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RALLY, 1968 RALLY, 2018
Craving More Lehigh News?
Head to The Goblet
Still hungry? Goblet this up. me as much about leadership, about people, and about Lehigh as the 97
If, after reading this fantastic magazine, you still find yourself crav- did,” he writes. Best part? He met his wife, Michelle Judd ’02, through
ing more Lehigh news, I suggest you head online to the Lehigh Goblet. Marching ’97. We (and several other top schools) entrust Steve’s com-
The Goblet is a blog featuring short stories about—and written mostly pany AlumniQ to run our very complicated Reunion registration.
by—alumni. It spotlights classmates and friends who are changing the Rebekah Campo ’16, worked in Alumni Relations in 2014 and
world, takes you down memory lane and showcases activities on cam- wrote about her role at that time in planning The Rally. Clarke
pus and around the world that bring Lehigh people together. Woodruff ’72 wrote about his Rally experience nearly 50 years ago.
To be transparent about why I’m encouraging you to read these While the elements of The Rally have changed, it’s moving to know
inspiring stories … you know that we recently launched the most am- that the camaraderie among Lehigh classmates remains strong.
bitious campaign in the history of Lehigh, right? GO: The Campaign Sidenote: In August, watch for links to The Rally livestream if you’d
for Lehigh aims to raise $1 billion-plus and engage more than half our like to watch the magic from afar. Better yet, come to campus to carry
alumni in some way over the next several years. Those numbers feel the flag for your class!
daunting—after all, that’s more than 40,000 alumni who we’re looking And there’s a spotlight on Rosie Roessel ’13 ’14G, who won the
to engage as attendees, volunteers and donors! Reading Goblet stories Runner’s World Half Marathon in 2017. Rosie is a Class leader and
about alumni who are already connected, love this place and so freely won the Alumni Award last year. We were so inspired by her racing
express their gratitude for the opportunities Lehigh gave them mo- victory, and by the dozens of cheering fans wearing Lehigh hats and
tivates me to work even harder to reach these lofty goals. My hope is shirts along the route, that in 2018 we got organized. We put out a
that their stories will inspire you to get involved and invested, and that call that any Lehigh alum running in the race could contact the alum-
I’ll see you soon online, at an event, or as a volunteer! ni relations office and we’d send some swag so you could represent.
Here are a few of my favorite recent posts from the Goblet: About 150 people registered! (BTW, if you’re doing Runner’s World
Reginald Jennings ’70, co-executive chair of the university’s Black in October or the NYC Marathon in November drop me an email, and
and Latino Alumni Network for Community and Equity (BALANCE), I’ll send you a Lehigh running shirt. But you have to wear it in the
wrote about his experience at Reunion 2018; in particular the new Uni- race, so when you blow past me I will know to cheer for you!)
ty Dinner, which we’re making an annual tradition. He also highlight- If you know an alumna/us who you think other alumni would
ed Ralph Thomas ’76 ’77G, who received the Dr. Costel Denson ’56 like to know more about, submit your story idea to The Goblet here:
Award, given to an alumnus or alumna who has demonstrated leader- lehighgoblet.com/submit/
ship by identifying and implementing pathways to increase diversity
in the workplace and educational institutions. Reginald is also spear- Sincerely,
heading plans to celebrate 10 years of BALANCE at Lehigh—join the Jennifer Cunningham
BALANCE Facebook group or follow on Instagram for the info. Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations
Steve Rittler ’99 shares that his time in the Marching ’97 changed Email me at
his life. “I don’t think any classroom experience came close to teaching Jennifer.Cunningham@lehigh.edu
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SPOTLIGHT
“From there, I hired a coach,
A LU M N I and boy, my career really took
E V EN TS off. I couldn’t believe how much
he improved my game. Within
five months, my marathon time
All alumni, parents and improved by 20 minutes. I fin-
friends are welcome at ished third in my age group in Bos-
Lehigh events. Find the
ton and kept getting better every
complete calendar online
anytime at mylehigh. year since. I’m still improving.”
lehigh.edu/events. Dykes enjoys the challenge of
racing, along with the camarade-
GO: THE CAMPAIGN FOR rie that running brings.
LEHIGH–PRESIDENTIAL “You start building a com-
LEADERSHIP munity of friends that you see
BREAKFASTS ALUMNI PROFILE at races,” he said. “Training is
Gene Dykes ’66
Spring something you look forward
Look out for invitations in to every day. If you didn’t have
your city to join Lehigh's
these friends, you’d wake up in
senior leaders for breakfast
the morning and just go back to
He Keeps on Running
and conversation about
bed. The community gets you out
key campaign initiatives
of bed and onto the trail.”
WOMEN IN BUSINESS After facing those earlier run-
CONFERENCE Marathon races can slow people down, but for 70-year-old Gene ning struggles at Lehigh, Dykes
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Dykes, they keep him going. never imagined his success now.
Campus Dykes ’66 unofficially set a world record for his age group in December “Sometimes, you just have
A chance to network with by running a 2:54.23 marathon in Jacksonville, Fla.—a pace 25 seconds faster to wait for the time to be right,”
other Lehigh alumnae and than the long-standing record set by famed Canadian runner Ed Whitlock. he said. “Maybe running wasn’t
speak with Lehigh students Unfortunately, the race was certified but not sanctioned by USA right for me earlier, but it was
on the verge of entering
Track & Field, which governs the sport, so the record isn’t official. Still, later. Winning isn’t so import-
the business world
no one doubts that Dykes legitimately went where no one over 70 had ant, but doing as well as I can
REUNION
ever gone before. is always important. Of course,
June 7-9, 2019 In the past 12 years, Dykes, who competed in track and field at Lehigh winning is a benchmark, but I’m
Join the celebration to while pursuing a degree in chemistry, had 13 marathon personal records. always out to beat my most fierce
rekindle old friendships “I started running in middle school before the very first running craze, competitor—which is me from
and make new ones when people would stare and dogs would go insane like you were some the previous year.”
alum.lu/reunion kind of alien,” Dykes said. “Then I got to Lehigh, and it was terrible. I was Dykes learned a number of les-
totally blown off the track by the talent at the college level. I was hardly sons at Lehigh that stay with him to
LIFELONG LEARNING competitive. Rarely would I even get a third-place point.” this day, as an athlete and student.
SUMMER SESSION
Dykes competed in events such as the triple jump, intermediate hur- He had arrived at Lehigh thinking
July 31–Aug. 3
dles and high jump, picking up points that way. he’d be an engineer, but that lasted
Campus
“I was helpful on the team, but just not much on the track,” he said. “The one semester. After talking with a
Come back to campus
for our inaugural session!
experience made it firmly entrenched in my mind that I was a mediocre dean, he switched his major to bi-
Watch your email for runner and there was no use for me to pursue racing after graduation.” ology, then chemistry. He said he
more information. As he grew older, Dykes jogged and stayed in shape. Then, in his late got “totally hooked” on comput-
50s, he was encouraged by friends to run a race. The rest is history. er programming after attending
“I ran my first road race, a half marathon, and did pretty well,” said a seminar and ended up pursuing
Dykes. “It was enjoyable, so I started doing lots of races, and I just kept computer programming as a career.
getting better and better. New York City was my first marathon in 2006, “Do what you enjoy,” Dykes
and about six years later, I ran the Toronto marathon hoping to set a new said, “and don’t be afraid to
personal record, but came up woefully short. change course.” —Justin Lafleur
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As the ice shifts, waterways can open up
and pressure ridges are created. The wa-
ALUMNI PROFILE terways can be 100 yards or five miles long,
Peter ’82 and Robert (Bob)
’84 Fioretti
and the ridges may be climbable at only a
foot or two high, or up to an impassable 10
feet. The challenge was in correctly guess-
ing whether to go left or right.
Another challenge, Bob said, was man-
aging body heat, which was not just about
trying to stay warm in the extreme cold.
“You exert a fair amount of energy
pulling your sled, and your body heats
up. You’re constantly taking off and put-
ting on clothing to keep your body tem-
perature at the perfect equilibrium,”
Bob said.
The adventurers got coldest on
breaks when they stopped moving to rest
and eat a snack, and their bodies focused
all their energy toward digesting food.
Sleeping was also a challenge.
“We had this conception that the tent
would keep you warm at night, but it’s re-
ally to protect you against the wind and
snowstorms and doesn’t keep you any
warmer than it is outside. Thank God
for those sleeping bags rated for -70 de-
grees!” Bob said.
The brothers said they did get a lit-
Fiorettis Are First to the tle frostbite on their faces and toes, but,
fortunately, didn’t fall through thin ice
North Pole in 2018 or encounter any polar bears, which Bob
laughingly described as “good and bad
news,” because who wouldn’t want to see
Brothers Peter ’82 and Robert (Bob) ’84 Fioretti have explored a place that few others a polar bear in the wild?
get to see, one of the most solitary locations on the planet. In April 2018, at the beginning of The Fiorettis’ trek to the North Pole
that year’s expedition season, they trekked to the North Pole, a feat that fewer than 500 adven- ended up taking three days, a record
turers have accomplished in recorded history. The Fiorettis were the first to arrive at Earth’s for the expedition company. They were
pinnacle in 2018, according to their guide. so close to the Pole on day
“It’s been a dream of Pete’s for about three that they kept push-
six years,” said Bob. “He’s wanted to go to “IT’S BEEN A DREAM OF PETE’S ing, skiing a grueling 12
the North Pole and literally be on top of hours and 18 miles to arrive
the world.” FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS ... HE’S at the North Pole.
So, for the 25th anniversary of their “I couldn’t think of a bet-
company, Mountain Real Estate Capital, WANTED TO GO TO THE NORTH ter way to kick off our compa-
the brothers decided to attempt the adven- ny’s 25th year,” said Peter.
ture in the most extreme way possible, with
POLE AND LITERALLY BE ON The best part of the trip,
just themselves, a guide, their skis and sleds TOP OF THE WORLD.” according to Bob, was doing
full of supplies. it with Pete. The brothers
Their challenging journey began with —BOB FIORETTI ’84 have been best friends since
a flight to Longyearbyen, Norway, the last their time together as under-
outpost of civilization before the North Pole where they participated in a day of intense arctic graduates at Lehigh. Bob credits Lehigh
training. From there they flew three hours to Barneo Ice Camp, a temporary ice base about as a great foundation for many of all three
one degree of latitude (69 miles) from the Pole. Fioretti brothers’ successes (including
“Team Fioretti Mountaineers” was then helicoptered about 15 minutes from Barneo to younger brother John ’86).
their drop-point on the ice, where air temperatures were about -20 to -30 degrees even before Next on the Fioretti brothers’ adven-
factoring in wind chill. Their mission was to navigate by GPS to the North Pole. ture agenda? “Probably Antarctica—it’s
The trek was anything but a straight line. The North Pole is located in the middle of the the only continent we haven’t been to!”
Arctic Ocean amid waters that are almost permanently covered with constantly shifting sea ice. —Cynthia Tintorri
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Dick Allen, from 1952 to 1955.
4514 Harbor Court, “At Lehigh, about 1949, I
Fort Myers, FL helped launch the Lehigh Chris-
33908. (239) 482-5755 (H); tian Fellowship which became
dickelise2@gmail.com a chapter of The Intervarsity
LEHIGH DISPATCH Jim Gill writes: “Thanks for
your fine work as representative
for our Class of ’51 at Lehigh.
Christian Fellowship.
“Since 2005, Eleanor and I
have been living in the Grace
Editor’s note: Welcome to Lehigh Dispatch, where you can find Here’s some news from this Ridge retirement community
out what your fellow alums are up to. Thanks to our dedicated quarter: After graduation, I went (about 200 residents) in Mor-
correspondents for the work you do to keep our extended on to ordination after three ganton, N.C., 50 miles east of
Lehigh community together. Please send Class Notes to your years at General Theological Asheville on I-40. I’m a member
Seminary (Episcopal) in NYC of the Presbytery of Western
class correspondent, or, if unsure the class to which the news
and then as vicar of a parish in North Carolina.
applies, send to classnotes@lehigh.edu. Easton, Pa. Then on to joining “OK, Ted, that’s enough for
the faculty of St. Andrew’s Sem- an initial response to learning
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inary in Manila (Quezon City), about your missionary service
Dick MacAdams, course in the subject of “Moral Philippines, where I served for —something that we have in
7066 Edinburgh and Religious Philosophy.” 10 years. During that time my common.”
Drive, Lambert- I don’t know whether that family consisted of my wife, Kay Now let me hear from you. I
ville, MI 48144. (734) 856-1097 course is a requirement these (who later died in 2018), and need more inputs!
’52
(H); macadams@bex.net days, but it was in our day and three children, Laura, Chris and
By the time you receive this was taught by a Dr. Beardsley. James Jr. We are presently living Bill Erdman,
column, we will already have I loved that kind and schol- in Winthrop, Maine – Kay’s (407) 644-0391;
concluded the national holiday arly professor, and I still have in home state. (What a positive 1171 Willa Vista
of Thanksgiving. Curiously, my files the notes I took during change from the Newark, N.J., Trail, Maitland, Fla., 32751
this holiday has been beloved his lectures. Well, as I sat down area where I grew up!) wce96@seeoursite.org;
in the USA as a staple of our to write this column, I pulled “I am in good health (full seeoursite.org/lehigh
culture, as well as demonized as those notes from my files for recovery from fractured left hip Editor’s note: Welcome to
being a celebration of European some inspiration. Although I after a fall last year while visiting Bill Erdman as he expands his
colonization and violent English could not find any lecture that family in San Francisco). No pain Lehigh Class of ’52 website to
expansion. Dr. Beardsley had given regard- at all, deo gratis. At this advanced include this correspondence
Relax; I’m not going to debate ing the Thanksgiving holiday, age, 89 right?…I’ve given up project. This is his debut column.
the intentions of the 1620 Puri- per se, I did find notes on his presiding at worship services, Greetings Class of 1952! My name
tans when they survived their first exhortation to us to be “grateful preferring to get a ‘pew’s-eye is Bill Erdman and as of this mo-
few years on this “new” continent. for life, love, and the knowl- view’ of things. ment, I am your new class corre-
Rather, I just want to reflect on the edge of the graces we receive “I’m so lucky to be living in a spondent! I realize that I have big
principle of the holiday. regularly from the Almighty… fine apartment (all to ADA spec- shoes to fill, but I hope to honor
Thanksgiving is a holiday of to Whom we ought to be giving ifications) attached to the main Pat Moran’s commitment.
gratitude. It was a day unique to thanks daily.” house, where daughter Laura To do this column justice, I
America in that it was a day set How apropos! now resides. She is a major care- need your help! It will be tough
aside by legislation to give thanks (Although Dr. Beardsley was giver for me. I’m so lucky to have getting used to a three-month
for the blessings the people of not prone to express humor in all three children so close by.” time lapse from writing to being
this nation of ours have received. his lectures, he seemed fond of I also received this note via published—with our present
However, two big questions telling the class that he finally Ted Brothers: “I, Andrew website it is zip-zap and the
loom: What blessings have we found the meaning of life. It was Robb, was a PCUSA missionary news is online! At least now
received and to whom are we on page 76 of his dictionary!) in Alabama, then Colombia you will see your name in print
giving thanks? En avant! and Venezuela, from 1955 until twice for the price of each item
’50
When I matriculated at 1979. This is a communication shared with me.
Lehigh in 1943, I was surprised Editor’s note: inspired by the Fall 2018 Lehigh I challenge each one of you to
to learn that Asa Packer founded To share your Bulletin. I do not remember you. take a moment away from your
this institute of learning in news or if you My campus residence was Rich- day-to-day, exciting life to contact
conjunction with the Episcopal would be interested in becom- ards dorm. Since I was headed me with stuff about yourself or
Church, to which he belonged. ing your class’s correspondent, for missionary work, I was in a about a friend in our class. Life
In fact, his daughter, Mary, reaching out to classmates and five-year program of Arts and events are worth sharing, partic-
would erect an Episcopal Chapel writing a column three times a Engineering: 1951 was the arts ularly as we are mostly in our late
at the entrance to the campus in year, please contact the Alumni graduation, and ’52 was for a B.S. 80s, and we need to reach out to
his honor. More than that, each Office at 610-758-3069 or in civil engineering. Princeton each other while we are still able.
freshman was required to take a classnotes@lehigh.edu Seminary was my next schooling If you have not recently sent in
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information about you and yours, Bill Latshaw and your class Pat, moved to Hilton Head Is- on their $2,000 winnings and
now is the time. correspondent, Tip Mowrer. land, S.C., over 20 years ago and drank champagne for a week.
I can be reached through We talked about our health joined the First Presbyterian Sometime after discharge from
email, wce96@seeoursite.org, and what we are doing. The Church upon their arrival. They the Army, Ed attended John’s
or phone call, (407) 644-0391, or subject came up of having a then started singing in the choir marriage to Lynn in Summit, N.J.
text message, (407) 376-0221, or mini-reunion, so Joe Workman and have been singing with the Ed spent his career years with
that old standby, U.S. Mail: 1171 has booked a room at Saucon late Wally Butler’s wife ever Union Carbide, Air Products and
Willa Vista Trail, Maitland, Fla., Valley Country Club. Joe is since. Millie is quite an accom- US Steel. Ed and Jean retired to
32751. I look forward to seeing working on the details to keep plished pianist as well and is the Naples, Fla., for their first 11
where we can go together. it successful like our last one. assistant pianist for the choir. years of retirement, felt it was
At this point, the only news If you have any thoughts or Bill spent his entire business too hot in the summer and then
I have to provide is my own: I suggestions, please contact Joe, career with Union Carbide moved to Las Vegas, Nev. Ed
just (October) recovered from Tony Latour or myself. and was working on process then tried water aerobics for
a case of nocardiosis. I’m sure I would like to add that Joe engineering assignments when exercise, threw out both shoul-
none of you have ever heard of has attended 67 Lehigh-Lafay- he retired from his last post ders and now for kicks visits the
this bacterial infection as it is ette games, and maybe that is in the company’s Charleston casinos to play poker.
found in dirt and old mulch. It is why they won!!! office. Bill used to play golf with I received this letter from
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called the “Gardener’s Disease.” Wally on the 20-plus courses on Bernie Grossman some time
I got it from falling off my bike Bert HHI, but he stopped playing a ago: “The loss of two of the
into a mulch pile (I would have Schweigaard- few years ago and now he takes Tau Delta Pi brothers, Jerry
been better off hitting a tree)! Olsen, The cruises with Pat once or twice a Friedenheim and Harvey
Eight days in the hospital, tests Landings, 5430 Eagles Point year on Regent and does volun- Semilof, prompted me to write.
galore for the staff to CYA and Circle #401, Sarasota, FL teer work. The fraternity was tight, and
massive antibiotics cured me 34231-9179. (941) 923-4210 (H); Ken Strohl was born and squeezed into a small house,
of the bacteria but not of riding bertso@mac.com raised in Bethlehem. His father maybe 20 beds. So much of my
my bike every day. You guys can When two opposing football was a ’27 graduate of Lehigh, Lehigh life centered there with
certainly send me more inter- teams both have a record of 2-7 and his grandfather was assis- great memories…. I remember
esting stuff than this! Write or going into the final game of the tant postmaster for Bethlehem. those two guys very well. It was
call now, before you forget. season, it is very hard to create He played clarinet and saxo- only a half dozen or so years after
’53
interest in seeing any final con- phone in the Lehigh band and graduation that the Tau Delt
Clifton “Tip” test. We only had seven people has attended over 50 Lehigh house ran into financial difficulty
E. Mowrer, 632 sign up to see the game five days football games since graduation. and disappeared. There was a
Edgeboro Blvd., prior to the event, and so we Ken and his wife, Marian, have replacement but never the same.
Bethlehem, PA 18017-5110. canceled The Signature Room three children and nine grand- “I’m still in the millinery
(610) 865-0399 (H); (private room, 100-inch sur- children. Ken spent his entire business, living in Manhattan,
cebrmow@gmail.com round sound TV, buffet brunch) career with several companies traveling to China twice a year
Looking back, it is hard to believe and read about Lehigh’s 34-3 in the catalytic converter and and loving life as much as ever.
our 65th Reunion has come and drubbing of Lafayette in the pollution (hazardous waste) My apartment building has a
gone into the Lehigh history Sunday papers. In previous industries, and his work took few Lehigh guys in it, but the
books. Saucon Valley Country years, this game attracted up to him to all seven continents. The only Tau Delts I see are Lenny
Club did a beautiful job for us at 45 attendees to our Sarasota, majority of his time was spent Solomon ’55 and Larry Kamp
their Villa, and the weather was Fla., prime location. Maybe next in Canada and Western Europe. ’53. Leonard is keeping Wall
super. It was great to renew old year. Ken works out four times a Street honest. Howard makes
friendships that go back to 1949, Speaking about 2019, our week and plays golf and bridge. me laugh, same as he did 60
and these relationships will be 60th Reunion will be held June Ed Wyczalek claims his eyes, years ago. Regards to all the
with us as long as we live. Bill 6-9, so oil up your walkers, buy ears and legs are shot and his life others reading your updates.”
Schulz and his wife, Lynn, live in new hearing aids, see your eye consists of using his cane to get Wilson Stout’s wife, Barbie,
the panhandle of Florida. Lynn doctor, get a pass from your to a comfortable seat in front of moved to Colorado to be near
said they were fortunate to just cardiologist, buy lots of travel the TV. Fortunately, his mind is her children and grandchildren
get heavy rain and wind with insurance and set aside a few still sharp as a tack and he has and loves her new life. Mim
very little property damage this days from your busy lives. It is a good sense of humor. He and Bott, the widow of Don Bott,
hurricane season. time to remember days gone by. his wife, Jean, have two sons. Ed has a lady friend who is con-
There are a number of Our numbers have diminished and John Wallace spent a year sidered to be an expert in malt
classmates that live in the Lehigh by 50 percent, but let us renew and a half together in the Army whiskey. They are planning
Valley, and we try to keep the past friendships for a few mem- in Frankfurt, Germany. One day a trip to Scotland to test her
spark alive and have lunch at the orable days. More details will John asked Ed if he could figure knowledge.
Hanoverville Roadhouse. Those follow from the Alumni Office as out a way to beat the odds at God bless you all!
attending were Joe Workman, we get closer to Reunion time. roulette and after some trial and Save the date for Reunion 2019:
Tony Latour, Roger Inglese, Bill Sutherland and his wife, error, they went to Nice, France, June 6-9, 2019
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’55 ’57
Burt Sutker, of his contacts over the past Bruce reports that the venerable James Watson,
55 Lexington years including Bob Pierson, Marching 97 Band (traditionally 774 Highview
Drive, Pennington, Karl Kirk, Otto Atkinson, Ed 96 players and a drum major) Drive, Wyckoff,
NJ 08534. 609-730-0839; Hatfield, Dick Humpleby, Alex gave a great performance. NJ 07481. (201) 891-1246 (H);
BJSutker@aol.com Liddie, Lou Peters, Charles It was good to hear from Bill jwatson@execsearchinc.net
This is my first column, and I fol- Peterson, Dick Proebstle, Bob Messner, living in Webster, My retirement comment in my
low a great column person, Bob Ring, George Ryerson, Charlie N.Y., retired after a long career last column triggered a note
Kiley. The column is only as good Eisenfelder, Rudy Scavuzzo, with Eastman Kodak. He enjoys from Eli “Ike” Eicheberger
as the information you send, so Ken Hendrix and Don Steeber. his five children, four of whom recounting his 39 years with
please send me items to include. Don and I had a nice conver- live nearby. Bill’s late wife Carol Caterpillar Inc., and his posting
Since I took over, I have re- sation, and he suggested that was the sweetheart of Sigma Chi to various global regions,
ceived messages from a number pictures might be a way to share back in 1954. including France, where he
of classmates. Interestingly information. Staff at Lehigh also At the fall 2018 luncheon met and married his lovely
there were several curricu- thought it would be a good idea. for “older alums” in our area, wife, Danielle, and his chance
lum classmates in chemical So, check out the photo in the held at the Hershey’s Mill Golf encounter with Al “Big Stuff ”
engineering. Bill Schiesser and Celebrations section on page 62 Club in West Chester, Pa., we Huddy in Singapore. He thinks
John Mahoney even corrected to see a picture of me with my heard Brent Stringfellow, Le- Al was an Ingersoll Rand rep
my spelling of Dr. Foust. George son, Stuart ’78 (metallurgical high’s associate VP of facilities at the time. He said he really
Plohr, Lou Peters and I are engineering), and grandson, and university architect. The missed his good times at the
side by side in the Class Cabinet Jason ’17 (bioengineering). This university plans to make the Warren Square Delta Phi house
picture from the 1955 Epitome. picture was taken at Lehigh’s campus more energy-efficient with all his great fellow class-
A fourth correspondent, Ed Legacy Luncheon. and the buildings “friendlier.” mates. He was very sorry Delta
Hatfield, on the end of the row. I hope this first column en- Tricia and I enjoyed Phi has been banished by the
Ed lived in Dravo down the hall courages you to send me content visiting with Wayne Parker, university with so many other
from me during our freshman or send it to Lehigh and they will Ferd Thun, Janet and Bruce frats. I reminded him that in my
year. Bill remembers trying to pass it on. The column is only as Waechter, Bob Arndt ’52, Bob service year Al Medovich and
take Professor Amstutz’s organic good and as interesting as what Hoyt ’52, Jane and Bob Bevan I washed dinner dishes at Delta
final while piles were being driv- you send in to share. ’60, and Lorraine Wiedorn ’84G Phi since our house wanted
’56
en for Fritz Labs. My recollection ’13P ’17P, Adam Salmassk ’06 to give a work chance to some
was during Professor Foust’s Bill Burgin, 534 and Bill Bole from the Lehigh younger brothers. It was a great
chemical engineering finals. W. Beechtree Lane, Development Office. Hosts of adventure for us since we now
When Roberta and I planned Wayne,PA 19087. the semi-annual event are John had two fraternity parties to hit
to get married, I asked Lou Pe- (610) 688-7374 (H); w.burgin@ Kerr ’52, Eric Flicker ’71 and on weekends. Their great cook,
ters and his wife, Faye, to come att.net Gary Liddick ’76. Blanch Bose, was my son Dave’s
to dinner with my parents to Many thanks to Bruce Marra for Congratulations to fellow ’85 cook at Sigma Nu when he
demonstrate how young couples sending news of a mini Sigma Nu LU Bulletin columnist and was there, and she remembered
can “manage.” Well it must have reunion last July at Jack Baker’s Sigma Chi Bill Helfrich ’58, who Al and me hanging out with
worked; Roberta and I have been Wharf House in Point Pleasant won the George F. Stutz Award her there for a year before we
married 63 years. Beach, N.J. Joining Bruce were during Reunion Weekend 2018. graduated.
Sad information was received Bill Brady, Frank Cafaro, Jim Bill has written decades of I had a great note from a
about the passing of Francis White, Ed Curran and Roy columns for this publication young fraternity brother, Ken
“Corky” Flynn. His grand- Higgins. The group agreed on and participated in numerous Weaver ’61, reporting on this
daughter, Tara Sabharwal, grad- their good fortunes to have phonathons for Lehigh. year’s annual tailgate Theta
uated from Lehigh in May 2018. attended Lehigh, to have made I am sorry to report the Delta Chi football weekend,
Tara recalls stories of Corky enduring friendships there and death of Duane Jennings last which they have been holding
marrying her grandmother in to have enjoyed the advantag- September. A frequent con- with wives for the last 50 years
the chapel at Lehigh and attend- es of the 20th century. Bruce tributor to this column, Duane or so for the classes from ’57
ing reunions when he could. Art attests that this group favors a was active in his church and through ’63. This year kicked off
Swallow added that Corky was a 65th Reunion for our class. community near Asheville, N.C. at Harold Milton’s ’63 estate in
WWII and Korean War veteran. Janet and Bruce Waech- At Lehigh he was an excellent Trumbauersville, Pa. (a small
Art lives in Sun City, Fla. ter got to four of Lehigh’s five scholar, captain of the track enclave of Bucks County), with
Dick Smith’s sad passing was football home games last fall. team and a member of Delta a big barbeque on Friday night.
reported by Lou Peters. Dick was They enjoyed a “good tailgate” Tau Delta. He was elected to Saturday held a tailgate, and af-
our class president. Lou lives before the Fordham game, Tau Beta Pi and Who’s Who in ter freezing their butts off at the
in Packanack, N.J., and shares joined by Pinky and Ed Hatfield American Universities and Col- Fordham game, they moved on
children, grandchildren and ’55 and Harry Brooks ’59 and leges. We offer deep condolenc- to the Sayre Mansion in Beth-
great-grandchildren with his Meredith Rapp. The Waechters es to the Jennings family. lehem for cocktails and dinner.
wife, Daisy. also attended the pre-Lafayette Here’s to a good year, with There was also a breakfast on
George Plohr sends a list game luncheon at Lehigh, where peace and health, in 2019. Sunday morning.
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This year’s group besides Ken Anne and I made it to our ’60 helped me locate BSG (many We start with a cocktail reception
and Harold included Ron Vaughn yearly football game – winless sports bar visits). Pete Fenger ’49 for our class in the Lower Art
’58; the men from ’59: Neil Rich- Fordham. The game was not stopped in before going to Atlanta Gallery at Zoellner Arts Center
ard, John Smiley and Joe Hen- exciting with three long TDs in for Thanksgiving. Joe Jablonski followed by a university-wide
ningsen; ’61 grads Al Richmond the first half. ’78 just started a new job (he also Soiree Under the Stars dinner.
and Fred Gross; and a bunch of Gina and Bob Christie, as saw the lousy Navy game). Kaci Saturday features a class
’62 brothers: Wil Hamp, Kent usual, held a great tailgate. We (Holt) Nowadly ’96 was back after parade, presentations, music
Westhelle, Jim Murchie and Dave were joined by Izzie and Larry missing a few years. Bob Mampe and picnics, which all preludes to
Fraboni. I am looking forward to Treretola, Sandi and Bruce ’71 may bring his grandsons next our class dinner at Saucon Valley
attending next year, and now that Gilbert, and John Harkrader. year. And Don Heidenburg ’57 Country Club’s Villa Pazzetti
we beat Lafayette it should be A bunch of nearby tailgaters stopped in from a Shriners circus with songs by members of the
even a better game weekend. were attracted by our ’58 sign meeting with some shaped bal- Lehigh Glee Club. There will be
Send some news of your because they were all born in loons for the wives and kids. an open bar preceding dinner,
whereabouts—email is best! 1958 and couldn’t believe we were The Leopards were repre- giving a great time to catch up in
’58
still coming to the tailgates! We sented by Mont Service ’81, a relaxed atmosphere.
Bill Helfrich, learned that Sandi Gilbert has joined by Rob Gipe ’95 and Your committee has dipped
80 Southwick joined Bruce running in the Se- father Bill Gipe (U. of Penn ’61), into our class cash reserves
Drive, Orchard nior Track Championship! How Steve Schaeffer ’72, and new (gleaned through auctions at
Park, NY 14127. (716) 662-7927 did it feel to get to the finish line neighbor Ryan Cimo ’98, the for- previous reunions) to keep costs
(H); bh7831@aol.com and there was your wife, Bruce? mer punter and current Orchard reasonable. And as one class
I read the Fall Bulletin and I spent a great first half reliving Park school board member. realist said: “We’re over 80. What
couldn’t believe that we had such the past with John Harkrader Heard that Marianne and are we saving it for?”
a great 60th Reunion. I received including the famous trip to Cuba Bill Bux joined Nancy and Ted For those concerned that
many emails expressing the same during our “Measles Week.” I Horstmann at Betsy and Bob you may be asked to dress like
sentiment. promised Harks that I would not Holcomb’s for an indoor tailgate. a dancing raisin, jitterbug with
Jean-Claude Rousseaux print all the stories. But, once at Gary’s Barber Shop is still the LU dance team or strut with
confirmed that he and Lukie a Rutgers football game during hoping the new quarterback will the Mummers, forget it. Being
were in France. They can’t wait the “Flu Week,” Jack Fawcett do the job, but are excited about able to walk in our class parade
to see Anne and myself in April in got all the Chi Psis to surround the Buffalo Sabres hockey. is good enough and no elaborate
Sunset Beach, N.C. him when he had to take a leak. Greekers to all the 60th costumes this year. Plus, Lehigh
Tom Kelly sent congrats on All was going well until the crowd Reunion attendees! has golf carts and drivers avail-
’59
receiving the Stutz Award and dispersed around him and Jack able for transportation around
for all those articles enjoyed over was left standing there embar- Bob Teufel, campus.
the years. He can’t believe that rassed. I was so glad to see Harks 1 Stoklea Drive, With neither team do-
living in Miami he has tolerat- after talking to him this summer. Emmaus, PA ing especially well this year,
ed the Buffalo Bills stories, but His holiday house at the beach 18049. (610) 967-2049 (H); (610) there was a light crowd at the
agrees we may have a new starting was a miracle to recovery. 393-0565 (C); rteufel@aol.com Lehigh-Lafayette game this
quarterback. They did not use the We met with the Sigma Chi and John Canova, The Carillon year in Easton watching a
shutters this year, but the previ- tailgate after the game and saw 209, 2525 Taft Drive, Boulder, CO much-maligned Lehigh team
ous two hurricane seasons were Pinky and Ed Hatfield ’55 (they 80302; canova618@gmail.com dominate the hapless Leopards.
unbelievable. He sends news that watched a terrible Lehigh team Surely you have by now called Attending the annual Friday
Mitch Karp’s wife, Doreen, has lose at Navy), Janet and Bruce your fraternity brothers, class- pre-game 50-Game Club lunch
qualified for next year’s Boston Waechter ’56, and Meredith and mates, freshman roommate, honoring the team seniors and
Marathon. Harry Brooks ’59 (getting used to etc., to meet at our 60th Class their parents were Dan Bayer
Don Kohler is touting the their new retirement living). Reunion? No? Well, check (76 games) and John Woerner
Marching 97 Alumni Band We had dinner with the Chris- alum.lu/reunion and get on it. (57 games). Seen braving the
T-shirts. Did you get one for ties at the Hotel Bethlehem. They If you need a phone number windy cold in the stands were
Christmas? were going to surprise their son at or email of a long-lost classmate, Leon Harbold, Bob Teufel and
Bill Burgin ’56, another Bulle- church in Allentown on Sunday. just contact Bob Teufel or John Gerard Downey.
tin correspondent, really liked our Bob calls me after the Buffalo Bills Canova at the contacts above and And speaking of cold and
clever Asa Packer parade theme. beat the Jets – twice a year! we’ll get it for you. windy, you must recall our
He congratulated me on earning We held the Buffalo Le- Our able class president and freshman year Lafayette game?
the Stutz Award and was envious high-Lafayette telecast at a new reunion chair Leon Harbold, A highly favored Engineer
that I met with Jessi McMullan spot – Buffalo Sports Garden in assisted by his committee of Jim team was dumped in a driving
’05 and the Lehigh staff. Orchard Park – with about 30 Swenson, John Canova, Bob snowstorm 36-6 by the plodding
Jim Horkheimer is feeling attending from both schools. Teufel, Beall Fowler, Glenn Leopards. That snowstorm set a
better and still visiting the pris- Matt Darragh ’05 and Emily Shutt Kinard, Michael Kuenne, Lehigh Valley record for Novem-
oners in Arcade on Mondays and Darragh ’05 did a great job of George Karr and Paul Prestia, ber that was broken this year by
Fridays. Good job! streaming the game. Dave Hecht has planned a terrific weekend. an 8.1-inch surprise blizzard.
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My Phi Kappa Theta fraternity Heart Association. joined us at the tailgate. Jack their lives. They have four chil-
brother, Joe Montville, has al- George and wife Barbara Kennedy was in the same area, dren, three of whom are mar-
ready reserved the bridal suite at are members of the Tower but we did not connect until ried, six grandchildren, and one
Chez Teufel for our 60th Reunion and Asa Packer societies and we were in the stadium. It was grandson-in-law. All have been
Week. Joe recently received a have steadfastly given to the a very chilly and windy day, so living in the U.S. for many years.
grant from the Carnegie Corp. Athletic Partnership Program. everyone was bundled up. Ira’s Their youngest son recently took
based on his work “The Civil Wanting to help outstanding wife, Linda, chose to not attend, a position in Zurich and will be
War at 150 Years: Deep Wounds students have access to a Lehigh which was a wise decision. Ira moving there with his family.
Yet to Heal” and has done three education, they established the remains in good health and very Carlos keeps busy with Goodwill
two-day workshops at George George W. Karr, Jr. ’59 Endowed active, at least on Instagram. in Caracas and Mercedes is busy
Mason University’s Point of Scholarship fund. Jack mentioned Bentley Offutt with her handicrafts. They re-
View residential conference He was always active in our has joined the Class Reunion cently traveled to Seoul, Korea,
center based on his thesis. Joe class, serving as our class presi- Committee. Jack is looking for to attend a Goodwill Interna-
has had a fascinating career dent for 10 years and on scores more members, so if you are tional meeting.
first in the Middle East with of university committees and interested, contact him. Tom Bliss and his wife,
the State Department and later advisory boards. He and Gene While at the game, I ran Tricia, stopped by on their way
with GMU’s School for Conflict co-founded the Lehigh University into Jim Freeman and his wife, home to Charleston from Maine
Analysis and Resolution. phonathon campaign; a first for Elaine. They are living outside this fall. Tom sold his 50-foot
Fellow class scribe, John Lehigh, and many of us fondly Bethlehem and go to most of the trawler and bought a home in
Canova, and I have determined remember manning the phones home games. Their life revolves Tenants Harbor, Maine. Since
to feature an Outstanding in the Goldman boardroom, around children and grandchil- he had a house near the water,
59er in each column. Someone tracking down our classmates for dren. he decided he needed a new
who has given back not only to the Annual Fund. Bill Ross still goes into the boat and bought a renovated
Lehigh, but to the broader com- George and Barbara live in office every day. John Mac Wil- lobster boat, which means no
munity as well. For this issue Bucks County, Pa., in a lovely liams’s son, Brian, has ALS and one has to go to the second level
that outstanding classmate is restored stone farmhouse and needs constant care. Notwith- to steer, etc.
George Karr. If you didn’t know are the parents of Kimberly ’84, standing, an album was recently Wight Martindale wrote
George from the swimming David ’90, Jeff and Tara, and have published that contained many that he recently gave a pub-
team or from business school nine grandchildren. songs he has written. Louise lic lecture at Lehigh on the
classes, you met him when he Save the date for Reunion 2019: spends a lot of time in NYC University’s debt to Bethlehem
and co-class gift chairman Gene June 6-9, 2019 helping with his healthcare. Steel, focusing on the peri-
’60
Mercy visited your fraternity Jack Kennedy still spends od when Eugene Grace first
or knocked on your dorm door Williams E. his summers on Nantucket, en- became chairman of the Lehigh
promoting our class gift. It was Millsom, P.O. joying the island life and sailing. Board of Trustees in 1924 to the
a 20-year commitment and we Box 3225, 54 We visited his house in October, company’s sale of the 550 acres
had a 75 percent participation Boardwalk, Groton Long Point, but he had already closed it up that is the Murray H. Good-
rate, which set the pattern for CT 06340. (860) 536-2926 (H), for the winter. man Campus and the Stabler
the generosity of our class. (860) 235-3618 (C); bill.millsom@ I called John Cunningham and Rauch buildings and the
Prior to graduation, George gmail.com to try and meet up with him stadium. It was during this
began working for the Equita- Hello classmates, while we were on the Main Line, period that Lehigh drastically
ble Life Assurance Society and I hope this column finds you but he was in San Miguel de improved its academic reputa-
remained with Equitable and all in good spirits and health. Allende, Mexico, enjoying cock- tion and over 80 percent of its
with AXA, which later bought As I write this, I am recovering tails and the art scene. He had total land. Bethlehem Steel also
Equitable, for his entire career. from abdominal surgery, which recently been up to Connecticut lent many of its executives to
In 1967 he established a new kept me in the hospital for a to visit with Bob Peterson and assist Lehigh whenever needed
branch of Equitable in Philadel- week. Not a nice way to spend found him in poor health. Bob’s during this period. Most of
phia. With partner Bob Barth my 80th birthday. companion, Martina Hamilton, them were Lehigh grads as was
he formed Karr Barth and led My wife, Gill, and I made is apparently doing a yeoman’s Grace, class of 1899. Wighty has
the industry in sales for 20-plus it down to the Main Line the job of taking care of Bob. Looks two granddaughters who have
years. In 1994, George retired evening before the Colgate like Bob will no longer be able to applied to attend Lehigh in the
from Karr Barth but continued game and visited Bill Ross and ski, which will be a blow to him, fall, so the Martindale tradition
as a top-producing agent in the his wife, Dottie, who treated us as he loves the sport. will hopefully carry on. Wighty
AXA sales force. and John Mac Williams and his I have been in touch with is interested in making contact
In addition to his support to wife, Louise, to a very nice meal Carlos Bullos, who was in the with our classmate Bob Rost.
Lehigh, George has served as at the Philadelphia Country Houston area from Caracas for If anyone has any knowledge,
president of the Southeastern Club. The following morning the holiday season. Carlos and please contact Wighty at wight.
Pennsylvania Red Cross and we all drove up to Lehigh to his wife, Mercedes, have been martindale@gmail.com.
served on the board of the Phil- tailgate and watch the Colgate married for 50 years and have Had an email from Jack
adelphia branch of the American football game. Ira Friedman lived in Caracas for most of McCarthy after my last column
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was published. He was lament- lectures – not a bad start. Sim- Goodman Stadium for the Ford- granddaughter, Cassie Cheese-
ing the passing of John Daniel. ilarly, Ed Watters is diligently ham game. Hard to imagine a man, is playing varsity soccer
John was a Sigma Nu and establishing our 611 Scholarship pair of 1-year-old twins, plus 3-, for Holy Cross. Joe reports that
member of the football team. to be a permanent annual award 4- and 7-year-olds in tow for a Doc is still playing soccer in
Jack’s wife, Diane, recently had by the classes of ’61 and 2011. three-hour game. True to form, national tournaments. Joe and
back surgery, so as I write this, More detail is on the web. they left after the Marching 97’s Robbie are now living in West
he is busy taking care of her. Mike and Joan Hoben have halftime show. Chester, Pa., near their two
Jack is living in Naples, Fla., and been hitting the road despite If you are getting the feeling daughters and five grandkids.
playing lots of golf. He encour- his continued involvement in that 2018 was a rough year They do their snowbirding
ages any classmates in the area investments. When we gathered on the Lehigh gridiron, just in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,
to contact him for a game. in Bethlehem for the Samantha consider those of us with season six months each year and are
’61
Power Hagerman lecture, the tickets: Dick Moll, George enjoying their senior years.
Robert Paternos- Smiths and Hobens braved some Spill, Larry Moyer and myself. Harvey Skolnick went
ter, 448 Bellflower chilly weather to golf at Saucon, Tailgating just wasn’t the same. to San Antonio to follow the
Blvd., Suite 303, where Mike is a member. The George and Gladys are now Flower Mound Band in the
Long Beach, CA 90814. Hobens moved on to a mystery in the Delaware Valley after Bands of America competition.
robertpaternoster@yahoo.com dinner near the Poconos. Next forever in Allentown, but they Grandson Gavin McDaniel
GUEST COLUMNIST: Paul stop is Vero Beach, where they still make the trip every fall – plays the sousaphone in the
Smith, thesmiths2@comcast.net have become snowbirds with a tough duty this year. One nice winning band, which now will
Ken Weaver and Jessica left new winter home. event the Philly crowd enjoys is march in Pasadena in the Rose
St. James, N.C., because of a Despite what we would best a semi-annual luncheon hosted Bowl Parade.
mandatory Florence evacua- describe as a subpar summer by Lehigh at Hershey’s Mill near Birk Drury moved in April
tion, securing everything inside for weather, the Paul Smith clan West Chester, Pa. Dick Book- back to Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,
and outside of the house, and spent two gorgeous weeks on binder surfaced at the recent where he spent his career with
took off for daughter Lori’s in Popponesset Island on Cape October event along with many Key Bank (Albany, N.Y.). He did
Chantilly, Va. Ken outsmarted Cod. All three sons are Eagles of those mentioned previously. some hiking and kayaking last
the majority by avoiding I-95. diehards who went to the Super Speakers from Lehigh vary from summer and now is prepping
They left on Sept. 12 and spent Bowl. They ran into Bob Kraft, department heads all the way for ski season in nearby New
the next 12 days in Lori’s finest Pats owner, who summers on up to President John Simon. York and Vermont. Birk moved
in-law basement bedroom the island. Other than saying Rich Miller still does his north to be with his three
with private bath and TV. They “41-33,” they treated him with snowbirding in Ocean Reef, daughters, a son, a step-daugh-
returned home to find their respect. Fla., and tries to fish every ter and 11 grandkids. They do
home intact and not damaged Hurricane Florence spoiled Friday. Margo and Rich enjoyed keep him busy. He plans to try
by any of the 2,000 trees lost in a mini ’61 gathering at the Thanksgiving with visiting contacting the rest of the 1961
St. James. Plans are to return Navy game as Ed Watters and family by introducing a sport ATO class for some more news.
’62
closer to roots in Middletown, Joe Bartish canceled at the Margo learned during a recent
Del., to be closer to family, the last minute. Turns out it was a trip to Alaska. It’s called gutter Philip J. Kinzel,
Eagles and Wawa. Ken and the gorgeous day, but only Larry racing and involves pitting your 11 Cleveland Road,
Theta Delt gang reunited at the Moyer, Carole Anne and Paul goldfish in one five-foot gutter Caldwell, NJ
Fordham game in mid-October Smith represented ’61. Lehigh against your opponent’s in a 07006. (973) 226-8618 (H), (973)
with Ken driving through Trop- competed for a quarter, but second gutter. We’ll wait to see 226-1430 (B), (973) 464-8282
ical Storm Michael to get there. the Naval Academy ambiance if this takes off like pickleball. (C); pkinzel@kinzelco.com
Your class maintains an made it special. Carole Anne Rich “Moose” Parsons is Enjoyed a conversation with
active presence at campus; and I continued south to Ocean still a top voice in a Kennebunk, Craig Anderson ’60. Craig was
Mike Hoben, Ed Watters and City, Md., for three days of golf Maine, singing group, good the first Lehigh grad to pitch
Paul Smith remain on the with a Philly seniors group with enough to participate in an in the major leagues, making
Ethics Endowment Advisory only 15 minutes of rain, despite international competition in his debut with the St. Louis
Committee, which reached Florence pounding Carolina at Orlando. Rich was able to take Cardinals, before moving on
major endowment status with the same time. down a huge tree with help to be a member of the original
a bequest by Pete Hagerman. Ed Watters continues his from son Chad, then split every 1962 Amazin’ Mets. Craig called
Being good stewards, we have consulting with just enough bit for firewood. Wife Debbie to give accolades for the great
added Kari (Hackbarth) Arienti clients not to impinge on his ex- has one curb on his outdoor job that John Burbridge did
’86 and Christopher Chew ’11 to tended family. Smartly, he keeps activities – no more ladders. in writing Craig’s biography.
maintain the focus on values in one client in France, giving The Moose gang will again make The biography was prepared in
decision-making for all Lehigh him reason to spend time with their annual monthly stay in conjunction with the Baseball
students. An annual Hagerman daughter Noelle and family, Sarasota this coming March. Biography Project of the Society
Ethics Lecture has brought Car- who live just outside Paris. Ed’s Joe Napravnik met Pat and for American Baseball Research
ly Fiorina and Samantha Power remaining two daughters and Armand “Doc” Fernandes in (SABR). John is a baseball
to campus for the first two family made their annual trek to Worcester, Mass., where his aficionado and is currently
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professor emeritus at Elon Ed and Barbara are married 54 Harold Milton ’63 in Quaker- Lynn ’19, and the ball ended up in
University, where he was dean years. Ed has a Ph.D. in polymer town, Pa. Joining us for Harold’s the hands of our other defensive
of the business school. He is also chemistry. After joining Bell traditional venison chili dinner end, Davis Maxie ’20, who raced
an adjunct at York College of Labs in 1966 he entered the were 15 alumni, staff and guests. 43 yards for Lehigh’s first score.
Pennsylvania. While at Elon, he scientist-as-astronaut compe- Harold was next getting ready Senior Dom Bragalone ran for
introduced and taught “Baseball tition, and made it down to the to host Thanksgiving dinner 107 yards and three touch-
and Statistics.” He is a lifelong final cut. Ed believes that “being with guests Linda and Wil downs. Based on that effort,
New York Giants baseball fan. taller than their max was my ul- Hamp and family from Hilton Bragalone was named Lehigh’s
The greatest Giants-Dodgers timate undoing.” Ed spent most Head, S.C. 40th MVP since 1960 when the
’63
game he attended was a 1-0 of his career at Eastman Kodak, award was initiated. The only
Giants victory in Jersey City becoming a senior laboratory di- Dixon Earley, good thing for Lafayette that
in 1956. Yes, the Dodgers did rector and head of the Research 151 Old Ford Dr., afternoon was that Joe Madden,
play in Jersey City in 1956 and Scientific Council. Ed and Bar- Camp Hill, PA manager of the Chicago Cubs,
1957. John has a B.S., M.S. and bara live in Matthews, N.C. 17011. (717) 761-1297 or (863) was in attendance.
Ph.D. from Lehigh in industrial Ron Johnson had sailing on 419-0514; peganddix@juno.com Other than those who at-
engineering. John and Mary the Queen Mary and visiting the The 2018 Lehigh-Lafayette tended the Beat Lafayette Lun-
Agnes are married over 50 years National Baseball Hall of Fame, weekend started for seven cheon, the only other classmate
and live in Seven Valleys, Pa. Cooperstown, N.Y., on his bucket members of the Class of 1963 I saw at this year’s Lehigh-La-
Craig Anderson’s bio can be list. In October, Phil Kinzel (Pete Fortmann, Bob Barber, fayette game was class vice
obtained at sabr.org/bioproj/ invited Ron to join Phil and son Walter Nichols, Don Hill, president Paul Seibert. If you
person/0cbd3fab. Phil Jr. ’92 to go striper fishing Fred Braun, Dixon Earley and were there, please let me know
Not often that I get to report on the Queen Mary headboat out Jim Wilson) plus one spouse along with what you have been
weddings for my septuage- of Pt. Pleasant, N.J. No stripers (Peg Earley), who are in the 50+ doing since 1963.
narian classmates. But wed- were caught but lots of porgies. Game Club, at the annual Beat Tidbits from the reunion.
ding bells rang for Kay Tyler Ron found a recipe for porgies on Lafayette Luncheon. They joined Not all of us are retired. Arve
and Don Mellman on Oct. 6. Google and prepared a delicious the seniors on the football team, B. Holt, who was a chemical
Don received his M.D. from fish dinner at Phil’s vacation who along with their parents engineering major, is still
Hahnemann Medical College, home in Metedeconk, N.J. Two attended their first Beat Lafay- working as a senior engineering
went to Boston City Hospital weeks later Ron enjoyed a week- ette Luncheon. For some reason, advisor for Becht Engineering
and spent two years in the Navy end in Cooperstown visiting the there was not a big attendance Co. of Wynnewood, Pa. Becht
as an LST squadron medical Hall of Fame. at the luncheon, but the seniors Engineering provides a wide
officer with short stints in Viet- A group of the Famous Class and the coaches expressed their array of engineering services to
nam. Don is an expert witness in of ’62 Lehigh grads gathered gratitude to those who attended the energy, process and power
neurological surgery cases and for a weekend of golf and and the 50+ game attendees who industries, including continuing
does human rights work in Gaza. nostalgia in September at the were there. It was noted that services to 90 percent of the re-
Don and Kay live in Tampa, Landing in Savannah, where some 50-60 people had attended fineries in the United States and
Fla. Ken Gelbard attended Beverly and Kent Westhelle, in past years, compared to the Canada. Robert John Von See,
the wedding. For the last 40 Dee and Dave Angell, and 35 that were there this year. a business administration, eco-
years, Ken has been renovating, Patty and Jim Morgan have The attendance at this year’s nomics and marketing major, is
owning and operating some of enjoyed the lifestyle for over 11 game was also lower, but the 50+ an account executive for Waste
the old mills that existed in the years. Kent did the organizing, Game Luncheon always means Management Corp. in Newport,
Baltimore area when it was an and according to Jim he should so much to so many alums and R.I., where he lives. Robert also
industrial city. have, since he shot his age on those who have attended that owns A-1 Car, Cab and Van Co.,
Dick Pollock and Ed Otoc- Friday. Joining the group was many games. which provides high-end trans-
ka were saddened to read of the Bob Downing, Brenda and Fortunately, the game started portation in Newport County.
passing of Palmer Zigmund Bernie Gitlin, and Mimi and in Lehigh’s favor and continued Dr. George McGinley, an
in the Summer 2018 Bulletin. Don Kane. All had a great time, that way until the final whistle ophthalmologist in the Lehigh
Dick and Palmer attended the and then there was golf! with a 34-3 Lehigh win. Lehigh Valley, retired in 2015.
McBurney School in New York Lehigh did shine, winning won the coin toss and elected to A short email from Anthony
City and were freshman room- the 154th game with Lafay- defer their choice until the sec- Mazzucca indicates that he
mates at Lehigh. Dick received ette, 34-3. Sitting in the stands ond half. Lafayette’s leading kick is still working hard as a real
his master’s in engineering at behind Eleanor and me was returner took the kickoff and re- estate broker.
Columbia University and then Fritz Mueller and his son, turned it to the Lehigh 45 where The column ends on a
spent the rest of his career in Robert ’88. Fritz was attend- he was tackled by our kicker, Ed sad note. Dave Hartman in
California. Dick and Mary live ing his 61st Lehigh-Lafayette Mish ’19. From then on it was all Vero Beach, Fla., indicated by
on Lake Fork in Yantis, Texas. game, never missing one since Lehigh. On the first play from email on the Friday before the
Palmer was one of Ed’s best he was a freshman at Lehigh. scrimmage the Lafayette quar- Lehigh-Lafayette game that
friends at Lehigh. Palmer intro- After the game we were invited terback went back to pass and his wife, Shirley, passed away
duced Ed to his wife, Barbara. to the circa 1750 farmhouse of was hit by defensive end Julian that day.
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