The stories about our snow caused Fred Jackson 18th Co. to send me the following email; to all Mid-Westerners and East coast Classmates, my wife and I send you our sympathies.  If you would like to get out of the snow, come see us in Montana.  We live about 50 miles south of Missoula in Bitterroot Valley.  We watched you all, especially in the Washington area, wondering, “where do I put this snow?”  We might have had all of 5” which took me maybe 30 minutes to blow out of the driveway.  Our thoughts are with you.

Fred also sent the following:

Just received my Shipmate and your item about reduced Class Lunches.  I have had cataracts fixed and am being treated for macular degeneration in my left eye but was just able to renew my driver’s license until March 2020.  I still drive locally and, if we go on a long trip (not many any more) I can spell Fran every 2 hours.  In Montana, most places are a fair distance away.

Scribe’s note: It is now the 15th and it is snowing like crazy with about 3” on the ground already.

Once again Nan Baughman is on the go, this time for a month to visit all the West Coast Baughmans.  She left on Sun. 14 Feb. and will be home around 15 Mar.  She is already planning another trip west in Oct.

Warren Graham receives a yearly report on our Information Technology Endowment (#824800).   The fund was established in 1998 to provide funds to support the improvement of Information Technology Programs at the United States Naval Academy.
The financial summary 7/1/14 - 6/30/15 shows:
          Corpus*                             $1,137,848
          Market Value 6/30/15          $2,209,146
          Support to USNA in FY15   $80,069
          * Corpus is the sum of all gifts made to the fund less administrative fees over time.

Endowments that fall below corpus due to the decline in market value are suspended from spending until market values are restored above corpus.

Since the last column we have lost five Classmates and two wives:
          Classmates:
                   7th Co.  Bill McCabe              1/30/16 #*
                   22nd Co. Andy McIntyre        1/19/16
                   20th Co. Rod Moore              1/7/16#*
                   22nd Co. George Parish          1/17/16#*
                   10th Co. Russ Vollertsen         2/10/16#*
                   # bio. in 50 year book  *bio. in 30 year book

          Wives:
Carolyn Ball wife of George Ball (deceased) 21st   Co.  Carolyn passed away on 2/4/16.  Carolyn ran George’s Law Office.  They raised two children, a boy (George Jr.) and a girl, (Louise) both of whom are now  lawyers.  For many years Carolyn and George, with the help of their family, hosted a “splash” party for the Class at their home each summer.  The pool was seldom used, but they grilled chicken to go with the food brought by the Classmates.  It was always a great gathering, which slowly dwindled as people passed away or moved away.  Fond memories for all of us who experienced one or more of these annual gatherings.

Marge Corson Wife of D.H. Corson Jr. (deceased)22nd Co.  Marge passed away on 12/31/13. Marge and Don raised two children, a boy (Scott) and a girl (JoAnn).  Margy enjoyed volunteering through the Junior League and played a number of roles in its children’s theater productions.  Watching the plays with grade school classes from all over the city, Scott and JoAnn particularly remember her role as Storyteller, when she would appear on stage before each scene to narrate the story.  China-doll beautiful and dressed in clouds of glittered pink netting, she was magic!

Scribe’s note:  As I feel certain you recognize, I find info for wives from their obits (if I get one) or from the 30 and 50 year books.  Please keep that in mind and get obits to me as appropriate.

We are fortunate that Sherry Uribe, Mike Childress’ daughter, attended a Class luncheon last September and took a picture, which included George Parish and Andrew McIntyre.