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REUNIONS
LOUIS H. FOISY
45th: Form of 1969
FORM PHOTO (l. to r.), row 1: Rick Lyon, John Bronson, Robin Lloyd, John Adams,
TomWhitney, Terry Hunt, John Carlos, son of Charlie Musser; row 2: George Birchard,
Eliot Larson, David LeBreton, Todd Rulon-Miller, Burke Ross, Peter Flynn,
Charlie Musser; row 3: Phil von Stade, Rob Deford, John Hagerty, Doug Stewart,
Bill Reedy, Locke Besse, David Winslow Burling, Joe Walker; row 4: Tom Iglehart,
Bill Lane, Paul Reingold, Trip Farnsworth, Charlie Hickox, Bob Rettew
by Tom Iglehart
Editor’s note: By now, many of you have
heard the sad news of the sudden death
of our friend and formmate Joe Walker
on July 8. Joe had recently been elected as
our new form director and was looking
forward to continuing his relationships
with members of the Form of 1969. We
will all miss him. Please look for a de-
tailed obituary to appear in the fall issue
of Alumni Horae.
On the afternoon of Friday, May 30, a text
message came through: “Thinking of you
and the Form of ’69. Say hello to Lower
School supes Stump McPherson and Alec
McLane. Wish I could be there. ” The mes-
sage had come from 1973 Gordon Medal
winner Alden Stevens. It spoke volumes.
The School grounds that some 31 form-
mates landed upon that afternoon had no
Lower School. It practically sparkled with
decades of change. Maps came in quite
handy, as did the occasional nametag. But
something immeasurable and powerful
spanned those decades.
Anglers Trip Farnsworth, Locke Besse,
and Rob Deford spent Friday afternoon
on the Turkey River, landing some frisky
JANA F. BROWN
Bob Rettew and Tom Iglehart
panfish and fat trout (as did Paul Reingold
the following morning). Dave LeBreton,
Bill Reedy, Joe Walker, Eliot Larson, and
Tom Whitney rolled in that same day
under rumbling skies after a competition
for worst golfer.
All finally convened – some for the
first time in 45 years – for cocktails and
a mixed-grill dinner at the home of Bob
and Annie Rettew, a mere Frisbee throw 24