1952

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A year ago, in this space, we reported news that Gordy Kay and his wife, Nancy, had moved to a retirement community. He recently updated us with the news that they “have now received their Covid vaccine and are about to return to the real world.” Here’s hoping that we will all be returning to the real world as this year progresses. As you might expect, we have no news of class gatherings in person, but it does appear that classmates and partners are staying in touch by phone, Zoom, email, and other written word. Jack Boyle and Ed Finerty are two examples in the Boston area, both doing well. Frank Logan and Buzz Barton are two baseball buddies swapping reminiscences between Hanover and Bedford, Massachusetts. Buzz also called to compare U.S. Marine Corps notes, as did Alden Fiertz. Even though the experience of military service was, for most of us, short term, it also seems to have had a lasting effect. It could be called a master’s in maturity. Moving on, Charlie Curtis got in touch to report he has moved from his home in New London, New Hampshire, to retirement living at Woodcrest Village, also in New London, and he reports it is starting off well. We’ve also been in touch with Bob Callander (New Jersey), Terry Malone (Michigan), and Bob Brace (Massachusetts) regarding the exchange of Dartmouth news and they are quietly hanging in. We certainly hope the second half of2021 does bring some normalcy to our social activities and we can begin to experience class gatherings again. We have our 70th class reunion coming up in the fall of2022 and we’d certainly like to see ahealthy turnout. In the meantime, we would like very much to get your news and add some fresh names to our report. Contact info is below. Unfortunately, we have lost several more classmates, William Peterson, Warren Reeves, Jack Boyages, Walter Keany, Dorn McGrath, William Clapp, Sam Daniell, John Barclay and Elisabeth Russell. Liz Russell, widow of Angus Russell, was formally adopted by the class at our 50th reunion, because of her work at Dartmouth and her strong loyalty to the class.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@ aol.com

William Montgomery