1950s
Alfred Ferreira, BA'50, of Brockton, Massachusetts, reports he again
joined PA for the U.S. volleyball nationals in San Jose, California. Last
year, he made the seventy-plus all-star team and PA took the silver medal,
losing only to a USA conglomerate team.
Joseph F. Salmon, B'50, of Pembroke, Massachusetts, has six children
and nine grandchildren. He is a retired U.S. treasury agent, reviewer,
instructor, group manager, and office manager. He's also a WWII veteran
and was awarded the Purple Heart.
David E. Gredler, LA'51, of Norwell, Massachusetts, reports that
his next music book is a sampling of ocean hymn lyrics compiled in the
1800s and now set to Gredler's melodies. He is a retired Boston Globe editor.
Adelbert B. Palmer, E'51, of New Castle, New Hampshire, notes
he's one of three Northeastern graduates in his family. His son, Samuel,
received a mechanical engineering degree in 1992, and his daughter, Amy,
received an MBA in 1995.
Vito J. Maida, BA'52, of Andover, Massachusetts, says his second
grandson finished his freshman year at Northeastern, "which makes
me very proud." He adds, "I spend a good deal of my retirement
free time attending many of our wonderful athletic events, especially football
and hockey. The current programs are just great and make me proud as a
former footballer at N.U. I recommend it highly to former teammates and
all. Let's support a growing program. See you at the Boston College game
in October."
William D. Bennett, BA'53, of Newton Centre, Massachusetts, says
he's "still actively working in my business, international recruitment,
since 1970. Regards to all my 1953 classmates."
Chester W. Milligan, E'53, of Greensboro, North Carolina, notes
he's active in photography, travel, and computers and that he helped establish
an apprentice program in HVAC at the local community college.
Louis J. Beldotti, LA'56, of Owensboro, Kentucky, is retiring
from the alcoholic beverage business after nearly forty-two years. He began
his career at Mr. Boston Distillers and ended with Barton Brands as a quality
control supervisor. He says he and his wife plan to spend winters in Florida.
Thomas E. Concannon, B'56, of Milton, Massachusetts, retired
as an inspector from AT&T. He turned eighty-two on August 2.
Alan S. Hunter, E'57, of Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, notes
he "retired to the North Country in a log home we built over the past
few years."
Henry A. Johnson, E'57, is "enjoying retirement and golf
in Ford's Colony, Williamsburg, Pennsylvania."
Robert A. Matthews, BA'57, of Heathsville, Virginia, was visiting
Florida when he bumped into Bob Price, BA'57. "We hadn't seen
each other since Basic Officers' course in 1957," notes Matthews.
Harold G. Panton, E'57, reports he's "alive and well"
in Portland, Oregon, teaching estimating and project management at a vocational
technical school.
Peter Saunders, E'57, of Chatham, Massachusetts, describes himself
as a "lifelong writer, late-life poet" who "formerly engineered
metric instruments and now makes metaphors and teaches writing." He
has been widely published and has written eighty poetry books. The latest
is Crying Out Loud. One of his works is "Ask Any Frog":
steppingstones of life
are more like
lilypads
put a foot
wrong
and you're sunk
Saunders can be e-mailed at <poetpeter@
juno.com>.
Thomas J. Davis, BA'58, of Chester, Virginia, retired from the
Army in 1980 and worked at Virginia State University as an assistant professor
of business and manager of the university's computer labs. He retired from
that position in 1992 and is now an adjunct business faculty member at
Averett College.
Richard Fiander, LA'58, who holds master's and doctoral degrees
in education from Harvard, notes he retired after a long career in public
education, including more than thirty years as a superintendent of schools.
He now is a senior associate of RLF Associates, an educational consulting
firm in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, where he lives.
Larry Flaherty, E'58, of Dix Hills, New York, retired from Motor
Freight Sales in 1970 and from the U.S. Postal Service in 1998. He and
his wife, Dorothy, have a son, Chris. "What happened to all the transportation
graduates, evenings, in the 1950s?" he asks.
Thomas G. King, BA'58, MBA'66, of Edmond, Oklahoma, reports he
took early retirement after thirty-three years with Ford Motor Company
and is now president and chief executive officer of Fred Jones Enterprises
in Oklahoma City. The company remanufactures and distributes automotive
components to more than 1,200 Ford dealers in eighteen states. King says
he and his wife, Peggy, spend their spare time "attempting to lower
our golf handicaps and dodging tornadoes."
Robert L. Wolfe, Ed'58, of Wells, Maine, reports he's in retirement
with his "lovely wife" of forty years, Ann. They have three daughters,
a son, and seven grandchildren. "I am enjoying my retirement by substituting
at Sanford High School and teaching summer school," he says. Former
classmates can write to him at Blacksmith Brook Farm, 13 Blacksmith Road,
Wells, Maine 04090.
Robert E. Allen, E'59, of Anaheim, California, has been retired
from Hughes Aircraft for ten years. "I'm playing a lot of golf. Went
to Scotland and Ireland in 1998," he says. "My wife and I are
doing some traveling-Panama Canal in April and a QE2 trip, from New York
to Quebec, in September. "
Allan B. Bixby, BA'59, of Sebastian, Florida, accepted a volunteer
position as head of development for Indian River County Habitat for Humanity.
Robert E. Cain, LA'59, of Holden, Massachusetts, retired from
Aetna Life & Casualty in 1987. He's now self-employed as a building
inspector for insurance companies. He also volunteers at a local hospital
and reads for the visually impaired on a local radio station.
Francis R. Giglio, P'59, says he'd like to hear from former classmates.
His address is Chenango Avenue, RD 1, P.O. Box 13460, Sherburne, New York
13460.
Jane Hoy, Ed'59, writes, "Still teaching first grade. Husband,
Harold, retired from Penn State University. Four married daughters, seven
granddaughters, one grandson. I go by 'Jane' now, but my friends would
remember me as 'Zilpha' or 'Zip.' Would love to hear from them." Her
address is 40 Roseanna Road, Plantsville, Connecticut 06479.
Ralph T. Rodgers, E'59, of Gainesville, Georgia, notes he spent
forty-two years working in various disciplines, including ecology and project
and facilities engineering. His last three working years were spent as
a stand-in manager of plant engineering and construction. He retired in
1982.
Donald A. Sandrelli, LA'59, of Arlington, Massachusetts, retired
in June from Arlington High School. "Looking forward to doing things
with my eleven grandchildren and my wife," he says. "I feel younger
now than I did forty years ago."
Ronald P. White, E'59, ME'66, of Amherst, New Hampshire, retired
from Sanders, a Lockheed Martin company, in June 1998 after forty years
in antisubmarine warfare.