1959

I think a great thing to present at a reunion or mini-reunion might be a class travelogue —seems like, retired or simply taking a bit of time to "stop and smell the roses," we are all enjoying a period of wanderlust.

Bob Ogg reports on a trip, earlier this year (February-March), that he and Mary enjoyed as they traveled to New Zealand and Australia. Though their main purpose was to visit son Andrew in Sydney, they did not regret their choice of a side-trip to New Zealand. With other visits to Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef they both returned with a great respect for the warmth of the natives.

Somewhat closer to home, Bill Beshore with wife Marti enjoyed a leisurely drive from Florida to Rhode Island—the ultimate goal being to attend their nephews graduation from Brownhow do you spell that? En route, after visiting Savannah and Charleston, they spent time with Dave Campbell and Yvonne at their lovely new home in Williamsburg, Virginia. Dave made the big move from Seattle early in the year mainly to be nearer other grandchildren. Acall to Scott Bush in D.C. enticed Scott and Joyce to join them for dinner, and another call had to be placed to Fritz Arens (another Hitchcock dweller), living in Columbus, Ohio—the call found Fritz in fine spirits.

Whoever said "working the room" was productive must have known Jim Bybee. Following up on some networking while attending our mini in Jackson Hole, Jim spent nearly three weeks making "'59 visits," starting with a six-day homecoming in Bermuda with former roommate Carl Nelson, then on to Florida for three days with Joe Wattlesworth at the Lazy J Ranch in Williston. While "on the ranch," Jim managed to spend some time with Dave Heine and Read Hoydt. Finally, while spending four days with John Towle in Miami Beach Jim kept busy by visiting Joe Dare, Rob Killgore and Ray Hymes—a whole month of mini-reunions! Guess we've got the right guy writing our newsletter.

To close with another "good feeling": Mike Stem has been awarded the Granger Award, presented annually by the Tucker Foundation to a graduate whose commitment to public services has been exemplary. Mike was cited for his ongoing efforts with underprivileged minority youth in New York City.

It used to be the skis—now it's the snow shovel.

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