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The journey of 1,000 words begins with the activation of spell-check and a second cup of coffee, so here we go. I’m tryin’ to convince Nevada’s Dick Cromie that he and I should do a 50th Reunion road trip in his 1960s Mustang. Two thousand miles at eight gallons a mile and a case of cheap beer in the trunk…what could possibly go wrong? Bob Hoye enjoys retirement in Dover, Mass., and spends time puttering and gardening. Terry Kahn and wife Lesley travel extensively but maintain permanent residence in Truro, Mass., not far from where I made a feeble attempt to grow up. Mark Carnevale and wife Penny logged 4,200 miles, reliving the Martin Milner/George Maharis experience on Route 66. Green Mountain guy Ward Hinkle made the podium in a Fourth of July race and plans to run all the way to PA in June 2015. Out on Tobacco Road, Bob Young is in phased retirement from North Carolina State but resides mostly in Florida. Even with a wife (Suzanna) of 45 years, 5 children, and 13 grandkids, Bob finds the time to edit the quarterly periodical Modern Age. Colby Snyder recalled his rock ’n’ roll days playing bass guitar for the Spectres, with PA roomie Pete Mele (now a semiretired inventor) pounding the drums loud enough to cover the missed changes and the errant chords. I think Roger Daltrey copied Pete’s shaggy blond wig for his gig at Woodstock. The Class of ’65 really did have some serious musical talent (think Apostles, etc.)…but, darn it, along came the Beatles and the Stones and ruined our chance to make the big time. If only we’d had a garage for practice. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. Doug Pirnie and wife Roxanne bicycled in France and toured the D-Day beaches and the Normandy American Cemetery. Jeff Gardner shuttles between Glencoe, Ill., and the Big Easy, with lots of grandkids to keep him young. Sidney “Pepper” Sweet now lives in Austin, Texas, and runs a company that processes and sells raisins worldwide. Pepper’s whole family is nearby, and several of them help with the biz. PepSid (couldn’t resist) will try to attend our gathering in 2015. Take a look at the photo of the freshly scrubbed three amigos (Steve Seeche, Bruce Ganem, and Mac McCabe) on page 88 of this magazine. This was obviously before they degenerated to taped loafers, frayed collars, and wrinkled wheat jeans. Their parents must have been so proud! Andover had a way of sanding down the fine edges. Steve Finch and his wife, Nancy, find the livin’ easy, and the cost of that livin’ even easier, in “upstate” South Carolina. Steve remains a big doo-wop fan, so as your DJ-elect (in keeping with a longstanding tradition, the job has again gone to the lowest bidder), I promised I’d bring the whole
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lineup to our 50th for the sing-along. Jersey Boy wannabes are all welcome. All we need is a pack of Camels to roll up in our T-shirt sleeves, a tube of Brylcreem, and lots more hair. Steve’s last visit to the Hill was in ’68, when he and water-skier extraordinaire Jim Grew road-tripped to Camp Monadnock (N.H.) for a counselor gig. Pete Vanderwarker regularly catches up with Bud Kellett and Doug Woodlock. All are still able to put feet on the floor each morning. Randy Evans ran into Ted McLean and wife Ellen, plus Bob Gang and wife Adrienne, on Cape Cod. Sam Alberstadt’s polysyllabic vocabulary completely mystifies yours truly, but I think he and wife Eleanor are eating crab on the Maryland shore. Heavy-equipment operator (Bobcat) Kit Meade busied himself building a deck extension and patio, while wife Carolie completed her MS degree in nursing, so she could tend to Kit’s aches and pains. Steve Marshall’s mini-house company is thriving, as are his wife, Kathryn, and two daughters. Danny Samuels (at Rice University) is our resident architect (did he help Kit with the deck plans?), and he can still scramble up and around ladders and scaffolds. Danny says he’ll join us in 2015. Reminder from author Rick Bennett: His latest book, Daddy’s Little Felons (is it autobiographical?), is now on Amazon. Our own Lord Jim, Charlie Sheldon, packed his seabag again and shipped out on a container ship for Singapore. Closer to home (sort of), Mickey Jako explores the psychic world. Oilman Mike Madison keeps pressing the olives in California and plans to retire in 2032. He’ll be the last man standing! Ballroom dancers Michel Scheinmann and wife Brigitte continue their Fred and Ginger imitation, and the knees are holding out for lots of backhands on the tennis court. Derek Williams (we once knew him as Jack) put in 30 years as a history instructor at Andover, and we hope to pry him loose for one more visit in 2015. General (retired) Dave Herrelko checked in from the “West Coast of Ohio.” Dave says he has little to report, but his long career in the Air Force puts him squarely in the ranks of the many PA ’65ers who have achieved much in their 66-plus laps around the sun. June 2015 (50 years after the last pat of butter hit the ceiling in Commons) looms in the headlights. Stay tuned for details. In closing, I have sad news. Ralph Davis passed away in July, survived by his wife, Michelle; daughter, Lauren; stepchildren JP, Zach, Jeff, and Maggie; and numerous other close family members. Those who attended our 45th Reunion will well recall Ralph tickling the ivories on an ancient piano at the Log Cabin. After the reunion, Ralph and I kept in touch, and we shared many thoughts about the Andover experience: what it meant to us and how it could have been different and/or better, but mostly how we typically managed to handle the strain in silence and with a stiff upper lip. He was an extraordinary guy, and we will all miss his friendship.
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Greetings from the turn of the fall, with heavy frost expected, putting a sharp end to summer. One of my neighbors referred to this as a “turning year.” For those of us who officially became senior citizens in 2013, that certainly qualifies. My former roomie, Lizzie Compton, pulled up stakes. She left her Maine base and decamped to DeLand, Fla., a cultural oasis and the home of Stetson University. Lizzie gave DeLand a trial run and decided to make it a permanent home. As Lizzie wrote, “This move feels like a definite ending to my life as I have known it. Yikes!” Lizzie’s art provides yet another wonderful vehicle for the move south. In contrast to Lizzie’s shift, Ida “Pinky” Rock Noll and her husband, Jon ’66, remain committed to Springfield, Ill. Her involvement in historic preservation initiatives provides a fascinating snapshot of the rich history of that area. The Noll Law Office issued the following announcement: “On March 1, 2013, the Noll Law Office LLC, of Springfield, Ill., relocated to the 1852 local landmark affectionately known as the Lincoln Depot. “Ida Noll, wife of Jon Gray Noll and mother of Daniel Noll ’01, both attorneys, purchased the decaying depot, formerly known as the Great Western Depot after the railroad of the same name that built it. Springfield’s first train station, the Great Western Depot helped pave the way for the advancement of motorized transportation of goods and services from the central part of the state to connecting lines. On February 11, 1861, Abraham Lincoln arrived at the depot to catch a special train for Washington, D.C., where he would assume the presidency of the United States. After receiving friends, well-wishers, and family at the depot, he boarded the train. Before departing, he spontaneously delivered what was to become one of his most endearing speeches, now commonly known as Lincoln’s Farewell Address. “Mrs. Noll completely renovated the building to bring it up to code. In the process, she preserved the old and historic feel and brought the building into the 21st century. To muffle the train noise outside, new windows were installed, and three layers of walls and ceilings laid. A new roof was put on, and bricks tuck-pointed and sealed. Offices and conference rooms were made private with the installation of glass panels. The result is a quiet, harmonious, and lovely law office with all of the amenities required of modern office space but with the feel of history in its bones.