1952

Two of our classmates have tie luck to live in Woodstock, Vt. New England perfect. Both have contributed much to the class and College. A1 Fiertz was our last reunion chairman and Jim Churchill shares the class head agent role with Ev Parker.

Alden and Beverly shopped the environs of Hanover before purchasing their 180acre farm, circa 1786, in South Woodstock. They have a sugaring operation, permit limited logging, and raise Hereford cattle currently numbering nine. The idea was to have a retirement retreat, but A1 and Beverly are far from retired even after moving fulltime to Woodstock in 1986. Al graduated from Dartmouth to the Marine Corps where he flew airplanes in and out of Korea for four years. He flew DC-7s for Pan American for three more years, picking up an M.B.A. from Columbia in the process, where he majored in bank administration. He left the sky and joined Booz, Allen for 12 years, the last five of which were spent in Europe. A1 enjoys dual U.S.Swiss nationality so his move to Geneva, Switzerland, was advantageous. He retained this locus for 18 years until his move to Woodstock. Al and Beverly raised three tri-lingual boys in Geneva. All of them went into skiing. Two went on to Dartmouth: Carey '79 and Stuart '84. In the mid-'80s Beverly broke a several-decade leave from higher education to attend Vermont Law School. She was admitted to practice in Vermont in 1986. When telephoned recently, she was on her way to court as special assigned counsel to a child in an abuse case and had "just a few minutes." Word is out that she is an excellent lawyer, but she is now trying to limit her caseload. Al is flying in and out of Europe counseling banks on operations and financial relationships between Europe and the United States.

A lifetime of traveling leading to Woodstock has been the choice of Jim Churchill. Born in New York State, he traveled to California, Manhattan, Geneva, Switzerland, London, Tokyo, and at last, to an eighteenth-century farmhouse north of Woodstock. He lettered in both football and baseball while in College, completed Harvard Business School, and did a stint in the Navy Supply Corps. He married Nancy and had two children in California when in the navy before his discharge. He spent 12 years with Mobil Oil Corp., living first in New York, where daughter Ellen arrived, and then to places listed above. In the mid-'70s, he joined Kaiser Aluminum in Oakland, Calif., where he was responsible for international operations.

On a sad note, Nancy died without warning or suffering a couple of months ago at their home. Jim has been spending time with his children and traveling.

One more '52 item to this beautiful part of Vermont: This writer's daughter, Sarah Farrand, lives down the road in Bridgewater and teaches skiing at Suicide Six. Her son, Henry, who will be the class of 2011, starts kindergarten in Woodstock this fall.

Henry W. Williams Jr., 10 Grove St., P.O. Box 830, Pittsford, NY 14534; (716) 385-1010; (716) 385-8958 (fax)

D'52 Going for the Gold. 45 and counting.

Webster speaks in gift by Roger Malkin '52, p. 64