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1958–1959
Nick Rotondo of Lotus, Calif.,
had his 240th article published. He
has been president of the El Dorado
County Writers Guild for 10 years and
has taught memoir-writing classes to
senior citizens for three years. He
and wife Mary celebrate their 50th
anniversary in January and will take
a cruise around the world.
Lem Howell never knew how to
say anything in a few words. His emails
are a welcome joy, full of fun, and
some serious subjects. Recently, he
got a write-up in Super Lawyers and
attended Alumni Summer College at
Lafayette, July 15–18. President
Daniel H. Weiss gave a fascinating
lecture on medieval art. I join Lem in
his thought that Lafayette is extremely
fortunate to have President Weiss as
our leader. Lem continues: “Weiss
pulled a coup de grâce by delivering
the final lecture on Vietnam, the
subject of his upcoming book. There
was not a dry eye in the place.” Other
professors spoke, and it was great.
Forty-five people attended the session,
and Lem plans to return next year.
Lou Lyons writes that he retired
15 years ago. Despite severe health
issues, he remains active in his
computer club, for which he served as
past president and chief tech support
guru for about 10 years.
Dave Zeyher spent the winter in
the Bahamas on his boat. He is a
ham radio enthusiast and passed the
highest-level licensing exam, Amateur
Extra Class. Dave’s call sign is
KB3UBN.
Bob Felsenheld had a knee
replacement Jan. 8 but is back playing
golf and tennis. He visited with Marty
Phillips and Ray Hersh during the
spring.
Jerry Flanzbaum usually comes
up to the Northeast right after Labor
Day, but he delayed his trip because
he and Marilyn planned to go to
Greenland.
Bob Yohe will be buried in
Arlington Cemetery during
Thanksgiving. I had dinner with Judy
before I left Florida, and she brought
me up to date on the family. She
spends the entire year in Florida now,
as she sold the home in Pennsylvania.
Please remember your alma mater
when working on trusts and wills, or
when considering sponsoring a
scholarship.
1959
Norbert F. Smith
227 River’s Edge
Williamsburg, VA 23185-8933
(757) 229-7377
norbert.f.smith@cox.net
President: Edwin H. Feather Jr.,
feathersnest@hotmail.com
Fund Manager: James F. Mallay,
jamesmallay@aol.com
Reunion Chairs: Jordan Engelman,
Bruce L. Forbes
Web Page Administrator:
Frank V. Hermann,
frankh@lasvegas.net
This column will include class activities
and classmate updates through late July.
Thanks to those who contributed, which
helps keep us connected. If you did not
receive a June email from me requesting
updates, then I do not have your current
email address. Please send it.
To find our class photos online,
follow these instructions:
Go to magazine.lafayette.edu., in the
right sidebar of the magazine web page,
under Web Extras, click on “Alumni
Classes — Photo Galleries.” Then click
on “’40s–’60s” at the top — our photos
are grouped there.
Jim Mallay, our superb class fund
manager, reports: “The Class of 1959
met its usual objective of outstanding
giving to Lafayette this past year (July
2009 to June 2010) to both the Annual
Fund and to capital needs. The Annual
Fund total was down about 5 percent
from our 50th reunion year, which is
typical of most classes, from $103K to
$98K. The number of donors was also
down, from 65 to 55 percent of the
class. Total class giving, including
donations to capital projects, was still
robust at $546K, compared to last
year’s $755K. Great news! The Class of
1959 Marquis Scholarship Fund, which
is still nearly $100K below goal, is
making a significant difference for
Lafayette students, however. The
earnings from this fund will be awarded
to a deserving student each year, and
the student will be named ‘The Class
of 1959 Marquis Scholar,’ even though
the gift from the endowment will be
less than the total award to the student.
The shortfall will be taken from the
budgeted financial aid pool for all
Marquis Scholars.”
Len Achey wrote: “Marlys and
I are planning to be on campus for
THE GAME in November. I have a
huge responsibility educating people in
Spokane, Wash. that Lafayette College
is NOT located in Indiana or
Louisiana!” Len’s email: lenachey@
comcast.net.
Gerry Crean, one of ’59’s great
basketball stars, and his son Gerry III
’84 met Dick Kohler and his son Rich
Jr. ’84 on May 30 at Yankee Stadium
for the New York Yankees vs. the
Cleveland Indians game. Gerry’s email:
gptcjr1212@aol.com.
Dr. Ed Curley reports: “I’ve finally
retired, at age 73, from the University
of Michigan. My aim is to have more
time for my writing. You can find
several of my books on amazon.com,
the ones by Edwin M. Curley. Those by
Edwin A. Curley were written by my
great-grandfather. We have a second
wave of grandchildren, from my son,
Richard, who waited until he was in his
40s to get married. He and his wife had
their first child, a daughter, last year,
and are expecting a second this summer.
My eldest grandchild, my daughter
Julia’s daughter, is just finishing her first
year in college. Ruth and I plan to stay
in Ann Arbor, and look for some place
warmer to go in winter.” Ed’s email:
emcurley@umich.edu.
Class President Ed Feather and his
wife, Mayleen, attended the 50-Plus
Club/50th Reunion Class/Marquis
Society Reception on Saturday of
Reunion Weekend.
Wally and Dot French celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary last
Memorial Day with a surprise party
thrown by their children and
grandchildren, followed by a dinner
party in June the couple hosted for their
family. Wally and Dot were married
June 11, 1960, in Plainfield, N.J. After
graduation from Lafayette, Wally
attended the Wharton School of
Business at the University of
Pennsylvania, and Dot graduated from
Drew University. The couple cofounded
Regulatory Research Associates
Inc. in 1982, which provided financial
and regulatory information regarding
public utilities to the financial
community. Wally retired from the firm
in 1999, and Dot retired in 2005. They
are both active in their Presbyterian
church, where they are Stephen Leaders
and Stephen Ministers. Wally and Dot
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