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Class Correspondent
Kenneth Hubel
2562 Oak Circle N. E.
North Liberty, IA 52317
(319) 626-6562
E-mail: khubel@inav.net

Perhaps the stimulus of the 50th reunion is rousing classmates to respond. Whatever the cause, I'm delighted.

Claire King married Ken Johnston and worked as a chemist for Warner Lambert (pharmaceuticals) before an early retirement and a move to Fort Lauderdale from Michigan. We shared the memory of having met at the Freshman Mixer at Cutler Union. Claire and Ken are enjoying life and can be reached at claire123jay@aol.com. (2830 NE 30th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306)

Ralph (Bud) Henty and Jean Cutler married when Bud was a Navy ensign. "The Navy was a great experience," with cruises to the Mediterranean and finally assignment to a mine sweeper in Charleston, S.C., before discharge in 1953. After "several careers in several different locales," they returned to Rochester in 1963 to join Xerox Corp. in human resources. In 1971 they started a Taylor Rental franchise which "kept us hopping . . . until we surrendered into retirement in 1992." They have three sons and now golf happily at the "golf capital of the world" in Pinehurst, N.C. (jeanbud1@juno.com. 10 Rutledge Lane, Pinehurst, NC)

Jim McHugh and Lois Maddox married soon after graduation and Jim worked for DuPont for a couple of years before earning a master's degree in mechanical engineering at Cornell. He and Lois moved to San Jose, where he worked for General Electric and she, after earning her teaching certificate, taught in primary school. She continued teaching when they moved east to Schenectady, where Jim's work with GE focused on machinery vibrations. "At some time along the way we acquired four children, seven grand-kids, and one grand-dog." They retired and moved to Tucson in 1993, where their free time is spent tutoring with Literacy Volunteers, visiting kids, and playing tennis (Jim) and bridge (Lois). (1141 West Wild Dune Lane, Tucson, AZ 85737)

Doris Waring worked as a "chartered life underwriter" with Travelers Insurance in Rochester after her marriage to George Luckey until the birth of their first son, whose diagnosis of autism "dramatically changed our lives." The commitment of time and effort required for his care and education stimulated Doris's later interest and involvement in public education. She has held numerous positions of leadership as president of the Monroe County School Boards Association and of the Rochester Branch of the American Association of University Women. She still serves as a member on a variety of civic, cultural, and religious boards and committees. Her dedication has had its rewards. Their autistic son graduated from college, is married, and employed. Her daughter is a cellist with the Toledo Symphony and a second son is a successful genetic engineer whose marriage has provided the Luckeys with a grandchild. She concludes: "I have had fun!! . . . I am not disappointed that my life took the turn that it did. Is it what I envisioned back in 1950? No, but--so be it!" (240 Weymouth Drive, Rochester, NY 14625-1917)

Petie Holmes evolved into Natalie Mackintosh by marrying David in 1954. After working in advertising research, she and David had three children. In her spare time "as a stay-at-home mother," she worked with the League of Women Voters and housing advocacy groups. In the mid-1970s, she was a mapmaker for the village of Ossining, and for 10 years before retirement she was the assistant village manager. Living close to Manhattan, the Mackintoshes enjoy the museums and theater, time with five grandchildren, and travel in and out of the country. (dnmack@bestweb.net. 410 Kemeys Ave., Briarcliff Manor, NY)

William (Bill) Martz earned an M.A. at Northwestern and then studied for a year at the University of Cologne. Bill married Nedra in 1953 and took his Ph.D. at Yale in 1957. He joined the faculty of Ripon College in 1958, where he is now Distinguished Professor of English. His critical studies include Shakespeare's Universe of Comedy and three individual studies of Shakespearean plays. He has edited an edition of Hamlet and The Distinctive Voice, an anthology of 20th-century American poetry. He was general editor of The Modern Poets Series and continues as an energetic reviewer and critic of 20th-century poetry and the work of Willa Cather. Nedra and Bill enjoy excellent health, the state of Wisconsin, and the pleasure of three grandsons from their two sons. (618 Sunset Circle, Ripon, WI 54971)

Marvin Mandell earned an M.A. from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa (Writers' Workshop). He writes: "A committed socialist, I entered a factory in 1951 and was active for a year in the U.A.W. I started living together with Betty Reid in 1954 and we married four years later when she was six months pregnant. We are still happily (I think) married and have two daughters. Most of my teaching career as an English professor has been at Curry College, from which I retired seven years ago. My short stories have been published in several small journals; one was reprinted in Martha Foley's The Best American Short Stories 1972. My radio adaptation of Melville's Billy Budd was aired by National Public Radio with the American Repertory Theatre as cast. We summer alternately at our cottage on Cuttyhunk Island, Mass., and at a rented chalet in St. Jean d'Aulps in the French Alps. Currently I am on the editorial board of the independent socialist journal, New Politics." (102 Anawan Ave., W. Roxbury, MA 02132)

I report with regret that Bill Leet died in March 1999 from complications of influenza. His wife, Wanda Chambliss Leet, wrote that they married in 1951 and "needless to say, our three daughters and I miss him very much." She continues: "I hope you all have a wonderful time at the momentous reunion and Sesquicentennial."

Her note reminds us that time is precious and life is unpredictable. I hope to see you at the reunion. . . .

John Murphy '53 (MS) e-mails that he is living in Bellingham, Wash., and looking forward to the reunion. He writes that he would like to get in touch with some history majors and former Quilting Club members. . . . Eva Stueler Rohrbacher is living in Bonn, Germany. She writes that she recently revisited the small Bavarian town where she was born and lived until she entered the University in 1948. The town, Nördlingen, just celebrated its 1,100th birthday.

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Stuart Daniels writes that he has two Web sites promoting his career as a concert pianist. He invites classmates to check them out at www.clark.net/pub/ckoh/stvindex.html and www.showgigs.com.

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Marshall Goldberg, a doctor and a professor of medicine, is earning a reputation as a novelist. His work includes The Anatomy Lesson, a novel about a first-year medical student who is assigned a cadaver the first day of school and, after determining that his assignment had been murdered, sets out to find the killer. Goldberg also has written a pair of medical books as a professor of medicine at Thomas Jefferson Medical College. . . . David Kearns (see After Words).

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Bud Frame, Senior University Trustee, donated a cast-iron, 19th-century-style clock to the town of Pittsford, N.Y., where Frame lives. The clock stands at the corner of Main and State streets.

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Larry Ashmead (see Alumni Gazette, Discovering the Next Good Book).

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Erwin Cherovsky e-mails that he is the literary agent for Roy S. Neuberger, whose book, From Central Park to Sinai: How I Found My Jewish Soul, is being published by Jonathan David & Co., Inc., in September. He writes: "It will not come as a surprise to you that I find the book absorbing and meaningful and think that it will have an impact on all who read it." Previews of the book can be found at jdbooks.com.

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45TH REUNION
OCTOBER 12-14, 2001

Michael Hercher '64 (PhD) has joined the advisory board of Actuality Systems, Inc., a startup developing three-dimensional "floating image" display technology. Hercher is vice president of research and development at Optra. . . . W. V. (Buzz) Williamson '64, '64M (Res) writes that he has retired and is now living on the beach in Nicaragua.

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Kinley Brauer e-mails that he is returning to research and teaching after serving six years as chair of the department of history at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities. . . . James Greenfield (see '59 undergraduate).

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Class Correspondent
John Rathbone
RD 2 Box 55
Hamilton, NY 13346
(315) 824-3049
E-mail: jrathbon@dreamscape.com

If you wish to send your class correspondents any news that you wish to share with your classmates, you can write us in care of Rochester Review or you can contact us by e-mail at jrathbon@dreamscape.com.

Clark Perry writes that he anticipates our next reunion in 2003 and adds that he retired in July of 1999 from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. "Over 42 years in chemistry was enough," Clark writes. "So far, I've just been catching up on a long list of deferred tasks, organizing the house, my home office, and my computer, but soon I hope to have time for other interests. My wife, Carol, plans to retire from Bayer Corp. in March."

Dave Peters '66 (Mas) and John Rathbone exchanged some stories about serving on boards of their respective lake associations and how some problems appear to be rather common to all. Dave is trying to get in contact with Roger Drumm and Bob Cushing. Dave and Ellie enjoyed a Mexican adventure in February.

Terry R. Diebold received an industry award in May. He is still affiliated with General Mills and planned to retire this September.

Don Wright has written to say, "I am blessed with a great wife, and we are each blessed with both a son and daughter. This marks my 31st year of 'temporary' residence in Pasadena (in the same house). Caltech/JPL, TRW, and GCI/Coopers & Lybrand equipped me to hang my own shingle in 1989. Running a large Y2K project in 1998-99 eroded my remaining patience and matured the curmudgeon within, so said shingle was scrapped. Now it's time to relocate and spend more time in the motor home, boat, and prevailing sun!"

Mary McGinn Kelly '59N dropped us a line to give us her e-mail address, as did Mary Robinson Grow.

Your correspondents received a letter from Francis H. Allenza, in which he wrote that he had completed a year as a board member and executive director of the Far From Home Foundation, a nonprofit veterans' organization, serving homeless veterans. Since 1998, Frank and Kitty, through their own OTR Ministries, have served as chaplains to over-the-road truck drivers and their families. The Allenzas provide this service through coffee fellowships at truck stops, by telephone and letters, and by visiting those places on the highways and byways where truckers gather. Both Frank and Kitty were ordained in September 1999 by the Missionary Church International.

John and Val Evans Rathbone '60W (Mas) were able to take a break from the retail trade and various volunteer duties to visit their elder daughter, son-in-law, and three grandsons in Fallon, Nev., this spring and are looking forward to a trip to Rochester this autumn to help celebrate the University's Sesquicentennial year. No "big" trips in the offing, but they hope to "make tracks in various U.S. and foreign climes before arthritis, et al., set in permanently."

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Sarah Curtice Greenfield writes that she retired in June 1999 after serving more than 22 years as a school counselor at Chinle Junior High School in Chinle, Ariz., a town located on the Navajo Nation in the northeastern part of the state. Since retiring, she reports that she has done some traveling, including a trip to Tundra Camp, outside Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, where she photographed polar bears as they waited for Hudson's Bay to freeze over so they could hunt on the ice. Greenfield adds that her husband, James '57, retired from his job as a technical writer at Motorola Corp. in 1997 after 23 years there. He graduated from Arizona State University in May with a new bachelor's degree in anthropology.

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