1938
38 REVERSETWIST. Going from omega (i.e. last chance) to alpha (first shot): minireunion flies October 1618; 55th Reunion, Monday Wednesday, June 14-16. First letter notification of the latter is scheduled to reach you mid-month. Read and heed.
OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE, ETC. Far away from fading away, still-colonel Charlie Hathaway checks in with word of Cy McKinxion and George Payne and an expected visit to Athy Fuller sometime this fall. Charlie knows the value of tidbit information; he does alumni notes for Tuck '39 which, he says, comprises mostly '38s.
LONE STARS. A conversation with Merrell Condit sparked the thought. He is our class's sole representative in the sovereign state of Arkansas, which, he notes, will cast six electoral votes in the national election. A quick (possibly faulty) check of (possibly incomplete) records shows that other states have lone '38 stars. Alabama has Fred Thorpe; Alaska has Russ Dow; and Hawaii claims Bill Norcross. In Nebraska George Payne does the honors; in Oregon it's Al McSwain; and HowieDunbar puts Wyoming in the constellation.
On the home front, Merrell says contact with classmates is virtually nil, though once an eon he hears from Sid Cardozo (Japan).
PLANTATION DAYS. Firmly ensconced on Amelia Island Plantation, a bit of heaven on Earth north of Jacksonville, Fla., HobieRockwell is going strong. Among other things, "strong" means playing tennis five times a week and the market on a regular basis. In not-too-distant days Hobie has been in touch with Bill Omstead and has seen IrvStronach visiting the area. Five daughters and 11 grandchildren see to it that he's never really alone.
Manipulating the press, Hobie asks that Big Ed White be informed that he said "Hello." So be it.
BINGO! Not often enough to be accused of running numbers, but frequently enough to back up Yvette's sterling efforts at a local nursing home, Bob Egelhoff lends a hand at the bingo table. Sometimes, because of his kinder's geographical distribution (Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New jersey, Alabama), Bob keeps a weather eye aloft for conditions in those localities. A meteorologist in spite of himself.
Bob is still actively creating stained glass masterpieces which he manages to sell nationally. He's toying seriously with the idea of coming north for our 55th. Maybe he'll drag Tom Roberts, with whom he is in contact, along with him.
BIRDMAN. Wielding a knife with the precision of a surgeon, Brad Jenkins keeps busy deftly carving birds, which Ginny paints with consummate skill. Of course they are marketed, but most are distributed as wedding and other special-occasion gifts.
Brad plays golf once a month with the same group of'38s who've enjoyed the exercise for 20 years. No space for names here, but they'll be covered later.
15 Shore Road, Old Greenwich, CT 06870
