blue sky. On the other side of the world, Conn., and Whitemarsh, Pa. Lynde busy. Besides their usual spring trip to
our troops are fighting an unprovoked war McCormick, if you can catch him on his Florida they went to Nashville, Tenn., and
started, probably mistakenly, by our country. Gold Wing Honda, can be found tooling the Grand Old Opry. They are both very
Almost 4,000 of our men and women,
around La Jolla, Calif., and other parts of active. Tom is a member of three commit-
who were wearing our uniforms, have
the West. Duncan Bolton reports that he is tees (house, food and medical) at the retire-
died. Over 40,000 of them have been
not getting around much. I did not do well ment community where they live. Jean stays
injured, some most horribly, many with
in convincing him that I was not dunning busy with the bridge group and helps out in
permanent disabilities.
him for money for the school, though with the finance office. More power to them both.
the heavy solicitations of this election year,
This is the fifth anniversary of the day
Jim Perkins and Peg report that they are
his presumption is quite understandable.
on which the United States began Opera-
maintaining their health and seem to be doing
JoJo White admits to a few problems, but
tion Iraqi Freedom.
OK. Jim reports his grandson is singing at
makes light of everything, including the
Carnegie Hall with a choral group. Both Jim
Probably because our class suffered a election proceedings on TV. He makes my
and Peg are doing large amounts of walking.
loss of over 15 percent in World War II, not call a joy. Albie Merck makes us all proud.
many have enjoyed returning to the school. He is now an honorary trustee of SGS,
Charlie Crouse reports that he is in
But, today, all of the 10 who are still alive have attends all meetings and is deeply involved
good shape as he keeps busy in the garden.
the war in Iraq very much on their minds. in improving education at all levels, every-
The results of his efforts are most visible
where. I wish I could have had the benefit
at the dining tables that he decorates. His
In the spring of 1939, it is not surpris-
of his advice in the years when I was trying
six offspring with their 10 grandchildren
ing to me to recall that every member of
to run the School of Architecture at Rice
all live nearby. This is surely a blessing as
our class, save one, said that they were
University. By the way, call me if any of
they take good care of him.
Republicans; we still are, although only two
you wish addresses of your classmates.
of us plan to support the apparent nomi-
Dick Huber is still working and doing
nee. Then, the only man who stalwartly Grab your canes and charge on! Every
a great deal of writing. In preparation are
and openly proclaimed that he was a Demo- day the sun comes up; like Hope, it will
two books, both in a conversational for-
cr at was the Rev. Frederick Sanford Cutler. rise again. Incidentally, I am sure you will
mat, designed for Americans living and
Like the Rev. Charles Sinnickson, he became remember that the motto of the State of
working overseas who must answer anti-
a man of the cloth. While “The Tiger” Rhode Island is also “Hope.” Such audac-
American criticism of American society
spent his life in England working to save ity! But, please allow me to draw your
and United States foreign policy. One
souls for the Church of England, Fred stayed attention to the fact that the entire popu-
book is titled, “No Race Left Behind: A
in this hemisphere, serving in Nicaragua, lation of Rhode Island is less than a quar-
Conversation with a Skeptical World
El Salvador, Honduras, Puerto Rico, and ter of the little old city of Houston, Texas.
about Racism in America,” and the other is
finally, as the rector of the Church of the This should make you laugh, JoJo!
“Yankee Go Home but Take Me with You:
Redeemer, in Morristown, N.J. He was a
Answering Criticisms of American Society
representative to the Episcopal Peace Fel-
and Foreign Policy.” If you have access to a
lowship. The third member of our class
Class of 1940 computer I would advise logging on to
who answered the call was the Rev. Nigel
web site www.RichardMHuber.com.
There is no correspondent for your class.
Lyon Andrews who tended various flocks
If you’d like to volunteer, please contact Toni
George Steele flew to Orlando, Fla.,
in New England, in New Haven, Concord,
Ciany in the Alumni/ae Office at 1-888-
with his ex-wife this past spring to visit
Newport, and, finally, as rector at St.
I-CALL-SG or toni_ciany@stgeorges.edu.
their daughter, two of her three sons, and
Peter’s-By-The-Sea in Narragansett. Some seven out of nine great grandkids. Earlier
of you may recall that he joined many
other pastors in the civil rights march
Class of 1941
in the year George also visited his son who
lives in Prattville, Ala., and has a very
from Selma to Montgomery, Ala.
Herbert W. Cantor
beautiful daughter. He also was able to see
Of the 10 members of our class who 160 Phillips Avenue
one of his grandsons and his wife who live
are still answering my calls, I report that Swampscott, MA 01907-1623
in Asheville, N.C., and their two children.
Lewis Madeira and Bartow Farr are still
Phone: 781-598-9341
George still gets around with difficulty but
moving in fast circles, oscillating season-
Fax: 978-532-9304
he always makes the effort to visit family.
ally between Dorset, Vt., and Hobe Sound,
E-mail: barbill54@comcast.net
Yours truly is still swimming and
Fla., and between Naples, Fla., and Win- biking three times per week. I now have
ston-Salem, N.C. Big Lewie is still to be
Spoke to Bill Schill, who is holding his
the position of chaplain for my Marine
found on the links, daily. Blithe Bartow is
own but still thinks that the Yankees are
Corps League detachment, and we con-
busy keeping up his stylish tan, poolside,
going to best the Red Sox. His balance has
tinue to visit Edith Norse Rogers Veteran’s
all day long. Frank Crenshaw, Reg Roome,
not been great but whose is at this age?
Hospital once a month. This is my 25
th
and Cress Wistar are well settled into their
Welcome to the club.
year with the PMC Jimmy Fund ride
new digs in Norfolk, Va., Greenwich
Tom Ellison and Jean are very, very
and I plan to ride again on a one-day
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