1928

Lane Dwinell, as you will recall, was elected governor of New Hampshire for two terms, 1955 to 1959. He then became assistant secretary of state and remained active in Republican politics. He resided in Hanover and was involved in various community and business affairs until retirement a few years ago. He and his wife, Elizabeth, then wintered in Florida. They gave that up a couple of years ago and moved into Kendal at Hanover, where Lane sees Curly Prosser frequently, the only other '28er in residence. Unfortunately, Elizabeth is not well and is now in a nursing home, much to Lane's distress. He likes it at Kendal but regrets that Hanover is the one Democratic stronghold in an otherwise firmly Republican New Hampshire.

In a conversation I had with Lane at our last Reunion, I happened to mention that I avoided capture by the Japanese because at the time of the bombing of Pearl Harbor I was in Kunming on the Burma Road organizing a truck fleet to bring gasoline in drums from Burma to China. Almost everyone else in my company in the Far East was imprisoned. The Burma Road was built, of course, by General Frank Merrill of Merrill's Marauders fame. Lane said that when he was governor, New Hampshire employed the general as commissioner of roads, where he did an outstanding job. Thought you might be interested.

I regret to report the deaths of BradBrown on August 1, Ed Lyman on November 23, and George Davis on January 7.

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