1978

Dear classmates, this will reach you in late April. I hope, wherever you are, the birds are singing, the flowers are in bloom, trees are budding out and your favorite baseball team is beating the pants off the competition. What a great time to commit to coming to our 35th reunion, "The Tapestry of Our Lives," June 13-16! More on this later, but first, the news.

Got a great note from Charlie Wise: "Hope Dobrow, Amy Dunbar, Ann Hoover Maddox, Jeff Petrich and I joined soon-to-be Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster in Washington, D.C., on January 3 at Annies new office in the Cannon House Office Building for her open house and swearing-in celebration. The '78s gathered for a quick photo as Annie headed to the Capitol Building to be sworn in as the new representative of New Hampshire's 2nd District. We were joined by Annies son Zach '11, who had flown in the night before from his ski coaching job in Jackson, Wyoming (the apple doesn't fall far from the tree—or something like that). It was an inspiring and heartwarming day. Congrats and bravo to Annie."

Rick Beyer's firs: independent documentary The Ghost Army had its theatrical world premiere March 7 at the Salem (Oregon) Film Festival. It will air on PBS later this year—the exact date and time are still to be announced. The film is about a handpicked group of WW II G.I.s, many of them artists, who used inflatable tanks, sound effects and impersonations to fool the Germans on the battlefields of Europe. It is entirely supported by individual donations, including from many '78s who have generously stepped up with a contribution. More on the project at www.ghostarmy.org. Way to go, Rick, and special thanks to Mark Tomizawa, who introduced Rick to the topic eight years ago.

Brooks Clark forwarded some classmate relocation intel: "Steve Pahos recently moved to Vienna, Virginia, from Chicago, and Ricki Fairley just moved to Annapolis, Maryland, from Atlanta." For Steve and Ricki, a belated welcome to the greater metro D.C. area!

Okay, here is my final pester on reunion. My next deadline for submitting Class Notes to the alumni magazine is April 28. Anything you send me by then will appear in the July DAM, just after reunion. And while I always want to encourage submissions to the Class Notes, I'd rather see and talk to you in Hanover at reunion. As would just about all of your classmates. So please, make our day. See you in Hanover.

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REUNION June 13-16