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news after this issue. His address is 5245
Brockway, Columbia, Md 21044. There are
many people to thank, but the ones I am most
grateful to are all of you classmates who
wrote a little something for me for the column
during these past 15 yrs, and shared a
portion of your lives with us. It was fun. I got
to know more people during these yrs than I
ever knew in my yrs on the Hill, and I indulged
in "writing." Thanks, too, to those
cryptographers at the Alumni News who deciphered
what I wrote—Elsie McMillan '55,
in particular.
I do not believe in long goodbyes, so—
good luck, Dave! And—30— Bernard
West, Old Stone Hill Rd, PO Box 274, Pound
Ridge, NY 10576.
54 Happy 30th!
So many of us look forward to our 30th, just
a short month away! Goldy Meresman Rosen
and Richard '52 will be at Reunion, continuing
a celebration begun earlier that wk when
son Steve graduates from Princeton on June
5. This will top a busy yr for the Rosens, who
traveled to Israel in Feb '83 to visit daughter
Susan '82 and then cruised to Alaska last Aug
on the fabulous "Love Boat"! Home stop
for the family is 177 Nassau Blvd, Garden City.
Louise "Polly" Hospital Flansburgh
writes that husband Earl '53 presides over
Earl R Flansburgh and Associates, an architectural
firm based in Boston, Mass. "Polly"
is founder and director of Boston By Foot, a
non-profit organization established in '76 to
promote Boston's architecture. Her volunteer
force, 190-strong, guides visitors and residents
through the city. Son Schuyler '79 is 26;
John, 23, is a sr at Pratt Inst. Carolyn Wilklow
Kuhlmann and Robert '58 live in Ellenville.
Carolyn works as a reading coordinator.
Robert serves as superintendent at
Woodbourne Correctional Facility, NY State
Dept of Correctional Services. Daughter
Pamela attends SUNY, Geneseo, majoring in
special education. Betsy Hynes White, receptionist-assistant
for a doctor, and husband
Dan reside at 161 Bingham Ave, Rumson,
NJ. Dan recently joined the NJ National
Bank as an investment officer at the new
Lakewood branch. Daughter Sharon graduated
from Lehigh last June; daughter Sally
has just finished her 1st yr at U of RI. See you
all in a few wks. Sorscha Brodsky Meyer,
517 Foxwood Dr, Clifton Park, NY 12065.
Our 30th Reunion is now just wks away. It
may be too late, but if you want to attend at
the last minute, call Nes Dragelin at (215)
687-3116 and chances are he'll be able to find
room. From Philip T Eastman of New Hartford
comes word that daughter Barbara '84 is
in Hum Ec, while Phil Jr '80 (ME) is now
with Phila, Pa, Electric. Barb's in the Big
Red Band, as was Phil in his day.
Clancy and Barbara Gavin Fauntleroy will
be coming to Reunion from St Louis, Mo,
where he is executive vice president and COO
of Valley Industries Inc. Daughter Barbara,
MFA '78 (Smith '76) is with Benton & Bowles
in NYC; Steve (Denison '78) is with Procter &
Gamble in Dallas, Texas; and Jim (Harvard
'83) was in computer science. From Hockessin,
Del, Ralph Delaplane writes of joining an
alumni group on a trip to Switzerland and
Germany—1st class, he reports. Ralph is a
machine design consultant and wife Peggy
Ann is business manager for the Episcopal
Diocese of Del.
Jerome A and Rima Kleiman Jarvis '55
cruised on a bareboat charter last fall out of
Tahiti to Bora Bora, Raiatea, Tahaa and
Huahine. Hope they get to Reunion from
Holliswood with pictures of that adventure!
Hugh H Schwartz, wife Maria Rosa, Laura,
6, and Frederick, 4, spent Christmas vacation
in Uruguay, visiting their family there. Hugh,
of Alexandria, Va, is a sr economist with the
Inter-American Development Bank.
Joseph A Thomas of Bayside was president
of the NY chapter, Cornell Soc of Hotelmen,
last yr. Lewis A Ross, Schenectady, mentions
a "3rd honeymoon" at South Seas Plantation,
Captiva Isl, Fla, but doesn't specify
whether it was also wife Number 3.
We regret to report the death, in Oct '83,
of Frederick Roy Frank, architecture professor
at Miss State U since '75, president of
VFC Inc facilities consultants, and principal
of Frank Architects. Sincere condolences to
wife Barbara, sons Roy, Geoffrey, and
Ricky, and daughters Julia and Marisa Jo.
Alvin R Beatty, 5103 Wilderness Lane, Culver
City, Cal 90230.
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We were saddened to learn that Dolores Barcley
Odell passed away early this yr. Our condolences
to her family and friends.
Doris Gottlieb Sherman and Philip write
that their daughter Judith '79 was married
last July; daughter Emily '84 is finishing up
at Cornell; and Alan graduated from Boston
U. Doris has 2 half-time positions with the
Rochester School System: she works with
learning-disabled students and arranges inservice
activities for the teaching staff.
A clipping from The Times Herald Record
informed us that Alice Zufall Fellenzer of
Middletown has been named director of the
child care center, called Kindercollege, at
Orange County Community College. Lorraine
"Les" Silverman Abrash, 212 Conifer
Lane, Walnut Creek, Cal, would love to hear
from old friends and Cornellians in the area.
She teaches chemistry at a nearby college and
Irwin "Jay" sells insurance and real estate.
Rona Kass Schneider and Martin visited
Cornell during a vacation last summer. "We
looked at all my old classrooms (some gone)
and dorms and even though it was all a reminder
of my lost youth, I didn't come near
to tears. I think being grown up is better!
Comfort's gotten awfully important! This
winter we'll go back to Guadaloupe for the
5th season in a row—we've finally found the
perfect hotel on the perfect island." [Aw,
com' on—tell us its name!]
Rona sent a press release including news of
her former roommate, Rita Smilowitz Simon.
Rita, an artist, has a studio at "Stable Mews"
an unusual building in Manhattan's Upper
East Side. For 25 yrs, painters, sculptors,
photographers, theater designers, and artisans
have met, exchanged ideas, and thrived
here at 414 E 75th St, NYC. Tenants have included
Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko,
Light Opera Company of Manhattan, Jaques
Kaplan, and Vere Henry. They recently held
an open house. Further events include a selection
of works and performances by previous
tenants under the collective title "Group
414." Ginny Wallace Panzer, 3 Mountainview
Rd, Millburn, NJ 07041.
Another regional look at the class, this time
the Far West and Southwest. Ken Sanderson
is on leave of absence from Auburn U, teaching
at Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo, Cal. Ken
continues as vice president of the Natl Ornamental
Honorary Soc and has been nominated
to the publications board of the American
Soc for Horticultural Sciences. Ken and
Barb still have 2 children at home and live at
1784 5th St, Los Osos, Cal. Tad Slocum is
vice president, investments for Shearson,
American Express, while wife Karen is an interior
decorator. The Slocums took a family
trip last yr to Japan, Hong King, China, and
Thailand. This yr, it was skiing in Steamboat
Springs, Colo. Address: 456 Kingsford Dr,
Morgana, Cal. Don and Caroline Maclay
toured Scotland last yr, plus a wk in London,
England. (Boy, am I jealous.) Don's company
operates electronic mail/telex computer
system worldwide. Address: 29356 Bluewater
Rd, Malibu, Cal. Bill Laube is owner/operator
of Pleasanton Hotel. (A great restaurant!)
Bill and Vernie have 8 children, are also a skiing
family. Address: 5428 Pleasant Hill Rd,
Pleasanton, Cal.
Dick and Rebecca Kincaid Mathewson's
daughter Sharon Kay '82 was recently married
to Doug Gregory '81. Nine Cornell
alums were in attendance. Dick and Beck are
divorced. Son Todd is at U of Wyo and
daughter Molly is at Colo State. Dick's address:
1208 Grove PI, Fullerton, Cal. Art
Burns has started to take private piano lessons
as a 50th birthday present to himself.
(That's terrific!) The Burnses have 4 children
and 2 dogs (George and Gracie). Art and
Dede live at 13281 Sussex PI, Santa Monica,
Cal. Dan Begin is president and owner of 3
Lord Byron pizza restaurants, with wife Ann
as his business partner. The Begins have 3 of
4 in college. Dan continues to be active in
Cornell Fund telethons and in the Secondary
Schools Committee. Address: 12326 Larchmont
Ave, Saratoga, Cal. Dave Montague is
vice president at Lockheed. He and wife Nancy
are planning an extended trip to the UK
this summer, where Nancy will attend a 6-wk
course at Christ Church College, Oxford.
They are also planning to cruise canals. (Now
I'm really jealous.) Address: 1205 Hillview
Dr, Menlo Park, Cal. Malcolm Whyte and
Karen were part of a great Cornell Beta Theta
Pi reunion at the California Cafe, run by Bob
Freeman '63, in Mill Valley. Attending were
George and Ann Wiggins Riordon '56,
George and Gloria Morson, Denny Malone,
and Gil Schlerf and his wife Joanna. Lots of
nostalgia and great food. The Whytes' address:
333 Richardson Dr, Mill Valley, Cal.
Ev "Pete" McDonough is also on the
Coast, at 2155 El Molino PI, San Marino,
Cal. Ned and Paula Bussman Arps '56 will,
no doubt, travel to Ithaca in the spring to attend
the graduation of son Ted '84 from Hotel
School. Address: 14347 Carol Crest,
Houston, Texas. Also in Houston, Steve
Breslauer established his own consulting firm
in fall '83. Wife Sandy is a legal assistant.
Address: 7602 Coachwood Dr, Houston. Finally:
Roger Burgraff is still doing his thing
in Alaska. As owner of gold and silver mines,
as well as a consultant and serving agent,
Roger is very active in the community and in
environmental/conservation groups. Roger
and De Lois have 2 of their 3 children at
home. Address: SR #200^6, Fairbanks,
Alaska. Dave Sheffield, 76 Parker Rd,
Wellesley, Mass 02181.
56 The Latest
Some additional information on Margot
Lurie Zimmerman and family: Margot is the
program director for IEC (Information, Education,
Communication) for PLACT/
PATH, a non-profit, non-governmental
agency. The organization provides technical
assistance to international health and family
planning programs in the Third World countries.
Her work involves communicating with
illiterates through pictures or photos so they
can have access to the instructional information
they need to use a health or contraceptive
product properly, understand its side effects,
and what to do about them. Margot returned
in Feb from a 3-wk trip to Tanzania, Maylaya,
and Kenya. In Apr she'll help launch a
MAY 1984