DC-area classmates restarted regular lunches at the Full Kee in Chinatown in June. Pflaumer (Philly), C. Connell, Sung, Palmer, Mazo, and T. Connell appear in a photo below (credit Chris Connell). Not counting our renegade P-raders, this is the class’s first post-COVID gathering (that I know about). We’re posting all the photos on the class website since they come out small on the page.
Dave Moessner, one of the top Gospel of Luke scholars in the world, has held the Bradford Chair of Religion at TCU since 2012. TCU rated him the top faculty member in liberal arts for the Dean’s Award in Research and Creativity, 2019-2020.
Oz Bengur visited the Bay Area in June and sent the pic below: “’71 styling after a gourmet Lebanese feast by Chef Mahmoud bin Ladra.” Pictured in shades of orange are Ladra, Tosta, O’Brien, and Bengur.
Art Lowenstein and Annie Patton have long hosted a July event with homemade pies and great conversation.
In March 2020, Art started a Zoom call as a replacement. The email thread numbers over 80, almost half of whom have taken part, including 15 or 20 die-hards. It’s been a lot of laughs and a lot of information and fellowship, a hidden blessing of the virus. Finally, on the weekend of July 17 we descended on Garrison, N.Y., just like old times. The pic below is of freshman roommates Kelso, Charapko, and Gorman (credit Lex Kelso), plus a group shot (credit David Schankler). In the back row (l-r) are: Pitney, Hall, Karin Barkhorn, Schankler, Hammond, Barkhorn, Kelso, Collins, Slocum, Ollwerther, Hollingsworth, and Palmer. In the middle row (l-r) are: Nancy Eskridge ’74, Carol Ollwerther, Marie DiFedele, Joanie Palmer, Lowenstein, and Tami Carpenter. Seated are: Molony, DiFedele, Annie Patton, Zien, and Charapko. Missing are: Gorman, Pflaumer, and Barb Wexler-Hall.
West Coast gatherings await the New Year!
Note from last month: Rob Watson’s Hawaiian race was canceled, and the second paragraph is not Watson’s reminiscences of meeting Dard Aller and Karen Smyers ’83 during two race weeks in Hawaii, but mine.
