CLASS NOTES the following ode to the Class of ’60. Who roughly with the launch of the Times’ 1619 vaccinated and are doing well, as are our two knew that Tim had this hidden talent? Project, which itself generated considerable children and six grandchildren.” “Moving Along” controversy across the political spectrum. The Eighty was a little weighty; / Eighty-one discussions have kept me in touch with peo - REUNION • JUNE 9–12, 2022 a bit more fun. / Eighty-two: what you do ple in my community at a meaningful level, Co-Class Secretary: Paul J. is up to you. / Eighty-three: let’s wait and albeit via Zoom. But the process has also letf 1962 LaRocca, 82 Whiting Rd., East see. / Eighty-four: there’s still an open us wondering what we can do to make things Hartford, CT 06118-1549; paul.larocca.1962@ door. / Eighty-ifve: still great to be alive! better. Maybe that’s just the way it is at this trincoll.edu • Co-Class Secretary: Frederick / Eighty-six: still time before ‘last licks.’ / time of life. Best to all you fellow geezers.” M. Pryor, 221 Nobscot Rd., Sudbury, MA Eighty-seven: no rush to get to heaven. / 01776-3389 • Class Agents: The Rev. Charles REUNION • JUNE 9–12, 2022 Eighty-eight: hopefully, still feeling great. / L. Hoffman, Peter Meehan Eighty-nine: or at least ‘feeling ifne.’ The big Class Secretary: William Kirtz, Greetings, Class of 1962, 9–0: Wow I got here: ho, ho, ho! 1961 26 Wyman St., Waban, MA You’ll be saddened to know that Bill George Kroh continues to work his veggie 02468-1517; william.kirtz.1961@trincoll. Richardson, one of our most distinguished garden in between trips to see family and edu; fax: 617-373-8773 • Class Agents: classmates, has passed away. Tom Johnson, friends, all the while carrying on the weighty George P. Lynch Jr., Vincent R. Stempien, one of Bill’s roommates at Trinity, has written duty of class president. Douglas T. Tansill a moving memoir of our friend. Tom writes: Got a nice note from Stewart Bentley, who As this is written and we emerge from “I met Bill on my very ifrst day at Trinity. He letf Trinity in 1958 and spent 20 years in the COVID cloistering, we’re looking forward lived just above my group. I was in Jarvis 20, U.S. Air Force. to our class gathering October 2 during probably the best suite on campus, and he Bud Anderson just celebrated his 60th Homecoming Weekend. Our 60th Reunion was upstairs. We became and remained good wedding anniversary. Attaboy, Bud. will be a joint celebration with the Class of friends. Soon we both joined Theta Xi, and a And another member of that elite club 1962, June 9–12, 2022. couple of years later, he served as president. is Kenny Lyons, who celebrated his 60th Bill Cressey has moved back to I can remember his great sense of humor like wedding anniversary in June. Kenny has had Connecticut atfer many decades in other it was yesterday. In fact, some 35 or so years recent contact with Barry Royden, Charlie states. He and wife Gina live in a Madison later when he was inaugurated as president Bergmann, and Jim Gavin, who are all healthy condo built on the grounds of a mansion of Johns Hopkins University, he put the and active. Good news, Kenny. built by Russell C. Northam. Trinity contingent, including Scott Reynolds Jere Bacharach reported he didn’t get to go Peter Kilborn’s son David ’90 has recovered ’63 (who is married to my sister Peggy), Fred on his usual trip to Egypt due to COVID and from COVID-19, and Peter and Susan are Pryor, Dave Strawbridge, Don Carroll, and some health issues. Get better, Jere. looking forward to seeing their children and others, in a separate room at the luncheon. David Leof sent a note via Matt Levine grandchildren at four upcoming graduations. We all smiled at the thought that he might talking about a great London theater trip he Bob McCammon has moved to the coastal have done this to prevent any of us from tell - just experienced. I’ve done that myself, and I community of St. Simons Island, Georgia. ing stories about Bill’s Trinity days that might know of what he speaks. “My primary motive was to be with my sig - have embarrassed such an august gathering. Lastly, Jack La Mothe reports some exciting niifcant other, Jeanne, whom I met walking “When we were juniors, we roomed news about his grandchildren. Grandson the St. Simons beach three years ago. Before together as junior advisers in Jones Hall. Jordan won a Fulbright to study precious COVID, we traveled to France, Germany, My most clear memory of those days is of a metal inlay work on knives and swords in Austria, and Switzerland. “We hope to get to Sunday night when we were working on the Rajasthan, India. And granddaughter Jessica southern England this fall if the U.K. opens books and each opening up our third pack graduated from Tutfs veterinary school. You up. Although small-town life is more relaxed, of Marlboros of the day. One of us said to must be mighty proud, Jack. it offers many of the same cultural and sport - the other, ‘This is disgusting, and we should That’s all the news for now. Stay well, and ing events as a larger city. Life is good.” quit.’ We opened up the third-lfoor window stay connected. “Play squash till 100?” Legendary and ceremoniously tossed our cigarettes out From the Alumni Oiffce: Woodley Osborne Cincinnati coach and Trinity captain Don into the snow. My quitting lasted 18 months, writes, “Like all of us, I imagine, I am looking Mills ’62 has for years been working on the but on Monday morning, one could observe forward to some freedom from COVID and answer, helping organize an annual Sea Bill picking up the cigarettes out of the snow. reconnecting with family and friends old Island, Georgia, weekend most recently He went back to smoking—I don’t know for and new. We have not seen our two older derailed by COVID. The group heard Dr. Greg how long. He didn’t smoke as a mature adult. grandchildren for more than a year, and my Rouan, chair of internal medicine at the “When we were seniors and considering younger daughter had her second daughter University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, what to do next, I was fortunate enough in April. They will all be joining us here on recommend the “rule of sevens”—drink to get into Harvard Business School. Bill the island in Maine, where we’ve lived for the seven glasses of water a day, eat fruits and had learned that the University of Chicago last 11 years. I cannot wait. vegetables seven times a day, sleep seven Business School had a special program to “On a different front, for the past two years hours a night, and exercise seven times a prepare people to be hospital administrators. I have been involved in discussions focused week to the extent of breaking a sweat. The Thinking that might be a good career, he on racism in America. It is a subject that has goal: keeping arteries unclogged to help went there. I can remember visiting him a preoccupied me for much of my adult life, avoid heart attacks, strokes, and aneurisms. couple of times when I was seeing my family having lived in a city with a majority Black Meanwhile, no need to ask campanologist in Racine, Wisconsin. I shudder to think of population and worked on race discrimina- (bet you had to look it up) Carl Zimmerman for how lucky I was to survive the trips back 65 tion cases in my law practice. I have been whom the bell tolls. He reports from St. Louis miles up the road atfer ‘a few’ drinks with Bill surprised at how much these discussions that he’s been reelected to another term and others! have absorbed and sometimes divided on the Executive Committee of the World “When Bill was in his second year, his folks. The start of our discussions coincided Carillon Federation. “Margie and I have been economics professor, one George Shultz FALL 2021 45