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Robert W. McNeally '49 (A619) started McNeally Farms in
Gorham, Maine, in 1990, which produces quality hay, cut flowers,
and Christmas trees, and is still at it today.
Richard E. Nickerson '45 (A634) has enjoyed his boating hobby
for many years. After retirement he and his wife, Elizabeth, sailed
throughout the southern Caribbean and South America. Richard is
91 and lives near his daughter. E-mail: nickybird@cox.net
Robert W. Hagen Sr. '47 (A662) is now 89 years old. He enjoys
playing bridge and going on short walks. Robert resides in Haines
City, Fla. E-mail: bobboy1_24@msn.com
George E. Thomas '50 (A681) is enjoying retirement
and being close to his daughter in Wichita, Kan. E-mail:
clamdigger75@yahoo.com
George T. Hebbel '50 (A724) keeps in touch with Joe Kobell '50
(A730) and Don Brutvan '50 (A726). "At 90 I'm happy to be here
and get out fishing now and then." He lives in Wilmington, Del.
E-mail: ghebbel@msn.com
John R. Wells '51 (A751) plays tennis three times a week. He
teaches a gospel doctrine class at the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints and visits with his children, 17 grandchildren,
and four great-grandchildren. "That's about it at 83." John
lives in St. George, Utah, with his wife, Darleen. E-mail:
johnrwells610@gmail.com
Charles L. Bauer, Ph.D. '55 (A826) lives in Leesburg, Fla., with
his wife, Janet. E-mail: clbauer@alum.rpi.edu
Bruce R. Laumeister '56 (A861) announced the completion of the
Bennington Center for the Arts final wing. He opened the building in
1994. The center is just 30 miles from RPI. Bruce lives in Bennington,
Vt., with his wife, Elizabeth. E-mail: vtcolor@yahoo.com
Arthur R. Maffei '55 (A865) developed a process called
BODIGolf (body optimized and dynamically integrated golf)
designed to show that the body, if set up properly and allowed
to perform without further instruction prior to a golf swing, will
consistently produce efficient, accurate, and powerful shots with
less trauma to the back, the major source of golf-related injuries.
He resides in Pacific Palisades, Calif. E-mail: artmaffei@msn.com
Malcolm B. Romeiser Jr. '57 (A876) wrote and published a book
on optical fibers in 2004 and now teaches at Embry-Riddle as
adjunct EE professor. E-mail: macrom@q.com
John C. Schulz '58 (A899) happily retired but is still a director on
the board of the annual Measurement Science Conference. He is also
on the executive committee for the American Society for Quality
Control. John still enjoys a lot of pistol and rifle target shooting. John
resides in Riverside, Calif. E-mail: jcsgunner@aol.com
Craig S. Hartley '58 (A902) is enjoying the climate and lifestyle
of Arizona's high desert. E-mail: cmcshart@mac.com
Dennis T. Dutton '59 (A920) and his partner, Dottie, spend six
months in N.J. and six months in her winter place in State College,
Pa. E-mail: dennis376@aol.com
Dr. Frederick C. Holschuh '63 (A963) is a volunteer commission
member of the state Americorps program in Honokaa, Hawaii. He
was an emergency physician from 1971 to 2001 and a member
of the Hawaii County Council from 2002 to 2006. E-mail:
triplef80@gmail.com
Robert W. Nilsson '63 (A984) had a great visit at the chapter house
for the 50th reunion this year. E-mail: robertN802@mac.com
M. Michael Gass '65 (A1011) stopped by the house over
Homecoming and was impressed by the nice group of
undergraduates. He is engaged to a wonderful woman, Mary, who
is a clinical psychologist practicing in New York City. They enjoy
summer weekends at their farm house in the Catskills. E-mail:
michael.gass@gmail.com
James R. Hover '68 (A1055) retired in 2008. He enjoys traveling,
fishing in Canada, pheasant hunting in South Dakota, and
golfing. His son, Davis, has a Ph.D. in physics and his daughter,
Kimberly, is in graduate school at the University of Minnesota.
James lives in Overland Park, Kan., with his wife, Kathy. E-mail:
hoverjr@gmail.com
Erik Tkal '84 (A1235) and his wife, Janice, whom he met playing
in the Nashoba Valley Concert Band, were married in November
2013. They live in Leominster, Mass. Erik also changed jobs; he is
now working as a software engineer at Cisco Systems in Boxboro,
Mass. E-mail: etkal@me.com
Robert M. Rivera '00 (A1464) lives in South Carolina and works
for GE. He ran his fourth marathon in February 2014. E-mail:
rob.rivera@charter.net
Ned H. Spain III (A1678) is "happy to be initiated at age 81!" He
lives in Watervliet, N.Y. E-mail: rotrhead@aol.com
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