CLASS NOTES discuss this over the phone from time to time.” Johnny’s a longtime resident of Sweden, which was likewise a haven for “waves of those seeking a better life in a more peaceful environment.” George says he’s “still semi-active as a journalist here, writing with an Austrian angle on energy for Platts/McGraw Hill’s London office. More than enough to do.” George was planning visits to his alma mater, Syracuse, and mine, Cornell, to see if anyone there “would be interested in eventually assuming my substantial collection of books and materials on printing, type design, type founding, and relateds, including items dating back to the mid-1700s.” He managed a 2014 trip to Mt. Hermon, which included “an excellent meeting with Head of School Peter Fayroian, a great tour of the brilliant new arts center, and a general look around the campus.” • Larry Warshawsky: “Although I had graduated from Greenfield High School in 1948, I was enrolled in Mt. Hermon’s class of 1949. In March 1949 I left and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and never looked back. Up until that time, I commuted by car every day with Bob MacIntyre, Kerwin Stotz, and Robert “Tony” Sturtevant, all mentioned in the latest NMH Magazine edition. As we were all friends prior to enrolling at Mt. Hermon, I had always kept track of them in later years. Unfortunately, I regret to say that Bob MacIntyre and Robert Sturtevant have both died in fairly recent years. As to Kerwin Stotz, he retired from the faculty of Virginia Military Institute. As for me, I spent almost four years in the U.S. Air Force, earned my wings as a flight engineer, graduated from Springfield College in 1948, and received my M.S. at the University of Illinois. I retired from the faculty of Millersville University of Pennsylvania in 1991 as an associate professor emeritus and assistant football coach and head track coach.” • This just in as the annual Bemis-Forslund Pie Race drew near: All those who have passed their 50th reunion and finished the race get a pie. Please let us know if you were a winner this year — or any other time. Or whatever else you’d care to share. See you at our 70th reunion in 2019, if not before.
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I regret to start this column with news received today from Fred Monett about the passing of Ralph “Tim” Craig on 12/8/15. More about Tim later. • Toby Cullum Frost spent last summer planning a memorial service for husband Wes in September. The service consisted of a Friends Meeting, as she and Wes had been Quakers most of their lives. Toby spent the last four years caring for Wes, who had Alzheimer’s. • Katherine Spry Goldstein lives in Lake Wales, Fla. She is being treated for colon and ovarian cancer. The most she can expect is management, but she believes in miracles. All prayers are welcome. We are
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pulling for you, Kathy. • Lois Seekamp Dole and husband spent time this past summer at their summer home in Wayne, Maine, and at church camp. They will spend less time at each, as the next generation seems to be able to carry on. Her winter plans are to hunker down in Maine. Her son, who had his femur shattered by a careless skier in Colorado, had a hip replacement. Jean Cook Glidden was Lois’s roommate in Crane, and volunteers to read to a 99-year-old blind woman. • Diana Bond Holtshouser had a great reunion with family in Rockport, Mass., last July. They were invited to spend time in the home her grandfather previously owned, where they summered in the 1940s. She also stayed in a bed and breakfast her parents had owned for more than 35 years. Her kids are helping her relive her past. She had a small reunion in Rochester, Minn., with members of her class of ’49 from India. They have done this for years. Regrettably, they realize it was the last. While in Minnesota, she visited her sister, Midge, who a week later fell at her assisted living facility and wasn’t found for almost six hours. Her shattered femur required surgery and a long convalescence. Diana recently crossed off an item on her bucket list — she took a motorcycle ride. • Shirley Forrest Fenner and Jack Fenner were able to visit family in Maine in September. Their eldest daughter, Kathy Forest Deschambault ’73, works for the Kennebunkport animal shelter. If their health holds, they plan to return in April for an extended stay. Jack’s third pair of glasses since his partial cornea transplant appear to be working. • Lenny Krull Hirschberger has returned to her home in Fitzwilliam, N.H., after an eight-year hiatus living with her significant other in Florida, New York, and on his boat. He passed away in August, so she returned home to rejoin activities she left: the Tropical Sensations steel drum band, the Keene Chorale community chorus, and Weavers Guild. She also has lots of house maintenance to do. She still plans to sail her Nonsuch30 sailboat at the Cape as long as she is able to get the sail up and down. She is happy to be closer to NMH with Christmas Vespers and Sacred Concert. • Margaret Brown Fleming’s husband, John, finished and published his memoir of his growing up in Hell’s Kitchen, The Book That Is, which is available on Amazon Kindle. It was a great year for her grandchildren’s college graduations. Paul graduated from University of Prescott and is teaching physical education at his alma mater, Pueblo High School. Kelly graduated from University of Arizona with a degree in neuroscience. She is working on a master’s at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Eric also graduated from University of Arizona, with a degree in psychology, and is working with adults with developmental disabilities at La Frontier, a behavioral health center. Brian and Derek are sophomores at the same university, studying graphic design. • Patricia Lawrence Schwartz welcomed her 13th great-grandchild, born to
grandson Patrick and wife. All her children are doing well. Her daughter and husband are sailing cruisers on their Catalina sailboat. Son Steven and partner have been touring the U.S. for two years. He is an archaeologist and she is a “rock art” specialist. Pat turned 84 this year, and is active in her church and proclaiming “The Word” with a strong voice. • Philip Dietterich has been busy playing for the Wicked Good Musical Review at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse. He also plays the organ and directs shows in different churches on the island. In 2015 the Island Community Chorus included his “Wind Song” in the December program. Being co-chair of the Vineyard CROP Hunger Walk took some of his hours in October, but he finally got his sailboat hauled. Phil also leads the Scottish Society Burns supper, which took place in January. He has no trips planned. Gee, Phil, can’t understand why — you have so much time on your hands! • Bruce Dunn just published his second book in the four-book series titled The Children of Lemma, which is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. He is finishing his third book. Now that it is winter, Bruce and friends cross-country ski in the Rockies, or just as often put on micro-spikes and hike. You are an amazing man, Bruce. • Vic Scalise’s major task engaged in since our 65th reunion was completing a self-published memoir by henschelhausbooks.com of Milwaukee, Wis. It is scheduled for release in January, with 20 pages devoted to the Mt. Hermon years. • Dan Hopkins has been traveling with their RV most of the summer while visiting various family members in New Hampshire. He then went to Ithaca, N.Y., for his wife’s family reunion. They also traveled to Colorado and Utah, four-wheeling with their Jeep. They are wintering in Lake Worth, Fla. • Roy Meeks continues to work at his hotel, the Best Western Lafayette Executive Plaza and Conference Center. Over the years he’s been a hotel and restaurant operator along with being a real estate developer in the area. He has two sons: one in West Lafayette and one in Delray Beach, Fla. His considers Frances, his wife of some 60 years, to be his most valuable asset. Roy thinks of Mt. Hermon often, the fine education he received, and remembers his English instructor, Thomas Donovan, who set him on the straight and narrow. Roy graduated from Brown University, worked for the Bank of Detroit, and then graduated from Naval OCS as an ensign. He served aboard an ice breaker in the Arctic and Antarctic. After his naval years, he went to Lafayette, Ind., where he operated a Howard Johnson motel and restaurant. He is a member of Purdue University’s President’s Council, and wishes all his old schoolmates of the class of ’50 the very best in 2016. • Fred Monett went on a cruise with the John Hagee Ministries. In 12/15 he went to San Antonio, Texas, to be with them for their annual Christmas event. He wrote that watching Pastor Hagee makes him think there is a parallel between his work and D.L. Moody’s, “if D.L.