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Russia and Romania, made even more pleasant
by having Elfreda (Plaisted) '40 and Jim
Lilly '37 and Henry Godshall '36 as traveling
companions. Back in Hilton Head, the
Wolffs are displaying their usual prowess on
the golf course, but jean still finds time for
her painting, while Al is treasurer of the newly
formed Cornell Club there.
Here is a new address for Ruth Barclay
Wright: 4 Flicker Lane, Rowayton, Conn,
closer to her children. Ruth underwent successful
hip surgery last fall, looked forward
to some golfing and bowling by spring.
Many of us have been saddened by the
news that Janet Dempster Loew lost her long
fight against cancer in Jan '84, and I know
you will sympathize with her family.
Dempy's college activities were many and
varied, touching all of her classmates in some
fashion, and culminated in the presidency of
WSGA. Helen Reichert Chad wick, 225 N
2nd St, Lewiston, NY 14092.
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Peg Schuman Green (Pawling): "Eggie '40
retired, serves on board of managers, YMCA
and Country Club, is treasurer, local civic
assn. Daughter Margaret (Ithaca College '65)
is married to Thomas Koehler '61, projects
engineer, Eastman Kodak; they have Kristin,
14, clarinetist in band, and Pamela, 12, cellist
in concert band—both on school swim teams.
Daughter Elizabeth (Kirkland '75) is married
to Sam Rodgers (Hamilton '76) had 1st oneperson
art show in '83; Sam does furniture
design, fine cabinetmaking. Son Charles '71
(U of Alaska '80, geological engineering, cum
laude), is assistant director, State of Alaska
Mineral Development; lives in Fairbanks with
wife Ellen (Maine ' 82) soil science, now with
Alaska Dept of Transportation."
Hilda Morehouse Leet (Utica): "Finding
retirement exciting, fun, full of activities, volunteer
work, travel." Cryptic note from
Dawn Rochow Seymour, Naples (NY):
"Tried playing Tarzan; missed vine, fractured
right arm."
Florence Morgenstern Dresen-Barth, NYC:
"Daughter Aleson '74 (Harvard Law '77);
daughter Laura '70 (NYU MA). I travel, have
visited China, Africa, Russia. Aleson works
for NY law firm in Hong Kong; I went to
Thailand and Singapore. Went with daughter,
son-in-law (partner in law firm) to St
Marten villa for vacation. I was Dept of Labor
commissioner, NYS, counsel to NYS Labor
Dept, retired to do labor arbitration
work. Husband Richard still active as partner
in his CPA firm."
Fran Johnson Fetzer, Rolling Meadows,
111: "Biggest event of yr was arrival of 1st
grandchild: daughter Joan and Steve produced
Lynne, Mar 19, '83. In early Sept,
Charles and I reuned on Cape Hatteras with
son John and Susan from New Orleans, La.
Lunched with Mary Rogers Hillas once in
'83, but she is only Cornellian I've seen recently."
Come to Reunion, and see more! We want
YOU there. Binx Howland Keefe, 3659
Lott St, Endwell, NY 13760.
Another month closer to our Reunion and
from reports of Chairman Bill Lynch, the
projected attendance is very good. We look
forward to seeing many of the old gang in
about a month from the time you read this.
Carol and I just returned from our annual
fishing Competition in Belize. We are both
happy—I caught the most bonefish (what I
call "skill" fishing) while she caught the
greatest variety, the largest fish, and the
most, excluding the "bones." Nothing exciting
happened unless you count the time we
makes it
We want YOU there!
were halted by the British Army while trying
to cross a bridge during a bomb scare, or running
aground at 4 am on a mangrove island.
Yes, we'll go back again next yr, plus a possible
wilderness float trip in Alaska for salmon.
Knowing Carol, she'll probably tell the grizzlies
what nice fur coats they have while I give
them all my fish and promise to catch them
more.
For news in general: last night I talked to
George Peck, who by now should be on his
way to Myrtle Beach, SC, for his annual golf
outing; Bill Lynch got off to Fla after a delay
caused by 2 ft of snow in Ft Erie, Ont, Canada;
Bill Fuerst returned safely from a trip to
England, after getting stuck in a bath tub (?);
Lew Fancourt is celebrating the return of his
wife Doris from the hospital after a hip replacement
operation; and we saw Russ Martin
at the wkly meeting of the City Club,
looking bright and happy in retirement.
Bill Flanigan informs us he is vice chairman,
P Flanigan & Sons Inc, a 99-yr-old
highway construction business; is vice chairman,
board of trustees, Bon Secours Hospital;
and has 4 children and 4 granddaughters,
all living near him in the Baltimore, Md,
area. Looks as if the family business will
prosper for another 99 yrs. Bill just returned
from a Cancun, Mexico, vacation. Bud Huber
lives upstate in Kenmore, near Buffalo,
and frequently sees the Lynches and the Fancourts.
In Mar ' 83, Bud and Pauline vacationed
at Marriott's Sam Lord's Castle on
Barbados. They recommend it as a beautiful
and quiet place to go for a rest. Lawrence
Kaplan is a neuropsychiatrist in NYC, while
his wife Janet is in paralegal work. They have
a son Richard, who is president of "Muffin
in the Oven," a maternity boutique, and a
daughter Laurie, who is editor, Center for
Humanities, and—I cannot neglect to mention—they
have grandson Wesley, 4. Larry
and Janet went to China, Burma, Southern
India, and France on their last vacation.
Dan Kops sold Kops-Monahan Communications
in early '83. He spanned the yrs since
buying WAVZ, New Haven, Conn, in '49,
adding an FM station, and also operated
WTRY Albany-Troy-Schenectady. He and
Nancy also sold their travel agency, although
she continues as a consultant. All this gives
them more time to travel, most recently to
Cozumel, Mexico, in Feb, and South Africa,
in Mar. Dan stays busy in New Haven as
chairman, board of directors, Schubert Performing
Arts Center, an extensively remodeled
Schubert Theatre which had been closed
for 8 yrs. Dan has many activities and has
had many honors, including a community
leadership award, New Haven Chamber of
Commerce membership, industry awards,
such as the Alfred-duPont (twice), and has
been radio vice chairman, Natl Assn of
Broadcasters. J M Brentlinger Jr, 217
Berkshire Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850.
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Sometimes it is hard to get "up" for this writing
chore. My 2 youngest have returned to
"rent" their rooms, etc! So I am very busy
moving too many things around. However,
the latest news sheets from Elsie "Susie"
Cook Cobb came yesterday showing some interesting
stats. Study these for starters:
Carl and Marion Wightman Potter have 26
Cornellians in their immediate family. Three
of their 6 children graduated from Cornell:
Jim '65, Susan Potter Newman '66, and Bob
'69. Bob is chairman of his 15th Reunion this
June. Carl didn't list them all. He and Marion
have been visiting a daughter in Japan,
also going to Germany, Turkey, and India.
He has semi-retired from his veterinary practice
in Homer.
Bob and Dottie Talbert Wiggans '41, in addition
to themselves, have 10 Cornellians
among their children and in-laws, with 13 degrees
among them. Bob and Dottie have lived
in Aurora, spending 20 yrs farming before
Bob became active in insurance work as a
special agent for Northwest Life for 3 yrs and
a general agent for Farmers and Traders Life
Insurance Co for 7 yrs. He also served as director
of education for Metropolitan Milk
Producers Bargaining Agency for 5 yrs. He
mentions leadership roles in the Presbyterian
Church, Rotary Club, Life Underwriters, Cayuga
Producers Coop, and Cayuga County
Transportation Committee. They both have
enjoyed 3 Elderhostel trips, which they highly
recommend. They are now planning a trip
with 20 other infantry veterans to retrace the
Italian Campaign of '43, '44, and '45, in
which they all took part.
These large Cornell families make interesting
reading. Please send more. Maybe at Reunion
we could take a count.
Speaking of Reunion, Bissell Travis and
Marge Adams Stout will be heading the Reunion
committee for our 45th NEXT June.
Margery Sauter Travis sent this news, along
with a lot more! Marge and Bissell recently
married—Apr 23, '81. She had 3 daughters
with Harry Copeland and was divorced in
'69. Bissell was married to Phebe (Allen) '42,
had 3 children before Phebe died in Jan '80.
Marge and Bissell live in a condo at 4487 Post
PI, 3-182, Nashville, Tenn, where he is a sales
executive in engineering. Marge received her
MSLS at Syracuse in '72, was head librarian
in several private schools before being public
librarian in Miami, Fla. As of last Sept, they
have returned from a cruise up the Inland
Passage to Juneau, Alaska, and the Glacier
Fields, also toured Vancouver, Victoria, BC,
Canada, and around the Olympic Peninsula
to Seattle, Wash. In Juneau they visited Bob
Boochever '39 and Connie, who have lived
there since '46. Bob is a federal judge, Appeals
Court of the Western States.
A few more classmates not seen in the column
in several yrs: Joan Bardach's life has
been really concentrated in one area. She has
a PhD in clinical psychology and has a certificate
in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. In
Nov '83 she retired as professor and director
of psychological services at NYU's Inst of
Rehabilitation Medicine. She is still a supervisor
in postdoctoral psychoanalysis program
at NYU Graduate Arts, and still has a private
practice. She was project director of an
award-winning film: "Choices: In Sexuality
With Physical Disability." Also, she served
as a member of the International Scientific
Commission on Criminology and Penology
at U of Messina, Sicily, giving a paper there,
in Dec '83, on psycho-analytic underpinnings
of alienation. She does tell of fun in her life—
a trip to the Galapagos Islands to see and to
film the creatures that gave Darwin his theory
MAY 1984