N O T E S they bought when they returned fromEngland in 2001 and retired soon thereafter. Their travel activity was reduced by COVID, having to cancel a trip to Europe with their son and his family, but they arranged two backup trips, a week at the beach in PalmCoast, Fla., and a deep-sea fishing trip to Islamorada, Fla., with their grandsons. “Roz and Ray Phillips reside in Chapel Hill, N.C. Ray has completed his treatment for his blood cancer, and the results are that the cancer is in remission. He continues to bike, and Roz remains an active gardener. “Irene and Ernie Heimberg maintain a home in Amherst, N.H., as well as one in Yulee, Fla. Ernie, who attended Lehigh for two years before gaining an appointment toWest Point, is still considered a full-time member of our class. Ernie stays active by walking a number of miles each day while Irene spends time pursuing her painting. “Joan and Kerry Rowles have a lake house in western Pennsylvania as well as their condo onMarco. They are both very active in their church, whether onMarco or in PA. Kerry has completely recovered from his heart surgery of a couple of years ago and says the doctor says he is good for another 30 years or more. “Gwen and Jon Sharp live in Lewes, Del. They were grounded by Gwen’s doctor after she had pins installed in her ankle as a result of a fall in September. John is fully retired from his professorship in oceanography at the University of Delaware. “Carla and Larry Peterson, who live inBoylston,Mass., couldn’t attend because Larry’s doctor saidhe couldn’t fly until they figured out what to do about the bulge inhis descending aorta. “Just for the record, the following is the profile of our group: average timemarried: 51 years to the same spouse; children: 18; grandkids: 27; political alignment: three liberal, four conservative, two independent; careers: 100% aligned with Lehigh degrees; midlife crises: none (that we know of ); and we still enjoy each other’s friendship.” Plans are already underway for Reunion 2022, which, for our class, will be a cluster event with ’66 and ’67. The date for the 2022 Reunion is June 9 (Thursday night alumni awards dinner) through June 12. The probable schedule highlights are that we will cluster with ’66 and ’67 at the Friday night ReunionFest, followed by Saturday morning breakfast, parade and lunch. Saturday evening will be a combined dinner with ’66 and ’67, with location to be determined based on headcount. There are many details to be worked out, and we will coordinate with Reunion Chair Rein Mannik and others in our class officer ranks. Further out, we are planning a repeat fall 2022 football game tailgate event with details to follow. ’66James A. Tiefenbrunn, 1201 Butztown Road, #31, Bethlehem, PA 18017. (610) 691-1714 (H); jat1@lehigh.edu This issue of the Bulletin should be arriving in your mailbox in April, so hopefully there is still time to get your reservations in for our upcoming class reunion. But do not delay. It is time to act. Our postponed 55th Class Reunion is now at hand. The university is planning a special three-year combined reunion for the Classes of 1965, 1966 and 1967 for June 9-12, 2022. This adds the wonderful prospect of getting together with Lehigh friends who were one year ahead or one year behind you. It is a great opportunity to get together to enjoy the festivities, rekindle old friendships and forge new ones. If you have any questions, or need any information or help, you can contact Harry Brown at hkbrown3726@comcast.net or 609-792-6145, or Stephanie Fisher at Lehigh at saf517@ lehigh.edu, or 610-758-3069, or reunioninformation@alum. lu/reunion. Peter Burns has used the term“veer” to refer to several major decision points in his life. Aftermajoring inEnglish literature, he veered in another direction, getting anMBA in finance at theUniversity of Chicago. He also courted his future wife, Marcia, and theymarried in 1968. Theywere then off to Colombia on a two-year Peace Corps assignment. Petewas in a programto help develop the skill sets of small business entrepreneurs, andMarciaworked on social services projects. After that service, Pete again took an unexpected turn and joined the international department of a Philadelphia bank. No veers for 25 years, and then off to bemanaging director of theWharton School’s Financial Institutions Center for four years. Then nine years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, where he established a research initiative to better understand emerging issues in consumer credit and electronic payments. Even after retirement he is still committed to a credit counseling agency. But there is a good amount of time left for golf, fishing, travel and visits with family and friends. James Callahan also seemed to do some veering. He started with somemajor corporations, the likes of PPG Industries, The General Tire andRubber Company and BFGoodrich. He then acquired his own tire and automotive business, Alexandria Tire and Automotive. He sold that and became a principal inNordic Press, a full-service printing company. He tired of the commuting required for CELEBRATIONS 1 5 8 5 0 | L E H I G H B U L L E T I N
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