The Newsletter of the Great Class of 1963 The Information Superhighway Class Officers: President: Vice President(s)/ Secretary: Alumni Council: Newsletter Editor: Co- Head Agent Larry Bailey Mini-Reunion Harry R. Ziokower Bob Bysshe Dave Schaefer Steve Guthrie 308 Hemlock Ln. Chairmen: 190 Amity Road. 1401 Winters Creek Rd. 73 Upland Rd. 8 Tiger Lily Lane Lopez Island, Sam Cabot Brooklyn, NY 11201 Palm City, FL 34990 Concord, MA 01742 Scarborough, ME 04074 WA 98261 103 Hart St. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 360-468-3217 Beverly Farms, MA Treasurer: 207-883-4835 (H) [email protected] 01915 William L. Russell III Webmaster: Head Agent: 207-771-0818 (W) 5 Hofer Court Terry Russell Bob Bysshe Dan Muchinksy Metuchen, NJ 08840 PO Box 1254 1401 Winters Creek Rd. Co- Head Agent 373 Stage Rd. Quechee, VT 05059 Palm City, FL 34990 Charles T. Parton Plainfield, NH [email protected] 154 Alderbrook Road 03781 Little Silver, NJ 07739-1815

ISSUE: January March May July SEPTEMBER November 2017

1963 HOME PAGE: www.dartmouth.org/classes/63 EDITOR: [email protected]

HANOVER HOMECOMING MINI SET FOR OCT. 6 – 8, THE YALE GAME.

ow lucky can you be when you join your classmates for our Hanover Mini? It’s a great opportunity to practice your handshake that you’ll need for our 55th H Reunion, June 11-14. Fri. night’s festivities start with a Class dinner at the Canoe Club on Main St., followed by the traditional Homecoming parade and bonfire. Sat.’s activities begin with the Exec. Comm. meeting at 8:30 AM in the Treasure Room, Baker Library (All welcome. Refreshments served.), Yale game at 1:30 and then cocktails and a victory dinner at Dan and Mary’s lovely home. Sign- up on page 7. See you there!

“DONE TENDING TO HIS *rock shows and a host of other GARDEN” “After 50 years, popular events, from the arena event scheduler Steve Beanpot hockey tournament to Nazro retires” By Kiana Cole Disney On Ice. 6/23/17 The Boston Globe. Now, the man who has “For 50 years, Steve Nazro juggled the arena’s schedule has pieced together an intricate since Bill Russell graced the puzzle at the TD Garden — parquet is setting down his scheduling a slate of home datebook. games for the Bruins and On Thursday, hundreds of Nazro’s family and colleagues Celtics while finding room for gathered at TD Garden to Dartmouth Class of 1963 Page 2 celebrate Nazro’s retirement Not long after his mother’s fan. from his longtime position as inquiries, Nazro sprang into “Now I like them,” he said. the arena’s vice president of action. On Dec. 26, 1966, he But of all the events Nazro event scheduling. was hired as a group sales helped bring to the arena, one “He has been such a director at the Garden. means the most to him: The champion of getting national “From then on, I’ve just Beanpot. An annual hockey events and bringing them to volunteered for everything,” tournament that features Boston Boston,” said Amy Latimer, Nazro said. “And I was volun- College, Boston University, president of the TD Garden. told to do everything.” Harvard University, and “He has made an impact on so Nazro has booked countless Northeastern University, the many people.” big-name performers, but one of Beanpot has been played at the Latimer noted that Nazro’s his personal favorites eluded Garden since 1953. tenure spanned more than 8,000 him. Nazro first attended the events, 1,000 concerts, and “Eminem,” he told the event as a student at Dartmouth, eight Boston Celtics champion- audience, much to their and was captivated that so many ships. surprise. “He’s a poet — he’s a people came to watch college “I didn’t make the basket,” poet of the late 20th century, hockey. When he ended up Nazro quipped as the crowd and a lot of what he says working at the Garden, the cheered. resonates with me.” Beanpot was one of his first “But you did make them But Nazro has plenty of major responsibilities. available,” Latimer said. stories from the bands he did “I took it upon myself to Nazro said a saying from book, like the time in 1972 make sure that everything was former Boston Garden president when The Rolling Stones got done as best I could,” he said. Larry Moulter has always stuck arrested in Rhode Island, hours He became great friends with him: The Garden is a before they were supposed to with the hockey coaches, semipublic trust, operated by a perform at the Garden. relationships that provided private company but intended Desperate to get the band to some of his fondest memories for the public’s enjoyment. Boston for the show, Eddie from his career. “Everybody who comes here … Powers, then-president of the So, it was fitting that, as comes to be entertained, to have Boston Garden and Mayor Nazro recalled some of his a respite in their day,” Nazro Kevin White called the favorite times with the said. “They come here with governor of Rhode Island. tournament, Latimer unveiled kids, and they come here with Steve Nazro helped organize the new name of the their dates.” Mick Jagger and The Rolling tournament’s MVP award. And, as long-time colleague Stones’ visit to the Boston “The Steve Nazro Award,” Al Valenti put it, “Steve has Garden for a concert in 1972. Latimer said, her voice been the custodian of public “The conversation must have wavering with emotion. trust.” been fabulous,” Nazro said, Nazro’s jaw dropped. His As he looked back over his because shortly after they hung hands covered his mouth in career, Nazro, 75, recalled his up, the Stones were escorted to shock, and his eyes began to mother asking him about his the Massachusetts border. They water. plans for the future. After went on to play their show, “I’m truly honored,” he said graduating from Dartmouth even though they didn’t start as he was handed one of the College and serving two years until midnight. new awards. “That’s a very, in the US Army, it was time to Before he saw them that night, very nice thing to do.” find a profession. Nazro wasn’t much of a Stones

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When he looks back through of the interns in the Dartmouth important part of our highly pictures of his years with the Partners in Community Service challenged society - and that Garden, Nazro can determine San Francisco Social Impact motivates me to help anyway I the era by a couple of telltale Internship Program. can.” signs — his hair and his tie. But PS. “On June 24, Bob Dresser friends and colleagues said the convened a mini reunion of me, true mark of his life is his Jim Bell (and his brother character. Dexter), Arnold Low and by “When you possess honesty phone from somewhere in the and integrity in business, the Middle East, Gary Crippin. rest is easy,” said Valenti, who We were at the Fat Lady first met Nazro when he sold restaurant in Oakland. pizza at the venue in 1967 and When Gary manages to slip later worked with him as a by the travel ban and returns to boxing promoter. “He extends the Bay Area around the end of more than just a contract, he July, we plan to meet again.” extends a handshake and a friendship.” MOVING ON. As the celebration drew to a “It’s been a long time, since close, Nazro shared some words I checked in,” says BRUCE of advice, which he boiled DERRY on his green card. “As down to a simple philosophy. I write, I’m packing to return to ‘I try to be honest with Sarasota, FL after living in my anybody who asks me a log cabin in the woods in Little question. I think I have to treat Switzerland, NC. people the way I would like to Have 2 brothers and a son be treated — part of that is that lives in Florida and lots of honest, part of that is Bob reports, “It was taken friends from the twenty years gentle.’ the night of our seminar that I lived there previously To a point, anyway. (6/22/17). I am mentoring Justin from 1985 – 2005. “I get mad like everybody Lao (right next to me in the Retired in 2005, sort of. else,” he said. “But I almost light sweater). I provided Managed a real estate never let anyone else know.” an evening seminar for the development, sold modular Also in The Boston Globe whole group on the history, role homes. Short stint as 6/26 Metro section, Naz made and function of NGO independent contractor for the ☛ “Quote of the Day”: organizations as well as Verizon and three great years “Everybody who comes pithy insights and sage working PT for a day care here…comes to be entertained. observations from my center for autistic adults. They come with kids, and they own checkered past. Celebrated 20 years of being come here with their dates.” Most of all they are a bright clean and sober on 6/18. (Congrats, Naz, from the Class) and highly motivated group Hoping to make our 55th.” who are spending a summer 4609 Morningside, Unit 29, taking a good hard look at the Sarasota, FL 34235 808-984- DPCS NGO NGO sector with the hope that 7771 [email protected] BOB PHILLIPS’s email of some of them will chose a 6/27 included a photo (below) career in this critically

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HOW LUCKY CAN YOU GET? wife. (This was my Vox 4) Great physicians, “SNATCHING VICTORY FROM Clamantis in Dining Room technology, and meds THE JAWS OF DEFEAT.” moment.) were immediately -By Dave Schaefer She finally heard me available. Oh, out - Life is full of choices. Some and called the EMTs, who took standing nurses too! involve luck; others don’t. me to the closest hospital by 5) Very important, I am Mine took the meaning of law. There, the hospital mucky- blessed with terrific luck to a whole new level. mucks recommended taking me classmates and friends One particular choice came to another bigger hospital with who sent their thoughts, with the condition that I would better facilities. On this trip, I and prayers, which did have to die - yes, die - in order was fully awake and so felt each make the difference. to be lucky enough to live. of the 7 electrical jolts from the Thank you, all. First, a little background. In paddles. My heart rate was 1995 I had a heart attack as about 200 BPM as we arrived at Yes, I am extremely lucky. many of you know. It left a the ER, where they finally In fact, the attending cardiac scarred heart that could possibly stabilized me. surgeon said, “With your luck, lead to arrhythmia (irregular you should go to Las Vegas!” But just how lucky can you rhythm of the heartbeat) Later, a Lahey th perhaps the next week, month, get? That’s the 55 theme line. year, in decades or never. Hospital, Burlington, Let’s hear from you about some So, my life and death MA surgeon said: aspect of your life where luck, a choices started on June 28, 2017 miracle or whatever you want to at 1 PM. I had a choice to go “Technically, you call it played a significant role. out to my garden, which with were dead!” *Oh, a friend of mine 20/20 hindsight, could have led jokingly likened my battered to certain death as no one else face (bloodied nose, forehead was out there. The other choice, I rank these sweet, uplifting, lump, two black eyes and facial staying in the house helping my awe-inspiring words as the best abrasions) to what you’d expect wife with some chores, turned I’ve ever heard …as I had to be to see after a Gene Fullmer/ out to be the lucky one. alive to hear them! Carmen Basilio fight! It just happened that I was So how lucky can you get? Wallet size photos available. on my screen porch, when the 1) I made the right choice arrhythmia that had been to stay in the house CRASH COURSE. lurking inside me without any where someone was. “Read about the nose plant,” symptoms since 1995, 2) Had access to great local pens TOM JESTER. “Here’s EMTs who probably one better.” clobbered me. I started crawling th into my nearby dining room, but saved my life. “April 24 I turned right on along the way passed out. 3) Got a sneak peek at the Rt. 22 and proceeded to crash Somehow I smashed my face in future when they took a into a couple of cars. I was the process. I awoke in a pool of photo of my heart. It schlepped off to the ER where I blood and a bump on my showed 4 severely (70, proceeded to have a mild stroke forehead the size of an ostrich 80, 90, & 100%) – no apparent damage. egg.* The blood was from my blocked arteries that It was determined that I had cute pug nose that had once could have killed me in blanked out because of a seizure more become a sacrificial lamb. hours? Days? Weeks? (cause undetermined). Several times, I cried out for my They were bypassed.

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The judge dismissed the under “Dartmouth Class of Make sure to check with all ticket for reckless driving and 1963” for the nights of Oct. 6 venues for required deposit & leaving the scene of the and 7. 800-628-7727 cancellation policy. accident (first crash), but the Again, on Sept 1 any Sec. of State has my driver’s unreserved rooms will be Other hostelries in the license! released at Comfort Inn. area: Hanover Inn, Hanover I’m playing golf regularly (800) 443-7024; Dowd's and have no apparent Venue #2 – 10 rooms Country Inn Lyme, N.H. (603) deficiencies. reserved at the Marriott 795 - 4712; Alden Country Inn Cop said I was only doing15 Fairfield Inn and Suites in nd (formerly the Lyme Inn) 603- MPH when I hit the 2 car. White River for Homecoming 795-2222; Quechee Inn, I hope you’re as well as I weekend, nights of 10/6 and Quechee, VT (800) 235-3133; am.” 10/7. The rate of $249 tax Fireside Inn (was Radisson), (Tom, I feel better every day included with a hot breakfast West Lebanon (800) 962-3198; and appreciate each day as daily and free wifi. (You might Quality Inn, US 4, Quechee well. Schaef) try asking for a Senior Citizens’ 800-732-4376; Comfort Inn, rate.) Note that any rooms not White River 800-628-7727; booked by Sept 5 will be CLASS QUICKIES Best Western, White River 800- returned to inventory. Callers 370-4656; Holiday Inn, White must ask for “Dartmouth 1963 River 800-648-6754. Airport CQ 1. HOMECOMING MINI Reunion” to obtain the Economy Inn, West Lebanon OCT. 6 – 8. rate. 802-291-9911 800-433-3466. Prices vary. Again, on Sept 5 any Our Hanover mini is a great Check this web site for a more unreserved rooms will be opportunity to renew bonds complete listing: th released at Marriott Fairfield with classmates as our 55 www.alumni.dartmouth.edu/visi Inn and Suites reunion approaches. . tingcampus/uppervalleylodging

The foliage should be at its To find accommodations in peak and let’s hope the football ’63 Hanover Mini Events: team is as well. or near Hanover for other Friday night dinner will be football weekends, you can try at 5:30 pm at The Canoe Club a discount website like Restaurant on Main Street, HOMECOMING www.expedia.com or 10/6-10/8/2017: Hanover (pay as you go). www.hotels.com; or call Saturday morning there will It’s the Yale Game. directly to: Afterwards, Dan and Mary have be a ’63 Class Exec Comm. meeting at 8:30 a.m. in the graciously offered to host our Hampton Inn, WRJ VT - post game victory dinner again Treasure Room of Baker $206/night* (Ask for Senior Library. Coffee, juice, pastries at their lovely home. Citizens Rate) Rate includes The Class has booked will be available. All welcome. taxes & breakfast 802- 296- Pre-game tailgating at the blocks of rooms at two 2800 venues: Friends of Dartmouth Football White River Inn & Suites - tent at Memorial Field. The Venue #1- 7 rooms at the $231/night* includes taxes football game at 1:30 PM vs. a Comfort Inn in White River &Continental Breakfast 802- worthy opponent, Yale. Ticket Junction for $195.11 per night 295- 3015 office: 603-646-2466. Ask for including tax. The rooms are * Current published prices tickets in the 1963 section. being held until September 1

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Our post-game Saturday VAN. SAME PLACE AS TWO Please register me for our victory celebration (fermented YEARS AGO. 55th Reunion. malt or grape beverages $10 fee NOTE: IN CASE OF REALLY p/p) starts at about 5:30 PM and I have enclosed a check for catered dinner ($75 p/p) at 7:00 BAD WEATHER GO TO THE $______($50 per PM- rain or shine. This year we FRIENDS OF DARTMOUTH person). will again be at Dan and Mary’s FOOTBALL TENT. lovely home in Plainfield, NH. Name: Sunday breakfast will again CQ 3. 55TH REUNION PRE- ______be at the Hanover Inn on an REGISTRATION DISCOUNT ______individual basis at 9 AM. Plan on joining your friends and We are pricing our Number of people including classmates in Hanover for all 55th Reunion at $525 per yourself attending: ______the fun. person. To encourage folks to Contact Mini Reunion Co- register early and give us a Do you plan to attend the Chair Sam Cabot, 978-927- reliable count for planning, we Extension? Yes/No: ______2333 or [email protected] and are offering a $50 Pre-Register say, “yes you are coming to Discount to classmates who The Lake Morey Resort our Homecoming Mini” by pre-register by Extension Sept. 15. December 15, 2017. The cost for the 2-day extension at the Lake Morey CQ 2. HARVARD To pre-register and qualify Resort is $300 per person, for the discount, please mail which includes all meals. We GAME 10/28 your deposit check for $50 per will have our own tent on the PRE-GAME MINI WITH THE person along with the following beautiful Lake Morey Resort SCHAEFER’S FOR HARVARD IN information to Bill Russell. The grounds just like in Hanover. balance of $425 ($525 less $50 CAMBRIDGE. GAME STARTS AT We are planning an old fashion early registration discount, less New England Clam Bake with 12:00 PM. THAT’S NOON! $50 deposit) will be billed in TAILGATING AT clam chowda, corn bread, corn March, when the Web on the cob, salads, steamers and THE SCHAEFER’S VAN STARTS registration site goes live and a 1 ½ pound lobster, and live AS SOON AS WE ARE you complete the registration entertainment for Thursday PERMITTED ACCESS TO THE process on-line. Of course, if night; and a Texas BBQ with PARKING LOT. you cannot make it, your chicken, ribs and steak and all FINGER FOOD, SOUP, deposit will be fully refunded. the fixin’s for Friday night. CHILI, ETC. WELCOME. Golf and tennis are available, as Make your check out to GATE 14 OFF SOLDIERS well as boating, swimming and Dartmouth Class of 1963 for FIELD RD. TAKE A LEFT hiking along beautiful walking $50 per person, and mail it to paths. IMMEDIATELY INSIDE AND GO Bill Russell, 5 Hofer Court, ALL THE WAY DOWN AS FAR Metuchen, NJ 08840 along with If you want to play golf, AS YOU CAN GO AND AROUND the following information: please let me know. We need THE CORNER TO THE RIGHT. to reserve tee times by mid- LOOK FOR THE ORANGE fall (no joke). We can always TRAFFIC CONE ON A WHITE cancel, but I am told there will

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1963's FALL HOMECOMING MINI REUNION October 6 - 8, 2017 PLEASE RESPOND BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 FOLIAGE • FOOTBALL • FOOD • FRIENDS • FUN

FRIDAY 5:30 PM CASUAL DINNER The Canoe Club, Main St., Hanover (PAY AS YOU GO) SIGN UP ASAP!! 7:00 PM Form up for Homecoming Parade to bonfire

SATURDAY 8:30 AM EXEC COMM. MEETING • LOCATION: THE TREASURE ROOM/ BAKER ALL '63s AND WIVES INVITED - COFFEE/PASTRIES 1:30 PM VARSITY FOOTBALL VS YALE (ORDER YOUR TICKETS IN '63 SECTION) 5:30 PM POST-GAME SOCIALIZING AT DAN AND MARY’S HOME, 373 Stage Rd., PLAINFIELD, NH 603-469-7988 (BEER/WINE - $10 PER PERSON, 7:00 PM DINNER - $75 PER PERSON)

SUNDAY 9:00 AM BREAKFAST AT HANOVER INN (PAY AS YOU GO)

------Cut here and mail coupon today, email or phone------

YES, Sam, count me/us in as follows: Yes No DUE

Friday: Dinner at The Canoe Club # of people ______(PAY AS YOU GO)

Saturday: Exec. Comm. meeting ______NA

Post-game Party at Dan and Mary’s

# of adults at $10 PP ______$______

Dinner

# of people @ $75 PP. ______$______

Sunday Breakfast at Hanover Inn

# of people ______(PAY AS YOU GO)

Total $______

ALL RESERVATIONS NEED TO BE CONFIRMED NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, SEPT. 15

NAMES:______(Please print) Address/phone/email______Please return this coupon (together with a check in the appropriate amount payable to: DARTMOUTH CLASS of 1963 to: Sam Cabot, 103 Hart St., Beverly, MA 01915-2161 978-927-2333 or [email protected]

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be none available unless we line Make sure to let them know you 2017 FOOTBALL them up early. are with the Class of ’63. Sept. 16 at Stetson 6 PM To register, just call the You will be billed for the Sept. 23 Holy Cross 7 PM reservation desk at the Lake extension separately. Sept. 29 (FRI) at Penn 7 PM Morey Resort (802/333-4311), Oct. 7 Yale 1:30 PM and reserve your room. Rooms Rooms held till the end of HOMECOMING run from $259 to $299 per night March, but please register early Oct. 14 at Sacred Heart 1 PM plus tax. They will require a to help us with planning. Oct. 21 Columbia 12:30 PM $100 deposit, refundable up to Oct. 28 at Harvard 12 Noon one week prior to the event. To view the Reunion schedule (Schaefer’s hosting) or for more information, go Nov. 4 Cornell 1:30 PM

to www.63reunion.com. Nov 10 at Brown 8 PM Friday at Fenway Park, Boston Nationally televised Dartmouth games: Nov. 18 Princeton 1:30 PM Friday, Sept. 29 at Penn, 7 p.m. NBCSports Network Saturday, Oct. 21 vs. Columbia,

12:30 p.m. Eleven Network Saturday, Oct. 28 at Harvard,

Noon, New England Sports Network (NESN) Friday, Nov. 10 vs. Brown (Fenway Park) 8 p.m., NBCSports Network