February in
Boston, it must be time for the annual Cornell Alumni Class Officers
meeting. Our ’61 class mustered a stalwart crew. Dick
Tatlow (Pres.), Rosanna Romanelli Frank and Marshall braved the winter winds to represent us. Dick hosted the class meeting via conference call
and was joined by Pauline Degenfelder,
Carol Franklin, Larry Wheeler and your class correspondent. After the usual financial reports and
administrivia the discussion turned to our 60th reunion in June of
2021. Pauline along with co-chairs Carol
Franklin and Jim Moore have a
preliminary schedule and plan for our event that will prove interesting and
appealing to all of us. For your
planning purposes, this is the
reunion when we are all eligible to stay at Statler Hall…at long last. An interesting suggestion from the group
involves a special pre-reunion planning and gathering meeting in North Florida
next winter. More will follow on this
topic but we appreciate your thoughts. A
note in passing from Dick. Attendance at
the 60th for recent classes had roughly 110+ classmates and 160+
total. We hope to exceed these numbers
for our class. By the time you read this
column in the Alumni News, Larry Wheeler will have posted the complete minutes
of the meeting on our website. www.cornell61.org
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And, speaking of reunion, a
significant update from Gary Busch, “We have sold our cargo
ships and aircraft and have left the African transport industry. I am no
longer a tourist in African wars. I am
being overwhelmed by an outbreak of peace in London and I only do political
advising and provide private intelligence services to a variety of
governments and political risk companies. There are no more crises. Now I may be able to attend a reunion.” Lars Aanning contributes a brief memoir of undergraduate days. “Willard Straight Hall was a godsend for
some of us. I first worked as a short-order
chef and waffle-bar man...later at the Straight Desk...napped on the huge
couches...loved the reverberations from the jukebox in the Ivy Room...played
billiards in the Game Room...escaped in the solitude of the Library...avoided
the deafening Music Room...classic movies in the theatre…and I remember
white-haired Foster Coffin.”
Similarly, Bob Everson writes,
“You can check out Cornell live- heavy snow in Ithaca. Reminds me of the
blizzard we had in Feb 1961 just before the start of the second semester http://www.cornell.edu/live-view/ Charley Hecht sent a lengthy
note relating to our reunion but more specifically states, “
I am a senior partner and continue at
Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP. I still
am enthusiastic about
the practice of law.
However, I recently gave up the art studio in Beijing.
The purchasers invited me to stay as a guest in their other home in Beijing. And Leslie and I have been in a position to
help their children who have been working and one of whom has applied to
college in the United States. It
turned out to be a win-win for everyone. I then opened my own studio at 52-07
Flushing Ave., Maspeth, Queens, where, in addition to putting together the
installations of components being fabricated in China, I create new
sculptures. My website is www.charleshechtart.com Still
trolling on the reunion theme I came across a five
year-old note I sent to Alex
“Pineapple” Veech which prompted a fresh reply. Alex responded quickly that he is alive and
well and retired in Burlingame, California with his wife Linda. Alex has sons working in NYC and San
Francisco. Snowbirds
pass through Savannah with some regularity and give us a call. We enjoy the opportunity to journey
downtown for a dinner and some new memories with classmates. Recently Charlie and Louise Betz stopped
by for an enjoyable evening at the 1790 House. Leaving the next day, the Betz’ were headed
to Vero Beach to escape the rigors of winter at their Maine home. As
we conclude this column we find one, lonely class
note, handwritten by Margo Zimmerman
Fuld (mlfuld@icloud.com ). She writes, “I am enjoying life, my work and
my family. Still time to enjoy good
health and travel.” Remember to let Susan and me know what’s going on in your life. Doug Fuss, dougout@attglobal.net . Susan Williams Stevens, sastevens61@gmail.com |
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