1974

Sante Fe was wonderful, cool, uncrowded, artsy, laid-back. I wrote a lot of poetry about the blue moon, and listened to a lot of interesting literary achievements. I learned big words and trendy phrases. It was a happy week in the desert. This month I have had a lot of mail from classmates whom we have not heard from in years.

John R. "Jack" Martin has recently taken a sabbatical from his criminal law practice in Boise, Idaho, where he is a senior partner. Jack is taking an apartment in Venice "overlooking the Grand Canal," where he is working on a mystery novel and writing an article for Art and Antiques on his after-hours work repairing flood-damaged frescoes. In addition, he is presently training for next year's Tour de France. He will be a member of the Coots Light team. He writes, "Venice is the perfect inspiration for mystery writing. The only thing I miss is windsurfing."

David Sturenburg Von Loesecke recently married Karen N. Johnson of Bedford, Mass. They were married at the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Fort Wayne, Ind. David is also a graduate of Thayer and Tuck.

William Newcome, his wife, Joan, and their two children, Jennifer 4, and Maggie 1, have recently moved to Ridgefield, Conn. Bill attended Albany Law School after Dartmouth and received his Master of Business Administration at Chapel Hill, N.C. Bill is a financial analyst with IBM in Ridgefield.

Larry Doyle is the chief consultant of the California Assembly Committee on Governmental Efficiency and Consumer Protection. He and his wife, Susan, and five children live in Sacramento. Larry is also an amateur soccer player who began playing six years ago when he was in law school at McGeorge. He now coaches AYSO soccer. Susan is a lobbyist for the California Pharmaceutical Association.

Glenn Burdick has recently moved from Hartford, Conn., to Winchester, Mass. He and his wife, Carol, have one child, Josh. Glen holds a new position as vice presidentacquisitions with Aldrick, Eastman, and Waltch, a real estate investment company, one of whose clients is Dartmouth.

Margaret Winthrop writes that she is not embarrassed, but happy to report her final divorce from Elliott "insider" Allenwood, former senior partner of a New York City brokerage house. Meg sold her Fifth Avenue apartment and the South Hampton "bungalow" and joined the Peace Corps. She will arrive next month in Bolivia where she will provide technical advice to farmers who have elected to change their farming style to more conventional agriculture. Meg is excited about the move. "New York can be so provincial and I've always loved gardening."

Robert Lande is a writer for a United States Government-funded population organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins. He has two daughters, Anna, who just finished her freshman year at Harvard, and Sarah, who just finished nursery school.

Ron and Don Smith are both living in Seattle, Wash. Ron recently received his Ph.D. in education from the University of Washington. He is also with the department of housing and student affairs at the University of Washington. Don is still with PACCAR, heading up a unit in data processing. Don's wife is a radiologist and he has two children, Shasta, a budding track star, and Clayton. Ron and his father recently journeyed to Atlanta where Ron was a delegate to the Democratic Convention.—Mary

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