1973

Freezing temperatures and a close loss to Harvard did not diminish the enjoyment for those who attended the Homecoming mini-reunion on November 2 in Hanover. Fred Haas and a number of other jazz musicians were featured in a tribute concert to Duke Ellington at the Top of the Hop prior to the football game. Bob Haynes, our mini-reunion chair, served up a chili luncheon that had members of other classes sharing our tent in front of Heorot begging for a serving.

Among those who made it back for the minireunion were class bequest chair Wayne Davis, class president Steve Kessner, class secretary Bob Conway, Ray Sansouci, Doug Bates and Bob Glovsky. Steve, who claims to be the youngest member of the class, hit the mid-century mark of 50 on November 7,2002.

Bob Haynes reported that among the '73s, including himself attending the fall 2002 Alumni Council meeting in Hanover were "T" Byrd, Vicki Marks, Rick Routhier, Jack Terrill, Dave Bracken and Bruce Waters. Alumni serve in various capacities on the council, representing classes, clubs, associations and "at large" constituencies. It is a great opportunity to serve the College and get back to Hanover a couple times each year.

Wally Darneille wrote from Montgomery, Alabama (where he works with Bob Weil in the Weil family's cotton business), that he had just returned from a parents' weekend at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where his daughter, Jennifer, is a senior and his youngest son, Marshall, is a freshman. Wally visited with Kenny McGill '72, whose daughter, Sarah, is a Wake sophomore.

Lastyear Wally saw Bob Bloomfield at Wake's parents' weekend. Bob is a physician and wellpublished author of medically related books, in particular his series on mnemonics for remembering medical information. Wally has a CD of Bob's guitar music that Wally says sounds as good today as it did when Bob was playing on Frat Row.

Richard Merrill was elected vice president of the Dartmouth Lawyers Association (DLA). He has been active in the DLA as an organizer of continuing legal education programs and the association's speakers bureau. Richard is a partner in the Houston, Texas, law firm of Fabio & Merrill.

Mark Harty, himself a former class secretary of 10 years, wrote with news of Boston area '73s. George Kidder was recently recognized as one of the "Top Ten Citizens of Wellesley, Massachusetts" for his contributions of time and talent to youth sports. George, wife Katherine and family have relocated to Charlottesville, Virginia, where he will continue in his profession of investment and money management. Son Jordy is a student in Colorado, son Stuart is at Trinity College in Connecticut and daughter Maty Windom is in high school in Charlottesville.

Mark wrote that Jim Kloppenberg, formerly on the Brandeis faculty, had been appointed a history professor at Harvard. In his first year in Cambridge Jim distinguished himself by an all-university award as Harvard's best "new" professor.

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REUNION June 12-15 2003