Princeton Class of 1963 - 50th REUNION!

Reunions Checklist

News, notes and letters from Classmates:

JANUARY 2012

March 16-18, classmates will gather in Chicago for a special three-day mini-reunion honoring BILL HAARLOW. The Les Turner ALS Foundation there is holding a special dinner honoring Bill’s family for their support over the years, beginning when Bill first contracted the still-incurable disease from which he died in 2002. DENNIS KELLER has taken the lead role in rallying classmates.

If you have any questions, or to sign up, please call Dennis Keller (630-574-1900 or dkeller@devry.com) or Kim Tupper (630-574-1970 or ktupper@devry.com). We hope to see you in March!

CLASS NOTES for March 7, 2012 added.

ANNUAL GIVING results for 2010-2111 and the 50TH REUNION GIVING sections (see menu on left) have been updated.

December 10, 2011

Dear Classmates,

I have had Parkinson’s disease (PD) for about 15 years, for some 10 of which I have been one of the leaders of the Brooklyn Parkinson Group (BPg) here in New York. Among other things, PD makes one relatively slow and inactive, staying home and staying seated, often depressed, which is a sentence to misery if not death at the hands of this incurable, progressive disease. BPg provides free-of-charge, largely-arts-based programs that attract and entertain while they provide indispensable exercise, fun, and even joy. Once a week we are taught modern dance by world-class professional dancers of the Mark Morris Dance Group. Believe it or not, dance has a magical effect on people with PD whose symptoms seem to fall away while they dance. We also sing (often while we dance, but separately as well), which is good for the speech problems that often come with PD.

My pet program (which I helped to design after studying fitness for over a year at night and on weekends) provides fitness training to get people into shape to cope with the progression of the disease as it increasingly tries to inhibit one from performing the normal activities of daily living. Our fitness program is offered at two locations: the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University and the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA.

The Brooklyn Parkinson Group is a non-profit organization which depends on tax deductible donations. Please see more on our website at www.brooklynparkinsongroup.org. Please call me at 718-522-1572 if you have any questions.

Our class is of an age that, unfortunately, more and more members will likely be diagnosed with PD. Currently there is no cure for the disease, and, as far as I know, none on the horizon. However, the currently available medications can work quite well, and for a number of years. But it is very important that, as soon as possible, one get diagnosed and begin appropriate exercise and medication to reduce the risk of falls and preserve the quality of life -- under the supervision of a neurologist who has a specialty in movement disorders, if not PD, specifically.

PD is a fascinating disease, with many quirky aspects and much variety of symptoms among patients. Living with PD for a number of years, especially if one spends a lot of time with patients in varying stages of progression, with different neurologists and medication regimens, as I have, one cannot help but learn quite a bit of useful information about finding help and coping with the disease. I would be happy to give any help I can to any classmate who thinks he may have the disease or knows someone who might -- on a confidential basis, of course.

With fond regards,

Carroll Neesemann

Brooklyn, NY 11231

718-522-1572

cneesemann@gmail.com

MINI-REUNION in NYC - May 4-6, 2012
Friday May 4th - Golf and tour of American Museum of Natural History, dinner at the Princeton Club
Saturday - visit the High Line, SOHO, Museum of Modern Art or gallery walk, dinner on a yacht
Sunday - explore NYC
Contact: Bill Harman              wharmanp63@gmail.com     (212) 737-3749
               Malcolm MacKay    malcolm@brownmackay.com    (718) 855-0204

November 2011
The Precept '63 initiative launched spring of this year had a slow start, both from a technical and content point of view.  Clearly, there remains excellent potential for this to become an active forum for dialog among us. To find the Class of 63 forum for discussion, log into TigerNet, http://tigernet.princeton.edu. Under TigerNet Services, find Discussion Groups in the list on the left, then click on Classes.

Also for those of us with an iPhone, there's a free app for us, goto iTunes and download iPrinceton.

October 2011
Class President's letter posted. Use menu on left, click on "President's Page".

Class of 1963    Fall Weekend in the Nation’s Capital     October 21-23, 2011

Read all about it by clicking on the menu under MINI REUNIONS in the list on the Left.

September 2011
Class Notes for September, October and November have been added.

The October 26 PAW Class Notes refers to the following two news worthy stories:

Among all the stories from the tenth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, there is none more poignant and hopeful than that of CAM MACRAE’S family and what they went through and how they have responded to the loss of his daughter Cat ’00. You can read more by clicking on these links.

The WSJ:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904716604576546760281535474.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

The Guardian:   http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/05/living-with-911-family

A report and pictures from David Ackinson

Between March and April of this year, Martha Luz and I walked about half of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. The following is a brief summary of our experience. I also attach two of my favorite photos, one of Martha Luz heading towards the Canal de Castilla, and the other of the two of us at a wine bar in León with a number of German pilgrims at the end of our trip, Martha Luz at the far left.

The Way of St. James, a nearly 800-kilometer pilgrimage through northern Spain, provided us with an adventure of body, mind, spirit and palate. Throughout the walk, we had the choice of the silence and solitude of long stretches of vineyards, olive groves, and fields of barley and wheat, the camaraderie and support of local citizens and fellow pilgrims, and the intimacy of each other. In the process, we found in ourselves a mutual commitment to our goal and to each other that surprised us both. Ultimately, that is what the Camino de Santiago de Compostela offers: an opportunity to take a break from whatever other roads we have been on, and focus on one in particular that provides peace and clarity that help us to discover more about ourselves and the ones we love. To the Camino we shall return.

June 2011
Class Notes for July 2011 added.

43rd Reunion photo - read more in Class Notes

March 2011
Class Notes for April 6 & 27, 2011 added.
Updated Mini-Reunion calendar, see below.

Photo of BOB EDSAL, see Class Notes April 6th for details.

PU ’63 Regional Events 2011 – 2013

Location              Dates                        Event Committee

San Francisco    April 8, 2011                      Stafford/Olcott

            Dinner at Pacific Union Club in SF. Other possible events on weekend.

Princeton           June 2011 Reunions                DeRochi/Hardt/Haverland

Sante Fe             Sept 15-18                                Stafford/Olcott/Raymond

LaPosada Resort, opening reception of Thurs.
Walking tour, golf, cocktails at Dexter Peacock's home.
Tour of Los Alamos and Bandeleir Nat'l Monument or tour of
galleries & museums. Dinners on Friday & Sat. and brunch on Sunday.

DC                      October 21 - 23, 2011 Gutman/Pickman/Duff

            Cocktails/dinner at Duffs on Friday.
            White house tour plus galleries, museums, golf on Saturday.
            Dinner at Chevy Chase Club (Jim Leach ’64 speaker);
            brunch Sunday (Gutman; Slocombe speak).

Houston               Nov 2011                                  Cannon/others?

Phoenix       Jan/Feb 2012                              Stewart

New York       May 2012                                   Harman/Mackay Co-chairs

            Cocktails/symposium at Mus. Natural History hosted by Lewis Bernard;
            Dinners; tours; Broadway? symphony? other

Princeton              June 2012 Reunions                  DeRochi/Hardt/Haverland

Chicago                 May 2012                                   Keller/others?

Nantucket        Sept 2012    Pre-50th Bash             Keller/Hoey/Varner/Little

            Opening cookout by the sea; dinner/dance at Kellers; golf; tennis
            Traditional class bikeride to Madaket; swimming; Brunch at NGC

Denver                Feb 2013                                         Krugman/others?


Princeton        THE BIG ONE … 50th Reunion



February 2011
Class Notes for March 23, 2011 added.
Book by Jim White added, see Classmate Authors in Menu on left.

January 2011
Class Notes - Feb & Mar 2011 added.

Carol and David Feinberg, with son, Daniel
Read more in Class Notes March 2, 2011

November 2010
Class Notes - Jan 19 added.

October 2010
Memorial for Richard Banyard added.
Photos for Boston Mini-Reunion added.
Class Notes - Nov. 17 added.

September 2010
President's Page updated.
Class notes - added 10/13 and 11/3 notes.
TALES from 63 - check it out.
Memorial for Carl R. Ernst added.
Annual Giving updated with 2009-2010 information.

June 2010
President's Page updated. New photos of 47th reunion added.

June 2010 - OUR 47TH REUNION

Front row: Mark Siegler, John Heilner, Dick Haverland, Steve DeRochi, Bryce Chase, Burt Weiss, Allen Porter, Jerry Asher, Dean Pierson, Mike Otten, Bob Middleton

Back row: Jim White, Ernie Dreher, Bob Zagoria, Lou Cain, Phil Cannon, Dave Goodrich, Bill Hardt, Warren Wood, Dennis Keller, Ed Walsh, Bob Eisenstadt

Photo by Lou Cain's daughter, Lauren. Thanks Lauren
See additional 47th Reunion pics by clicking on the Photo Gallery menu item on the left.

May 2010
REUNION INFORMATION - May 27-30 - goto the MENU on the left and click on OFF-YEAR REUNIONS.
The DeRochis are hosting the CLASS DINNER Sat. May 29th after the P-rade.
Use the Class Directory in menu on left to view Steve's address and phone number.

APRIL 2010
PAW Class Notes for April, May & June added.

MARCH 2010
Classmate Authors - book by Lew Weeks added
PAW Class Notes for April added.
Mini- Reunion Schedule added.
Esio award added.

Bob "Eiso" Eisenstadt receives award

Here is a photo of Bob with Kelly Doherty �81, the Annual Giving chair, who presented him with the Harold Helm Award at the Alumni Day luncheon on Feb. 20.

FEBRUARY 2010
New book added to CLASSMATE AUTHORS.
PAW Class Notes for March added.

CLASS DINNER IN NYC on FEB 18, 2010
Sixty strong, the class held a much deserved celebration of itself on February 18 at the Princeton Club in New York. Twelve states were represented, a good omen for attendance at similar dinners planned for other cities over the next three years in anticipation of our fiftieth reunion. One classmate couldn�t make it, but that didn�t dissuade his wife from coming, further proof-as if such proof were needed-of our continuing attractiveness.

Class President Philip Cannon, once again the model of political correctness, greeted everyone. The dinner speakers-Joel Rosenman of Woodstock fame and first time novelist Selden Edwards- spoke about "Back to the Future "and led the lively discussion that followed.

A LETTER from SELDEN EDWARDS to ALL CLASSMATES

November 15, 2009

Classmates,

Rather than fill up valuable PAW column space, I thought I'd write a group email to catch you up on progress with THE LITLE BOOK. Needless to say, it's been a wonderful journey, sort of an unbelievable one, actually.

PAPERBACK: The paperback came out in June, so that's what you see now in airports and bookstores. It became the Costco featured book for July, which meant a full page in the newsletter (below), with its 8-million circulation. Then some of you already know about the Bill Clinton mention (also below); that one really was unbelievable.

BOOK GROUPS: Now, lots of book groups are reading it, and I make lots of appearances, either in person of by Skype and iChat. Those computer "appearances" are very successful and work very well. If you know any book groups looking for a good read, recomment TLB and spread the word about Skype/iChat.

BALTIMORE: This past summer, as you know, Bob and Townsend Kent very graciously invited me to Baltimore and hosted a splendid '63 evening at their club (photo below). While there, a great interviewer named Bill Thompson tracked me down. Thompson travels all over and interviews tons of authors with a tiny (cigaret pack-sized) digital recorder, and edits them with his Mac. Then he posts them on this very special website. Check out this other interviews by clicking on "Authors" up at the top. He came to the Kent home and interviewed me at their Baltimore kitchen table; you can picture the author there. Very cool.

THANK YOU: Again, thank you for your generous support of this book. There is no question that one of the main reasons for its success is the fabulous support it has received by my '63er friends. You are indeed pure class!

Selden

COSTCO CONNECTION magazine, July issue. Check out p. 31 (click on "Pages�):
http://www.costcoconnection.com/connection/200907/?u1=texterity

Bill Clinton wrote this personal note to an editor at the LA Times, listing what he is reading now:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/08/bill-clinton-reads-jacket-copy-among-other-things.html

Bill Thompson�s Eye on Books, one of the best interviews. Listen:
http://www.eyeonbooks.com/ibp.php?ISBN=0452295513

And, it just came out in Italian:
http://sites.google.com/site/socialmoogle/Home/blog/libri-la-connessione-di-tutte-le-cose-di-selden-edwards---neri-pozza-editore
(Note: to see more about "THE LITTLE BOOK" click on the Classmate Authors link on the right.)

And speaking of photo ops, this summer in Baltimore, Townsend and BOB KENT rounded up a group of Balmer classmates to discuss THE LITTLE BOOK with its author (sitting), and hosted a splendid dinner at their club. Seen here is the group at the legendary Ivy Bookstore. They are, from left CHIP MARKELL, CHARLIE GREENLEAF, Kent, VINCE HOCK, DON MCPHERSON, BILL SCHMICK, MIKE MCBRIDE, DAN DENT, TIM CALLARD, and BILL MULES, who led a details-rich tour of Ft. McHenry. (Jay Schroeder had gone to the little boys room).

PAW Nov 4, 2009 Class Notes

Who�s that on the left? The smiling face on the right is obviously our own DICK KRUGMAN, professor of pediatrics and Dean of the University of Colorado Medical School, who in May was celebrated with an honorary degree from Wake Forest. The Vice President came along to cheer.

June 2009

While some of us were gathered in Princeton to help the Class of 1964 celebrate their 45th, a group of classmate roommates gathered at the Outer Banks home of Nancy and MIKE LEWARS in a reunion of their own. They are, from left, DENNY GRUBBS, Lewars, BOB BLICKENSTAFF, Krugman, and DAVE GORDON. Rumor has it that the recumbent guy in shades to the left is JAY SCHROEDER.

WHAT ARE THESE GUYS DOING????? Read about it in March 18, 2009 class notes, see menu on left.

CLASS OF 63 wins P-Rade Award! See the details in the President's Page... menu on left.

CLASSMATE AUTHORS - a new web page, see menu on left.

45th Reunion photos and Yearbook photos in color. Click on the "PHOTO GALLERY" in the menu on the left.

HOW TO LOG IN

Information concerning classmates and their families resides in a password-protected area on this website. To get your id and password click on REGISTRATION (menu on left) or email the webmaster.

HOW TO EMAIL A CLASSMATE

On some web pages, such as this HOME page, hot links, when clicked on by your mouse, will bring up an email window addressed to an individual in our class. For example, the names of the Content Manager and Webmaster above. How do you know it's a hot link? It will be in orange and it will be underlined when you roll your mouse over the text.

To email any classmate, click on the Directory in the menu to the left and select the classmate. Then click on the Email box to the right of his name.

To see a full sized image of the Blair Arch Class Photo, goto 45th Reunion, Blair Arch Photo in menu to the left or click here. To purchase your copy of this photo click here.