Myers FL 33908 cell 31 Letter from Joan Lennon Since my dad graduated in 1927 (he was Rockne’s football manager), I still have a shot for a fourth generation Domer, provided their parents pay the tuition.” We look forward to our 60th next month. We have five kids, four of whom were Domers. Jane and I have been married 55-plus years. I have been into several volunteer activities, including recruiting chairman for a local branch of SIRs (Sons in Retirement) including singing with their choral group at assisted living centers, senior centers, hospitals and the like. I’m retired from corporate life, my consulting practice, and faculty positions at Saint Mary’s College, Moraga CA and on-line programs I taught for Arizona State U. We are developing travel plans that should include the 60th.” Paul Beretz says, we hope to get to the 60th. Joanna and I work with local affordable housing issues and community activities. He was a remarkable man whose legacy extends from experiences with US presidents to those with loving grandchildren.” Skip Sullivan says, “We remain in Lakeridge VA enjoying our 80s. I’m up to about 140 pages on this biography about my dad (1909-2001). He is the owner of Blackwood Stables.” Bill Quinlan says, “My current doings include progress on William Allen Quinlan, His Life & Times. Egad, what an era.” Guinness McFadden says, “Yes, the Derby Guinness is my son who grew up in Potter Valley driving tractor, pruning grapes and gathering cattle from a horse. Terrific pal, just retired from my line of work, but already was called back for short term gigs to keep our allies from giving up on us. My favorite cousin, Christine, visited recently for a week of hiking. After graduating from Notre Dame, both of our kids returned to Minnesota.” Tim Carroll reports, “I’m committed to our 60th, Allah willing. We have lived on the shore of Lake Minnetonka, 20 minutes from downtown Minneapolis, since moving to Minnesota. It is 39 years since we moved to Minnesota (by far, the best move we ever made) and 24 years since I sold my company and switched to the less hectic life of being on the boards of several companies. It is 52 years since the birth of our son Jim ’90 and 44 years since the adoption of our daughter Jillian ’97. It is 55 years since as a young Marine Corps pilot living in Japan but flying out of Japan and Danang, South Vietnam, I called Marianne by shortwave radio and asked her to come to Japan and marry me, which she did. It is 60 years, coming up, since graduating from the greatest University in our country. It is 63 years since I boarded a train in Los Angeles, bound for Notre Dame, having never been east of Phoenix. I love this part.” Ted Dudley asks, “Can you believe our 60-year Reunion is upon us? How quickly the years have flown by. We visit the agencies, review the request for funds, and how the agency fits the United Way Goals. We also analyze the agency’s progress toward achieving those goals. We then allocate funds based on the United Way budget. There is lots of ranking and discussion. I’m keeping busy with a variety of volunteer activities.” Lary Leach says, “I work with the United Way in Dallas as an 11-year volunteer on the panel that approves funds for the agencies applying for funds. Our youngest grandson will be graduating from high school in June so we will miss the 60th. Phil Romig, professor emeritus at Colorado School of Mines reports, “Jane and I traveled to the Southeast recently, as our granddaughter has a part in the Tampa Bay Opera. Tom Burish ‘72, retiring provost, will be the speaker. We also had three tables for our class at the 2019 Naples UND night, where John Affleck-Graves was speaker. Colleen organizes the wives for our March luncheon and had 14 in that group in 2019. Attending were Art Velasquez, Jim Driscoll, Dick Gelson, Bill Boland, Peter Giaimo, Gene Dolan, Tom Biever, Pete Mootz, Dan Kletter, and John and Tom Fitzgerald. We just attended our class luncheon in north Naples in January, the fourth of our eight scheduled luncheons.
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