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John Cote wrote to say that it was time for him to make a confession to the rest of us '58s. He is a croquet addict and has been for the past dozen years. In describing the game, he wrote, "real, serious croquet is mentally aerobic, akin to playing chess on grass, and physically bordering on the sedentary." As the former president of the New Hampshire district of the U.S. Croquet Association, John is committed to the development and growth of croquet. If any of you happen to be in the Manchester, N.H., area, give John a call or just drop by for a game of croquet on his 84-by-105 bent-grass court. John noted that he gets his physical exercise moving the court two or three times a week.

The citizens of Rhode Island continue to be the beneficiaries of the energy and wisdom of Mel Alperin. Earlier this year Mel was elected the chairman of the Rhode Island Foundation, which plays a major role throughout the state in assisting philanthropic endeavors.

After ten years heading up the expansion of Burberry's in New England, Bob French has turned his experience and expertise to the world of real estate. Bob recently joined Realty World-Winchester Properties located in Winchester, Mass. Prior to his time with Burberry's Bob spent 25 years in New York City in executive management positions with several major department stores. By the time you read this he will have become the husband of Marion Christy, a contributing arts and entertainment columnist for The New York Times Syndicate. While many of us seem to be enjoying or contemplating retirement, Bob seems busier than ever.

With 1,000 people in attendance, Walt Yusen was honored by the Electric Institute of Boston, which presented him with its Distinguished Service Award during the course of its annual dinner held March 28. Also learned that Walt was one of the authors and developers of the NEMRA computer system which is currently serving more than 300 manufacturers' reps nationwide. Congratulations, Walt.

Tucked away between the Ukraine and Romania is the new country of Moldova. Some three years ago, the mostly Russianspeaking people on the east banks of the Dinester River decided to separate from the rest of Moldova. Not surprisingly, fighting erupted, but it ended in July 1992, and a conflict-resolution process began under the aegis of the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Europe. After spending five months in the former U.S.S.R. republic of Georgia involved in similar work for OSCE, Mike Wygant was called to bring his skills in conflict resolution to Moldova. With six others on the team from five different European countries, he is working with both sides toward reaching a peaceful political settlement. Mike reported that some progress is being made. Let's hope the progress continues so that there will not be another Bosnia/Croatia/Serbia situation wrenching this fragile earth, our island home.

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