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1958
Philip B. Bradley
brad0260@umn.edu
Brian McCauley reports: “I
happily remain on my isolated
farm in NE Thailand, far from
Bangkok’s messy protesters.
Fortunately, the vast majority of
themany-colored-shirt-wear-
ing political complainers of BKK
(Bangkok) are now largely con-
fined to the city’s vast Lumpini
Park – appropriately chock
full of giant lizards – not at all
particularly different from the
protesters as they talk politics
and do their best to destroy the
best parts of this country. The
future here is at best murky,
as the ‘pols’ blithely stir the
political pot, and the economic
dilemmas and spectacular cor-
ruption scandals facing the
country remain as daunting and
unsolved as they have ever been
in recent memory. Fortunately,
many parts of the Thai land-
scape remain, at least on the
surface, unchanged. Within the
past two weeks I spent five days
on my road bike in one of those
areas, visiting one of the few
silk-producing villages still in
the country. I was astounded by
the unending variety and beauty
of the many fabric samples and
beautiful hand-made clothing
on display. Part of the good
news about this area of Thai-
land was the obvious prosperity,
and the fact that the country’s
general water shortage has not
yet hampered silk production. If
you want to visit that or other
areas of our country, let me
know. I love to travel and would
be happy to introduce you to
rural parts of our land that have
never been included in the Land
of Smiles that most people think
of as Thailand. Keep well. Hope
to see some of you soon.”
Jay Hatch reports he sur-
vived a wonderful 20-day ca-
noeing trip last June for 320
miles on the Noatak River in
Alaska, north of the Arctic
Circle. The trip was organized
by his cousins as a repeat of
one they took 30 years ago and
carried out in three collapsible
canoes. The all-male party in-
cluded three geezers and three
recent college graduates. Not
much luck fishing but great
vegetarian meals cooked on
driftwood, most of the expected
wildlife, including lots of musk
oxen, requisite mosquitoes,
decent weather, and very inter-
esting ecology and views.
1959
David Atkinson
david.atkinson1@mac.com
www.sps.edu/1959
David Atkinson writes:
“Preparations are proceeding
apace for our 55th reunion,
and updates for our yearbook
are gradually coming in. From
Hartmut Keil ’s update, these
highlights: Since ‘retirement’
he remains very active at the
American Studies Institute, or-
ganizing and conducting study
tours in the United States, as
well as arranging for concerts
by the St. Thomas Boys Choir
in Texas, including one at St.
Paul’s: ‘The School continues to
have a tremendous effect onme
even into my seventies.’ Mike
Garfield says he had a grand-
child graduate from college,
which reminded him of why he
missed our fifth reunion due to
being otherwise occupied be-
tween taking a law school exam
and checking on his wife, MC,
in labor at the hospital. Mike
continued work with banking
and charitable trusts in Fall
River. In the fall of 2013, he took
a self-drive barge trip on the
Canal du Midi in southwestern
France, which nearly ended in
their floating, in the middle of
the night, out of control into the
Mediterranean. He will fill us in
at our reunion.”
1960
Dimitri Sevastopoulo
dimitrisev@nyc.rr.com
Dimitri Sevastopoulo writes:
“Hard to believe but our 55th is
approaching: May 29-31, 2015.
Friday night dinner will be at the
School and on Saturday evening
we shall dine at the Kimball-
Jenkins Estate, where we cel-
ebrated our 50th. If members
of the class are interested in
organizing an off-campus event
prior to the reunion, please
forward your suggestions to Joe,
Jack and me.”
1961
Malcolm Seymour Jr.
mike@hol.edu
Chris Jennings
jenningshome@verizon.net
Mike Seymour shares: “Lots
to report this time from the
Form of 1961. Harry Pillsbury
retired from the practice of
medicine last August and he and
his wife moved to the Delaware
shore near Lewes. They are
still getting used to a different
way of life and a new house.
They can’t wait for spring to
enjoy the beach life. All visitors
welcome. Eric Herter, after a
year of back and forth heart
problems, just got a bunch of
stents and is feeling so good
he’s about to fly to Hawaii. Jim
Hatch is finally retired and is
recently engaged to be married
to Kati Cafiero, a senior exec
at Bell Labs, who moved from
Florida to Lenox, Mass., a year
ago. Way to go, Jim! Peter Pell
and Bob Rounsavall played
golf in early February at Gulf-
stream, Fla. Marshall Bartlett
enjoyed a month on Gasparilla
Island (Fla.) with sister Marga-
ret (wife of RickWilmer) and is
feeling better, recovering froma
brain seizure. Two Bartlett sons,
wives, and grandchildren will
take over the vacation condo for
two weeks. Tony Gilmore just
FORMNOTES
Brad Terry ’56 and his Unlikely
Trio play every Thursday night
at the 91 South Restaurant and
Wine Bar in Gorham, Maine.
Formmates from ’60: Pete Draper, Billy Morton, and Joe Mechem
relax at the Useppa Club off Boca Grande, Fla., after having lunch
with Brian Draper and Ginny Redpath (Joe’s gal) in March.
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