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Class Notes1956–1957A government and law graduate, heattended law school at GeorgetownUniversity. He enjoyed a notable legalcareer: chairman of PennsylvaniaLiquor Board, chief counsel ofPennsylvania Department of Revenue,and deputy attorney general of theCommonwealth of Pennsylvania.In 2009, he celebrated 50 years as amember of Northampton County andPennsylvania Bar associations. He wasalso active in Our Lady of PerpetualHelp Roman Catholic Church. Inaddition to Dorie, three daughters(including Dana Roscioli Fischer ’85and the Honorable Paula Roscioli ’87)and five grandchildren survive him.Our condolences to families andfriends of these departed classmates.After Lafayette, Dr. John Yergerheaded south to Temple UniversitySchool of Medicine, where he also did hisinternship and a residency in pathology.He settled in Johnstown, Pa., joining thestaff of Conemaugh Hospital. He andBarbara are happy in retirement. Wereminisced about a couple otherEastonians, Ray Howe ’54 andDr. Bob Potter ’54.Dr. Ron Keyser—who lives inHagerstown, Md.—works in School-Based Wellness Centers, of which thereare 20 in Maryland. He itineratesbetween three schools in WashingtonCounty, involving seven clinic sessions.Since the services were established,studies show attendance and graduationrates have improved significantly. Thecenters also provide mental healthcounsel, family planning, and dental care.Tony Brodfuhrer makes his home inLake Lure, N.C., with wife Karla, whohas struggled with declining health inrecent years.Industrial engineer Charlie Sitkinhas visited Israel and Mekong RiverDelta and taken an 18-day tour ofFrance and Switzerland. He is nowpresident of Seattle’s not-for-profitregional theater, which will sponsor aHarold Pinter Festival in 2012.Bill Cromey sent a photo (see online)of his and Beverly’s visit in May to theYukon Territory, Alaska, where hecelebrated his 77th. Upon their return toFair Oaks Ranch, Texas, Bill resumed hisjob with Coldwell Banker and added hisvoice to an all-volunteer choir that singsat veterans hospitals and nursing homes.Armin “Rick” Kuder is partner atKuder, Smollar & Friedman,Washington, D.C., and wife PeggyTrossen is executive director of theArmy Women’s Foundation. Armin’sfirm provides counsel in family law andits derivatives. For years, Armin has putin a lot of pro bono time and also teachesfamily law. Until recently, he was theonly lawyer on the international steeringcommittee of Bone and Joint Decade,which is devoted to raising globalawareness of musculoskeletal diseases.In addition to increasing his visits tothe golf course, Armin is devotingmore time to Peggy, his children, twostepchildren, and five grandchildren attheir Delmarva Peninsula home, nearOcean City, Md. He invites ’56ers whovisit D.C. to stop by.Ed Landis bumped into ClassPresident Kit Green, Gordon Wright,John Devlin, and Howie Fredericksat football games. He lamented notgetting to see Lee Kane. Ed reportsthat Saul Cooperman volunteered fortwo weeks in Israel before heading toFlorida for winter. Ed is on thecommittee for the All-Years SATBChoir Reunion planned for March2013. Phil Gehman, director of TheGraduates, is one of the organizers.Kit Green has an ambitious plan for areunion this fall to mark 60 years sinceour arrival at Lafayette. It likely will beon a football weekend. The weekendwill begin with a Thursday dinner andmight include a meeting with currentstudents and getting a closer look at thevision for Lafayette, possibly includingan audience with President Daniel H.Weiss. A football game is another optionand might include interviews with oneor more coaches. If you have ideas tocontribute, let Kit know: robkit13@comcast.net. Kit and Robin have soldtheir condo in Berkeley Heights, N.J.,and are now at Point Pleasant on theJersey Shore.At a Phi Delta Theta reunionon Homecoming weekend, I sawJake Hannemann and Jude, ArtHerrmann and Ann, Bud Jost,Charley Myers, Norm Riley andLinda, Gordy Brown ’57 and Delia,Joe Bozik ’58 and Peg Marcin, BillKurtz ’58 and Lucille, and RussWells ’59. Our wonderful chef, AldoCostantino, and wife Mary joined us.It was our fifth reunion in five years forPhi Delts from the 1950s. In lieu of atailgate, we enjoyed a brunch, thegame with Fordham, and dinner.Alan Pesky presented an address atthe winter 2011 commencement of BoiseState University’s College of Education.During the ceremony, Alan and wifeWendy presented gifts of $2,000 eachto four distinguished K–12 teachers aspart of the Pesky Award for InspirationalTeaching. Students in the college’sClasses of 2011 and 2012 had theprivilege of nominating teachers who hadinspired them to pursue teaching careers.Alan was a founding partner and retiredas president and COO of Scali, McCabe,Sloves, an international advertisingagency. He has been a Lafayette trustee, amember of the Board of Overseers of TheTuck School of Dartmouth College, andcurrently serves on the boards of theNational Center for Learning Disabilities,Global Grassroots, and The Brain TumorFoundation. Wendy retired as owner andpartner of Farmhouse Collection Inc.,was vice president of creative services ofAvon Corp. and vice president of creativemarketing at Parfum Stern, and is aboard member of Sun Valley Centerof the Arts. In 2007, Alan and Wendywere honored as Idaho’s outstandingphilanthropists by Association ofFundraising Professionals.Keep me posted on your doings. Ifyou have changed your residence oryour email address, please let me know.1957 Glenn E. Grube77 Eagle Harbor TrailPalm Coast, FL 32164-6149(386) 437-9715glenngrube@bellsouth.netPresident: Walter OechsleFund Manager: Robert E. MossReunion Chair: Glenn E. GrubeWeb Page Administrator: David E. Cary,www.class1957.net,decary35@aol.comPlans for the Class of 1957’s 55threunion this June are moving forward!We’ll gather by the twilight’s glow infront of old Pardee, and all those yearswill not have erased the gems of mem’ryrare; and oft we’ll live the scenes again,impressed so firmly there.Following our request that 55th- and60th-year classes be allowed to return notonly as part of the 50-Plus Club, but as adistinct class eligible for all the awards, theCollege agreed with our proposal and the56 lafayette • SPRING 2012 For full version and photos, see community.lafayette.edu