From the May/June 2008 Issue

Edward De Witt III retired from the practice of law after 50 years.

Robert Follett is president of Alpine Guild Inc., a publishing company in Dillon, Colo. His 2006 book, Wolf Trapped: The Life and Death of a Young Artist in Hitler's Europe, is a collaboration with Peter Natan, who tells the story of his older brother Wolf, a Jewish artist exiled from his German homeland. It's illustrated with Wolf's drawings and cartoons.

Theodore D. Foster retired from teaching in 1993 as professor of marine sciences at UC Santa Cruz, but continues to do research in geophysical fluid dynamics at the UC San Diego.

Paul Lipsitt (see Brooke Kruger Lipsitt '63).

Donald R. MacDonald writes it was a good year for downhill skiing at Smuggler's Notch in Vermont, where he was able to ski for free at the age of 83. Contact Donald at 37 Honeysuckle Ln., Williston, Vt. 05495.

Ben Patrick turned 80 and writes he is "still finding life a wonderful trip."

William Walsh and Myra Oliver continue to travel, having already visited China, Costa Rica, Sicily, Ireland, and the Danube over the past two years. They live in Ormond Beach, Fla.

Janice Synes Weissman's husband, Bert, died in July '07. She writes: "He attended so many class reunions, people thought he was a member of our class."

Dave Zenker retired in 2001 from practicing ENT Head & Neck surgery in Morristown, N.J. He spends winters in Vero Beach, Fla., and summers in Edgartown, Mass.

From the March/April 2008 Issue

John A. Bruce retired from GE Reco in 1992 after several foreign assignments. He had a quadruple bypass, a kidney removed, a broken shoulder, and a stroke, but is still laughing in a retirement home. Contact him at 965 Cherry Ridge Blvd., #315, Webster, N.Y. 14580.

Mary Ann Holmes Hull returned from a month-long trip to Egypt, where she visited her son at the Canadian Embassy in Cairo. She highly recommends the trip.

Edward Margolies published New York and the Literary Imagination: The City in Twentieth Fiction and Drama, with McFarland & Company. Contact him at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the January / February 2008 Issue

Genelle Dolan McMahon can be reached at 405 Denman Rd., Cranford, N.J. 07016.

Frances Leimkuehler writes: “In March 2007, I moved to the St. Louis area to be closer to family and started a whole new way of living. The last fifty years were in small cities of northwestern Illinois. The biggest adjustment is the many people and cars.” Contact Frances at 151 Log Trail Dr., Ballwin, Mo. 63011.

From the November / December 2007 Issue

Harry D. Lane writes: “I was glad to read that Bob O’Day is doing okay. Bob, along with Al Kerr, Jim DeForest, and I, formed a golf foursome while at our 50th reunion in 2000. For four years we played four rounds each year at our respective clubs with the host providing the dining and entertainment. As is not unusual, age caught up with us. Bob had his auto accident and Jim passed away last year. However, Al and I continue to work nearly full-time. I am an architect and structural engineer and have had projects in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, the Bahamas, and Texas. Four of my five boys are in the building or real estate business. The oldest is a PGA golf professional in Dallas. My brother-in-law, Jackie Burke Jr., was given a distinguished service award at the PGA event in Tulsa. With my five boys and two girls, all of whom are pretty good golfers, I have been blessed with thirteen grandchildren. Alas, no Brown alums so far. All Texas and Arkansas.”

Alex Marshall has been active as a trustee of Central Methodist Univ. for the past dozen years and is currently a trustee emeritus. He was pleased to deliver the Commencement address at the graduation ceremonies in Fayette, Mo., in May 2007, where he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. He can be reached at 123 N. Mosley Rd., St. Louis 63141; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Barry F. Schwartz is alive and well and living in Lake Success, N.Y., with his wife, Janice. He writes: “I retired from my urological practice ten years ago, and I am on the Board of Governors of a medical malpractice insurance company. My three children and five grandchildren are well and living in the New York City area (I threatened them with extinction if they didn’t). We built a vacation home in Great Barrington, Mass., and spend almost every weekend there. Janice is a hospice nurse part-time, and I also work part-time, so we have plenty of opportunity for recreation. We enjoy golf, bridge, reading, and the Mets. I have been in touch with John Perrine, Richard Putscher, and David Parry. The next time I write, I hope before 57 years, I will brag about how brilliant my grandchildren are.”

Harris Ullian (see Stanley Freedman ’62).

From the September / October 2007 Issue

Robert H. Breslin Jr. writes: "I am back after being out of commission for three months. My wife, Carol, and I moved from Warwick, R.I., to Saunderstown in 2001. Also living in Saunderstown is our daughter, Melissa Chafee, as well as her husband and three boys. My son, Bob III, his wife, Jen, and three children just bought a summer home nearby. I am still employed at Breslin, Sweeney & Earle doing primarily estate planning and administration. I enjoy occasional trips to Florida, the Caribbean, Europe, and Nantucket."

James Colville of Sanford, Me., lost his beloved wife, Jean, on Feb. 22. He remains director emeritus of the Sanford-Springvale YMCA and honorary chairman of the $6 million capital-gifts campaign.

Robert McVicker writes: "I've noticed in recent times that the Class of '50 has been more widely represented in the obit columns than in the class notes, so I thought I would offer this item as partial remedy. I have just completed ghost writing Distant Force, a memoir and history of the Teledyne Corporation, for its former president and CEO. I have staff jobs with McCann-Erickson in San Francisco, J. Walter Thompson in New York City, Mc-Cann Hakuhodo in Tokyo, and Teledyne in Los Angeles. I am now hiding out in a remote corner of southern Utah. I've lost touch with many of my classmates, but I still occasionally hear from my friend Lewis Bosworth, and my former roommate Haven Newton, who manages to come out this way once a year or so to hike the wilds of southern Utah with me." Robert can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Harris Ullian is playing keyboard with a group called Harris and the Boyz at the Tamarisk Assisted Living Residence in Warwick, R.I. One of the members of the group is clarinetist Stanley Freedman '62. They have performed classical jazz programs numerous times. Harris was featured on a Providence ABC affiliate in May.

From the July / August 2007 Issue

Les Allen was elected to the board of the Club at Yarmouthport in Dec., and chairs the public relations committee.

Paul Daube reports that all is well; his first great-grandson was born on Dec. 5, 2005, and Paul and Shirlee are feeling okay.

Temple Fawcett has moved to a senior condo complex in Wayland Square, Providence, after living in the New Bedford, Mass., area for thirty-five years.

Donn Fichter writes: “Life continues in the plain old middle-class house in Albany. By choice, I have no auto; walking keeps me in shape. I’m still alone four-and-a-half years after Margallen’s hospital death.”

James R. Hebden can be reached at 10933 Lakeview Drive, Carmel, Ind. 46033.

June Brenner Judson writes that she and her husband, Jud, are living in a wonderful retirement community called Orchard Cove, where she has created an acting class. “There are twelve people in my class, ranging from age 77 to 93—a lively, intelligent, enthusiastic group. We are now delving into plays by the ancient Greeks. The grounding I received in my Pembroke/Brown education is enabling me to tackle research and planning for this unusual class!”

Rita Caslowitz Michaelson writes: “After forty-seven years in a house, we moved to the second floor of a beautiful Federal brick mansion in Providence, a half -block from Brown, and we are enjoying all that Brown has to offer.”

Barbara Dressner Mills writes: “I just had my third book published by Heritage Books in Md., called Justice, Peace and God. For ten years, Rev. Thompson, the subject of the biography, was pastor at Phillips Memorial Baptist Church in Cranston, R.I. I’m no longer writing but am active with the Brown Community for Learning in Retirement.”

Zachary P. Morfogen’s memoir Ya Gotta Have Art! was published in Oct.

Robert Moyer writes: “Helvi Olen Moyer ’49 and I both retired from Travelers Insurance Co. We have two fine sons and four grandchildren, and have been married for 55 years this past Nov. 17, 2006.”

Lou O’Brien writes that he lost his wife, Hope, to cancer in May, 2006, after fifty-eight years. He moved from Smith Ranch’s outstanding senior complex in San Rafael, Calif. (where the average age is 86), to a snug townhouse in Hamilton Park in Novato, Calif., surrounded by young couples. Lou hopes the extra bedrooms will entice his kids, their spouses, significant others, children, etc., to visit often and spend overnights. He writes: “So far it’s working.”

Bob O’Day continues the battle with quadriplegia. He remains in good spirits, travels in his power chair and converted van, and is still interested in Brown.

Howard Page writes: “I was founder and owner of Crest Electronics and sold that firm in 1986. Since that time I have been active with real-estate investments and created a railroad museum known as the Old Depot Museum in Minnesota with railroad artifacts from around the world.”

Howie Palmer writes: “I retired from my State Farm agency in Dec. 2005 after fifty years, and my son Chris took over.”

Bennett Patrick writes: “I’m still alive and well—that’s good news, at least for me.”

Arnie Raphaelson retired as professor emeritus at Temple Univ. on June 30, 2006.

Lombard Rice writes: “I visited Bob Follett in Keystone, Colo., to ski in Oct. The skiing was good but Bob was grounded by a broken wrist.”

Barry Schwartz (see Melisa W. Lai ’94).

Ralph Seifert writes: “I’ve been involved with Scholarship America since 1961. I was the past chair of the Capital Campaign (which raised $32,500,000). During the past five years, Brown undergraduates have brought more than $1,500,000 in Scholarship America Grants to campus in financial aid.”

Edward H. Torgen is still working in his law office, attending Brown football games, and traveling.

Harry S. Westcott writes: “At Thanksgiving dinner in Hong Kong, I discovered I was sitting at the table with Eliot Fisk ’92. We sang a chorus of ‘Ever True to Brown’ and toasted our alma mater, much to the wonderment of our Chinese friends.”

From the January / February 2007 Issue

Lester R. Allen Jr. writes: “Eleven months ago I moved to Kings Way condominiums, joined the golf club there, and discovered that Joe Jamiel ’80 runs several Ardeo dining businesses, including The Grill at Kings Way Golf Club. In July, while he was overseeing the staff, I edged up to him humming ‘We are ever true…’ and he spun around. We had a nice chat. We are both ever true! Recall he was a star running back in the 1970s.” Lester can be reached at 5 Boxwood Cir., Yarmouth Port, Mass. 02675; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Sidney Bearman (see Joshua Bearman ’00).

C. James Colville was named honorary chairman of a $6 million campaign to expand the Sanford-Springvale YMCA in Maine. So far, $3 million has been raised. Jim has been a director for forty years and also serves as a trustee of the North Parish Congregational Church of Sanford. He can be reached at 16 Lenox St., Sanford, Me. 04073; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Barbara Dressner Mills writes: “Since retirement in 1992, I have had two books published, Providence 1630–1800: Women Are Part of Its History and “Got My Mind Set On Freedom”: Maryland’s Story of Black and White Activism, 1663–2000. A third book will be out this September: Justice, Peace and God: A Minister’s Personal Odyssey. More information about all of these can be found on the publisher’s Web site, www.heritagebooks.com. Parts of my personal story can be found in sections of the latter two books. Now I’m more occupied with Brown’s great program for retirees (BCLIR) than with tackling another book. There’s a great article describing that program on our Web site: www.bclir.org.”

From the September / October 2006 Issue

Arline Goodman Alpert writes: “I am watching my grandchildren grow up. I will have two ready for college in 2007. I’m also planning an 80th birthday party for my husband, Sumner ’49. He is also president of class of ’49, retired, and loving it.”

Edna Graham Anness has received the Preserve Rhode Island merit award in recognition of her fourteen years of volunteer service as curator of the John Hunt House Museum of the East Providence Historical Society. Over the years she has worked to preserve the history and historic architecture of East Providence. She and her husband, Lowell Anness, celebrated fifty years of marriage last August.

H. Cutler Fall writes: “Didn’t make the 55th this year, but will try for the 60th. I am well, busy, happy, and turned 78 in June. Regards to all old friends still with us, especially music and DU folk.” The writer can be reached at 26 Shinnecock Dr., Palm Coast, Fla. 32137; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

William Henshaw writes: “Donald Hazard, Allen Kerr, and I, along with our wives, congregated in Virginia at the Hen­shaw household for a very mini-reunion and golf effort. This was part of an ongoing visit first initiated after last year’s 55th reunion, when this same trio met at the Hazards’ Manchester, Vt., chalet for golf and camaraderie. An over-fifty-five-year-long friendship is a true and lasting one.

Paul Lipsitt writes: “Brooke Kruger Lipsitt ’63 and I were honored on May 12, 2000, by the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology with the community service and training award. I also received the Karl F. Heiser award for advocacy at the American Psychological Asso-ciation convention in New Orleans on Aug. 10.” Paul adds: “Reminiscing about the good old days was hardly on the agenda when Brooke and I visited other alumni on a whirlwind trip to Florida.” Paul and Brooke had pleasant get-togethers, focused on their current active lives with Gene McNally and his wife, Anne, in Celebration, George Bogorad ’48 in West Palm Beach, Conrad Surprenant on Hutchinson Island, and Gene Ducati ’49 in Melbourne. All were well and enjoying their residence in Florida. Brooke and Paul hope to reciprocate soon in Newton or Marion, Mass.

From the May / June 2006 Issue

Peter E. Carbone and his wife, Pauline, celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Oct. 28 with their five children. Peter has been happily retired for twenty-two years after working at Brown & Sharpe for thirty-four years.

Walter E. Gay, of Cranbury, N.J., married Elizabeth Herrick on Aug. 10.

John Kimball has been awarded an artist residency to the Robert M. MacNamara Foundation for the winter term 2006. He will join six other artists from around the world to pursue creative work in a variety of artistic disciplines: visual arts, filmmaking, playwriting, music composition, sculpture, etc.

Sarah Sikes Tyrrell writes: “Jim ’45 and I are the lucky ones. We have three children and five grandchildren in the area and good friends. Our health is good. We get back to Brown on occasion and follow all the news. We still rely on the phone and the mail—no computers for us, so far.”

From the November / December 2004 Issue

Peter G. Fradley, longtime Providence Journal columnist and editorial writer, has published a collection of his writings: In Perspectives, 1964–1973. The seventy-six columns “comprise a panorama of piquant, and highly personal, often humorous observations about family life, nature, especially in New England, and the daily trials and triumphs of existence,” observed the Journal, which described the collection as “a fine example of regional writing.” Pete and his wife, Joan, have retired to Westport, Mass. They can be reached at P.O. Box 5, Westport Point 02791.

John Kimball’s Art of the Lobster was featured in the summer-long juried art exhibition at the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine. The show included visual art, as well as exhibits dealing with the catching and processing of lobster. The show ran until Oct. 17.

From the September / October 2004 Issue

Pauline Longo Denning (see Hank Vandersip ’56).

Mary Holburn writes: “On May 28 about twenty-five class members and guests attended the annual mini-reunion cocktail party on the terrace of the Brown Faculty Club. Class vice president Jim Cook had an informal discussion concerning plans for the 55th reunion, May 27–29, 2005. That should be a great occasion!”

Z. Stephen Kalarian reports that, after thirteen years as a plastic engineer with General Electric and then another twenty-two selling real estate, he retired on Dec. 31. “Together with my wife, also a real estate broker, we own Camelot Realty Inc. We have four children.” Stephen can be reached at 519 Putnam Pike, Greenville, R.I. 02828.

From the July / August 2004 Issue

Bob Harwood writes: “After a beautiful forty-eight years of marriage, Claire succumbed to pulmonary fibrosis on Dec. 13. Memorial service and interment took place at Newton Cemetery, Newton, Mass.” Bob can be reached at 3777 Fountainhead Ln., Naples, Fla. 34103.

Bill Pollard (see Bill Corrigan ’58).

From the May / June 2004 Issue

Lucinda Danzinger Gregory writes: “The Chocolate Barn, my antique store and fudge shop, is still going strong after twenty-seven years. The shop specializes in antique chocolate molds. It’s in southern Vermont, just over the Massachusetts border. Come and say hello!” Lucinda can be reached at 5055 Historic Rte. 7A, Shaftsbury, Vt. 05262.

Haig Varadian writes: “I retired from my second career as executive director of the New England High Schools Principals Association and am now serving as consultant to the organization. I was honored to be inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame for service to the state’s educational, cultural, and civic activities. I am still an active supporter of the Brown wrestling team. My wife and I have six grandchildren.”

From the March / April 2004 Issue

Mary E. Holburn writes: “There will be another off-year mini-reunion cocktail party on the terrace of the Brown Faculty Club on Friday, May 28, from 5 to 7 p.m. All classmates, family, and friends are invited. Do plan to attend.

“The class was deeply saddened to learn of the death of our class president, Jane Fagan Donovan, on July 19. We send out sympathies to her family. Class vice president Jim Cook will assume the duties and responsibilities of president as we plan for our 55th reunion in 2005.”

Harold Harris (see Caryl-Ann Miller Nieforth ’59).

Roy Fidler writes: “I was married in March to Carole Sherick, who has been my partner for five years. We continue to do lots of traveling, island hopping in Greece this year, visiting Berlin and Krakow, exploring the Canadian Rockies, and doing a house exchange in Montreal.” Roy can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Martin Temkin (see Caryl-Ann Miller Nieforth ’59).

From the January / February 2004 Issue

Peter E. Carbone writes: “After all these years, I still enjoy a round of golf. Our five children and twelve grandchildren keep Pauline and me busy.” Peter can be reached at 30 Frances Dr., Cranston, R.I. 02920; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Barry Schwartz (see Scott Paley ’95).

From the November / December 2003 Issue

Robert “Moose” Rougvie was honored by the Connecticut blood services division of the American Red Cross for donating blood every year since 1943.

From the March / April 2003 Issue

Robert K. Dee, Madeline Rocchio Dee, Angeline Rocchio Kiernan, and Richard Dee (see Nancy Dee ’82).

From the November / December 2002 Issue

John B. Leeming writes: "I moved to Sarasota, Fla., in June after thirteen years on Cape Cod. I still play tennis and golf but no longer play hockey or ski, so I don't need the cold weather. I'm working part-time selling memberships at a local bath and racquet club. I still weigh the same as when I swam for Brown. Eldest son John II '81 lives six miles away on Siesta Key, with his wife, Laura, and sons J.B., 13, Reed, 11, and Hunter, 9, who all won awards in a triathlon in August. Son Charlie '86, and his fianc}e, Jean Tyler, live in San Francisco, but will be married in Venice, Fla., in October. My twin daughters (both Connecticut College '84) live in Chicago, where I grew up." John can be reached at 4179 Winner's Cir., #422, Sarasota, Fla. 34238; (941) 927-6575; jbl1928 @aol.com.

Barbara Dressner Mills writes: "After friends of Baltimore civil rights lawyer Fred Weisgal paid to publish my first book, And Justice for All, my second book, Providence, 1630-1680: Women Are Part of Its History (Heritage Books), was published in May. I am especially pleased that Heritage also accepted my third book, Got My Mind Set on Freedom: Maryland's Story of Black and White, 1663-2000. It should be out in time for Black History Month, February 2003."

From the September / October 2002 Issue

&Mary Holburn (see Hank Vandersip '56).

Ed Spires writes: "Sherry, my wife of more than forty-nine years, died Dec. 30, 2001, at Highland Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., due to complications following surgery. Daughter Sherrie has been an absolute rock for me."

From the July / August 2002 Issue

Robert H. Breslin Jr. writes: "My son Robert H. Breslin III married Jennifer F. Cabot on Nov. 17, 2001, in Boca Grande, Fla. Bob is an equity trader at Jones Associates in Boston. Jen is the assistant director of annual giving at Belmont Hill School in Belmont, Mass. My eldest daughter, Pamela Breslin Murphy '80, is living in London with her husband, Byrne Murphy, and their four children, Avery, Cara, Erin, and Kyle. My other daughter, Melissa Chafee, lives with her husband, Quentin Chafee, in Saunderstown, R.I., with their three children. I am still working in my law firm, Breslin, Sweeney, and Earle, in Warwick, R.I. My wife, Carol, and I moved to Saunderstown in May."

Edward Burns writes: "I retired from Raymond Engineering, a subsidiary of Kaman Corp., in March 1990, at the same time my wife, Gloria, retired from Connecticut Light & Power. We traveled extensively in the U.S. and Europe until Gloria's death in November 1997." Edward can be reached at 78 Coolidge Ave., Newington, Conn. 06111.

Jerry Green, of Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., writes: "I was pleased to read the BAM piece on Drew Inzer '01 and his journey to the Super Bowl with the New England Patriots. And I was pleased to learn that Chris Berman '77 and I were not the only Brunonians in the Superdome that Sunday. I was there to write a column for the Detroit News, covering my thirty-sixth Super Bowl, making me one of only seven journalists to cover every Super Bowl."

Arthur Jacobson writes: "The Brown Club of Boston has created great programs for recent graduates, but I don't see many alumni from my era at these events." Arthur can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Wilfred J. "Bill" Martel wrote in March: "I am enjoying retirement in Mendon, Mass. I plan on visiting Brown this spring with my two grandsons." Wilfred can be reached at 121/2 Providence St., Mendon 01756; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May / June 2002 Issue

Mary Holburn writes: "Another off-year, mini-reunion cocktail party has been planned for Commencement weekend this year. On Friday, May 24, the event will be held on the terrace of the Faculty Club from 5 to 7 p.m. All classmates, families, and friends are invited to attend."

From the September / October 2000 Issue

Mary E. Holburn reports: "The four funfilled days of our 50th reunion were fantastic! There were 297 classmates and 190 guests who returned to Brown. After registering on Friday afternoon, we had cocktails and dinner in Andrews dining hall with a live band. Some went to the Campus Dance later that night. On Saturday many attended Joe Paterno’s forum on leadership. The Pembroke and Brown luncheons were also well attended.

"Ron Wilson presided at an afternoon ceremony recalling the importance of the Veterans College. That evening we had a cocktail hour and dinner in the Westin Hotel with a dance band. Many attended the Commencement concert as well. On Sunday we had breakfast with Chancellor Emeritus Art Joukowsky ’55 and President Sheila Blumstein. We presented the University a check for $2.7 million.

"Many classmates joined in the all-class memorial service in Sayles. Ron and Harriet Rotman Wilson read Psalm 90. Ed Kiely and June Johnson Gibbs participated in the candle lighting. Later, several classmates went to Newport, R.I., for a wonderful barbecue while others stayed in Providence for WaterFire. On Monday, the Commencement procession was led by chief marshal Lacy Herrmann. Many classmates participated. The farewell brunch on Wriston quad was marvelous, too. This was indeed our best reunion!

"We elected the following class officers to serve until 2005: Jane Fagan Donovan, president; James Cook, vice president; Margot Mendes Oppenheimer, secretary; Oliver Patrell, treasurer; Arline Goodman Alpert, class agent (women); Richard Brackett and Donald Hazard, class agents (men)."

Richard Nason ’50 died May 4 (see Obituaries). His friend, Lori Scinto (Boston College), writes:"In addition to being a poet of distinction, Richard Nason was my friend and mentor. My parents introduced me to Nason, as my family called him, in 1985, when I was a senior in high school interested in attending Brown. He entertained us over lunch and later gave us a tour of the campus. He was what we New Yorkers would call a real ‘character.’ Nason was a talented person and a brilliant writer. A former staff writer for the New York Times, he found his true calling in poetry. The author of such works as Old Soldiers, Boiled Grass and the Broth of Shoes, and Two Radicals — Unpublished Essays on Jean Genet and Ezra Pound Plus Selected Reviews on Sundry Subjects, Nason was a natural teacher whose encouragement often came in the form of books. When as a high school senior I thought I wanted to be a veterinarian, he sent me a copy of James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small. When I studied abroad in Rheims, France, he sent me a copy of George Bernard Shaw’s Joan of Arc, complete with his notes on the book’s lengthy preface, which he called "the best of its kind in the Twentieth Century." And when I informed Richard of my fascination with the thirteen-part PBS miniseries Brideshead Revisited, he sent me a copy of Evelyn Waugh’s great novel, which remains my favorite book today. Although Nason and I never lived in the same city, we stayed in touch through letters and telephone calls. He died too soon to appreciate that he had nurtured someone who will soon be a published scientist. He edited a paper I’d cowritten that will soon appear in an Australian conservation journal. At the time of his death, Nason was working on a third volume about the Roman poet Horace. He was still doing what he loved best."

George Paterno has written Joe Paterno: The Coach from Byzantium (Sports Publishing Inc.), about his brother Joe, who is head football coach at Penn State.

From the July / August 2000 Issue

Joe Adams, of Niceville, Fla., writes: "The class of ’50 has gone nuts. When we were there, there were no women in our class. Now the reunion committee asks us for first name, last name, and maiden name. Kind of turns me off as far as the reunion goes. The committee should have more sense! Of course, they are mostly women – great to have around, but not classmates of mine."

Frederick M. Diehl writes that he enjoys retirement in his Swarthmore, Penn., home. He is president of his woodcarving club, teaches woodcarving, and has started a course in watercolor painting. He and his wife, Paula Jespersen Diehl ’47, go on Elderhostel trips at least once a year. When they have time they also take trips to Washington State and Washington, D.C., where their children and five grandchildren live. Paula is working hard to promote her classical music system. She also writes poetry and does movement pieces to the poetry of others. She is thinking about going on a fall service Elderhostel that entails teaching English in Italy. She writes that two weeks on the Adriatic are thrilling for her to contemplate.

Fran Becker Koenig, of Mount Pleasant, Mich., writes that she was one of seven retired intercollegiate athletic administrators to receive the Nike Lifetime Achievement Award for promoting women’s intercollegiate athletics. She received the award in Atlanta at the 1999 fall forum of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators.

Vincent A. Langelo, of Mendon, Mass., has published With All Our Might: The World War II History of the USS Boise (Eakin Press, Austin, Tex.).

William P. Walsh writes that after retiring as senior attorney at Texaco, he now lives at Jonathan’s Landing in Jupiter, Fla.

From the May / June 2000 Issue

Warren Howard, of Tustin, Calif., writes that his new Web site is http://go.to/w-r-howard and his new e-mail address is This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

John L. Moore, of Severna Park, Md., writes that his second (and likely last) book, Elections A to Z (CQ Press) is a one-volume, 576-page encyclopedia on the U.S. electoral process.

Janice Synes Weissman writes: "Having retired a little more than three years ago, my first and only husband, Bert, and I have finally come into the 21st century with our first computer. We plan to be at the 50th reunion and will march down the Hill with any classmates who are there." Janice can be reached at 431 E. 20 St., #2C, New York City 10010; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the March / April 2000 Issue

Class president Lacy Herrmann and secretary Mary E. Holburn report: “We are planning wonderful events for our 50th reunion on May 26­29. Do plan to come. Also, we are compiling a list of names of those who served as Brown and Pembroke class presidents until our classes merged in 1975. Though we have found the names of all the men, our list of the women is still incomplete. If anyone can help, please write to Mary at 40 Sachem Dr., #206, Cranston, R.I. 02920. If you have any questions about the reunion, or if you do not receive registration information, contact reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ”

Sally Sikes Tyrrell, of Stamford, Conn., writes: “Imagine our surprise when Anne Tucker Pollock (a.k.a. Tommy Tucker) and I discovered six years ago that we were at Pembroke at the same time. We have become great friends, keeping alive our many fond memories of life at Brown. We volunteer together at the Bennett Cancer Center of the Stamford Health System. You bet I’ll be back for my 50th this year. My husband, Jim ’45, and I returned for his 50th and my 45th. We had a sensational time and can’t wait to see everybody again. It was interesting to note that many of the East House gang came back for the 45th. We have sixteen people in the Tyrell and Sikes families who went to Brown over the years. Can any other family do that?”

Robert H. Warren reports: “Retired colonel Edgar McGowan is recuperating nicely from a back injury sustained while paragliding in July. When asked why he was hurling himself into the air, he said it was ‘really an exciting thing to do and not the same as the jumping off a cliff while hang gliding.’ All of this should come as no surprise, as Ed has been an avid skier since he arrived in 1990 at Sun Valley, Idaho, from New York, following a successful career as an Army officer. He married Connie Finney in 1996. Ed and Connie manage one of the venues at the Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree each October. The doc says Ed will be back on the slopes before long. Stay tuned; bungee jumping could be next!”

From the January / February 2000 Issue

Paula DeBlois '89 R.U.E., associate director of alumni relations, reports: "It is time to celebrate, so make plans now to return to campus for the 50th reunion on May 26-29. The weekend will have something for everyone, including a gala in downtown Providence and an afternoon by the sea at the exclusive New York Yacht Club. The weekend will also include such traditional events as the Brown Bear buffet, campus dance, Commencement forums, the pops concert, and the Commencement march. In recognition of the milestone event, free rooms will be available on campus. If you prefer to stay at a local hotel, make your reservations now. To find a hotel, refer to the reunion planning guide or call reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947. Registration information will be mailed in the spring. Please call reunion headquarters if you do not receive any mailings."

Bernard J. Berstein, of Narragansett, R.I., and his wife, Dorothy Kaplan '49, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 11. Bernard writes: "We have three wonderful sons. Richard is vice president and chief legal counsel of the property and auto division of Metropolitan Life Insurance. Larry is chief of ophthalmology at North Shore Hospital and was president of its medical staff in 1997. Jason '80, '85 M.D. is in practice with me in obstetrics and gynecology in Johnston, R.I. He is also chief of ob/gyn at St. Joseph's Health Services, Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, in North Providence."

Mary Kostas '46 reports that Joan Benson Ehrenbeck, of Ashburn, Va., was named volunteer of the year by the Loudoun County (Va.) Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. Joan, a Loudoun county volunteer since 1994, is active with the Income Tax Assistance Program and the Medical Insurance Counseling Program.

Donald MacDonald, of Underhill, Vt., reports that he and Ernest Ward, of Le Canto, Fla., teamed up to win second place in their division at the Burlington (Vt.) Country Club McAndrews Member-Guest Golf Tournament in August. Both plan to attend their 50th reunion in May.

Haig Varadian, of Cranston, R.I., reports that he was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame at its 34th annual banquet in May. Haig is executive director of the Council of New England Secondary School Principals' Association and is director emeritus of the Rhode Island Interscholastic Wrestling League.

Ronald and Harriet Rotman Wilson, of Centerville, Mass., write: "On July 4, six alumni took part in a most extraordinary event. Our close friends Florence and Leon Frank '51, Nanci and Carl Ostroff '49, Avis and Ron Pritzker '49, and Phyllis and Ken Sisson '50, along with everyone's children and grandchildren, arrived at our Cape Cod home for a mini-reunion. Some of the children are Brown alumni, and many little ones aspire to be in the future, as evidenced by their Brown T-shirts. We ate a wonderful lunch and dipped in and out of the lake singing Brown songs and crowding around a wood-carved Bruno on the lawn. The children of the original six 'Brownies' organized the celebration for the parents and the grandchildren. They gave each parent a T-shirt with the inscription, 'From Brown Days to Golden Years-Eternal Friendship.' After a wonderful dinner and exchange of memories, we all agreed that we eagerly await the next reunion. Hail, Brunonia!.

From the November / December 1999 Issue

Russ Kinne, Ned Killeen '51, and Bob Peabody held an unusual mini-reunion. As Russ, of New Caanan, Conn., writes: "Three of us, all proud, loyal Brown men, brought a Grand Banks forty-two-foot trawler yacht up from St. Petersburg, Fla., to Connecticut. The trip went well and was fairly uneventful. But of course, in some 1,500 miles we encountered a wide variety of weather conditions and scenery. Incidentally and coincidentally, we're all former Navy men."

Ronald Wilson, a graduate of the Veterans College at Brown, wishes to contact fellow alumni of the program to collect their memories and to document the effect it may have had on their subsequent lives. If you entered Brown through the Veterans College (earlier known as the Veterans Extension Division), please contact Ron at 351 Huckins Neck Rd., Centerville, Mass. 02632; (508) 362-4471.

From the September / October 1999 Issue

Class secretary Mary E. Holburn reports: "On May 28 about forty classmates and guests gathered on the terrace of the Brown Faculty Club for our annual off-year mini-reunion cocktail party. It was a marvelous event. Our class president, Lacy Bunnell Herrmann, spoke. We are planning our fantastic 50th reunion in the year 2000. We want to have at least 50 percent of our class return for this special event. Do plan to attend the reunion next May."

From the May / June 1999 Issue

Class secretary Mary E. Holburn reports: "Our annual off-year mini-reunion cocktail party will be Friday, May 28, from 5 to 7 p.m. on the Faculty Club terrace. Do plan to be there. All classmates, spouses, families, and friends are welcome. It could be the start of a great weekend. If you have not paid your dues yet, please send a check for $25 (payable to Brown University - class of 1950) to our treasurer: Maurice Bissonnette, 311 Laurel Ave., Providence 02906." The May / June class note contained an error: Joseph Paterno will receive the William Rogers award on May 29, not the Roger Williams award.

Joe Adams (see Matt Merrick '89).

Laurence Gross (see Jennifer Gross '89).

Charles T. Williamson, Mount Dora, Fla., has published The U.S. Naval Mission to Haiti, 1959 -1963 (U.S. Naval Institute). Charles, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel with more than thirty-two years of active duty, was a military adviser with the U.S. Naval Mission to Haiti from 1959 to 1962.

From the March / April 1999 Issue

Report from Class Secretary Mary E. Holburn: "Class officers and board members met on Nov. 13 in Gregorian Quad to discuss plans for our 50th reunion. Lacy Herrmann led the discussion. The year 2000 will be an exciting one for us. Meanwhile, we will have our annual off-year mini-reunion cocktail party on the terrace of the Faculty Club on Friday, May 28, 1999, from 5 to 7 p.m. Joseph Paterno will receive the Roger Williams Award the following day.

"The deadline for class dues is now! Please send a check for $25 (payable to Brown University _ Class of 1950) to our treasurer: Maurice Bissonnette, 311 Laurel Ave., Providence 02906."

Joe Adams (see Jay Russell '89).

Pauline Longo Denning and Mary Holburn attended the fiftieth anniversary dinner of the Brown Alumnae Club of Kent County in North Kingstown, R.I., on Oct. 25. More than fifty people enjoyed this marvelous celebration, which featured a performance by the Chattertocks.

Andrew P. Swanson writes: "Just to let friends know I've not disappeared into the desert never to be seen again, or washed away in one of our summer monsoon storms, or driven my Jeep off some remote cliff on one of our more interesting mountain roads. It's a good life out here and, like Providence, Tucson's an easy town to get involved in if you're willing and committed. After four and a half years in Tucson I've gotten thoroughly involved in this community, thanks in part to Rotary. I was recently made vice chairman of a steering committee for the Building the Future project, which is devoted to getting about 100 fourth-grade kids shaped up to be accepted at the University of Arizona. Their school is in a poor, crime-infested neighborhood in Tucson; only two of its graduates have ever made it to college. I've also been nominated to stand for election to the downtown Rotary Club board of directors and have been serving as a grants-review panelist for the Tucson/Pima County Arts Council. And, finally, I'm doing pro bono consulting jobs with two new start-up nonprofit organizations. I'm semi-retired from my consulting work with nonprofit boards but still take on a client now and then and also do a good bit of writing in my field on the Internet. If anyone is interested in our Building the Future project, e-mail me at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the January / February 1999 Issue

Bernard J. Bernstein, Narragansett, R.I., is semi-retired and works two days a week in his ob/gyn office, where his son, Jason '80, '85 M.D., runs the office. Jason is currently the director and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at St. Joseph's Health Services. Middle son Larry is an ophthalmologist in Plainview, N.Y., and chief of ophthalmology at Central General Hospital. Oldest son Richard is chief and general counsel for the property and casualty division of MetLife in Warwick, R.I. Bernard is the grandfather of five girls and two boys. Granddaughter Julie is currently applying to Brown.

John J. Michaud has retired after teaching accounting at Roger Williams University in Providence for twenty-five years. He is still busy with his part-time C.P.A. practice and his grandchildren.

From the September / October 1998 Issue

On May 22, thirty class members and guests gathered on the terrace of the Brown Faculty Club for our annual off-year mini-reunion cocktail party. It was a wonderful event. Our class president, Lacy Herrmann, spoke to the group. We plan to do it again next year and hope to see many of our classmates then.

- Mary Holburn, class secretary, 40 Sachem Dr., #206, Cranston, R.I. 02920

Antoinette Loiacono Dupont received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Connecticut College on May 23. She is chief judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court.

Larry Lincoln writes: "For the past thirteen years, I have been living on Cape Cod, enjoying retirement from BankBoston. I've made several trips to England, Scotland, and Ireland, as well as to Florida, California, and the Southwest. In 1996, I had surgery twice on my vocal cords to remove benign nodules and then learned that I had prostate cancer. Fortunately, it was in an early stage, so I opted for a relatively new treatment which was done in a matter of hours at the Boston Medical Center. I'm happy to report that everything is fine. To celebrate, I took several extended trips last year. After attending the wedding of my niece, Priscilla, daughter of my late brother Bob '38, I hopped a flight to Britain to attend my cousin's wedding and visit a 'special' friend. She accompanied me back to the States, and we flew on to California to attend the wedding of my son Steve '81, in which son Bob '83 was an usher. Still in California, we attended my son Jeff's graduation from Navy Postgraduate School in Monterey in late September. In December, it was back to England to spend the holidays with my friend and her family." Friends and classmates can reach Larry at 26 Avon Rd., Yarmouth Port, Mass. 02675; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the July / August 1998 Issue

Haig Varadian, who retired after serving forty-one years in the Cranston (R.I.) school system, continues to serve as executive director of the New England High School Principals' Association. He was also recently elected president of the Cranston Hall of Fame Foundation. Haig's son, Paul (Worcester Polytechnic Institute '75), served as the "Chef de Mission" for the Republic of Armenia at the winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan. Paul's neighbor in Newton, Mass., served in the same capacity for the United States. "Their primary role," Haig writes, "was to serve as head of the country's delegation of athletes, acting as Olympic sports ambassadors for the International Olympics Committee."

From the May / June 1998 Issue

We have reserved the Brown Faculty Club terrace for our annual off-year mini-reunion cocktail party on Friday, May 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. All classmates, spouses, significant others, and families are welcome. The class officers and board members look forward to seeing you there. If you have not paid your dues, please send a check for $25 (payable to Brown University - Class of 1950) to our treasurer, Maurice Bissonnette, 311 Laurel Ave., Providence 02906. - Mary E. Holburn, secretary

George E. Chapin, Columbia, S.C., writes: "Had a repeat of our 45th reunion a year later when I saw Dick Armstrong at Classical High School's 50th reunion. Since then I've had a bout with esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma. I survived the surgery, which I'm told was completely successful, but my voice did not!"

Larry Lincoln (see Steve Lincoln '81).

From the May / June 1998 Issue

We have reserved the Brown Faculty Club terrace for our annual off-year mini-reunion cocktail party on Friday, May 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. All classmates, spouses, significant others, and families are welcome. The class officers and board members look forward to seeing you there. If you have not paid your dues, please send a check for $25 (payable to Brown University - Class of 1950) to our treasurer, Maurice Bissonnette, 311 Laurel Ave., Providence 02906. - Mary E. Holburn, secretary

George E. Chapin, Columbia, S.C., writes: "Had a repeat of our 45th reunion a year later when I saw Dick Armstrong at Classical High School's 50th reunion. Since then I've had a bout with esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma. I survived the surgery, which I'm told was completely successful, but my voice did not!"

Larry Lincoln (see Steve Lincoln '81).

From the March / April 1998 Issue

Class secretary Mary Holburn writes: "We congratulate Thomas J. Brown, who received the John S. Hope Award for his commitment to volunteer public service at the alumni recognition ceremony in October. During leadership weekend, our class president, Lacy Herrmann, met with class officers and board members to work on plans for the 50th reunion. We hope all our classmates will come back to Brown in the year 2000. Please send a check for $25, payable to Brown University - Class of 1950, to our treasurer, Maurice Bissonnette, 311 Laurel Ave., Providence 02906."

Charles T. Williamson has retired from the U.S. Marine Corps and is living in Mount Dora, Fla., where he is finishing a book for the Naval Institute Press. He can be reached at P.O. Box 1460, Mount Dora 32756.