Fall,
2002
Column
W. L.
"Pat"
Moran
II
6481
E.
Placita
Acambay
Tucson,
Ariz.
85750
(520)
299-9785(H)
(520)
299-7573(Fax)
pmoran27@q.com
Hi
'52ers!
Wow,
where
do I
begin?
The
Class
of
'52
celebrated
its
50th
Reunion,
June
6-9,2002,
and
by
any
measure,
enjoyed
a
tremendous
success!
Aside
from
all
the
honors
and
awards
to
the
class,
those
of us
who
returned
to
the
campus
had
fun!
We
schmoozed,
reminisced
and
made
new
acquaintances.
The
weather
cooperated
and
sunny
skies
prevailed.
As I
sit
down
to
put
these
notes
on
paper,
I'm
overcome
by
the
fact
that
of
the
660
or so
members
in
the
graduating
class,
some
400
are
still
alive
and
118
came
back
to
our
501.
That
118
number
is a
record,
as is
the
percentage
(29%)
of
the
returnees
to
the
total.
I am
also
aware
of
the
many
'52ers
who
were
not
with
us
physically,
but
who
were
with
us in
spirit.
We
will
not
forget
them.
Daz
and I
drove
from
Tucson
to
Bethlehem,
taking
the
southern
route
through
New
Mexico,
Texas,
Oklahoma,
Arkansas,
Tennessee,
Virginia,
and
into
Pennsylvania.
We
took
our
time
so as
to
enjoy
the
Reunion,
in
one
piece!
Our
trek
back
home
included
Ohio,
Indiana,
Wisconsin,
The
Dakotas,
Montana,
Wyoming
and
Utah.
Thanks
to
Ceily
and
Wally
Field
and
Barb
and
Bill
Smith
for
opening
their
homes
to
Daz
and
I.
To my
knowledge,
the
record
distance
traveled
by a
returnee
was
Dick
Beiler,
who
came
in
from
France.
The
Reunion
was a
success
because
of
the
hard
work
of
many
people.
The
two
people
who
were
most
responsible
are
Randy
Zehner,
class
treasurer,
and
Bill
Smith,
reunion
chairman.
They
were
ably
assisted
by
Bob
McCann,
class
president,
and
his
reunion
committee:
Frank
Sgambelluri,
Cass
Camarda,
Bob
Flynn,
Bob
Kiesling,
Chick
Kuss
and,
of
course,
Reunion
Fund
Committee
Co-Chairs
and
Class
Vice
Presidents
Ralph
Fortney
and
Ed
Leidheiser.
On
the
financial
side,
we
gave
the
university
$9.6
million
(our
target
was
$8
million),
which
broke
down
to 84
percent
class
participation.
Let's
give
ourselves
a big
cheer!
Before
I
enumerate
the
awards
and
honors,
I
must
thank
Frank
Sgambelluri
for
his
wonderful
brainchild
- The
Golden
Memories
Reunion
Yearbook.
I
know
I
will
treasure
my
copy.
Also,
I
want
to
extend
kudos
to
Bill
Erdman
for
his
innovative
50'
Reunion
Website.
Now
for
the
awards:
Record
number
back
for
the
50th,
118
(previous
record
116);
Record
percentage
back
for
50th
(29%);
The
richly
deserved
Alumni
Award
presented
to
Cass
Camarda.
in
recognition
of 50
years
of
devoted
service
to
his
alma
mater,
Award
for
the
greatest
contribution
to an
outstanding
class
reunion
to
chairman,
Randy
Zehner;
and
the
prestigious
E.G.
Grace
Award
to
Norm
Merksamer
for
his
devotion
and
generosity
to
the
University.
Norm
said
it
all
when
given
the
award,
"It's
easy
to
sell
Lehigh
when
you
love
her
like
I
do!"
And,
oh
yes,
we
didn't
win
the
Parade
Flag,
but,
we
were
a
close
third!
That's
it
for
now.
The
class
did
itself
proud
and
once
again
proved
it is
the
best!
Keep
up
with
the
Class
of
'52;
tune
back
here
every
chance
you
get.
Obituaries:
Revised:
March 11, 2009
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