CLASS NOTES the bridge to the other side, we hope we have left weeks on a trip to New Zealand and Australia, for the theory of evolution, Joey; best wishes on but we discussed that Woody needed to get with leaving the dark side. a legacy of honor.” Seriously, it is interesting how many of toOn the brighter side, deputy class agent for you to learn about any organization or planning sports (or maybe I’m the deputy class agent for or ideas that have already been discussed for our day’s Civil War historians were or are lawyers. other stuff) Cliff Martin reports that “Noah’s reunion.” Thanks for the wakeup note and call, Joe is planning a visit to the Vietnam Memorial Arc” is in place helping our basketball team: Frank. Cliff Crittsinger ’64 also called on the to identify the panels that list soldiers who died “BRs, Received a note from Coach Baucom to- same line. Yesterday, I also was called and talked when I was their company commander. Hugh day. The Noah’s Arc is fully installed and opera- with John Wranek ’85, and Buddy Bryan ’71 Adams, not just a BR but a former class agent, tional. Judging from his comments, the machine called with similar messages; hence, the leading wrote: “We were in South Carolina for a wedhas been well received by the players. Now we note on the approaching 50th. ding and had a nice visit with Marion and Clark In response to my question as to how his Reifsnider on the way home. They both looked will have to see if our numbers improve at the foul line and beyond the arc. Attached are the planned biography on Adm. Spruance was far- great and spend their retirement time being good coach’s remarks and a picture of the machine. ing, BR Joe Gesker replied: “Now reviewing citizens. I had a call from Jay Wegrzyn. We both I am somewhat embarrassed as to the signage. my 70 pages of hand-written notes to identify had a significant event on the same date eight Apparently Coach Baucom arranged for the salient issues and questions for further study. years ago (it was only my birthday, but he had sign. This was a Class effort, and I a stroke) and he was good enough to would have preferred some different remember. Spent some time discusswordage. I apologize.” I believe all ing the state of women’s water polo involved would agree that Cliff being at the Institute. Maybe our next class mentioned as the leader of the project project in the athletic endeavors can fully was justified and merited. The be connected with the scholarship Jay rest of us just pitched in, and frankly, and his bride have established for that a lot of us wouldn’t know anything team.” Food for thought, Hugh. Jay about VMI’s basketball fortunes if it also called me recently and sounds weren’t for Cliff’s steadfast reportgreat and well on the way to full reing. Cliff continues: “I sent Coach covery. He and Kathy established Baucom a note reminding him that we scholarships for the women’s water would like to do a small presentation polo team, as reported in a recent and have it taped so I can send it out Alumni Review. Hugh continues, to all of you who helped make this “We attended the Al Orgain ’65 fupossible and may not have the opporneral with Bill Gregory and saw Moby and Gail Carr, Hugh Jones, tunity to get to Cameron Hall to see Ann and Ty Bland and [SR] Ann it. Once something is setup, I’ll adCullen. There may have been others vise so that anyone interested would there, but I can hardly remember what be welcome to attend. Here are DugI did yesterday so will apologize for gar’s comments: ‘Cliff, we have the Class of 1966: Class of 1966 members at the 150th any omissions here and now.” Not just Noah up and operating. Guys love it. anniversary reenactment of the Battle of New Market a geriatric Iraq War helicopter pilot, Thank you so much for spearheading were, from left, Wayne Gray, Marshall Taylor (class Hugh demonstrated his clairvoyance this venture. I think our guys will impresident) and Frank Louthan. They were accompawith his next: “Finally, I haven’t yet prove using it. Thanks so much again, nied by wives Susan, Kathleen and Carey, respectively. read your email to Cliff Martin, but I Duggar.’” More importantly, Cliff Wayne wore the medal presented to members of the am guessing that it says something to added an update on his own battles: Corps who reenacted at the 100th Anniversary in 1964. the effect that the sign may be embar“Stopped taking the chemo pills several weeks ago and system seems to be calming Will study Thomas B. Buell’s ‘Quiet Warrior’ rassing to him, but that thing would never have down. Mr. Colon and I still have some issues ... (considered the current seminal Spruance bi- been done had he not been so persistent and so but it seems to be getting better with time.” He ography) in same fashion [as his official Navy good at providing information to the rest of us. ended with, “Had a nice lunch meeting with Al biography] before pursuing sources at [the U.S.] He deserves a lot of credit for creating an opCarr and Bob Odom last week at the Edelweiss Naval Academy in Annapolis and the Naval War portunity to show what the brother rat spirit is all German Restaurant in Greenville, Virginia. We College (Spruance served as president) at New- about.” Well said, BR. Finally, he added: “Retry to get together every couple of weeks to com- port, Rhode Island. What does come through ceived a mail solicitation to participate in a study though, in all of his actions, [is] Spruance served of childhood immunizations sent to randomlyplain about things we can’t control.” I heard from BR Frank Louthan that he and as a deliberate, thoughtful, selfless and humane selected households. It was from the National Carey, Marshall and Kathleen Taylor, and leader who shunned personal celebrity. In my Center for Health Statistics and signed by none Wayne and Susan Gray attended the Battle of opinion, at this time, he was very much [like] other than Charlie Rothwell, its new director. New Market reunion. The Louthans also at- George C. Marshall ’901.” Good company to be (We were a little too mature to participate.)” Long-distance BR Jim Rogers wrote: “I’m tended the graduation of their nephew, Blake mentioned in, Joe, and your humble corresponLouthan ’14. Frank continued, “Really liked dent would add you to the group, as well. We’ll still in Japan, retired and teaching English at your recent letter [to the class]. Good memories. look forward to the book. He mentioned that son home. Health is so-so good, nothing super seriWhile we were in Lexington, we stayed with Joey, a successful attorney, is throwing over law ous, just inconvenient. My wife finally finished Woody and Lori Sadler. He and I talked about for history and is planning to continue graduate graduate school and is a clinical psychologist the 50th. The Sadlers are away for a couple of schooling in New England. That is true evidence working part time – primarily with alcoholics
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