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Iregret to report that BradMorse, who with Jim Malley led the memorial service at Reunion, died at Veteran's Hospital, Buffalo, on August 3. An air force captain who retired in 197 3, Brad was awarded the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star. We've no details as to cause of his death at this writing.

We've also learned that Chub Feeney suffered a "slight stroke" at Candlestick Park July 27. A conversation with Margaret two weeks later revealed he was home. Let's hope that by now he has made a full recovery.

Finally in the health department, my second-home neighbor Ken MacDonald '50, brother of our Seward MacDonald, reports that "Mac" is making steady progress recovering from his stroke of several months ago. Marlene writes that he wears with pride the reunion hat that was sent to him.

According to "Minuteman" Farmer Mead, Martha's Vineyard was turned topsyturvy in early August when Clinton and his entourage invaded the island. Rentals went as high as $10,000 for two weeks! A major gathering of 1943s, arranged by Chan Stevens, was set for September 15 on the Cape. We'll report upon this next month.

A fine letter from Frank Sherwood, Jerry Collins Eminent Scholar in the School of Public Administration at Florida State, is devoted largely to praising the accomplishments of Ed Bock, with whom Frank has maintained a close personal and professional relationship for 40 years. Ed has been a distinguished faculty member in the Political Science Department at Syracuse for 30 years. Though officially retired, he teaches a highly successful national policy-making course. He has traveled frequently to Europe and the sub-continent with his wife, George, and attended his son's Paris wedding this fall. Ed's oldest daughter, Ariel, teaches at Dartmouth. "Ed's a special kind of guy," says Frank, who himself has enjoyed a prominent career in the political science and academic world with appointments in Los Angeles, Charlottesville, Washington, D.C., and Tallahassee, where he and Susie now reside. Frank expresses appreciation for the "great education" he received at Dartmouth.

Gail Smith checks in from La Mesa, Calif., where he is still enjoying his racquet sports business, has a grandson working with him, and plans to remain active a few more years. Gail moved from GE/Sperry-Rand in the N.Y.C. area to his own marketing business in New Hampshire, then finally to California. Of four children and three stepchildren, one son graduated from Dartmouth and is with the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Eight grandchildren are also in the picture.

Gail was a good friend of my freshman roommate, Jim Crawford, who rode the goal-post cross-bars to the ground "like a bucking bronco" at the 1939 Harvard game. Unfortunately, Jim died several years ago, never recovering from the severe injuries he suffered in an auto accident.

Thanks to Bill Woythaler and Bob Grant for their notes and pictures taken at Reunion. Hopefully the Big Green will be closing in on another Ivy title about now. Our final 50th Reunion Class Gift set a class record at $920,780, 115 percent of objective, a tribute to contributors and to Stockwell, Ehinger, Hall and crew for a tremendous job.

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