Class Notes

1936

NOVEMBER 1999 Edwin Drechsel
Class Notes
1936
NOVEMBER 1999 Edwin Drechsel

By the time this reaches you in the November DAM we will have had our minireunion. By early August Bob Fernald had 32 "hoped-tocomes" plus drive-ups. I tried to contact Rhoda, Frank Teagle's widow, in Woodstock, Vt., but"the line is out of service and there is no new contact." If anyone knows about her please let me know. The Rev. Robert Pumpbrey's Janet is in long-term care near Yerington Nev. Son David and grandson are 60 miles away and make weekly visits. Bob substitutes as preacher, remains involved with Rotary, walks with a cane. "I eat well."

Art Davidson owns a small company he founded in 1941 that makes housings for electric motors. "I have to give it up." He has a swollen right leg from a cancerous condition that ruined the lymph gland. He's turning the business over to his 100 employees; "will keep my nose out of running it." Gertrude is in good health. "We both drive, make outings up to 200 miles. Kids are in Minnesota. We saw them last week." Jim Tracy lives alone in a small apartment. Other than doing a number of things with classmate Don Williams and his working life with Graybar Electric, he has few Dartmouth contacts. Jim's given up golf, plays bridge three to four times a week. Children are in Chicago and Kansas City. He recently had two weeks with daughter Susan and family on Cape Cod.

Kendrick Wilson is "in fine shape," plays golf three to four times a week, with Kate, partner of 53 years "she beats me"—or a pickup group. We enjoy summer theater, spend winters at Vero Beach." They saw Olive, Mrs. Dean "Dink" Gidney, at the rest home a year ago, Al Gibney last year, and Jack Smith before he died. Kendrick was on the board of ARCO and four other firms for many years, that tied to his being CEO of ARCO, one of the early conglomerates. They go fairly often to a brother-in-law's place at Sunapee, with a stop for a Sunday buffet at the Inn.

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