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In response to my request for notes on coaches who made a difference and taught "life lessons," I received an interesting letter from Ted Friel. For him it was Tony Lupien, his baseball coach. As Ted relates, "He cared about his players in ways that would put some parents to shame" and "he did not ask that you agreed with his conclusions, only that you agreed with the principle that the meaning of life is growth, therefore growth is worth any price, even work." lam certain that many of you have similar memories of coaches at Dartmouth who, in retrospect, made profound impressions on your later lives. We would love to hear about them.

Ted is now director of Information Capital at Computervision Corp. In Bedford, Mass., and lives in Concord, Mass. "We make sophisticated software that enables customers to electronically design, develop, and test their products within an electronic environment." Ted, it sounds perfectly clear to me! He also mentioned that his son Matthew played soccer in Bolivia after his senior year in high school and recently helped lead the Rutgers University soccer team to national final 16 rankings. Prior to moving to Massachusetts, Ted had been a consultant in McLean, Va.

Bill Webster passed along the news that Larry Duffy had accepted a position in fundraising with the American Lung Association and would be operating out of Orford, N.H. Also in New Hampshire, Steve Waterhouse related that DennisPurnell recently became president of a Manchester, N.H., based company that specializes in insurance risk management. We assume, with their proximity to Hanover, Larry and Dennis will be regulars on the Hanover scene and will never miss a mini-reunion! Steve was also wondering about his friend Sin Sing Chiu, who lives in Hong Kong, in light of 1997 being the year of Hong Kong's transition to China. As Steve recalls Sin Sing also has a son at Dartmouth. Perhaps Sin Sing you could answer Steve's inquiry and bring us all up to date on yourself and Hong Kong with a letter or e-mail?

Just a reminder that if you have not sent in your 1997 contribution to the Alumni Fund, there is no time like the present. As noted previously in this column, HankAmon and his agents did a fantastic job in last year's campaign and are determined to build on that momentum to keep our class at the top.

By the time you read this, you all should have received detailed information on the class mini-reunion in May in the Napa Valley. A good turnout is expected and it should be a great time.

Finally, I again must relate very sad news about a classmate. Sandy Ritter passed away on November 30, 1996, after a three-year battle with cancer. A note from Sandy's daughter, Stacy Ritter Brown '91, mentioned that Bill Affolter and PaulPringle were pallbearers. Stacy relates that "Dad had so many wonderful memories of Dartmouth and so many close friends from those days...." The class extends profound sympathy to Sandy's widow, Linda, daughter Stacy, and son Jonah.

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