It's Time. Faces of The Campaign - Tilton School

class notes32William Crangle writes, “At 92 years of age,I am fortunate to report that my memories ofundergraduate days at Tilton are still strongand provide me with happy moments forwhich I am very grateful.”36Ruth Moses Doyle attended Alumni Weekendand shared remembrances of her time atTilton. She earned her undergraduate degreefrom Boston University and went on toBoston College Law School. She was in thesecond class of women allowed in the LawSchool. In her class, she was one of twowomen. She remembers there were nowomen’s bathrooms, so she and the otherwomen would have to go on the “buddysystem”—where one would go into the bathroomand the other would perform lookoutduty. She is one of seven sisters—three otherscame to Tilton. Her dad was a local farmer,and she came to Tilton before the local highschool was built, so it was free. Tilton was agreat start for her, she said. She had thenatural inclination toward education, but notthe opportunity or means. Tilton gave her agood beginning and planted the seed of highereducation for her. She practiced law for 50years, retiring in 1999. She attended AlumniWeekend with her son Thomas Doyle.41Donald Campbell writes, “For me, the TiltonBoys School in February 1943 was thebeginning of 23 years of Naval service,which included WWII as a carrier-basedfighter pilot and rising to the rank ofCommander and Commanding Officer of acarrier-based jet attack squadron. My finalduty was on an admiral’s staff helping torun the Navy’s end of the Vietnam War.From early February to early April 1943, Iwas in initial flight training in the U.S.Navy—a class of 40 students.”43Stan Eilenberg and Ed Rawson write, “Wesadly learned of the passing of our dearfriend and classmate, Francis Sklepowicz,Tilton College class of 1943. Fran was anoutstanding basketball player while at Tiltonand a fine human being.”Robert Bermudes Jr., Robert Bermudes ’48 andPeter Bermudes.45Robert Smith writes, “Been through several heartprocedures and am on the road to recovery—would like to hear from any classmates.”47Robert Black was recently honored byFlorida Southern College with the HalWaters Communication Alumnus of the YearAward. A graduate of Florida SouthernCollege and Columbia University GraduateSchool of Journalism, Bob has distinguishedhimself as a journalist and public relationsprofessional for more than 50 years. Overthat time, he was a reporter for theAssociated Press, the public relationsmanager for Swissair’s North America division,executive vice president for H.A. Bruno& Assoc., and public relations director forthe National Council on Aging. In addition,Bob worked for TIME Inc., New York Life andAT&T in public relations capacities. He hasbroadcast live for NBC radio, the AssociatedPress, and the Connecticut Radio Network.48Robert Bermudes enjoyed a visit on campusthis summer with his sons, Robert Jr. andPeter. Rob and Peter are the oldest andyoungest sons respectively of Bob and SallyBermudes. Their middle son, Mark, wasunable to make the trip with them.Fall 2006 | 33