1948

Right about now, those of us who haven't fled for the sun and aren't on the slopes are dreaming about being somewhere else. The snug hearth becomes a jail after endless gray days. Even with snowblowers, the work of working around the white stuff becomes oppressive.

With that in mind I welcome you to dream a bit with me about having a reunion in Cabo San Lucas or the Costa del Sol of Spain. We are told that a substantial number of the class of '60 gathered to spend their 60th birthday year in London. If you are not into foreign travel, how about San Diego, Santa Fe, or Sarasota? Or a summer rendezvous in the San Juan Islands of Washington, Aspen, or the Outer Banks?

You are probably getting the idea that reunions don't have to be: (1) all-encom-passing; (2) in Hanover; (3) National in Scope. Having been a fairly regular attender, I can attest that classmates can be a lot of fun and have a thousand good stories to be told and listened to. Please let us know your ideas about this and get back to JimSchaefer or me or send in the postcard you get with Dick Dahl's newsletter. Most of us have the time and means to get out and about these days—only needed are the right collection of pills and the incentive.

Formerly a regular at reunions, WaltBaker missed the 50th because Joyce had recently had a knee replacement and they were moving into a new house in South Freeport, Maine. He's retired from the marina business but took up golf and chases a small ball a couple of times a week. An original Wheeler Haller in 1944, he spent 22 years in the banking business in Hartford before going Down East to the marina business with his brother. They've done Elderhostels in Sicily and New Zealand and are signed up for another in New Orleans this winter.

Jim Fitzgerald comes from the V-12 side of the class and roamed the country in the naval aviation program before returning to campus in 1947. He majored in history and is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. After another stint in the navy for Korea, his working years were primarily devoted to nuclear propulsion design and manufacture for ships. A naval reservist for 30 years, he and Anne travel when they can and are enjoying retirement and their five kids.

Don Funk left Dartmouth and, after a short time in Inyokern, Calif., for the navy, spent four years in Taiwan working for Gen.Chennault's CAT airline. A government major and Kappa Sigma member, Don returned to the family grocery store at Gridley in the hinterlands of Northern California and has been there ever since. Donna died in 1965, and he raised the three children, all of whom live nearby. He is retired, and diabetes has damaged his eyesight so that he leaves the driving to others but is still a vital part of his community.

Don't forget to forward your minireunion ideas. See you next month.

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