Class Notes
CLASS OF 1955
Devereaux Rose Eyler and husband, Capt. Tise Eyler, sent this update, “Surprise...We’re escaping tornados, hurricanes, annual evacuations, and multiple power outages at our ages (82-86) we wanted to be near Devy’s son and many friends. A tornado came within 600 feet of our house on Jekyll Isle just before Mother’s Day and scared us to death. Tise made a very quick decision to move - so we did move quickly, with no regrets. We sold our house in 2 days, found our PTC home on Mother’s Day, and moved all within 4 weeks.”
the Archmere offensive line. The boys in blue were led by Rick Hill, John Cox and Hugh Gage (#11). Burnett was outweighed on the defensive line by 70 pounds and barely saw daylight. However, he did see Biden breeze by our secondary twice to score on 75-yard and 40 -ard completions. Archmere prevailed 26-14. “The Quakers did salvage the season by besting Tower Hill in the season finale, 30-14.” CLASS OF 1968
Mark Gressle “Tennis took on COVID this past Fall; final score Tennis 6-0; 6-0. While the United States Tennis Association (USTA) canceled almost all Sectional and National tournaments, they did hold sectional tournaments in New England for the 65 years and older tennis leagues. I captain a team named Keep on Truckin’ in deference to the Grateful Dead (and like us, some of them are still playing). One of my best doubles teams has a combined age of 160 years, 20 years greater than my partner and me. But the real victor from this event was beating COVID. Over 120 players came to Boston for the September tournament. We followed safe protocols - masking until on the court, racquet taps only, social distancing while watching, take-out meals, and tailgating in the hotel parking lot. We proved we can beat this and proved that we can hold more tournaments next summer.”
CLASS OF 1961
Stephen Burnett (#21), with the help of Rick Hill (#41) and sparked by recent political events, sent us this memory, “In the fall of 1960, the Friends School Quakers journeyed up the road to Claymont to meet the resurgent Archmere Auks. Our coaches (Mssrs. Lafferty, Curtis and Hill) had advised the players that Archmere was having a great season, sparked by a wide receiver named Joe Biden.
The 1960 football team; News Journal article about the WFS vs. Archmere game.
“The Quakers were competitive, despite being severely outweighed by
Mark Gressle ’68 after a doubles win at USTA New England Sectional Tournament in September 2020.
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