1959

At the annual class meeting held last October in connection with the Hanover- area mini-reunion, Doug Wise announced that Chris Cundey and Jim Wooster will co-chair our next major reunion, the 60th, to be held in Hanover in June 2019. Arithmetic says that each of us will have lived, to put it in Lincolnesque terms, at least four score years when that reunion comes around, and some may consider it to be beyond their event horizon. But the planning of a major reunion is a complex affair and the early appointment of Chris and Jim is timely and appropriate. Both Chris and Jim have served the class in many ways, including as president, and we are grateful for their willingness to serve again. For those whose horizons are still multi-years away, mark in your calendars this opportunity to visit Hanover once again and connect with your classmates. As most ’59s by now know, Dartmouth facilitates major class reunions in Hanover every five years, beginning with the fifth, which for us was back in 1964. Less widely known is that the last major reunions currently facilitated by the college are the 65th and 70th, which this year will be celebrated by the venerable classes of 1951 and 1946.

In connection with our 50th reunion Jim Bybee led a small team of volunteers, with lots of support from many others, in the production of a magnificent book of personal reflections, pictures, histories and various other materials. Among the features were artistic creations by more than 30 classmates and other members of the ’59 family. The art ranged from painting and photography to various other media. Many of the ’59 family are still engaged in the creative arts, including Jim Krug, whose work appeared in the reunion book. He retired from his medical practice in Olympia, Washington, in 2000 and since then has been an active painter and photographer. His works are for sale online and at a gallery in West Olympia.

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