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With electoral skirmishing underway, I reached out to George Day in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Ray Truncellito in Manchester, New Hampshire, to get their local input. George voted in his local caucus, finding it crowded, orderly, but somewhat amateurish. Each candidate except Trump had a speaker give a two-minute talk. George, who uses a wheelchair and had recent heart surgery, sounded as strong as ever. Ray was bombarded with phone calls and junk mail in unbelievable quantities, but appreciated the opportunity to see the candidates up close. He continues to serve as chairman of the Manchester Easter Seals program, while closing out the remnants of his life insurance business.

Robert Joseph Bellemare died on September 28, 2015, at his home in Topsfield, Massachusetts. Bob, 94, may have been the oldest non-honorary member of our class, graduating from Bennington (Vermont) High School while most of us were in seventh grade. He served three years in the Army and graduated from Tuck School. He then spent 40 years in finance and accounting with GE. Bob is survived by his wife, Norma, and her two children.

Gilbert Martin Nelson died on November 12, 2015. Gil, who lived in Hingham, Massachusetts, graduated from Thayer School. He became a highway engineer, designing highways in 20 states, and was involved in accident reconstruction for 35 years. Gil is survived by two daughters and two sons.

George Meyers Otto died on January 12 at home in Chicago. George was on the rowing team at Dartmouth and earned an M.S. in political science at the New School of Social Research in New York City. He spent a long, satisfying career in trade association management. George is survived by his wife, Elise, and his son, George.

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