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Guy Walton sent in this update:“A nice coincidence occurred [last] year, 2025. There was an international meeting in France about the subject of my PhD dissertation, Pierre Puget (1620–1694). I decided to participate with a paper about the scholarship on him of the mid-20th century and gathered the courage to deliver it in the French that I haven’t spoken much in decades. The talk is now off to the printer in Marseille.
“We’ve moved to Brooklyn and live across the road from the lake in Prospect Park. Our son, Hugh, has a house [a] 10-minute walk away—a nice arrangement for these late years and a chance to see our grandson Otto, 12 years old, grow up. Great walking opportunities help to keep us strong and allow us to follow the seasons in mid-city. We like Brooklyn! Don’t really miss the Village.
“I am at work now trying to publish some 300-plus travel drawings by my father-in-law, Otto Teegen, online.”
Gordon Wilmot shared: “My wife, Marilyn, and I are well and happy as we go ‘up the ladder’ in life. We had a great vacation in a huge house out on Long Island last summer with all our kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. There were about 20 of us of all ages, cooped up together for a week of games, beach, and good fun. One of the grandkids who could not join us, announced while we were gone that he had just become a new dad again, our fifth great-grandchild.
“On January 2, Marilyn and I are driving from Rhode Island to Tybee Island, Georgia, for two months of getting away from the New England cold. We were Florida snowbirds for over 20 years, but due to Marilyn’s mom’s condition, we’d been confined to Rhode Island for the past four years. She passed earlier this year, just short of 101 years of age, which now frees us to head south again.
“If any you’re listening out there live near Savannah, maybe we can get together. We can be reached any time at (401) 734–9866 (landline).”
Ken Travis wrote, “When we relocated to the West Coast in 2020, I had basically two goals in mind. The first was simply to live long enough to be a problem for everybody. Check! The second was to become a ‘walk-on nonagenarian,’ which I did in late November and was wonderfully surprised by [a] big birthday celebration in which every member of the family was present. Four generations! Janice, my long-suffering wife of some 66 years, was in on the ruse that kept me totally unawares.” Ken sends his regards to all.
Allan Kalb reminded us that “a year ago, I sent a picture of me on my recumbent tricycle and indicated my intention to ride the Erie Canal Bikeway in the fall with my sons and grandsons. [See classnotes.blogs.wesleyan.edu/tag/1957/.] The plan was for six days, 260 miles. We made it for two days, 120 miles and had had enough.
“Being together was great fun, but the trail was a disappointment, and our bodies were not up to the challenge. Spending a week with the kids was worth it all.”
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