1963

Back to school . . . and for ten of our class kids it's off to the class of '95 at Hanover. They are Dana L. Brenner (Steve), Kurt L. Bruggeman (Lewis), Kathryn E. Chamberlin (John), Ciano L. Cromley (Brent), Audrey S. Francis (Stephen), Holly A. Patterson (John), Brandon J. Prior (Ronald), Mark A. Shukovsky (Leonard), Joshua C. Templeton (David), and Dascha C. Weir (Gordon). The number is down somewhat from the 18 legacies in the class of '94 and the 25 entries in the class of'93. But I suspect that second marriages and delayed child-bearing decisions will no doubt produce candidates for years to come.

Wallace Eldridge, whose prosecution of an alleged tarot card murderess a few years ago could have been the stuff of a TV pilot, is back—on the other side, going up against big business on behalf of the working man. Now in private law practice in Allentown, Penn., Wally won nearly $1O,OOO each for two employees of Mack Trucks Inc., when a judge ruled that Mack had broken a buyout agreement it made with its workers two years ago.

Who will run against George Bush? Will it be Mario Cuomo? Bill Bradley? JimFriedman, political campaign manager turned environmental lawyer, might have some ideas and maybe the Democrats should pick his brains as they did in the 70s. Jim, who played a role in the Carter campaign in 1975-76, has been named to the fourth edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The listings are compiled from recommendations of attorneys around the nation. A Harvard Law graduate, Jim is a partner of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aaronoff in Cleveland. In the '70s he was chief of staff to the governor of Ohio, chairman of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, national campaign manager for Senator Birch Bayh's presidential bid, as well as a soldier in the Carter campaign.

Another Carter aide, Tim Kraft of Corrales, N.M., celebrated the tenth anniversary lastmonth of Avanti Ltd., a public affairs, marketing, and political consulting firm in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. "Ours is not a very conventional or limited array of services," said Tim, whose activities have ranged from monitoring election day irregularities in Ecuador, assisting in polling in Central America, to acquiring, zoning, and selling the 143-acre Avanti Business Park in Santa Fe. In addition to Latin American politicians, clients include Kidder, Peabody, the city of Albuquerque, and the state of New Mexico.

Dartmouth football prospects are strong. And when the Big Green takes to the field, following closely by radio from his home in Manchester, N.H., will be Dave Downey, whose multiple sclerosis has worsened, but not his spirit, according to Pete Slavin of Oakton, Va. "Dave's wit is still sharp and he follows conversations closely," says Pete, "but his speech is slurred so it is difficult to understand him." Dave, who served in Vietnam in the Marine Corps, grew up in Manchester and earned an M.B.A. at Tuck. He is blind, bedridden, and rarely travels. Dave's ex-wife, Bobbi, died last year, but his kids Brendan 23 and Tanya 20 live and work not far away in Lebanon. His mother, Mary, cares for him daily, and brothers Paul and Jude also pitch in. Mary Downey would welcome calls from '63s at 603/497-8537.

Pete Slavin, a writer for the Army, Navy and Air Force Times, reports that Sarah, his niece and, until recently, ward, is now 21, expecting a child, and owns a mobile home. "Sue and I never had kids of our own or lived in a mobile home, so we are learning about a lot of things," said Pete who, in addition to journalism, works with adolescents.

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