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Class Notes1958–1959graduate and a member of Delta KappaEpsilon, for which he served as treasurer.Active on campus, he played on thelacrosse team and was involved ingeology club, The Lafayette, NewmanClub, and Scabbard & Blade.On Oct. 15, William Dagistinopassed away in Boca Raton, Fla. Bill’swife of 50 years, Armida “Armi”; fourchildren; and eight grandchildrensurvive him. Bill was an Army veteran, aPhi Kappa Psi brother, and a dedicatedfan of Notre Dame football. A memberof South Florida Railway Museum, hewas an avid model railroader.Spence Manthorpe attended theMarquis Founders Dinner with wifeSandy and saw five classmates there.He reports that Don Kress has a newlove, the theater, and played thecantankerous innkeeper in Annie GetYour Gun. Don now lives in Tennessee.Also present were Doug and ConnieCherry. I understand a big celebrationis planned for Doug’s retirement. BobBeane was a cool-looking dude. EdAlkire received congratulations onhis recent award.Lloyd Zachary ’57 is our age butgraduated earlier. He spends much timein California and four months on Florida’seast coast each year. He has been in theblister package business for years.Bob Felsenheld and Susan spentseven months at Hunter’s Run in Florida.Bob spoke to Al Karetsky, whois on the mend after having a heartvalve replacement.Our 55th reunion is in June 2013.Check the class website for details.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 email from merequesting updates, I do not have yourcurrent email address. Please send it.The College is now posting Class Noteson the alumni class websites.We had a super turnout of11 classmates, wives, friends, andfamily on Oct. 15 for a tailgate andfootball game, with the ’Pards beatingYale, 28–19. Attendees includedPat DeMichele, Bruce and BetteForbes, Sy and Peg Goff, Allan andMarie Johnson (accompanied by AllanJohnson III), Jack and Kathy Kingfield,Norm Sensinger and Lee McCaffrey,Norb and Maryellen Smith, Terryand Georgia Snyder, Joe and PeggyStefanowicz, Dick and Jackie Wright,and Chuck Wynn.Len Achey writes: “Last August,Marlys and I had a wonderful dinnerwith Jim and Suzie Haering, and afun-filled lunch with Jerry and SandyeTurnauer, all while visiting Musikfestand the Lehigh Valley. Marlys and Ivisited Lafayette’s campus and weregreatly impressed with all the newconstruction, especially the learningand sports facilities.” In November, Lenhad surgery to remove a gastrointestinaltumor. Len’s contact info: 5422North Northwood Drive, Spokane,WA 99212-1606, (509) 928-2126,lenachey@comcast.net.Donald L. Allen passed away Dec. 7after a protracted illness. Don graduatedwith a bachelor’s in economics. He wasa member of Delta Upsilon and wasfraternity commissar. He was Melangeidentifications editor, a member of TheLafayette staff and the football team, andplayed intramural sports. Condolencesto Linda and family. Linda’s contactinfo: 49 Upper Shore Drive, Casco, ME04015-3145, (207) 627-4227, adnil@maine.rr.com.Bill and Jane Bush have a new emailaddress: bushgvhh@gmail.com. Othercontact info: 19 Marsh View Drive,Hilton Head Island, SC 29928-3111,(843) 363-2678.Bill Campbell writes: “I had openheartsurgery last May. My arterieswere good, so just a valve. I havenow fully recovered and feel muchbetter. I can bike, jog, play squash,and work in the garden, and I havelots more energy and feel great. I amstill teaching two courses this fall.I look forward to the 55th.” Bill’scontact info: 111 High Street, Exeter,NH 03833-2927, (603) 778-0410,wcampbell@exeter.edu.Gerry Crean reports: “Our grandson,Samuel Conte, played on the AndoverLittle League team that won theMassachusetts championship. Theylost the last game of the Northeastchampionship and missed going toCooperstown. Another grandson,Gerald Philip Crean IV, wrote a book,Political Philosophy and the Great War.Kathleen and I celebrated our 50thwedding anniversary at Elk’s Lodgein Westbrook, Conn. More than100 attended. Went with my son,Gerry III ’84, to the Rookies Sports Barin Cromwell, Conn., for the Big Game,where we met James Farrell ’41.”Gerry’s contact info: 45 RockwoodDrive, Southington, CT 06489-4621,(860) 621-3543, gptcjr1212@aol.com.Jordan Engelman is at homerecuperating from last summer’s stroke.Jordan’s contact info: 3728 WisteriaPlace, Easton, PA 18045-3028,(610) 923-0860, jordan6@ptd.net.Class President Ed Feather hadsuccessful hip replacement surgery inlate October. Ed’s contact info: 3116Arbour Green Court, Hatfield, PA19440-3487, (267) 263-4609,ed@feathersnestpromos.com.Frank Fletcher wrote: “At the endof September, we took a vacation tripto the American Southwest.” Frank’scontact info: 4 Thompson Court,Reedville, VA 22539-3223, (804)453-4564, fletcher@nnwifi.com.Dick Goudey wrote: “Upongraduation from Lafayette, I began aNavy career for six years as a pilot flyingC-118s and C-130s worldwide for NavyMATS. I then joined United Airlines for32 years, retiring as a captain and checkairman on the Boeing 777.” Dick andwife Judy have four children: Britt, a pilotin Alaska; Ford, in construction sales;Ryan, with Oracle in New York City; andPaige, with Martha Stewart in New YorkCity. They have grandchildren in NorthCarolina and Alaska. The Goudeys live inSpruce Creek Fly-In in Port Orange, Fla.,in winter and at the lake in northeasternPennsylvania in summer. They hope toget back to Lafayette this fall. Dick’scontact info: 1859 Seclusion Drive, PortOrange, FL 32128-6975, (386) 760-5794, richardgoudey778@msn.com.Len Johansson has a new emailaddress: LenJohansson@att.net.Other contact info: 3141 RedfieldDrive, Leland, NC 28451-7792,(910) 383-3007.58 lafayette • SPRING 2012 For full version and photos, see community.lafayette.edu
Class Notes1959–1960Though retired for several years, theHonorable Jack Kingfield has returnedto the bench, judging trials in WarrenCounty Superior Court, Belvedere,N.J. Jack holds court six to eight daysa month, not including summer. “Ihave really enjoyed returning to thebench, including boning up on thecurrent Rules of Evidence.” (The otherdistinguished ’59 jurist is the HonorableSid Strauss.) Jack and wife Kathyjoined Wayne and Linda Burggraaffand Roger and Dorothy Houck lastSeptember for their annual KDRRoommate Reunion at the Burggraaff’ssummer place in Bayfield, Wis. Jack’scontact info: 5 Briarstone Avenue,Phillipsburg, NJ 08865-1707, (908)859-3014, kingfield@enter.net.In response to my forwarding thephotos of our ’59 football weekend lastOctober, Chip Pfautz commented,“Reminds me of the men I saw in 1959when viewing similar photos of theClass of 1909!” Chip’s contact info:1064 N. Tamiami Trail Unit 1301,Sarasota, FL 34236-2475, (941) 953-3898, chippfautz@verizon.net.Dick Poey had a sculpture show atHopkins Center for the Arts in July. InSeptember, he was awarded the People’sChoice award and $1,000 for Like a Tree,Rooted in the Earth, which is on displayon Hopkins’ main street until next May.In October, Dick had a solo sculptureshow at Hennepin Avenue UnitedMethodist Church in Minneapolis,Minn., and he donated a stone carving ofEve to that church (see photos online).Dick’s contact info: 16465 EllerdaleLane, Eden Prairie, MN 55346-1430,(952) 949-3444, poeyart@comcast.net.Will Smiles has a new email address:wjsmiles@ptd.net. Other contact info:1310 Stark Road, Bethlehem, PA18017-1038, (610) 867-5056.Upon completion of his career inthe U.S. Navy, Capt. Jad Sortore andwife Marian moved to Metuchen, N.J.,in 1986, where Jad had lived beforehe entered Lafayette in 1955. Jadthen became the senior naval scienceinstructor for Naval Junior ReserveOfficers Training Corps at nearbyLinden High School. The corps wasestablished in 1986 with 110 cadets andhas expanded to 370 cadets today, thelargest NJROTC unit in New Jersey.Jad’s contact info: 227 Birch TreeCircle, Aiken, SC 29803-1016, (803)643-3179, rooster1@gforcecable.com.Dave Trutt is a global resident,spending most of the year in Israeland two months at his mailing addressin Florida. His phone listing in ourdatabase looks like a New Jersey areacode, but it rings in Jerusalem. Whenin the United States, he receives acomputer message that someone calledand left a message, and he can thenrespond. Dave’s new contact info foreight months of the year: 14A/12 Toviaben Hefetz Street, Jerusalem, Israel,93585, (732) 710-4020; January andFebruary: 22197 Thomas Terrace, BocaRaton, FL 33433-4139, (732) 710-4020. Email is davetrutt@gmail.com.Jerry Turnauer and wife Sandyevisited son Mike and his family inVancouver, Wash. They also lunchedwith Len Achey and Marlys, since bothcouples were in the Portland, Ore., area.Their Bethlehem, Pa., friends Bob Heistand wife Carol also joined them (seephoto online). Jerry writes: “I’ve takengranddaughter Gabby to Lafayette threetimes over the last several months, andshe really wants to go there. She wouldenroll in 2013 after a year in seminaryin Israel.” Jerry’s contact info: 10921NW 3rd Street, Plantation, FL 33324-1539, (954) 476-9038, jturnauer@bayshoreford.com.Bob Turner and wife Carol haverelocated, though they still live inClovis, Calif., in San Joaquin Valley. Thenew address: 1937 North Megan Ave.,Clovis, CA 93619-7423. Cell phoneand email remain the same: (818)903-2378, rhturnerag@yahoo.com.Dr. Russ Wells writes: “On Oct. 22,I returned to campus for the Fordhamgame (Lafayette won, 45–24) anda gathering of Phi Delts from classyears ’56–’59. I was the only ’59rep who enjoyed a fine on-campusbrunch, the game, and an off-campusdinner gathering.” Russ’ contact info:189 Erdley Church Road, Winfield,PA 17889-8841, (570) 374-2773,wellsruss@verizon.net.Dick Wright writes that the annualLafayette–Lehigh football game providedan opportunity for Jackie and him to visitwith Phi Psi brothers and their wives.Jim and Sue Haering, John and BettyZiegler, and Fritz Muench started theday at the Lehigh President’s Reception.The group joined Rich Kohler andhis grandson, who is in the financialindustry, and went to Jim and Sue’shome. Dick’s contact info: 95 BuckshirePlace, Holland, PA 18966-2011, (215)322-1938, cdrcrw@verizon.net.Bill Craig ’64 passed awayNov. 25 from cardiac arrest. Bill was aclose friend of mine prior to Lafayette.We grew up in the same town, hismother and my mother were closefriends, and his sister frequently wentout with the two of us. He joined PhiPsi and was later active in the fraternityalumni association. Bill started asuccessful business and was chairmanof the board at the time of his death.I stay engaged as a national directorof the Navy League of the United States,president of Williamsburg–YorktownCouncil, and member of the board ofdirectors of a policy group formed tohelp NASA Research Centers survivethe impending budget axe. I am alsoa member of a local Kiwanis Club,serve on the program committee of thelifelong-learning program offered byCollege of William and Mary, and serveon several committees at church. Butmy most enjoyable activity is visitingmy young grandchildren, who live inSouthern California.1960 David C. Saalfrank Sr.30 Lawmar LaneBurnt Hills, NY 12027-9540(518) 399-7545 (home)(201) 788-4822 (cell)dsaalsr@gmail.comPresident: Robert S. Brodie Jr.Fund Managers: Lauritz K. Knudsen,M. Alden SiegelReunion Chair: J. Richard BoothWeb Page Administrator: OpenAs you may already know, PaulLuscombe has asked to step down asclass correspondent for health reasons,and I have accepted the position at therequest of Class President Bob Brodie.I hope to hear from each of youat your own pace, with your news,thoughts, and opinions. As I havesaid over the years, “We all came toLafayette and were never the sameafterward.” Please let me hear from you.If there were ever to be a successorto the original Lafayette fan DannyHatch ’04, who attended nearly everyhome sporting event on the Hill, mynominee would be Paul Luscombe.I got to know Paul when Carl MeierSPRING 2012 • lafayette 59
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