much.

Word comes from Curt Abel of the mar- riage of Ben Werntz to Haven Blake, widow of our Eddie Blake, at the Hillsboro Club, Hillsboro Beach, Fla., January 19. Attending were Ben's daughter, Mary, and Haven's three sons, Jonathan, David '61, and Peter. The class of 1925 was represented by Georgeand Fran Zahn. Ben and Haven will spend their winters at Hillsboro Beach, Fla., and summers divided between the New Jersey shore and Gates Mills, Ohio. Ben and Haven later had lunch at the Club with Bill Boies, Billee Jenkins, the Zahns, and the Abels.

Answering the question as to what he is up to these days, Norm Smith says he is "up to 82." Aren't we all? Apart from health problems (his wife bedridden for the past six months with cancer), he seems to be in good spirits and proud of their son, an editor with Forbes magazine and life trustee of Denison University and also of the YMCA.

Dud Smith reports from Denver he hears from '25ers passing through occasionally, otherwise none except Dud Green (who left in our sophomore year). Retired from his architecture practice ten years ago, Dud (Smith) and his wife have done considerable traveling, though not in the past three years. Their three children, nine grandchildren, and two great-grands are all thriving. He regrets not being able to make reunion.

Dick Richards tells of a family trip to Paris for Thanksgiving; they flew over on the Concorde, which he says is quite an experience. He sees Dick Colton and Norm Strickland regularly at the Clearwater, Fla., meeting of the Dartmouth group from Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. He is now a Florida citizen, spending seven months a year in Clearwater, where they bought a house on the beach with the gulf on one side and the bay on the other. He had hoped to but now doubts they can make reunion.

Hawley Taft responds from his retirement community of Meadow Lakes in Hightstown, N.J., in good health but still single in spite of "the many widows around" (are they stupid, or is he playing hard to catch). He is in charge of "sports," which he says keeps him busy. With his son and daughter not too far away, he sees them and his four grandchildren often. What more can you ask?

Larry Leavitt writes of attending a Dartmouth luncheon in Fort Myers in February and meeting Warner (Tubby) Washburn, among others.

Rad Tanzer and Velma spent a month in Palo Alto, went on an elephant seal watch (over 1,000 of them), and watched crowds from San Francisco and environs going to the Superbowl.

Bob Pierce writes to note that they have a new villa, 321 Pembroke Lane, Venice, Fla., and that classmates, when in the area, are invited to drop in. He hopes to contact some of you who are in the Sarasota area. He plans to attend our reunion in June and has made reservations at the Inn.

Wilder Smith (Carl) is still in his hometown of Cutler, Maine. His travel is mostly to New York City, where he has a daughter and three grandchildren. Another daughter and son-in-law live in Cutler. Their five children are scattered between Guam, Alaska, Massachusetts, and home. The youngest are twin 13-year-old girls. He also takes short trips into eastern Canada. A recent heart attack eliminated golf, but he still pursues his hobby of photography; he has done his share of civic duties, and they are now behind him. Except for his heart attack, he and his wife are in fair health for our age group. He is thinking of reunion but has not made a firm decision as yet.

Dick Holden passes on the news of the sudden death of Ruth, widow of RalphTucker, while on a Caribbean cruise. She was planning on attending our reunion in June with Dick and Margaret. We shall miss her.

Don't forget the Alumni Fund. Make your contributions in this reunion year as large as you can. We want to see '25 continue its record-breaking stride.

Thought for the day: As Ruth Bendel observes, sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.

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