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Class news published in this issue was received and processed as of August 31, 2014. Culver Class News for the Academies graduates and Culver Summer Schools & Camps alumni are combined under the graduation decade. Those names in bold italics indicate those who are alumni of CSSC.
1940s In June, Bruce Hopping ’42 of Laguna Beach, Calif., was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Pioneer Contributor. As the founder and chairman of the Kalos Kagathos Foundation, Bruce was cited for his contributions to “the world of aquatics through the creation of art, awards, and hundreds of youth sports exchanges organized and administered” by the organization since its 1953 founding.
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Culver roommates James Moody ’07 (right) and Matthew Dinwiddie ’07 catch a ride across southern Ohio on the rear ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in June. The two are first lieutenants in the Ohio Army National Guard serving on active duty (i.e. full time) with the 1-137th Assault Helicopter Battalion in Columbus, Ohio.
John L. Parker N’47, ’48 and his wife, Nancy Brush, cruised from Buenos Aires around Cape Horn to Valparaiso, Chile. They enjoyed great shore excursions, food, and the crew. The Parkers reside in Rochester, N.Y. James R. Wall ’48 is enjoying “the green side of the grass” in Evanston, Ill. Warren H. Wright ’48 of Oro Valley, Ariz., has his sights set on his 70th reunion in May 2018.
1950s Fredrick I. Merritt Jr. ’51 and Glenna Jean celebrated 60 years of marriage on July 25, 2014. They live in Hudson, Fla. Harry J. McGuire ’52 moved to Cape Canaveral, Fla., in July 2013. Harry swims and jogs each week. He and wife Effy also enjoy the Greek island Andros. With children in California and Germany, Virginia and Robert H. Bon Durant W’51, ’56 have been traveling extensively. Home is Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
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