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1961 Douglas A. Hobby29 Rowan RoadChatham, NJ 07928-2210doug_hobby@hotmail.comPresident: Joseph C. NyceFund Manager: Ronald E. GeeseyReunion Chair: James S. SorrentinoWeb Page Administrator:John A. HarobinClass President Joe Nyce offered thesewords about the 50th reunion: “Thereis something comforting about beingwith a group of people who function onthe basis of wisdom instead ofambition.”Dalton Marks indicated he hadmany good friends among his fraternitybrothers but recognizes now thatfraternity life deterred him from gettingto know other classmates. From hisreunion experiences, he remarked, “Irealize now how much I missed. Wereally have many interesting andwonderful guys in our class.”Much of the reunion’s success goesto the planning committee, headed byEd Auble. Class agents representingfraternities and social dorms also helped.One of the best reunion showings everat Lafayette, the event was attended by82 classmates (150 in total, with spousesand others included).Bill Remaly did a great jobarranging the Thursday dinner atDeLorenzo’s in Forks Township; 30attended. Doug Hobby sat with theDU golfers (Bob Howard, Ben Sack,Lew Gill, and Tom Heist) and toldthem they were the heavy favorites atthe class golf outing. Though Dougthreatened to handicap them, they wonthe low score by a wide margin.The class golf outing at Morgan HillGolf Club included 21 golfers. JohnCunningham had the longest drive,and Hugh Richardson and Lew Gillwon closest to the pin contests. Secondplace went to the team captained by EdBaumgardner, which included his wifeTrudy, Nyce, and Richardson. Thoughthe class was unsure which team BobIves played on, he happily collectedprizes. Thanks to Neil Van Cleef forassisting with arrangements.Dick Webster did a wonderful jobwith the Class Memory Book.Class Notes1961All 150 attendees joined the reunionparade in light blue shirts and capsbehind the class banner, carried byDavid Thomsen. Bill Sibal marched inhis infamous straw hat.Many toured the College facilities.Pete Myers, who had not been backsince graduation, was most impressedwith the Bourger Varsity FootballHouse.At the Saturday dinner, Nyce’slighthearted discussion of the class’history and current role with theCollege set the tone for the evening.George Benson provided humorousremembrances of past days at Lafayette.Ron Geesey, class treasurer, reportedon the class gift, which is theestablishment of an internationalspeaker series.For the 50th reunion, overall givingwas $214,071 from 141 donors. Theamount given or pledged to the classgift was $145,167, and the total givento the unrestricted annual fund was$66,669. Other gifts assigned to theclass amounted to $2,235.The 141 donors represent 68.5% ofthe 206 solicited members of the class.Last year, participation was 49.5%, and$73,927 was given.Jim Sorrentino is the new reunionchair. Auble plans to stay active with theclass; he currently chairs the AlumniAssociation’s International Committee.The other class officers were reelected.The College now supports a 55threunion, but the officers hope toarrange get-togethers each year, one ofwhich will probably be at Homecoming.Ed Ahart ’69, chair of the Boardof Trustees, was the guest speaker. Hereviewed Lafayette’s ambitious strategicplan.Theta Xi fraternity held a reuniondinner Friday night at Pearly Baker’s inEaston for the Class of 1961 andadjoining classes. Twenty-three attended,including Joe Blakaitis, AndyCherrington, Roger Hunt, DavePhraner, Dan Schutter, Dick Toro,Myers, Webster, Hobby, Bob Haigh’60, Dave Saalfrank ’60, John Decker’62, Al Alvarez ’63, and Dan Tuck ’64.Schutter assembled the class pictures andnecrology posted at Kirby House.John Sutter looked forward toLafayette’s football game in earlySeptember against North Dakota Statein Fargo, S.D. He and wife Sandy liveonly 40 miles away in Lake Park, Minn.They were also anticipating the birth oftheir first grandchild in October. Sutterfound out at reunion that he andDietz’s wife, Jane, grew up in ForestHills, N.Y., and lived a few blocks fromeach other.The Phi Delts held a gatheringduring the weekend, which includedDale Adams, Fred Bailine, DaveBloys, Bill Buehler, Warren Eberlein,George Halak, and Cunningham.At the Thursday dinner, DaveDenzler mentioned he retired as aprofessor at San Jose State.Doug Hobby’s golf partners werePaul Ackerman, Alan Phillips, andRich Remaly. Phillips works full time inHouston as an executive vice presidentfor Sivco Inc., a high-alloy specialtyfabricator. Remaly is retired as CEO ofChase Pharmaceutical and lives inTucson, Ariz. He works as a seasonalforest ranger. Ackerman keeps busydoing home repair work.Webster said he received goodexercise advice from Ed Vitale. He alsogot to see Jim “Stinger” Westkott, whomade a brief appearance at reunionSaturday.Peter Hanson, the tallest memberof the class, stood out at the parade.He was with wife Karen, whom hemarried in 2005. His first wife, Sue,died tragically in 1990, along with hermother, in a plane crash in Costa Rica.Peter has three children and sevengrandchildren.Denis Gordon works as an attorney,specializing in labor arbitration. Hereceived his law degree from Universityof Pennsylvania and worked with theDepartment of Justice before enteringprivate practice.Pierre Pelanne saw a few of his SAEbrothers at reunion. He and wife Peggy,both retired, live in Williamsburg, Va.Pierre had a long, successful career withthe United Nations and lived inConnecticut. The Pelannes have twosons, who are doing well in business.Gary Ludlow died peacefully athome in April from cancer. He livedin Bath, Ohio. His wife of 48 years,Martha, two daughters, and fourgrandchildren survive him. Ludlowwas born in Bernardsville, N.J., andwas a high school national championsharpshooter with a .22-caliber rifle. Hestudied economics and was a member of88 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu
Sigma Nu fraternity. He served in theArmy, discharged as a captain. Ludlow’sbusiness career began with TravelersInsurance Co., specializing in groupinsurance and pensions. He then workedas an employee benefits consultantbefore leaving the corporate world in1979 to pursue his passion as anantiques dealer. He retired in 2010.Ludlow was an avid golfer and playedmany of the top courses in America.John Hiller died in July from atraumatic brain injury he suffered after afall while hunting for turquoise inArizona. Hiller was a member of PhiBeta Kappa. He was a chemical engineerand received a Ph.D. in organicchemistry from Case Institute. He spentmost of his career formulating chemicalsfor consumer products, many of whichare still on the market and well-known.He worked at Phillip Morris, CalgonCorp., Yardley of London, Lehn &Fink, and Eastman Chemical. Hiller wasmarried for 45 years to Mary and hadtwo children. He enjoyed foreign travel,spending vacations in his motor home,and rock hunting, especially for opals.Dr. Elliot Marcus passed away inAugust after a long illness. He lived inVestal, N.Y., with his wife, Peggy, andhad two children and four grandsons.Marcus grew up in Maspeth, N.Y. Hegraduated with a degree in psychologyand was a member of Pi Lambda Phifraternity. He attended TempleUniversity School of Dentistry and thenserved two years in the Air Force beforemoving to Vestal, where he establisheda family dental practice in 1969. Heenjoyed his work immensely and hadmany loyal patients and employees.Marcus’ outside interests includedmemberships in Vestal Jaycees, BroomeCounty Dental Society (serving aspresident in 1985), and Vestal HillsCountry Club, where he enjoyed golf.He also served on the board of TempleConcord and Jewish Federation ofBroome County. He was the father ofJulie Marcus Skinner ’90.John Ehrhart died in April.Although he did not graduate with theclass, he arrived on campus in 1957 afterserving in the Air Force. He studiedeconomics and was a member of KappaSigma fraternity. He graduated fromPace College and received an MBA fromPace University. He retired from IBMafter 30 years of service and thenworked for NCR Corp. until 1998.Class Notes1961–1962Ehrhart was an avid golfer and amember of Ramsey (N.J.) Golf andCountry Club. His other interests werereading, the local American Legion Post(where he was a past commander), anddoing volunteer work at TuckertonSeaport. His wife of 52 years, Ann,four sons, one daughter, and fivegrandchildren survive him.1962 Jim Hartsel10755 Moss Hill LaneCincinnati, OH 45249-3640(513) 489-6786jharts1940@aol.comPresident: Jeffrey RuthizerFund Manager: John R. WeisReunion Chairs: James A. Lyttle,James M. Montgomery Jr.,Gale R. “Sandy” SchwilkWeb Page Administrator: Jim HartselCharles M. “Mike” Powell III diedat age 72 at his home in Naples, Fla.,April 9. Virginia, his wife of 46 years,and devoted children, Dawn andMichael, plus three grandchildren anda sister, Pat Powell-Jones, survive him.Mike grew up in Connecticut andgraduated from Cheshire Academy,where he was a member of theswimming, baseball, and football teams.At Lafayette, he played defensive tackle.He served in the Army and washonorably discharged in 1964 as acaptain. He and Jinny moved to Naplesin 1970 and founded Mike PowellRealtors. Up until March 2011, Mikeworked as an agent for Downing FryeRealty in its Naples office. He was athird-degree member of Knights ofColumbus and a real estate instructorat Edison College. In lieu of flowers,donations may be made to Mike PowellMemorial Fund to Benefit BarronCollier High School Football, 5600Cougar Drive, Naples, FL 34109.David Kelly, who has neversubmitted a news item, checked in.Originally in the Class of ’60, Daveinterrupted his education with two yearsof Army service. After Lafayette, he earnedan MBA from University of Chicago. Heand his wife, Judy, celebrated their 45thwedding anniversary in southern France.They have two children and fivegrandchildren and live in Greenwich,Conn. After a career in investments andAlumni Memoriam1932 John J. Evans 7/16/111937 Joseph S. Patterson 12/1/091938 Jesse F. Farr 7/3/111939 Richard R. Bobb 2/2/111939 Allen B. Craig Jr. 5/20/111940 Henry A. Cox 4/5/111940 Joseph I. Epstein 5/29/111940 Mitchel Flaum 6/10/111941 Adam W. Martin 5/24/111941 Charles B. Paxson 3/26/111942 Thomas S. Gary 4/10/111943 John C. Hance 5/23/111943 Joseph X. Takacs 4/10/111944 Carl T. Bilyea Jr. 4/23/111945 Harold B. Sachs 7/10/111946 Paul E. Claster 8/14/071947 Ralph N. Tripp Jr. 2/22/111948 Alvin J. Carr 7/5/111948 George E. Miller 5/8/101948 John D. Patterson 7/25/111949 A. Bruce Cameron Jr. 6/18/111949 Barton M. Collinge 4/26/111949 Harry W. Preis 7/22/111950 John W. Cleaver Jr. 5/4/111950 Robert W. Helman 5/13/111950 Karl K. LaBarr Jr. 5/10/111950 Claude Rogers 7/4/111950 Robert E. Salathe 6/28/111950 John C. Williams Jr. 4/29/111951 Franklin S. Follmer 7/18/111951 David B. Jennison 12/12/081951 William J. McCarter 4/21/111951 Henry B. Phelps 2/21/111951 Edward W. Schwarz 7/12/111951 Joseph J. Worek 5/7/111952 Robert H. Boorujy 4/12/111952 Gerald M. Bordman 5/9/111952 Jay H. Confair 6/21/111952 William T. Powell 6/24/111953 Stanley C. Vass 4/20/111954 Andrew J. Duckworth 5/12/111954 Harris S. Shafer 7/10/111955 Eugene B. Blanck 6/7/111956 Joseph F. Fernandes Jr. 7/6/111956 Edward T. McHugh 7/29/111957 Duncan Andrews 3/17/111957 James W. Dye Jr. 2/9/111957 Hugh P. Gallagher 4/13/111959 Leigh W. Bauer 6/22/111960 William G. Kindig 7/24/111961 John D. Ehrhart 4/6/111961 John J. Hiller Jr. 6/23/111961 W. Gary Ludlow 4/30/111962 Charles M. Powell III 4/9/111963 Joseph Marks 3/29/111964 Robert W. Aldinger 6/10/111967 Robert F. Halsted 5/15/111967 Gary M. Kralik 12/17/101967 Andrew P. Sirpis 3/1/111972 Barry L. Hughes 6/20/111974 Thomas A. Stockus 5/24/111975 Terry Booth 5/18/11FALL 2011 • lafayette 89
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