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Ronald Mitchell writes that he is in good
John Gow continues hiking, fishing
Sandy Jones moved to Brattleboro, Vt.,
health and perking along. He turned 91 in January. “My son, Ron, and wife, Lajohanna, have recently moved from Dallas, Texas, to Nashville, Tenn., to be closer to my great-grandson, Leon Mitchell. I have three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, all living in the South. I’m enjoying every morning at a six-person breakfast club that I started four years ago.”
and fly-tying. “We enjoy living near the families of our two daughters and spending our summers at Moosehead Lake.”
saying, “Finally near family after 25 years in the West.”
1953 Joel Brightman writes: “Sold our place in
St. Augustine and will spend the winter in Maine. Gave up skiing last year (got some balance problems) so will have to stick to cross country. Visited the campus with one of my daughters last summer. She thinks Williams Hill looks like a movie set. It does! Will have a ‘baker’s dozen’ of greatgrandkids in a few months. Life is good!”
1955 Alan Brooks reports that as the virus
canceled out last year’s track meets, he is hopeful he can still compete successfully against the “youngsters,” though a dislocated shoulder three years ago forced him to abandon the discus and focus solely on the shot put. With the Westminster gym closed because of the pandemic, Alan resurrected his old gym equipment in the basement and is preparing for the 2021 throwing season and what, at 85, he said, might well be his last hurrah.
1959 Philip Kerr says he is still vertical and
misses his old friends.
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1961 Keith Keogh writes that after 48 years
in their home in Wayland, Mass., they moved to Lancaster, Mass. “Forty-five years of junk into dumpsters, and we still are purging our ‘treasures.’”
1966 Greg Islan moved full time to
Williamstown, Mass., about one and onehalf miles from where his class held its graduation party in June 1966. “Both of our daughters live in Seattle, and our son has been with us for over a year working remotely due to COVID. Life is good!”
1972 Rob Douglass and his wife of 26 years,
Shelia, are proud to announce the graduation of their son, Jeremy, with a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and his commission as an ensign in the U.S. Navy. Jeremy’s first duty station will be on the USS Milius (DDG69) homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. Rob continues to work for the Navy as an auditor for the Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific in San Diego, Calif.
1973 Hilary Kumnick says he continues to
Dick Stewart teaches history to people
over age 50 at Cape Cod Community College on U.S. 19th and 20th centuries, the Russian Revolution, Stalinism and the Cold War. He also gives history lectures at local libraries. He was elected to the Nauset Regional School Committee for a three-year term and is up for reelection May 25. The committee is fighting to get four towns in the region to support financing for a rebuild of their local public high school.
1967 James Mendillo writes that Evan Boenning received the prestigious
Colorado Realtor of the Year Award in September 2020. “Evan, who has been a leading realtor in Aspen and active in the Colorado Realtors Association for nearly a half-century, was taken completely by surprise by the top realtor award. Welldeserved, Evan! Congratulations to our head prefect!”
be a ‘guru’ of sorts in the industrial and institutional dust collecting design field throughout New England. His other ‘job’ is as an officer with the state and regional areas within Lions Club International. Hilary was governor for Eastern Connecticut counties in 20172018, was the chair for all Connecticut Lions in 2018-2019 and will be president of the New England Lions Council in 2022-2023. Recently, he was a leader for an international group of incoming governors across the world and was dean of the USA/Canada Leo Leadership Forum in Calgary. Nearer to home, he provides grant writing and is on his fifth Lions van for the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation. Hilary was an elected official in Killingworth, Conn., for 12 years and served the town on many committees. He and his wife, Laurie, have two sons.
