1970

Greetings, fellow '70s Add one more classmate to the list of career military officers. Colonel Art Brown, M.D., joined the Army in 1987 and is set to retire on November 1. Art reports that in 1986 "I was working in Thailand as a doctor for Khmer refugees, married to a Thai doctor, and we moved to Bangkok so she could get more training. I got a contract job with the Army's research Tab there and joined the group studying malaria and working toward a vaccine. A year later I joined the Army and have now spent nearly 25 years in its medical research command." Sixteen of those years were spent in Thailand, where Art and his wife, Linda, still reside. Speaking of Thailand, Scott Holland sent word that he extended his annual pilgrimage there by a week last year in order to pay a visit to Hanoi. Said Scott, "It seemed ironic that a mere 41 years after I was running as fast as possible to avoid an all-expense-paid trip there I sent them $80 and asked if I could please visit." The ever-vigilant Mr. Holland also reports spotting a Yankee magazine article on homes for sale featuring Bear Foot Farm in North Troy, Vermont, owned by Stan Phaneuf. Anyone interested in a lovingly restored 1860 farmhouse convenient to Jay Peak and the Canadian border should get in touch with Stan. News from the not-for-profit sector is that Dr. John Chittick, founder and executive director of TeenAIDS-PeerCorps, was nominated for Volunteer of the Year by StayClassy, an online fundraising concern. The nomination headline notes, "Harvard Expert Saves Young Lives" (he did get his doctorate there), without a word about Dartmouth anywhere in the text. Decidedly non-classy. Sadly I must report the passing of two more classmates. Sam Crocker lost his battle with multiple sclerosis in July and Paul Oden succumbed to a brain tumor in March. The class extends its sympathies to the families of both Sam and Paul. As you read this the last of the leaf peepers are departing northern New England and Homecoming is just around the corner. Also, don't forget that there is a mini-reunion planned for the Princeton game in New Jersey on November 17. 304 Highlands Bluffs Drive, Cary,NC 27518; wilson8689@aool.com