1934

At its Commencement in June, Southeastern Massachusetts Universityconferred on Frank Lepreau a Doctor of Humane Letters degree. The citation lauded Frank as "eminent surgeon, teacher, author, a beloved doctor and singular human being, a true son of the first Good Samaritan." They cited that in addition to his practice he taught at Brown and Yale Medical Schools and gave years of service to underprivileged in Kenya, Newfoundland, Haiti, and currently is director of Fall River's Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Congratulations, Frank!

These '35s are friendly spies. Greg Karch showed me a picture he took of Harry andDottie Espenscheid cruising up the Danube as part of a fascinating alumni tour from Istanbul to Vienna. Then, thanks to a Dartmouth sticker on luggage, Bob Richter ran into Phil and Suzi Glazer in the Atlanta airport and again in Banff and Jasper where Phil was enjoying a golfing safari. Harry is still active in construction in Rockford when he's not checking out his farm and horses. As for Phil, not surprisingly golf is one of his major activities in Nashville.

Speaking of cruises, Art and Barbara Willis found a smooth way to sail through their 50th anniversary. They took a boat trip that navigated rivers and canals of Holland and landed them in Amsterdam for a final celebration. But Bill Barnet reports you don't have to travel far to expand your horizons. He and Mary joined 38 others in Hanover for absorbing seminars in the Dartmouth Horizons program.

Some folks can still be found near their longtime base. Henry Necarsulmer is one who still answers his office phone — it's a convenient few blocks from the apartment where he and Betty live in Manhattan. And I ran into another old friend walking up Wall Street recently. So easy to recognize Dave Callaway because he hadn't changed a bit. He has officially retired from a daily commute, but as board chairman of First of Michigan he still regularly attends meetings in New York and Detroit. As a concession to time passing, he does maintain a small boat near his Darien home so he can relax and pilot Virginia around the water scenes.

Not every still active '34 works a standard shift. Harry McCann says he works three days a year (as a friend at court), but he has children from 17 to 48 and multi grandchildren, so I'd say he has to be alert lots of the time.

As you've heard, we lost another longtime '34 helper, Les Reeve. At our 25th Reunion, I especially recall how comforting it was to have Les, a career investment banker, as reunion treasurer.

Stay well — and keep alert for '34 caps or buttons when you get to a Big Green game.

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