1933

A brief space ago we had a delightful chat with Lym Wakefield, our first class president, and subsequently a noted Minneapolis bank executive. We knew that he-was active because the first time we phoned him, Willy told us that he had just gone to the dentist, and the second time we rang, he had "just gone down to the stable." However, we had no conception of the degree of his mobility until we finally talked. The stable held his interest because he and his family have long maintained an interest in horses and in riding. In fact, the riding was serious stuff, which included following the hounds in drag hunts, no easy activity. Lym, it appeared, had continued this demanding sport until, in his 80s, pounding along at a gallop one day with the pack in full cry, his horse put a foot in a hole and went down, throwing Lym over its head. Lym was lucky to escape with three broken ribs, but the accident forced him to conclude that drag hunting is not for octogenarians. Occupationwise, he still continues a connection as chairman emeritus of Resource Companies, the smaller and more intimate financial organization that he helped found 30 years ago and led to success after he left the massive First National Bank of Minneapolis. He and Willy have a getaway house among the cacti in Carefree, Arizona, and plan to head hither when the cool winds begin to blow over the waters at Long Lake.

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