Class Notes
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1955
In Loving Memory Jerome Steven Gildar 1941 – 2015 Strength, Humor, Family, Friendship, Artistry, Sincerity – A Cherished Legacy
Guy K. Dean III 11 Lemore Circle Rocky Hill, NJ 08553-1007 609-921-6356 guydean@verizon.net
1956
Robert E. Dorf 410 Walnut Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81501 970-471-1067 dorfb@outlook.com
1957
James Carey, Jr. 245 A Chestnut Avenue, Unit #2 Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 781-326-8966 tim_carey@nobles.edu
I hope this new edition of the Journal finds everyone well and thoroughly engaged in work or retirement.
I had a wonderful meeting with Staff Keegin and Joe Wright in late June; both of them were passing through Boston and our time together was spent recalling so many of Staff Keegin ’57 and Joe the memories Wright ’57 on their cruise of people, places and events during our time at PCD. Though it has already been said many times, the way old friends can get directly back to the ‘place’ where we shared our childhoods is extraordinary. So many of the names resound, Gatchell, Gorman, Ross, Harrison, Smythe, Hano, Tibbals… I could go on at length. Shortly following our visit, Staff and Joe cruised for over a week together, starting in Maine. Our plan is to meet once again within the next year.
during which he never gave up.
“The service was held at the Grounds for Sculpture. What a wondrous setting – sculptures, nestled among trees and surrounded by meadows and standing near a pond, replete with large lily pads. No other place could have been more fitting for a tribute to Jerry. He dedicated a large part of his life to his love of sculpture, collecting it and working for Johnson Atelier, a renowned sculptor, forging sculptural pieces. Many relatives and friends spoke at the service, including me – wearing our class 50th reunion cap emblazoned with the bold letters, PCD. Jerry wore his cap every time I saw him after the reunion. He was genuinely proud of the school. People told stories about Jerry – some amusing, some poignant, but all exuding their love for him. A bench, dedicated to Jerry, rests under the branches of a large birch tree and now looks out on a meadow. “I had not recently been to the Grounds for Sculpture, but I will now come with some frequency, not only to see the wondrous art and the grounds, but also to sit on Jerry’s bench and think about the amazing guy he was.”
Finally, I got a note with an attached photo from Bev Aaron last winter. As he put it, “I was trolling the internet on the subject of environmentally-sensitive architecture, and the name Tony Fraker popped up. When I Googled him, the PCD Journal magically appeared. Go figure. Bev added beneath the photo: “Bygone days of Manhood, Gentleness, and Learning.” Wow!
I also got a nice note from Pony Fraker who continues to teach at Cal Berkeley, one course each semester. He chairs a PhD program at the University and travels to Sweden five times a year to teach an Urban Design course at the University of Lund. His wife Molly is now retired, but I do not get the impression that Pony is quite ready to move in that direction.
What follows below is an account written by Bob Smythe. The occasion was a memorial in honor of Jerry Gildar:
“Rob Kuser and I had the pleasure last Saturday ( July 16) of attending a wonderful memorial/celebration of life service for Jerry Gildar, who died a year ago.
“The last few years of Jerry’s life were painful, debilitating, and degenerative, as the multiplicity of his illnesses and diseases took their toll. But to talk to him you would never know anything was wrong. His smile and sense of humor never wavered, and he never lost his dignity. His was a courageous, if not heroic, struggle JOURNAL
in May. Also in attendance at the 50th reunion were David Stewart and his wife Jennifer. David reported that he continues to teach international law at Georgetown University Law Center and to serve as President of the American Branch Sandy and Jeanie of the International Kirkpatrick at Sandy’s Law Association. 50th Princeton reunion. He plans to be in Johannesburg, South Africa, in early August for an ILA conference.
Toby Knox ’58 (left) and John White ’58 visiting the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in May 2016 and PCD “Blue” Toby Knox hard at work at PCD “White” John White’s Maine house. In May, John White assigned me, your class correspondent, numerous spring clean-up chores when I visited him at his Popham Beach, Maine home. As I was a PCD “blue” and John was a PCD “white,” the caste system was in full swing with the “blue” guy doing all the work. Despite his task master approach to a “blue” visitor, I had a fun time with John and his younger brother, Bumper PDS ’70. In June I, Toby Knox, spent a week fly fishing for Atlantic salmon on a remote river in southwestern Newfoundland. This September, Kathryn and I will cross the Arctic Circle for the first time when we are in Norway for several weeks.
I want to hear from many more of you, but have only a few email addresses: Hugh Wise, Dick Rotnem, Adam Hochschild, Tom Cone, Morgan Shipway, Bill Morse, Fred Andrews….Best to everyone!
1958
Toby Knox 163 Boulder Hill Drive Shelburne, VT 05482 802-985-3191 toby@tobyknox.com
Sandy Kirkpatrick, and his wife Jeanie, attended Sandy’s 50th Princeton University reunion
I look forward to more news and photos from classmates for the spring Journal issue.
1959
Roger Budny 7005 SE Pacific Drive Stuart, FL 34997 772-419-8004 budny@comcast.net
Rob Carrick wrote: “I just received the spring PDS Journal 50th anniversary issue and was disappointed not to have news of my classmates so here’s a little news of my own. The photo is the last day of skiing at Telluride celebrated with true 80’s fashion flare! I still live at