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Class Notes1958–1959unrest in Egypt, and made port inIsrael the day after a bombing.Steve Fried became a greatgrandfatherin January and celebratedhis 54th anniversary earlier that month.He and his wife, Nina, have cruisedover 500 days at sea since 1995. Stevehas a commercial real-estate firm, withhis son doing the majority of work, andhe remains on the board of directors ofScreen Actors Guild.Lem Howell enjoyed AlumniSummer College at Lafayette. RonMay and wife Judy also attended.Gary Evans ’57 joined the groupas quizmaster and student.Charles Stevens is recoveringfrom multiple bypass surgery.Bill Kurtz works with four ofhis five sons. He and Lucille have 15grandchildren, with some attendingNortheastern, Drexel, CatholicUniversity, and George Washington.Bill played golf with Don Freimark.Don planned to be at Homecoming.Bob Harris was in Portland,Maine, looking for property in theKennebunkport area. Bob adds thathis dog is now a champion.Bill Aukamp fell in April andbroke his neck. The accident resultedin a three-week hospital stay, followedby weeks of outpatient physicaltherapy. He is now back to work fulltime, though with metal supports inhis neck. Bill’s son, Brooks ’03, plansto marry in December. Three of thegroomsmen are Thomas “Bucky”Payne ’02, Paulo Coelho ’03, andAlex Walker ’03. Bill is in touchwith Jim Braisted, and the twohoped to see a football game together.Bill writes for The Race to 2012(www.theraceto2012.com), apolitical site.The 55th reunion will beJune 7–9, 2013.1959 Norbert F. Smith227 River’s EdgeWilliamsburg, VA 23185-8933(757) 229-7377norbert.f.smith@cox.netPresident: Edwin H. Feather Jr.,ed@feathersnestpromos.comFund Manager: James F. Mallay,jamesmallay@aol.comReunion Chairs: Jordan Engelman,Bruce L. ForbesWeb Page Administrator:Frank V. Hermann,frankh@lasvegas.netIf you did not receive an emailfrom Norb Smith requesting updates,please send him your current emailaddress.Len Achey and his wife, Marlys,planned to attend Musikfest inBethlehem, Pa., in August and visitwith Jim and Suzie Haering. Heprovided an update on his struggle withgastrointestinal stromal cancer. Len’scontact data: 5422 North HollywoodDrive, Spokane, WA 99212-1606,(509) 928-2126, lenachey@comcast.net.Leigh W. Bauer died at his homein Gwynedd Estates, a retirementcommunity near Ambler, Pa., in Juneafter a fall. Leigh worked at Diamond,Polsky & Bauer, the law firm he joinedas a partner after he graduated fromlaw school. Born in Philadelphia, hegraduated from the local GermantownFriends School in 1955, earned abachelor’s in business administration,and graduated from University ofPennsylvania Law School in 1962.Leigh was a member of Kappa DeltaRho fraternity, president of CommerceClub, and a member of the psychologyand geology clubs. From soon afterlaw school graduation until December2010, Leigh taught legal studies toundergraduates at Wharton BusinessSchool, University of Pennsylvania. Hiswife, Delores; son, Stephen; daughter,Beth Montanari; stepson; sister; sixgrandchildren; and his former wife,Lyn Bauer, survive him. A memorialservice was conducted in August.Dr. Bernie Blumenthal relocated toa new home down the street from hisprevious home. Contact info: 2330 WildValley Drive, Jackson, MS 39211-6165,(601) 982-3785, bblumen@yahoo.com.Ed Chalmers’ contact info:95 Pelican Court, Newport Beach,CA 92660-2930, (949) 929-1283,edchalmers@cox.net.George Werner forwarded a messagethat Jordan Engelman sufferedmultiple strokes in late July and washospitalized. Jordan and Carol’s contactinfo: 3728 Wisteria Place, Easton, PA18045-3028, (610)923-0860, jordan6@ptd.net.Ed and Mayleen Feather, accompaniedby Mayleen’s sister Wendy and herhusband, Bill Crouse, stopped byWilliamsburg, Va., in May to visit Norband Maryellen Smith. The Featherscontinued on to a May 15 graduationfor their grandson, Jonathan, son ofdaughter Carol Feather Halcovage.Jonathan, whose major was supplychain management, took a trainingposition with Parker Hannifin at itsVentura, Calif., operation. Ed plannedto have hip replacement surgeryAug. 30. He and Mayleen celebratedtheir 54th wedding anniversary Aug.31. They have 12 grandchildren fromages 26 to 7. Ed’s contact info:3116 Arbour Green Court, Hatfield,PA 19440-3487, (267) 222-8480,ed@feathersnestpromos.com.Bruce Forbes has a new emailaddress: 367 Main St., Unit 31,Old Saybrook, CT 06475-2360, (860)388-2323, totalbaloney@gmail.com.Art Forrest contributed a taleof locating Gene DeLoatch: “Mydaughter Sarah had a teacher atChatham High named Ron DeLoatch.I recently asked him about the GeneDeLoatch in our yearbook. It turnsout that Dr. Eugene M. DeLoatchis a distinguished academician anddean of engineering at Morgan StateUniversity in Baltimore, Md., witha master’s and Ph.D. from BrooklynPolytechnic Institute.” Gene’s contactinfo: School of Engineering, MorganState University, 1700 East Cold SpringLane, Baltimore, MD 21251-0001,(443) 885-3231, eugene.deloatch@morgan.edu. Home address and phonenumber: P.O. Box 177, Suitland, MD20752-0177, (301) 899-1264.Art and his wife hosted twograndchildren from Toronto for twoweeks. Their daughter Kim workson a TV series, and her husbandmet the Forrests in Syracuse, N.Y.,for the handoff. Art’s contact info:286 Lafayette Ave., Chatham, NJFALL 2011 • lafayette 85