1951

As some in the class already knew, Ginny and DaveHilton noted briefly near the end of their long, newsy Christmas card that "Dave has been facing a difficult time with cancer and has made the choice not to extend treatment." Thus, what would have been a special occasion—the award to Dave of the Dartmouth Alumni Council's prestigious Alumni Award on February 20—became a very special occasion indeed. It was a two-day gathering of many in the Dartmouth family. Those who were able to be there in Winnetka, Ill., Dave's home, will always remember it with great warmth and fondness. The framed citation, which you will see in full in Batch's FiftyOne Fables, was presented by Pete Henderson and Alumni Council President Kelley Fead '78 of Winnetka, who both played key roles in bringing about the award. Dartmouth Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations Stan Colla flew in from Hanover to represent the College administration and about 30 Dartmouth-oriented friends and admirers attended, including Nancy and HerbKnight, Maurine and Ned Hoeppner and Reed Badgley from the Chicago area. DaveHall and Amy and Henry Nachman came from Hanover, Joe Welch from Newburyport, Dave Batchelder from Connecticut, Bob Hopkins from Florida, Jeff O'Connell from Charlottesville, and I drove up from Washington. Jean and Pete Henderson, Herb and Nancy Knight and Dave and Ginny all provided housing and a gracious welcome to out of-towners. Dave took everyone out to dinner at the country club on the eve of the event, and Jean and Pete hosted a most enjoyable informal dinner in their home after the presentation, with Dave as a jovial participant. It was, indeed, an affair to remember, seen through a heavy cast of oak green. Less than a month later, on St. Patrick's Day, Dave died peacefully.

Listen now to a mellow fellow. EdLandau reports: "I am completely retired from all patient care, and gave up my professorship in medicine (in gastroenterology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School) after I completed my landscape design degree (master of arts) in 1990. I consider myself 'retired,' but have never been busier. I teach a first- and second-year course at UMMS titled 'Physician, Patient and Society,' a combination intro to medicine, physical diagnosis and medical ethics. This keeps me involved with medical students and medical colleagues...also removes me from the terrible turmoil the health-care provider is currently facing. I accept from two to four landscape design projects each year (currendy all pro bono), mainly residential projects, but currently have been involved with a design to beautify the center of my town (Northborough, Mass.) and another to landscape a 60-acre, newly rebuilt local science museum, the Ecotarium, with indigenous plants. I also serve on the town appropriations committee, read prolifically and visit our kids and grandchildren (in London, Kansas City and Newton, Mass.) as often as possible. I'm healthy, and sleep very well...see you at the 50th."

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