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I am very sad to report that our classmate Mike Martin passed away in January, when his rented Cessna clipped a tree and crashed northeast of Payson, Arizona. Ray Holtorf reminisced: "Mike started at offensive tackle our freshman year on the freshman team, and then again our junior and senior years, just as Bob Saylor, Bob Rech and I did. Greg Hulbert shared time with Mike at left offensive tackle his senior year." Mike was a member of Chi Gamma Epsilon and Sphinx. A story in the Rocky Mountain News (January 7) offered commentary: In 1992 Mike fulfilled a lifelong dream to live and work in the Colorado mountains by moving to Crested Butte, where he opened the Alpineer as well as guest cabins and a mountain-bike touring company. A colleague described Mike as a "6-foot-4 gentle giant" who never showed anger. "He was a big hub in this community." He loved to guide people in the backcountry and was instrumental in the Elk Mountains Grand Traverse, an extreme skiing event between Crested Butte and Aspen. Mike was also instrumental in the Crested Butte Music Festival and Friends of the Snodgrass Program. "Whether skipping stones on the Lower Loop with his daughter Lucy, chairing a committee on public land use or greeting customers at the Alpineer, Mike found his true home in Crested Butte," his parents wrote to friends. His close friend Jan Runge said, "Mike was a wonderful community member and a loving son, father and friend." Mike is survived by Lucy, parents Don and Kathy, his grandmother and many aunts, uncles and cousins. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to the Crested Butte Music Festival or a charity of your choice.

Heath Richter Barker, her husband, James, and their three children are still living in Dunwoody, Atlanta. Heath retired from her job at AIG to be a full-time Mom. Last February she took the kids on their annual trek to Hanover to see the snow and go sledding. "Seeing the campus and showing the kids where I had lived took me back to my four years at Dartmouth," said Heath. The only big disappointment was the absence of Peter Christians Tavern. Since I now have a 13-year-old in the seventh grade, it is time to get her excited about Dartmouthonly five years until she graduates from high school!"

Scott Jaynes wrote from a hotel room in Frankfurt, Germany. He still lives in New City, New York, with his wife, Allison, and their three boys, Ethan (8), Matthew (6) and Noah (4). Scott spent a lot of time coaching two different soccer teams last fall despite having never played organized soccer in his life. He has been working at Ciba Specialty Chemicals in Tarrytown, New York, for the last three years and is now an R&D manager in product development.

Congratulations to Mike Mclvor and his wife on the birth of their daughter (first child), Gabriela Dolores Garcia-Ayuso Mclvor, who was born on October 3,2005.

Keith Noyes shared good news: "Just writing to inform you that probably one of the last remaining bachelors in the class of 198 6 has finally and happily capitulated. My fiancee, Aya Tanaka, was my teammate at an adventure race in 2004. We are planning to get married in the Japan Alps this coming July. While I have been one of the slowest to the altar, my early mid-life crisis continues apace. Five years on I still don't miss banking or the trappings of the high-powered lifestyle. My little sports management company (www.seyonasia.com) keeps me quite enthusiastic about waking up every morning. In the past year I've been lucky enough to organize adventure races in the Indian Himalayas, the Snail Mountains of Guangxi, China, and Renting National Park at the southern tip of Taiwan."

See you at our 20th reunion: June 16-18!

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REUNION June 16-18 2006