1965

1965

A class meeting on July 9 was convened by president Mike Gonnerman via Zoom; 25 classmates were in attendance. Here are some highlights. Sixtieth reunion chair Roger Hansen announced that dates are scheduled June 16-18,2025. Final activity dates are pending College approval. Jim Griffiths reported on behalf of our Dartmouth College Fund committee that we met our goal of 35-percent participation with a total of 36 percent. Total dollar contributions were well in excess of our goal. Pete Frederick updated that our decision to honor deceased classmates with a $65 contribution to an activity appropriate to that classmate has been approved and will be implemented. The full minutes may be found on www.biggreen65.com.

My old roomie Rod Meade has joined the ranks of’65 authors with a new thriller, The Maltese Connection, anovel of international intriguebased in large part on Rod’s real-life experiences as a member of Navy underwater demolition teams and SEAL teams (yes, he really was one of those guys). The plot centers on Mac McGuire, aformer SEAL who uncovers an international plot that includes the assassination of the pope. I highly recommend it. Rod wrote me: “You will also smile, no doubt, with my reference to my principal character’s Dartmouth heritage, including the fact that he lived in 106 Massachusetts Hall (the first-year room we shared).”

In mid-June Jane and Tom Meacham flew from Anchorage to Boston so that Tom could compete in his 23 rd running ofthe Mount Washington Road Race (MWRR). In Concord, New Hampshire, they enjoyed lunch with Glenn Currie, Tom’s old Dartmouth roomie, and his wife, Susanne. At the MWRR itself, Tom ran (in truth, power-hiked) to third place (out of three) in the men’s 80-84 age group. The weather at the summit this year was typical: Once above the treeline, the racers had 40-degree temperatures and a steady wind averaging 35 mph, with frequent gusts above 65 mph, and much more headwind than tailwind.

We have lost classmates Russell Rothrock and Birger Benson. For further information, visit www. biggreen65.com.

—Bob Murphy, 7 Willow Spring Lane, Hanover, NH 03755, (603) 643-5589; murph65nh@comcast.net