1950s
'50 Louis S. Whitaker
Wheeling, West Virginia
Philip S. Tedesco, Palm Springs, California, writes, "I cannot believe I graduated over sixty-two years ago! I'm eighty-four and still hanging in there!"
'51 Douglas W. Downey
Northbrook, Illinois
d-downey@sbcglobal.net
John B. Martin, Evanston, Illinois, and his wife, Linda, enjoyed traveling to France (Paris, Provence, and the Riviera), London, and Amsterdam last year. Jack writes, "I continue to paint watercolors and enter exhibits, selling a few paintings here and there. My Web site is johnbmartin.com." Jack and Linda are enjoying their six grandchildren, who live nearby and keep them occupied.
'52 Richard D. Sawyer
Newbury, New Hampshire
mlgsawyer@aol.com
Frederick C. Neidhardt, writes, "I'm living an active life, now full time in Tucson, Arizona. I thoroughly enjoyed attending the graduation of my granddaughter, Mia O. Neidhardt, in May 2012, at the most stirring Kenyon graduation ceremony I've ever attended." John S. Peabody, Indio, California, and his wife, Bonnie, took a cruise through the Panama Canal to Florida with Nancy and Bruce G. Hartmann in October 2012.
'53 Arthur “Bill” Sprague Jr.
La Grange, Illinois
awsprague@sbcglobal.net
Ronald R. Ryan, Jupiter, Florida, reports that he and his son Peter were finalists in the USTA National Father and Son Grass Court Championship (fathers eighty and over) at the Piping Rock Club in Locust Valley, New York.
'54 Kenyon College
John Seaman Jr.
Geneva, Illinois
jbseaman@cs.com
'55 B. Allen McCormick
Indianapolis, Indiana
bamccormick1@att.net
Robert Mezey, Pomona, California, reports that he has a new book of poems, To the Gathering Vacancy, being published by North Dakota Institute Press.
'56 Christian Schoenleb
Phoenix, Arizona
eschoenleb@cox.net
Peter L. Keys, San Diego, California, travels most of each year throughout the United States, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Europe, and New Zealand, and he is frequently in Hawaii. Pete volunteers for the San Diego Harbor Police Power Boat Patrol three days a week when in San Diego.
'57 Donald A. Fischman
State College, Pennsylvania
donaldfischman@gmail.com
Henry J. Steck
Homer, New York
henry.steck@cortland.edu
'58 Adolph Faller III
Olmsted Falls, Ohio
afaller@sbcglobal.net
Adolph Faller III, Olmsted Falls, Ohio, reports that his sons are doing well. Dolph's youngest son, Kurt, managed the construction of a titanium mill north of Pittsburgh, which finished up in late 2012. Robert A. Holstein, Chicago, Illinois, writes, "Hi classmates, friends, teammates, fraternity brothers, and my entire Kenyon family. All is well, still practicing and learning how. Perhaps the desire to learn is the most we all owe our thanks to Kenyon for! If you're in Chicago please give me a call at 312-443-0034. I live downtown and I'm readily available." Dale A. Neuman, Kansas City, Missouri, has been retired since 2000, but he is still the director of the Harry S. Truman Center for Governmental Affairs at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). Dale reports that in August he became interim chair of the UMKC School of Social Work while it searches for a new chair. Dale also published his first chapbook of poems, Reflections, last June. It is available at Amazon.com.
'59 William Harley Henry
Grinnell, Iowa
harleyhen@iowatelecom.net
Donald Bomann Jr.
Farmington, Connecticut
poplarthree@gmail.com
Fred C. Mench retired from Stockton College in New Jersey and is now an adjunct in Latin at Middle Tennessee State University. Fred's wife, Mary, runs Grandma's Bed and Breakfast in Smyrna, Tennessee, where the couple resides. Robert B. Palmer, New York City, is enjoying his retirement from the U.S. Department of State, where he served as an escort officer in the International Visitors Program for almost twenty years. After a "toot" at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, as a volunteer from his church, he headed to Barcelona for a cruise to France and Italy with his family. He also traveled to Cuba last fall, again as a church volunteer. Bob also tells us he was very excited to see the sculpture exhibition of Robert E. Gove in San Francisco.