Fall 2018

Pat Moran (now deceased):

Today is my 88th birthday (July 27) and I thank the Almighty for a long and productive life.  My mind is clear, my legs are half-well, the heart has been repaired, the lungs cleared, and the frame is good for a few more miles.  I have played, perhaps, my last golf game—but I hope not.  Since Daz has passed (two and a half years), I have aged 10 years  My energy level, usually high, is rock bottom.  I miss her so much I can't breathe.  I'm spent; numb in the wilderness.  My grief group tells me that ev­eryone grieves differently—some adjust in one, three, five years, some never do.  One thing is for sure: you never forget.

My message today is that this is my last column.  I have not missed a column in 35 years. But it's time.  Which '52er will pick up the challenge and put new blood into the mix?  I've loved doing the column and the class seemed to have liked it too.  Farewell and Godspeed.

Alumni Bulletin Editor's note: Thank you, Pat, far your amazing legacy of service to the university and your class.  Your words have made us laugh and cry over the years.  Your love for life and Lehigh always shin bright.  Be well, friend.

Pat Moran (Deceased)

Deceased:

• William W. Hardwick

• Charles S. Hyatt

• David N. Mesick

• Ryland F. Rogers

• Richard D. Zwickl