1914

In March Frank A. Llewellyn was interviewed by The New London Day, and he was nice enough to send me the newspaper story. It began with Frank coming to Dartmouth from Chicago and paying $900-per-year tuition. Some difference from the $16,000 today! In his senior year he was captain of the football team. During World War I he was a pilot and received numerous decorations including the Croix de Guerre. When World War II came, at age 50 he tried to join the air force once again but was turned down. However, he was able to get his license to fly renewed, and he trained pilots for the first 60 hours of training. Later he operated a dry cleaning business in Wheaton, Ill., for 20 years, retiring at age 80. He has been living with his son Jack and his family in Groton, Conn. In closing, the article says that at age 95 he still keeps on the move but at a slower pace and walks almost daily, stopping to talk with neighbors. A full life, I would say.

This will be the last column until the fall, and I hope that others of you will take a minute to sit down and send me a few words (or a lot), to make this a more interesting column for all to read. I hope you all have a good summer, and let's hear how your gardens grow.

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