Classnotes: Summer 2016

motorhome (a 2003 Winnebago Brave, which degree in May 2015. I can’t imagine why celebrating, Maxine is busy knitting for each we lived in full time for a year or so, traveling) it took so long. My wife, Elaine (Norris) new addition to the extended family. and will use it this summer for an extended C’60, P’93, and I visited him a couple of Bob and Mary (Peck) C’62 Davidson also trip east to see family and friends. Younger times while he was at Wabash. It was clear had to skip the reunion as their grandson, daughter Linda’s husband has a job teaching that he had become a much-loved school Andrew, was graduating from high school at the University of Surrey Law School, so they institution—much as he was at Drew— in June. Their oldest son, John, will retire will be moving from Harvard Law School and had a remarkable rapport with his from the Marin County Fire Department to England soon. Elder daughter Jennifer students. John lived in a small house on after 30 years as a firefighter and EMT. He’s (mother of the grandkids) is a histological the edge of campus, and we still remember a licensed alligator hunter in Florida and technician making pathology slides for Mohs one Saturday during Homecoming Week, recently caught 8- and 9-foot gators. skin cancer surgery. I continue with my when wave after wave of students rang John and Mary-Ann (Kennerly) Clinton Dickens study group, as we traverse all of his doorbell to introduce their girlfriends, have been in Lincoln, Nebraska, for four Dickens fiction. We began in 2012. I recently parents, grandparents, etc. That weekend years now and still enjoy all the cultural bought a red 1970 Triumph Spitfire roadster John gave a small dinner party. After the activities, from the symphony to the Lied (stick shift), with a view to towing it flat guests had left and we were cleaning up, Center. Their son, Mark, also performs in behind the RV this summer. I tell people John began putting leftovers into containers the area. “all I need now is a leggy blonde to go with that were clearly too large for a refrigerator. The last column showed an incorrect it,” which doesn’t always go over well. “What gives, John?” “Oh, we’re taking this URL for the horse rescue organization that Dave Morse passed away on March 25, over to the fraternity where I’m faculty Virginia (Mach) Hagler volunteers with in Good Friday. On behalf of the Class of ’58, adviser.” So, in the middle of the night, the Mojave Desert. The correct address is I extend my heartfelt sympathies to his we went trotting across campus with tubs meaola.org, a Hawaiian name that means wife, Barbara, and his family. If any alumni of food. At the frat house we were beset “survivor.” Sorry, Ginny. would like to reach out to Barbara, please by about a dozen hungry young men. Evi- do so through the Office of Alumni & Parent dently this was just part of a ritual following Allen Hood C’65, P’92 Relations via [email protected]. one of John’s parties. But we digress. John 65 [email protected] CLASSNOTES writes, “All is well. I still waddle off to Greece Hurray! Good news has come from Ellen M. deLalla each spring, this year a tinge later because of George Engelhardt. He can drive once 59 [email protected] the degree. Also, I teach a course each term again, relying on his healthy right eye. Let The College of Liberal Arts The only news I can report is about at a local university. This will be the last us hope he can join us for the 55th reunion! myself. That’s a sad state of affairs for me year; I want more freedom.” Getting news Susan Klett Noonan just completed and for our classmates. Please send your from John was an unexpected perk of being two years as president of the Woman’s City A note from Sol Gittleman: Getting Cafe Baci. We missed Bob T’60 and Flora Department of Energy. Lee died at age 83 on news to [email protected] or to my class secretary. Club of Cincinnati, a civic organization that 55 ready for the eighth and ninth Robinson Hullstrung, who were in the October 22, 2015. He is survived by Pat, his email, above. My final bit of reportage has to do with educates, empowers and engages citizens innings. Sorry I missed our 60th frosty state of Connecticut. Pru shared wife of 60 years, their three sons and their sons’ I’ve been writing a memoir for over five a social gathering at Norman MacArthur to participate together in promoting the reunion. I finished teaching regular classes, marvelous pictures of her trip to Africa. families, including five grandchildren and years in a class called Lifelines. A small essay and Bill Novak’s place in Bucks County last common good. Its focus is women and but Robyn and I have been on a busy alumni Sue Korte Palmore is now living in three great-grandchildren.” Our sympathies from it was published in the spring 2016 fall. The occasion was a celebratory dinner families; self-sufficiency and adequate schedule that had us twice in Europe and Arlington, Virginia. She married Peyton go out to Lee’s family and friends. issue of Saratoga Living magazine. Entitled in honor of Bill Hayes who was venturing income; racial and economic equality; and in Phoenix, Denver and Chicago this year. Palmore in 1983. Unfortunately, he died in Gail (Fisher) Moizeau visited me on her “Mother’s Notebook,” it tells of how my north from his Florida digs. Nancy Marshall social justice. She and her husband, Dave, We celebrate our 60th anniversary in 2015. Sue went to Columbia Presbyterian way home from visiting her sister in Rochester. parents ran a small “restaurant” in our Stroh, Judy Smith, Elaine Price Berkoff, also adopted two new family members, Jack September. We sold our house, and are after Drew for a nursing degree and was It was good to catch up on news, share stories rented home near Saratoga Springs, New Nicki Nock Ridenour and her husband, and Russell and dachshund mix littermates. moving into a senior community in the next active in public health nursing for many and get advice for my new kitten. I would York, in 1938 during the Great Depression. Elaine and I were present. Everyone who Susan sends everyone wishes for good town, Lexington, Massachusetts. Still writing, years. She started a program for pregnant love to have visits from more Drew friends. Every penny counted back then. “Use it up, was anyone was there, except the guest of health; it’s a bonus at our age. lecturing and trying to hang together. I hear high school teenagers and now works Do you realize that next year will be our 60th wear it out, make it do” were the bywords honor. Didn’t Bill miss another gathering at Martha Burt Hassard reports that after from the skinny kids in the Class of ’56 once in a nursery caring for their babies. Her reunion? It’s not too early to plan ahead! of our generation, born during those dark Norman’s a few years ago? The older I get, a bit more than 18 months, she is gradually in awhile—Ron and Roy—and run into lots of daughter works in Las Vegas. Sue has eight days, and affected by the Depression and the more clearly I remember things that never adjusting to life in Florida. The less-hot Drew alumni, but none who remember Young grandchildren. John Borden World War II ever after. It’s quite a contrast occurred. It was a wonderful evening, and we season, November to March, is definitely her and Schabacker, my mentors, who guided Jim Hill planned to come to the reunion 58 [email protected] to some of the glitzy life portrayed in the all enjoyed ourselves immensely, but don’t favorite. This summer and fall, she and her me and showed me a profession. Be well. but was forced to cancel those plans. As First an apology to Dave Ossenkop magazine. I can now proudly say that I’m ask for specifics. There’s a vague recollection husband hope to spend about two weeks in he said, “I was told many years ago that ya who caught an error in last edition’s column. a published writer! that Elaine Berkoff was dragging Nancy off New England, visiting friends and relatives. Ronald Vander Schaaf gotta be tough to get old. Didn’t understand Dave reminded me that it was his son Peter on a cruise of the Greek islands for a couple Since her husband prefers to stay in Florida 56 [email protected] then; now I do.” Many of us totally agree with that he visited, and not Peter Rushbrook. Carl Verrusio C’60, P’93 of weeks. Great! Don’t be deterred by the while she’s more adventurous, she is Jenny Fenby Nida sent a note in Jim. His granddaughter will be installed as Rolf Ahlers wrote that he presided over 60 [email protected] turmoil in the region. “Travel,” according to looking for a female companion who would January that had lots of news. Thank you, Grand Worthy Advisor of the International the demise of winter from the vantage of his The first response from a classmate Mark Twain, “is fatal to prejudice, bigotry Jenny! She and Bob Nida T’56 moved Order of Rainbow for Girls, in Oklahoma, at deck, watching and hearing the ice breaking was a chatty email from Ruth (Epping) Olsson.

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