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grandkids. While there, they had lunchwith Ron and Sandra Garfunkel, whowere in town for a family event. Earlierthis year, they began to talk seriouslyabout the upcoming 50th Reunion in2013 and planned to hold the firstcommittee meeting this fall at Lafayette.The Coopers visited with the (Bert)Zarins, (Orlando) Riutorts, (Lewis)Minkels, (W. Hunt) Dumonts,(Michael) Stillmans, (Joe) Bells, andBill Haase this year.Harvey Shapiro retired seven yearsago. He and wife Sandy celebrated their44th anniversary in October. Both arehealthy and are proud of their twodaughters, two sons-in-law, and twograndsons, ages 6 and 9. Harvey ridesa bike 50 miles a week and works outin a gym five or six hours per week. TheShapiros will be going on a two-weeksafari in Kenya and Tanzania in 2012.Wayne Boulton is a retired collegeprofessor, Presbyterian minister, andgraduate school president living withwife Vicki in Wellesley, outside Boston.Their son, Matthew, was appointedpresident of Christian TheologicalSeminary, an Indianapolis schoolaffiliated with the Christian Church(Disciples of Christ). A Disciples ministerwho is an author and musician as well,Matt taught at Harvard Divinity Schooland Andover Newton TheologicalSchool.Wayne spent the summer inMontana as preacher and worship leaderat St. Timothy’s Chapel, a Presbyteriancenter on a mountain that overlooksGeorgetown Lake. Wayne’s agendaincludes learning to fly fish. Vickirenewed a longtime relationship withAmerican Field Service (AFS) astreasurer in the Boston region. She wasan AFS student in Turkey in the 1960s.Arthur Topilow has a lighterschedule in his hematology and medicaloncology practice. He and his wife havefour grandchildren. Arthur races hissailboat and plays concert piano. Heplayed with the Cleveland Pops onNew Year’s Eve in Severence Hall.Carl Boesch writes that he andPeggy are retired and enjoying life.Richard Fyfe has been fightingmultiple myeloma since October 2005.He recently completed chemotherapy,and is now in maintenance to keep thecancer at bay. He writes: “Theprediction is for 10 more years, but Imay be as disabled or more disabledClass Notes1963–1964than I am now. I expect to be bedboundthe next time around. For now,I am house-bound most of the time.I take antibacterial, antiviral, andantifungal drugs to help my depressedimmune system.”Richard continues to do computerwork for the music program at hischurch, sequencing MIDI files. Thesefiles are played back on Sunday,providing all of the instrumental musicfor the Mass. He says that he is called a“virtual” organist. He has completedthe traditional Bach cycle and isreaching the end of the Buxtehudecycle. He will forward a sample toanyone who requests it by email.Richard’s son Peter ’91 is anenvironmental civil engineer with URSCorp. in Houston. He received hisenvironmental engineering master’sfrom University of Texas–Austin. Hisother son, Stewart ’93, an electricalengineering graduate, is a skilledvideographer and conventional motionpicture editor. He assists University ofWisconsin–Madison faculty with videoand motion picture support and generalresearch. He also has a bachelor’s inEnglish from Pitt and a master’s inmotion picture analysis from Universityof Wisconsin.Contact Richard at 812 North C St.,Duncan, OK 73533-5915, (580) 470-9454; (580) 467-6224 (cell).Gerald Katz’s daughter, RachelMandelbaum, was to begin a positionas an assistant professor of astrophysicsat Carnegie Mellon University inSeptember. Rachel attended PrincetonUniversity for her undergraduate andPh.D. degrees, and she worked as aresearch associate at Princeton.Dana surprised Fred Day Aug. 5with an early 70th birthday party at theirhome in Summit, N.J. Joining themwere son Graham ’99 and his wife,Kelly, and daughter Ann ’01 and herfiancé, Mike. They spent the next day atYankee Stadium watching the Yankeesbeat the Orioles (Mike’s team) 8-3.Remember the 50th reunion,June 7–9, 2013.1964Gordon R. “Don” Evans14330 Shelborne RoadWestfield, IN 46074(317) 501-8577 (cell)Winter Address:958 Sand Castle RoadSanibel, FL 33957President: Gordon R. “Don” EvansFund Manager: Jeffrey P. BrownReunion Chair: Jeffrey P. BrownWeb Page Administrator: Thomas L.Greenbaum, tlg@groupsplus.comHerb Harkins checked in thissummer while visiting “back home” inPennsylvania. He lives in Cottesloe, asuburb of Perth, Western Australia, withhis wife, Melissa, and their two children.He plans to return for the 50th reunion.After retiring in December 2009,Jim Anderson is now able to pursue hishobby of participating in Civil Warreenactments. Jim spent 45 years in thesteel industry, which includedsubstantial international travel involvingsteelmaking practice and productdevelopment. Jim and his wife, Sandy,reside in Fallston, Md., and have twosons and four grandchildren.Chuck Bleifeld is still practicingorthopedic surgery. He remarried 10years ago, has five grandchildren, andhas completed 23 marathons. Heresides in Stony Brook, N.Y.In 1999, Ned McElroy retiredfrom Gateway Inc., where he wastreasurer, and moved to West Dover,Vt. He is treasurer of Deerfield ValleyRotary Club and serves on variouscommittees for the Episcopal Diocese ofVermont. He and his wife volunteer atthe local food pantry and for Habitatfor Humanity.Allan Teger has lived in Vero Beachfor the past nine years with hisgirlfriend, Barbara Krupp. Both areartists, selling their art at galleries, artfestivals, and on the web. His bodyscapephotographs are his primary focus.Allan, who had been a psychologyprofessor, left academics many yearsago, but he still writes and teachesoccasionally. He notes he is trying torestart an old project with autisticchildren begun years ago.FALL 2011 • lafayette 91