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		1950s Victor Cantone, E’50, of Barefoot Bay, Florida, writes, “My wife, son, daughter-in-law, and I were in Ireland with the NU alumni group in September 2001 when tragedy struck in New York. We would like to publicly acknowledge the efforts of Kathleen Fitzgerald, associate director of alumni relations, in getting us home safely and in record time. We are looking forward to the next trip.” James E. Kelley, LC’50, has retired from J. E. Kelley and Associates, a consulting engineering firm he founded twenty-five years ago, but is now in his ninth year as chair of the Quincy (Massachusetts) Planning Board. A lifelong resident of North Quincy, he is a registered professional engineer and registered professional land surveyor. He started his career with the U.S. Geological Survey Mapping Section, worked in the Quincy engineering department, and served in the 271st Combat Engineers of the 71st Division in Europe during World War II, earning a battlefield commission. Over a twenty-nine-year career with the Massachusetts Department of Public Works (DPW), he worked in a number of engineering capacities and has earned a national reputation in the field of highway maintenance. He authored more than thirty papers on the subject and serves as an expert witness in court cases. He was a member of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences for twenty-four years and served on the United States/Mexican Technical Advisory Council to Colombia from 1967 to 1969. After retiring from the Massachusetts DPW, he traveled the country for four years for the Federal Highway Administration, conducting seminars on traffic control for highway and street work sites. He is a member of several professional and veterans’ organizations, and has traveled to three continents, eleven countries, and forty-five states. He has four children and twelve grandchildren. Bill Tedoldi, BA’52, of Needham, Massachusetts, treasurer of the Charles River Watershed Association’s board of directors, reports that he is doing his part to serve the community in Needham: He currently chairs the city’s Board of Appeals and the Comprehensive Housing Study Committee. Paul J. Paradis, BA’53, of Ocean City, Maryland, furnished information for Michael L. Weber’s book From Abundance to Scarcity: A History of U.S. Marine Fisheries Policy. Paradis’s information concerned fishery marketing activities of the federal government. The book was published this year by Island Press of Covello, California. Ed Siegal, E’56, of Delray Beach, Florida, writes, “Haven’t seen any news from my engineering classmates. I retired in 1991 after thirty years in the biomedical business. Moved to Florida in 1993 and after a year of resting received a position teaching at a technical institute. My current position is program chair. I am looking forward to our fiftieth anniversary.” He can be e-mailed at <esiegal@itt-tech.edu>. Jack Avergun, E’57, MBA’65, of Mashpee, Massachusetts, writes, “We have our forty-fifth reunion coming up from November 8 to 10. You won’t want to miss it. Our class will have its own activities. Please make plans to attend along with your classmates. Look for more information and a questionnaire in the September issue of this magazine. To receive additional program information before the regular mailings begin, send me your e-mail address. Hope to see you in November!” Avergun is chair of the class of 1957 reunion committee. Classmates may e-mail him at <jma37@attbi.com>. Herbert Hadad, LA’59, of Pleasantville, New York, recently found coming in second is not half bad. First, his New York Times piece on the 9/11 attacks was topped only by author and columnist Jimmy Breslin in the Society of Silurians annual journalism contest; the society is the oldest continuous press club in America. Later, one of his photo compositions was runner-up to a black-and-white photo taken by his son Charles Aram; father and son had entered an annual art show held by the Women’s Club of Pocantico Hills.