1962

Literally hot off the press from Tucson's Arizona Daily Star comes word of Bob Yassin's appointment as director of the Tucson Museum of Art. Temperatures as high as 117° greeted Bob on his first week on the job by disintegrating the rubber seals on his 1960s vintage Jaguar we 1962 vintages know what that feels like, right guys? Bob had been executive director of the Indianapolis Museum of Art for 14 years prior to having his seals seared. He brings to his new position a passion for restoration of historic buildings and hopes to ally the museum with local preservation organizations (Peter Brink of the National Trust for Historic Preservation take note). Joining Bob in Tucson are his wife, Marilyn, and two sons.

Duke University religion professor Rick Meyers was recently elected president of the American Schools of Oriental Research. Rick and his wife, Carol, are both involved in the archaeological past of the Near East and the recent discovery of a 1,800-year-old mosaic floor in Israel.

Still in the election news is our class president, Gene Gasbarro. Early this year, Gene was named senior vice president of the Eastland Bank, Woonsocket, R.I., where he heads up the commercial lending department. Gene and his wife, Sandy, still live in Johnston, R.I., with an assortment of re-nesters.

National Public Radio recently did a piece on the upcoming London, England, trial of George Washington as a traitor to the Crown—and you thought the U.S. legal system moved slowly! The English and American Bars are conducting the mock trial this fall to raise monies for charity. None other than Mike Coffield has been selected to defend the Father of our Country. During the interview, barrister Coffield promised to bring George himself, together with Tom Jefferson and Ben Franklin, to the witness stand and he intends a stiff cross-examination of King George III. Don't blow this one, Mike. We will fill the rest of you in on the outcome of the trial.

On a sad note, J. C. Williams died of a heart attack on May 18 at his home in Rumson, N.J. J.C. leaves a sister and brother, and our class condolences go out to them at this time. A full obituary will appear in a subsequent Alumni Magazine.

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