1952

This piece should be in your hands within a day or two of June 8, the 49 th anniversary of our graduation. It's the end of our junior year, when we were poised to take over the College from the class of 1951. Most of us knew we were headed for the service, if not already in, but we were still rolling career options around in our minds. Some of us had known for years what the path would be, but most saw many possibilities. What to do? A time for decision.

The December 4 issue of Time listed Tiffany and Cos. and Lands End among 18 clothing and jewelry businesses of note. Time also listed AZillion Sparklz, which was started from scratch a few years ago by Janet Lawwill, wife of 27 years of Ben Lawwill. The business is about the purchase and resale of vintage costume jewelry; "vintage" being anything over 20 years. Janet finds these pieces at estate sales, pawn shops and antique stores, and places them on a most incredible Web site. If you want something offbeat to give to a wife or daughter who has everything, go to www.sparklz.com.

Ben easily has one of the most interesting careers in our class. He picked every career option. You can get the idea of his mixed interests by noting in the yearbook that he joined WDBS and Zeta Psi, was president of United World Federalists and vice president of the Flying Club and ran with the varsity track team.

After the Army he settled in Tucson and briefly attended the University of Arizona Law School. He then married and joined the Tucson Police Department, rising rapidly to lieutenant. He left for several other ventures settling with the manufacturer of pickup-truck camper bodies. His first marriage ended, he met and married Janet, sold her home and purchased an Out Island 41 sailboat on which he and Janet lived for eight years in the Bahamas and Virgin Islands. He was in Grenada when the communists took over the government in 1979: the unknown coup. Eight years later, the boat reached Venezuela, and the couple sold it and returned to Tucson. Basically, Ben has had no job since the mid-1970s except investing his money; wisely as it turns out. Janet on the other hand, has a job on which she spends 12 and 14 hours a day. Ben helps where needed. "I am just her computer consultant," Ben says. Ben has one son living in Tucson and two grandchildren.

Even though his 22-year tenure as a Superior Court Judge has ended, Bob Barton continues to get a lot of ink. The Boston Globe tells us that the Massachusetts governor appointed Bob to examine possible "excesses" by the Teamsters in negotiating contracts with the movie industry. Who could dream that the Teamsters might be excessive? The underlying theme of the inquest is to make sure that Massachusetts continues to get movie business. We certainly hope to be able to see more movies like A Perfect Storm or The LoveLetter. Take one!

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