1980

Jerry Murray, an ordained Catholic priest, is studying canon law at the Vatican. Jerry recently joined the commissioned corps of the navy, and last summer served his first tour in Newport, R.I. Every spring Jerry accompanies the Knights of Malta on their annual tour of Lourdes, where he adds to his growing collection of crutches.

Anne Murray Patterson is a litigation partner in the Riker Danzig law firm in Morristown, N.J. Anne and her husband, Jim, a partner in a Newark law firm, are moving to Mendham, N.J. They chose Mendham after determining that Court TV is included in that town's basic cable service.

Maryann McGarry is a professor of environmental education at the University of Maine at Orono. Maryann and her husband, Steve, have a singular mission: to canoe every blue line (i.e. river or stream) on the Rand McNally map of Maine. They are off to a good start, having paddled many of the rivers in the central region of the state. Their goal, however, is a lofty one, given Maine's thousands of miles of river.

Regina Rehkamp Ketting is director of planned giving for the Lawrenceville School near Princeton, N.J. Regina is also president of the Dartmouth Club of Princeton. During the past year, the club hosted pizza parties, a trip to a Dartmouth basketball game, and a theater outing to view The NutcrackerSuite. Among those who attended that Christmas performance were Paul Grassie and Claire Johnston, who is the club's scholarship chair. Claire is completing a graduate program in library science at Princeton. BrooksShumway travels from New York City to tend bar at the club's semi-annual scholarship benefit that follows the Dartmouth-Princeton football game. Brooks recently returned from a trip to the Galapagos Islands. The trip, part educational and part sightseeing, was guided by a leader who helped spot birds and other wildlife seldom seen this side of the Discovery Channel.

After living in Woods Hole, Mass., and Port Huron, Mich., Linda Holekamp returned to her hometown of Webster Groves, Mo. Linda worked on her father's 1992 congressional campaign, and she is now studying at the University of Missouri to become a medical researcher. An accomplished rollerblader, she recently participated in a local competition sponsored by Lift For Life, an organization that encourages weightlifting as an alternative activity for inner-city youth. Proving her versatility, Linda placed third in the slalom event and third in the SK. Linda also paints pastel portraits and keeps close tabs on her four godchildren.

I just returned from vacation in Telluride, where I bumped into Margie SchechnerGart and her husband, Tom. The Garts, who were getting away from their Denver home for the weekend, were seated next to us at Campagna Restaurant. Tom is a partner in Telluride Sports, which rents the majority of skis and snowboards in Telluride. "They'll rent you skis. They'll loan you boots. But they don't take American Express."

Coincidentally, I barely missed running into Margie's Dartmouth roommate, LoriZelikow Florio, during a visit to Telluride last summer. Lori, the publisher of Working Woman magazine, was there for a conference.

It's time again for class-officer elections. Anyone wishing to run or to nominate a classmate should telephone Bill Goodspeed at (704) 333-5652 or Joe Fagerstrom at (617) 536-9152.

With this column, my part of our five-year term as class secretary expires. As an inducement to our successor, and with a bow to Letterman, I bring you my top ten reasons to vie for this job:

10. Transforms even the most compulsive person into a hopeless procrastinator.

9. Provides widely read platform for outrageous political views.

8. Justifies decision not to throw out Freshman Book during last house move.

7. Forever aligns you with Wade Herring in eyes of classmates.

6. Enhances ability to beg shamelessly for an extension.

5. Enables one to appreciate Jerry Seinfeld and others who actually succeed when they try to be funny.

4. Provides license to fabricate, i.e. invent fictional classmates when real ones refuse to write.

3. May serve as stepping stone to higher class office.

2. Increases volume of interesting hate mail. And the number one reason to seek the job of class secretary:

1. Great way to expand MCI Friends and Family calling circle.

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'80 Pride in '95 80 15th June 16-18, 1995