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Our class was well represented at the early-May Class Officers Weekend in Hanover. Prexy Steve Hull led the delegation, which included VP Vic Smith and Vesta, Treasurer John Osborn and Janice, Head Agent Bob Pease, Newsletter Editor George Barr and Betsy, Bequest Chair John White and Molly, Necrologist Ted Smith and Pat, plus Amanuensis C. Aubrey Rowan. After two days of worthwhile meetings, Vesta and Vic entertained the gang at their mansion in Haverhill.

Gordy Hinners is enjoying retirement immensely—except for a painful upper back, which subject he is researching extensively. He remains active on four boards, fundraises, conducts the Chancel Choir, and feeds the birds. Melinda, meanwhile, drives up and down Route 47 to Woodstock, where she has begun her seventh year as the associate pastor for the First Presbyterian Church. She's also on an active Presbytery Committee, doing a little fundraising, taking piano lessons (again!), and playing golf with Gordy and friends. They agree diat their favorite pastime is enjoying their ten grandchildren.

To me, and almost everyone who has visited there, La Jolla, Calif., seems an ideal place' to anchor. But picturesque Santa Fe, N.M., captivated Kitty and Bob Cate to the point that they moved there from La Jolla in 1991. In Bob's private "think tank" in a little downtown office, he finalized 14 years of effort on his "Color Normalization Process," for which he was granted U.S. Patent No. 5,089,976. More astoundingly, he handled all the complex paperwork himself, without a patent lawyer!

A chat on the phone with Frank Bousquet revealed that he and Maggie have visited their daughter in Prague, where she works for Merck Also, a visit to his brother-in-law and our classmate Fred Perry in Uruguay provided a change. At home in Skidway, outside Savannah, Dr. B. goes in to his ophthalmology practice three days a week and plays as much tennis as time will allow. Slowing down, but not too slow.

Luckily, Don and Betty Evans were in Hershey, Pa., when their home in Homestead, Fla., was totalled by the hurricane. They have a large RV, in which they live "on the road." Presumably they will rebuild in the Miami area, but details are lacldng.

Fred and Amy Campbell are happy in Colorado Springs. Fred is teaching Colonial American History at the university, and in the spring he also teaches Constitutional Development at Colorado College. He loves teaching. Maybe he can aspire to be the Springs' Al Foley.

Thought for the Month: It's surprising how much the television networks are willing to pay Jay Leno and David Letterman, considering everyone you know goes to bed before they come on.

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