Summer 2015

Pat Moran (now deceased):

Every few months I receive a "care package” from my Texas connection, Bill Murray (deceased), Sugarland, Texas.  His latest offerings include:  "A fine is a tax for doing wrong.  A tax is a fine for doing well.”  John Roberts, Chief Justice, Supreme Court.  "One useless man is a shame.  Two is a law firm.  Three or more is a con­gress.”  John Adams (1734-1826).  "Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it, and then misapplying the wrong remedies.”  Groucho Marx (1895-1977).  You get the idea.  On to other musings.

From John Kerr (deceased) comes an update on the recently formed (April 2014) southeast Pennsyl­vania and northern Delaware Lehigh Alumni Club:  At the meeting, the speaker was Dr. Rich Aronson, longtime professor of economics at Lehigh.  His topic:  Lehigh's Martindale Center.  John said this was a very good presentation with witty, standup comic flavor.  Everyone paid attention.  The class was well represented by nine classmates:  John, Robert Arndt, Ralph Fortney, Robert Kiesling, Ed Purdy (deceased), Neil Randall (deceased), Richard Schaphorst, and George Young (deceased).  Thank you, John.  Always good to hear from you.

My two favorite Christmas card '52ers once again included me on their list:  Allen Levan and Mary Jo Johnston, widow of Jim.

I received a compelling biographical sketch on Charles E. Scovil, Fairhope, Ala.:  Born 1928, Queens, N.Y.  Raised in Montclair, N.J., and attended public schools.  Enlisted in Army 1946.  Spent 1947 in Japan.  Graduated Lehigh 1952, degree in geology.  Met wife during col­lege years, married 1951.  Three children.  Hobbies:  Photography and astronomy.  Became interested in astronomy at about age 10.  Retired 1988, Curator, Stamford, Conn., Observatory, Stamford Museum and Nature Center.  Awarded many astrolog­ical commendations.  In 2001, received the Peltier Award of the Astronomical League for contributions to popularizing astronomy.  An asteroid, #3949 Scovil, was named after him for his work in astronomy.

Charles goes on to tell us he was raised Presbyterian from age 5, became an ordained elder about 1957 in Aurora, Colo., and moved to Connecticut in 1959.  Exposed to miracles of healing in 1967 at Rye, N.Y., Presbyterian Church, he became charismatic.  In 1972, he died of exposure to toxic fumes and overwork.  "The Lord sent me back to work for Him,”  Charles says, and he is now pastor of a small group of men.  2015:  Now completely retired and living with son Gary in Al­abama.  Thank you for sharing, Charles.

I would like to hear from more of you '52ers, with YOUR life experiences!

Deceased

• Louis M. MacGregor

• Bruce A. Nickel

• D. Peter Shaw

• Walter L. Siebecker