CLASS NOTES | FALL 2023 | 51 of the driving and schlepped our luggage up and down the B&B steps. Being gluttons for punishment, we’ve decided to spend our 60th wedding anniversary in Portugal this December. We’ll spend the first 10 days on a Viking river cruise, then spend two more leisurely weeks touring on our own. I’m done with racing from town to town. We’ll base ourselves in Porto and Lisbon and use Uber, trains and buses to explore outlying cities. By the way, this being our 60th anniversary means that 2024 is our 60th reunion. I’ll have more details in my next column, but it’s not too early to mark your calendars. I would love to read about your adventures. Hopefully, when it cools off a bit, some of you will find the energy and time to send me a note. ’65 Ronald L. Workman, 1981 Berrel Court, Yardley, PA 190677225. (215) 808-0809 (H); ron_workman@prodigy.net Not much to report this time, but John Varady and I met at the Yacht Club of Stone Harbor in New Jersey in August to participate in a Lehigh sendoff event. It was well attended by students, alumni and parents, and John and I were both impressed with the dozen or so future alumni who are beginning their Lehigh journey this fall. ’66 James A. Tiefenbrunn, 1201 Butztown Road, #31, Bethlehem, PA 18017. (610) 691-1714 (H); jat1@lehigh.edu Harry Brown, class president, represented us at the annual Lehigh scholarship dinner this spring and met Jessica Cantos ’24, psychology major and current recipient of the Class of ’66 scholarship. Harry also attended the Senior Alumni Council’s Back to the Classroom sessions with about 60 other alumni and spouses. Sessions were conducted by Lehigh faculty with President Helble sharing his vision for the future at Lehigh and new football coach Kevin Cahill speaking at lunch. I spoke with Joel Goldstein, and he brought me up to date on recent activities for him and Jean. They enjoyed two recent trips that they had on their bucket list: one a Rhine River cruise and the other to Moab, Utah. He describes Moab as a quaint little town in the middle of nowhere that is the jumping-off spot for a visit to Arches and Canyonlands national parks. They also took a “Hummer ride” for the bouncing enjoyment. Joel continues to love retirement and strives to do as little as possible. He notes that Jean is busy with Mahjong, a book reading group and tennis three times a week. Joel does get out about once a week for tennis. They have two children and three grandchildren. I heard from our rabbi/ comedian classmate Bob Alper, who writes, “Pushing 80, and fortunately, still able to stand up! I still love doing standup comedy, e.g., eight shows in Florida November to December, plus others up north, including NYC theaters and comedy clubs. Mostly solo shows, but I also continue to perform ‘Laugh in Peace’ with my Christian and Muslim colleagues. Videos at bobalper.com. My wife and I have lived in rural Vermont with no neighbors since 1990 and adore our state, though we often go south (meaning NYC) for our kids, theater and edible bagels. As to my rabbi role, I retired from conducting Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services in 2019, and Sherri closed her psychotherapy practice. In addition to comedy and writing, our energies have been focused on supporting the Israel Guide Dog Cente and a Nairobi shelter for 70 sexually trafficked girls.” Bob Adelaar reported that he retired in December 2022 but is doing some orthopedicconsulting at the VA hospital. Spare time goes to golf, travel to the Outer Banks, Uber driving the grandkids and staying out of the spouse’s way. Art Brody wrote, “After a 50-year career in program management, business process and information technology with KPMG and AMS/ CGI as primary employers, I am now retired, focusing on family, getting back to golf and volunteering in my community by serving on several elected boards. My wife, Linda, recently retired from a career at Johns Hopkins University, and we are planning to use the time to do more traveling. Our daughter, Lisa, is a curator at the Yale University Art Gallery, and our three grandchildren are in college (Barnard College, NYU and Washington University). Had I known that volunteering would keep me more than ‘full-time employed,’ I may have remained professionally employed. As for golf, well, I have reduced my lost balls to one in nine holes. I am still a beginner but enjoying the exercise camaraderie and overall good time.” ’67 Eric Hamilton, journeyman618@ gmail.com Bill Schellhaas graciously obliged to my plea to the class for news. Bill writes that he and wife Tracy just returned from a family “once-in-a-lifetime trip to Europe (Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Netherlands and Ireland)” with seven family members. He said, “We spent 28 days from mid-June to mid-July experiencing many different cultures, food (and drink) and Disneyland-Paris (for the grandkids). According to my Apple watch, we walked over 160 miles getting to train stations, metros, trams and walking guided tours. It was a wonderful experience (with many pints of Guinness in Dublin!).” Ed Hunter contributes, “Recently, I was inspired to prepare an update of my post-Lehigh activities while reading the spring 2023 Lehigh Alumni Bulletin. At the time, I was donating blood at a local collection center. I have been a blood donor for decades. “After our Lehigh graduation, I started graduate work in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin. I completed my M.S. degree in 1969 but lost my student deferment. I then left for Army basic training. “My Army assignment after basic was in the dermatology research group at Letterman Army Institute of Research in San Francisco. I worked on methods to analyze fat-related compounds found in skin. This work concerned adverse skin conditions experienced by many troops in Vietnam and in the South Pacific during World War II. “My wife, Marilyn, and I enjoyed our hiatus in San Francisco. We traveled and hiked extensively at Point Reyes National Seashore, Yosemite and Lassen Volcanic National Park. We even adopted a stray cat, who befriended us and we named Smog. “I earned my Ph.D. in biochemistry in 1974 and began work at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati. I worked over 22 years in a variety of positions involving human safety from compounds found in food and cosmetic products. “After retiring from P&G, I taught general chemistry for about 10 years at the University of Cincinnati and 10 years at Xavier University. I retired from teaching and began a new career as a piano player. I play three times a week, volunteering at three local hospitals. I play mostly up-tempo jazz tunes in case patients feel like dancing out of the hospital. I also play for pay at Menards hardware store. “At Lehigh, I majored in chemistry, lived my junior and senior years at Emery House, one of the new Centennial residence halls, and served
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