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Bob Haft
November 1, 2017

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Alonzo HainesAlonzo Haines
October 13, 2014
Murrells Inlet, SC

Alonzo F Haines was a brother of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and a member of the Lehigh football team.  He served as a navigator in the U.S. military.  He worked as a regional sales manager for Beckwith Machinery.


Spring, 2001: Pat Moran (deceased)  took his annual trek East in September and witnessed a Lehigh / Cornell game.  At halftime, the 50th anniversary of the 1950 undefeated team was celebrated.  On the field were 31 of the original 42 players; imagine, not only are 31 of these guys still with us, but 74 percent of them returned!   Of those back, 11 were from our class - Bob Borofski (deceased), Stan Gedney (deceased), Pete Ginesi (lost), Lon Haines, Bill Henderson (deceased), Dave Mesick (deceased), Joe Orr (deceased), Dick Pradetto (deceased), Walt Pullar (deceased), Dick Schmidt (deceased) and Bill Smith (deceased).

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Richard Hammer
December 9, 2017

     Per Bill Skillman Richard L. "Dick" Hammer obituary mentions wife, Beth - b December 26, 1929 - December 8, 2017.  Have no other information concerning Richard since graduation - 69+ years - Updated May 2018.

Philip HammondPhilip Hammond
October 30, 2018

From Summer, 2019 Alumni Bulletin:  Philip T Hammond:  Fredericksburg, VA, Oct. 30, 2018.  A US Army veteran of World War II, Mr Hammond worked in real estate and the general services department of an environmental and engineering firm.  He was a member of the Asa Packer Society.

Kenneth HanbyKenneth Hanby
St. Joseph, Mich
December 2, 2000

A heartfelt letter arrived from Nancy Hanby, widow of Kne Hanby Ken passed away December 2, 2000, after a long battle with cancer.  To quote Nancy's letter, "It was a long, hard journey, but one that Ken took with bravery and grace.  I was privileged to be on board with him as his wife of more than 42 years.  In 1976, Ken followed a call from God to enter the Christian ministry.  He was ordained in 1980 and accepted a call to become pastor of Riverview Park Christian Church in St. Joseph, Mich.  Ken was ever a student, a seeker of truth, and engaged in a journey of searching for God's will in his life.  He has completed the journey and now rests in joy and peace."  Ken was truly a remarkable man, and the class sends its condolences to Nancy.


Kenneth R. Hanby  . A graduate of the Christian Theological Seminary he was the retired pastor of Riverview Park Christian Church, St. Joseph.  He also received the M.S. in metallurgy from Ohio State University and worked at Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio.  He was an Army veteran.  Surviving are his wife, Nancy, three daughters, and four grandchildren.

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Charles HandlonCharles Handlon
Allentown, Pa.
Deceased April 5, 2002

He was the retired manager of engineering and manufacturing of integrated circuits with the former Western Electric, Allentown.  He received an associate's degree from Belmont (N.C.) Abbey where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.  He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and held leadership roles with the United Fund, the American Red Cross, the Boy Scouts and the Parkland Youth Association.  Survivors include his wife, Diana, two sons, and a grandchild.

Ira HandwerkIra Paul Handwerk
Pennington, NJ
Deceased March 11, 2005

Ira Paul Handwerk Jr., 74, died Friday March in the Princeton Care Center.  Born in Bethlehem, PA, he had been a resident of Pennington for the past 35 years.  He received the M.S. in industrial engineering from Columbia University and after many years in the publishing industry, ultimately established Handwerk Consultants Inc.  He was an Army veteran.  Survivors: Wife, Mary Lou; two sons; two grandchildren.

Mr. Handwerk was a graduate of Bethlehem High School, Class of 1948.  He also graduated with honors from Lehigh University with a degree in Industrial Engineering.  He served in the U.S. Army and subsequently obtained a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University.  Employed for many years as an executive in management and consulting, primarily in the publishing industry, he ultimately established Handwerk Consultants Inc.  He had a wonderful inquisitive mind and a strong love for music and the arts.  He enjoyed tennis, skiing and the outdoors, but he obtained most of his life pleasures from his dedication to and love for his family and friends.

Son of the late I. Paul Handwerk Sr. and Ethel Benninger Handwerk, he is survived by his wife of 41 years, Mary Lou Miklau Handwerk; two sons and daughter-in-law, Steven P. and Sandra J. Handwerk and Keith W. Handwerk; two grandchildren, Adam Joseph and William George Handwerk; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth and Jack Rentschler and Rita and John Fisk; and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Neurogenerative Disease Research, Attention: Gayle Joseph, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3rd Floor Maloney Building, 3600 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19104.

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Nels HansenNels Hansen
Deceased 8/8/1960
John HansonJohn Hanson
2/27/2020

From Alumni Bulletin, Summer, 2020 -John G Hanson '52, Chesterfield, NJ, Feb. 27, 2020.  A track team member, Mr Hanson served in the US Army during the Korean War.  He retired from Congoleum Corporation.  His son, Thomas Hanson, is a member of the Class of 1986.


Per Bill Skillman Virginia Hanson, 85, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015.  She was survived by her loving husband of 60 years, John G Hanson, Jr (From her obituary)

John HarcarufkaJohn Harcarufka
Deceased 7/19/1998
William HardwickWilliam Hardwick
Deceased October 24, 2017

    I received this information on May 20, 2018:  William Hardwick died October 24, 2017.  Bill worked for a number of years for IBM in an administrative capacity (he opened some of their offices), and then he was a Manager of Personnel for Heyward Robinson, an engineering contractor, in NYC, before retirement.  He was a Kappa Alpha brother and tennis player.

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Earl HarmesEarl Harmes
Hot Springs Village, Ark.
Deceased March 20. 2000

Earl was a retired manager with General Motors Corp., Kokomo, Ind.  He was a Care Network representative in the Arkansas area for the Senior Alumni Council, a member of the Alumni Relations Committee, Tau Beta Pi, and Delta Tau Delta.  Survivors include his wife, Geraldine, three daughters and two sons.

Vladimir HarrisVladimir Harris
June 16, 2022

Fall/Winter 2022 Alumni Bulletin:  Vladimir Harris, Gainesville, GA, June 16, 2022. Mr Harris served in the US Army during World War II.  He made his 34-year career with Amoco (now BP), retiring as manager of engineering.  He wrote the book "You Can Succeed."  December 2022.

Lester HartmanLester Hartman
Kissimmee, Fla
Deceased Jan. 11, 2003

Lester was a retired station manager with Public Service Electric and Gas, Ridgefield, Park, NJ.  He received the M.S. from New Jersey Institute of Technology.  Surviving are his wife, Aurora, three daughters, three sons, and 10 grandchildren.

Stephen "Steve" HartogensisStephen "Steve" Hartogensis
Deceased 3/8/1998
John HatfieldHartfieldJohn Hatfield
March 3, 2014

John G. Hatfield, Mechanicsburg, Pa., March 3, 2014.  Mr.  Hatfield served in the US Army.  He worked for AMP Inc.  He was a member of the Asa Packer and Tower Societies. - Fall 2014 Alumni Bulletin


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Thomas HaughtThomas Haught
Hague, Va.
Deceased July 14, 2004.

He was retired from Reynolds Aluminum, Richmond, and was a Navy veteran.  He was elected to the Erie County Aquatic hall of Fame and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta.  Survivors: Wife, Barbara; a son; a daughter; two stepsons; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild.

Robert HeimRobert Heim
Williamsburg, Va.,
Deceased November 26, 2005.  

     He was an ordained Presbyterian minister.  He received an S.T.M. from Princeton Theological Seminary and M.A. from Webster University.  He served in the Navy from 1963 to 1986 and retired as a commander.  He served with the First Marine Air Wing in Vietnam, aboard the USS Essex, Amphibious Group Two, USS Inchon, and as USMC 7th and 11th Regiment Chaplain.  Survivors: Wife, Joan; two sons; daughter; granddaughter.

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Donald HerterichDonald Herterich
Deceased 7/23/1991

Winter, 1980:  Donald B. Herterich, of Brookside NJ, has been elected a senior V.P. of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company.  He entered the bank's management program in 1955 and joined the Corporate Trust dept. a year later.  He was elected V.P. in 1966.  A specialist in railroad financing, he is a director of the Texas Mexican Railroad Co. and president of the National Railroad Co. of Mexico as well as president and director of the Atlantic and Gulf Petroleum Co., New York.  Don earned his LL.B. degree from the Univ. of Virginia Law School.  He also has completed the advanced management program at Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.  Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., the fourth largest bank in the U.S., is the principal subsidiary of Manufacturers Hanover Corp.

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Edward HigginsEdward Higgins
Deceased February 24, 2012

Edward W. Higgins, Williamsport, Pa., Feb. 24, 2012.  Mr. Higgins worked for IBM Corporation for 32 years.  He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II.

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Bruce HillBruce Hill
Pittsburg, PA
June 21, 2016

Bruce U.  Hill Jr.  '52, Pittsburgh, Pa., June 21, 2016.  Mr  Hill was a member of The Brown and White and a brother at Phi Gamma Delta as a student.  Professionally, he was the chairman of Realty Growth Corp., a merger of the three oldest real-estate companies in Pittsburgh.


Bob Hoyt (deceased) writes:  Bruce is still around, also Fred Gartside (deceased) and Bob Horning (deceased) - November 2015


Bob Hoyt (deceased) writes in August 2010:  The weekend of May 14-16, John Seville, Bud Eakin and I were hosted by Bruce Hill and his wife, Jacquie, at their mountain retreat house which is about an hour southeast of Pittsburgh.  We were all congratulating each other on making it to 80.


HillFrom 50th Reunion Book, 2002 - ->


Bob Hoyt (deceased) writes, Spring 2003, that while on a Nantucket vacation, he visited with Pete Shaw (deceased), and also spent some time with Bruce Hill and John Seville hiking in the Laurel Mountains near Pittsburgh.

David HillDavid Hill
Deceased 8/16/1996

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Milton HillegassMilton R Hillegass
Pennsburg, Pa.
Deceased August 30, 2002.

He was a retired mechanical engineer with Air Products & Chemicals.  He was a deacon and consistory member of New Goshen-hoppen United Church of Christ, East Greenville, a member of Red Hill Fire Company, the Red Hill Band, and a volunteer for the Red Hill Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts.  He was an Army veteran of World War II.  Survivors include a son and two grandchildren.

Frank HoageyFrank HoageyFrank Hoagey
Newark, DE
Deceased November 16, 2008

Alumni Bulletin, Spring 2009 - Just before deadline, Mike Seiler, deceased, Denton, Texas, phoned and told me that his good buddy Frank Hoagey passed away in November 2008. We reminisced for about an hour, and Mike shared that he got married in 1941; served in the Army 1944‑46; worked at the Steel during school; after Lehigh, worked for 34 years for Daimler Chrysler; and retired in 1986.  He followed up his call with a written obit (see below) from Frank Hoagey's widow, Betty.  After Lehigh, Frank received a graduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh; was a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve; and later served in the U.S. Ordnance Corp.  He retired from DuPont after 28 years of service.  Frank was a talented trumpet player and a member of various concert bands, symphonies, big bands and combos. He was an avid fisherman, photographer, model builder, traveler and genealogist.  What a full life, Frank. Bless you.

Frank A. Hoagey '52, Newark, Del. I Nov. 2008.  He retired from DuPont after a 28year career as a consultant manager in materials engineering.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps and served as an ordnance engineer at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.  A musician, he played the trumpet and was a member of the Alumni Band.  Survivors: Wife, Elizabeth; two daughters; two sons; two stepdaughters; two stepsons; 15 grandchildren.


February 2009, from Mike Seiler, deceased

Mr. Frank A. Hoagey, age 79, of Newark, DE, died on Sunday, November 16, 2008, at Christiana Hospital.

Mr. Hoagey was born in Bethlehem, PA, son of the late Arthur and Bertha Hoagey.  He graduated from Lehigh University in 1952 with a degree in mechanical engineering and from graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh.  He was a member of Pi Tau Sigma, Alpha Phi Omega, and Alpha Lambda Omega fraternities.  He was also a member of ASME, NACE, AMIHE, and MTI, where he served on the board of directors.

Mr. Hoagey served in the USNR and later in the US Army Ordnance Corps as an ordnance engineer at Aberdeen Proving Grounds.  He retired from the DuPont Company as a consultant manager in materials engineering after 28 years of service.  During his career with DuPont, he worked in Delaware, Tennessee, and Connecticut in a variety of consulting engineering assignments.  He had previously been employed as a principal mechanical design engineer at Dravo Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA.

A talented trumpet player, Mr. Hoagey was a member of various concert bands, churches, symphony orchestras, big bands, stage shows, and combos in every area where he lived.  He was also an avid fisherman, photographer, model builder, traveler, and genealogist.  Active in his community, he was a member of the Newark Lions Club, the American Legion, the First Presbyterian Church of Newark, and, for 40 years, the Boy Scouts of America.

His first wife, June Elizabeth (Nixon) Hoagey, died on September 25, 1980.  He is survived by his second wife, Elizabeth (Klock) Hoagey; 4 children, Carol Hughes, Carl Hoagey, David Hoagey, and Susie Pemerton, all of Tennessee; 4 stepchildren, Gregory Smith, Christopher Smith, Susan Smith‑Spydell, and Elizabeth Adrian; and 15 grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at I I am on Friday, November 21, 2008, at First Presbyterian Church of Newark, , where visitation will begin at 10 am. Interment will follow in Head of Christiana Cemetery, Nottingham Road, Newark, DE.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to First Presbyterian Church of Newark, 292 W. Main Street, Newark, DE, 19711.

Samuel HimmelrichSamuel Himmelrich

Have no information concerning Samuel since graduation - 69+ years.  Assumed LOST.

Edward HobbyEdward Hobby

Per Bill Skillman:  Edward Kenleigh Hobby - MyLife has him in Las Vegas, NV, 87, b 10/3/1930.  Have no other information concerning Edward since graduation - 69+ years.  Assumed LOST - Updated May 201

Cletus Hollywood

I lost him somewhere over the years. I need an update from LU

Robert HolmanRobert Holman
Deceased December 29, 1996

In "Lost" list because Alumni Office has him listed as not a classmate

Robert Miller Holman:  Born 1 June 1927; died 29 Dec 1996.  Last Residence, Monroeville, Pennsylvania.  (From an extensive search of archived records by Bob Byrne (deceased), May 2012)

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Donald HoltDonald Holt

Donald Rivers Holt:  Reported deceased in the Lehigh alumni directory.    (From an extensive search of archived records by Bob Byrne (deceased), May 2012)

Robert "Bob" HorningRobert "Bob" Horning
Florida & North Carolina
July 9, 2021

Robert H. Horning Jr, Wilmington, NC, July 9, 2021.  Mr. Horning was a member of the baseball, basketball and track teams, and a Beta Theta Pi brother.  He flew helicopters in Korea for the US Army after graduation.  He made his career with GE.


Bob Hoyt (deceased) writes about Bob:  Friends, I was having trouble reaching Bob Horning so I called the Lehigh Alumni Office and sadly learned that Bob died this past July.

Bob was from Elizabeth, NJ.  He went to Pringry School.  He received a degree from Lehigh in Industrial Engineering.  He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and was on the track team throwing the discus.  Bob was in the Army Corps of Engineers, Ft. Belvoir, VA, and was trained as a helicopter pilot

We were both assigned to Korea in 1953.  After discharge we both started working for GE.  I was in the Transformer plant in Pittsfield, MA, and Bob was in Schenectady, NY.  Later both Bob and I were with GE in Philadelphia.  At some point he went to Louisville, KY, when GE opened a new Home Appliance plant.  He travelled a lot and Joan, a stewardess caught his eye - they got married and had two daughters.

As the years rolled on Bob was in Connecticut with GE then went out on his own.  Later he and Joan moved to South Carolina.  Unfortunately Joan developed and died from Alzheimer’s disease.  Bob married again.  He and Marilyn lived in Boynton Beach, FL.


Talked with Bob today (April 4, 2020) and received some interesting news.  First he was able to remove a prize from his "Bucket List" for his birthday last year.  His daughter surprised him with a visit to Texas where he toured a helicopter manufacturing plant (He was a combat helicopter pilot during the Korean War) and was allowed to fly a state-of-the-art helicopter simulator.  The good news:  He survived his tour and his simulated flight.  He was able to dazzle the young pilots with tales of how it was in "The Old Days" when the pilot had to do all the work.  He said in "Those Day" we didn't have time to sit back and pat our bellies as they do today - now, a helicopter flies itself.

The bad news:  He hasn't been able to play golf lately as he waits for his foot to heal.  He swore me to silence as to how he hurt it but I know you guys won't tell or bug him about it.  I can trust you to keep his secret.  He was putting on a new shoe!  Not too exotic but I guess he is the only helicopter pilot in history to let putting on a new shoe cripple him. - April 2020.


Bob Hoyt (deceased) writes:  Bruce Hill (deceased)  is still around, also Fred Gartside (deceased) and Bob - November 2015


Hi Bill.....you got it right via Email and the street address is 1717 Signature Place, Wilmington, NC 28405.  Will try to make the event.    Bob - March 2012


From Winter 2010 Alumni Bulletin - Bob Hoyt (deceased), Berwyn, Pa., e‑mailed that he had a nice visit in early '09 with Bob Horning and his wife, Joan, in Spring Island, S.C.  One of the Horning's grandsons entered Lehigh last fall.


Summer 2003:  Ralph Fortney mentioned attending a Lehigh Alumni meeting at the South Carolina Yacht Club (Hilton Head) and chatting with Bob Horning and Charlie Paules (deceased), who are residents in the area.Horning


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Winter, 2000 - Henry "Doc" Adams (deceased), Ann and Bill Barney (deceased), Ruth and Bob Ellis (deceased), Judy and Fred Gartside (deceased), Bob Homing, Mary Jo and Jim Johnston (deceased), Tess and Fred Kieshauer (deceased) and John Kimerer (deceased)See you all in Bethlehem in June 2002.  Many thanks, Mary Jo.


Winter, 1980 -  Bob Horning Uniroyal Tire Co., a division of Uniroyal, Inc., has been reorganized to "strengthen its replacement and equipment tire business," it was announced by S. Salzman, newly appointed president of Uniroyal Tire Co.  In this reorganization, Robert Horning has been appointed V.P., Marketing.


Bob Horning 1948

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Earle HoxieHoxieEarle Hoxie
April 5, 2018

From 2018 Alumni Bulletin:  Earle C. Hoxie '52, Surfside Beach, SC, April 5, 2018. Mr. Hoxie served in the U.S. Army during World War IL.  Mr. Hoxie worked for DuPont, International Nickel Co. and Saudi Aramco Oil Co.


Per Bill Skillman Earle Charles Hoxie - '83 Directory, Surfside Bch. in '03. ZabaSearch has him in Myrtle Beach, SC age 89.  Have no other information concerning George since graduation - 69+ years.  Assumed deceased - Updated May 2018.

Picture from 50th Reunion Book, 2002

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Robert "Bob" HoytRobert "Bob" Hoyt
June 5, 2025

Bob Hoyt, passed away June 5 2025 at his retirement home in suburban Philadelphia.


Bob Hoyt. 1930-2025ROBERT TOWNSEND HOYT, JR
February 11, 1930 – June 5, 2025

With sadness we report the passing of Robert (Bob) Townsend Hoyt, Jr, age 95, of Dunwoody Village in Newtown Square, PA and Nantucket, MA.

Predeceased by his wife, Terry, and brother, Garry, Bob is survived by his six children: Katie McNabb (Bill), Amy Backstrom (Jim), Rory (Pat), John, Christian (Tiffany), Garth (Heather); sixteen grandchildren;  five great grandsons; and brother Tim (Vangie).

A loyal alum of Lehigh University, Bob studied mechanical engineering, receiving a BA in 1951 and a BS in 1952.  Following graduation, he commissioned as an Army lieutenant and served in the Korean War from 1953 to 1954.

After his military service, Bob worked for General Electric in Massachusetts and New York before settling in the Philadelphia area in 1964.  After a brief stint with Univac, Bob took on the ambitious challenge of starting a payroll service in King of Prussia (PayUSA) in 1969.  He completed 35 years as president before turning over the business to his son Christian in 2004.

From 1987 through the early 2000’s, Bob enjoyed a sideline as a model for Ralph Lauren and other fashion houses.  This modeling career allowed him to travel extensively in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

One of his enduring joys came from sailing with his brother Garry: a passion that began as he and Garry were teenagers summering in Beachwood, NJ, and lasted well into his ninth decade.  In 2006, they won Nantucket’s Opera House Cup.

An avid non-fiction reader, Bob loved history and served as the family archivist, amassing photos and film that chronicled all family events through the years.  Ever the engineer, he proved an invaluable advisor to anyone building or renovating a home.

Despite these many accomplishments, his greatest pride was his family.  He was keenly interested in everything going on in the lives of his children, grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.  As a stately patriarch for so many decades, he will be sorely missed.

We will celebrate Bob’s life on September 12th with a memorial service at 11:00 AM at Wayne United Methodist Church, where he was a faithful member for over sixty years.  Family and friends are invited to gather at the church for visitation from 10:00 to 11:00 AM.

Since Bob was a Rotarian for over fifty years, the family suggests donations in Bob’s memory may be made to the Ardmore Rotary or a charity of one’s choice.


On Saturday, January 20th, along with Jack Platt ’53 and his wife Julie, went to Grace Hall to watch Lehigh defeat Navy for the 55th time in a series that goes back to 1910.  This was the 104th meeting.  Lehigh is Navy's longest rival. The bouts split 5-5 with Lehigh scoring 2 pins.

Wish that I had more to report, but my Lehigh contact is a bare minimum. Still walking unaided on my own two feet with no artificial joints, no hearing aids, just 2 pills a day. I count my Blessings.  Bob - March 2024 belated


Bob Hoyt August 2023Short September note from Bob Bill, I’ve been having a few problems with my computer of late.  I have returned from my vacation home on Nantucket where I was for all of July & August?  I’m hoping that Lehigh’s football fortunes improve over last year with a new coach.  I’m also curious as to how many of our classmates are still alive? (per website 9/17/23, 39 active, 412 deceased and 261 “Lost.”  "Lost" means we haven't heard from a classmate in over 20 years.)  I find it amazing that you logged 1,900 miles on your bike so far thus year.  My doctor doesn’t want me riding anymore for the fear that if I fell, I’d break something and that would be catastrophic.  I’ve never had any broken bones, artificial joints, etc.  Bob - September 2023


From Bob, 6/8/23:  I received a letter from Carolyn Schmidt that her husband, Richard Donald Schmidt, Jr. born June 27, 1930, died February 26th, 2023.  Dick is survived by his wife and one son, three daughters and six stepdaughters.  I saw him last at our 70th Reunion.

This spring I’ve had two 5 days stays at Paoli, PA, Hospital due aspiration pneumonia.  After discharge the 2nd time I was sent to my Dunwoody Village Care Center where I stayed for another 2 weeks and 2 days so that I could regain my strength and be discharged to Dunwoody’s Indecent Living.  I am planning to leave for my Nantucket summer home on June 25th where I hope to stay until shortly after Labor Day my health allowing.  I am ever hopeful that with a new head football coach Lehigh will return to our former football status.  The past four years have been agony.  Bob – Editor’s comment: I checked with Bob, “Indecent” was a spell-check error, not intentional.  June 2023


Bob has cute legs!Marlboro Man took a spillFriends, Sunday, August 28th, afternoon I was riding my bike to Siasconset for my 2nd trip of the week.  I was in sight my destination when something went wrong and I passed out.  Fortunately, my son, Christian's sister-in-law, Tonya Harbour, was riding with me.  She called 911 and soon I found myself in a Nantucket ambulance on my way to the hospital.  Nantucket's hospital has 16 beds.  I spent 6 hours in the ER.  No broken bones, suspicion that I had a cardiac event, but no confirmation of that.  Addendum:  The fact that I have been bike riding since getting to Nantucket in June (a couple of times each week for about 8 miles each time) is an accomplishment for anyone age 92.  Incidentally, it was so sad that only 4 of our class made it to our 70th Reunion.  Bob - August 2022.

Editor's note:  What a wimp I am.  All I did in August was get screened into a mailbox.


As Class Correspondent, I asked Bob to be my eyes and ears at our 70th Reunion.  Here is his report as written to Bob Arndt and Ralph Fortney:

I failed miserably inasmuch as I was late for the march off.  I was standing at the ’52 post awaiting a go-cart which never came.  I heard the announcer yell, “The Class of ’52’” but I wasn’t there.  After lunch I spotted Dick Schmidt’s son who led me to Dick and his wife.  End of report. 

From Bob Arndt to Bob:  Sorry that you missed us.  Schmidt, Ralph and I were in golf carts at the head of the parade.  The Luncheon in front of Packard was terrific, comments from the new president were O.K., my bus tour of Campus nor so good - non-student guide not totally informed.  Ralph said his tour of Bethlehem was great, with guide in Moravian costume.  Dinner in University Center was pretty good.  Wally Field, Dick Allen '51 and Bill Burgin joined us.

Dick Schmidt wrote:  Hoyt, you missed out.  Carolyn and I went to all the major activities.  We came from Arizona and are glad we made the long trip.  We were with our son, Curt ‘75 and a granddaughter, Alivia ’16, from Maine.  Curt received the Alumni Award on Thursday, same as I received in 2017.  Lehigh has the most beautiful campus I have ever seen.  We should be pleased and proud of the planning and conservation done by the Lehigh team.  We are going to Maine for grandson’s wedding.  We may be getting too old for all this traveling, but what the hell!!  Like Hoyt, we sold our home and moved into a retirement facility.  They feed us and clean up after us and provide many activities.  There is still much in the storage facility.  I stopped working, part time, 18 months ago - Arthritis and back problems.  We should start planning for our next reunion in 2027 and Hoyt, try to be there on time.

Bob also added some personal information:  After living in Berwyn, PA, for the past 58 years I sold my house and moved into a one bedroom apartment in Dunwoody retirement community.  I am in Newtown Square, PA.  Shrinking from 3,000 sq. ft. to 720 sq. ft. isn’t easy.  Getting rid of a lifetime of things isn’t a task for the faint-hearted.  I’m going to my condo in Nantucket this Summer.  I have all of my original joints, no hearing aids, walk unaided, and can drive my car.  Four of my six children live nearby as do my 16 grandchildren and my 4 greats.  Not bad for an old guy!  June 2022, 70th Reunion News


Bob offered a eulogy for Bob Horning, September 2021


Bob sent some news about a mutual friend, Jack Platt, Class of ’53, and after some coaxing, added these tidbits to his colorful history:  It’s a strange feeling now that everyone in our class is in their 90’s. I still drive. My condo has all bedrooms on the 2nd floor and I have no problem getting up and down the stairs a half dozen times a day.  I’ve been a widower since I lost my wife, Terry, in 2003.  We were married 49 years.  It’s been tough alone for the past 18 years.

 The payroll service, Pay USA, which I founded in 1969, is still going strong 51 years later being run by my son, Christian.  I am fortunate to have four of my six children living nearby on Philadelphia’s Main Line.

 I think that it’s fun to talk about children and grandchildren.   My oldest grandchild, Kerry, is a graduate of the University of Virginia and she and her husband, have three boys who are 8, 7 and 4.  She lives near me so I see my “greats” fairly often.  Her mother, my daughter, Katie, is a Yale graduate.  Her husband, Bill, is the retired President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Vanguard.  To keep himself busy he’s on the Boards of IBM, United Health and Touche & Young CPAs, plus numerous smaller firms.  My 2nd daughter, Amy, is married to Jim, who graduated from Penn Law when he was 22.  He served for 31 years in the Naval reserve, retiring as a Captain  Their eldest son, Quentin, took ROTC at Bucknell.  On May 5th this year he was promoted to Captain, US Army Aviation.  Their 2nd son, Callum, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Dartmouth and is now fully funded for the next five years to pursue a PhD at the University of Washington.  I have another grandson, Sawyer, who is completing his first year in Army ROTC at the University of Miami.  My six children have produced 16 grandchildren.  In June I will relocate to Nantucket Island for the summer months. I have been going there every year since 1954.  All of my family will visit for at least a week this summer. I’ve gotten my two COVID shots and sure hope that things return to more normal conditions soon.  May 2021


Bob Hoyt and John Seville - 2019In October, Bob Hoyt wrote:  Yesterday I had lunch in Lancaster with John Seville (picture at right).  I had not seen John since the spring of 2016.  He and his wife, Joan, have recently moved into a Lutheran Church Retirement home in Yok.  I'm living near to my two daughters and two of my four sons.

I summer  in Nantucket which is very popular when many of my 16 grandchildren visit one family at a time.  While in Nantucket I enjoy sailboat racing at the Nantucket Yacht Club and, like you, I enjoy bike riding, although not every day.  Special care must be taken to maintain balance so as not to fall. 

For the past five years one of my daughters has taken me to the UK to see theater in London and spend three days at a Manor House in the country.  I have my tickets to the Lehigh-Lafayette game although, in my opinion, the team does not measure up to what it was in years gone by.  On a non-Class of '52 subject, I have seen once or twice a year Jack Pratt '53 who was a wrestling partner of mine. - October 2019


Hi Bill, you will receive your reward for being the ’52 Class correspondent when you get to heaven. 

Watched the Cornell-Lehigh wrestling match recently with my wrestling partner, Jack Platt ’53.  I’ve still got all of my original joints.  I was water skiing up until four years ago then my legs gave out.  I still bike ride, albeit slowly.  ( Bill's note:  Bob, you have yet to accept my challenge from way back in 2014!  I rode 1,564 miles last year so I'm still ready for you).  Go to the gym 3X a week.

My wife has been gone for 15 years, but I am soldiering on living in a condo both here in Pennsylvania and in the summer in Nantucket.  In Nantucket, I  race in an 18’ sailboat.

Four of my six children live nearby, so I have lots of support.  I am proud that one of my 13 grandsons took Army ROTC and now is a 1st Lieutenant, flying generals around  Washington DC.  His base is Ft Belvoir where I served before going to Korea.  One of my three granddaughters is married and has three boys, so I’m a great granddad.  My son-in-law, Bill McNabb, served as CEO of Vanguard for 10 years taking company from 1 to 5 trillion dollars in client assets.  Bob - January 2019


In our class news, Summer 2018, Bob Hoyt emails that Fred Gartside passed in January.  Fred and I were classmates at Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J.


 January 2018 note to Bob - I did a personal best in December of 381 miles for the month.  Still waiting for you to reply to my acceptance of your 2014 challenge. - Bill.


August 2017 note to Bob - I still average 60 miles a week on my bicycle w/o a motor!  Still waiting for you to reply to my acceptance of your 2014 challenge. - Bill.


I have a conflict for the weekend of May 19-21 for Lehigh's 65th Reunion.  I have a grandson being commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and his graduation from Bucknell the same weekend.  He will report for duty for helicopter pilot training for Army Aviation June 19th in Alabama.  Sorry, Bob - March 2017


From Fall / Winter 2016 Alumni Bulletin:  Bob Hoyt emailed to say that Bruce Hill passed away in June 2016.  God bless you, Bruce.


Bob writes:  Bruce Hill (deceased)  is still around, also Fred Gartside (deceased) and Bob Horning (deceased).  I got up on water skies again this past summer. Can anyone top that?  Editor's Note:  Bob, you never acknowledged my acceptance of your last challenge. -  November 2015


Bob spent some time with Betsey and Mayo Snyder (deceased)  at their home overlooking the lake in Cooperstown, N.Y.  Mayo and Bob grew up together in Plainfield, N.J.  Bob also visited with John Seville in Lancaster, Pa., in June 2014, prior to spend­ing the summer on Nantucket boating and cycling.  Thanks, Bob  for keeping us up to date.  Circa June 2015


Bob sent me news of Pete Shaw's death - February 2015


Bob spent some time with Betsey and Mayo Snyder (deceased)  at their home overlooking the lake in Cooperstown, NY.  Mayo and Bob grew up together in Plainfield, NJ.  Bob also visited with John Seville in Lancaster, PA in June, 2014 prior to spending the summer on Nantucket boating and cycling.  Thanks, Bob, for keeping us up to date. - Fall 2014 Class Notes


Bob, August 2014 I ask this question how many of our classmates can still get up on water-skis and go a mile in fairly rough water as we have here in Nantucket?  I did it again two days later just to prove that it was no fluke.  I also have enjoyed my 20 mile bike rides several times a week while I am in at my Nantucket summer house for three months.  No speed record, but once I start a route there is no turning back.  Bob – August 2014

 Note to Bob - See my latest (January 2018) answer to this challenge.  It has been over 3 years now!

Ohio River Trail - Louisville, KY

 

Bob, I will take your bike challenge but not the water skiing one - Bill


 I will conclude with a letter from John Kerr (deceased), my former roommate at Sigma Nu.  Since 2001, John and Mims have been living near West Chester, Pa., at Hershey's Mill, a 750-acre gated community of about 1,800 homes situated in 25 villages surrounded by a golf course.  John and some of the other Lehigh alums living there decided to form an alumni club.  With help from the University, they attracted alumni from the classes of the '40s, '50s and '60s in the greater Philadelphia area and northern Delaware.  Meetings have included talks by administra­tion members on campus planning, a recent Stabler gift of 750 acres in Saucon Valley and student life today.  The spring 2013 meeting included John, Ed Purdy (deceased), Bob Hoyt and Ralph Fortney John ends by saying:  "He and Mims are doing okay, considering the warranty is running out on some of our body parts." - Winter 2013 Alumni Bulletin


From Fall 2011 (January 2012) Alumni Bulletin - 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 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.  


November 2011:  Recalling as best I can from my diary:  March 26, 2011 on a trip to Florida had lunch with Bob Horning (deceased) and his wife, Joan, in Spring Island, SC.  They were in the process of moving to Wilmington, NC, into a gated community near one of their two daughters.  Later that day I arrived in Broxton, GA and had a nice two day stay with Fred Gartside (deceased) and his wife, Judy.

May 23, 2011 drove to Lancaster County and had a lunch get together with John Seville who had driven there from his home in York, PA.

October 9, 2011 drove to York, PA and had a visit followed by dinner with John Seville and his wife, Joan.

October 29, 2011 had been scheduled to visit with Mayo Snyder (deceased)  and his wife, Betsey, this weekend in Cooperstown, NY.   Mayo and I were going to the Lehigh-Colgate game in Hamilton, NY.  Plans got scrubbed because Betsey got sick.  It was just as well for a very early snowstorm swept through putting two million homes out of power.

As far as me personally I had my second re-visit tour of S. Korea June 20-27, 2011, taking my 16 year old grandson with me.  This trip was paid for by the Korean people in appreciation for what the US Army did for them in 1950-53.  I had been also invited in 2003 and took another grandson then.  Since I have 13 grandsons, I've got many more visits to go.

Upon return I went to my summer house in Nantucket Island, Massachusetts for 11 weeks.  Lots of bike riding, sailboat racing and water skiing.  Yes, I can still water ski.

Tomorrow I'm off to the Holy Cross game.   We have a good football team this year.

One further note:  Since I got my first degree from Lehigh in '51, I attended my 60th reunion on May 21, 2011.  Only 20 classmates showed up!  I hope that the class of '52 can do a lot better!  Bob


The weekend of May 14-16, John Seville, Bud Eakin and I were hosted by Bruce Hill (deceased)  and his wife, Jacquie, at their mountain retreat house which is about an hour southeast of Pittsburgh.  We were all congratulating each other on making it to 80.  I thought that I wrote you about that but perhaps I didn't.  Bob Hoyt, August 2010

Webmaster Note:  Pat Moran (deceased)  is the Class Correspondent, Bill Erdman is the keeper of the WebSite.


From Winter 2010 Alumni Bulletin - Bob Hoyt, Berwyn, Pa., e‑mailed that he had a nice visit in early '09 with Bob Horning (deceased) and his wife, Joan, in Spring Island, S.C.


January 2008 - Did you get the word that Bill Henderson passed away in July?  I had had lunch with him in March '07 in Florida.  He was having trouble getting around with his weight problem.

I do talk fairly regularly with Bruce Hill (deceased) , John Seville and Fred Gartside (deceased) all of whom were ushers of mine.

Since I lost my wife, Terry, of 49 years in 2003 life has been a little lonely.  However, I do have six children and sixteen grandchildren . Four of my children live very close to me in Berwyn, PA and a 5th is readily reachable in Virginia.  My sixth is in LA and I see him once or twice a year.

Lehigh's football season was a disappointment as has been the wrestling season.  Bob


November 2006 - For what it’s worth, I got a call from my Ford Modeling agency in New York in July do a shoot for J Crew on Block Island.  I was in Nantucket at my summer home at the time.  I was in the “grandfather” in a family shot of two grandparents, two parents and two children.  The grandmother was a woman they brought in from Nice, France.  I’m on hold for another shoot scheduled for December 14th-21st.   My agency in Seattle said that it would be somewhere out of the country for a passport was required.  I’ll let you know if I get booked for the job.

In August I did manage to stay up on one ski for about a mile being towed behind my motorboat.  That feat seems to get more difficult each year.   Bob


 If you’re disparate for class news, I talk regularly with Bill Henderson, John Seville, Fred Gartside (deceased) and Bruce Hill (deceased) I also recently talked with Bob Horning (deceased) & Joan.  I saw Bill & Barbara Smith at a Lehigh football game.

 After being a widower for over a year, I’m now dating a former neighbor and friend of my wife’s who also lost her spouse to cancer.  It’s fun to take her out to dinner, send her flowers and open the door for her.  She’s a better cook than I, so I enjoy her home cooked meals. I have to brush up on all of my courting techniques of over fifty years ago. I’ll keep you posted.


From Spring 2004, Alumni Bulletin:  Bob Hoyt, a frequent contributor, wrote a series of emails.  Sadly, one reported the passing of his wife, Terry. She battled cancer for seven years and is survived by Bob, six children and 15 grandchildren.  We extend sincerest condolences from the class to Bob and his family.  In July 2003, Bob, along with 1,200 other veterans from 21 countries, spent five days in Korea celebrating the end of hostilities that occurred 50 years ago on July 27, 1953.  Bob also mentioned that he has spent 18 years modeling and recently appeared in a Brooks Brothers ad in Vanity Fair magazine.


March 2004: I returned last week from at 13 day swing through Florida seeing two first cousins, two of my nephews, two of my children's in-laws, two of my wife's bridesmaids and two of my ushers, namely Fred Gartside (deceased) and Bill Henderson Arriving in Jacksonville, I drove 120 miles northwest into Georgia and spent a couple of nights with Freddy and Judy Gartside Freddy sold his CPA business in Jacksonville a few years ago and now spends six months of the year in a small town, Broxton, near their daughter and grandchildren.  In the summer they go to their summer place in the mountains of southwestern North Carolina.  Freddy put in a call to Bob Horning (deceased) and we had a nice telephone conversation with him.  Later in my trip, when I was staying with one of my son's in-laws in Boca Raton, I had lunch with big Bill Henderson.  It was good to see both of my classmates. 

This past Saturday I went to Bethlehem to attend the banquet for the wrestling team honoring their 3rd win in a row at the EIWA and their tie for 3rd in the Nationals.  At the dinner at the Hotel Bethlehem sitting at my table was Dick Schmidt's son, who is a Lehigh grad living in NJ and working in NYC for an environmental company.  His father, Dick, lives in Arizona or New Mexico.

One other classmate that I tried to contact, when I was staying with my cousin in Vero Beach, was Tom Balch, but he was away in Utah skiing for 3 weeks.  When I got back home last week, we compared notes on our service in the Army in Korea in 1953-54.  When I talked with Tom last fall soliciting money for Lehigh, I mentioned about my 50th anniversary trip to Korea in July 2003.  He had expressed some possible interest and I told him where to get the info from the Military Historical Tours in Virginia.  He is considering buying a summer home on Lake Erie in Ohio, near his wife's relatives.

When I was making phone calls last fall for Lehigh, I talked with Ken Kircher (deceased) in Delaware and I believe both he and his wife were both having health problems.


February 2004 #1:  In June I was in NYC for a Brooks Brothers ad commemorating 185 years of being in business.  This was in the October 2003 issue of Vanity Fair.  There were three of us in this shot: a guy, Tim Easton, with whom I modeled 18 years ago, who is 40 and has a 10 old boy.  I was the grandfather.  A couple of weeks ago I was in New York in front of a Barnes and Noble store facing Union Square.  I was supposed to be a customer exiting the front door.  It was 20F outside and we had to do the shot dozens of times.  There were others in the shot: a 20 year old Asian girl (youth), a 35 year old black lady model, a guy from India (who must have been 45), and a Hispanic.  They, the client (Barnes & Noble), wanted to show diversity in their customers.  I was the token Caucasian and I represented the senior citizen class!  Everything has to be politically correct.


February 2004 #2:  In March 2003, I attended the EIWA ("The Easterns") at Cornell in Ithaca, NY.  Lehigh won!  After the awards on a Saturday night the Lehigh wrestling fans (some 125) attended a dinner at a restaurant in downtown Ithaca that was formerly the Lehigh Valley Railroad station.  Most everything was preserved.  The bar was behind the cages (like in a bank) where the ticket agents used to be.  It was very sentimental to me because I remember vividly traveling with the wrestling team by bus through all the towns on the way to Ithaca for there was no Pennsylvania NE Extension of the Turnpike then.  It must have taken a long time.  When we arrived in Ithaca the bus had difficulty in going up the hill to Cornell, (it's worse than South Mountain) and so Billy Sheridan turned to the head manager, Bill Erdman, and said something to the effect, " send the bus home empty, we'll go by train the way we always used to go".  The train arrived at night, it was a sleeper bound for New York City.  We all got on and I, along with all the rest of the team, had separate compartments.  Not all sleepers were this way, as a learned later when I was working for GE and took a sleeper from Pittsburgh to NYC.  It was one open car with only curtains and very little privacy.  Well, anyway back to the LV train, we must have arrived in Bethlehem in the wee hours before dawn and our car was disconnected so that the rest of the train could proceed to New York.  Our car was to be picked up when the first Reading RR train came up to Bethlehem from Philadelphia.  This meant that we were not roused up too early more like a civilized time of 8 AM.

Denny Diehl, the able scribe of the Lehigh e-mail wrestling news, was interested in this story for part of his lore of Lehigh wrestling history.  For all I know this could have been the last time that Lehigh's wrestling team traveled by train and or sleeper at that.


 HoytNovember 2003:  In early September I told Pat Moran (deceased)  of my return trip to Korea, as a guest of the Koreans, in appreciation of having served there in the Army 50 years ago.  My 18 year old grandson accompanied me, since my wife was ill.  This story did not make it into the Fall 2003 Alumni Bulletin.

On November 1st my dear wife, Terry, died of ovarian cancer.  We were married on November 27, 1954, almost 49 years ago.  She is survived by our six children and 15 grandchildren.  Bob


Bob Hoyt writes, Spring 2003, that while on a Nantucket vacation, I visited with Pete Shaw (deceased), and also spent some time with Bruce Hill (deceased)  and John Seville hiking in the Laurel Mountains near Pittsburgh.


From 50th Reunion Book, 2002 - Upon graduation, I went into the Army and served in Korea.  Returning in the Spring of 1954, I drove to Harvard for an MBA school interview.  On the same trip, my cousin set me up on a date with Terry Richards, who was just graduating from Mount Holyoke.  Although I was accepted by Harvard, I chose to go to work, get married and raise a family.

Now 47 years later, we have 6 children and 11 grandchildren.  I worked 12 years for GE in 7 different locations as a sales engineer.  The only course at Lehigh I ever dropped was in sales management, because I thought that I'd never need that!  I changed jobs once and worked 4 years for Univac.  When they wanted to transfer me to St. Paul, I decided to take a gamble on my own business and stay put in the Philadelphia area.  I started a payroll service company and today we're still going strong with over 400 accounts.  Why didn't I spend more attention to that co-accounting for engineers at Lehigh?

The first 2 years of being in business were a severe financial strain, but by the 3rd year, when our oldest went off to Yale, the money was there!  At age 56, I got my first job as a professional model.  This followed over the next 15 years with 300 assignments to Europe, Asia, Africa, Hawaii and the U.S.  Terry and I have summered in Nantucket for 47 years, where I enjoy sailboat racing, water skiing, tennis and bike riding.


May 2001 - Since I got my first degree from Lehigh in 1951, I'm going to my 50th reunion June 8-9, 2001, so I'll know what it's like  for my '52 50th reunion.  I am still running my payroll service business; we have over 400 clients in the Philadelphia area.

For the past three years, I've taken the entire summer off to go with my wife, Terry, to Nantucket Island, where we've been going since 1954.  One of my sons, Christian, has been working with me for 11 years and he plans to continue the business, after I go out to pasture.

My modeling work has slowed down, but I did have a nice trip last July for Orvis to snow capped Mt. Hood in Oregon.  Since 1986 I have had some 350 assignments that have taken me all over the US, including Hawaii, to Europe 40 times, and to Africa and Asia.  The German I took at Lehigh finally came in handy for many of the clients were German.

Five of our six children are married and we have 10 grandchildren, with two more on the way.  Our only unmarried son, John, has been for many years the world's top paid model and is now trying to break into the movie business.   Bob Hoyt

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Martin HozaMartin Hoza
Deceased 8/5/1982
Frank HrkachFrank Hrkach
Deceased 1/16/1992

Winter, 1980:  We attended a class correspondents conference in November.  It was a great joy meeting correspondents from other classes.  We reviewed and discussed procedures improve our columns.  A great deal of emphasis was placed on hearing from classmates so let's respond you guys or your wives.

We were informed to promote this year's reunion on June 6-7 if we were a reunion class.  We are not a reunion class, but it is a pleasure returning with the Back-Every-Year Club (BEYC).  We do have a dinner, dance and social for classes not being in reunion years.  Let's see you there.  Watch your mail for details.

Prior to the C W Post football game, Nancy and I attended a delightful brunch at the Wine Cellar prior to the game.  It included steak, eggs, whiskey sours and bloody Marys at a moderate rate.  Maybe next year more of us could make arrangements to attend one session.

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Charles HuchCharles Huch
Bethlehem, PA
December 31, 2020

Charles G. Huch, Bethlehem, PA, Dec. 31, 2020.  Lt. Col. Huch served in the U.S. Army in Korea.  He worked for Bethlehem Steel for many years.  He was a member of the Senior Alumni Council and welcomed guests to campus at the visitors' desk for many years.  Summer 2021, Alumni Bulletin.


Thanks for your email.   I intend to march in the Alumni parade.  Last week, I spoke with Linda @ the Alumni Assn. and told her that I didn't plan to register for any of the alumni weekend activities.  Normally we attend the annual parade as spectators except for last year when I had lower back problems and wasn't  in physical shape.   But now I am on the mend from surgery and fit to walk the parade route.   See you on the 19th. - Regards, Charlie – May 2012


June 4th, 2002 - In the Reunion Book I made no mention of my military service in Korea.  I arrived in the "Land of the Morning Calm" in early November 1953.  It would have been sooner had the war continued past July of that year.  I served as a rifle platoon leader and finally a Heavy Weapons Company commander in the 7th Infantry Division. 

Spent approximately six months along the Demilitarized Zone where we passed time digging deeper trenches, improving bunkers, installing new positions for our weapons and doing extensive field training.  Was quite fortunate in reducing my scheduled eighteen month Korean tour to eleven months when presented with the opportunity to transfer to another infantry division which was moved to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii where I served for a year prior to my army discharge.  Happy 50th!


Bernice & Charles From 50th Reunion Book, 2002 - I cherish my Lehigh experience through my volunteer work at the Senior Alumni Office where I have been taking care of alumni records for the last 10 years.  Other activities and interests which have occupied my time since retirement from Bethlehem Steel include travel, writing military history, involvement in military veterans affairs and enjoying the company of my family, especially the 6 grandchildren.

The photo of Bernice and me was taken the summer of 2001 on board the Midnight Sun Express from Anchorage, Alaska headed to Denali National Park.  We are looking forward to celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary on June 14, 2002.

Albert HudockHudockAlbert Hudock
Newark, Del.,
Deceased March 27, 2006

Photograph From 50th Reunion Book, 2002

From Fall 2006 Alumni Bulletin: Albert M. Hudock .  He was a retired mechanical engineer with the DuPont Co. for 34 years.  He was a member of the Asa Packer Society.  Survivors: Wife, Elizabeth; two daughters; son; five grandchildren.

Calvin HuetherCalvin Huether
Phoenix, Md.,
Deceased May 27, 2002.

He was the retired financial officer of Linder Steel Erection Co., Baltimore, Md.  He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.  His wife, Ruth, two sons, and four grandchildren survive.

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