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MAY-JUNE 2011

MAY-JUNE 2011 Column deadline rapidly approaches, which means that I must interrupt my pleasure, reading Fred Brown’s magnificent biography, Flaubert, and start hunting and pecking on the computer. Why Flaubert at this advanced age, rather than secret tips on memory retention or the AARP Journal ? Gay and I are hosting our book club to discuss the naughty Madame Bovary. Oh to be young and French. Now–here is your annual quiz. What do Turkey, Indonesia, and Newfoundland have in common? You guessed it. Our Davenport Fellowship winners are headed to these countries, following their selection by the Fellowship committees in Boston, Washington, and New York. (No one ever applies for a project in Perth Amboy.) Rae Ellen Bichell’s younger sister, Lena, headed off on a trip to Turkey; Rae Ellen is going to see Turkey through Lena’s eyes. Genny Ladiges “an absolute bird fanatic” is going to Newfoundland, ”hotbed for some of the most brilliant waterfowl on the planet.” Court
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SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2011

SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2011 Here we go! New Secretary, with thanks to those who attended our 55th... Speaking of which, two of our non attendees, Chuck Henry and his wife Jean, who had every intention of participating in our enjoyable gathering had their plans rudely interrupted by an unlicensed driver on the Merritt Parkway who sideswiped them causing a horrendous accident. After a trip to the hospital emergency room they wisely returned home rather than join the reunion in progress with a broken clavicle and numerous black and marks to show for their effort. We salute you and are thankful for your survival. Charlie Lord, now resting on his rocking chair, passed along some notes he received but was unable to include in his column. One was from George Litton who reported last January that he spends his spare time as President of his New York  Central Park West co-op and island hopping via Tahiti, Bora Bora and Fiji to catch his conductor/pianist son Andrew’s performanc
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MARCH APRIL 2017

Class Notes March/April  2017   Two more entries in the freshman prom alliances that led to marriage. Herc Segalas and prom date Peggy Whorton have been “going steady” for years having attended  both the dance celebration of both the class of 1955 event as  guests and then ours. While marveling at that historical happening, I was blown away by a note from Emil (Hatch) Liebewein who informed me that his prom partner Deborah Mathes and he were married in 2005 after both of them survived the passing of their first spouse. That makes five freshman promenaders united by marriage Ed Renner, Pete Allee, David O’Brasky, Herc Segalas and Hatch Liebewein. Under the banner of enduring love, I hope they and their lovely mates will lead the attendance at our 65th reunion.  I received the following widower advisory from Raleigh (Mouse) Coffin. “Sadly my wife Phyllis of 54 years died July 14th from advanced Alzheimer’s. This so impacted our family emotionally, physically and financi
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