1971

The letters have been sparse and the e-mails few and far between. Have our lives become that boring that no one has had anything interesting happen to them lately? Hasn't anyone changed jobs, retired or won the lottery? Creative writing was never my strong suit and I need a little help from my classmates to keep this column filled. I would appreciate your assistance in providing me with information to pass along to the class.

Nels Armstrong reports that, in his travels to Washington, D.C., he was joined by classmate Duane Birdbear to hear President Jim Wright speak to black alumni in the area. In addition, Nels met with classmate Ken DePaul at the annual meeting of the Dartmouth Club of the Piedmont. Congratulations and best wishes to classmate John Emerson, who won the 2003 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for the State of New Hampshire. John recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to receive the award.

Sadly, I must report the death of Dominick Puccio, who died in the latter part of 2003. While at Dartmouth Dominick was a history major, a member of Gamma Delta Chi and a bassist for the popular rock-and-roll band, Tracks.

Thomas Loucks has. joined Trend Mining Cos. in Denver, Colorado, as president and CEO. For the past five years Tom has acted as an independent consultant and financial advisor to small companies, advising them on business organization and acquisition matters.

David Clem, managing partner of Lyme Properties, enlisted the assistance of his college roommate, Jonathan Wolken, founder of Pilobolus, for some new dance pieces to celebrate the inaugural IDEAS Boston Conference. With two new Kendall Square buildings as a backdrop, members of Pilobolus performed two pieces commissioned for the event by Dave.

My wife, Denise, and I are breathing a sigh of relief as our youngest daughter, Julie, has just graduated from Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, and we are now free to spend our "extra" few dollars on ourselves! Julie is in the midst of her masters degree in early childhood/childhood education and daughter Christina, who already has her masters in guidance and counseling, is gainfully employed (and finally NOT in school) in Los Angeles, California.

Enjoy the rest of the summer and send us some of your news to pass along to your classmates!

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