CLASS NOTES | SPRING 2024 | 49 at the Erie County Fair and was inducted into the Friends of the Fair Hall. He represented Bethlehem Steel at the National Safety Council Congress and Exposition as a guest speaker, giving a speech titled “Safety Begins Here,” in which he turned into Kasper and stated clowns can get attention and teach safety. He won the award over 1,100 representatives of major companies. He later went to Indiana to celebrate the late Red Skelton’s 100th birthday. Skelton was his hero! At the end of each presentation, he mentioned that he was proud to be a Lehigh graduate. Gary’s Barber Shop, where the coaches and Dave Hecht ’60 get cut, was not able to celebrate a Bills championship this year, even though Josh Allen and Trevon Diggs were great! Wait until next year! Greekers to Ed Delany, Dave Saunders and Izzie Trerotola! ’59 Bob Teufel, 1 Stoklea Drive, Emmaus, PA 18049. (610) 967-2049 (H); (610) 393-0565 (C); rteufel@aol.com It may seem like only yesterday that we were assembled in Grace Hall with our newly donned dinks listening to Steck welcome us to the Class of 1959, but this year is our 65th reunion. Your committee—Leon Harbold, Beall Fowler, Glenn Kinard, George Karr, Gene Mercy, Paul Prestia, Jim Swenson and Bob Teufel— has been meeting on a regular Zoom basis to be sure you have an enjoyable and fun return to campus. Accepting the reality of our aging bodies, we opted to keep all events on campus, where accessibility is easier and safer. Our Friday evening reception before the all-class dinner will feature a lively discussion of how Lehigh journalism can ensure a fact-based education in a world fractured by vitriolic opinion. If you attended our last reunion, you’ll recall the animated debate between Beall Fowler and Scott Armstrong on global warming (the audience voted a tie). We scored a home run when Dean Elizabeth Dolan from the College of Health, Lehigh’s newest college, agreed to speak at our Saturday night class dinner. And, while regular attendees may recall some of the graphic costumes and themes (Dancing Raisins, Penske Race team, Strutting Mummers, directed by our long-term departed reunion chairman, Fred Feus), we will be more sedate and perhaps aided by golf carts. If you missed the mailings with registration details, call University Events at (610) 758-2746, and someone will assist you. Surely, you recall the Lafayette football game our freshman year when our heavily favored 7-1 Engineers were upset by the Pards, 6-35, in a raging snowstorm. By the end of the game, the only ones left on the Lehigh side were the players’ parents. The weather was better this year, but the outcome was the same. Spotted in the crowd were Bob Shabaker, Beall Fowler, Glenn Kinard and Dan Bayer, who was attending his 82nd Lehigh-Lafayette game! Bill Beattie was with his family at the Holy Cross game, and he usually brings luck along—but not this year, as we were nipped 24-28 by the co-Patriot League champions. “I have reached an age when, if someone tells me to wear socks, I don’t have to.” Albert Einstein ’60 Williams E. Millsom, 67 Mystic Road, North Stonington, CT 06359, (860) 235-3618 (C); bill.millsom@gmail.com Hello, classmates. I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday season. Alan Segal wrote that he will be attending his fourth Lehigh graduation in the spring. The first was his own in 1960; his son, Evan, in 1990; his granddaughter, Danielle, in 2016; and now, his grandson, Sam. Sam is a member of Chi Psi. Harry McNally and Betty went to the Lehigh-Lafayette game, where they ran into Bob Voccola, his wife, Judy, and other members of his family. They also went to Lehigh-Pitt wrestling but did not see any classmates. They plan to keep their season football tickets, so if any classmates see him, be sure to say hello. Ira Friedman also attended the Lafayette game with his wife, Linda, and his daughter, Jodi Friedman ’86. They had a great time, as Pi Lamba Phi, his fraternity, is returning to Lehigh after a 25-year hiatus. There was a barbecue to celebrate, and 60 brothers showed up. Pi Lamb currently has 145 chapters around the country and was founded in 1885 at Yale. Ira’s daughter, Lisa Schermerhorn wrote a book, “In Every Belief Is a Lie,” which is a bestseller on Amazon. She has spoken about the book at MIT, Columbia and Harvard. In late August, John Daniel, our class president, carried the Class of 1960 flag for the first-year rally. He wrote that the flag, like most of us, is starting to show its age. The ivory background of the brown letter was never particularly brilliant and now is tending to a dirty mustard. Nonetheless, it has been our banner since the September 1956 presentation at Grace Hall. Two things struck John at the event. First is, over the years, our parade position continues to advance so that this year we were only second to the Class of 1959 and its flag bearer, Leon Harbold. Second, it gave John reason to recall the fifth verse of the hymn sung at our class induction at Packer Chapel. “Time, like an ever-rolling stream / Soon bears all its sons away / They fly forgotten, as a dream / dies at the opening day.” He further adds, “And so it is right to remember those of our classmates who have completed their earthly tasks and rejoice for the goodly number of us who enjoy senior status and be mentors as able.” It is good to receive emails from classmates, so I have something to write about in this column. I hope to hear from others in the future. ’61 Ken Weaver, 13 Coachman Drive, Egg Harbor Township, N.J 08234, kenweaver78@gmail. com, (609) 788-4897 (H) Since I was announced as your class correspondent, I’ve received just one email message. Come on, guys, make it easier on this old man! Woody Chamberlain and wife Barbara have been living in Scottsdale, Ariz., for 28 years. They are right on a golf course in the Boulders neighborhood. After Lehigh, Woody spent six years in the Army, rising to captain in the 101st Airborne and serving in multiple locations including Vilseck, Germany. He then worked in the aerospace and defense industries, becoming a partner at Arthur Young, and finally vice president of manufacturing at Computer Science Corporation. After retirement, he became involved with a start-up software development company looking for funding, and today, he is the president of EMARS, Inc., a certified payroll software firm. He loves to golf, but his son and grandson nearby are terrific golfers, so he uses the “shamble” technique to take advantage of their drives. Chuck Mihal and wife Terry live in New Albany, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. Following graduation, Chuck got drafted and spent two years at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
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