1972

Spring training. Pitchers and catchers have reported. Bill Schur has his reservations to view MattWilliams and the rest of the team ready to dethrone the Yanks. Hope springs eternal. Reunion participation cochair EdWisneski wrote, as he put it, to give me "some column filler." He enclosed stories he has written for the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, and the Times-Union of Rochester, N.Y. (with apologies to SteveShirey, it was not the Brighton-Pittsford Post) about his travels—from climbs of Mount Kilimanjaro and Machu Picchu (with his achy-breaky knees) to boat trips in the Amazon River Basin and along the fjords of Norway and finally to a serviceoriented spring break with college students to help clear fields at the Native American Baha'i Institute on the Navajo reservation in Arizona, where he served as staff advisor to the SMU group who worked with students from the universities of Rochester and San Diego. Oh, the places he's gone in search of classmates to round up for Reunion. Wizzer is currently the assistant athletic director for broadcasting, community outreach, and student services at SMU. He also reports that his wife, Susan, has changed careers and is finishing up her studies to become a licensed professional counselor. "I have started a Life Skills program for student athletes at SMU emphasizing career development/placement, community service, and personal development. I'm also enrolled in Perkins School of Theological Studies. The freelance writing has picked up considerably over the past year, and I'm also giving lectures on writing in SMU's School of Communication Arts. My career has shifted considerably toward student services the past year and I've enjoyed the increased contact with them."

Twenty-five years ago you were probably gearing up for that last spring break road trip before graduation. Since everything requires a little more time these days, you have about three months to gear up for the next big road trip-Reunion. As of mid-November, there were 150 definites and probably definites (those with commitment deficiency syndrome) along with at least "50 procrastinators who will definitely be there, but had not sent Burkie the green postcard (guilty as charged along with most of the usual suspects I get in touch with regularly). Plenty of time to plan for the June 12-15 big weekend bash. In an update, of the ten who indicated they could not make it, four have reconsidered when they heard Saturday's activities included Fred Crossman being tied to the Baker Tower, naked (one is planning to blow off his kid's high-school graduation to see this). Now that was "not even if Fred Crossman was..." Oh, well, never mind.

On a sadder note, Gary Jordan succumbed October 25, 1996, in his brave battle with cancer. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. The text of a letter from Stu Simms will appear in the obituary section of an upcoming issue.

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