cations from both medical and pigheaded
events (I mean, who else continually checks
themselves out of hospitals at their whim,
conning everyone that someone is picking
him up and then merrily escaping in his
car which he has stashed away in the vicin-
ity for just such an occasion) and naturally
prolonged his medical adventure and
caused those of us who feel some responsi-
bility for oversight to tear our hair out.
Some of my hardest clients were those who
felt they were also a lawyer along with
being a client. Now I know how Rabbi’s
doctors feel; he is his own oncologist, own ANSEN
H
surgeon, own plastic surgery guru, the list
goes on and on. Yet I know with absolute
NDREA
A
confidence that he will be conducting our
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th
in four years—mainly because it is
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clear he is too stubborn to even think of
Class of 1958: William and Sharon Bassett, Robert Dodge, Mary Anne and John Doty,
departing this planet!
Kirk and Barbara Hudson, Gwendolyn Kerber, Henry Large, John Muzzy, Mari Quirk,
As usual, Susan and I ran our grand-
Larry Redway, Walt Rice, Elizabeth C. Smith, Jeff Van Liew, Warren Wheaton, Potter
kid’s, grandniece’s and grandnephew’s
and Abby Wickware
summer camp on the Vineyard, including
things. I have one 4-year-old granddaugh-
a few days when Papa and Grandma were Class of 1959
ter and another of unknown gender is due
the only supervisors around. Needless to
this summer. Health holding up. Finding
say, the later part of the summer was spent
William A. Briggs, Jr.
this chapter rich, mostly because the accel-
recuperating. We are now in our Vineyard
284 E. Shore Road
erating sense of time passing helps one pay
to Vero and vice versa mode throughout
P.O. Box 305
attention better than when we thought we
the winter months, enjoying the best of
Jamestown, RI 02835-0305
Phone: 401-423-0868 would live forever. I appreciate old friends,
both worlds. Of course, the winter would
Fax: 401-423-0887 like surviving members of ’59, who have
not be complete without the requisite trip
E-mail:
wbriggs41@aol.com tasted the bittersweet years we have all
to Disney World en masse where I gladly
lived. I have a wonderful photo of Edge in
relinquish my role as entertainment guide
Ted Scull writes: “ ‘Ocean Liner Twilight,
my journal—he must have just sunk a long
to real pros and go along for the ride. It
Steaming to Adventure 1968-1979,’ a second
putt and is delighted with himself— which
really is a magical experience for our
narrative plus photos of my early worldwide
I look at often, reminding me of friendships
hoard of six grandkids who are the perfect
sea travels, came out in England last Octo-
that have made all the difference. It is with a
Disney age—and I run into characters
ber. With the wonderful 1907 Lackawanna
mixture of sadness and relief that I watch
there that remind me of some of the Rock
Terminal in Hoboken under restoration, I
our nation slip from being the world’s 800-
Alley inhabitants!
am updating my 1987 publication. My wife,
pound gorilla—which I think we were
Suellyn, is now permanent acting head of
never very comfortable with, and didn’t
Class of 1958
Trinity School here in Manhattan following
much suit our egalitarian ideals—to awk-
the headmaster’s tragic death in April fol-
wardly rejoin the family of nations. Writing
Potter Wickware lowing complications from a heart trans- is my way of discovering what my busy little
101 Reed Street plant. The school turns 300 in 2009 and was mind is up to, and sending a piece of it
Mill Valley, CA 94941-3465 listed in the Wall Street Journal at No. 7 in
most weeks both gives me some sense of its
Phone: 415-380-8978 the U.S. in terms of college admissions. This
not being merely an exercise in narcissism,
E-mail:
wickware@worldnet.att.net
summer we are traveling around Australia,
and provides me with some great e-mail
my wife’s homeland.”
exchanges. Love to do that with any of you.”
Potter Wickware has retired as class
Blayney Colmore writes: “Lacey and I
correspondent. We sincerely thank him for his
Kane Phelps writes: “Today I’m contin-
continue our semi-annual migration
efforts over the past years. If you would like to
uing (23 years now) my passionate effort to
between Vermont and San Diego, she to
volunteer to collect class news, please contact
make the world a better place. A supervis-
continue her interior design work, me my
Toni Ciany in the Alumni/ae Office at 1-888-
ing social worker in the Los Angeles County
feckless pursuit of the ineffable. Our chil-
I-CALL-SG or at
toni_ciany@stgeorges.edu.
foster care system, I’ve worked to involve
dren, like so many, are citizens of the world,
the faith community in improving the lives
doing fascinating and—I think—useful
of foster kids and have been part of a posi-
Keep up-to-date on SG news and events.
Send your current email address to: address
_
update@stgeorges.edu
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