1940s
'40 Kenyon College
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Gambier, Ohio 43022-9623
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'41 Richard H. Stevens
812 Clifton Hills Terrace
Cincinnati, Ohio 45220
rhsteve@fuse.net
'42 Kenyon College
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Gambier, Ohio 43022-9623
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Donald G. May, Portage, Michigan, informs us that for the last eight years he has limited his oil paintings to portraits, with a major exhibition at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo in December. The exhibition featured leaders in the community whose commitment made the community a better place. Don also works with Forgotten Man Ministries as a chaplain assistant. He meets weekly with inmates to pray and distribute Bibles, literature, and magazines in the Kalamazoo County Jail.
'43 Philip T. Doughten
204 Gooding Avenue, Northwest
New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663
philmoll@tusco.net
Donald R. Bateman, Granville, Ohio, writes that he is busy playing tennis with a group of seniors (all younger than he), working out twice a week, learning how to operate the Nikon D40, and reading as much as he can about ecology, the underlying motivation of U.S. political and military activity over the decades, and the technical aspect of photography. Don is also growing a modest crop of garlic, tomatoes, peppers, and herbs to facilitate his invasion of the kitchen. Carl Djerassi, San Francisco, California, reports that last year he was awarded honorary doctorates from the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (Argentina), and from Rutgers University, where he was the commencement speaker at its Newark campus. Carl also was elected a foreign member of The Royal Society (London) during its 350th anniversary year.
'44 Kenyon College
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College Relations Center
Gambier, Ohio 43022-9623
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'45 H. Noyes Spelman
1630 Post Road East, Unit 202
Westport, Connecticut 06880
noyesspelman@gmail.com
Edward S. Shorkey, Ashburn, Virginia, tells us that he and his wife, Polly, have moved to Ashby Ponds, a retirement community in Ashburn, to be closer to their daughters, whom they see fairly often. Ed stays healthy and does some walking and though he would like to visit Kenyon, his age (eighty-six) keeps him home.
'46 Kenyon College
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College Relations Center
Gambier, Ohio 43022-9623
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Charles H. Porter, Lake Barrington, Illinois, informs us that he finally retired and closed his corporation on January 1, 2010. Charles turned eighty-six last October but keeps quite active by playing bridge and tennis and enjoying the company of his family and friends.
'47 Samuel P. Todd Jr.
670 Reisling Knoll
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
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'48 Kenyon College
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Gambier, Ohio 43022-9623
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William E. Rathman, Middletown, Ohio, reports that he continues to promote Kenyon among families who have potential college students.
'49 Kenyon College
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Gambier, Ohio 43022-9623
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Thomas E. Fowler, Centerville, Ohio, reports that he has finally retired after a fifty-seven-year career as a life insurance agent/broker. Now at eighty-two, Tom and his wife, Mary Lou, have moved to the Dayton area to be closer to their daughter, Susan, and granddaughter, Bailey. James R. Packard, Ann Arbor, Michigan, writes that he is "long retired but ... still jockeying between playwriting and research on the logic underlying/overcasting the digimania that has befallen us. Few, if any, resonate to the idea this long after, but Phil Rice and Pappy Ransom would have, for sure." Charles D. Williams, Indianapolis, Indiana, tells us that his travels have slowed down since his wife, Barb, died, traveling solo not being quite the same. He and Barb had hoped to visit the three hundred countries on their "bucket list," but didn't quite make it. Chuck is enjoying the relatively carefree life of a retirement community, with a cottage but no lawn care. There are lots of activities—and attentive widows!