1944

Tucson Bob (Miller, that is) sure knows how to get from here to there in a hurry. He and friend Diane left our 45th Re union in June and arrived home in Tucson in November, a straight zig-zag that involved 20,000 camper-miles from Hanover to Cape Cod, the Canadian maritimes, across Canada to British Columbia, down the coast of California, and back to Arizona.

They hung out for a spell at Bob's second pad, a LaJolla apartment, from which they entertained Dick and Carol Ranger, who are campers in their own right. The Rangers were back home from a 21-day photo safari to Tanzania and Kenya, an experience they described as "unforgettable." Watching the animals and the occasional bands of nomadic Masai tending their cattle was almost like going back to the beginning of time according to Dick.

Last spring, Don Oaks, Stockbridge, Mass., was elected to the board of trustees of the Indian Museum in Schoharie, N.Y. A self-employed management and development consultant, Don's clients since 1980 have included such various institutions as Maria College of Albany, the Shaker Museum in Old Chatham, and the Glimmerglass Opera Theatre in Cooperstown, N.Y.

There's nothing idle about Joe Dryer's retirement. He made a swing through Hanover in early December, busy marketing a device which will double the capacity of a telephone line.

John and Betty Callow sold their Conecticut digs and are now ensconced on Skidaway Island, Ga., south of Savannah. Word has it that John can be found on the links five days a week, if not seven. He did lay down his spade mashie long enough to entertain Don and Maryann Pfeifle when they drove their boat down the Inland Waterway in the late fall.

Rick and Jane Lewis are islanders, too, and they keep themselves toasty and tawny on Kiawah Island in South Carolina.

In the other Carolina, the northern one, Harry and Dot Schoenhut are happily retired on Lake Kerr. They bought a summer cottage there 20 years ago, and now it's doing full-time duty as their permanent home. A second cottage nearby takes care of the kids and grandchildren.

Charlie and Elizabeth Geer are down in Neavitt, Md., where they have a new boat and spend lots of time on the briny. Charlie, a freelance illustrator, still takes on assignments "when people need things."

State Department retiree GeorgeSpringsteen has been busy overseeing the refurbishing of a 40 to 60 person international student dwelling in Washington. He's also been doing some research and serves on a couple of community boards. "But I'm quietly winding down," he says.

Of course our memory is slipping (The Old Gray Matter/She ain't what she used to be): Who at last June's reunion told me that he had a 102-year-old father who was very much alive and kicking? Anyone else in our group who has a centenarian old man?

Not so fortunate: lawyer Don Davidson, Kirkland, Wash., died of cancer October 30. Our sympathies.

That's it. Blessings.

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