Rensselaer Alumni Magazine - Winter 2011-12 - (Page 46) Class Notes 39 I have to begin with “Sad News.” The following have passed away since my last issue: Amess Claringbold (BAE), Stuart Meyerhans (BIE), Harold Cleary, Paul DeLuca, Charles Fay, and Bob Wells ’40—he was a good friend. Got a lot of news from Earl Lewis (BIE). Spent a lot of time at Skidmore (Saratoga) and with the help of Willie Spafford and Archie Bray he was able to have enough credits to graduate with our class. (Seldom does a graduate thank his professors.) Of course he married a Skidmore student, which is why he spent so much time there. Married over 66 years, he has two sons, four grandsons, and three great-grandsons (all male, nine total). He worked at Pratt & Whitney for 21 years as machine tool production manager. He then worked for 20 years at Emhart Corp., glass bottle making machinery, worldwide, the last seven years as president. He traveled extensively with his job at Emhart and built a plant in Singapore. Earl now lives in a retirement community where the women outnumber the men 5-1. Only problem is that his knees are bad and this keeps him from dancing. He still keeps up with technology and has two laptops and a PC computer. He even has an iPad loaded with songs, and presently is converting pictures to digital and some old LP records. He is my age at 93 and takes a few naps to keep going all day. He is one of the busiest “Survivors” I know. He still remembers when John Cotsworth ’37 led a demonstration, collecting most of the pennies in Troy, N.Y. He even remembers when Stu Meyerhans set 50yard swim records in the pool. Good work, Earl. Jay Miller (BAE) and his wife, Naomi, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in May. They had about 100 people, friends and relatives, come to their party and a large number from the Bayview Retirement Community where they live. The newspaper sent a photographer/reporter to celebrate the occasion with a story in the Times in Seattle. His wife still was able to wear her wedding dress. He sent me pictures and the story in the newspaper. He even wore a tuxedo. Heard from George von Fuchs, a graduate of MIT. He moved his mother into the same adult care facility as Rob Jenny about nine months before Rob passed away. He told me that Rob made his mother’s last year better as he talked to her and showed her things on his computer. George commented on Rob’s cynical attitude and it was interesting and the models he had were impressive. Of course, Rob was an inventor and built models while still at RPI. George evidently helped Rob with his computer when it was needed. It’s hard to get in touch with Chris Fazioli (BCH) as sometimes he is in New York, sometimes in Miami, and now he is staying with his son in Los Angeles. He really gets around and is OK considering his age, which is 94. Can only reach him by telephone. I hear regularly from Dick Trepp (BCH), especially since his wife (Wilma) passed away. I was worried about the tornadoes they had in Massachusetts, but most of the damage was about two miles away in Springfield. Dick was hospitalized for a short time and is still taking rehab to get back his strength. Eustace Hetzel (BAE) sends short cryptic messages. This time I found out something that I did not know. He spent a year in Peru, and did some Spanish translation after he returned. He still does translation for the Russians, but may have to give this up soon. His grandson got married, and he and his wife live not far from Hetz. His grandson spends a lot of time traveling and does presentations at auto shows for Toyota and Mercedes. He acknowledged that he wore a tux at his grandson’s wedding, and forgot that he also wore a tux at events like dances at RPI. Although Lou Soltanoff (BME) is still a “Survivor,” I was alarmed when my email came back. Consequently I phoned and talked to his wife, Dorothy. They reside in a senior facility in Bethel, Conn., just a few miles from where I grew up. Lou is still healthy but does not communicate anymore. Upon questioning, Dorothy advised me that she lives in the independent living area and Lou is in another area where they take care of individuals who are not able to take care of themselves. Did not get an answer to my email as she no longer uses the computer. Many of my “Survivors” are quickly getting into this condition. Most of us are between 93 and 96 and can expect to have some age degradation. In closing I must mention that many graduates of the Class of ’39 were inventors, innovators, patent attorneys, and helped put the aviation industry in a place where they were of great assistance to the effort during WWII to save the world from the Axis of Evil. (For those who do not know, the Axis was the combination of Italy, Germany, and Japan.) They were the ones who started WWII. Send news to: Lou Shornick ’39, 108 Royal Garden Terrace, Madison, MS 39110-7637; h: (601) 853-0265; loushor@mindspring.com; website: www.loushornick.com 42 70th Reunion: Oct. 5-7, 2012 This year hurricanes came very close. Irene left us without power for 8 hours short of a week! My Boy Scout training (just over 50 years) did us well. 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