1987

1987

Hello, fellow ’87s. I was happy to hear recently from Bob Cumming, who has lived in Melbourne, Australia, since 1997. This is where most of his family is located and where he met his wife, Antigone, whom he married in 2008. Bob became an engineer in 2010 and spent the next 12 years as a traffic engineer doing road safety audits and writing reports about how to make roads safer.

Two years ago Antigone suffered a stroke, and Bob retired a year ago to care for and spend time with her. Bob has been logging their travels and adventures in their yellow camper with their cat, Peppa, on awebsitecalledjourneywithpeppa.com.

In addition to travel, Bob and Antigone enj oy attending music festivals, and Antigone continues to perform with a roving Bolivian pan-pipe band and a choir. Bob also devotes time to artistic and creative pursuits. Recent projects include an amazing photo quilt he made for his parents to celebrate their 60-year wedding anniversary. He also built Moreland Mini Books Station, which is a small-scale sidewalk library that is a replica of the 1888 station building. You can look it up on the streetlibrary.org.au website—it is amazing and adorable!

Ken Block has been getting a lot of national attention recently for his investigations into the Trump campaign’s allegations of voter fraud. Among other things, Ken was subpoenaed in early 2023 by special counsel Jack Smith. Ken’s book Disproven: My Unbiased Search for Voter Fraud for the Trump Campaign, the Data That Shows Why He Lost, and How We Can Improve Our Elections will be released in March.

Sadly, our classmate Andy Hart passed on October 6.1 got to know Andy as a fellow philosophy major who was always eager to join in the discussions and tease apart a thorny issue. We traveled in the same social circles, and I have fond memories of seeing Andy bopping on the dance floor at his fraternity, Sig Ep, or at a similar establishment. Keith Boykin shared a warm remembrance of Andy in the December issue of our class newsletter, which is posted on the Dartmouth class of 1987 website.

Hoping that all of you are happy and well. Send me your news!

—Lisa Snyder, 430 Ward St., Newton, MA, 02459; dartmouth87classnews@gmail.com