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Class News majored in music. He was a member and president of the Glee Club, as well as being a Medddiebempster for four years, during which (in the words of Terry Stenberg ’56) ‘he demonstrated his command of the complicated second tenor harmonic transitions essential to the success of many Meddie arrangements.’ He served on the student union committee, a number of fraternity committees, and was a major contributor to the Echoes from the Pines CD, which was produced for our 45th Reunion. In our 50th Reunion yearbook he recounted two thirtyyear careers: sales management with Proctor & Gamble, and proprietor of House of Stamps. Maintaining his musical interests, he co-founded and participated in several vocal groups. Dana is survived by Carolee, his wife of fifty-four years, and their daughter Stacey. His fraternity was Beta Theta Pi. “Tailgate gatherings attracted Harry Carpenter, Bill Cooke, Flora Cowen (with her sister Rona Buchbinder and granddaughters Talia ’16 and Sophia ’18), Barbara and Dave Ham, Nancy and Ed Langbein, Marcia Pendexter, Joanie and Bob Shepherd, Ann and John Snow, Mary and Clem Wilson, and a good number of colleagues from adjacent classes. “Threats of early snow influenced Vickie and Harry Carpenter to depart earlier than usual for Florida, while the lure of the white stuff brought Bob and Joanie Shepherd back to Brunswick. Also joining the local class contingent, John and Ann Snow have opted to move south 36 BOWDOIN | WINTER 2016
(from Port Clyde) to Brunswick for a few months. Elsewhere, Marlene and Dick Davis recently settled in Allison Park, Pennsylvania.”
1959 Bruce Chalmers was inducted into the Maine Ski Hall of Fame at the thirteenth annual ceremony held in October 2015. “Chalmers was among the early skiers at Pleasant Mountain, developing the skills that led to his being not only captain but also coach of his team at Bowdoin. Returning to Bridgton after graduation, he got involved in skiing in two ways; as part of the family insurance business he worked with ski areas to develop ski safety programs, and at Pleasant Mountain he focused on getting school students involved in the sport. His twopronged approach called for recruiting a team of instructors and convincing local school officials to let the kids out early to attend learning sessions at the mountain. The program grew to four hundred student skiers and continues today with two hundred to four hundred kids on hand every Monday afternoon at Shawnee Peak.” The Maine Ski Hall of Fame was inaugurated in 2003 as a semi-independent program. More than 100 men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the sport and business of skiing and snowboarding in Maine have been inducted. From a Maine Ski Hall of Fame announcement, October 2015. Peter ‘Papazoglou’ Pappas: “I want to share some wonderful news with my former colleagues at Bowdoin. For years I have been cycling in support of the CT
Challenge’s ‘Cycling for Cancer Survivors’ bike ride, and have raised considerable donations to support their wonderful programs. Recently, they honored my efforts with an annual award in my name (at Bowdoin I was known as Peter Papazoglou, a member of Sigma Nu). As the CT Challenge describes, ‘Our award recognizes original and highly motivated fundraising efforts. It is named
in honor of a six-year rider, Pete Pappas, who is consistently one of the most motivated fundraisers. He stops at nothing to get the word out about his efforts. At seventyeight-years-old, he is also one of the most senior of our riders, a great guy, and great ambassador. Our first-ever Peter Pappas Award goes to Colin Schlank for creating his own tennis tournament to raise contributions.’ Wishing
“People come here to ‘live,’ not to retire from life.” –ARLENE N.
For Bowdoin alum Nick and his wife Arlene, there’s nothing like coming home to where their story began.
The Highlands, just a mile and a half from Bowdoin, is a
place where alums reunite and find an experience as rich as their college years. Gorgeous trees, plenty of privacy and light—that’s what first drew Nick and Arlene to their dream cottage at The Highlands. Choosing the details for their custom home truly personalized their “own house in the country.”
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