to go into the Air Force for four years, I might as well sign up with the Army for four years.’ He looked at me and said, ‘Son, try two years ifrst.’ Had I been able to ifnd him CLASS NOTES a few years later, I would have bought him a case of scotch. Herb and I thought we would spend our Army years together—a mini ‘band of brothers’—but we got separated From the Alumni Oiffce: I practiced pediatrics in Alexandria, Virginia, within a couple days and didn’t see each 1950 “A brief background: Atfer for 36 years. I live in a retirement home in other for two years. We both served in Korea. Trinity, and further studies at Columbia Virginia, and at age 91 am still relatively The war was winding down while we were College, I made a career in ifnancial services mobile. I do some jazz piano and watercolor there, but Herb was wounded and received and ended my work career as a senior oiffcer painting. My years at Trinity are the source of a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. I spent less at United States Trust Co. before it was pleasant memories.” time in Korea, nowhere near the front line. gobbled up by Schwab. Letf New York about From Phil Trowbridge: “It’s still hard to The two years over, we returned to Trinity. 20 years ago to settle in the mountains of believe all the changes and challenges that Within days of my return, I got a note from North Carolina, speciifcally the Asheville our world has experienced since early 2020 the dean’s oiffce reminding me of my Chapel community, where I have served as a trustee due to the pandemic. My wife, Fay, and credit deifciency. I thought my Army service of the Asheville Art Museum for a number of I spent about six months living with our might have counted for something, but no. I years and sponsored piano artistry through daughter and son-in-law in Massachusetts. spent the next 1½ years on my knees in the the creation of the Pianoforte Series, which Our assisted living residence in Hartford was college’s lovely Chapel. The second note I got is still going strong. The piano is ‘comfort on lockdown due to the pandemic. We were was a letter from the Army saying that I had food’ for me, and I have two teachers I see very fortunate to have a safe and comfort - been issued Army blankets but never turned each week, absorbing piano theory with one able place to be during that time. We had to them in when I was discharged. The Army and actual ifngers on the 88 with t’other. I cancel our travel plans to visit family in South wanted $300 for the missing blankets. I didn’t stay in close touch with classmate Bob Blum, Carolina for graduations, birthdays, and have two dimes to rub together much less whom I have known since prep school and holidays. We all learned how to use Zoom. $300 and of course didn’t have any blankets. Trinity days, meaning 75-plus years. I have a We enjoyed weekly family get-togethers So, Herb and I concocted a long letter iflled son living in the Florida Keys chasing ifsh (for via Zoom. And we celebrated many special with gobbledygook, demanding a copy of the pay) and a daughter who is a senior medical milestones on Zoom, such as our grandchil - Army regulations that supported its claim, a professional within the Greater Boston area, drens’ birthdays, graduations, and my 90th reference to the place and date (and hour?) helping to keep the bad stuff at bay. I had birthday in October! We returned to Avery the alleged blankets were issued to me, etc. a great-grandfather who made it through Heights in late 2020 and are able to join our In due course, I received another Army letter our Civil War as part of the Connecticut friends again for meals in the dining room enclosing a check payable to me for $300 contingent and lived 103 years. And that’s my and special weekly activities and attend our and saying that the Army hoped this would goal. Regards, Harry Rowney” exercise class, and I’m participating in an ‘satisfactorily resolve this matter.’ I happily oil-painting class. It’s a hobby I enjoyed in my cashed the check and spent the $300. Our REUNION • JUNE 9–12, 2022 younger years and am glad to be resuming it. college years ended. Herb went off to the Class Secretary: Rev. We’re grateful to be in generally good health University of Chicago Law School and went to 1952 Finley Schaef, 87 Stoll and are looking forward to more activities work for a prominent New York law ifrm. He Rd., Saugerties, NY 12477-3022; ifnley. with family and friends during late spring later became general counsel for a Portland, [email protected] • Class Agent: Vacant and summer. Thanks, and we hope you’re Oregon, manufacturer and worked there until From Bob Mansbach: “In July, God willing and doing well also.” his retirement. He died many years ago. I got if the creek don’t rise, I will hit the 91-year-old From Jacques “Jack” Hopkins: “Herb Park hired by The Hartford Courant as a reporter. mark. This fall, the state of COVID permitting, and I entered with the Class of 1952. Atfer 2½ My wife was already working there, also as a Mary and I will celebrate our 65th wedding years, for various reasons, we both letf and reporter. We met on July 1, 1954, and got mar - anniversary. We hope to have the family (from joined the Army. The ‘various reasons’? I was ried three months later. Both sets of parents San Diego, California; Winter Park, Florida; suffering from late adolescent disorganiza- were shocked (my parents, living in Illinois, and Columbia, South Carolina) join us in tion. I had cut too many classes and, worse had never met her and didn’t even know Cooperstown at the Otesaga Resort for the still, I was woefully deifcient in my Chapel that we were dating). Still, the marriage was event. God blessed us with two wonderful credits. (Remember those?) Joining the Army a good one and lasted for 62 years until her children, Robert E. Mansbach Jr. (Trinity, seemed like an easy way to walk away from death. I didn’t really care for newspaper work B.A. 1979, Vanderbilt Law School, J.D. ’82, my problems. Our original plan was to go and in 1957 entered Yale Law School. Upon deceased 2010) and Deborah Mansbach home for the Christmas recess and, upon our graduation, I was hired by the Providence Lawrence (Hartwick College, B.A. 1982).” return to the college, join the Air Force. But law ifrm of Hinckley Allen, where I practiced From Art Raybold: “Just visited my when we got back, to our surprise, the Air for 37 years. I live in Adamsville, Rhode great-grandchild in Salem, Massachusetts. Force wouldn’t accept us; its quota had been Island, next to my daughter. My son lives in Still writing short stories every other week, iflled. Having said farewell to our college Louisville. I am in reasonably good health, which are critiqued by four other writers friends and struck various heroic stances, we although at 91, I have trouble walking. I was via Zoom.” couldn’t slink back to campus still civilians. an avid cyclist for many years and took 18 bike From Ben Wilmot: “I graduated from Penn We therefore went next door to the Army trips in Europe. I had to give it up at 85 atfer a Medical School in 1956, and atfer a two-year recruiting oiffce and signed up. When the fall in which I fractured my pelvis. I recently hitch in the Air Force in Texas and a resi- sergeant asked me how long I wanted to became a great-grandfather to the cutest dency at Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, enlist for, I breezily said, ‘Well, I was going baby in the western world. I lead a quiet life, FALL 2021 41