bit and recently caught a seven-pound the Naval Medical Center in Coronado after Ore., which they recently sold. They had a
redfish. He hasn’t been playing as much golf MaryAnn’s father Robert Wilson. He was a few last items to remove. Just before our talk,
but is looking forward to more in the near distinguished member of Congress for 28 he and Pat had returned from a month in
future. Their daughter, husband and grand- years. The ceremony will finally take place Kauai, having spent two weeks in the south
daughter recently visited. in the near future with the official renam- and two weeks in the north of the island. Jay
Charles Moran and Kay are doing well
ing. Congratulations to the whole family. celebrated his 72
nd
birthday three days prior
in Amherst. Charlie recently participated My call to Larry Thompson and Louise
to our talking. He will be headed to northern
in a nine-mile bicycle time trial, which he began with an apology as I was looking at
British Columbia later this year to fish for
does every two weeks or so to gauge his Peter Thorp’s name and when Louise
trout and after that to Alaska for salmon.
improvement. This particular time trial answered the phone, I addressed her as Howard Dodge writes, “After missing
ended up against the wind and results were Eleanor. When she assured me that there was the entire Red Sox postseason due to an
not exceptional. Daughter Amy and her no Eleanor there, I realized my mistake and ill-timed trip to the former Yugoslavia, we
husband Peter are still at Clemson and apologetically said, “Louise, Louise” I believe watched the games on DVD over the win-
both will be on collection trips during the I have been forgiven for the error. Louise ter. Now friends and family want us to
near future; Amy to Portugal and Peter to indicated that her new replaced knees are leave the country every October.” Peter,
Japan and Russia. With the reduction of coming along quite nicely which is good have you been organizing these requests?
volcanic activity at Mt. St. Helen’s, son Seth news. They were set to leave for Maine in
Roger Rowe was out with friends
is getting some research accomplished. His July and stay for a couple of months. That
when I reached Jeanine but she says that
wife, Elisa, is working in public health and will allow the three grandchildren and their
other than a few back problems, he is alive
doing consulting. Kay is deep in the finan- parents to visit at their leisure. Larry still is
and, apparently, enjoying life.
cial aspects for the town of Amherst and very active as a senior partner in the law firm
they will shortly start a series of town and continues to enjoy both the law and life.
I received an e-mail from John Boyd and
meetings, as they do annually, to determine
both he and Ikka are well. John is experienc-
Howard Hall is fine and still working.
the course of the town. Too many expendi-
ing slightly elevated blood pressure and is
At the time I called he was at an event in
tures and not enough money.
treating it with a beta blocker. He has retired
Boston. Judith is doing well and waiting
for the third time as an immigration judge
John Trott is in his fourth year as presi- for the retirement days. I believe they will
but is still busy as an arbitrator of commer-
dent of the board of directors of Senior Care both be traveling to Dallas soon to visit
cial disputes. He and Ikka were heading for
and still functions as an ombudsman. Nancy one of their daughters and her family.
three weeks to the house in France and will
remains heavily involved with the Rockport
Gordon Wilmot and Marilyn have been return there again in September. He reports
Music Festival and does yoga in her spare
very busy this past year. As previously that the grape harvest in both England and
time. Their youngest son is in Newton, N.H.,
reported, they sold the house in Rhode France last year was so terrible that many
and the oldest is in Williamsburg, Va. The
Island and moved to a condo about a quar- farms didn’t even bother to pick the grapes.
latter just left with his son’s soccer team for a
ter mile away. When we talked in early April,
trip to Germany for matches. Their daughter
I was unsuccessful in contacting either
they had just sold their condo in Bradenton
lives about 15 minutes away in Gloucester.
Bill MacDermott or Henry Thornton as
and moved to a new condo across the river
John and Nancy have three grandchildren.
there were no answers at the homes. I
in Palmetto. Two sales and two moves this
suspect that the Canadian Football League
Peter Thorp and Eleanor just returned past year. They also were getting ready for a
had already started and that Henry was
from a month’s vacation in Florida. They three-week trip to China. They’ll be back in
away on an extended trip.
were on Hutchinson Island at the Plantation Rhode Island for the summer.
River Resort and had a wonderful time,
Ham Meserve informed me that his
Steven Hanley had just returned from
playing golf and drinking an occasional
and Helen’s seventh grandchild recently
a weekend with youngest son Bryn who is
glass of wine. They drove down from New
made its appearance and that Helen has
entering the latter stages of his initial Seal
York in two and a half days and came back
spent considerable time at “Babies ‘R’ Us”
training. He was set to graduate in June. It
in the same time frame but a different route.
with her credit card. Ham went to the
would be nice if one could say the difficult
They were scheduled to leave New York for
County Republican Caucus in February
time is over but that is never the situation
the Cape around the middle of May and
and came home as a candidate for the
in Seal training. We wish Bryn “God -
remain there until October. Go Red Sox!!
Maine State House of Representatives.
speed.” All Steve’s other children are doing
He will be running against a very popular
Mike Chapple and MaryAnn had a well. His oldest son, James, lives in Wood-
Democrat. Good luck, but you realize that
great time skiing in Tahoe and Vail this past side and travels internationally for his
to most in Maine, you are a “Down Easter”
winter. In May they were off to Rome, employer. Steve is apparently teaching
despite having resided there for many
Portugal, Russia and Stockholm for 16 days. on a regular basis and enjoying it.
years part of the year. Ham is also recover-
In September they will return to the Naval
When I reached Jay Rusling, he and Pat ing from rotator cuff surgery last Novem-
Academy for Mike’s 50
th
reunion. In 2001, I
were heading out of town the next day to ber but hopes to return to the tennis court
believe, Congress authorized the naming of
their former vacation home in Black Butte, after the rigors of the election season.
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