Dan deBenedictis, L'56, of Milton, Massachusetts, and his wife, Anita, will celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary in June. As a young man, deBenedictis served in the U.S. Marines during World War II. After passing the bar in 1961, he opened a real-estate law firm in 1964. He closed his office in 1985, worked as a bank attorney, then became a mediator in the Consumer Protection division of the Massachusetts Attorney General's office. In January, deBenedictis, who has no plans to retire, celebrated his ninetieth birthday. "It's the most momentous birthday I have ever had," he says. "The best time is the later years. You have wisdom, and you are calmed down. You can concentrate on what's most important to you, your wife, children, and grandchildren."

Robert A. Hefford, BA'57, of Austin, Texas, served twenty-seven years in the U.S. Army, from the time he was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1957 (after participating in ROTC at Northeastern, where he was also the track team MVP in 1956), to his retirement as colonel in 1984. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam, one as a helicopter pilot and the other as the commander of a unit of gunship helicopters. He received the Purple Heart, the Distinguished Flying Cross (for heroism), the Silver Star with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device. After returning from Vietnam, Hefford served tours of duty in the Pentagon, Dallas, and Fort Knox, Kentucky. Following military retirement, he was the plans and operations officer for the Texas governor's Division of Emergency Management.He then became director of research and special projects for the Texas Department of Insurance. He and his wife, Valerie Ann, have five childrenand seven grandchildren.