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1929
Evelyn Beyer celebrated her 102nd birthday on March 24. She reports that she is doing very well and continues to read two to three books a week.
1931
Louise Davids Rickers writes she turned 100 on May 26. After receiving her B.A. degree (signed by then president Rush Rhees), she taught the majority of her career in Clymer, N.Y., first as an English and French teacher, and later as a high school librarian. Louise also was, and still is, a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She adds that classmates who would like to get in touch with her should write to Louise Rickers at 121 Johnsarbor Drive West, Rochester, N.Y. 14620.
1953
Ernest Stettner ’53 spent 35 years working for the Rochester Products Division of GMC Corp., the last 20 in the Advanced Concept Group, supervised by Donald Stoltman, a noted General Motors employee inventor. Finding his work interesting for so long, he continued a passion for inventing in retirement. The result? A convertible cargo body (see the photos on this page). The idea allows a fixed truck body on a truck to convert into a tag-along trailer. For those of you who saw Ernest’s entry in the recent printed alumni directory, you may have noticed that only the folded truck appeared in the publication. All three images were supposed to be printed to provide a better sense of how the invention works, but a printing error omitted two of the submitted photos. If you want to learn more about his invention, contact Ernest at e.stettner@yahoo.com.
1959
Chuck VanDeMar sends an update: “I sing with the Rochester Oratorio Society and two other choral groups plus our church choir. In addition to the many rehearsals and performances of those groups, I serve on two boards of directors, my high school class (Brighton) reunion committee and the Brighton Schools Alumni Association board, am superintendent of the North Bloomfield Cemetery and own and manage a 90-acre horse farm.” Chuck adds, “I was the young man who was pictured on the cover of the November 1955 issue of Rochester Review, along with fellow freshman Beverly Stark. That cover was also included in the Spring 2005 issue as part of the story, “When the ‘Princesses’ Met the ‘River Rats’.” I have often thought how “cool,” “neat,” or “nifty” (take your pick) it would be, if Beverly were still alive, well, and living in the Rochester area, to have another picture of us taken in that exact same spot. Believe it or not, I think that sports jacket and freshman beanie are still in the back of my closet.”
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