CLASS NOTES | SPRING 2024 | 51 ten very positive reviews: 86 on the tomatometer, as well as 182 thumbs up on YouTube and zero thumbs down. A lot of enthusiastic comments. “Check it out when you have nothing else to do. I play Captain Diddian and am credited as writer/producer/actor as George Williams. In light of the great reviews, we’re gearing up for the sequel if we can get the dough.” From Fred Braun came a report of the latest Lehigh-Lafayette scrap. “The Class of 1963 was well represented at Friday’s luncheon for those who have attended 50 or more Lehigh-Lafayette games, the luncheon also honoring the senior members of the football team and their parents. Here are the ’63 alums and the number of games attended: Bob Barber (60), Don Hill (62), Dave Howell (63), Newt Wilson (65) and yours truly (64). Harold Milton was also in attendance and a best guess is in the 35-40 game range. Newt may know better. Unfortunately, our spirit was squashed on Saturday as a 21-14 halftime score would end up in a rout for that team from Easton, 49-21. Peter Fortmann, who passed away earlier this year, had attended 54 games.” Please remember that we correspondents have a difficult time manufacturing news. All emails are welcome. ’64 David A. Riemondy, 774 Malibu Lane, Indialantic, FL 32903. (321) 777-9659 (home); (321) 506-7302 (cell); malibu4u@ cfl.rr.com I got a nice note from Robert Scholz with an update on himself and two of his Kappa Alpha classmates, Tom Reed and Torger Dahl. After graduation from a fiveyear program in arts and civil engineering, Bob volunteered for Naval OCS in the Civil Engineer Corps and spent three years in Vietnam, building port facilities and Marine base camps and winning the hearts and minds of the South Vietnamese people. Robert used his VA benefits to earn a master’s degree in civil engineering from Stanford, then spent a couple years in San Francisco working as an office engineer, upgrading the California highway interstate system. In 1973, he moved to Washington, D.C., with his fiancée, Josefa Tozer (Josie), where he began a long career in real estate development, construction management and consulting. Bob notes both his Navy experience and his subsequent career benefited from association with Lehigh graduates. When he first reported for duty to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 6, the executive officer was William R. Ledder ’56. He assigned Bob as the engineering officer/assistant operations officer. Bob is also grateful for Bill Furman ’31, whom he met at a Lehigh Smoker in early 1973. Bill hooked him up with his brother, who, at that time, was looking for an assistant for his D.C. construction company, Furman Builders Inc. Bob spent 13 years at Furman as a project manager/expediter. One of his projects was the design and construction of the Red Cross Blood Donor Center for Central America in Managua, Nicaragua. In 1986, Bob left Furman to start his own consulting practice. He also taught construction management courses at the University of the District of Columbia. Josie and Robert are parents to three young men, two of whom are married and working in California: Jason, in Manhattan Beach, with two grandsons, and Zachary, in San Francisco, with two granddaughters. Their third son, Stephen, lives in Washington, D.C. Tom Reed was Bob’s freshman roommate on Drinker fourth floor; he went to Naval OCS and was designated for the Supply Corps after graduation. As serendipity would have it, many years after his service in the Navy, Bob and Tom met at a Rotary Club meeting. Torger Dahl spent two years in industry before being drafted into the Navy and OCS in Newport, R.I. With a degree in chemical engineering, he was designated for the Civil Engineer Corps and the Seabees, Mobile Construction Battalion 7, ported in Rhode Island. He was the administration officer for his battalion and also the battalion’s legal officer. After his active duty, Torger obtained a law degree and spent a long career working for Eastman Kodak in Rochester, N.Y. He is now retired in South Carolina. Rob Gibby offered to bring a 1964 vintage car to our 60th reunion parade next year. Recall the 1964 Mustang he brought to our 50th? Rob and his high school buddy continue to seek a speed record for their 1934 Ford. Sadly, Rob told me that our Gryphon friend Phil Colwell died last year of complications associated with type 1 diabetes. Phil was hired by IBM after college and worked as a computer programmer for over 30 years. IBM, affectionately known by its employees as “I’ve Been Moved,” took Phil and Bonnie to various assignments in upstate New York; Palatine, Ill.; overseas to then-West Germany; and then to Acton, Mass., where they remained until Phil retired in 2004. Phil and Bonnie have two sons, Jeffrey, born in 1965, and Andrew, born in 1969. Andy passed away in 1999. After retiring, Phil and Bonnie moved to Pinehurst, N.C. They took up golfing and traveled as much as they could. Earlier this year, they moved to Littleton, Colo., to be closer to Jeff and his wife, Alicia. Our reunion committee is busy planning for our 60th get-together. As we have gotten just a tad older, we are looking to make the reunion as easy on our legs as possible. The university will provide on-campus transportation from the parking garages. Our Saturday night class dinner will be at an easy-to-access location. Our winning Sunday parade theme will be “Staying Strong.” It will be an easy hike, with golf carts for those who need them. Hopefully, you have already signed up. If not, don’t wait. Time is running out for us all. ’65 Ronald L. Workman, 1981 Berrel Court, Yardley, PA 190677225. (215) 808-0809 (H); ron_workman@prodigy.net A number of classmates attended our third annual tailgate and football game (against Cornell) in September. The event was matched with great weather. Wrestling Coach Pat Santoro visited our gathering and updated us with a positive outlook for the wrestling team. Among those attending were Jim Birdsall, Dave Brooks, Joe Colla, Ron Delfini, Charlie Eyer, Tom Frazier, Seth Morton, John Organek, Rick Penske, John Varady and Joe Walton. We look forward to continuing a great tradition by expanding the next tailgate, as we are reaching out to include our adopted Class of 2015 in our 2024 tailgate. Thanks to Jim Martin for this update: “During the first week of October, the Theta Xi brothers and their spouses met for our eighth Irregular Reunion at Nags Head, N.C. Carla and Larry Peterson had a valid doctor’s excuse for not attending. Larry was bit by a tick in July and developed a massive bacterial infection that landed him in the hospital for two weeks. He required multiple transfusions and is only now regaining his physical strength. While visiting him, Carla suffered a stroke and is receiving therapy for
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