Thanks to classmates for
sending news during this worldwide epidemic. It feels good to hear from all of
you.
Ed Goldman (edgtennis@gmail.com) writes he and
his wife Judith decided to “go on our long-planned third visit to Japan in
February. Went and had a marvelous trip to Hokkaido (Japanese Tancho crane
migration and ‘wedding’ dancing), Kyushu (beautiful island), Okinawa (very
different sub-tropical land) and Tokyo.
In Tokyo we avoided all public transport and walked 38+ miles 15-1/2
days. Our friends and family in NY (the ones who said ‘Don’t Go‘) said ‘don’t
come home’. We returned as scheduled having had a wonderful time.”
Classmate Steve Stein (sjstein2@gmail.com) has a new address: One
Milbank, Greenwich, CT 06830. “Together with my late wife, Susan Volpert ‘62,
we produced two generations of Cornellians, children Danny ‘92 and Victoria ‘99
and grandchildren Jacob ‘21, Mimi ‘23 and Claire ‘24, all having the surname
Stein. Has most satisfaction with ten grandchildren ranging in age from 21 to
4, all of whom live in metro NY.”
Donald Low (lowdown@roadrunner.com) writes “Following
a brief legal career, commercial Real Estate ownership has been my ‘game’ for
the past 50 years. Pandemic has ‘thrown me in a tizzy’. Looking to snap back
with vigor. Work is my passion, I’ll never retire. Work keeps one young in
mind, body and spirit. Actively participating in recovery effort. Family is
fine. Ironically, we’re keeping healthy through voluntary isolation.
Accomplishing goals brings satisfaction.”
Marilyn McCarthy Nutting has
a new address: 144 Washington St., Wellesley Hills, MA 02481. She says “I
manage to stay active and garden, walk and bike on a regular basis keeping ‘social
distance’ and wearing a mask when out and about in the neighborhood. I am still
able to work from home and keep online Zoom and phone contacts with employer,
family, friends, church and Boston music opportunities.” She is working for
Wellesley Free Library remotely. “My husband Travis died in May, 2011 after a
prolonged illness. My brother Tom McCarthy died recently in March, 2020. I miss
not traveling to my extended family in upstate NY.”
Ronald C. Sander (ron_sander@hotmail.com) now lives at
469 Jumpers Hole Road Apt 310, Severna Park, MD 21146. In “14 day confinement
processing the photos, slides , letters that my late wife Judy (Wells College ‘64)
and I thought were important as we accumulated stuff during our 50 year
marriage. I am furious with Cornell…my two oldest grandkids both applied to
Cornell (Engineering and Biology). Neither ever heard anything (+ or-) from
Cornell . Why? Ron goes on to detail his grandchildren’s credentials and
abilities and writes they are both in school, Ryan at MIT grad school. Mollie
at U. Virginia. He says Cornell still asks for more money. He likes visiting
his grandkids in Boston and Charlottsburg.
James Belden (jsbdvm40@aol.com)DVM’64
Writes a “Coronavirus update.
Our normal routine has been
interrupted by the closure of the American and European Horseshow schedules.
The seasonal downtime after Winter Equestrian Festival hasn’t materialized and
the international competitors are in limbo with nowhere to go. As a result we
are still busy attending to the horse’s medical needs in Wellington, FL. Our
protocols have evolved to ensure social distancing as much as possible with
enhanced sanitation and disinfection. Currently in my 56th year of
veterinary practice with each year presenting new challenges.”
Marcia C. Field and husband
A. Kirk Field ‘60 have had a busy year. “This past year has been one of the
Field’s busiest in the recent past. They have moved from their home of 54 years
in North Wales, PA to a lovely near-by retirement community in Blue Bell, PA.
Because their new home is local both Kirk and Marcia have been able to continue
most of their activities. Actually the coronavirus shutdown has allowed a
flurry of at home creativity: for Marcia, stained glass and quilting, and for
Kirk, woodworking in the Normandy Farms Estates sizable wood shop. Our daughter
Karen Field Murray MD Cornell ‘86 has a new position with the Cleveland Clinic
in OH as chair of the Clinic Pediatric Institute where she undertakes further
responsibilities.”
I conclude with a heartfelt message
from Marilyn Zucker (mszucker@aol.com)
“I must be getting sentimental these days as I’m thinking about some of my
Cornell buddies…Next to my fireplace rests a walking stick carved for me by a
boy at our Freshman Orientation… where we forged friendships that would launch
us securely into college life. The walking stick has my name and ‘Cornell 61’
carved into it…it’s one of my great treasures. I hope to connect with Phil
Ginsburg, the carver , to let him know that evidence remains.
I was 16 when I entered the
class of ‘61 likely too young to fully appreciate the education I was getting…
I studied the sciences at Cornell, and went on to earn the PhD in literature
when I was 50...I taught at Stony Brook Univ. and after a Fulbright to
Portugal, made connections with the Univ. of Lisbon where we opened an
American-style writing center…” Marilyn then relates her sadness when she
perused the list of departed classmates, remembering wonderful young men and
women and those who had long and productive lives. She goes on “I’ve not really
been involved in Cornell activities, but the tie remains strong. I am ever
grateful to Cornell for its foundational role in what continues to be a rich
and fulfilling life. I send warm regards”
Be like Marilyn and write to your class correspondents Susan Williams Stevens sastevens61@gmail.com and Doug Fuss dougout@attglobal.net