Fall 2011

Pat Moran (now deceased):

60TH REUNION, MAY 18‑19,2012

When this column reaches the class, we will be a few months short from our glorious 60th Reunion.  Don’t forget to set aside May 18‑19, 2012, for that occasion.  Bob Hoyt (deceased) sent an e‑mail indicating that the Class of 1951's 60th Reunion only drew 20 guys.  We can do better than that!

Bob went on to say that he has had recent visits with Bob Homing (deceased), Freddy Gartside (Deceased), and John Seville.

John Kerr (deceased) writes that one of his grandsons, Ian Kerr, will be entering Lehigh as a member of the Class of 2015.  As Ian enters Lehigh, Dick Schmidt's (deceased) grandson, Josh, will be graduating in the Class of 2012, the day after our reunion.  Dick goes on to say that he is driving for Enterprise Rent-a-Car, covering as many as 400 miles per day, just in the state of Arizona.

From the other Moran in the class, Jack Moran (Deceased), comes word that he and his wife, Margaret, have lived on Cape Cod for many years and that he still works his import / export business and the two of them travel extensively, most notably a recent visit to China.  They have a European trip planned for this Fall.  The Moran's (Jack, deceased) actively support the great Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra and enjoy entertaining the guest artists.

I've had some recent correspondence with Ralph Fortney.  When I lament that my drives on fairways, which are as hard as an interstate highway, rarely exceed 175 yards, Ralph says he envies the hard surface that adds those extra yards!  In all other matters, Ralph is adjusting "to life on the downslope of the bell‑shaped curve."  Ralph and Sue Ann live in a full‑care retirement community in Greenville, Del.  "We are popping our fair share of prescribed pills, but we still have all our original parts."  The Fortneys are active in volunteering, golf, and visiting their family in North Carolina and Georgia.

Deceased

• Paul P McGavin
• Thomas E Miller
• Charles T Shelton
• Robert L Utz

Revised:  June 25, 2025