1952

I had heard a rumor, confirmed in BillMontgomery's last newsletter, that JohnNorth had headed for the high ground up around Lyme. I phoned the Alumni Office in Hanover to see if they had the telephone number of a guy in coveralls who might be tendin' ducks an' chickens up around Lyme. Aye yuh, they had it. I caught John at home just after lunch; he had come in from puttin' the pickup an the tractor in the barn 'cause it was snowin' like hell at the time up theah. I asked him what Judith was up to, and he said she was takin' a nap. That isn't exactly what I had in mind when I asked the question, but you know them country folk.

John and Judith have been rusticating since this summer when John retired from eons of service with Ma Bell. They live in an old house on 140 acres, seven miles from the Ski way. When I asked John if it was a BIG old house, he replied that when they bought it two years earlier, it had 16 doors to the outside. They have since narrowed down the number of egresses. It certainly must be handy to have a classmate (Bill Breed) in the heatin' oil business (or is it in Bill's favor to have a client like John?).

In their spare time John splits wood while Judith tends the family ducks, chickens, and a peacock. Suzie is a senior at Hanover High School and enjoys the change from Weston, Mass.

Another class retiree is Jim Rosenfield, who received considerable press when he left the CBS Broadcast Group as senior executive vice president. Best wishes to both John and Jim in their new endeavors.

Brock Lewis is on his own in the investment banking business after having labored in the vineyards of Marine Midland and Lehman Brothers. Brock and Jill live in Lawrenceville, N.J., not too far from Princeton. My somewhat indecipherable notes indicate that three of the Lewis brood live in Nantucket, while the fourth is married, lives in Oakland, and is the proud progenitor of the Lewis granddaughter. Jill is running the Wellesley College Antique Show. Brock engages in some part-time teaching.

Jim Wittenberg's name popped up, and I phoned him at Doherty, Rumble, and Butler (sounds like a trunk falling downstairs, doesn't it?) in Minneapolis. Jim is a partner in that law firm, where he has worked the past 13 years. Two years ago Jim and Alice spent two weeks biking in China. In 1984 they biked in France in Burgundy country. Last year they went to Nepal. Unfortunately, Alice became ill in Kathmandu; so Jim stayed with her at the hotel while the rest of the party trekked onward. They have also scuba dived in the Red Sea and walked in the Sinai Mountains. They are currently planning a bike trip in Italy for next year. Son Charlie graduated from Brown in 1985 and works for an economic consulting group in Cambridge. A daughter graduates from the University of California-Santa Cruz in June, while a second young lady is a freshman at Bates.

A note from Henry Bingham says that he is executive vice president of International Investor, Inc., which is the oldest and largest gold mining mutual fund in the U.S. They are headquartered in NYC.

Last, but not least, the Durot household is embarking upon some transformations. After 16 full years of assiduously guarding my statistical status as "male, single," I unwittingly succumbed to the charms of one Charlotte Soule, whom I will marry on January 31. The stage was set on Friday, December 13, and the news was received with surprise and incredulity by all concerned, with yours truly as surprised and as incredulous as anyone else. After 16 bachelor years, a weak moment! Actually, I am adding not one lady to my life, but three. Charlotte's two lovely young daughters will help balance the clan with my four boys and one daughter from my previous marriage. Charlotte's introduction to Hanover will be at reunion. The day after the wedding I hang out my shingle in Chicago as Einson Freeman/Durot, Inc., a marketing consulting firm, in association with Einson Freeman in New Jersey whose president is Jeff McElnea '71. The shinglehanging ceremony will perforce occur by remote control from some balmy place in the Caribbean. As some passerby was heard to say, "If Durot can get married, there is hope for all!"

Class bequest chairman Dave Hilton '51presented the "Spirit of '51 Award" to PeteBogardus at the class's mini-reunion in October in Hanover. For the text of the citation, see the '51 notes.

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