Class Notes serves as an orthopedic surgeon. It is a busy time hosted Ben, Mike Hunter and Billy Hunter at me know that he had just returned from southfor Jim and Nancy, but Jim said that it is all good his place in Fairfield. Also attending were Ollie ern Germany to the steamy heat of Washington, Way, Chip Louthan, Mark Hall, Jelly Bear Tayand that they are extremely blessed in life. D.C. If you remember, Doug was with us during Jim also gave me this year’s update on the “old lor, Tom Mason and Steve Chapin, who reports our 4th Class year, finished up at the U.S. Miliguys in Las Vegas” trip. This event started several that he is doing fine and was glad to celebrate his tary Academy at West Point, and then went on years ago when Jim and John Green were attend- 63rd birthday this year. Ben and Anne’s son, Ben to receive his Ph.D. and is now the executive vice president of Burke-Macgregor Group ing the funeral of our departed BR Jim in Reston, Virginia. He has written a Berny and decided that they needed to new book titled, “Margin of Victory,” stay in better contact with one another. that he believes may be of interest. So Jim, John, Len Riedel and Phil BrThanks, Doug, for the update. zozowski ’76 have been meeting every Rich McFarland took a lateyear since in Las Vegas. Jim stated that planned, quick-turn trip to Machu this year, they were wild and crazy and Picchu, Peru, this spring to visit his went to see “Jersey Boys” at the Paris daughter, Kate. Kate is with the U.S. Hotel Resort and Casino and went on State Department and had a shortthe giant Ferris wheel overlooking Las term assignment to the U.S. Embassy Vegas. Both John and Jim grew up in in Lima, Peru. Maco began his trip New Jersey, so the story of Frankie the Thursday before Memorial Day Valle and the Four Seasons was close and spent Friday on his own in Lima to home. They also took in the new while Kate worked. Mac felt that golf driving range at the MGM Grand Lima was way too big and congested Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, and Jim for his liking. (This, from someone seems inspired, as he and Nancy are Class of 1975: From left, Doug Conte, Monica Dewitt and Randy taking golf lessons in anticipation of Frank in July 2016 at Deception Pass State Park, Oak Harbor, who lives in the D.C. area?) On Saturparticipating in a sport he didn’t really Washington. day morning, they caught a Peruvian have the time for during his career as flight from Lima to Cusco, which a physician. They also had lunch with served as the launch point for a tour Vicki Sain for a few hours just to catch of Machu Picchu. The flight kind of up since Todd’s death last fall. They reminded him of those stereotypical had met with Todd the previous two South American busses overloaded years during his battle with glioblaswith anything and everything you can imagine; not really all that bad, but toma brain cancer. Jim reported that you get the picture. They spent SaturVicki is doing well and stated she is a very strong woman with a very interday touring Cusco and the surroundesting military history herself. Thanks, ing area, which has much to see in its Jim, for the update, and you guys keep own right, while trying to acclimate to up the good work. You are an inspirathe altitude (his hint to anybody who goes there – drink the tea). On Sunday, tion to all of your BRs. they caught a bus that took them to a Ben Vanderberry checked in to let train station about an hour away, and me know that all is well with him caught the train to Aguas Caliente, and Anne. Anne has wrapped up her about a 3-and-a-half hour train ride. chief financial officer position with From there, they took another bus that the bank she was with and is enjoying delivered them to the entrance of Mathe summer with projects around the house and doing a lot more horseback chu Picchu, where they spent the late riding. Ben is enjoying his new posi- Class of 1975: Elmo Shiflett and son Owen Shiflett during their morning and afternoon with a private tion with his bank and plans to contin- annual father/son get-together in June 2016 for a 26-mile hike guided tour. He said that no one gave on the Colorado Trail. him any grief for taking the bus-trainue working for a while. Ben said that bus and not the three-day hike at elevation. Mac Harry McKnight and his daughters, Megan and Vanderberry ’15, in now in Meridian, MissisKate, stayed with them when they were in town sippi, and will be there for anywhere from 12 to stated, “I’m good, but not as good as I once was for a family visit. Ben was able to make the annual 18 months learning to fly a T-45. He’ll do his first (and probably really never was). Wonderful advenKeydet Club dinner in June and reports that the carrier landing in the T-45 and then on to F-18s. ture!” As stated earlier, this was a quick trip, and Class of ’75 was well represented. Allen Morgan Received a note from Doug Macgregor letting he was back in the office the following Wednesday.
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