THOMAS A. DUKE, a teacher in the Rocky River (Ohio) schools, died Jan. 9, 2014, at age 79. A graduate of Kenyon College, he received an MAT in 1958. He was very involved in the American Field Service and the Cleveland International Film Festival. Survivors include his brother and several cousins.
My appeal using the Lyris messaging system produced a plethora of responses.
Among those listed as alive and well are Pete Ralston, Tony Shrednik, and Mel Cote. Bob Terkhorn says he and Kay are in good health and will cruise the Norwegian fjords for 17 days this summer.
Bob Furber informed me that his esoteric, sophisticated paper, “Kepler Accuracy Model for Co-Periodic Satellite Separation Extrema” has been published. To read it, either Google the title or check Springerlink.com. Bob received a copy of Dan Woodhead’s book, Modoc Vengeance, which mentions a Furber (one of Bob’s ancestors).
Dan Woodhead related the story of his correspondence with Bob Furber and reaffirms his offer to send copies of Modoc Vengeance to classmates.
Charlie Keck retired from the practice of pediatrics at 62, then got a massage license and practiced part time until recently. He and Carolyn have moved to a retirement community near Olympia and their three children live within six miles of their home.
Bill Purinton reports that he retired to his home state of Maine 15 years ago. During retirement he has been active with nonprofits dealing with conservation and other environmental pursuits. He and Nancy are so far still sound of mind and limb.
Roger Turkington discloses that his volume of 200 poems is now available at his website, Love Poems to Art.
Dan Woodhead’s book, Modoc Vengeance, motivated Roger Paget to recall that Wesleyan’s first president, Willbur Fisk, played a central role in organizing the first surge of Protestant missionaries who came to the Northwest. So events like the Whitman massacre in the Oregon Territory have a direct link to early Wesleyan history.
Dave Hickox, who is retired from the practice of pediatrics, is heading to northern Scotland on a hiking trip there and the Outer Hebrides in May.
John Corkran wishes to thank classmates who have contributed to the alumni fund and remind others that there is still an opportunity to do so.
Art Levine is spending March in Florida. He informed me that Ted Wieseman had hip replacement surgery on Feb. 14 and it appears to be successful. If you know Ted, he would appreciate a call at 301/610-6726.
Dick Goldman is also in Florida until early April. He plays golf and tennis, but no checkers! He still practices law with Sullivan & Worcester in Boston and teaches as an adjunct professor at Boston University Law School.
Dick Tompkins and his wife are in Florida eight months and Minnesota four months. He plays golf, bridge, attends lectures, and enjoys symphony orchestra series.
Ron Nowek and partner Lynn flew to Aspen for four days of skiing and snow-boarding over President’s Day holiday weekend. They enjoyed the snow, but enjoyed more the return to Southern California where shorts and tank-tops are in fashion.
Another golfer from the class of ’58 is Neil Springborn. He often leaves Oklahoma to play some of the pristine courses in Arkansas.
Art Geltzer also reports about Ted Wieseman. Art visited Ted in January and found him to be in an upbeat mood.
Tony Codding traveled to Cuba in January 2014, under the sponsorship of the NYC-based Episcopal Church. Americans can go to Cuba only as members of a group. Tony reports that Cuba today is a socialist country of extremes: luxury hotels for the Canadian, South American, and European tourists (who are there in droves), and third-world conditions outside of Havana, which is truly a charming city. Because the people have so little, Tony’s group packed suitcases with donations from their parish and left them at the church in Cárdenas.
Burr Edwards is still well and active in Africa. He has a new knee and a new company (Crown Agents, from the UK). Burr still plays golf, but his tennis is slow motion. Their French house is a haven from Al Shabaab antics in Nairobi.
Good news from Randy Johnson. His wife, Carole, has been tumor-free for one year after being diagnosed with Stage IV melanoma. To celebrate, they cruised the Caribbean on the Sea Cloud. A future trip will be to Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. To prep for the trip, the Johnsons are reading a book about Edward Curtis, who made thousands of wonderful photos of Indians. A major puzzle: what happened to the Anasazi tribe who inherited the canyon a thousand years ago?
Jack Wright is still in harness, consulting with early childhood services, observing over 200 children from 6 weeks to 5 years old. He is also writing his third self-published book, which is about how we can feel stuck due to things that happened to us when we were children.
Bart Bolton was in Sarasota in February. One night he dined with Gail and George Kangas ’60. The next day he had lunch with Charley Denny at the Celtic Ray Pub in Punta Gorda. Bart will be in Sarasota in April and I have invited Bart and Charley Denny for a day of golf and lunch at my club in Naples. Hopefully we can agree on dates.
Also in full career mode is Ezra Amsterdam. He is still full time at UC,Davis, Medical Center and School of Medicine. He has earned many honors. Among them, Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine and Master Clinician Educator. He is also chair of the writing committee to produce the new guidelines of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association for the Management of Patients with NonSTE Acute Coronary Syndrome. And he still plays tennis.
Bill Barnes is really anxious for our 60th Reunion, only he can tell you how anxious. He has been grandparenting, preaching, playing viola in a local symphony orchestra, and bike riding in good weather. He also looks longingly at the ski slopes he used to schuss. A bad knee interfered last year and his daughter told him to “quit while I am ahead.” But he still has the skis and boots, just in case.
Kay and I recently celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary in our permanent home in Naples, Fla. We follow our local college basketball team, FGCU, known as Dunk City. We do some leisure activities and hardly notice we are not as proficient at them as we were a few years ago.
Again, thanks to the Class of ’58 for the overwhelming response.
Cliff Hordlow | Khordlow@gmail.com
Apt. 103, 4645 Winged Foot Court
Naples, FL 34112; 239/732-6821
BENJAMIN D. DAY, who retired as a physicist after a long career at Argonne National Laboratory, died July 13, 2013, at age 76. He received his degree with high honors and with distinction in physics, and he was a member of Beta Theta Pi. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa and to Sigma Xi, he received his PhD from Cornell University. After two years of postdoctoral research at UCLA, he joined Argonne, where he was a senior physicist in the Department of Low Energy Theoretical Nuclear Physics. During his career he was an invited scholar at MIT, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the Niels Bohr Institute. He later worked with Lucent Technologies (Bell Laboratories). His wife, Holliday Trentman Day, survives, as do two daughters, two grandchildren and his sister.
SETH D. ZINMAN, an attorney for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of the Solicitor for 45 years, died May 6, 2008. He was 71. A member of Delta Sigma, he received his degree with honors and with distinction in government, and then received his law degree from Harvard University. During his career, he was responsible for drafting significant federal laws designed to protect American workers. He also served as the Department of Labor’s senior career ethics officer and as the principal legal adviser to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He received the Philip Arnow Award, the Labor Department’s highest honor, and the Justice Tom C. Clark Award, given by the Washington chapter of the Federal Bar Association. There are no immediate survivors.
ROBERT C. BENDER, 75, the retired CEO of Bender-Loudon Motor Freight, a multi-state trucking company, died Mar. 24, 2012. A member of Eclectic, he was a U.S. Army veteran and studied at Northwestern and Harvard universities. While he was in line for Wesleyan graduation, he was signed to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, which he did for a year. He was a trustee of Western Reserve Academy for 16 years. Among those who survive are his wife, Donna Reycraft Bender, four children, two sisters, and eight nieces and nephews.
FREDERICK D. BANFIELD, M.D., a physician and avid athlete, died May 24, 2013, at age 77. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and received his medical degree from Temple University. After serving in the U.S. Public Health Service in Alaska, he moved to Rochester, Minn., where he eventually founded two family medicine clinics. He was very interested in physical fitness and in racquetball. After having started a racquetball league in Rochester, he was inducted into both the Rochester Racquetball Hall of Fame and the Minnesota Racquetball Hall of Fame. He is survived by his wife, Gilda (Jill) Lepone Banfield, five children, 12 grandchildren, and two sisters.
We push toward our 60th Reunion. Professor Rosenbaum vows to attend while he celebrates his 103rd birthday.
An e-mail from Dan Woodhead reiterates his offer: a free copy of his book Modac Vengeance. Contact him for a copy at dwoodhead3@earthlink.net or 415/931-7682. Dan comments on Wes football: “I would expect that there would be complaints from somewhere that football is over-emphasized at Wesleyan. As far as I’m concerned, it is just making up for all the years it was under-emphasized. The next thing we will hear is that the Wesleyan football team is the first to have a female field goal kicker.”
Kay and I hope to see Poog and Bob Hayes the week of Thanksgiving. Bob has moved to a condo in Boston, where he and his wife can enjoy the advantages of that great city. And he has his Maine beach house, usually from June 15 to Sept. 15. He is very fortunate to have all three of his children and their families with year-round vacation homes near his place in East Boothbay.
Kay and I are now year-round residents of Naples, Fla. I discovered Charley Denny and wife Sandy have a winter residence here, which they use to escape Illinois winters. We plan to get together soon.
Toni and John Corkran left for New England on Oct. 21. During their trip they planned to watch the Wesleyan team play Williams at Homecoming.
Rick Francis sent a lengthy e-mail detailing his post-Wesleyan life. He joined the faculty at Williston Academy, where he spent 42 years coaching football, basketball, and teaching math. He and Marilyn live in Brewster but travel a lot—usually in the Caribbean for two or three weeks in the winter. Rick, like Bob Hayes, is fortunate to have his children and grandchildren in the New England area. Kay and I are envious, since we travel long hours to see family in Vancouver or New Hampshire.
All is well with Kay and me. We escape Naples often in the summer to visit friends and family. I really enjoy the leisure of retirement. Many hours of reading, bridge, travel, and golf. Some of you may note that I have reordered the four activities above since my last writing.
Again a plea for notes and e-mails. All the best, your faithful secretary,
Cliff Hordlow
Apt. 103, 4645 Winged foot court
Naples, FL 34112; Khordlow@gmail.com; 239/732-6821
HENRY S. “HANK” TAUSEND, 73, a musician known for his jazz performances, died Oct. 14, 2009. He was a member of Gamma Psi and served in the U.S. Army. A drummer and percussionist, he was also a booking agent for well-known groups. He played with several symphonies in the Chicago area, as well as playing from Big Bands to parades to Klezmer. A volunteer for the Chicago Lyric Opera, he shared his love of opera with many audiences. Among those who survive are his wife, Iris Lieberman Tausend, a brother, and several nieces and nephews.
FRED W. SHEARER, 71, who retired as a computer scientist at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, died July 23, 2007. A member of the John Wesley Club, he served in the U.S. Air Force. His wife, Lue Haggardt Shearer, died in 1998. Survivors include three children, six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and a brother and sister.
SANFORD L. SEGAL, professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Rochester, whose interests also covered a wide range of scholarly pursuits, died May 7, 2010, at age 72. A member of the John Wesley Club, he received his degree with high honors and high distinction in classical civilization and with distinction in mathematics. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa and to Sigma Xi, he received his doctoral degree from the University of Colorado after graduate study at the University of Chicago. He received two Fulbright Scholarships and was also a Woodrow Wilson Scholar. In 1963 he joined the mathematics department at the University of Rochester, from which he retired after 44 years on the faculty. A mathematician whose expertise was in analytical number theory and complex function theory, he authored several textbooks and wrote numerous articles. He was also interested in history and spent much of his later career researching, teaching, and writing about the history of mathematics, leading to a secondary appointment in the department of history at the University of Rochester. Survivors include his wife, Rima Maxwell Segal MA ’58, three children, five grandchildren, and two brothers.
