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Class Correspondent
Kenneth Hubel
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Kenneth Button '52 (Mas) wrote from Toulouse where he and his fellow scientists met to organize the 2003 conference on millimeter, submillimeter, and far-infrared waves. He has been a pioneer in this field of study for 50 years.

The executrix of John Appel's estate wrote that he died in April 2001. The family inferred that his solitary life may have resulted from his 35 missions over Japan in B-29 bombers in which he served as radar operator and bombardier and for which he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. "He never spoke of these missions, (but) he was painfully aware that he had killed countless civilians," according to his family. After graduation, he worked as an accountant in the dairy industry and later in government, overseeing the industry.

Cyvia Pollock Bardenstein lived at home during her freshman year and left after the first year to marry and to raise three daughters. When the oldest started college, Cyvia joined Wards Natural Science Establishment in the personnel department, where she rose to a managerial position. In 1981, she and her husband moved to Florida where she continues to work in human resources at the Delray Medical Center. Now married for 54 years and active in the community, they have six grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. She wrote: "Yes, we have reached the September of our lives, but we aim for December."

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50TH REUNION
OCTOBER 11-13, 2002

Chesley Kahmann Parsons writes that Marion MacAfee and she attended a performance of Parsons's work, An American Mass, in November 2001. The 45-minute composition was scored for chorus, vocal quartet, organ, piano, trumpets, and percussion with traditional Latin words and English subtext.

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Lawrence Ashmead '58 (Mas), executive editor at HarperCollins, returned to Rochester in November to discuss acquiring and editing new books as part of the University Libraries' Neilly Lecture Series. The series is named in honor of Janet and Andrew Neilly '47, a life trustee of the University.

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Margaret Stephenson Shantz '56 writes of the death of her husband, John Shantz, on November 18, 2001, of complications from a long battle with multiple sclerosis. John traveled extensively in spite of his handicap and was an active volunteer for his church and with community groups. He retired in 1986 after a long career in securities.

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Nelson and Norman Leenhouts, owners of real estate company Home Properties of New York, have renovated the former Hallman's Chev-
rolet building on East Avenue in Rochester for apartments and are managing Midtown Plaza in the city's efforts to renovate downtown Rochester. Norman also serves as a life trustee of the University.

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45TH REUNION
OCTOBER 11-13, 2002

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David Gordon was one of 14 candidates vying for seven positions on the Newport (R.I.) School Committee. He is a former mayor of the town.

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