Copresident James Moody reports: “We had a small but mighty crowd, about 20 classmates, at our 65th Reunion. The largest event turnout was at the Saturday lunch, which took place at the University Club. Those attending were: Kay Ulry Baker, Bob Blakely ’59 MAT, Pam and Ken Borden, Ted Cohen, Stan Dobson, Maraya McCully Goff and BG Goff ’57, Henri Gordon, Pete Howard, Joel Katz, Jane Bertram Miluski, Marie and Van Radoccia, Linda and Hays Rockwell, Diane and Bob Sanchez, Jill Hirst Scobie, Charlie Shumway ’66 AM, Louise Ladd Wiener and Tom Wiener ’57, and my wife, Donna and myself. They are the ‘Intrepid Few.’ It was disappointing not to see everyone, but we understand that we are a bit more vulnerable and finding housing was challenging. We enjoyed the company of those who could attend and the weather was great.
“We honored our fallen classmates by reading their names. We are sorry to report that we lost 130 classmates since our 60th Reunion; obviously, some key people like Dick Carolan, Martha Sharp Joukowsky, Susan Adler Kaplan ’65 MAT, Art Parker, and Joe Tebo were on that list and had always attended. From what we can gather from the University, we have around 350 classmates still standing! We also thanked our communication team, including Jill Hirst Scobie for her work on our class notes in the BAM, and Jim Furlong and John Reistrup for their work on the newsletter and the class website. Sadly, our newsletter editor and invaluable webmaster, John Reistrup, has passed away.
“The memorial plaque for Martha Joukowsky was unveiled. The ceremony went smoothly, and Jerry Levine authored the speech given. Jerry was also given due credit for being one of the movers and shakers who made the memorial to Martha happen. Jane Bertram Miluski spoke about Martha’s impact. If any of you are on campus, stop by Rhode Island Hall and see it and the archaeological exhibits on display there.
“The Class did well in their contributions to Brown. As of mid-June, the Class had given or pledged to give $758,914 against a goal of $600,000. We also exceeded the University’s cash goal of $250,000 by giving $353,414. We finished our reunion dinner Saturday night with a Brown singalong led by Jane Miluski, Charlie Shumway, and Tom Wiener ’57. Hope to see you at our 70th in five years!”