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Class Captain Michael D. Grant Jr. Jack Bacon writes, “It was very nice to hear about so many classmates in the last issue of Deerfield Magazine. After selling our business in Vermont, Carol and I now live in Cape Coral, FL, where our daughter Candace, her husband Vern, and two grandchildren also reside. Our son is still living in Vermont. This past June we celebrated our 48th wedding anniversary. Over the years I have seen Mike Mayor, Ayres Hall and the late Rennie Drew. Looking back, we spent much time participating in the Appalachian Mountain Club activities and also the National Ski Patrol Association. I have been very active in the Shriners and supported the work they do with crippled and burned children. Presently, we are enjoying retirement and are looking forward to doing some traveling. I read that Nick Frost is now living in Port Charlotte and I hope to see him before the next issue is released. I wish you all the very best in the coming years.” Peter Esty recently helped develop and start the Hanoi, Vietnam School Year Abroad (SYA) program. He served as resident director and taught for the program, while his wife Happy accompanied him and served as college advisor. They were able to visit many beautiful sites around the country with their students.
Kurt Anderson and Peggy are nowadays sharing equal time between their two scenic properties. One is situated in the foothills overlooking Tucson, AZ, and their summer home is located across the country in Manchester Village, amidst the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont. Kurt had previously been the chairman and CEO of CUH2A, Inc., and helped it grow into one of the largest architectural and engineering firms in the country. Terry Blanchard and Wanda continue to thrive and share in the cultural activities that abound in Newburyport on Boston’s north shore. Eddie Dick continues to travel extensively and has relocated his office from downtown DC into his home in Maryland, and says, “It’s a much nicer commute.” Sally and Eddie recently vacationed in St. Martin with Cris Schaefer and Blaine. Cris and Eddie also happily continue to pursue their squash rivalry. Erik (Essie) Esselstyn and Celina Moore are faring well up in North Montpelier, VT, with a regimen of jogging, yoga, and vegetables, but advise their peers who are past their 50th Reunion to make an agreement to never talk about health for “over five minutes.” Essie nowadays is a “First Responder” member of the East Montpelier Volunteer Fire Department. The English major at Yale with a Harvard doctorate is
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sent in this photo with a note: “These members of the Class of ’54 were in Bermuda on Spring Break and they won the volleyball tournament at the Elbow Beach Club.”
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Dick Boyden ’52 and his friend Linda Genest enjoyed a delightful “DA happy hour” at the home of Jeanne and Bill Hubbell ’52 in Maine last October. l to r: Jeanne, Bill, Dick, and Linda
Barbara Pringle, wife of Bob Pringle ’54, at the
Great Mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
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