1942

We learned belatedly that Joe Palamountain died back in November. Joe had retired in June of 1987 after a long and very successful stint as president of Skidmore, and was looking forward to a busy time doing something new and different. We have lost a lustrous and lovable member of the class and extend our heartfelt sympathy to his family. A proper obit appeared in last month's issue.

Bob Blood inquired by post card how he could locate the class treasurer so that he might pay his dues and thereby get the magazine. We promply notified Sr. Caproni and trust that Leo by now has Bob's $15 and that Bob is again a regular reader of the Alumni Magazine.

Bob Encherman, our hardworking reunion chairman, reminds us all that our 45th will take place June 13-16 and Ad Winship, a hardworking reunion gift chairman, urges us one and all to try to do something special in this year's Alumni Fund ante. Ad also writes, "Ted Schoonbeck writes that Gus Curtis is now a semi-retied Episcopal minister in Western Michigan, taking interim positions in churches searching for their regular minister. Ted and Gutz get on the horn with each other from time to time, enough for Ted to know that Gutz does other good and worthy works, too. As for Ted himself, he reports he has been going through some times he'd rather not, these past couple of years, including some surgery and radiation. But he's counting on our reunion in June if present progress continues."

A letter from Asheville, N.C., assures that Don Pfaff is alive and well, even if more than a bit disappointed about some of the campus scene of recent years. If he and I keep the exchange going, maybe I'll have more to report later on Don's present personal involvements.

Ken Lesure, now retired from his 40-year career of school teaching, has kindly offered a piece of himself to the reunion gift troops, so a few lucky classmates are sure to hear from an old friend. While reminding me that in spite of his great affection for Dartmouth he is not in a position to underwrite one of the top dozen gifts, Ken adds, "Schoolteachers do not amass large fortunes, though I did once make good money shooting craps with ninth grade girls.

Doug Starrett got a nice plug in New England Business for successfully steering his L.S. Starrett Co. through the hard times which have plagued the machine-tool industry since World War II. Doug sounds in the piece as though he has no intention yet of retiring. Neither does Charlie Weinberg, who is CEO and president of an active real estate management company; 30 properties including 4,500 apartments, seven shopping centers, five office buildings. Also president of a not-for-profit housing corporation currently housing close to 800 homeless in Westchester County. Also actively on the boards of two hospitals, a large children's camp, a regional bank. "I do enjoy long weekends in Hanover, never miss a mini-reunion or a chance, to get together with other '42s and am currently getting ready for our 45th Reunion."

Mike de Sherbinin and his committee, drawn from '42, '43, '44, propose to set up discussion groups at our 45th, to cover topics in vocations, avocations, hobbies, professional experience, and personal interests.

If you have an idea you think we should discuss, send it to Mike at 47 Iriangle Street, Amherst, MA 01002.

15 Indian Springs Way Wellesley Hills, MA 02181