Colby Magazine Volume 95 Issue 3 Fall 2006 Article 11 October 2006 Alumni @ Large Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/colbymagazine Recommended Citation (2006) "Alumni @ Large," Colby Magazine: Vol. 95 : Iss. 3 , Article 11. Available at: https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/colbymagazine/vol95/iss3/11 This Contents is brought to you for free and open access by the Colby College Archives at Digital Commons @ Colby. It has been accepted for inclusion in Colby Magazine by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ Colby. alumni at large Know Your Trustees There will be six new faces at a slightly bigger table when Colby’s Board dent emeritus of the New Hampshire Bar Association; and Charles Terrell of Trustees convenes in the fall. Last year the board agreed to expand the ’70, Ed.D., of Brookline, Mass., vice president of the Division of Diversity maximum number of trustees to help bring more diversity to its membership. Policy and Programs of the Association of American Medical Colleges. All Subsequently it elected four new corporate members: Rebecca Littleton four will serve through May 2010. Corbett ’74 of Baltimore, Maryland, deputy bureau chief in the Washington, Also joining the board are two new alumni members: John B. Devine Jr. D.C., bureau of the New York Times; Seth W. Lawry, M.B.A., of Weston, ’78 of Phoenix, Maryland, former vice president of sales for CVS and Target, Massachusetts, managing director of the Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.; L’Oreal Paris; and Todd W. Halloran ’84, M.B.A., of Darien, Connecticut, Richard Y. Uchida ’79, J.D., of Bow, New Hampshire, an attorney and presi- a partner at Freeman Spogli & Co. Rebecca Littleton John B. Devine Jr. ’78 Todd W. Halloran ’84 Seth W. Lawry Charles Terrell ’70 Richard Y. Uchida ’79 Corbett ’74 20s/30s milestones of Dean Runnals, Down East accent South in Bejing, China. Louise sees and all. Y Ethel (Paradis ’43) and a wonderful pattern of international Deaths: Elizabeth Watson Gerry ’27, June 20, 2006, in Houlton, Merritt Emerson dropped by my integration and a trend toward world Maine, at 102 Howard I. Libby Jr. ’33, July 1, 2006, in Farmington, home in March for a visit. Not only peace. She looks forward to seeing Maine, at 95 Evelyn Stapleton Burns ’33, July 10, 2006, in Potomac, have they found happy homes for all of classmates and many others in June Y Md., at 95 Ruth E. White ’34, August 21, 2006, in Lexington, the books from their successful Book 2007. Dorothy Rodgers Jordan Mass., at 93 Eugene A. McAlary ’35, September 2, 2006, in West Barn, which they closed permanently reports the sad news that she lost her Yarmouth, Mass., at 93 Benjamin B. Brownstein ’37, August 15, last year, they have plans to move into dear husband, Clay Jordan, on May smaller living quarters before another 12, 2006, after a three-month illness 2006, in West Palm Beach, Fla., at 91 Arnold (Bernstein) Benton ’39, June 16, 2006, in Centereach, N.Y., at 87. winter. Their daughter-in-law, Kathy due to complications of pneumonia. Lynn Emerson, who lives in Maine, is a She has many cherished memories 40s milestones successful writer of historical mystery of their world travels to sustain novels. Her latest, Face Down Beside St. her. She, too, looks forward to our Deaths: Myron “Doc” Berry ’40, August 29, 2006, in Houghton, Ann’s Well, got a very favorable review 60th reunion. Mich., at 87 Dennis Crommett ’41, June 25, 2005, in Albion, in the Bangor Daily News. Y Nancy Maine, at 86 Frances Willey Moses ’41, June 18, 2002, in Pattison McCarthy and her husband, 48 Kay Weisman Jaffe wrote in Black’s Harbour, N.B., at 82 Richard L. Hansen ’42, August 23, Joe, kept the medical people busy this early April that she had just returned 2005, in Gillette, N.J., at 84 J. Franklin Pineo Jr. ’42, June 22, past year. Joe had a pacemaker implant, from a cruise around South America. 2006, in Ithaca, N.Y., at 90 Ruth Wolfe Schreiner ’42, February and Nancy had major back surgery, so The continent is beautiful, she said, 11, 2005, in Portland, Ore., at 83 William J. Tetreau ’42, M.D., they missed Joe’s 60th West Point re- from the glaciers and the snow-topped union. Once they recovered, they were Andes to the warm colorful towns, November 7, 2005, in Ogunquit, Maine, at 86 Marjorie Brown hosts for a reunion of Joe’s Gelenhau- big cities, and ranches. Y Gordon Pursley ’43, May 29, 2006, in West Islip, N.Y., at 84 Patricia sen, Germany, battalion of 40 years Miller attended the Colby reunion Berquist Donna ’44, August 18, 2006, in Waterville, Maine, at ago. —Josephine Pitts McAlary and hoped to meet some old friends. 87 Edward R. Halpin ’45, April 29, 2006, in Augusta, Maine, at He wrote that Jane is still unable to 83 William L. Whittemore ’45, September 7, 2006, in La Jolla, Louise Kelley Pape Roches- be at home after her stroke three 47 Calif., at 81 Joseph G. Von Handorf ’46, November 3, 2005, in ter observes that it is hard to believe years ago. He manages to play a little Wilmington, Mass., at 79 Jean Crie Hodgkins ’48, September she turned 80 and graduated from golf every so often and does some 6, 2006, in Thomaston, Maine, at 80 S. Vincent Monaco ’49, Colby 60 years ago next June. Two of volunteer work. He said he enjoys July 18, 2006, in Boynton Beach, Fla., at 83 Bridget Agnes Fay her six children also graduated from taking a Windjammer cruise once O’Keefe ’49, July 22, 2006, in Newburyport, Mass., at 83. Colby—Paul Pape ’75 and Andrea or twice a year in the Caribbean and Pape ’79. Her other four children that he’s hearing a lot better after his 44 Hard to believe that we have in a retirement center and enjoys it are spread out in many different first experience with hearing aids in been graduates of Colby for 62 years! thoroughly. She says her days are busy directions. Of her 10 grandchildren, each ear. Y Everett Rockwell sent Some of us graduated even earlier, and with aerobics, swimming, bridge, and one is coming home soon from two details of the health of his wife, Mim, a few returned after serving in the short excursions to nearby places of years in Sendai, 400 miles north of and her prognosis. They are doing Armed Forces and got degrees several interest. She said that a delightful lady Tokyo. Another was in Cyprus during the best they can under the circum- years later. Regardless, congratula- from Maine, 100 years old, recently the second semester of her junior year stances. They remained in Florida tions to all. Y Nan Grahn Chris- moved into her retirement complex at MIT. Jill Pape spent the last half this summer, leaving Wolfeboro to tensen lives in Pompano Beach, Fla., and that she looks and reminds her of her senior year at Newton (Mass.) be cared for by others. Everett sent COLBY / FAll 2006 43 alumni at large 1920s-30s-40s Correspondents only three classmates. Please send larity and humidity.” I couldn’t resist nice reunion in March with Carolyn news. —David and Dorothy Marson e-mailing Bill back to let him know English Caci ’53 and her husband, 1920s-30s that his item would certainly be in this John, who had traveled to Barnstable 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947 49 Toby Harvey Graf and I issue. Two days later he wrote again. on Cape Cod to see my most recent c/o Meg Bernier spent June 10 at the 2006 reunion “Sandy, this morning I recognized my stage undertaking, On Golden Pond. Colby College festivities. There were 11 ’49ers on neighbor, who has a Bowdoin connec- The week before, Barbara Bone Office of Alumni Relations the 50-plus Club roster, and I saw tion (his granddaughter is attending Leavitt also came, with her sister Waterville, ME 04901 10 of them. On the list were John Bowdoin and was wearing a Bowdoin Dorothy. Now that’s friendship, and I 207-859-4312 Appleton, Walter Borucki, Vir- sweatshirt). I asked her if she had ever did appreciate it! Y My best to you all. [email protected] ginia Young Ellis, Ruth Endicott seen the blue bear. She responded —Jan “Sandy” Pearson Anderson [email protected] Freeman, Mary Bauman Gates, that the bear has sported all kinds of [email protected] Sid McKeen, Bud Nannig, Ann colors over the years. Then she asked 53 Some time ago I heard from [email protected] Jennings Taussig, Robert Tonge, me if Colby’s mascot was the white Denny Leach. He retired but keeps Hope (Toby) Harvey Graf, and mule. (Remember, his statue stands active with ballooning in New 1940 myself. We were in another of the outside the Harold Alfond Athletic Mexico and cruising to Alaska, the Ernest C. Marriner Jr. three- or four-day rainstorms that Center.) She had been required, Columbia River, and the Carib- 10 Walnut Drive plagued Maine this spring, so the as a freshman, to have her picture bean. He plans to go to the Winter Augusta, ME 04330-6032 parade of classes was one of several taken in front of the mule. I asked Olympics in Vancouver. Y Tom m i 207-623-0543 things canceled. After we’d all par- her, ‘Which end?’ ‘Front,’ she said. Thompson Staples reports that she [email protected] taken of the traditional lobster bake, Bowdoin kids have better manners and Carolyn English Caci were 1941 the weather improved slightly— than we had.” Y A newspaper article planning a trip to New York City to Bonnie Roberts Hathaway stopped raining anyway! Y Last about Jean Remington McCaffery visit Marty Friedlaender.