56 | LEHIGH ALUMNI BULLETIN | CLASS NOTES four fellow reunion compatriots from ’71 were present: Rich Bolden, Steve Rice, Roger Vellekamp and Steve Ogaard. In good faith, the speaker can confirm he shared the history of all major wrestling series, including some remarkable history about attendance at LUPSU duals: long the undisputed ‘greatest rivalry in eastern wrestling.’ Sure, the Lions have become a dynasty lately, but that’s another story—including that the 9,896 who attended at PPL Arena on Dec. 3, 2017 (which Lehigh nearly won) remains the largest wrestling dual crowd east of Penn State. ’71 Sam Dugan, 143 Pinecrest Lane, Lansdale, PA 19446. (215) 3681895 (H), (215) 680-9719 (M); srdugan49@comcast.net I promised Dave Cotton that I would devote an entire column to his Kappa Sigma brothers if he provided me with some information. Dave was designated “class scribe” for this update (everyone else took one step backward). After eking out a degree in BSME, Dave stayed another year and got his MBA. He fulfilled his Air Force ROTC commitment by flying a desk at Wright-Patterson AFB for three years. He’s happy to report that the base was never successfully attacked while he was there. He founded Cotton & Company in 1981 with a practice concentration in assisting U.S. federal and state government agencies, inspectors general and government grantees and contractors with a variety of government program-related assurance and advisory services. The firm was sold to Chicago-based Sikich in March 2022, at which time Dave “retired.” He and his wife, Susan, live in Alexandria, Va. Tom Bedwell reports that he’s still in the construction business in the Philadelphia area. In fact, he’s president of appropriately named The Bedwell Company, a general construction and construction management company located in West Chester, Pa. Tom and Mary Ann have four children and six grandchildren. They enjoy sailing and skiing. Tom started a woodworking hobby a few years ago. Charlie Carter is alive and well in Reva, Va., near Culpeper. Following a varied work history that includes a planning internship with a major U.S. city, several years as a planner with a nationally known consulting firm and tenure as the first planning director of a developing Virginia county, Charlie formed The Carter Planning Group in 1985. CPG is a planning consulting firm that offers land planning services to both public and private clients and is dedicated to discovering environmentally sensitive and common-sense solutions for land planning problems. Peter DesMeules is still practicing law full time with the firm of DesMeules, Olmstead and Osler in Norwich, Vt. He landed a clerkship in Vermont after graduating from the New England School of Law in Boston in 1975 and has been living in Pomfret, Vt., and practicing law in Norwich ever since. He’s still playing hockey after all these years. Now it’s only Sunday afternoons, November through March, with a bunch of old, slow guys. Speaking of hockey, both of his and Ellen’s daughters played four years of varsity at their respective colleges. Peter claims to be seriously into fly fishing and enjoys taking wilderness fishing trips to “the back of beyond” with a little biking, running and hiking thrown in for good measure in the summer months. Skip Jennings sold his Chevrolet, Buick, GMC dealership in Chambersburg, Pa., to his son, Scott. He still goes into the dealership most mornings for a few hours to schmooze old customers. It’s hard to let go after 35 years. Skip has found the secret to improving his golf game and having a lot more fun: moving to the senior tees and buying the latest and greatest equipment. Harry “Pete” Mamaux reports that, following completion of ROTC and graduation, he entered the U.S. Air Force. He spent over 30 years on active duty with leadership and command assignments across the U.S. and around the world. Following retirement, Pete worked as a defense contractor for 15 years, primarily with Northrop-Grumman. Living in Lorton, Va., Harry continues to follow his lifelong hobby of amateur radio in its various forms. He’s been licensed for over 60 years. Bruce Morrison retired seven years ago from a firm well known in the real estate investment industry called Clarion Partners, where he spent 25 years as a partner. He now splits his time between homes in Vero Beach, Fla., and Rye, N.Y., and spends his time playing golf and competitive pickleball. Bob Sturgis retired from ExxonMobil in 2009 and continues with consulting to the capital project segment of the oil industry. He and Susan have been living in Sugar Land, Texas, for the past 22 years, where they are focused on their four children and eight grandchildren. Summers have been spent renovating a second home in Pawleys Island, S.C. Tim Zettlemoyer landed everyone’s dream job after 30 years working in the telephone industry from AT&T and back to AT&T: he retired. But a new career was waiting—ownership of Lionville Beverage, a beer distributorship north of Exton, Pa. For 20 years, he and his son worked to build the business that is heavy into craft beer. He and Pat have four children and seven grandchildren and now live outside of Lancaster, Pa. ’72 Charles S. “Chuck” Steele, 2080 Flint Hill Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036. (610) 737-2156 (M); signscss@aol.com The last issue didn’t have space to share that a small delegation represented our class at the Commencement ceremony where our adopted Class of 2022 graduated. On the morning of May 23, 2022, we assembled under a tent beside Goodman Stadium, were treated to a hearty breakfast, donned brown academic regalia consistent with our attained degree levels and joined the procession into the stadium, where we were seated on stage with the president, faculty and speakers. Participating were Bill Baker, Ollie Foucek, Mike Shay, Wes Winterbottom and this correspondent. We were all surprised to receive bronze chest medallions, suspended by brown and white neck lanyards, that superimpose the number “50” over the university seal. Inscribed on the reverse is “In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of your Lehigh University Commencement.” Nice. Lots of Lehigh events are streamed live via the Internet. In August, one such event was the first-year student rally for the incoming Class of 2026. I witnessed the parade of classes and, in particular, Jack Worsley as the flag bearer for 1972. That is a role he has performed, reliably representing our class, over the past two decades. Thanks for your dedication, Jack. Mentioning Jack reminded me that we have a surplus of 50th reunion shirts available for $20 each, shipping included. As our class dinner wound down at Saucon Valley Country Club, I announced that we had 20 to 30 of them and that I would be the one stuck with them. To date, only Jack has responded to that plea, and he purchased three. Logistics for that transaction were simple; we live less than three miles apart, and he handed me a check. Sizes remaining are limited to L, XL, XXL and XXXL, with very few of the latter two. They are high-quality golf-
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