CLASS NOTES | SPRING 2023 | 51 person wondering what happened.” ’60 Williams E. Millsom, 67 Mystic Road, North Stonington, CT 06359. (860) 536-2926 (H), (860) 235-3618 (C); bill.millsom@gmail.com Hello, classmates. I am writing this at the beginning of the holiday season, and I hope you all had an enjoyable one. I was surprised while reading the Nov. 17, 2022, Wall Street Journal to come across an article on the op-ed page titled “This Old Man, He Teaches History” written by our classmate Wighty Martindale. Very interesting article and worth looking up. It would be nice to see it reprinted in a future edition of the Bulletin. Dave Eyer wrote that after missing the reunion due to COVID, he and his wife, Irene, traveled to spend a month at a fishing lodge in western Quebec province, where they had an enjoyable vacation. On the way home, their minivan was hit from behind. It took three weeks for it to be repaired. Luckily, they have a son, Doug ’98, who lived nearby, and they were able to stay with him during repairs. Doug’s daughters are champion fencers. Dave was planning to stop by Statesville, N.C., to visit with Jesse Salwen and his wife, Marty, on his way home in Key West, Fla. Turns out Marty is a childhood friend of our class president, John Daniel. Dave has a new email address of dave1321@me.com for those who wish to contact him. Betty Resch wrote that she and Harry McNally attended the Lehigh-Fordham football game on Oct. 8 and ran into Al Kovach and his wife, Jeanne, who flew in from Coronado, Calif., to attend the game. Also in their group were George Theiss and his wife, Barbara, who live in Doylestown, Pa. Lehigh lost, but it was a beautiful day for a football game. Ira Friedman mentioned that his company, Material Technologies, just celebrated 10 years of partnership with Capstone Partners, one of the leading companies that assist mid-market companies in the handling of acquisitions, divestitures and general financial matters. They were recently acquired by Huntington Bancshares, a Fortune 500 company. Craig Anderson, our class VP, wrote to inform me he had been invited to the New York Mets Old Timers Day. It was the first one in 30 years, as the previous owner of the Mets did not believe in them. The new owner, Steve Cohen, not only believes in them, but personally singled out Craig and the rest of the original Mets. The Mets paid for Craig’s and his wife, Judy’s, flight to New York City from Dunnellon, Fla., their stay in a nice hotel and meals and provided some walking around money. Craig and some of his teammates were recipients of special notice and given rings to celebrate the occasion. The Riverland News, the Dunnellon newspaper, printed a front-page article on Sept. 23 detailing Craig’s attendance at the Old Timers Day celebration. I assume many classmates who live in Florida were affected by Hurricane Ira. Jack McCarthy and his wife, Diane, who live in the Naples area, lost water and electricity for five days but had no major damage to their home. I would love to hear from more classmates for future editions of the Bulletin. ’61 Robert Paternoster, 448 N. Bellflower Blvd., Suite 302, Long Beach, CA 90814; robertpaternoster@ yahoo.com Our 60th reunion got into full swing recently with the ReunionFest, a gathering of all reunion classes for a festive dinner and dancing to music provided by the Lehigh Alumni Swing Band. Roy Cravzow and Wanda, his significant other for the past 15 years, jumped quickly out on the floor to dance up a storm. The two have actually known each other for 49 years, having met when she attended Roy’s class on Portuguese at New York’s Queens College. They live in Rocky Point, Long Island. Roy has fully recovered from his triple bypass surgery and, given the collapse of international trade during the COVID epidemic, has finally retired from the import/export business with Brazil, a company he established in 1975. It was great to see Larry Moyer again after so many years. We reminisced over the pig roast which he hosted at his Brookvue farm following our 50th reunion. What a great event that was! “The farm animals are all gone,” he reported, “including the pigs.” Larry and Linda are moving from the farm into a new retirement home near Allentown. Larry still remains active in his insurance business. Judge Emeritus Armand Fernandes (Massachusetts state law requires judges to retire at age 70) continues as a mediator and arbitrator for the Massachusetts Trial Court. He and wife Pat are proud of the many “high-profile” cases he oversaw, including the Kennedy Chappaquiddick case, but are more proud of all four of their children and one of their eight grandchildren who graduated from Lehigh. It was 25 years ago that Doug Braendel retired as colonel from the Army Medical Service Corps. He met his wife, Camie, while serving in Germany. He then spent 15 years as manager for the Officers’ Christian Conference Center. He currently serves on the boards of directors for the Pennsylvania Pro-life Federation and for Orphan Voice, a Christian ministry in Vietnam. He and Camie live in Bedford, Pa. Bill Swan was a successful bond trader on Wall Street for 30-plus years. “Then I became a sea captain for 10 years,” he boasted, “sailing a 50-foot boat in the North Atlantic, as far south as the Bahamas.” Bill is divorced and lives in Basking Ridge, N.J. Jim Giegerich piqued our curiosity when he stated that he has had a “secret” full-time job since retiring as a sales engineer eight years ago. He and Evie live in St. Davids, Pa. Tell us your secret, Jim! “Paul loves Lehigh,” Carol Ann Smith reflected lovingly upon her husband, Paul Smith, who worked tirelessly as reunion chair to make our 60th a great success. He’s also been our class president since 2006, when he assumed the mantle from George Spill. “I’ve been minding our many legacies,” Paul admitted, referring proudly to the five separate endowments created by the Class of ’61, with a combined present value of over $3,458,000. “We celebrated our 54th wedding anniversary in October,” Carol Ann continued. “And it’s been 54 years of bliss,” Paul added. The couple lives in Penn Valley, Pa., but spends three months of winter in Florida. In 2012, Paul retired from the promotional products business that he founded in Ardmore, Pa., in 1976. Son Chris now owns the business, but Paul still helps out as “consulting chairman.” Myron Olstein caught my attention as the Alumni Band completed its last number and we all prepared to walk back to the hotel. He analyzes the financial feasibility of bonds offered to support somewhat risky green projects. He recently completed financial feasibility analysis for the large Buffalo Sewer Authority Environmental Impact Bond, which gained him recognition for 2021 Deal of the Year in Bond Buyer and 2021 Green Bond of the Year in Environmental Finance. Like so many of us in the Class of ’61, Myron still enjoys the challenges of what we used to call “work!”
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