1954

As a class, we are saddened by the passing of John Sloan Dickey in February. We have fond memories of his leadership during our all-too-brief stay in Hanover, and I doubt that any of us will forget his inspiring words at convocations. Our condolences go with special feelings to his daughter Tina and her husband, our classmate, Stew Stearns.

From the Tuck School Class Notes: "DaveMetz has left McGraw Hill Publishing and formed Media Marketing Associates in rriarcliff Manor, N.Y. Its base product is a professional managerial network—an advertising marketplace comprised of 68 specialized business publications from 28 American publishers. Dave also consults in a broad range of media marketing segments, including Bell Operating Company, and the communication of American business products and services to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Dave's wife, Betsy, and their son Harry are working with him and they are having a ball."

I received a letter from Fred Alpert in February and prompdy called him to say how pleased I was to learn that he is once again back on the job. He wrote, "as you probably know, I have gone through a long period of health problems. I have been in and out of the hospital since the beginning of October. Finally, after all that time, I seem to be bouncing back, and I am back at work full time. I can't tell you how much it meant to me to receive so many phone calls and letters from so many of our classmates. Shelly Woolf and Charlie Morrison watched over me like my guardian angels. I don't think I ever realized how much caring friends can help your mental attitude, your desire to overcome problems and bolster. I am sorry I was not present when the Class of 1954 Achievement Award was awarded to me in October. It is a moment I would have cherished. I am extremely grateful to the class for this recognition." Fred enclosed a newspaper article citing his election as chairman of the St. Luke's Hospital Health Foundation of Greater New Bedford (Mass.).

Dick Barker reports on Dalt Dulac, his college roommate. Dalt retired from the U.S. Forest Service in August and he and his wife, Linda, and their five-year-old son, Andre, have relocated from Alaska to Washington state. Dick describes their 800-mile journey from Anchorage to Haines, Alaska, "they stopped overnight in a log cabin in Tok in -20 degree weather (it had warmed up since the -50 degrees of a week earlier!), observed a variety of wildlife (moose, caribou, wolves, fox, ptarmigan, and spruce grouse), and traveled along the Chilkot River near Haines, where they watched the annual gathering of 3,500 eagles feeding on a late run of chum salmon. Dalt is looking forward to settling down and building a house, which he told me is close to a proposed new all-season resort area. His address is HCR74, Box 88N, Winthrop, WA 98862."

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