Class of 1957

From the November/December 2017 Issue

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Phil and Patricia Checchia Abbatomarco enjoyed celebrating their 60th reunion along with their son, Robert ’82, who was celebrating his 35th. Phil and Patricia traveled to Ireland in July with the Chorus of East Providence. The chorus performed three concerts sponsored by Music Celebrations International in Limerick, Killarney, and Kilkenny. “In addition,” they write, “there was plenty of time for sightseeing, including a day in Dublin. The chorus sang an impromptu concert on the steps of Trinity College Library after viewing the Book of Kells. A great time was had by all.”

Susan Bengtson Barnes writes: “Not doing much these days. Youngest granddaughter is in college, three others are in college, and one just graduated.”

George Delaney writes: “Our 60th reunion was a memorable and enjoyable event with many longtime friends in attendance and all with so many stories to tell. Inspired by my active classmates, I took a part-time summer job on Cape Cod working as a golf course ranger at both Highland Links in Truro and Chatham Seaside Links.”

Jim Harmon, who led the U.S. Export-Import Bank, is closing his emerging-market investment firm to focus on nonprofit investing. He is also chairman of the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund. In June, Jim testified to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa on “Grading the Egyptian and Tunisian Enterprise Funds.” In addition, the Hill published an op-ed in July that Jim authored describing the role of enterprise funds and specifically the EAEF. 
 
Dorothy Crews Herzberg attended the Peace Corps Connect conference in Denver. “It was wonderful to see and feel the energy and vitality of the Peace Corps. I was among the first volunteers serving in Nigeria in 1961–1963.”

David M. Kaplan writes: “I want to inform classmates of the passing in early June of my wonderful wife, Nancy, after a 10-year struggle with Alzheimer’s. Life goes on for us all, and I am extremely fortunate to have two wonderful sons, daughters-in-law, and three happy, smart, and beautiful granddaughters. I’m back now spending winters in Longboat Key, Florida, and summers in Boston and traveling a bit to New York, where I had a nice visit with Bob Waldman and Judy. I also traveled to Vermont and New Hampshire. I had a nice golf reunion this past winter in the Palm Beach area with Steve Cutler, Jim Harmon, and Mark Kessler. Some of us gathered in Boston for our 60th—we’re not really getting older, just getting better—at least that’s what we tell each other. I have nephews and great-nephews at Brown. Hopefully, we’ll all still be around for our 65th.”

George Rollinson and wife Judy are enjoying their return to Rhode Island and are living in North Kingstown. They have spent more time with their four sons and their families, caught up more frequently with old friends, and spent more time involved with Brown activities. George writes that they represent the “hardware” industry, as George had a shoulder replacement and Judy had a hip replacement. They are both doing well.

Francine Flynn Silberman writes: “I spent three weeks in Chile in August, where I had five extraordinary days on Easter Island with a private guide. I explored exciting Santiago and Vina del Mar. I visited eight wine plantations, which included five days in Santa Cruz. It’s a great country and travel destination, plus the people are very friendly to Americans.”

Mary Ann Filson Smith writes: “I would enjoy meeting Brown Christians, as I have access to Christian centers here on Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada. Some are subsidized for Christ-centered professionals.”

From the September/October 2017 Issue

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Patricia Checchia Abbatomarco writes: “We had a great 60th reunion weekend. Good friends, memories, and food. Marie O’Donahoe Kirn ’62 AM and I were class marshals. It was a very emotional walk down the Hill with all the cheering.”

Sandra Sundquist Durfee and David Durfee ’56 celebrated their 60-year anniversary by taking a Silver Seas Cruise to Spain, Portugal, and France. Also in their group were Liz Evans Hamilton ’55 and her husband, Barry.

Marilyn Tarasiewicz Erickson ’59 AM writes: “My 60th Brown reunion was great. I’m looking forward to spending two weeks at the Aspen Music Festival. My favorite retirement activity continues being a CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocate, for abused and neglected children.”

Mike Geremia writes: “Shirley and I have scheduled a trip to Scotland and England in the fall. We are enjoying life in the North Carolina mountains. I am very busy with the Transylvania Honor Guard. I am also first vice commander at the American Legion.” Mike and Shirley also have been volunteers at the Brevard Music Center since 2007.

Nat Greene regrets that he was unable to participate in the 60th reunion and sends best greetings to his classmates. As a professor of history at Wesleyan, Nat still teaches full time, working with students more than ever. In addition to teaching, Nat has served frequently as a lecturer on Smithsonian tours in France and Spain and is doing so in Normandy in October.

Class secretary Bob Hummerstone reports that the new class officers for the class of 1957 are president Gus White, vice president Barbara Sears Tessmer, treasurer Marilyn Tarasiewicz Erickson ’59 AM, and himself.

James McCurrach writes: “Sure sorry to have missed the reunion. My right hip is being replaced for the second time. The first one was in 1999, after my years as a professional squash racquets player.”

Francis Thorley is happily retired and spends his time golfing, fishing, and with grandchildren. He winters in Florida but spends most of the year in Maryland.

Max Volterra reports that he is still practicing law in Attleboro, Mass., on a limited basis and is a member of the election commission there. He also is a trustee of Bristol Community College, sings in a church choir, and spends some time in Wellfleet, Mass.

Brad Walters writes: “I un-retired last May to start a driving service. There’s a huge customer base here in South Florida. The income keeps me well supplied in Brunonian favorite beverages. Alums in zip 33446 might want to chat over drinks.”

Augustus White III continues his many efforts to address disparities in health care. Among his recent efforts was delivering the keynote address at the 2017 J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society luncheon at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, presenting the 2017 departmental diversity program lecture at Massachusetts General Hospital, and speaking at the minority faculty reception at Stanford Univ. School of Medicine. At that event, Gus presented the 2017 Dr. Augustus A. White III and Family Faculty Professionalism Award, which recognizes the outstanding work by a Stanford Medical School faculty member to reduce health disparities and/or enhance the effectiveness of underrepresented minorities through research, education, mentoring, or service to the university community. Gus also delivered the 2017 Commencement address at the Stanford School of Medicine.

From the July/August 2017 Issue

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Ardell Kabalkin Borodach writes: “I’m still enjoying New York but don’t travel much. I volunteer at the Frick Museum and get to museums and the theater as much as possible. My husband, Jerry Borodach ’55, and I always keep a special place in our hearts for Brown and look forward to reading all about the reunion. We’re also proud that our two sons, Samuel ’87 and Andrew ’93, as well as our son-in-law, Kenneth Elmore ’85, are Brown graduates.”

Shirley DeLyne Forssell moved to a senior living facility.

Sue and Robert Gersky moved from California to Eagle, Idaho. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in May. They survived Idaho’s snowiest winter in 50 years and look forward to some great fishing in the months to come. Robert still remembers with amazement the week in May 1957 when he married Sue, graduated from Brown, and reported for active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Judith Sims Roberts writes: “Greetings from Florida. We have two trips to Rhode Island planned, but neither coincides with the reunion. I was widowed in 2007 and, until I finally retired a year ago as interim associate rector at St. Mark’s in Venice, Florida, continued to serve as an Episcopal priest. In 2015, I married a childhood friend, Clem Bethel (Bryant College). We are permanent residents of Florida. Clem is a golfer, so this climate is ideal most of the time. I still do some substitute teaching and preaching. We’re both healthy and thankful for the privilege of enjoying sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico most evenings.”

Mary Ann Filson Smith writes: “I am thankful to have attended the ‘old Brown,’ as many of us are. Our distribution courses opened educational doors we might not have had the wisdom to open as 18-year-olds.”

John Wolfe writes: “No special news from here in Anchorage, Alaska, but I would very much like to hear from any 1957 Theta Delta Chi classmates who plan to attend our 60th reunion.”

From the May/June 2017 Issue

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Don Arsenault writes: “Wow! Sixty years sure did fly by! I’m enjoying my octogenarian years by playing pickle ball five days a week with much younger players. My wife and I are celebrating our 56th wedding anniversary, and I spend some time staying in touch with some of my old hockey buddies: Harry Batchelder ’58, Bobby Borah ’55, Ed Eastman, Max McCreery ’58, Billy Sepe, and Pete Tutless. All seem to be doing great and enjoying retirement. I’m looking forward to a great turnout for the 60th.”

Dick Cota writes: “Sandy and I are living on North Hutchinson Island in Florida. The Atlantic Ocean is outside our window. Our health is good, my golf game not so good. I serve on the board of our condominium and on the board of the Brown Club of the Treasure Coast. Last summer we took a small travel trailer on a 5,000-mile trip through Canada to Niagara Falls. This year we plan to take it to California.”

Britten Dean writes: “Recent travels include 10 rainy days in the British Isles in January visiting London, Shakespeare’s birthplace, Edinburgh, the Lake Country, Cardiff, and Stonehenge.”

Marilyn Tarasiewicz Erickson is looking forward to the Pembroke luncheon at reunion weekend. She is also eager to be spending two weeks at the Aspen Music Festival this summer. Her granddaughter Phoebe Erickson ’18 will graduate with a degree in engineering. 

John Eskilson writes: “I am retiring from the practice of law. I have been at the same Chicago law firm for 51 years—an anomaly in this day and age. Years ago, I found my niche as an estate planner. In more than 50 years of practice, I have worked with innumerable clients to plan for care during incapacity, to minimize taxes upon transfer of wealth, and to help them in adjusting to the loss caused by the death of a loved one.”

Mish Taylor Fowle writes: “In early January, my husband, Bruce, and I took a fantastic eight-day expedition on the Amazon River in Peru with Brown Travelers. The trip was perfectly choreographed: We visited local villages and met with school children and a shaman, fished for piranha, encountered an anaconda and boa, and birded on pristine tributaries (144 species of birds seen) with top-notch native naturalists. Many of our fellow travelers had a Brown connection, but nobody old enough to be celebrating a 60th reunion.”

Dorothy Crews Herzberg is active with the ACLU in Berkeley. They just did a panel meeting on Islam in the post-election world. Dorothy is also on the Northern California Peace Corps Volunteers Board.

M. Charles Hill is in his 25th year of teaching at Yale, mostly in the humanities and in the program and course in grand strategy.

Lee Jacobus ’59 AM, is teaching in Wesleyan’s Lifelong Learning Program. His five-week course is called Mythmaker: The Poetry of William Butler Yeats.

After retiring some 20 years ago, John Kohlhepp and his wife, Joanna, moved to a golf course community in North Carolina. They now live in a suburb of Richmond, Va.

Ira Levin writes: “After living in the Rome area for 43 years, where I taught ancient history in an international school, I have moved to London to be near my daughter. Italy is unique and attractive in so many ways, and after living so long there, I could say it is in my blood (figuratively, of course), but the U.K. is a country that works.”

In January, Richard Mertens participated, along with 175,000 other people, in a rally on Boston Common and march to protest the election, inauguration, and policies of Donald Trump.

Robert Norman writes: “Looking back, it seems to have gone way too fast! I’m still working on my bucket list. For my 80th birthday I did a tandem jump from 9,500 feet into my club’s driving range and invited 300 of my closest friends to observe. We all had a ball. I’m still flying my Piper Dakota and playing tennis and golf. Christa and I celebrated our 55th anniversary in November. I’m active in local charities in North Carolina, as well as the county Republican club and several other organizations. We’re healthy, and life is good in paradise. Looking forward to seeing y’all at the reunion.”

Harvey Reback retired from full-time internal medicine practice in May 2016 but still works part-time as a nursing home director.

Diane Pardoe Rosenfeld and Peter E. Rosenfeld write: “This will confirm that, much to the displeasure of the actuary of the AT&T Bell Labs retirement plan, we are still kicking (as well as skiing, sailing, and skating), as the length of our retirements gets very close to equaling the number of years we worked for Ma Bell—who now rests in pieces.”

Francine Silberman writes: “At 80-plus, I find the best way to keep on going is just to keep on going! Last October I visited the Haliburton Lakes in Ontario, Canada, then continued on to the Berkshires and Boston, where I enjoyed five world-class museums and five special exhibits. The finale was a day in Providence and walking the Brown campus. Everything had changed and, at the same time, nothing had changed. Students were sprawled on the Green with tablets and earphones, but the bookstore was bustling with students buying books. The written word is alive and well on the Brown campus.”

Jean MacGregor Simon writes: “We hope to see you all at our grand 60th reunion.”

Jerry Zieselman writes: “I celebrated the 20th anniversary of my retirement on October 31. Paula and I are still living in New York City and traveling as often as possible. We had a great three weeks with the Brown Travelers in Florence this fall, and we already have three or four short trips planned for 2017. Looking forward to spending reunion weekend with daughters, Ellen Zieselman ’87 and Hallie Zieselman ’92.”

From the March/April 2017 Issue

Britten Dean writes: “Kayoko and I escaped from some winter weather in Charlottesville, Virginia, by vacationing a week in warm Martinique. Our breezy hotel room atop a hill afforded an impressive view of the capital, Fort-de-France, and of the sea beyond. Good eating, too.”

Mike Geremia writes of visits from his son, Mike, over the holidays, followed by driving down to Clearwater Beach “to enjoy some warm weather for a while,” adding, “My daughter has been on a flying trip to New Zealand and Australia.” Writing in December from North Carolina, Mike adds, “We have been lucky to have escaped the wildfires all around us. My heart goes out to our neighbors in Tennessee, who have suffered much with the fires and tornadoes.”

Betty Hoadley took a nostalgic Rhine River boat trip in the late fall. She was returning after 25 years to Germany, where she lived in Osterholz-Scharmbeck during Operation Desert Storm.

Lee Jacobus writes: “I will be teaching a five-week course at the Wesleyan Institute for Lifelong Learning at Wesleyan University this March/April. The title of the course is Mythmaker: The Poetry of William Butler Yeats. It is an excursion into Yeats’s passion for the mythic world of Cuchulainn, Finn MacCumhal, and Queen Maeve.”

From the January/February 2017 Issue

Elizabeth Reis Baecher, Patricia Kelley Cunningham, Mary Patten Lafferty, Janet Rowden Mergenthaler, and Joyce Williams Warren enjoyed a four-day holiday in Manhattan in October. They toured the Morgan Library and Museum, the Frick Collection, and St. Ignatius Church. They write that they “ate a lot.”

Patricia Kelley Cunningham writes that she and her husband, George, will study Spanish at a Barcelona language school for five weeks next April and May 2017. She writes: “We continue to be fascinated by the cultural options in and around Barcelona: the Benedictine Abbey of Montserrat, the Sagrada Familia Church by Gaudí, as well as other Gaudí landmarks throughout the city. We also really enjoy the unforgettable Picasso Museum and the museum dedicated to Joan Miró. This will be our first spring visit to Barcelona, and we are looking forward to meandering around the city and using our Spanish every day.” She adds that she is excited about the upcoming 60th reunion: “I can’t believe it!!”

Joe Gerstein was a visiting scholar at Stanford. He writes: “I was ensconced in an office high on a hill overlooking the lovely campus. I lectured and conducted seminars explaining how and why Tufts Health Plans, a nonprofit HMO where I spent the last 10 years of my career as a medical director, has been so successful. Tufts is rated the number one HMO in the United States by Consumer Reports. We have put our house in the Boston suburbs on the market and plan to join our family with young grandchildren in Miami Beach, Florida.”

Dorothy Crews Herzberg has a new book out: Cameos: Profiles of People and Projects. “Life is a mixture of fiction and nonfiction,” she writes, “and so is my book. Available on Amazon.”

Lee Jacobus reports: “My 10th edition of A World of Ideas will be out in February. I am finishing work revising the eighth edition of The Bedford Introduction to Drama, which includes some new playwrights with Brown Theater connections. Both are published by Bedford Books under the aegis of Macmillan.” He and his wife took a November cruise that started in Athens, ended in Rome, and stopped at Rhodes, Cyprus, Israel, Crete, and Naples. “The last time I tried to go to Pompeii,” Lee writes, “we arrived as the gates closed for a strike.”

Harvey Reback retired from clinical practice in internal medicine but still works part-time as medical director of a nursing home.

Richard Thomson writes that he and his wife, Marilyn, are downsizing and moving their residence on Nantucket 1.2 miles to a new home at 18 Sherburne Commons 02554.” 

From the November/December 2016 Issue

Pat Kelley Cunningham writes: “My husband, George, and I are studying Spanish at the Escuela de Idiomas in Nerja, Spain. We are back in our Spanish mode after studying the last three years in Sorrento and Venice. Nerja is a picturesque little village on the Mediterranean. Málaga is nearby, and the Picasso museum is really worth a visit. We are here for five weeks. George, a recently retired dentist, received his B.A. in Spanish summa cum laude in 2015 from the University of Delaware. Thanks to Brown for the unbeatable liberal arts education that has accompanied me all these years.”

Marilyn Tarasiewicz Erickson ’59 AM writes: “In July, I enjoyed visiting Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, and Slovenia. My long travel wish list is getting shorter: 52 countries so far. In addition to traveling, taking courses, and doing board work, I most enjoy volunteering as a court-appointed special advocate for abused and/or neglected children. I’m also looking forward to my oldest granddaughter’s Brown ’17 graduation in engineering.”

Mike Geremia visited his son in Florida in May. His son had just returned from a six-month deployment in the Middle East. Mike lives in the mountains of North Carolina and has been traveling in that area and is planning more trips to see his son.

Betty Kilgore Hoadley planned to take a nostalgic river cruise from Amsterdam to the Lucerne, Switzerland, area in late October. She had lived in northern Germany for six months when her son was involved in Desert Storm.

Marie O’Donahoe Kirn ’62 AM plans to move to Piper Shores, a continuing care retirement community on the coast of Maine in Scarborough. She looks forward to exploring the coast with Marcia Sewall, who lives in Brunswick.

Ken Latchis retired as an emergency physician in 2007. He was active with the Brown University Orchestra when at Brown and since 2007 he has resumed his clarinet studies and participates in chamber music concerts four or five times a year in the Washington, D.C., area, where he is a performing member of the Friday Morning Music Club. He and his wife have eight grandchildren living in the D.C. area. Ken writes: “We very much enjoy being with them and continue to travel as much as our good health allows.”

Eugenie Genie Loupret Martin reports: “While I was a student at Brown, I performed with Sock and Buskin, Brownbrokers, the Chattertocks, the Brown University Chorus, and the Brown Glee Club (as a soloist). In my golden years, living in a 55-plus community in Ocala, Florida, I am a ballet dancer and teacher. During 2007, I started a ballet club for other community residents in addition to myself, and it has grown over the years. Nowadays, I teach and take five classes a week: two beginner classes, two advanced ones, and a fusion floor barre class, which includes elements of Pilates exercises and yoga, in addition to ballet. We participate in club fairs and perform as part of health and fitness activities. They say that 80 is the new 60. I hope it continues.”

James McCurrach is still teaching on a full-time basis and doing some part-time duty as a tutor with a local company that specializes in after-school tutoring with kids needing extra help.

Harvey Reback retired from the practice of internal medicine after 50 years but still works part-time as a nursing home director.

Joan Reinthaler retired from teaching math in 2008 and began working with Math for America (Carnegie Institution and American Univ.), mentoring beginning math teachers in the D.C. public schools. Joan also began building houses in D.C. with Habitat for Humanity and now volunteers once a week building and leading crews. She is still writing music reviews for the Washington Post, singing in a chorus, and doing some traveling.

Don Saunders had laser surgery and was recuperating at home in Boston and in East Gloucester, Mass. His wife, Liv Ullmann, was traveling to Scandinavia to direct a stage adaptation of an Ingmar Bergman film, Private Confessions.

George Rollinson writes: “Judy and I have just moved back to Rhode Island. We’ve had 11 wonderful years here in Vero Beach, Florida, but do miss being closer to our four sons and seven grandchildren. We’re not getting any younger, and time with family becomes more precious every year. We moved from Vero on July 11 and have just moved into our new home (a condominium) in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Hope all is going well for each of you and that you are enjoying a good summer. We look forward to good old New England weather—snow and all.”

Jean MacGregor Simon and her husband, Jack, report the December 2015 birth of their latest grandchild. Jean writes: “We travel a lot, especially to Atlanta and Chicago, visiting three of our grandchildren. We love it in Huntsville, Alabama, where we’ve been for 32 years. I’m looking forward to our reunion in 2017.”

Earlier this year, Gus White was a copresenter at the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Surgical Conference and Expo, as part of a program entitled “Unconscious Bias: Are You Giving Safe Care to All of Your Patients?” Additionally, Gus was a participant in the Harvard Medical School Academy Faculty Development Series. Last spring, the school’s combined orthopaedic residency program named several societies after prominent physicians; one is named the Augustus White Society. Gus also received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from William James College in Newton, Mass., where he was introduced by his daughter, Atina White ’98, who is a life coach. Gus also has been named an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Brown University Advisory Council on Diversity and continues to be active with writing projects.

From the September/October 2016 Issue

Patricia Kelley Cunningham writes: “My husband and I planned to travel to Nerja in southern Spain for five weeks in August and September. We study Spanish at the Escuela de Idiomas in Nerja. It’s always invigorating to meet people from around the world in our classes. I read the Brown Alumni Magazine from cover to cover and enjoy keeping up to date on the activities of my classmates.”

Mike Geremia writes: “Shirley and I went to Clearwater Beach to welcome home my son, Sgt. Michael Geremia, who served a six-month deployment in the Middle East. Thank the Lord he returned home safely.”

Lee Jacobus’s new novel, The Romantic Soul of Emma Now, is available in bookstores and on Amazon: “It is set in a fictional version of Gloucester, Mass., and involves the Georges Bank. Of course, it is also a love story.”

James McCurrach continues his teaching, working this past summer on the campus of the College of San Mateo, teaching writing to a relatively small group of middle school students.

Judy and George Rollinson have relocated to Rhode Island and are renting a condominium in the Cedarhurst community in North Kingstown. They write they have had a very happy experience in Vero Beach, Fla., for the past 11 years, but want to be closer to their four sons in the Northeast.

Francine Silberman writes: “I spent May in Paris renting an apartment in the Marais district. It proved to be a wonderful experience, although security was up and tourism down. I felt perfectly safe due to the increased security everywhere. And it was great to find no lines at the museums and a welcome table in every restaurant. My French was better than expected, and I received a warm welcome everywhere. Parisians were out and about, living life to the fullest in their unique city. Yes, I’ll be back for another visit in the not-too-distant future. I’m now 81, and it is certainly the time to travel as long as we are able. Happy to answer any questions about travel in France. Just e-mail me.”

Mary Ann Filson Smith writes: “I am impressed with Brown’s new facilities, and depressed by the theme of all marching to the same drummer, chanted no less. University means unity in diversity, lest we forget. I agree with the younger (than I) graduate who said he came to Brown to get the best education, not just to be taught by a professor who looked like himself. Many alumni I meet of different religious and ethnic backgrounds are so thankful to have attended the ‘old Brown.’ We think the new Brown has lost its way, trying to be uniformly politically correct.”

Max Volterra moved his office to 8 North Main St., Suite 201, Attleboro, Mass. He writes: “I am still practicing law, although on a more limited basis: no litigation—strictly elder law, estate planning, probate, contracts, and real estate. I now have a third grandchild and spend my free time in Wellfleet, on Cape Cod, where my spouse has a retail store, the Eclectic Company, on Commercial Street. I am doing some sailing and enjoying the Cape with all its splendor.”

From the July/August 2016 Issue

Norm Brust writes that several Brown friends and classmates met for lunch at BR’s Monponsett Inn: Norm and Janet Biehn Brust ’58, Ralph Anderson and Jane Doan Anderson ’60, and Corinne and Lou Martinage. Things are going well for everyone, Norm says, and they all agreed that life is busier now than before retirement. Ralph continues his long-term support of Habitat for Humanity, and Jane is busy with her biking and hiking clubs and is an enthusiastic gardener. Norm is an active director of both the Southern New England Entrepreneurs Forum and TYP356ne, which is the New England club dedicated to preserving, restoring, and driving vintage Porsches. Janet is an enthusiastic gardener and just returned from her annual get-together with her daughter and daughters-in-law at the Philadelphia Garden show. She also stays active with her deep-water aerobics program. Norm and Janet enjoy touring back roads in New England and upstate New York in their 1963 Porsche cabriolet. Lou is an avid photographer and a member at the Cape Cod Art Assoc., and does a lot of woodworking, including designing and maintaining unique street signs for the Whaling Port Homeowners Assoc. Lou and Corinne recently visited their granddaughter, who is attending the Univ. of Saint Andrews in Scotland.

Norma and Bob Hummerstone live in Stonington, Conn. Bob writes: “We enjoy the Connecticut coastline and have easy access to Providence and Boston.” They are looking forward to a Brown Travelers cruise of the Dalmatian Coast this fall.

Judy and George Rollinson are in the process of relocating to Rhode Island. They have had a good time in Vero Beach, Fla., but would like to spend more time with their four sons and their families, and also old friends in the Northeast.

Rosamond Jean MacGregor Simon announces the Dec. 22 birth of her fifth grandchild and third grandson, Edward Declan Simon.

Brad Walters writes: “My wife, Florine, and I just moved from the ‘slow side’ of Florida (Sarasota) to the ‘wild side’ (Delray Beach). Hope to connect with alums in the area.” He adds: “I have been in touch with Fred Behringer and met my frosh roommate Marc McClelland in, of all places, Ho Chi Minh City.”

From the May/June 2016 Issue

Robert Ackerman writes: “The ultrasound laboratory I founded in 1974 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has been named after me. It was perhaps the first consultative laboratory for the noninvasive evaluation of carotid artery disease. I am only partially retired. For diversion, I row on the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. I rowed again this year in the three-mile Head of the Charles Regatta, which is the largest rowing regatta anywhere.”

Mike Geremia was in a car accident in January while driving in a snowstorm. He writes: “I slid all the way down a hill, hit the side of the road and sheared off a stop sign, grazed a steel pole, and finally hit some bushes that stopped me from going into a creek. The car was totaled, and I got shingles from the trauma of being completely out of control.”

Don Saunders writes: “I just hit 81 and healthwise feel great. I’m still chairman and CEO of my family’s commercial real estate investment firm. I’m a Brown trustee emeritus and reside in Key Largo, Florida. My wife, Liv Ullmann, premiered her latest play at the National Theater in Oslo, Norway. The play was critically acclaimed and went on a nationwide tour.”

Brad Walters moved across Florida with his wife, Florine, and would like to hear from any alums in the area.

Gus White continues to address issues of health care disparities, “a very substantive national problem,” he writes, “which requires sustained efforts in education.” In the past few months he presented a Faculty Professionalism Award at Stanford Medical School for advancing diversity and provision of equitable care; participated on a panel at the UConn Medical Center addressing health care disparities; lectured as part of the Harvard Medical School Health Equity course; attended a national caucus on arthritis and musculoskeletal health disparities in Washington, D.C.; provided an overview of health care disparities at the Hospital for Special Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City; participated in a roundtable/medical staff conference at the Hospital for Special Surgery; provided a presentation on health care disparities to the Department of Surgery at the Univ. of Washington Medical School; and participated on the advisory board committee at Stanford.

John Wolfe writes that his wife, Margaret, became a full-time Alzheimer’s resident in a nursing home near Anchorage, Alaska. John visits her daily, and writes: “I try to keep her somewhat involved in her former activities in the local community.”

From the March/April 2016 Issue

Jack Giddings continues to practice medicine full-time in Jacksonville, Fla., though he retired as medical director of a large rehab center. He writes: “Spare time when available is parceled out among family, Civil War tours, and a thriving orange grove.”

Lee Jacobus ’59 AM writes: “On a recent week-long visit to see our granddaughter in Florence, Italy, we particularly enjoyed seeing the Duomo Museum. The remodeling is spectacular.” She has a book due out this spring titled Approaching Great Ideas.

John F. Just retired as clinical professor emeritus in the surgery department at the Medical College of Wisconsin after 43 years practicing general thoracic surgery.

John McDaniels writes: “To celebrate my 80th, I spent five days backpacking in the Swiss Alps with our four grandsons (ages 24, 21, 11, and 8). We were in the Jungfrau region and above Zermatt, with the nights spent in mountain huts. We rock-climbed one day with a guide who said I was the oldest client he’d ever had. We were welcomed back by my wife, Beverley Cox McDaniels ’60 and our daughter, Louise McDaniels Zornoza ’82.”

Helen Donaldson Nienhueser received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alaska Conservation Foundation. The award recognizes her work in activism and land protection through writing, volunteering, and citizen engagement. She writes: “Alaska in many ways has been my life’s work. Of course Brown/Pembroke deserve part of the credit!”

Brad Walters writes: “Still enjoying residency in Sarasota, Florida. The lack of hurricanes the past several years helps too. Looking forward to the 60th in May 2017. Would like to hear from alums in Sarasota area.”

From the January/February 2016 Issue

Lee Jacobus ’59 AM, along with his wife, Joanna, and his son, James, spent a week in Florence, Italy, in early November. He writes: “We visited our granddaughter, Caitlin, who is studying there for her first term of her junior year. We stayed in town and soaked up the atmosphere.”

Dick Marcus writes: “Linda and I are headed to Naples, Florida, for the winter. If any of our classmates are in the area (or planning to be) and would like to connect, please call.”

James McCurrach continues his work tutoring students and uses his teaching certificate for part-time substitute teaching at a nearby public elementary school.

Judy and George Rollinson celebrated Christmas up north with their four sons and families. They enjoy life in Vero Beach, Fla., where they are active in their alumni organizations (including the Brown Club of the Treasure Coast) and the Navy League.  

From the November/December 2015 Issue

Don Arsenault writes: “I spent most of June and part of July in New England watching my grandson MJ Brown play for the North Shore Navigators in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. They played all over Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. I spent a few days with Max McCreery ’58 on Martha’s Vineyard watching the Navigators play the Sharks. Navigators’ home field is historic Fraser Field in Lynn, Massachusetts.”

Tony Booth writes: “Still traveling as much as we can. We have three children—one in Florida, one in Massachusetts, and one in Washington State. If we had had a fourth child, he/she would probably be in San Diego. Our motor home has been to Florida, Massachusetts, Iowa, and Mexico so far this year.”

Patricia Kelley Cunningham writes: “George and I returned to Italy for five weeks this fall to continue our Italian studies at the Instituto Venezia. We have found it fascinating to live in Venice and explore the tiny ancient side streets and canals. We have once again rented an apartment in the Dorsoduro area, where the university is located. We enjoy the rhythm of daily living: school, shopping, and cooking fun healthy meals in our own little ‘home away from home.’”

Britten Dean writes: “Kayoko and I took a long-anticipated trip to France this summer to escape the oppressive humidity of Charlottesville, Virginia; to brush up my language skills (I was a French major at Brown); and of course to sight-see and gourmandize. We spent 10 days each in Montpellier, Besançon, and Nîmes. Nîmes was our favorite city, with its charming historic section and many Roman ruins. Unfortunately, the trip turned disastrous when I came down with pneumonia halfway through. On the bright side, however, my French did improve, especially in medical terminology.”

Mike Geremia and his wife, Shirley, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Honolulu and a Pride of America cruise around the Hawaiian Islands. He also reports that his son, Mike, married Gina Mucci of Miami, Fla., on June 27. “They got married aboard a yacht out of Clearwater Beach, with about 50 wedding guests. In September, we are going to Clearwater Beach to see my son off as he goes over to Qatar with the U.S. Air Force.” Mike’s fall travel plans include a trip to Tennessee in October, as well as a November trip to Jamestown, R.I., for his cousin Charlie’s 95th birthday. He writes: “I hope to stay put here in God’s country, the mountains of North Carolina.”

Judith Wright Hill continues to volunteer at the Palm Beach Zoo and remains active in the Audubon Society, where she writes she is “fighting to ensure there is sufficient funding for the restoration of the Everglades. We are also trying to prevent further encroachment into the agricultural sections of our country. I was in Chicago earlier this year to celebrate a friend’s 80th birthday, and she came to celebrate mine (along with family and other friends). She and I have been close friends for over 55 years. I would love to hear from Brown/Pembroke friends.”

Robert Hill writes: “And so it is that my beloved Sara has completed her time on earth.”

Lee Jacobus ’59 AM attended the Green Mountain Writers Conference in August. He writes: “I was pleased to have my granddaughter, Caitlin Benzenhoefer, there as a young poet. She will be in Florence, Italy, for the fall, where Joanna and I will visit her.”

David Lewis remains active on the emeritus faculty at Brown, focusing on public policy issues around addiction. While waiting for the R.I. legislature to reinstate the Good Samaritan Law, he, with the Rhode Island Medical Society, wrote a letter to every police chief in the state urging them not to arrest those who call for medical help for themselves or others for drug overdoses. He writes: “Elly Levinson ’59 and I are enjoying our generation-skipping grandchildren, ages 9 months, almost 3, 16, and 18. All great fun. I love being ‘Papa Dave.’”

Judy and George Rollinson enjoyed a six-week trip to the Northeast this summer to visit family and friends. Highlights included attending a granddaughter’s high school graduation and visiting the Brown and Skidmore campuses. They look forward to returning north for a week over Christmas to celebrate with their four sons. 

From the September/October 2015 Issue

Bob Corrigan received an honorary degree from Brown and delivered the Baccalaureate address at the May Commencement.

Marilyn Tarasiewicz Erickson ’59 AM writes: “If all goes well, granddaughter Phoebe Erickson ’18 (daughter of Lars Erickson ’79) will graduate at our 61st reunion.” Marilyn also notes that she has traveled to 49 countries so far.

Dick Godfrey and Kate Bernhard Godfrey ’60 spent the summer at their cabin in Mission Valley, ten miles south of Flathead Lake in Montana. Dick writes: “It is a wonderful counterpoint to an active life in Santa Barbara the rest of the year. Glacier National Park is two hours away, and kayaking and boating on the lake are always pleasant. Family members visit en route to camping trips in the area.” Dick continues to fund-raise for Direct Relief, a global humanitarian aid organization based in Santa Barbara.

Dorothy Crews Herzberg wrote An Enduring Friendship for Cynthia Collymoe Parker on her 80th birthday. Dorothy writes: “We have been friends for 67 years. We met at a Unitarian church. Her father ​was a legend in White Plains, New York, really as a precursor to Martin Luther King. Both my parents were social activists; both ran for Congress.”

Charlie Hill writes: “Just in from Sunday morning sculling on the Housatonic in my 30-year-old single, and happy to hear how well the Brown crew performed in the IRA national championship: fourth out of 24 varsity crews from around the country.”

James McCurrach continues to work. He writes: “I have taken on a full-time summer position tutoring writing to middle school and high school students here in the Bay Area.”

Richard Mertens writes: “I was in Basel, Switzerland, at the end of May for the 55th reunion of my class from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. I stayed a few extra days to sightsee elsewhere on my own. I had a very enjoyable and exhausting time. Basel is quite a charming city.”

Judy and George Rollinson spent five weeks visiting family and friends in the Northeast. They continue to enjoy life in Vero Beach, Fla. George remains active in the Brown Club, the Navy League, and other alumni organizations.

Maryann Filson Smith writes: “I was glad to see Brown recently welcome Christian Union, which provides a meeting place for various lectures and fellowships on campus. During these postmodern days, it is great to see choices offered for students who value their faith.”

Stan Vincent writes: “I’m keeping my chops in shape as founder/trombonist of the New Black Eagle Jazz Band. Celebrating our 44th year, we’ll be performing this summer and fall at clubs and onstage throughout New England, as well as at festivals in Colorado and Pennsylvania.”

From the May/June 2015 Issue

Donald Arsenault writes: “My grandson and I spent two weeks in Italy over the holidays, stopping off in Germany for a few days. He is a junior at Lee Univ. and will be playing summer ball for the North Shore Navigators in Lynn, Mass., this summer. Looking forward to spending the summer in New England for a change.”

Mike Geremia reports: “Around Christmas, Shirley and I went to Florida again. We rented a condo at Madeira Beach. I have been active in the Honor Guard for Transylvania County and have been busy with the Knights of Columbus; I am a fourth degree now. Also a member of Post 88 American Legion here in Brevard County. This summer Shirley and I are going to Clearwater Beach for my son’s wedding. In August, we are going to Hawaii for our 50th wedding anniversary and taking a cruise around the islands. I have been in touch with Bill Feeney ’60 and Dave Milot ’58.”

A retrospective of Grier Horner’s paintings will be held June 5–27, 2015, at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts in Pittsfield, Mass., in conjunction with her 80th birthday.

Ralph Leonard is still active in the real estate business in Beverly, Mass. He lives in a colonial farmhouse in Effingham, N.H. He writes: “I have had cancer three times: throat, prostate, and jaw bone, and am cancer-free due to Dana Farber, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Massachusetts Eye and Ear—great doctors, early detection, and faith. A woman doctor from Brown wrote a book with 65 recipes that help fight cancer. There are some I have every week. I have had seven children, and our baby is 52.”

In January, Roger Eliot Stoddard received the Modern Language Assoc. Prize for a Bibliography, Archive, or Digital Project for his 2012 work, A Bibliographical Description of Books and Pamphlets of American Verse Printed from 1610 through 1820.

Dick Thomson writes: “There was a little excitement on Nantucket, where we live year-round. In January we got hit by another perfect storm. There was a foot of snow, a Nor’easter with 65-mph sustained winds and gusts of 80, sea surges of seven feet, and three feet of water in the downtown area. In several areas, including ours, wind gusts reached 92 mph. (Hurricanes are 75 and up.) We were without heat, electricity, and cell phone service for 45 hours and without landlines, cable TV, and Internet access for 95 hours. Afterward, we received phone calls from Virginia, Florida, and California telling us what had happened, because it had been on all the network newscasts. (We had no idea.) Next winter we are heading south.”

From the March/April 2015 Issue

Class secretary Robert Hummerstone reports that San Francisco State Univ. announced a new faculty position, the Robert Corrigan Visiting Professorship in Social Justice in the College of Ethnic Studies, on Oct. 26. The position recognizes Robert’s commitment to social justice and diversity during his 24-year tenure as the former president of the university.

Ronald Baker retired in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, and lives on the north shore of Lake Erie. He writes: “Jackie and I enjoy excellent health, active all year.” Last April, they visited Chicago for the first time since 1963 and enjoyed the Frank Lloyd Wright homes in Oak Park, the Univ. of Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and their old neighborhoods. They also visited the Frank Lloyd Wright houses in Buffalo, N.Y., where they have season tickets to the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. They enjoyed lake swimming with friends and family all summer, and often visited with their four children and seven grandchildren. In October, they traveled to Rome and Naples to feast on the amazing art, architecture, music, and sculpture and to visit the Vatican and the ruins of Pompeii. In November, Ronald reports, the Brown Club of Toronto celebrated the University’s 250th year at the Woodbine Racetrack, including a Brown Club horse race event hosted by Woodbine Group Chairman Jim Lawson ’80. Ronald writes: “Jim is a great leader of Brunonians, doing so much here in Canada. I continue interviewing young Canadians seeking entry to Brown. Other activities include the Rotary Club of Simcoe, Ontario, and serving as a lay minister for the Anglican Church of Canada. Imagine, an old Saturday night reveler and Sigma Nu fraternity member like me ending up preaching the good news on Sundays! I am also quite active in the Prospect and Development Association of Canada. Life is good in Canada! Come visit us next year.”

Richard Barker announces the Sept. 30 birth of Declan Barker Bridges to his daughter, Rebecca Barker Bridges ’05, and her husband, Iain Bridges: “All are thriving.”

Patricia Kelley Cunningham reports that she and her husband, George, scheduled a three-week trip to Paris to celebrate his retirement from his dental practice. She studies Italian literature at the Univ. of Delaware, where George is pursuing a BA in Spanish literature.

Mike Geremia writes: “Shirley and I are going to Clearwater Beach, Fla., again this year. I am active in the American Legion Honor Guard and the Knights of Columbus at my church, Sacred Heart. I am a fourth-degree Knight. We are planning a Hawaii vacation for this summer to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary.”

Betty Kilgore Hoadley is cutting back on her volunteer board work to tend to her “bucket list.” She writes: “Cruises to Alaska and the eastern Mediterranean with grandchildren are already crossed off the list. Life is good.”

Ira Levin moved from Rome to London. He writes: “London is quite a city, and things work here in a way that I never saw in my 44 years in Rome. Rome has other qualities, however.”

Judy and George Rollinson spent Christmas at home in Vero Beach, Fla. This spring, they will make a trip up north to attend the senior recital of their grandson, Gabriel, at the Manhattan School of Music. They also plan to spend a few weeks in the Northeast this summer to visit family and friends.

Francine Flynn Silberman participated in two global exchanges with Friendship Force International, one to Colombia in August and one to Mexico in October. She writes: “We were home-hosted by local families, participated in Spanish language study, and did some off-the-beaten-track touring. Colombia was a complete revelation. The cities Bogota and Cartagena were safe for visitors and the country is amazing. This was my fourth trip to Mexico, and I fall more in love with that country all the time. We spent more time than usual in Mexico City and the province of Veracruz. We were lucky enough to be in Oaxaca for the Day of the Dead ceremonies.”

Augustus White was inducted into the Stanford Alumni Association’s Multicultural Alumni Hall of Fame in October. Inductees are honored for distinguished service to their communities and society at large. This fall also marked the 10th annual Augustus A. White Spine Symposium, in Boston, hosted by the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where Gus served as orthopedic surgeon-in-chief for 13 years.

From the January/February 2015 Issue

Arthur Bartlett is now retired from Jones and Bartlett Publishing Co. and is living in northern Sierra Nevada during the summers and Tucson, Ariz., during the winters. He and his wife, Nancy, hope to attend the 60th reunion.

Verna Werlock Cobb writes: “Busy with criminal/family/immigration law practice in Newburgh, N.Y., with husband John Cobb ’55 and son Stephen Cobb ’86.”

Pat Kelley Cunningham writes from Venice that she and George have planned a three-week trip to Paris in January visiting friends and enjoying all the city has to offer. She writes: “I need to practice my French, because we haven’t spent time in France for five years. We are just always busy trying to keep up with our Italian and Spanish. Keeps us on our toes!”

Sandra Sundquist Durfee teaches a course called “Poetry for the People: The Poets Laureate of the U.S.” at Washington College in Chestertown, Md. Her husband, David Durfee ’56, serves on the board of the Kent County Historical Society.

Irene Gouveia spent three days in Venice, Italy, this summer with her two nieces and a nephew before the four of them boarded a cruise to Greece. She also attended a niece’s wedding in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Bill Hayes is taking a class on Matisse at the Museum of Modern Art.

Lynn Hare Jachney writes: “After 45 years in a large Victorian house in Swampscott, Massachusetts, we have moved back to Marblehead and have a beautiful condo on the harbor. Full deck in front, huge window on side of the living room looking onto the harbor, a pretty beach next door, and a full wall of glass looking out on the harbor for one wall of the bedroom. It’s perfect and we are delighted. Downsizing wasn’t easy, but we are so thankful to our children, who helped enormously.”

William Haslan and his wife, Verna, have eight grandchildren, five of them boys and three girls.

Jerome Hanley moved from his home at the Landings, a gated golf community on Skidaway Island, Ga., to Marsh View Senior Living, a nearby assisted living facility. He writes: “It’s very posh with a gourmet dining room and adjacent bar, fitness center, and various hobby outlets. I’m still trying to play golf. My only regret is that after 20 years of teaching and doing theater, there’s not much real opportunity here.”

Dorothy Crews Herzberg-Frew is still a substitute teacher and tutor at the GED class at the jail. She is on the boards of the East Bay Chapter of the United Nations Assoc. and the Northeast Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Lee Jacobus ’59 AM has been giving readings at libraries and bookstores on how to write travel fiction, using examples from his book Hawaiian Tales.

Cathie Durand-Viel Rapuano sent three sons to Brown—Chris ’82, Rich ’86, and David ’90. Now she has a grandson, Danny ’17, on campus. She writes: “Quite a tradition for an exchange student from France!”

Harvey Reback still practices internal medicine as part of Southcoast Health in Fall River, Mass.

Judith Sims Roberts is serving as interim associate rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Venice, Fla., and “loving the work.”

Judy and George Rollinson planned to celebrate the holidays at home in Vero Beach, Fla. They continue to enjoy their activities with the Navy League and school alumni organizations. They are planning one or two trips to the Northeast this spring and summer to visit family and friends.

Mary Ann Filson Smith writes: “I read that Brown joined the Ivy League’s Christian Union, a great opportunity to meet like-minded students for conferences on various campuses. Congratulations to Matt Woodward, Christian Union’s ministry director at Brown, with a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton. I look forward to seeing the new headquarters on the Brown campus.”

L. Michael Snyder is working full-time at UMass Memorial Medical Center and Quest Diagnostics in Marlborough, Mass. The 10th edition of his textbook in lab medicine, Wallach’s Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, was just published.

Augustus A. White III recently received the Brown Alumni Association’s 2014 Joseph M. Fernandez ’85 Award. This was the fourth year the BAA presented this award. A list of award recipients is in “2014 Alumni Recognition Awards,” Classes, November/December 2014. Additionally, Bob Corrigan writes: “Stanford Univ. is honoring Gus White at its 20th annual Multicultural Alumni Hall of Fame reception.”

From the November/December 2014 Issue

Rusty Chandler took a brief golfing trip to Ireland this summer. “We stayed at a rental house near Clifden and played several rounds at nearby Connemara Golf Links. Weather was very accommodating: it only rained once, and that was just a passing shower.”

Patricia Kelley Cunningham and her husband, George, are studying in Venice for five weeks this fall. They rented an apartment in the university district, Dorsoduro, and are attending the Instituto Venezia, in Piazza Santa Margherita, for their language classes.

Lee Jacobus ’59 AM writes: “Joanna and I went to visit the Grand Canyon, Zion, and other parks in May. They are still majestic and inspiring.”

Mary Medsger Lalos, husband Peter, and four members of their family traveled to Greece in August for 10 days to vacation and attend a family wedding in Athens.

Karl Lauenstein reports: “Having been ‘summer people’ in Brunswick, Maine, since retiring in 1999, Joan and I bid farewell to Fairfax, Virginia, in 2012 and became year-round Maine residents. We are active supporters of the Maine Maritime Museum, which recently elected me to its board of trustees, as well as the Maine State Music Theater at Bowdoin College. International travel remains high on our agenda, including several enjoyable trips with the Brown Travelers.”

Bill Rivelli writes: “Cynthia and I are more and more taken with our granddaughter Sofia’s growth and development (15 months now) and expect to be very busy with her since our daughter-in-law, Colleen, is pursuing a graduate degree in education. Colleen will be training to teach dance in the New York City public schools. Our son, Taylor, continues creating music (most recently for the documentary Bronx Obama) and pursuing a career with Apple. Our daughter, Sarah, is the director of the med/psych residency program at Duke, and grandson Guillaume is a fluent French speaker who traveled this summer to Belgium and France with his parents. I’m finishing up a five-year project photographing the renovation of the United Nations building in New York City, with a book to be published next year. Cynthia and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary September 7. Our lives together have been blessed with loving family, wonderful friends, and a successful business, which we built together and has given us beautiful memories and an archive of amazing photographs.”

Judy and George Rollinson spent four weeks in the Northeast last summer, having sold their cottage in Narragansett, R.I. They visited family members and friends, and got to watch their grandson, Alex, throw the ceremonial first pitch at a Pawtucket Red Sox game after becoming national champion among 8-year-olds in the pitch/hit/run youth baseball competition. Judy and George continue to enjoy Vero Beach and are active in Navy League and school alumni organizations, including the Brown Club of the Treasure Coast.

Don Saunders writes that his wife, Liv Ullmann, screened the world premier of her latest film, Miss Julie, starring Colin Farrell and Jessica Chastain, at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. “We reside with our 9-year-old mini Dachshund, Chelsea, mainly in East Gloucester, Mass. We have, combined, three amazing daughters: Lisa, 56, who is senior vice president of my real estate company; Pamela, 55, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, who is self-employed and consulting with Goldman Sachs; and Linn Ullmann, who has published her fifth novel, The Cold Song, in several languages. We also have three grandchildren. I’m a healthy 80-year-old as of January 28. I’m sending love to all from the Saunders-Ullmann family.”

Maryann Filson Smith drove across the Canadian Rockies and prairies for the first time. “Lake Marion (near Banff) and Lake Louise were the show stoppers, and the prairies in late July were aglow with wide ribbons of sunshine and yellow canola blossoms laced with green crops of corn and vegetables, all against a canvas that was largely deep blue sky! What an eyeful, after having only experienced my Kansas grandfather’s pale wheat farms in the past, where he said I could look farther and see less than any other spot in the world. And, yes, I had climbed the Colorado Rocky Mountains on a burro many moons ago, which would have been totally unthinkable near Banff.”

Bob Tatem writes: “My wife and I have now established our home in Sun City Center, Florida, after 40-plus years in Fairfield, Connecticut. We are also selling our summer home in Vermont, as we plan to do more travelling now that our four kids have settled down. One has already retired from the U.S. Navy. One of our grandchildren is in the U.S. Air Force and lives about 20 minutes from us. He has two children of his own, and my wife is pleased he lives so close!”

From the September/October 2014 Issue

Mike Geremia writes: “Shirley and I went on an 18-day tour of Italy. In March, we took a riverboat cruise up the Danube from Budapest, Hungary, to Passau, Germany. We spent last December and January in Clearwater Beach, Fla., where we rented a house two blocks from the beach. In June we planned a trip to Little Harbor, Ruskin, Florida. Now I sure would like to stay home for a while.” This summer Mike and Shirley volunteered at the Brevard (N.C.) Music Center. They also played in the Connestee Falls summer bocce league.

Jim Goldsmith still volunteers daily at Phelps Memorial Hospital, where he is on the board. He writes: “I am getting a firsthand glimpse at the changing face of medicine. We are in negotiations to affiliate with a much larger hospital, as are most small community hospitals (and in fact as are most single-practice physicians). Two doctors at Phelps graduated from Brown undergraduate and medical school, but the year 1957 is almost foreign to them. My youngest daughter just graduated from CAP21, which is a two-year musical theater conservatory school in New York City, and now is auditioning and trying to make her way in a very competitive field. My oldest grandson is off to Hofstra. My wife, Donna, and I have a place on the Cape, which we try to get to as often as possible.”

Betty Kilgore Hoadley completed eight years on the board of trustees of the Univ. of New Hampshire. She crosses items off her bucket list each summer by taking trips with the grandchildren. Much of her volunteerism involves committees that award college scholarships or support local care for cancer patients.

Richard Mertens writes: “In mid-June I returned to the Netherlands for a reunion with my clubmates from the Delftsche Studenten Corps, to which I belonged when a Fulbright Scholar at the Delftsche Technische Hogeschol in Delft. It was very pleasant seeing many old friends again.”

George Rollinson and his wife, Judy, still enjoy life in Vero Beach, Fla. They participate in activities with their school alumni organizations, the Navy League, the theater, and others. They enjoy good health, in part due to ample time spent with doctors.

Bob Saltonstall writes: “My wife, Jane, and I finished up a very busy winter season in Palm Springs, Calif. We were cochairs of the Palm Springs Art Museum’s 75th anniversary celebration, which ended with a large gala celebrating the best ever in most categories of activity. Now life has slowed down a bit. We spent much of the summer in Sun Valley, Idaho. We both also enjoy skiing there during the winter. Life is good to us.”

Francine Flynn Silberman writes: “I continue to explore our wonderful neighbors south of the border. I spent three weeks in Ecuador this past February. I stayed ten days in Quito and Cuenca, staying with two Ecuadorian families. Then I took an excellent exploratory tour of the country. I’m also busy these days taking Spanish classes.”

Jean MacGregor Simon reports from Huntsville, Ala.: “We are healthy, and we travel a lot. Despite a lot of traveling, I still look forward to our grand 60th reunion in 2017!”

Mary Ann Filson Smith writes: “I was delighted to hear that Christian Union, an Ivy League ministry, has been welcomed at Brown. They have great fellowship among the rest of the Ivies. Apparently a few forums have been scheduled. Great news.”

Bob Tatem and his wife, Elaine, have established residency in Florida after 10-plus years as snow birds. Bob writes: “Regretfully, we have sold our house in Connecticut and are putting our house in Vermont up for sale. If you are in the vicinity of Sun City Center, Florida, give us a call.”

John Wolfe (Theta Delta Chi) and his wife, Margaret, planned for a good summer with two trips east from Alaska for weddings of younger relatives in Maryland and Iowa. John writes: “We’re looking forward now to the Barbershop Harmony convention at New Orleans in early January.”

From the July/August 2014 Issue

Fred Behringer writes: “My wife of 55 years, Joanne (Penn State ’57), passed away January 11. She was a retired teacher, food columnist, and restaurant critic known for her elaborate tailgate spreads. I am relocating from Pennsylvania to our longtime home.”

Dorothy Crews Herzberg’s book Me, Madam: Peace Corps Letters from Nigeria, 1961–1963 is available at Amazon. She writes: “I was one of the first volunteers. When we went, the Peace Corps had not yet been approved by Congress. I wrote over 100 letters home, and they are the basis of the book. So it is first-hand observation. So far everyone has liked it!”

Gus White has written an article in the new Journal for Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities that, he writes, “might be of interest to women, the elderly (us), and others at risk. It is called ‘Some Advice for Minorities and Women on the Receiving End of Health-Care Disparities.’ It can be found at http://link.springer.com/journal/40615 .”

From the May/June 2014 Issue

Peter Bolton and his wife, Bev, write: “We have relocated to Winchester Gardens, a retirement community in Maplewood, New Jersey, which is much closer to our daughters and grandchildren. We would love to hear from other Brunonians in northern Jersey.”

Rusty Chandler and his wife, Tina, visited Fripp Island in South Carolina in April to get out of the New England cold.

Robert A. Corrigan retired from San Francisco State as president emeritus after 25 years of service. The Robert A. Corrigan endowed chair in American Studies was established at San Francisco State.

Jack Giddings continues to practice medicine full-time in Jacksonville, Fla. In his spare time he gardens, walks on the beach, and does some volunteer work. Jack, along with his wife, Sue, and son, Matt, were interviewed by a local newspaper on a visit to Gettysburg battlefield on the anniversary of the battle. Jack writes: “Special visits were on tap to the Texas Monument and the Vermont Memorial.”

Lee Jacobus ’59 AM and Joanna plan to visit Bryce Canyon, Sedona, and other such sites. Lee writes: “We have wanted to see our national parks for some time, and this is the time.” Lee is the author of the new short story collection Hawaiian Tales: The Girl with Heavenly Eyes, 14 stories that look beyond the surface lives of tourists and retirees, natives and transplants, to the joys and mysteries within. Though fictional, each of the stories is based on the people Jacobus has met, the places he’s visited, and the experiences he’s had both on and off the beaten path. “My stories are about people seeking some solace and joy, whether as tourists or as people who’ve lived in Hawaii all of their lives. The stories explore the moral center of their characters in their environment and focus, largely, on the inner lives of women and men, young and old, as they confront the realities and challenges of modern life in Hawaii, with all of the expectations and dreams that lead them.” Lee is a professor emeritus of English at UConn. For more information visit www.TellMePress.com .

Jim McCurrach works for Catapult Learning, which operates under Title I government grants that involve teaching small groups of students who need extra help in reading and mathematics. He writes: “It has me working 25 hours a week, which is more than enough in light of my approaching 80th birthday in early June. My partner and I finally got married Dec. 30 after sharing each other’s lives for 32 years.”

George Rollinson and his wife, Judy, continue to enjoy life in Vero Beach, Fla., as they participate in activities with their school alumni organizations, the Navy League, the theater, and other events. They have sold their cottage in Narragansett, R.I., so, instead of going north for five months, they will be in the Northeast for about one month during future summers, visiting family and friends.

From the March/April 2014 Issue

Peter Bolton writes: “We have moved to a beautiful retirement community in Maplewood, New Jersey, called Winchester Gardens, to be near children and grandchildren. We would love to see Brunonians in northern New Jersey. Between us, we have six children and 14 grandchildren. I am long retired from the Department of State. Bev tutored and taught writing at Virginia Theological Seminary until declining eyesight forced her to retire.”

Mike Geremia writes: “We just got back from an 18-day tour of Europe, including bella Italia, which was the best country by far. Guess I am a little prejudiced, being of Italian descent. Shirley and I loved it and are going back for a river cruise with Viking.”

Dorothy Crews Herzberg has written a book based on letters she wrote from Nigeria, where she served in the Peace Corps from 1961 to 1963. It will be available on Amazon. It is called Me, Madame, Peace Corps Letters from Nigeria, 1961–1963. Dorothy writes: “I was in the first 400 volunteers. There is some mention of Pembroke in it!”

Lee Jacobus writes: “My book of Hawaiian Tales was republished in an enlarged edition in March. The prepublication reception has been extremely good, I’m happy to say.”

William F. Reed retired after 50 years of newspapering in Virginia. He and his wife, Margaret Candler Reed, have a son, a daughter, and six grandchildren, and live in Virginia Beach.

From the January/February 2014 Issue

Pauline Veneri Bowen went on a fall riverboat cruise through Portugal and Spain. She writes: “Loved it. Riverboat cruising is the way to go—relaxing, casual, great food and people.”

Rusty Chandler writes: “Tina and I had a nice trip last summer to Gettysburg, Pa., where they are observing the 150th anniversary of that battle. It is quite a sight, and I commend it to anyone who has not had that experience. We also took in the Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pa.; spent a day driving through the Amish country; and then two days in various Philadelphia museums.”

Marilyn Tarasiewicz Erickson ’59 AM enjoyed a Road Scholar visit to the Hot Air Balloon Festival in Albuquerque, N.M., in October. She is looking forward to opera performances in Sarasota, Fla., in February.

Wyeth Lynn Hare Jachney writes: “In June, Dick and I took a trip beginning in one of our favorite cities, Venice. We rented a small apartment for five days. Dick carried my four-wheel walker over the bridges and I held on to the railings of the many bridges of Venice. Then we joined a Brown small cruise ship trip down the Adriatic. Life aboard was delightful, beautifully organized, fine food, perfect. We stopped at many of the lovely towns and cities of Croatia, saw the Bay of Kotor, the Ionian Islands, and around the bottom of the Peloponnese and a stop in Nauplia. We ended this lovely trip by visiting friends for the day in Athens and enjoying a three-hour lunch at the new archeological museum at the Acropolis with them.”

David Lewis (see Beatrice Wattman Miller ’35).

Richard B. Mertens joined the Brown Travelers in September on a trip to Alsace, Burgundy, the Loire Valley, and Paris. He writes: “Lots of good food and wine. I visited a friend near Nancy prior to the trip and stayed in Paris for a few days after.”

Karl Panthen writes: “Barrie and I are moving into an independent living facility in Albuquerque, N.M. Our middle daughter, Kris, and her husband live in Albuquerque. After 78 years in Westchester, N.Y., this is a brand new page in our life. I’ll still be working with Wells Fargo Bank as a mortgage loan officer. Maybe I’ll retire, but who knows.”

Bill Reed writes: “I’ve been retired from newspapering here in Virginia since 2000. I still keep my hand in the business with a monthly column or two. I am closing in on 80 years on this planet. I am still married to the same person I married 54 years ago. We have two children and six grandchildren. I have undergone two knee replacements and a series of chemo and radiation treatments for breast cancer, but so far I am in good health. I often think of those days at Brown and the friends I made, and hope they’ve been as lucky as I have been.”

Barbara Sears Tessmer reports that a mini-reunion was held in New York City the first weekend in October. Attending were Elizabeth Reiss Baecher, Marva Dates Belt, Patricia Kelley Cunningham, Mary Patten Lafferty, Janet Rowden Mergenthaler, and Joyce Williams Warren ’60 AM. Barbara writes: “A most enjoyable time was had by all.”

From the November/December 2013 Issue

Mark Abramowitz writes: “In the last ten years Joan and I have been seeing the world—cruises, bicycle trips, and various land excursions. Our two daughters graduated from Brown in 1981 and 1982, and we have four grandchildren, including a granddaughter in the class of 2015. I’m still going to school for literature and history classes mostly and am very active in Outward Bound.”

Don Arsenault writes that he is recuperating from his second knee replacement to go along with his hip replacement. “Old wounds from playing in the Hobey Baker rink at Princeton. Boards were set in concrete. Doc says I can get back to playing tennis in 6–10 weeks. I now have two new knees and one new hip. Rehab going great, and I must say they have perfected the procedure. The surgeon did six that same day.”

Rosemary Carroll writes: “I was invited to be on a panel at a conference, ‘Remembering Hannah Arendt and her book Eichmann in Jerusalem,’ in September at Wesleyan Univ. I was a Master of Arts student at Wesleyan in a seminar Professor Arendt gave. I also continue as a member of the board of directors of the Brown Club of the Treasure Coast in Florida.”

Sandra Sundquist Durfee and Dave Durfee ’56 write they are enjoying life on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Mike Geremia and his wife, Shirley, are planning a visit to Italy in November. He writes that his daughter, Julie, is still flying all over the world with AA, where she has been for 25 years. His sons are still living in Florida. Son Mike and his fiancée, Gina, visited in July, and they went to Linville Caverns and white-water rafting on the Nantahala River.

Polly Griscom writes she is now living in a retirement community. She is painting almost daily and had a one-person show in October. She writes: “I finally mastered figures in watercolors.”

William Hayes has accepted an invitation to join the advisory board of Baruch College’s Zicklin undergraduate honors program.

Dorothy Crews Herzberg retired from teaching in 2005 and substitute teaches in high school in the West Contra Costa School District. She is on the boards of the U.N. Assoc. of the East Bay, the Berkeley/East Bay ACLU, and the Ujima Family Recovery Services. She is active in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley and is working on a book about her two years in Nigeria with the Peace Corps.

Lee Jacobus ’59 AM writes: “This September I began my 10th year as a regular on WNPR’s ‘Faith Middleton’s Book Schmooze,’ talking about contemporary and classic books. My own book, Hawaiian Tales: The Girl with Heavenly Eyes, will be out in October. Bill Kelly and I see each other for dinner and theater in the spring and fall. He’s busy writing, and his book, The Basilisk Solution, is now available.”

Beatrice Ellis Jillette is a retired graphic artist and special ed instructor. She writes that she is currently involved in “saving things” as a Friend of Mount Sunapee, a volunteer archivist with two historical societies, and a Friend of the Goshen Grange Hall. She lives in a small rural town and is active as a library trustee and a member of the budget committee and conservation commission. She paints several times a week and is a juried member of the New Hampshire Art Assoc. and the Vermont Watercolor Society. She enjoys walks in the woods, gardening, and photography. She has four children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Marie O’Donahoe Kirn ’62 AM writes that, after three decades of working with hospice, she is teaching a course on “Living With Our Mortality” at the Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth. She says the topic “has been a powerful experience for many.” Marie has lived in a farm-based cohousing community (cobbhill.org ) in Hartland, Vt., since 1997.

Cathie Durand-Viel Rapuano writes she is looking forward to getting up to Providence again as her grandson Danny has joined the class of 2017, following in the footsteps of his father, Chris Rapuano ’82.

William M. Romer retired after 53 years as an active priest in the Episcopal Church in the U.S. and Ireland. He also spent 20 years in New York State working in child and family development. He is treasurer of his condo association and active in Massachusetts Democratic politics. He has six children and nine grandchildren.

Don Saunders writes: “I’m very proud to report that I have been living in Manhattan since June, after spending the final three weeks of the shooting of Liv Ullmann’s new film, August Strindberg’s 1800s play, Miss Julie. It was shot in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, just a wee bit short of a two-hour drive from Belfast. Liv has written and directed it and, for all intents and purposes, produced it, and collaborated with the Norwegian Cultural Department.” Don adds that he is also working on President Paxson and some alums to honor former Faunce House director Bill Surprenant for his years of service to Brown.

Alan R. Shalita has been awarded the Gold Medal of the American Academy of Dermatology, its highest honor.

Francine Flynn Silberman writes she spent July traveling in Finland, Estonia, and Russia. She visited St. Petersburg and Moscow and had a seven-night Volga River cruise on a small luxury ship originally built for the Communist elite. She spent eight hours in the Hermitage Museum over a three-day period and would be glad to share info with anyone interested.

Mary Ann Filson Smith asks: “Have you ever thought of lending your extra garage space to local musicians? I never did until approached by two fellow church members. Check out Ginger 66 on YouTube if you want to see my garage band interviewed and performing on TV.”

George Stephenson writes: “We had two grandchildren, Lucy Stephenson ’13 and Ben Stephenson ’13, graduate from Brown. A very proud moment. I’ll start working on the other six grandchildren.”

Brad Walters and his new wife have moved to Sarasota, Fla. “We are just getting settled and would like to hear from any classmates from the late ’50s years. Florine and I attended my 65th reunion at Northfield-Mount Hermon School and met up with some ’57 Brunos. Gus White gave his usual elegant presentation, this one focusing on the health crisis facing minorities and the quality of treatment they receive.”

Augustus A. White III was presidential guest speaker at the Western Orthopaedics Assoc. annual conference in July. Gus also has accepted the invitation to be an associate editor of the new Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. In August, he was guest of honor at a Houston forum on race and justice sponsored by the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School. The institute honored him as a Legend. Other participants included Louis Sullivan, past secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Alvin Poussaint, Harvard Medical School professor of psychiatry; and David Satcher, former U.S. surgeon general.

From the September/October 2013 Issue

Joanne and Fred Behringer returned to their summer home in Ocean City, N.J., in May after a six-month absence. “Damage from Sandy forced a total rebuilding of the first floor—an excruciating process to remodel a house,” writes Fred. “Joanne (Penn State ’57) has applauded the highly positive impact of Bill O’Brien ’92 as coach of the beleaguered Penn State football team.”

Britten Dean and his wife took a late-spring tour all around New England in their VW camper. “Highlights included a 60-year reunion at my Massachusetts prep school; a visit with Vermont classmate Marie O’Donahoe Kirn, who spent much of her career in hospice care and is now devoting her endless energy to palliative care; and a Maine windjammer cruise, which I’d been hankering to do ever since I was a youngster.”

Carol and Bill Freund “are reluctantly leaving our central Ohio garden Shangri-La of nearly 30 years. Look for us next in Holly Springs, southwest of Raleigh, N.C.”

Mike Geremia recently took part in annual senior Olympic games. He participated in 10 events and won five gold and five silver medals. Events included shuffleboard, long jump, shot put, discus, cycling, basketball, and football.

Bill Hayes traveled to Paris, Brazil, and Argentina. He continues to mentor students at Baruch College and with the student committee of the New York Society of Security Analysts.

Judith Hill writes: “Due to major problems in the Palm Beach County housing market, I now have my granddaughter, Stacy, and her daughter, Josalynn, living with me. Josalynn is seven, so my life has changed significantly. On the whole, it is fun as long as you don’t value your privacy.”

Barbara Ramsdell (See Engagements & Weddings Sally King McBride ’07).

Cynthia and Bill Rivelli write: “We welcomed Sofia Rafaela Rivelli into our lives on May 18, 2013—our first granddaughter and a real cutie. We’re spending time helping out the new parents, both here in the Big Apple and at our place in the Catskills, where the air is fresh and cool. We enjoyed our yearly visit to Durham in April and a visit with our grandson (now 6½) and his parents.” They continue to photographically document the renovation of United Nations headquarters in New York. “I was asked to follow the progress with my cameras and in my own way in order for them to have more than just the record shots of the entire project,” writes Bill. “It usually works out to one day a month of photography (which is about all that Cynthia and I can handle at our age). Since I’m using original photographic methods, tools, and film, and some of my favorite mechanical cameras, and calculating the color of the light and how much of it is available, I feel like a kid in a candy store. The adventure should continue for another year, perhaps more.”

Judy and George Rollinson will return to Florida after spending five months in Narragansett, R.I., during which they enjoy visits with their children and families and with friends. Their health continues to be very good, thanks in part to some successful medical activity. Judy had cataracts removed from both eyes, and George had an ablation to correct an irregular heartbeat.

Stan Vincent and the New Black Eagle Jazz Band have kept up a rugged schedule this year with concerts and private parties in every New England state, as well as festivals in Pennsylvania, California, and Colorado. Stan writes: “The band was formed in 1971, and I am its original trombone player. For sounds reminiscent of Wriston Quad circa ’57 and their schedule, check out www.BlackEagles.com .”

From the May/June 2013 Issue

Tony Booth writes: “We are still traveling in our motor home. We’ll spend March and April in Florida visiting our daughter and friends. In May, we will be in Newport, Rhode Island, for my 60th reunion at St. George’s. In June, we will be on Cape Cod with our entire family to celebrate our 50th anniversary.”

Patricia Kelley Cunningham writes: “My husband, George, and I are returning to Sorrento, Italy, this summer. We rent an apartment and attend the Sorrento Lingue language school. It’s always a fun time with visits to the islands of Capri and Ischia, Pompeii, Positano, and Amalfi. Plus we get the bonus of practicing our Italian in a genuine setting.”

Terry Newell is retired and has been married 51 years with three children and six grandchildren, two of whom are starting college this fall. Terry still enjoys golf, fishing, and lots of bridge. He writes: “Hope my classmates are as fortunate as I have been!”

Joan Reinthaler retired almost five years ago from a career teaching high school math. Since then, she has been working with Math for America, an American Univ. and Carnegie Institution collaboration, mentoring young math teachers in the D.C. public schools. She writes: “I’m still a music critic for the Washington Post, and since retirement I’ve been building houses once a week with Habitat for Humanity, where I have served as a crew leader.”

Francine Flynn Silberman writes: “The Tampa Bay area of Florida offers a wide choice of memberships for active seniors. Think of an interest and there is a club (art, lifelong learning, travel, computer, vegetarian, and so on), and all with on-the-go members well into their 80s.” Francine plans to visit Chiapas, Mexico, on a cultural exchange sponsored by Friendship Force International, a worldwide nonprofit organization working for peace and friendship.

Alan Shalita, a professor of dermatology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has been awarded the gold medal of the American Academy of Dermatology, its highest honor.

John Wolfe and his wife, Margaret, returned home to Anchorage, AK, in February after their annual winter break from the ice and snow. They spent six weeks in Florida, including a week’s cruise to the western Caribbean. John writes: “I am always interested in hearing from any Theta Delta Chi members from 1955 to 1960.”

From the March/April 2013 Issue

Polly Veneri Bowen writes: “My cousin and I took a wonderful riverboat cruise down the Danube. We stopped in several places in Germany and Austria. My special treat was hearing the Vienna Symphony play many Mozart favorites. Strasbourg was pretty neat too. I highly recommend river boating.”

Rusty Chandler regrets missing the 55th reunion. “Tina and I were on a Russian trip at that time.”

Britten Dean and his wife, Kayoko, went on a wine cruise in November, stopping in Bordeaux, Bilbao (in Spain’s wine country), Porto (Portugal’s wine capital), and other places. Unfortunately, on the trip he developed bronchitis, which laid him up for weeks after returning home. As a result, “car trips in the good ol’ U.S. of A. are my vacations of the future!”

Lee Jacobus writes: “Joanna (RISD ’60) and I were in Egypt last March between political catastrophes and found the people warm and friendly toward us.” St. Martin’s has published a new edition of my Bedford Introduction to Drama. I gave a talk last fall at the Florence Griswold Museum in Connecticut, ‘Devotional Poetry and Meetinghouse Church Architecture.’”

Art Pickard is rules committee chairman for the U.S. Power Squadrons, “the premier U.S. boating organization.” He adds, “I chair a team of six others who are responsible for approving bylaws for our 400 squadrons and 33 districts.” Art has been a Power Squadrons member for 26 years, has passed all of its educational courses, and has taught all but two. He has been named a life member for his years of dedicated service.

Robert Rosenblatt retired from ob-gyn practice seven years ago. He is now doing part-time work with the New York State health department. He writes: “Carol and I still live in the Albany area. Our five children are all in the area and we are kept busy by our grandchildren.”

Don Saunders hosted the Brown Club of Boston’s welcome to Brown’s new president, Christina Paxson in December. “It was the largest turnout in the club’s history,” he reports. Don has also been invited to a dinner reception at the White House. “My daughter, Lisa, a senior vice president in our company, will be joining me while my wife, Liv, is in Oslo, directing Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.”

In November, Francine Flynn Silberman traveled to Peru, spending five days in the Amazon and then 12 days in Lima, Cuzco, and the Urubamba Valley. “I climbed most of the major Inca sites, including Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu,” she writes. “The trip was extraordinary, and I’m so glad I did not put it off any longer.”

Rosamond Jean MacGregor Simon and her husband, Jack, announce the Oct. 19 birth of twin grandsons, Finnlay and Jackson Simon, to their middle son, Donald, and his wife, Amy.

Brad Walters reports: “My wife of 11 years, Myra, passed away in November after fighting cancer for five years. We traveled extensively during that time and before.” Brad looks forward to the 60th reunion.

From the January/February 2013 Issue

Pauline Veneri Bowen took a boat trip down the Danube through Austria, Hungary, and Germany. She writes: “I highly recommend river boat cruising: relaxing and a lot of fun.”

Bob Corrigan writes that, after serving 24 years as president of San Francisco State Univ. (following nine years as UMass Boston chancellor), he has stepped down. After a year’s sabbatical, he will return to the faculty as the Robert A. Corrigan Professor of American Studies.

Steve and Ruth Schulz Cottrell live in Key West, Fla., and celebrated their 54th anniversary with a trip to Panama City, Panama, and Manaus, Brazil. Steve writes: “Ruth has been dealing with cancer for the past year and a half. We highly recommend seeing both cities and the Panama Canal. The opera house in Manaus, in the upper Amazon, is magnificent.”

Maryann Filson Smith writes: “I had great fun last summer volunteering with my daughter as a hostess for Barnabas Family camps on Keats Island and for the SALTS Society tall ships open house in Victoria, B.C. I am looking forward to a day’s sail aboard the Pacific Swift, a tall ship we built on site at Expo ’86.”

David Lewis, Professor Emeritus of Community Health and Medicine at Brown and a doctor, still teaches at Brown, with an office in the soon-to-be public health school. He writes: “Eleanor Levinson Lewis ’59 and I are well, with children and grandchildren.” David’s current projects include working for parity for mental and addictive diseases and implementing the Affordable Care Act. He also served on a committee on improvements in the prevention and treatment of substance abuse disorders in the armed forces and reserves. 

Linda and Dick Marcus are wintering in Naples, Fla. Dick is in the Brown Club there and welcomes calls and visits.

George Rollinson and his wife, Judy, are back in Florida for the winter. George is active in the Brown Club of the Treasure Coast, which he helped found.

Richard D. Thomson has enjoyed living year-round on Nantucket for the past 12 years. In July, his new novel, The Pier Group: A Nantucket Mystery, was published electronically on Kindle, and the paperback version is expected in January. It features “an ex-Navy Seal who helps a former Seal buddy indicted for a brutal murder.”

W. Bruce Warr writes: “Since retiring nine years ago as a researcher in neuroscience, I and my partner, Verla, have helped manage an urban wetland sanctuary and nature center near our home. Our group, Friends of Heron Haven, was recently recognized for its contributions to the Omaha, Neb., community. I realize how much I owe to my professors at Brown, who gave me a solid grounding in psychology: Julius W. Kling, Lorrin Riggs, and, of course, the soul of the department, Professor Harold Schlosberg.”

Augustus A. White III received the Otis Social Justice Award from Wheaton College in Massachusetts for “exceptional contributions in promoting greater understanding of issues central to a just society.” He also received an honorary doctorate from Suffolk Univ. for his distinguished career in medicine.

Warren Williams and his wife, Isobel, spent 10 days on Italy’s Amalfi Coast, which he calls “paradise.” They play and sing with a ukulele band in Swansea, Wales.

John Wolfe and his wife, Margaret, of Anchorage, Alaska, plan to attend the nationwide Barbershop Harmony Society convention in Florida, then cruise the western Caribbean “seeking respite from Alaska’s ice and cold.”

From the November/December 2012 Issue

Nick Clapp and his wife, Bonnie, backpacked 1,150 miles across France and Spain, following a medieval pilgrimage route, the Camino de Santiago de Compostela. It was, they write, “the walk of a lifetime.”

Patricia Kelley Cunningham and her husband, George, spent six weeks in Spain last summer. First they attended language school in Barcelona, and then they “headed for the Costa Brava and just did the beach scene in the little Catalan village of Llafranc.”

Bill Hayes visited Cuba last spring. He writes: “In addition to seeing the beautifully restored Old Havana, I got a view of a country in transition to free enterprise. Everyone we talked to was open and candid about the country’s problems. There were very few pictures of Fidel anywhere.”

Dorothy Crews Herzberg (See Engagements & Weddings).

Lee Jacobus and his wife, Joanna, visited Egypt last spring as Lee researched his upcoming book, Humanities Through the Arts. They rode camels, Lee writes: “Joanna fell and broke her right arm and leg. She’s doing well now.”

James McCurrach of San Francisco teaches history in a private school and spent a good part of the summer working on a novel he expects to be published this year. He and his partner of 30 years recently got away for a six-day trip to Maui.

Karl Panthen and his wife, Barrie, attended the 55th reunion. Karl writes: “In 2001 I had a major cancer operation on my throat. I’m doing pretty well and have gone back to work at Wells Fargo Bank. My speech is so-so, but I can handle it.” Next year Karl and Barrie plan to visit their youngest daughter and her husband, in Doha, Qatar.

Harvey Reback still practices internal medicine in Somerset, Mass.

Joan Reinthaler works for the Carnegie Institution and American University as a teacher-mentor for Math for America and is a music critic for the Washington Post. She also builds houses for Habitat for Humanity and recommends this hands-on labor to everyone.

Pete Roe is involved in various civic activities on Long Island, including the Rotary, Boy Scouts, his church, and the Patchogue Business Improvement District, of which he is president. He recently stepped down as village justice in Bellport after running unopposed for 12 consecutive four-year terms. Pete also interviews prospective students for Brown and has recruited several promising student athletes.

Donald Saunders has been elected a trustee for life at the Clinton Foundation and Library in Little Rock, Ark. He  attended a small dinner with President Obama and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and celebrated the Bruins’ Stanley Cup win at the White House.

Gus White’s Seeing Patients: Unconscious Bias in Health Care received the British Medical Association Book Award in 2011. Gus also received a 2012 achievement award from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

Bishop Arthur Williams is presently serving as assistant bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. Arthur retired as Bishop Suffragan of that diocese and continues to live in Cleveland with his wife, Lynette. Arthur writes: “St. Stephen’s Church on George Street, which sponsored me in seminary, celebrated the 150th anniversary of the dedication of their building and asked me to return to preach at the morning service and to be their after-dinner speaker at the Hope Club that evening. It was a great occasion to see old friends and colleagues, including Bishop Hays Rockwell ’58 and his wife, Linda; the Rev. Harry Gordon ’52; and the Rev. Larry Bradner ’60 MAT.”

Bud Williams and his wife, Isobel, live in Wales and play and sing with a ukulele band. They recently played Ode to Joy with the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Bud writes: “We can now add to our résumés that we played a gig in the famous St. David’s Hall in Cardiff. But privately, we do not expect to be invited back!”

From the September/October 2012 Issue

George Rollinson writes: “Judy and I recently enjoyed my 55th reunion. It was really great seeing classmates, other alums, and staff, and enjoying the atmosphere on campus. We are most appreciative of all the hard work of staff and others who made the reunion such a success. Reluctantly, I must comment on some negatives. The campus was incredibly crowded. Parking was extremely difficult to find, and for us senior citizens, the resulting walking was a challenge. There must be reasons to have graduation and reunions on the same weekend. However, I hope that the decision makers will seriously consider having those events on different weekends as was the case a number of years ago. Again, we want to express our thanks to those whose hard work made the reunions so successful.”  

From the July/August 2012 Issue

From the May/June 2012 Issue

Nancy Brookover Beil, Judith Griswald Hicks, Janet Rowden Mergenthaler, Roberta Walker McColl, and Elizabeth Webb had a mini-reunion in 2011 at Judy’s home in Mystic, Conn. They have tentative plans for another reunion in September.

From the March/April 2012 Issue

Patricia Checchia Abbatomarco reports that plans for the 55th reunion have been completed. The festivities take place on the weekend of May 25. The class needs volunteers for class officers or for the nominating committee.

Rosemary Carroll writes that the Brown University Club of the Treasure Coast had a successful year with two excellent speakers: Brown political science professor James Morone and Jim Walsh ’81, who spoke on Iran.

Rusty Chandler regrets that he won’t be able to attend the reunion in May as he’ll be traveling in Russia at that time.