SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2011
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2011
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 performance at The Sidney Opera.
I’m also happy to pass along the news that for the fourth year our class Memorial Scholarship (selection process favoring descendants of the class of 1956) has been awarded to Lindsey Raymond, grand niece of classmate Dick Raymond. Lindsey, coming off a spring semester at Oxford, is a senior economics major and member of the women’s varsity soccer team. She wrote to express her “heartfelt thanks for the generosity of the Class of 1956. Come to the Class dinner after the Harvard game November 19 and meet with her up close and personal.
On yet another front where the class of ’56 has distinguished itself, I received a final wrap up report from Bob Wheeler concerning the class sponsored “I Have a Dream” project initiated by Tom Jamieson and Ed Barlow and guided to success by Wheels. In short, we adopted the entire fourth grade of East Rock (56 students) with a promise to pay their college tuitions if they graduated from high school. Some of the final statistics are impressive:
44 0f the 56 dreamers graduated from high school on time.
Ten graduated a year later.
Only one student dropped out of school.
Of those who went on to college, one received her PhD in psychology from Penn State after
graduating from Pittsburgh.
Five others received bachelor degrees, another received an associate degree and yet another a
masters in nursing.
Of the 29 who started college, 18 went to four-year schools and 11 to two-year schools.
No less than 99 members of our class contributed $616,565 to the success of this initiative. Hats off to Bob, his 99 classmates and the many others who contributed to the success of this class venture.
Overheard at the reunion was the joy expressed by Janet and Bill Clark with the news that their granddaughter, Class of ’12, coxed the lightweight crew that beat Harvard and qualified for Henley, as well as the report from Werner Gossels and his wife Elaine of the depth of their ties to Yale Blue ( a grand son graduating in the class of 2011, with parents who both graduated in 1982). Good luck as well to the Rev Canon F. Hugh Magee who reports the publication of a new book, An Upgrader's Guide: How to move on from Christianity and Rediscover Jesus, and to Jack McGregor and his wife Mary-Jane Foster. MJ is campaigning with vigor and determination to be elected Mayor of Bridgeport.
Now for the sad news concerning three more classmates who have passed away. Malcolm (Kim) Chase died June 23rd at Mass General. Kim was a vital member of the Class Executive Committee, and played a major role in helping to finance our 50th reunion. Widely known for his philanthropy, particularly at the Rhode Island School of Design where the Chase Center was dedicated in 2009. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth and a slew of children and grandchildren. Roger Hinkson, the captain of our wrestling team who established a successful medical career in Utica before retiring in 1996, passed away June 18. He was remembered as a “very special person” by his roommate and fellow Andover graduate, Myron Bromberg. Roger is survived by his wife Maureen. Philip Evans was reported to have passed away May 8 in Silver Spring, Maryland. He was a journalist who served as Managing Editor of The Washington Star in the 1970s, and is survived by his wife Dini Stewart.
REMEMBER: FOR GOOD FOOTBALL AND GOOD FELLOWSHIP CIRCLE NOVEMBER 19 ON YOUR CALENDAR AND ATTEND OUR CLASS DINNER IN NEW HAVEN.
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