1940s

Bernard J. Gaffney, E'40, of Stillwater, Minnesota, says he's "still active professionally" with Reaction Technology.

Loring M. Thompson, E'40, of Sun Lakes, Arizona, was a founding member of the Interfaith Council of Greater Sun Lakes, in 1993. She served as the council's secretary for the past three years.

George F. Archambault Sr., L'41, of Bethesda, Maryland, received the U.S. surgeon general's medallion "for lifetime career efforts in creativity, imagination, and dedication that resulted in the high standards of pharmacy practice within the United States." He is only the sixth pharmacist to receive the award.

Eva Monsein Schneiderman, L'41, and her husband recently celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary. They spend six months in Florida and six months in Massachusetts.

Norman S. Silsby, E'42, of Newport News, Virginia, writes, "Looking forward to our fifty-fifth class reunion this year. Hope some still-active tennis players will attend-the Connors perhaps?"

Edward P. Carpenter Jr., E'43, has lived in Florida the past ten years. "Playing golf several times a week, as well as tennis, until a recent hip replacement," he writes. "Otherwise, all is well."

Joe Dias, BA'45, notes, "As a former captain of the Northeastern football team of 1944, I was, along with my wife, invited by athletics director Barry Gallup to attend the captains' reunion at the New Hampshire football game. What an outstanding game, with victory from behind in the last few seconds. This topped off the treatment by Coach Gallup that included lunch and having our pictures taken. I had hoped to see former captains Dick Grey and Gale Foster, but as luck would have it, they were not able to make it. Maybe next year. Northeastern has played an important part in my life, not only for me personally but for my family. My son, Ronald J. Dias, who is now a vice president of the Teradyne Company and the general manager of its plant in Nashua, New Hampshire, received his master of science degree, and my granddaughter, Jennifer (Wheelden) Paine, received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Northeastern. My niece, Shelley Solari, will enter Northeastern in the fall to get her master's degree. Guess that's all for now, except to say Rose and I have celebrated our fifty-fifth wedding anniversary. We are both in our eighties and reasonably healthy."

Alvin D. VanVessem, ME'47, writes, "Served in the Army, 1943­46. Work on atomic bomb, 1944­46, at Los Alamos National Labs. Civilian employee, 1946­81. Retired in 1981."