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Class Notes 1950 Dick Randall writes: “I recently turned 80, enjoy good health and living, skiing and hiking in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Last year Barbara and I skied with four generations of the Randall family, ranging in age from 3, my great-grandson Ryder, to the 80-plus great-grandparents. The family group included three children, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Life is good in Colorado!”
1951 The Callanwolde Concert Band of Atlanta, Georgia, celebrated conductor Ray Handfield ’51’s thirty years as its conductor with a gala concert on Sunday, March 30, 2014. The first half of the concert featured the band’s two assistant conductors directing some of Ray’s favorite music. Just before intermission, guest conductor and retired longtime LA faculty member Peter Hazzard
honored Ray’s tenure on the podium with two selections, the second of which was a new march entitled “Three Cheers Thirty,” which Peter composed for the occasion. Peter and the band had been able to keep the new march a secret by sending Ray home early from several rehearsals and giving him a special program listing a different march in its place. The performance was a complete surprise, and to say that Ray was speechless is an understatement. After intermission and the presentation of a plaque honoring his long tenure with the band, Ray took the podium and conducted several more of his favorite pieces, finishing with an encore of John Philip Sousa’s rarely played march “Old Ironsides.” In his remarks to the audience, Ray said that he was playing that march to represent his Massachusetts heritage. After the concert, the audience was invited to a reception for Ray as the conclusion to a Art Murphy ’54 back wonderful celebration. for his 60th Reunion!
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Two members of the ’56 “Motley Crew” undefeated football team have a reunion at Fenway. Irv Weiner ’56 (right) was a two-way end and Paul Wennick ’56 (left) was a valued backup quarterback.
1964 This from Will Brown: “Hey, Y’all, I’m still kicking and living in Raleigh. I’ll be at the 50th reunion. I still skate now and then, but I turned into a runner.”
1956
Licia and Peter Hazzard, retired faculty (P ’91, ’98, ’01, ’03) with Ray Handfield ’51
Class agent Jay Beades sent a photo of classmates Paul “Lefty” Wennik and Irv “Sonny” Weiner, who met up by chance at Fenway Park, while visiting there for two different reasons.
Will Brown ’64 and friends with the Stanley Cup
Douglas Joseph writes: “I continue to enjoy my life here in Nashua, N.H. Family, friends, and orthopedic surgery keep me busy and healthy. I look forward to our 50th reunion.” Ted Sandstrom sent us this note: “Ann and I are just finishing up our two months in Maui for this year. We’re sorry we missed the 50th reunion, and we hope everyone had a great time.”
Class of 1964: Doug Joseph, Neil Klar, Sandy Wolcott, Bill Drowne, Paul Husted, Alumni Council member, and Gershon Eigner
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A 40-plus-year banking veteran, Sandy Wolcott is chairman of Chase Middle Market Banking for the Northeast segment, which covers Maine to Virginia and also Pennsylvania. In this role, he advises market managers and bankers throughout the Northeast segment, assisting them in gaining new clients and deepening existing relationships. He wrote us before the 50th reunion, “...I have been married to the same woman, a Wellesley College grad, and we have two boys, 47 and 45, who both went to Kent School and
