1984

I am happy to report that my mailman, who has always been a rather carefree soul, is once again whistling as he makes his appointed rounds. For a few months, though, it was rather touch and go and I thought the torrent of pre-reunion propaganda assaulting my mailbox would drive him to early retirement. Thankfully, the flood has subsided and my mailman and I have returned to our daily routines; and all it took was our 5 th Reunion. While more than 600 members of the class migrated to Hanover for the weekend, I begin with a brief "Reunion Highlights" for those who may have missed the festivities or were too busy at the computer seminar and the Thayer School breakfast.

Generally speaking, the men of the class, with the exception ofa few weight gains and hair losses, seemed untouched by time, while the women having turned in their T-shirts and sweats for make-up and casual corporatewear all looked even better than I remembered from our days on the Plain. Head agent Kyle Gore spent most of the weekend asking us to give more money while pointing out that our contributions "insure that the dorms stay heated all winter, the gym is open late, and the College always has enough basketballs." Our other head agent, Jim Schaefer, spent the weekend thanking everyone profusely and then asked us for more money. Mike Patsis took advantage of Saturday's sun to strut around without his shirt on. Leigh Miller Garry looked about 9 1/2 months pregnant but seemed all smiles. Greg Alonzo has mercifully announced his retirement from filmmaking.

Quote of the weekend comes from U.S. Navy pilot Al Chaker who was heard to say, "I could tell you what I'm doing, but then I'd have to kill you."

Nearly everyone else in the class I talked to is either studying to become a doctor, practicing law, or working in banking. Case in point, Kevin Carson who, after a threeyear detour in the computer industry, is at Temple Medical School working towards his goal of becoming an orthopedic surgeQn. I also bumped into Jack Sinclair '83 who told me that he and his wife Jonna Kirschner Sinclair are living in London where Jonna is working as a lawyer for a British firm and jack has opened a branch office for his family business. Jack didn't mention anything about welcoming Jonna's classmates to drop by when in London, but I am sure it was just an oversight on his part.

Tracey Banks was one of our classmates whom I met for the first time during reunion. Obviously, I did not make much of an impression on her because when we were Introduced later the same evening, I conaendy toid our host that we already knew each other just as Tracey told me "nice to meet you. por the record, she is working *or IBM sales in Norwalk, Conn. In what may be the class's first double-double-Dartmouth marriage, long-time couple Dougurke, who is between years at Tuck, and JSP yoiding, who will enter Dartmouth Medical School next fall; have announced their lmpending wedding. Both said they re trying to lock-in the Dartmouth concion to insure admission of any offspring their wedlock may produce.

Finally, much thanks to Lucia Jackson for her service over the past five years as class president and best of luck to her replacement Karen Francis who, along with everyone else who helped, deserves praise for planning and executing a perfect reunion weekend. As I think back on it, the reunion really was a pretty fun time. Call me sentimental, but I think I'll ask my friend the mailman to send Kyle my favorite basketball .. . just to make sure Dartmouth doesn't run out.

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