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Some news—but not much! Our sympathies go to DanMarshall on the loss of his wife, Ruby, after five years of Alzheimer's—and kudos for the job he did with the Reunion Pace Setter.

Received a note from Charlene Barber,Hans's widow—"I had major surgery on the day before Hans died of colon cancer and I'm just finishing six months of chemo. However, on the bright side, I'm feeling great and have been able to keep up my busy schedule of 600-plus hours as a counselor at Planned Parenthood and continue to serve on the board (six years). I also visit two nursing homes weekly with my champion golden retriever Goldfish Annie, who is a super therapy dog." Charlene continues to live in San Diego, Calif.

Dr. Irv Brown says his golf game is getting better as he grows older—"I have gone from 60-plus for nine holes to 46_ not bad!" Son David, who joined us for Tuesday lunch at the DOC, took part in a trans-Massachusetts bicycle event from Sturbridge to Provincetown with 2,300 cyclists raising money for the Dana Farber Cancer Center.

From Omaha, Neb., comes word that George Payne was inducted into the Omaha hospitality Hall of Fame on October 19, 1998. He was secretary-treasurer of his family's restaurant from 1953 to 1970. According to a 1969 story in TheWorld Herald, recounting the fire that destroyed the restaurant, it was the oldest one-owner restaurant in the same location in Nebraska. His father, Nicholas Payne, purchased the restaurant in 1920. George said that until the restaurant burned, it was a part of his daily life. He has been active in the Omaha Restaurant Association, serving three terms as president and five terms as secretary. He also served one term as president of the Nebraska Restaurant Association. He attempted to establish a food-serving training program in the Omaha School District and worked for the Douglas County Health Department to help write inspection codes for restaurants.

Advance notice for our 1999 minireunion Homecoming weekend, Friday, Oct. 22, and Saturday, Oct. 23—The football game will be with Cornell. I realize you are reading this in mid-February, but those of you who will need sleeping accommodations...the time is now!

Until next month—be of good cheer!

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