Roger Widmann writes: “Like many of us, I seem to be in the replacement parts business. I have had a shoulder joint and a hip replaced and five arteries bypassed over the past 23 years, and the pace is increasing. My other shoulder is next. However, I’m still enjoying singles tennis, though in our Florida place it’s mostly doubles. I’m very happy to continue to hold occasional seminars based on my work at the Aspen Institute; this winter my tennis pals and Judy’s book club friends participated in a seminar on the Declaration of Independence. Reading it at this age is just not the same as when you were in 5th grade—you can readily see how revolutionary the document was. I also treasure my board membership in the Committee to Protect Journalists, which, sadly, has recorded record numbers of journalists jailed, tortured, or killed last year for doing their basic work of informing people. I could not have imagined back in the heady days of 1961 that this would be a serious concern in the then distant future. But Judy and I will celebrate our 60th anniversary with all our kids and grandkids at a remote wilderness lodge in Alaska, right on Kachemak Bay, with its 30-foot tides and extraordinary wildlife. So all is good, and we are grateful.”
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