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For you trivia buffs who have been eagerly waiting for the name of the settlement that used to be just across the Ledyard Bridge in Vermont, it was . . . Lewiston. For those of you who knew it, I look forward to your joining me for a swim during our 35th Reunion in June 1992. For the rest of you, ah heck, come join in the fun, too.

Tom Hyman left N.Y.C. and the publishing world some years ago to return to Jaffrey in his native state of New Hampshire. For ten-plus years now he has been on the other side of the desk working as a serious author. His most recent work was Seven Days toPetrograd. This spring he hopes to have another novel out entided, Prussian Blue.

In the area of charitable gifts, DonWhitman last spring took on the responsibility of being the chairman of the solicitation committee for the DATAHR Development Fund which solicits charitable gifts for the Danbury, Conn., area. Don has shouldered this responsibility for the community in addition to continuing his work as vice-president of Commercial Lending at Union Trust in Danbury.

Back in Boston, Peter Van has made a move to the law firm of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo. Peter works in the area of commercial real estate, no easy task at this time in the Northeast.

Many of us know John Murphy for his efforts in getting out the class newsletter several times a year. There is another side we probably don't know. In his home town of Hartford, Conn., John has established a scholarship fund for high school students to attend college. Well done, Murph. Makes me want to pause to take a look at what I am doing for those growing up or living in unbearable conditions in the Greenwich-Stamford area.

After a long and distinguished career with the State Department, Mike Wygant has retired to Pordand, Maine. Look forward to seeing Mike at our 35th Reunion in June 1992 to help me sort out our ever-changing world.

For the past several years the superintendent of schools in Turnball, Conn., has been Ted Merritt. With the recession eating away at tax revenues for our schools, Ted, I am told, has been masterful at getting education projects carried out in Turnball.

The rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Bakersfield, Calif, is now Bob Fosse. With the terrible drought afflicting the state, I bet he would appreciate your dropping by with a bottle of water. He and his wife, Peggy, are looking forward to becoming grandparents for the first time this summer.

On a sadder note, Stu Gord died after a lengthy illness in his home in Radnor, Penn., December 14. An obituary will appear in a future issue of the Alumni Magazine. I look forward to hearing of news of your family, community involvement, and work.

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