Summer 2021

Bill Erdman
(407) 644-0391
1171 Willa Vista Trail, Maitland, Fl.. 32751
Class web Site:  seeoursite.org/lehigh

Received a phone call from David Stickell and he brought me up to date on his interesting life:  Originally from Hagerstown, MD.  A few days after he graduated from Lehigh he was drafted and sent to Ft Riley, KS, where he applied and was accepted to OCS.  When the rules changed he would have had to stay in the Army a couple of extra months as an officer, he opted out.  In their infinite wisdom, the Army made him a medic without giving him any training.  David spent his time around Manhattan, KS, giving shots and driving an ambulance - Corporal Stickell should apply for the job of giving COVID shots.

He went to Penn State to become an educational researcher and became an office manager for Exam Services.  Married until 1981 - but says, "My wife and I get along better now than when we were married."  He gave up his motorcycle when he moved to Tampa in 2010 and lets his daughter, Ellen, look after him.

He sounded great and reasonably happy with his situation.  He still goes to church via Zoom.  On February 8^th he received his second COVID shot.

Other than Dave’s update it has been very quiet here as I sit by the phone waiting to hear from you guys.  I can only assume that you have been so busy that Lehigh updates are low on the to do list.  This column is due at the Lehigh Alumni office on April 1^st so hopefully during the next period, April to August you all will inundate me with copious reams of dialog informing the world of your exciting adventures.

In the meantime, I have fully recovered from my bike accident and am back up to an average of 50 to 60 miles a week.  I still manage several web sites and try to stay ahead of the weeds in our yard - a never ending job in Florida.  My best to you all.

Deceased:

•  Arthur E Bondy

•  Robert E Canfield

•  John O Collins Jr.

•  Charles W Dumont III* (I don't show him in the class roster)

•  Charles R Durrell

•  Charles G Huch

•   John H Kerr

•  Walter D Valovage

•   Gealy W Wallwork

*Charles W. Dumont III, Downingtown, PA., Dec. 22, 2020.  Mr. Dumont was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict.  He worked for 30 years as a sales manager for Fearn Foods, a division of Kellogg Company.

Revised:  May 07, 2023