1957

My faithful reporter Bob Macdonald has given me a good list of classmate news, for which I am most appreciative. As for Bob himself, he has probably played his last hockey game. After recovering from surgery in early January, Bob was back playing for his Gold team better than ever. In the first playoff game he had a break-away—only one man to beat. That defenseman stepped into Bob and smashed his collarbone in two places. It was a very painful eight weeks until he got out of the strapping. Next come months of Pysical therapy.

Frank Hoefle has been doing the eye exams for the New York Mets for the past 20 years. He does about 300 of the exams every year at spring training. He hopes to retire in a few years and write about 19th century American history. Per Frank: "There is life after ophthalmology!"

Don Bak notes that he was interviewed for Dartmouth on the battlefield during the Korean War. There is more to this story than can be printed here. Either Don Bak or Bob Grey should write the story for the class newsletter! Tom Hazen has 12 grandchildren" pretty good for a Protestant!" Steve Lampl spends winters in Naples, Fla., and summers in Virginia Beach. His "work" is playing tennis. He sees Dick Canton. Steve was going to look at the house Bob Macdonald and JohnGriffin shared with 11 other roommates during their navy days, 205 85th Street. Mike Waldbillig used to be a weekend guest. DickMann is now making polyester fibers from plastic soda bottles. Jim Lothrop has retired from Procter & Gamble. He is now working with inner-city schools in Cincinnati. DaveCook, George Johnston, Joe Stevenson, and Bob Macdonald represented the largest class contingent at the Boston Alumni Fund Telethon on June 5. The class support was very good amongst those reached.

A follow-up on Bob Towbin. A restructuring in the Clinton administration of two funds that make loans to Russia leaves Bob in position to possibly become vice chairman. A colleague said he was put in an impossible box. As a pioneer lender in the crime-ridden Russian economy, Bob stressed Western due-diligence standards. Further comment on Russia by another colleague: "Every simple straightforward task that might take a couple of hours in New York would take a couple of days in Russia." Sounds like real tough duty to me.

Peter wardle is heading up a mini-reunion at the Bohemian Club in San Francisco as I write. The report on that event will make good reading, as it's been a while since the last West Coast get-together. Thanks so much for the news. I really appreciate it and look forward to some more next month.

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