1977

I know it’s supposed to be winter, but it sure is tough out here where the weather is as constant as the tide. Give me some slush or two inches of frozen mud anytime.

Tom Beebee received the Milton S. Eisenes Award for Distinguished Teaching from Penn State last spring. Tom has been out there since 1986 teaching comparative lit- erature. He incorporates humor and fun into his classroom to get students to learn. To quote him, “I don’t care how it happens, but only that it happens.” It sounds like it’s happen- ing.

Another educator from our class left acad- emia five years ago to pursue a career in law. Bemie Lambek taught fourth grade in the Upper Valley before attending Yale Law School. Now he’s an attorney emphasizing civil litigation with Paterson & Walke in Mont- pelier. Bernie and his wife, Linda Sproul, live there with their three children.

Jeff Lyons sent a great note from Cape Cod. Jeff and his wife just completed their dream house, a post-and-beam Colonial on five acres. In addition to Jeff’s responsibilities as pub- lisher of three business magazines, the Lyons farm three acres of berries: rasp-, straw-, and blue-. I’m surprised the Cape Codders don’t grow cranberries.

One piece of wishful thinking in your note, Jeff. You mentioned seeing some fellow ’77s at your 1 Sth reunion at Exeter. Check your calendar.

Dorian Wilson updated me on his activ- ities since I reported on him a year ago. He, his wife, Barbara, and their son Brennis moved to San Antonio, where Dorian continues his liver, kidney, and pancreas-transplant prac- tice with the Air Force. He would like to know how Glen Wright, Herman Thomas, and Larry Clark are. I tried to find them with the information I had, but no luck.

World Cup fever is beginning to gain momentum here, and I took some time to call some mates from our ’77 soccer team. John Hart was doing some corporate team build- ing when I called, but his wife, Margaret, filled me in. They are living with their fam- ily in Kenilworth. John works at Baxter Health- care, where he heads up their customer-sat- isfaction group. He keeps busy coaching his son’s soccer team, and he has reportedly devel- oped into a wicked paddle tennis player. The perfect game for a patient man.

Ted Hunt is coaching soccer for a living at a private school in Rochester, N.Y. In addi- tion to his coaching responsibilities, he and his wife, Dominique, both teach there also. Having suffered the tragic loss of a son to SIDS a year ago, they are proud new parents of twins and find life pretty hectic but very wonder- ful.

In the weird coincidence department, another soccer teammate, Neal Webber, and his wife added a set of twins to their family this year. Neal’s coaching his two older daugh- ters’ soccer teams and will have a chance to get plenty of experience before the next gen- eration starts in. When not changing diapers, Neal works for a food distribution company in Suffield, Conn. He mentioned he keeps up with Bill Gentes, who lives in Amherst and commutes to Brattleboro, and Bill Hixon, who has taken a professorship with a school in lowa. Neither Neal nor I had lots of current news on these two, but I would love to get more.

I couldn’t reach the other members of our team for comment, but I know Mary and I will be very careful in the coming months with this outbreak of twins going around. Best wishes to all, and safe sledding.

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