1928

A welcome telephone call from George Davis supplied news of the Naples, Fla., contingent. Marion and George were having lunch that day with EllyChick, Park's widow, who is maintaining the residence there. Previously they lunched with Bobby and Bill Morton who, after many years visiting Naples, finally bought a winter home there. George also had news of JackMcAvoy. The son of a Naples friend manages Jack's brick plant in Phoenixville, Pa., and reports Jack still lives there and makes daily visits to Dee who is in a nursing home nearby.

Anyone who knew her, and particularly those who attended the mini-reunions, will have fond memories of Herb Sensenig's wife, Mimi. Her delight in the minis and the hospitality she and Herb displayed in inviting the entire group to their home the night before the game, year after year, were remarkable. It became a ritual to gather in their commodious farm kitchen and about the house to hobnob and feast on the goodies Mimi provided. On January 14 Mimi died. Last Thanksgiving she broke her ankle badly, had been in and out of Hitchcock several times since and, strangely, never recovered. A few days before her death she slipped into a coma. The postmortem disclosed a brain tumor. If it is any consolation to Herb, he should know that there will by many of us mourning the passing of this blithe spirit.

Probably snowbound most of the winter in his retirement home, Spruce Knob Farm, Middletown Springs, Vt., Larry Kenney finds time to read. He recommends, particularly for U.S.N.R. classmates, Typhoon: TheOther Enemy by Capt. C. Raymond Calhoun. As an officer aboard the U.S.S. Kwajalein, Larry was involved in the operation in which hundreds of ships, all steaming in formation towards the Philippines, were hit by a devastating typhoon with 100-foot waves in December 1944. As a survivor he vouches for the book's authenticity. Life down on the farm must seem a little tame after all that.

We regret to report the death of WallyBrownstone on January 11.