60 | LEHIGH ALUMNI BULLETIN | CLASS NOTES laughter and fun stories with Kris (Blew) Pearson and John Pearson in Connecticut. We also caught up with Rick Gibbons and his wife, Monika, in Mystic Seaport.” Emails are always welcome! ’78 Gail D. Reinhart, 215 N. Center St., #1407, San Antonio, TX 78202-2723. ladygailus@ yahoo.com I’m writing this column after the 2024 Lafayette game, and what a difference a year makes! After 2023’s second-half collapse, it was very satisfying to see our Mountain Hawks score a convincing 38-14 win and qualify for postseason play. Other than that, I don’t have much to talk about. I suspect people have had other things in mind, like maybe the presidential election. However, I did hear from my most faithful correspondent, Rob Nahigian of Auburndale Realty in Newton, Mass. Rob reports that he has been appointed to the Professional Development Committee of the National Association of Realtors. Congrats, Rob! I hope the rest of you are doing well and will bring me up to date soon. You can reach me by snail mail, email or our class Facebook group (facebook.com/groups/ Lehigh1978). ’79 Lance M. Bell, 952 River Run Dr., Macedonia, OH 44056-2369. (216) 219-3729 (mobile); lanceb344@gmail.com Andrea Reese has launched Zippytops LLC—a fitness clothing company that features full-zipper workout tops so that people can easily zip in and out of their exercise tops without the hassle of pulling tight-fitting spandex over their heads and shoulders. Andrea shared the following: “After years in a career in market research, my own experience of a shoulder injury and, yes, lots of research, led me in this new, exciting direction. Researching just the right mix of fabric, zippers and manufacturing (three tries on that one!) led us to the stylish, comfy tops we have available now on zippytops. com. Also @zippytopsllc on Instagram. Thanks to David Thomson ’83 for sending an account of a mini-reunion of cross-country runners from the IC4A Championship team era (early ’70s). Jim Davis was one of the attendees. Our senior yearbook notes that Jim served as co-captain and won the Maxwell Trophy for the team member with the best seasonal record. I enjoyed viewing photos from George Reel as he made a road trip from his home in Arizona to old haunts in N.Y. George said that he made stops in Denver, Sioux City, Chicago and finally Vestal, N.Y. The highlights of his trip included spending precious time with grandchildren, fall colors (in Oct.- Nov.), seeing old friends, eating at lifetime favorites, bowhunting and fishing for steelhead. He’s stocked up on venison for the freezer at home! He shared some great photos, and the one with his grandson in Denver is especially precious. Speaking of grandchildren, Barry Glickman announced that his daughter and her husband welcomed their daughter, Marni Rose, to the world on October 20, 2024. He describes his granddaughter as an absolute bundle of joy. Family visits have curtailed Barry’s presence at home football games, where he often enjoys the company of Mike Silverman, Jan Lewis, Elizabeth (Pfenninger) Dahme and David Caplan ’78. Eric Blew and Hugo Gravenhorst also sit in that same section at Goodman Stadium. Hats off to Jim Schwanda, who attended his 50th Lehigh-Lafayette game in 2024. That’s quite an accomplishment, and the big win by Lehigh was the icing on the cake! He attended with his favorite sister Janet and with Keith Anthony ’78. Like some of you, I plan to attend my 50th high school reunion in 2025. I attended Hershey High School in Hershey, Pa. I also have my calendar marked for June 2029, our 50th Lehigh class reunion. If you only make it to one Lehigh reunion in your lifetime, this will be the one you should come to. I’m confident it will be another great reunion weekend with some special activities in recognition of our 50th! ’80 Mark Hembarsky, Mhembarsky1980@ gmail.com Last season was exceptional for Lehigh football. Lehigh defeated Lafayette to win the Patriot League title. In the first round of the FCS playoffs the following weekend, Lehigh beat Richmond in an incredible game, but lost to Idaho in the second round. These football feats were undoubtedly inspired by the 25th reunion on October 26 of both the 1979 and 1980 Lehigh football teams. John Butkus and Jim McCormick both highlighted that the senior members of the 1979 Division 1AA National Finalist Football Team celebrated their 45th reunion while watching the youngsters beat Fordham. In addition to John and Jim, Rich Andres, Jeff Dunn, Dave Melone, Dave Rarig, Vince Rogusky and Eric Yaszemski attended, along with former coaches John Luckhardt, Joe Sterrett ’76 ’78G, and Walter Whitehead. The 1979 team had started the season 3-2 and then ran the table, winning six in a row to be selected into the 1AA playoffs. They upset the higher-seeded Murray State Racers on their home field. In the championship game, they lost to Eastern Kentucky. Their defense led the nation in three categories. John notes that the team truly appreciated the support from fellow classmates, faculty, alumni and, most importantly, their families. Jim provided a reunion photo (see the Celebrations page) featuring the above-listed attendees. Scott Naylor gives a shoutout to his brothers at DU. Nail Bug is still alive, well, and residing in Dallastown, Pa., and Steamboat Spring, Colo., part-time each. He has three grown children and three grandchildren. Scott ran a residential construction company for the last 42 years and is now semi-retired. He sends his well wishes to all and looks forward to catching up, amdrhms@aol.com. Jeff Slayton is pleased to highlight that in September Roy Craig ’82 and Randy Haist organized a gathering of three contiguous years of Alpha Sigma Phi brothers in Maine. Long-distance bike riding, two rounds of golf, a classic Downeast lobster dinner and lots of beer facilitated a fantastic mini-reunion. Included from the Class of 1980 were: Curt Heverly from California; Scott Geraghty from Florida; Joe Cooke from New York; Jeff Slayton from Maryland; Randy Haist, a new resident of Maine; and Frank Sine all the way from Korea. Paul Bosco and John Oonk shared a recent article from the widow of classmate and fellow electrical engineering major Scott Farrow, who passed in 2020 during the COVID epidemic. After graduating with a B.S.E.E., Scott earned an M.S.E.E. from USC and an MBA from Pepperdine. He enjoyed a long career working on major satellite programs with Northrop Grumman in LA, and married Denise Di Novi, the producer of “Little Women,” “Edward Scissorhands” and many other productions. Denise’s journey from Hollywood hitmaker to a widow dealing with husband Scott’s death through abstract expressionist painting is covered in the People magazine article, “‘Little Women’ Producer Denise Di Novi Shares How Painting Helped Her ‘Heal’ After Hus-
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