and the six-times yearly issues of Scouting Scotia this summer to drop by their cottage. Bill Jackson spent his summer in
magazine during these tumultuous times “It’s a remote part of the world, reminiscent Canada just over the Vermont line. After
for print media. I’m sure you all have been of the ’50s, with open spaces, vast empty our reunion weekend, Bill flew down to
subscribing to BL for your grandchildren sea, few people and empty highways.” Panama to marry off his daughter Andrea.
and know that BL & Scouting are still alive.
Earl De Maris, who eloped with Debo-
Bill now winters in Georgetown, Texas,
Despite the fact that a magazine format is
rah in June, the sweetheart that our 50
th
where he recently moved to be near his
an enduring one we have focused on the
reunion attendees will well remember,
sister Suzie, brother-in-law, and one of
web as a viable counterpart. Retire soon?
writes: “I convinced Deborah to marry me.
their two daughters and her children. Bill
I’m having too much fun … I think.”
What can I say? She has a weakness for
still chats regularly with Chet Newbold up
Dun Gifford is doing big-time interna- Italians with big noses who went to a New
there in northwestern New Hampshire.
tional traveling (Sicily and Beijing were England prep school. Life is sweet, and it Phil Post is still teaching part-time at
recent stops) on behalf of Oldways, the seems to be getting better with age.” They Mercersburg Academy in Maryland. Phil
nonprofit he founded and heads to have moved to historic Harpers Ferry, and his wife, Pat, have been fighting
advocate safe food production, improved W.V., overlooking the Potomac, “a peaceful through her bout with breast cancer. Hap-
agricultural practices and healthy eating. sacred place...we love it! Our reunion was pily, she has completed her treatments
“Maybe in a few years I will have a succes- such a great experience for me. Deb and I and is now doing well. His older daughter
sor and be able to stop packing, unpack- hope to return to the Hilltop for our 55
th
.” Elizabeth is a librarian at Boston College
ing, running to the dry cleaners, and and has two daughters, much to the
walking around airports in my socks, and delight of Phil and Pat. Their elder daugh-
then I can cut back the punitive interna-
Class of 1957
ter Rebecca now lives in Washington, D.C.
tional roaming charges on my iPhone.”
Stephen R. Wainwright, Esquire
Carolyn and John Skelton are still
Mike Cottrell, energized from a
23 Gawaine Road active, continuing their organ-playing in a
Florida vacation, has embarked on his North Easton, MA 02356 variety of settings including their church.
10th season as a tour guide with the Phone: 508-230-3030 (Anyone who attended our reunion chapel
Preservation Society of Newport. Who can Fax: 508-230-8044 service remembers John’s wonderful
forget Mike’s superb tour of The Breakers
E-mail:
wainwrightsrpc@aol.com
recital). Last winter they spent Christmas
for classmates returning for our 50
th
? at Carolyn’s parents’ house at Cannon
Editor’s note: Following is a column
Tim Gallwey, the “Inner Game” guru
Mountain where they had a great time
written by Stephen Crampton, filling in
with The Inner Game of Tennis, Skiing, Golf
skiing on bountiful snow.
for The Rabbi:
and Work under his belt, is in Malibu work- Tony Vaughn was sorry he had to miss
ing with two doctors writing “The Inner
Dan Dent’s summer highlight was an
reunion (understandable as his daughter
Game of Stress.” “It’s getting me a little
appearance on the PBS television show
Andrea was graduating from law school
stressed out in the process,” Tim writes,
“Antiques Roadshow.” Seems Dan and his
that weekend). Andrea accepted a position
adding that his newest book is scheduled to
late wife had received a landscape painting
with Atlanta (Ga.) Legal Services where
be published by Random House in 2010.
from her father many years ago. At that
her fluency in Spanish is a valuable asset.
time, it had been appraised at $3,000.
Fred Allen writes: “All is well in Santa
Tony and Jo-Anne’s other two daughters,
After the picture had spent many years in
Barbara. We will be sending our youngest
Tonya and Serena, are living in D.C. and
the attic, Dan hauled it out and puzzled
off to college in the fall so will be free to
New York City respectively. Tony finds
about its value, knowing it had been
travel. We spend July and August in our
time to volunteer at his local museum in
painted by a well-known painter who
little camp on Honnedaga Lake in the
his retirement.
originally had been part of the Old Lyme,
Adirondacks. If you are passing through Joanna and Rusty Wortham spent two
Conn., school of painters. Dan was star-
Forestport, give us a call. weeks in England over the Christmas holi-
tled, to say the least, when the appraiser
David Welles reports: “Trying to arrest
days, and are going off again to Scotland in
on the TV show informed him its value
the march of time. My GP wrote a book
search of the mighty salmon (Rusty is still
was in the six figures. He has since had the
with the paradoxical title Getting Younger
looking to land one). This spring they
painting cleaned and reframed and is
Next Year. At his suggestion I joined a local
planned to meet up with Meg and Jamie
debating what to do with this gift which
spa, exhale, and take Core Fusion exercise
McLane in the Florida Keys for a few days
has fallen out of the sky. Isn’t that a pleas-
classes. There are 20 to 30 people in each
of cruising on Jamie’s new trawler.
ant problem to ponder? Meanwhile, Dan
class. Normally this would be a miserable
manages his affairs, boats on the Potomac,
My roomie Rabbi has just undergone
experience, grunt work. But being the only
and spends some of the summer in New
another siege of surgery in the attempt to
male and twice the age of everyone else, I
Hampshire. Dan’s children are spread
complete the restoration of his jaw after his
find it, to use a Thornblade word,
throughout the states in Iowa, Massachu-
esophageal cancer. Rabbi, never content to
angenehm.” (Translation: pleasing). David
setts and New Hampshire and he is now a
do anything easily, but of course always to
and Marcia also invite anyone visiting Nova
grandfather eight times over.
do it with great flair, experienced compli-
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