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1950s
Victor J. Cantone, E’50, of Barefoot Bay, Florida, says he and Marguerite celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary and are enjoying retirement. They are planning to join NU alumni on a trip to Ireland sponsored by the Alumni Association.
Murray Markson, BA’50, writes, “Our class is the original sponsor of Northeastern’s first online alumni directory. This was accomplished because of generous contributions made directly to the class of 1950 Internet Fund. You can register to use the directory, entering your own ID number, the nine-digit number printed over your name on your NU Magazine mailing label. Our class has also contributed a substantial portion of the funding for Northeastern’s Alumni Relations Web pages. I would appreciate that contributions be made to the class of 1950 Internet Fund to continue the fine response we have had in the past.”
Bill Barber, LA’52, of Mount Holly, New Jersey, retired as sports editor of the Burlington (New Jersey) Times in 1991 after twenty-three years but continues to stay in the world of sports by covering professional and amateur golf events for The Philadelphia Golfer. Bill celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday in June.
Richard Cohen, LA’52, of Portland, Maine, retired from the University of Maine system in 1990. He was the vice president of academic affairs at the University of Maine in Presque Isle and professor of English. His novel, Monday: End of the Week, was published in November 2000, and an excerpt appeared in the journal Crosscut.
Lew Fine, BA’52, of Oakley, Utah, and his wife, Arlene, built a log home on the banks of the Weber River. He reports they enjoyed a brief period of relaxation before heading out in their motor home for a trip that included stops in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. They’ve been married nearly fifty-one years and have four grown children, Leslie, Joel, Sheryl, and Rich, in addition to an adopted family in Lima, Peru. Lew and Arlene founded the Park City International Jazz Festival, which he says will soon rank with the Newport Jazz Festival. Lew says he isn’t sure if he’s retired from real estate or looking for new challenges.
Robert H. Sommer, BA’52, of Harrington Park, New Jersey, is the president of the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy.
William Epstein, BA’54, celebrated his seventieth birthday at the Marriott Hotel in Irvine, California, where he is retired and working on his golf game. Massachusetts residents in attendance included Melvin Norris of Wayland, Joseph Goldman of Wellesley, and James Fingold of Cambridge, all BA’54.
Gordon Frank, E’54, MBA’61, wants to clarify some confusion in an earlier issue of this magazine. To set the record straight, Gordon and Mimi Frank live in Huntersville, North Carolina; Arthur and Robin Cohen live in Tucson, Arizona.
Anthony Napolitano, LA’55, of Somerville, Massachusetts, is a volunteer interpreter for the Human Body Connection at Boston’s Museum of Science.
Paula Diana (Swartz) Scheiner, BA’55, writes, “I have been in Sarasota, Florida, for eight years. Fortunately, I have been able to resume my teaching career, as there is a call for substitutes in this area. Working with the students is a never-ending source of challenge and joy. It would be lovely to hear from classmates.” Her e-mail address is <pdscheiner@home.com>.
Norman Whalen, E’55, writes in with forty-six years of catching up to do. He and his wife, Jean, were married in 1955. They have two children, Kevin and Pauline, and two grandchildren, Dorian and Vanya. Norman served twenty-eight years in the Army Reserves and spent thirty-two years in the federal civil service; he retired from the Environmental Protection Agency in 1986. The University of Maryland awarded him a master’s degree in 1971. After moving to Sparrow Hawk Village, Oklahoma, he worked in desktop publishing for the local church and seminary. He also was certified a Firefighter I and a Water Supply Operator, Class C. Norman has served as fire chief, deputy chief, and treasurer, and also worked to establish the Cherokee County Firefighters Association as a charter department. He also was the secretary to the board of trustees of Rural Water District No. 12. “Currently, my wife and I are slowly recovering from a serious car crash in which our very survival depended in large part on our use of safety belts,” he says. Robert E. Simon, BA’57, of Centerville, Massachusetts, says he’d “like to hear from any Northeastern RESEED volunteers who have taught in middle schools. How I wish I had begun helping the students many years earlier, in math and science. I was privileged to do five years with the kids.” His e-mail address is <robdon831128@msn.com>.
Bob Kaprielian, BA’58, of Watertown, Massachusetts, notes he retired from the security industry and now enjoys following the political career of his daughter, Rachel, who is a state representative from Watertown. Bob, who played football for Joe Zabilski at Northeastern, was inducted into the Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame in May.
Herbert Hadad, AS’59, of Pleasantville, New York, a regular contributor to Northeastern University Alumni Magazine (see his story on page 32), has also written more than 300 byline pieces for the New York Times. “But none more pleasing than the essay on Boston-born Broadway producer Arthur Cantor, which inspired the creation of a play based on ‘Journey Through the Land of the Gaels,’” he says. That memoir of the impact of the Irish on his life appeared in the September 1997 issue of this magazine. Herb is a press officer for the U.S. Department of Justice in the office of U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White, in New York City.