1943

We're only two months from our 50th Reunion. This is a special occasion, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to renew friendships with classmates you may not have seen since 1942. The program looks great and offers something for everyone. If you haven't signed up, please send your registration ASAP.

Frank Hartman's Christmas letter expounds considerable political philosophy and a half-hearted yearning for New England winter. After an August golf game that featured back-to-back birdies, Frank experienced chest pains, suffered a major heart attack, underwent a quadruple bypass, and is now doing fine. What would've happened if those "backto-backs" had been eagles?

Transitioning from the bread business to an exciting life of adventure in Florida, Aleseand Mort Pechter are into photojournalism, traveling worldwide "photographing and writing about what we do," which includes scuba diving in the Red Sea and off Australia, hot-air ballooning, jumping from helicopters on search-and-rescue missions, photographing auto and power-boat races, polo, remote-controlled

airplanes, tennis championships, whales in Alaska, underwater archaeological research, and searching for lost galleons from the 1700s. In their spare time they've written a children's book, What's In The Deep, and have been elected

fellows of the Explorer's Club. Can

anyone top this for "retirement"? Mort and Alese have four sons, Stuart '73, Richard '75, and Jay, all Florida doctors, and Todd, a N.Y. attorney.

Jack Pfeiffer is currently managing a fueloil, heating, and air-conditioning branch, following 34 years in paints marketing and a brief exposure to real estate. He recently "beat prostate cancer" and is thankful his wife, recently hospitalized, is home again. Sons John, an RPI engineer, Jeff, in plastics manufacturing, and Eric 'BO live in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Ontario. Jack recently uncovered expense records from undergraduate days. Total four-year cost: $4,429,471 How things have changed! He voices reservations about some of President Freedman's direction.

I've asked Howie Leavitt to cover in his newsletter a uniquely interesting and thoughtful letter from Jim Malley, as space constraints in this column preclude me from doing justice to it. Briefly, however, Jim, a Jesuit who will participate in our 50th Reunion program, is in good shape, lives at Barat Jesuit Community in Newton Center, serves B.C. Law School, works with Brazilian immigrants in Boston, and declares a special fondness for the Italian Jesuit communities.

Our Bob Straub, Oregon governor 1976- 80, was recently the subject of a very complimentary article in The Oregonian, notable particularly because the author is a Republican and Sen. Hatfield's chief of staff, and Bob a Democrat! "Bob Straub tallest tree, have to go a fir piece to beat him" was the title. Starting as a county commissioner, Bob was elected to the Oregon senate, became state treasurer, then governor. To his credit, he always showed "class and dignity" and "never engaged in the vicious personal attacks so common in today's political scene."

We regret to report that Frank Torney died at South Weymouth, Mass., on December 14. Obit to follow. See you in June!

Box 3326, Sunriver, OR 97707

VOX CLAMA OUR LEGENDARY CLASS 1943 1993 50 REUNION June 11-13,1993

Alese and Mort Pechter photograph and write about jumping from helicopters on search- and-rescue missions, hot-air ballooning, and searching for lost galleons. CHARI.IK CUSACK '43