40 | LEHIGH ALUMNI BULLETIN | CLASS NOTES of interesting, if not sought-after, experiences. I wound up in California in 1969, graduated from the Stanford Business School, got a job in the early days of the semiconductor business in Silicon Valley and got used to civilian life again. “Marriage to my wife, Elaine, followed, as did a daughter, Natalie. Natalie and my son-in-law are doing well and have blessed us with a precocious 8-year-old granddaughter, Charli. We see them often as they live only 200 miles away in San Luis Obispo. “My career, since B-school, has been in the semiconductor business, mostly in production and IC fab operations. I was also involved with several startup companies in the semiconductor manufacturing equipment business and learned a lot about the difficulties and pitfalls of manufacturing startups! Fun, interesting, satisfying, but only rarely the key to riches.” Doug Feltman wrote. “Even at 84, I am still happily running my senior in-home care business, Home Helpers, and didn’t have any plans for retirement until two recent events: one being the birth of my first granddaughter (some people ask me if I am a great-grandfather). I realize that at my age, I should start considering the likelihood of other health issues, so have decided to put my thriving business up for sale and hope to exit within a year. Then I can focus on my growing family, the Sherman Chamber Ensemble of which I am the president, being more involved with Rotary and all my cultural interests that I have been carefully balancing while working and attending more Lehigh football and soccer games. No rocking chair yet.” From Bob Wagner: “My wife, Sarah, and I celebrated 62 years of marriage last year. We live in Summit, N.J., where we met in high school. We are blessed with three great kids and seven grandkids. Our oldest, William, will be an associate professor at Johns Hopkins starting in the summer.” And from Steve Breckley, “My wife, Susie, and I live in Stuart, Fla. For the past seven years, I volunteered with our therapy dog, making regular hospital visits to patients at Cleveland Clinic. Nick Smith lives in Freeport, Ill. He plans to visit us in Stuart.” Allen Cates wrote: “BSME ’63 starting in Dravo and spending three years in Taylor Hall working my butt off. Enjoyed friends there and had a great Lehigh educational experience. Moved on to work for DuPont my whole career, a dream job in a dream company (at that time). Retired in 2000. Enjoying life and volunteering.” And from Arve Holt: “I’m still working [occasionally] and finished up a six-month assignment at the [now] Sinclair Refinery in Artesia, N.M. My main task is usually mentoring new process engineers on what they should be doing and how to do it. Other than that, we spend most Augusts in either Breckenridge or Vail, Colo., to escape the South Texas heat.” ’64 David A. Riemondy, 774 Malibu Lane, Indialantic, FL 32903. (321) 7779659 (home); (321) 506-7302 (cell); malibu4u@gmail.com It is becoming increasingly difficult to gather classmate news for this column. Phone numbers are disconnected and emails unanswered. AI search engines generate promising results, but I hesitate to use them without confirmation. I found a wealth of information about our senior class president Bob Hess, but have been unable to reach him. I’ve also tried to contact John Mason, our RHC president, but I’ve been unable to make contact. And I gathered some news about Barclay Griffith, our senior class secretary and treasurer of the IFC. Perhaps one of his Kappa Alpha brothers can track him down. Our ranks are thinning. Jay Lacke sent me news that John Brookover passed away on Jan. 6. John and Jay were dorm mates (Dravo D2) and lifelong friends. Jay wrote, “We did not attend each other’s weddings, however, because we both got married on June 27, 1964, the weekend after graduation. John graduated with a BSBA in finance, worked for Black and Decker and Honeywell before establishing his own consultancy. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. Despite his gentle demeanor, his brothers nicknamed him Bear.” As I write, Mickey and I are two weeks away from beginning what will probably be our last adventure before it becomes too hard to travel. Mickey got a new shoulder in January, and I’m scheduled for back surgery in July. But we are going to suck it up and spend 10 weeks touring Italy. We’ll take a relocation cruise to Barcelona then fly to Sicily. Our good friend and physical therapist will travel with us to Barcelona to tune us up during the boat ride. Then we will fly to Sicily with a younger couple who will help schlep our luggage and drive the rental car. We’ll spend 10 days touring Sicily then cross to the Amalfi Coast and spend six weeks working our way east to the Adriatic and up through Umbria to Mantua, my grandparents’ village. Then we will drive into the Dolomites and across to Milan for one last look at Leonardo’s “Last Supper.” I’ll wear my Lehigh hat in hopes of meeting fellow graduates. Maybe I’ll get some news. ’65 Ronald L. Workman, 1981 Berrel Court, Yardley, PA 19067-7225. (215) 808-0809 (H); ron_workman@prodigy.net As I reported last time, we changed our fall activity in 2025 from a pre- and post-football game tailgate to a post-game reception at the Steel Club in Hellertown. Although everyone attending had a good time, attendance was limited to locals and one traveler, down considerably from previous events. Nevertheless, we’re going to try again in 2026, so stay tuned for emails with more details. ’66 James A. Tiefenbrunn, 1210 Kirkland Village Circle, Bethlehem, Pa. 18017. (484) 695-4692 (C), jat1@ lehigh.edu Al Adey sent in an update. “I retired from Armstrong World Industries in January 2011 after 40-plus years. I found that I needed to do a lot more around the house after retirement due to my wife Carol’s long-term battle with rheumatoid arthritis. She was even okay with turning me loose in the kitchen. However, I looked at the changes as a learning experience. I continued to do my fishing and hunting trips until recently. One thing I did not miss were phone calls from work saying, ‘We have a problem. How soon can you be in Shanghai, or some such site?’ I regularly taught a Sunday school class over the years, which was quite rewarding. I also began doing volunteer tax preparation with a group of individuals who were really committed to helping others. I continue to do that today. Everyone has a story, and you hear a lot of them preparing taxes. Also, as many of you have found out, you’re still a parent and grandparent. Their problems have an impact on you. Carol and I decided we needed to sell the house and move into one of the many retirement communities in Lancaster County. After a three-year wait, we moved into a cottage in Lancaster.” Charlie Wittman stopped by early in the year as he was attending a Lehigh swim meet. He was a member of the swim team and likes to take in a meet or two each year. He continues to swim two days a week and runs. He participates as a triathlete at Half Iron Man levels. That is swimming 1.2 miles, biking 56 miles and running 13.1 miles. Charlie still works two days a week in sales and consulting for a family company that is a leading supplier of molded fiberglass architectural products, such as a replacement rooftop cornice. Charlie and wife Bobbi have one son and three granddaughters. Bobbi is a retired professor from Yeshiva University. They love to travel and have been to Africa, spent a month in Tibet, been to India six times and are planning an Italy trip. Joe Korff reported that Mary and he “have toured the country in our motor home from our home base near Tampa for the past three summers. Last year we took a trip that lasted five months and extended from Florida to the state of Washington,
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