1955

Jim Perkins of New Milford, Conn., was elected president of the Housatonic Valley Association, a citizens group dedicated to protecting the environment along the Housatonic River. Jim, a longtime environmentalist, helped develop U.S. Department of Defense emgronmental guidelines for military reservations, for which he received the U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal. He has also contributed to the first Audubon Nature Encyclopedia and Doubleday's Outdoor Bible series. Jim is chairman and CEO of U.S. Tel Inc. in Greenwich, Conn.

Rev. Joe Herring is rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Newton, N.J. After duty with the U.S. Army in Germany, Joe attended the Montreal Diocesan Divinity School for one term, then the General Theological Seminary in New York, from which he received both S.T.B. and S.T.M. degrees. He has had a career as a parish priest in the Newark Diocese. During his army stint Joe learned German and became a translator, and he still keeps in practice with the language as a hobby. He enjoys teaching at the Lay School of Christian Studies and is writing a book on the parables of St. Luke. Among his other professional activities, he is a fellow of the College of Preachers, chairman of the editorial board of the Diocesan paper, and president of the Standing Committee of the Diocese. Joe and his wife, Bonny, have three children who are through with school and mosdy on their own. They recendy spent a week in Hanover, where Joe engaged Jere Darnell in a discussion of the history of the church in colonial America. Joe sees classmate Rick Hollver at Rotary meetings in Newton.

Noticing that Chuck Hunter had a new address in Helena, Mont., I called him for an update. After completing his navy obligations, Chuck took up a career in investment management, served as deputy treasurer of Connecticut, and is now a portfolio manager for the Montana State Board of Investments. Chuck has three grown daughters: Christy '81, who is an attorney in San Francisco, Debbie, who is married and lives near Portland, Ore., and Roberta, serving with the army at Fort Polk, La. Chuck and his wife, Judith, enjoy living in Helena, and he is seriously considering taking up fishing. In the meantime, when weather permits he rides his motorcycle, sometimes even over the Continental Divide! Chuck reports that classmates are scarce in Montana.

One of our first classmates to take early retirement, Bob Johanson says that his retirement from Eastman Kodak in 1986 was the best decision he ever made. He and his wife, Diane, continue to live in Rochester, N.Y., in the house they built more than 30 years ago. Bob says he does everything that he has always done except work, but he takes longer to do it. The Johansons have three daughters and a son who are all married, employed, and away from home. In addition to visiting his family—which includes two grandchildren and is spread out from Rochester to New Orleans, Nevada, and ArizonaBob enjoys gardening, bowling, and managing financial affairs. His contact with classmates consists mainly of an enjoyable chat with DickWilson at Alumni Fund time.

Our 1993 Alumni Fund is well underway, so please give Brooks Parker and his team a hand by sending in your contribution soon. Thanks.

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Jim Perkins helped develop Defense Department environmental guidelines for military reservations. DICK BLODGETT '55