1940s
Philip N. Savage, LA'40, L'46, and his wife, Alyce, celebrated their
fifty-third wedding anniversary and his eighty-second birthday on October
11, 2000. Their four daughters, sons-in-law, and five grandchildren joined
in the celebration. The Savages are active in senior-citizen activities
in Newton, Massachusetts. They attended Phil's World War II Air Force reunion
in Nashville, Tennessee, in May 2000, and enjoyed Phil's sixtieth Northeastern
reunion in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He is on the board of directors of
Elder Services and is a member of his parish council.
Virginia Kane O'Connell, BB'41, of Charlotte, North Carolina, writes,
"John and I had a fabulous ten-day cruise out of Tahiti. Life is not
dull at our tender age."
Robert P. Pierson, E'41, of Whittier, California, reports that he
has seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
William R. Ziegler, LA'41, of Kendall Park, New Jersey, writes,
"Esther and I are active in a historic house in Somerset, New Jersey.
I am active in Rotary."
David J. Morrissey, E'42, writes, "After working for years
with companies such as ITT, Sperry, and Lockheed, I retired at age seventy-eight
from the Federal Aviation Administration as a senior executive. My wife
of forty-five years died in 1995, and I now live most of the year in Mexico."
William J. Cohen, LA'45, and his wife live in a retirement community
in Haverford, Pennsylvania. He writes, "We participate in senior sports.
This past July, I won a gold medal in the senior triathlon and in 8-ball.
My wife won a silver in the backstroke." The couple recently went
cycling in southwest France to see cave paintings and other facets left
behind by Cro-Magnon man. "We traveled 296.5 miles without serious
problems," Cohen says. "We went at a leisurely pace, carrying
our own gear on our own bikes. We not only saw the cave paintings, but
other caves with glorious stalactites and stalagmites. Out of Bordeaux,
we went through the great vineyards. The entire area was under British
control for a period. Then the French and British fought over it for a
hundred years, leaving behind a series of walled cities and chateaux, which
we had a chance to explore. And don't let anyone say the French are anti-American.
They could not have been nicer."
John D. Colaneri, LA'48, of Foxborough, Massachusetts, writes, "Would
enjoy hearing from anyone who remembers me. Active in golf, tennis, and
singing."
Randall Martin, BA'48, MBA'61, of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Bernard
Caron, CJ'78, MS'83, and Harry Mayo, E'53, met for the first
time in August 1998 in Burin, Newfoundland, Canada.
Herbert C. Nickless, E'48, of Nashua, New Hampshire, writes, "Upon
retirement, we've become even more involved in musical affairs-Concord
Orchestra, church choir, handbell choir, a local chorus, etc. Also do volunteer
work. Sure would like to hear from chemical engineers from the Class of
'48."
Nancy L. Rynearson, BB'48, of Grand Blanc, Michigan, is still basking
in the glow of Christmas 1998, when all nine of her children and their
spouses came home for the holiday. In all, she hosted forty-one people-seventeen
adults and twenty-four grandchildren. "Best Christmas ever!"
she says.
Charles G. Ellis, E'49, of Punta Gorda, Florida, and his wife, Jean,
recently celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. They have a son
and a daughter and seven grandchildren.
Joseph W. Lovoi, E'49, of Andover, Massachusetts, has written Listen
. . . My Children, a true account of a B-17 bombing mission over Germany
during World War II.