CLASS NOTES | SPRING 2023 | 53 ers. Instead, I have reached out to some of the classmates in the Dravo D-2 picture in the 1961 Epitome. The picture gives last names only and includes members from several D-wing floors. (Google “Lehigh University Epitome Yearbook” to see all our past yearbooks.) One of my emails went to Dick Williams, who was actually in Drinker B-2. I also emailed Bob Williams and Ed Williams but did not get a response in time for my column. Jeff Williams is also in the picture, but I couldn’t find any address, phone or email information. If you’re out there, please send me a note. Dick Williams wrote: “I was with you in Air Force ROTC so received a commission on graduation day along with my B.S.E.E. That started a career of 28 years in the Air Force, retiring as a colonel, followed by 10 years at NASA. Most of my career was devoted to some aspect of ICBM programs, including supporting operational systems, developing advanced payloads, managing test launches and defeating anti-missile systems. I also had tours on the staff of the Royal Force College in England and the USAF Test Pilot School. “My first tour was at Hill AFB in Utah, where I met my wife, Ida. We have now been happily married for 55 years and enjoy good health living on the shores of Lake Norman, just north of Charlotte, N.C. Also, of possible interest, during part of my tour at Hill, your dad, General Riemondy ’41, was way up in my chain of command.” There is a Smith in the Dravo D-2 picture. I contacted Douglas Smith, John Smith, Darrell Smith, Michael Smith and Frederick Smith. I don’t have any information for Robert Smith. Darrell Smith replied from City Island in the Bronx. Darrell was Richards, not Dravo. After careers with Equifax and American Express, Darrell says he spends most of his time with Barbara enjoying retirement and trying to keep up with three kids and nine grandkids who have spread out across the country. I also have more news about our seldom-seen and little-known classmate Everett (Rhett) Stellan Smith. Rhett has been working on restoring the 1970 Helio Courier he bought last summer. His son, Littleton, is happy this is keeping his dad busy and off the ice but is getting a bit concerned about what Rhett is planning to do with the plane next spring. He’s been collecting maps and is talking about helping geologists study the 9,000-foot-deep Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier. Stay tuned. Many of you may remember Robert Rhoades. Bob got married and left Lehigh after his sophomore year, changed schools and picked up degrees in math and geology. He had a career with IBM, designing software for computer-driven manufacturing systems. He took a long break from IBM in the 1970s to help his brother, Lawrence, run Extrude Hone. His brother formed Extrude Hone in the 1960s to produce abrasive flow systems based on a process Lawrence invented while working for their father’s company. Bob and his second wife live in Wilkinsburg, Pa. Bob Krone (Dravo D-4) replied: “Fantastic, I’ve never seen this photograph and it’s now saved for posterity. I pledged Psi Upsilon and lived in the Eta chapter house after freshman year. I was a business major from Hackensack, N.J., in the Class of 1964 and returned home after graduation. I had temporary employment with Volvo of America, the U.S. headquarters in New Jersey, until the U.S Army called on me for a draft physical. I joined the U.S. Air Force to avoid the draft… .” Bob went through Officers Training School and pilot training, then flew C-123s in South Vietnam. He left the Air Force in 1971, married Judith and, after a brief career in banking, flew for Delta until he was forced to retire at age 60. Bob and Judith moved to Greenville, S.C., in 2018 after 47 years in Atlanta to be near their daughter and two grandchildren. Their son still lives in Atlanta. When you read this in the spring, Mickey and I will be touring Scotland. But I’ll have the internet and would really appreciate any news you care to share. ’65 Ronald L. Workman, 1981 Berrel Court, Yardley, PA 190677225. (215) 808-0809 (H); ron_workman@prodigy.net Thanks to John Varady for this news report: “On Oct. 1, our class held a football game event with pre- and post-game tailgates (in conjunction with the Classes of ’64, ’66 and ’67). To be sure, the score and the weather did not favor us. Nonetheless, all who attended enjoyed the camaraderie, the food and the tailgate activities. In attendance were Messrs. James Birdsall, Joseph Colla, Robert Doolittle, Paul Doxey, Charles Eyer, Kenneth Gross, John Hughes, James Miller, Richard Penske, Martin Solomon, John Varady and Joseph Walton. We also had five alumni from 1966 and one from 1967. The weather (Hurricane Ian) took its toll on our attendance as we had 58 registered for the event (includes family and friends) but ended up with 37. We missed David Brooks, Ronald Delfini, Richard Lynch, Robert Marmon, Seth Morton, Robert Neuman and Ronald Workman, who registered but were unable to attend. Nonetheless, we tailgated under a tent, and the weather during the game was not a problem. “A highlight of our pre-game tailgate was when the Lehigh Alumni Band (of about 30) visited and played a full rendition of Lehigh tunes right in front of our tent. “We enjoyed post-game visits and meaningful discussion with our invitees: President Joe Helble ’82 and Interim Dean Elizabeth Dolan (College of Health). Among the topics were the focus on student-athletes, college rankings, the new College of Health offerings and the integration of the College and the new Health, Science and Technology Building into the Lehigh experience and research. “This was our second tailgate event, and we hope to continue with another one next fall.” And this from Seth Morton: “I am running my life insurance practice in Darien, Conn., now, but I was, I think, the first IR major who minored in Latin American Studies. At that time, you put your own Latin America program together by drawing on the electives in various departments: history, Spanish, Portuguese, economics and sociology. At that time, Professor Jerome Fischman in the history department was the driving force for Latin American studies. On a whim, I Googled Lehigh Latin American Studies to see if it was offered. Lo and behold, it is now a department. I introduced myself to Associate Professor Hugo Ceron Anaya, and we talked about how I used Latin American studies in business. The result was a video, which he posted on the Lehigh portal for potential students. Great to give back to Lehigh.” Jim Ruhl checked in: “My specialty is extended overnight (party) trips with son Bill and other friends. We have done a variety of long trips and have two planned for this summer. Here we go: 1. Erie Canal Towpath trail twice; 2. Great Allegheny Passage trail from Pittsburgh to Washington D.C.; 3. New Jersey and Delaware and Lehigh Valley rail and towpath trails; 4. bike circumnavigation of Lake Champlain; 5. over the top of New York State via St. Lawrence Valley—Mexico, N.Y., to Plattsburgh, N.Y.; 6. Albany to
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