1967

1967

CLASS NOTES

Most everyone continues to be disrupted somehow by Covid. John Hager reports he was able to “travel for the engagement of our son, Christopher, but Covid and red tide forced cancellation of vacation with my older brother and his son and daughter-in-law traveling from Canada.” Jack Brock was “just beginning to feel encouraged about the trajectory of the Covid virus but becoming more uneasy and will continue to isolate at our cabin in Leadville, Colorado, for the rest of the summer.”

Bob Smith is “still in our Covid-19 (Covid-21?) foxhole, addicted to Spelling Bee, spending this summer at Lake Tahoe, California, with family visits (there are now 22 of us) and working with my son-in-law (a ’96 and nephew of Russ Hoverman) building a mountain bike trail.” Lance Nelson “sort of stumbled into mountain bike touring and just finished a solo 130-mile loop around the Finger Lakes in upstate New York, in segments of 25 to 46 miles with 40 pounds of camping gear and food on board. It’s a lot more fun than it is strenuous.”

Jim Grotta is “still healthy and able to continue skiing, sailing, biking, kayaking, and other recreational interests but more often than not having to go solo these days and limited by pandemic and age-related precautions.” Larry Rosen is “doing fine in Ukiah, California. It is hot outside and Lake Mendocino is drying up, but I’m surviving in air-conditioned comfort on our 160-acre ranch. I broke my hip in a fall last year and am still recovering with a walker, so I don’t travel.” Howard Sharfstein says, “Nothing is really new in my life, which is just wonderful. I am well, enjoying my free time, reading more, cherishing family, and opening myselfto deeper self-reflection. I am very grateful.”

Bob Ruxin is “still full time, practicing internal medicine and endocrinology in Ridgefield, Connecticut. My daughter, Lisa, is in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and my son, Josh, is in Kigali, Rwanda.” Jock Gill “continues to take photos for Peacham (Vermont) Historical Association projects, most recently for a book looking at early Peacham history.” Bruce Pacht “belongs to two choruses within the Barbershop Harmony Society, and our first return to a free, one-hour show will be outdoors as part of the Lebanon, New Hampshire, Opera House’s Nexus Music and Arts Festival.”

Mike Gfroerer “recently assumed the role of a Frank Lloyd Wright docent at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire, which owns two nearby Wright houses open to the public, one a Usonian and the other a rare Usonian Automatic.” Go look it up.

Responses to the recent announcement of our 55th reunion on September 23-24, 2022, in Hanover have been quite strong. Those who have yet to reply should contact Bruce Pacht (brucepacht67@gmail.com) for details.

And finally, on a very sad note, we report the passing of Robert Rolf Kugler on July 6 and Sam Wesley Cockrel on July 17. Their obituaries can be found on our website, 1967.dartmouth.org, and will appear later on the DAM website.

—Larry Langford, P.0. Box 71, BucklancL, MA 01339; 1967damnotes@gmail.com

Larry Langford