1970

Greetings, fellow ’70s. As the dog days of August begin to fade away it’s not too early to start thinking about our (delayed) 45th reunion that is now less than 10 months away. Celebrations with the classes of 1971 and 1972 will be in Hanover June 16-19, 2016. Mark your calendar now.

In April of this year WestBow Press released David Muller’s book, Testing the Apocalypse: The History of the Book of Revelation. As noted in the book’s preface, many other works on Revelation have been published, all trying to analyze or ex- plain its content. According to Muller, his is the first attempt at a comprehensive history of the Book of Revelation itself: who wrote it, what the early church thought about it and how it came to be included in the New Testament despite wide- spread misgivings. David’s background as an intel- ligence analyst serves him well in this thoroughly researched volume. David also authored China as a Maritime Power, published in 1983.

Following the death of Keith Jackson (previ- ously reported here) a group of Dartmouth friends gathered in San Diego to celebrate his life. Ste- phen Stonefield was kind enough to send along a photograph labeled “Dartmouth Strong” from that event that pictures Stephen, Larry Stephens, Thomas Walker, Fred Thomas, Willie Bogan ’71, James Carr ’72, Walter Spears ’72 and Keith’s son, Khalil Jackson ’17. Stephen notes that, “If any classmates pass through Hanover and wish to do some good, they may wish to entertain Khalil, who is in the class of 2017 and of whom Keith was enormously proud.”

The class has lost another member. John Joline passed away on June 3 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center following a three-year battle with cancer. John was one of several ’70s who prepped at Deerfield Academy, a group that includes John Chittick, Josh Fitzhugh, John Hussey and Joel Milne.

All indications are that this could be the year for the football team to return to the top of the Ivy League, so make it a point to get to a game if you can. Fall mini-reunion plans are incomplete at this writing so stay tuned for updates from Star Johnson.

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