subject and hobby, improving the well-being of the right whale.”
William T. Southworth OPC ’44 See death notices.
William John Porter OPC ’48 See death notices.
1945
Class Agent H. Leonard Brown
John H. Aberle OPC ’45 See death notices.
Rodger P. Cheetham writes, “Cheetham family has a total of eight grandchildren with two great-grandchildren. The latter two were born in Australia, where my grandson Jason is now a blooming Aussie.” Clinton N. Ely writes, “I have enjoyed recent mini-reunions with my classmates of long ago. At the first such mini reunion, I had not seen most of them, with the exception of Roger S. Hillas and Donald O. Bailey. I left after eighth grade.”
Joseph L. McKinney OPC ’45 See death notices.
1947
Noel C. Fritzinger OPC ’47 See death notices.
1948
John G. C. Fuller OPC ’48 See death notices.
David G. Grier OPC ’48 See death notices.
Lawrence C. Hardy OPC ’48 (left) and George S. Meinel OPC ’48 have been close friends since 1942, serving as best man in each other’s wedding. Larry drives from California to New Jersey each summer, and they also take turns visiting each other with their wives.
1949
Class Agent Bruce R. Barstow brbarstow@aol.com
George C. Fuller has developed a senior’s ministry in his denomination. He would be pleased to give a copy of the manual he produced, Serving and Challenging Seniors, to anyone with interest. He also continues to work (as a volunteer) in fundraising for Alpha Pregnancy Services, a ministry to women and families in Philadelphia. For the past three years he has served as an assistant minister in Cherry Hill. Carl F. Rumpp writes, “Aloha, all, from Maui. I enjoy reading Bruce’s news as we sit by the blue Pacific, keeping cool with the northerly trades! Far cry from the eastern heat wave that now seems to have abated. Our summer has been filled with condo repairs, swimming, golf and plain goofing off! Hopefully all OPC ’49ers are enjoying some of the same wherever they may be. Our MLB.com baseball has kept us busy (when we want to) watching our Phillies right from Citizens Bank Park. The 7:05 p.m. games come on at 1:05 p.m. here, so watching part in mid-day is pretty great.” William M. Welch’s keen interest in wrestling at PC was further stimulated at Cornell University. Last spring, the nationals were held in Philadelphia. Bill went to all the events with his son and watched Cornell take a very close second to Penn State’s championship team.
1950
Bruce R. Barstow writes, “I recently read Down to the Sea by Bruce Henderson. It’s an epic about an Admiral Halsey series of bad decisions in the face of a South Pacific typhoon in 1944 that sank three destroyers and killed 756 men. One of the heroes who went down with his ship was Greil Gerstley OPC ’37, executive officer of the USS Hull. The author gives considerable mention and praise to Gerstley. It makes one proud of our World War II upperclassmen. “Not all of my PC memories were positive. The 90 lb. team was playing Haverford at home and losing 7-6 late in the game. I was calling the plays and we were finally gaining yardage consistently on the ground. But, as the defenders kept moving into the line to plug the holes, I decided a pass would catch them off guard. Robert P. Hauptfuhrer got free, but I threw the pass short. It was intercepted, and they were able to run out the clock. Why is it that certain memories are maintained for 68 years, while I forget where I left my glasses 10 minutes ago? “The Conshohocken luncheons are still taking place about once a quarter. Pretty consistent in attendance are Peter A. Benoliel, William M. Welch, William J. Wall OPC ’50, Charles H. Schaeffer OPC ’48, Robert P. Hauptfuhrer, Robert Hargesheimer, Andrew S. Graham, Robert H. Smith and George C. Fuller. Outof-towners as in Lowell S. Thomas and myself attend when we can fit it in to our travel schedules. One of our wags calls the luncheon an ‘organ recital’ while Carl F. Rumpp refers to it as ‘doctors on call.’ “Harry E. Richter must be one of our most active classmates. He and Patti travel extensively and spend considerable time on his favorite
Class Agent William J. Wall william.j.wallsr@wachoviasec.com
James A. Drake is a former Sports Illustrated photographer. He won the 2010 Lucie Award (the Oscars of the photo world) at a black tie gala at New York’s Lincoln Center in October 2010. The award was one of many honoring photographers in all fields for their lifetime achievements.
1951
Class Agent David N. Weinman ombudinc@aol.com
Charles S. Parmenter has just retired from more than 45 years of research and teaching chemistry at Indiana University.
1952
Class Agents George C. (Skip) Corson Jr. gccesq@aol.com F. Bruce Waechter fbw413@aol.com
David M. Jordan has just published his ninth book, FDR, Dewey and the Election of 1944. It was published by Indiana University Press, which published his earlier biographies of Union generals Winfield Scott Hancock and Gouverneur K. Warren.
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