1959

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Hanukkah!

As I write this, we are looking forward to a rejuvenation by going to Hanover for our Homecoming, mini-reunion, and best of all, seeing our '94 daughter Christine. My next issue, and I am sure Bill Long's next news- letter, will give you a full update.

I received an update on Bruce McInnes, who is currently recovering from bypass heart surgery. After graduating from Dartmouth and taking further education at Harvard and Yale (Ph.D.), he taught music at Amherst for 21 years and then at Pacific University (Oregon) and the University of Wisconsin (Eau Claire). (Have we really been out of college long enough to accomplish all of this?)

He has been composing, playing, and conducting at the Cathedral in Eau Claire. The cathedral's bishop is a good friend of Bruce's and also of Robert Runcie's, the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury. When Runcie was to visit Wisconsin in September, Bruce composed two special anthems for the occasion, "Behold a Great Priest" and "Four Verses from Psalm 34," for an a cappella choir with clarinet. The event was a huge success, and received a lot of media attention.

Bruce is regaining his stamina and hopes to teach at a private college again (he has had his fill of the bureaucratic paperwork of a state university). Way to go, Bruce!

Now to a faithful reporter, HerbSchoenberg, who advises me he caught TomAley after his return from a business meeting in England. Tom had knee surgery a few months ago and has made a complete recovery. His daughter, Kara, is quite a runner and is presently holding some impressive New Hampshire records.

Andy DuBoff (rememberyour class dues!!!) called Herb while attending a partners meeting/retreat for Price Waterhouse and gave him an earful about Darry Strawberry and Herb's beloved Dodgers, who (along with our Reds) did not make it to the Series, and both Herb and CBS are in mourning.

Finally, a nice report from Regional Chairman Bob Helsell, from the Northwest corner of the U.S. Bob is CEO of Wilder Construction Company, which constructs highways, airports, utility systems, and is fast becoming a major force in environmental cleanup construction. Bob joined Wilder in 1989 after 21 years with Wright Construction in Seattle. Wright built commercial structures, industrial plants, and marine facilities.

Bob gets away from it all by racing sailboats and has won almost every major race on Puget Sound at one time or another. After racing handicap events for most of his career he is now racing an Etchell's 22.

Bob married Linda Clark (Skidmore '62) and is nearing his 30th anniversary (December 19). Children are Tina (Dartmouth and Stanford), Ingrid (Stanford), Spencer (Dartmouth '91), and Alexa (sixth grade).

Speaking of anniversaries, Phoebe and I just celebrated our 25th on November 26 with our kids in New York City.

Other class of 's9s who are CEOs of their companies in the Northwest include Bob King (Rainier Cold Storage), Bob Cline (Airborne Express), and Tim Rich (Maryatt Industries). More on these classmates later.

See you next year.

Huffy Corp., P.O. Box 1204, Dayton, OH 45401

When the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury was to visit Wisconsin, Bruce McInnes composed two special anthems for an a cappella choir with clarinet. HARRY SHAW '59