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We get letters, we get letters, we get lots and lots of letters...well, actually, we get emails and Green Cards. Please forgive the indulgence, but until we revived the newsletter we rarely got anything. Here's what folks have to say:

Peter Wilcox reports that he and his wife, Bridget, have enjoyed re-connecting with Bill Ream and Pete Fogg and their spouses in recent years. Career-wise, "after many years as an activist/architect and affordable housing developer, I am now putting together a highly sustainable, passenger ferry system here in Portland [Oregon], my home of about 20 years."

Phil Ehret sends these words: "Anne and I continue to host Rotary exchange students. We have daughters and sons the world around." Phil's "peace work" entails chairing his Rotary districts outbound exchange program, preparing southern Vermont and New Hampshire kids to go abroad and helping them while they're there. "In a few days I leave for Haiti to help with dental work there for a short period. Our son, Gordie, finished his master's at Dartmouth this year."

Robert Sherman Lovewell, of Concord, New Hampshire, writes that he continues to strive to make a living from his landscape service and architecture business, as well as Lovewell Cleaning, which provides industrial and domestic janitorial services. But, he relates, "The best part of my day is spent carrying on my studies on tenor saxophone, like Stan Getz. I've been informed that I have a skill. Taking lessons with a professional tenor sax musician is a real privilege. Music has become a pursuit of real enterprise."

News from Dave Ullrich that "during this past year, both Roger Grimes and I retired from the EPA." Dave had been there 30 years, Roger, 28. Dave is now executive director of the Great Lakes Cities Initiative, an effort by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley to not further screw up the local environment. Dave adds: "Roger and I still run four or five miles, three or four days a week. We're not in bad shape for a couple of 56-year-olds." Retiring after 26 years at Proctor & Gamble has not slowed down Gary Caudill a bit. Gary went back to school—to seminary, in fact—and graduated in May '04 with a master of ministry in Christian education. Gary planned to go to Hungary in October 'O4 to "continue training Hungarian gypsies to start Christian churches among their people." Who says corporate America will devour your soul?!

Jim Aukerman reports that he and his wife, Karin, went sailing with Preston Conklin and his wife, Brenda, Tu'80, at the Newport Jazz Festivals 50th anniversary in August 2004.

I was glad to hear from Jay Langley, my New Hampshire Hall roommate and Tabard brother, that he's "still editing a great local newspaper, causing occasional trouble and having fun at it." Jay also continues to organize and lead river canoe trips for the Hunterdon Cos. (New Jersey) Parks Department.

And finally, if you haven't yet finalized plans to be in Hanover June 13-16 for our 35th, get cracking!

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REUNION June 13-16 2005