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The Francis Cranes chose an
Adult University (CAU) trip to
Vietnam and Cambodia, which,
he says, "cut into downhill skitime
in Montana and Washington
with grandchildren, of which
they are eight, plus one great-grandchild,
ages 2-1/2 to 26," and he, of course, is famous
as the honored "oldest participant and
best-time champ" of the over-60 gang in the
Reunion Run at our 55th.
Alvin Meyrowitz is based in Ithaca,
as he owns the Harbor Marina, 100 E. Shore
Dr., along Cayuga Lake; a grandson is in the
Hotel school; a granddaughter is in law
school at George Washington U.; and a third
is at U. of California, Los Angeles. Olof
Dahlstrand's latest report was of the stress
of his wife's having spent more than a year
hospitalized.
Walt Flynn's fully retired after 37
years in the foundry business and 18 years
self-employment, thereupon pronouncing
himself "available for volunteer civic activity
for old goats." Another new "full-time
retiree" is Ira Flamberg after a medical
career, giving him inspiration for driving to
California and Montana to visit children and
a grandson's U. of California, Los Angeles,
graduation, and also working in a big family
reunion at 50th wedding anniversary. He
says, now, "with the aid of a cane just watching
the world go by." • Fred Hillegas, 7625
E. Camelback Rd., Maya Apts. #220-A,
Scottsdale, AZ 85251.
Joyce Farbstein Bolz reports on Cornellian
daughters Diane Bolz Finn '66, an associate
editor of the Smithsonian magazine,
and Jo Ann "Jody" Bolz Northrup '71, a
professor of creative writing and poetry at
George Washington U. Family and close
friends joined Mary (Nardi) and Winston
Pullen, PhD '50 for a 50th anniversary celebration
last summer. Jewel Rost Paley,
now widowed, says she has loving friends
who share her many activities. Last June,
there was a trip through the Canadian Rockies
to British Columbia.
It was good to hear from Grace
Johnson Crosby, a regular winter resident
of Oahu, where her friends include many talented
watercolor artists. This past year
Grace was awarded the How Chew Hee honor
in the annual art exhibit. After 50 years of
sailing, Mary Kelly Northrup and Charles
'32, BArch '33 have sold their boat, but they
are enjoying other outdoor activities in the
N. Palm Beach area, where they now live.
Amazingly, Mary and I met by chance at
an Atlanta Braves game in March —a wonderful
bonus for me! Other Florida residents
are Carol (Young) and Dick
Whitehill '39, who divide the year between
Ft. Pierce and Hamburg, NY, and
Eleanor Sichel May in Boca Raton, who
wrote that her granddaughter, Amanda May
'97 followed family tradition and is in Arts.
Gertrude Cobb Seely's latest hobby is
membership in "The Singing Grandmothers,"
who perform regularly in local concerts.
Her granddaughter Rachel, a Union
College student, is spending a semester at
Ripon College in Yorkshire, England.
• Helen Reichert Chadwick, 225 N. 2nd
St., Lewiston, NY 14092.
CLASS NOTES
Florence Dixon Burger died on
March 8. What I remember, besides
her sweet disposition, is
how often at Reunions she set
up breakfasts for us, bringing her own homemade
muffins. Frances Dempsey Swiggett
has retired after 53 years as a legal secretary.
Sally Splain Serbell has been involved
in establishing a memorial garden. Helen
Heald Rader says she is probably the most
liberal Republican in South Carolina. Evelyn
Wilson Monroe was a named gift recipient
for the Newark branch of AAUW.
Madeleine Weil Lowens writes: "Special
love and thanks to all '39 women who have
remembered our garden and supported it!"
Evelyn "Toni" Zimmerman Linowitz
has joined a co-op gallery, "The Foundry,"
in Washington, DC and will have a show
there. Naomi "Namby" Goldberg Kruvant
had a fabulous theater tour of London, Edinburgh,
Glasgow, and Stratford-on-Avon.
Dot Bauer Fedor and Walt toured the Orient
with a final destination of Singapore,
where a daughter and family have lived for
four years. Jane Davison Fast has been
finding out how to get around without driving.
Jane has glaucoma, and Charles '37 has
a broken ankle and bruised heart from a bad
car accident. Helen Flynn Bishop says life
continues to be good—she spent nine glorious
years in Stuart, FL, traveled extensively,
plays golf and bridge, and has had three
recent one-woman shows of her oil
paintings. • Sally Steinman Harms, 22
Brown's Grove, Scottsville, NY 14546.
A ^\ Bob Wiggins calls our class-
Λ m 1 mates "convivial" and reports
/ I I I seeing four at the November
^Mέ I I 1993 Ithaca Rotary Club meet-
| 1 m ing: Ray McElwee, Neal
Ά> W Stamp, E. Bissell Travis, and
John Munschauer. Bob lives in Aurora.
Marjorie Dale Hemingway writes from
Lyons, NY. Although John '39 has died, she
continues to really enjoy Cornell home football
games with friends and family. They tailgate
at Kite Hill. She and daughter Hope
never leave the stadium until the last band
member has exited. She has also done some
traveling, going to Spain twice and to England
in recent years. Similarly, Leon Enken
lives in Palm Beach, FL and enjoys the
Cornell Club meetings there. His shared
viewing of the 1993 football team's Penn
game with the local Penn Club was a highlight.
That followed a summer vacation touring
Spain and Morocco.
Curtis Lafey, never mentioned in this
column, has finally written! He lives in Media,
PA, enjoying life along the eastern shore
with his second wife, Barbara. They rent
along the ocean front two months in summer,
Florida in the winter. He surf-fishes
the Atlantic beaches from North Carolina to
New Jersey. He also enjoys caring for their
1-1/2-acre wooded property, playing doubles
tennis, bridge, and poker, and can still split
logs for the fireplace! Curt was married for
34 years to Marian West, sister of Fred W.
West Jr. '41. William Bardo lives in two
places close together. He summers in Narragansett,
RI and returns to W. Hartford, CT
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for the colder months. He had a fine visit
with Frank Van Wormer Walsh and wife,
Aleine "Daisy" (Ellis) '41, at the Maine
Windjammer Festival. Write more, Bill.
From Dr. Juan Bertran's wife of 45
years, Teresita, I quote: "I am writing because
Juan had a CVA in 1987 and had all of
his right side affected with aphasia, so he
had to retire from his successful medical
career. We have a very happy family with
ten children and 17 grandchildren. Two of
our sons are also MDs, one is a photographer,
a daughter is dean of administration
at a local university, and the others work
together in a family food-distribution business."
Thank you so much for writing. Update
from Marian Goodrich Landy in Lexington,
MA. She and Ed have moved to
Brookhaven in Lexington, where they see
Prof. Emeritus John Hutchins and Leila
Hutchins often. Rodney Lightfoote, Geneva,
NY, is a former county agricultural agent.
He and wife Jane have enjoyed an Adult
University (CAU) tour to Madeira, Morocco
and the Canary Isles. In the summer of
1993 they toured Denmark, Sweden, and
Norway. He stays active in local history
projects providing the rural life segments to
a video history of Ontario County which will
be used in the public schools.
Wonderful story of retirement from
Grace Hoffman Fingeroth as she joined the
Literary Volunteers of America: "My 72year-old
student was completely illiterate—
barely knew the alphabet—and is now reading.
I also volunteer at the New Rochelle
(NY) High School to tutor the athletes who
must maintain a certain average, and to help
the English-as-a-second-language students.
I still paint in oils and take courses. Had
more free time when I was teaching!" Congratulations
on a full life. • Carol Clark Petrie,
18 Calthrope Rd., Marblehead, MA 01945.
J ^ Please tell about yourself when
Λ I mailing your dues. We can't write
# I I f antasv or fiction. You are the
ίΛi I source of '41 news. Al Aschaf-
W I fenburg, assistant to dean for ex-
^ ^ ternal affairs, Louisiana State U.,
New Orleans, also teaches public speaking
there. He regrets, he was unable to attend
1994's Hotel Ezra Cornell. Al retired from
managing New Orleans's famous Hotel Ponchartrain.
If one reads the annual president's
report, he will note that the back page lists
'41 Class President Chuck Lake in two categories:
trustee emeriti and presidential
counsellors. We are lucky to have quiet,
most efficient Chuck Lake to represent our
class in Cornell's top management.
Bob "Bart" Bartholomew not only
sends news from Florida but sends two
items from Texas: John A. "Tex" Matthews
was host to J. B. "Bud" and Ellie
Fisher who were en route to a Colorado ski
resort. P. W. "Pete" Gifford's recent
project was restoration of Wolf Run Ranch,
a 19th century farmstead. "The restored
farmstead is old but neat, unpaίnted but clean,
simple but useful. The relaxing atmosphere of
the 'new' Gifford home, the well-stocked lake,
and the herd of Limousin cattle will mean
more in years to come." Peter is now working
as president of Q Dot Corp., which turns
out thermal recovery units.