Stuver, Thomas William (8/24/2021)
We sadly note the passing of classmate Thomas Stuver on August 24, 2021. Here is his obituary from the Glenwood Springs Post Independent.
We sadly note the passing of classmate Thomas Stuver on August 24, 2021. Here is his obituary from the Glenwood Springs Post Independent.
It’s fall and time to go back to school. Welcome to the new season of Casual Conversations with Dartmouth faculty and classmates. And our next guest has been chosen for us by, of all people, Professor James Heffernan, Professor Emeritus of English, a fabulous guest who regaled us with 90-minutes of enthusiastic memories, insights on how he came to teach James Joyce, and a recitation of one of his own poems. He also gave a s
Update on ’69 Homecoming: Saturday Night Dinner at DOC House
Our next Saturday at the Movies, employing the Amazon Prime Watch Party function, will be on July 10 at 8 pm Eastern (US). The usual cautions apply: you will need a US Amazon Prime account, a lap top or desk top computer to watch the movie, a web browser other than Safari (with Chrome working best), and you will have to rent (at $3.99) or purchase the movie from Amazon before you can join the party. Watch Party has a chat feature so that we can talk among ourselves while the movie is in progress, and we join together after the movie is over to discuss it via Zoom.
Here is a summary of our extensive virtual activities, courtesy of Arthur Fergenson:
“These Zooms have been wonderful for me as I’m getting to know guys that I never interacted with while on campus. Next reunion, I’ll actually have something to talk with them about, rather than trying to make acquaintances in a limited amount of time.”
A mini-reunion of sorts took place in The Low Country of South Carolina in late May. John and Elizabeth Beck arranged to spend a couple days in Sun City Hilton Head with Dudley Kay and Jill Ford on their trek from their Naples, FL, retirement home to their cooler summer home in CT. Jill, who had just earned her Master Naturalist certificate, thought it might be a good idea to get together with Jerry and Missy Schulz.
The DOC House project is coming along very nicely and we should be able to use the renovated building for Homecoming 2021. see you there. Meanwhile, here is a gallery of photos showing the steady progress.
Today's issue of The Dartmouth mentions two events we lived through on campus: the George Wallace protest and the Parkhurst takeover:
There is no obituary publicly available at this time. Please let us know if you have access to an obituary we can publish, or if you are willing to write one for him.
Here's a list of upcoming Class activities. Feel free to email me if I am missing something.