1953

1953

Aaron Epstein retired as a reporter covering the U.S. Supreme Court but has kept his hand so to speak in the newspaper business by volunteering at an elementary school to tutor. Of course, after a lifetime of newspaper work, Aaron could not be deterred so he, along with his elementary school students, created a wonderful newspaper. The kids enjoy ataste ofthe entire newspaper industry by creating a newspaper in which they delve into topics in depth. Their writing is superb, and they cover all and any subj ects they find relevant. What a wonderful legacy Aaron is passing on to these youngsters! Harlan Fair’s children, with Granthia Preston, his wife, hosted a wonderful celebration of his life in accordance with his wishes: First there was a military funeral service and then a gathering at Kendal followed by a Quaker memorial service that more than 200 people attended. They were then treated to a buffet lunch. Harlan very much wanted to share his love of jazz music with his friends, so to top it all off that evening they were treated to a memorial concert by Harlan’s favorite group, The Fred Haus six-piece jazz band. Unhappily, I must add Anson Mark, Peter Mark, and Dave Donovan to our growing list of departed classmates and offer their families the sincere condolences of our class.

—Mark H. Smoller 401 Lake Shore Road, Putnam Valley, NY 10579; (834) 603-5066; dartmark@ gmail.com