1955

1955

As these notes are written in late February for the May/June issue of the alumni magazine, I have a feeling of uncertainty and unease internationally, politically, economically, and domestically. In many ways it has been a rough start to 2022 and overall a rough pandemic year. It has been rough for 1955, too, as noted in the list of deceased brothers below and in recent newsletters. We have been through rough times before in our lifetimes. My father would often relate to me, “You were born on March 1st; five days later, Roosevelt closed the banks.” My wife’s father when asked about the Depression years as a startup pharmacist in Daytona Beach, Florida, said, “We lived off fish and each other.” Then came WWII. We all have our own memories of how our parents got us through those years. Then on to Dartmouth and our own lives and the ups and downs. It is hoped that as you read this, peaceful and productive outcomes will have resulted.

David Conlan has been remembered by a longtime Charlotte, North Carolina, friend, business associate, and philanthropist with a $30-million donation to Atrium Health Foundation in support of a new 150,000-square-foot rehabilitation hospital to be named the David L. Conlan Center scheduled to open in November. The Atrium Health CEO said, “The David Conlan name will forever be linked with a state-oftheart rehabilitation hospital.”

Boston area classmates and spouses, widows, and guests got together for a luncheon on April 23 in Weston, Massachusetts, organized by Jack Doyle and Betty Brady in what is now an annual event

Mike Gorton remains active in their fish business. “How’s business?” He said that since they have changed from a producer to a distributor to wholesalers, chain restaurants, and chain supermarkets, the supply chain and labor have not been issues for them. Mike continues to play in a senior hockey league.

Sadly, we report the passing of Richard H. Barr, Leo H. “Buddy” Bombard, the Rev. Peter Greenfield, James A. Knox, David Neville, Davenport “Mike” Plumer, James Sanderson, and Louis C. Turner.

—Ken Lundstrom, 1912 Marsh Road, IL Apt. 132, Wilmington, DE 19810; (919) 641-5219; ken lundstrom@yahoo.com

Ken Lundstrom