1951

"Beloved" is an adjective sometimes found in obituaries but is typically used by the family to describe the recently deceased father or mother. To have found "beloved" in a Darien (Connecticut) Times head- line for Hank Sanders' obituary says more, I think, about Hank's grip on that town than about the writer's eloquence. You can read all four pages of the obit by going to our class Web site: www.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/ 51. Speaking for the class at Hank's memorial service was Joe Welch, a Governor Dum Academy classmate of Hank's as well as a roommate in Hanover. Dave Batchelder ended the speaking with a short poem about the sea. In addition to Joe and Batch, representing the class were Dick Dutton, Charlie Hood, Bill Leffler, Loye Miller, Jerry Mitchell, Henry Nachman and Dave Saxton. On a lighter note Bill Merkle came into my sights the end of July while he and Trudy were in the Golden State for a family reunion/wedding. Bill and I go way back to New Trier days and did some serious reminiscing, went out to dinner and then I pointed them in the right direction toward Palo Alto, the hometown of their daughter Lee '86.

The June 1958 issue of DAM started off with news of engagements when we learned that "Don Smith (the New Jersey Smith) is betrothed to Blanch Fitzsimons, whose home is in Westfield, New Jersey. Blanch was graduated from the University of Vermont and is now assistant continuity director of station KPIX-TV in San Francisco. Dons just finishing up medical school out there at Stanford and gets his M.D. this month." I checked in with Don in August to learn that he and Blanch celebrated their 50th anniversaiy, just the two of them, in a pizza parlor. In retirement Don stays active with gardening, some golf and a lot of tennis, like five days a week.

A feature on his specialty, internal medicine, appeared in Septembers Dartmouth Medical School publication. Look for it on our Web page.

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