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Doug Boyink "just completed 10 days of practicing medicine in rural Haiti as part of a work retreat. No CT scans; three blood tests and urinaly- sis were all that was available. Typhoid, dengue fever, polio and pig bites were some of the things you don't see every day in Maine. The people we met were amazingly upbeat and energetic despite some of the most difficult living- situations in the Western Hemisphere. Democracy is new and treasured by the people, but democratic institutions and security need time to mature. Haiti is still not a place to visit with- out local knowledge and the aid of a skilled local guide. Port-au Prince in particular would be impossible to navigate without a knowledge of Creole and lots of local help. Despite the problems, Haiti is developing into one of the great small countries in the Caribbean. I'm on the next available trip back."

Gregg Young, who, with partners, has a small real estate investment firm, "is living in Dallas and traveling quite a bit to California. We have ownership in a variety of commer- cial properties mainly in California, Texas, Atlanta and the mid-Atlantic. We co-invest with others and then manage the execution of the project. Holly and I had a great time at our 25 th and look forward to seeing many old friends again at the 30th."

Keith Luckenbach "will be back in Hanover in June for son David's graduation. I wonder if there are any other '71s (besides Murry Bowden, of course) who will be going back to the College on the Hill for a zero's graduation? Just drove the lad and a few friends up to Hartford for a flight (and drive) to Panama City Beach, Fla., for spring break. Lest the old traditions fail."

"After a year in Boston, teaching full-time at B.U.," Bill Phillips is "returning to Dartmouth to teach screenwriting part-time, which should allow more time for my own writing. It was a great experience down there, in a thriving graduate and under graduate program, and my office was just two blocks from Fenway Park! Go Sox! (And you can't beat Boston for clam chowder!)"

Quick notes: Bill Fitzpatrick is looking for former Zeta Psi members so e-mail him at bfitz@localnet.com. After several years as lead civil attorney for Snohomish County (just north of Seattle), David Lenci has rejoined private law practice with Preston, Gates in Seattle. Richard Swist was named Chautauqua County (N.Y.) director of inter- municipal services and will focus initially on regional water and sewer issues in the Chadwick Bay area of western New York. Bruce Barker is the managing partner of McMillan Binch, one of Canada's leading full-service business law firms; he has practiced banking law for more than 20 years. And from the vague news clipping we received, we think Curt Welling ran for and was re-elected to the board of finance in Wilton, Conn., of which he has been chairman.

Marcia Armstrong wrote to say that her husband, Robin, died February 16, 2000, as a result of pancreatic cancer. As he said in a recent column, his prognosis had not been good and he had worked to come to terms with what he expected would happen. He also wrote me: "I've been lucky in life achieving a lot of the things I planned and being the person I wanted to be. (Was it Dickey or Kemeny who said that university gives you four years' opportunity to decide on the question of what kind of person you want to be?)" Marcia wrote the obituary that appears in this issue of tha Alumni Magazine. Peace.

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