CLASS NOTES Nowakowski, and his son-in-law, Sam Holland, for a visit and luncheon at the Federal Reserve Board. Charlie looked great and had 10 minutes of advice for the chairman on how to straighten out our current economy. (Is this inside trading?) Wayne asked Charlie to seriously consider coming to his first reunion at the 55th! They plan to attend a ballgame at the Institute this fall! Our congratulations to all our Brother Rats that are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversaries this year; I would appreciate a confirmation from all that made it this far in addition to those listed in the reunion yearbook. I will formally acknowledge you later. Gary Kaylor made it again to the National Senior Basketball (three-man teams) Games and won a silver medal again. Don Arey couldn’t make the reunion because he was competing in perhaps his last “Senior Olympics” in which he placed first in his age group (110th out of 200 + entries!). Ed and Margie Strickler continue to travel, stopping by to enjoy lunch and wine with Ed and Joan Severo at the Sunstone Winery in Santa Ynez, CA. Then on to Spokane, WA, to visit Skip and Sharon Davis and fly in a vintage airplane; it was hard to tell who was older, the pilot or the plane! If you really like old planes, Google Addison Pemberton (the pilot) website! Bob Yearout still plans to work until 2016! At a recent surprise birthday party for a Marine widow, here in The Villages, FL; who should show up but Cal and Ann Lloyd from Tampa, FL.
Class of 1962: Gary Kaylor won a silver medal at the National Senior Basketball Games.
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Seems that Cal and her husband had gone through flight school together and she had known Cal and Ann since “Nam” time! One of the jobs as a class agent is doing research for Brother Rats. I was asked to look up the three Brother Rats we went on pledge for. They no longer pledge at VMI because it was too much a strain on the honor system. What I found most interesting was the fact that, the same girls that Tom Coulbourn and Spencer Elmore were dating that weekend (1961, Carpie and Patsy respectively), they are still married to! We did it again for Buck Houston in 1962 and he recently sent out a very meaningful “thank you message” including photos of the can of beer and his graduating diploma saying “Thank You Class of 1962 – Without 100% of you, this beer can would have prevented me from receiving this diploma.” Did anyone count the acts of brotherly love mentioned above? That’s what makes VMI and especially our class different and better! Please keep those cards and letters coming! In the Spirit! Tony & Jerry
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Michael J. Curley
Editor’s Note: We did not receive notes from the class of 1963 for this issue.
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John R. Cavedo
Our Brother Rat Lee Fleshood died during a workout at his gym, late in the evening of July 31st. Dozens of your BRs sent condolences to Roxane and Lee’s family. Plus many gifts were made to VMI in Lee’s name. Don & Margaret Carson joined Sherrel and me at Lee’s Memorial Service. We’ll miss Lee a lot! By the time this issue of the Alumni Review reaches your mailbox, there will be less than 18 months until our 50th! On the same day the previous class notes were due, May 15th, Kerry and Marianne Hines came by our home. They had been with his sister at a timeshare on Hilton Head. We asked them over to our home. We had an
hors d’eourve and wine snack at a picnic table overlooking Port Royal Sound then went back to the house for dinner. It turns out Kerry and I not only had an Army career in common but many of our assignments were in the same place, but not at the same time. We had a very enjoyable evening catching up. Kerry volunteered to help on the Hospitality Committee for the 50th Reunion. He’s since been in touch with Leo Roach, the committee chariman. Bill McVey sent a nice write-up of their get-together with several BRs which they are calling the Northern Neck Reunion. “The mini reunion, organized by Walt Sykes and John Thornton, included Walt and Karen, John and Ronnie, Dick and Susan Atkinson, Bill and Marion Garber, Bill and Betsy Taylor, Bill and Millie McVey and our two ‘bachelors-forthe-weekend’ (and former Southern Conference track stars) Hank Cronin and Harvey Sargent. Jane Nelson, who is a childhood friend of Millie’s and John’s from Culpeper, also joined in for the weekend. Her dad was a VMI ’29 graduate. “The fun began on Friday afternoon with a golf outing in Warsaw that included bigswingers Walt, Bill G, and Dick all using their monster drivers for show (good thing they weren’t playing for dough), all doing their best to intimidate little swinger five-iron Bill M. The best parts of the entire game were listening to all of the banter and distracting comments going on during the tee shots, and then watching certain unnamed players going straight into the woods in search of their balls! “Not sure what the other BRs did while the golfers golfed, but when they arrived for dinner they were already in mighty high spirits! “That evening Walt and Karen, ably assisted by the Atkinsons, Garbers and Taylors, prepared a beautiful chargrilled tenderloin dinner at their cottage. Many events at VMI years earlier were recalled, and often enhanced, and several stories from the day’s golf outing were barely recognizable. The meal was complimented with wonderful appetizers, side dishes and desserts. Oh yes, and a few adult beverages. “On Saturday morning, the fearsome foursome once again took to the links, this time at a course in Kilmarnock. Thanks to having been through the Ratline back when, these players had learned to endure hardship and humiliation, and willingly subjected themselves to this second round of BR abuse. Refer to the notes on Friday’s game for the results of this one! While the golfing was going on, John launched his boat and took non-golfers Hank, Harvey and Bill T on a tour of the mid Rappahannock River region. The ladies, under the guidance of Betsy, enjoyed a great tour of Stratford Hall,
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