Spring 2024
Submitted December 1, 2023

Bill Erdman
(407) 376-0221
1171 Willa Vista Trail, Maitland, Fl.. 32751
Class web Site:  seeoursite.org/lehigh

Received an email from Bob Kradoska:  My wife, Gloria, died in 1999.  In 2006 I married Kathy Ewing.  We are Florida residents with a home in an over 55 community in Sarasota.  I still have a home in Meadowbrook, PA, and a condominium in Ocean City, NJ.  I have 4 children with 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.  I am in fair health but have neuropathy in my legs which makes walking difficult.  I have Motor Scooters at all 3 homes.  My cell phone number is available through this web site – just ask Bill for it.   I would like to hear from some of my classmates.  September 2023.  (Bob, you don’t want your phone number on the web.)

Bob Arndt wrote:  I attended this year's Fordham football game in November.  As at last year's Fordham game, I sat in the same bus from the parking lot to the stadium, in a  seat across from the same classmate, Steve Antalics, who was wearing his same brown 1952 dink.  He said he is still working part time on the Lehigh campus.  The game wound up the same....we lost I think then and now.  Also, I have more info about my French trip.  As you all have read, there was a giant fire at Notre Dame Cathedral starting at the roof.  The Spire eventually collapsed sending lead dust onto almost every visible surface.  For public safety, it was reported that these surfaces must now be carefully cleaned, removing lead dust and Paris grime, resulting in a clean looking Notre Dame that has not been seen since the Cathedral was basically finished 700 years ago.  That should be something to see but my age will prevent me from making the trip.  The new Spire is supposed to be finished by the end of 2023, the Cathedral by end of 2024.  votre  ami (your friend) Bob – November 2023

 Golly gee,  here it is November 28th and I still have 92 words to go!  Jumpin' Geehosofat you guys make it tough to update the history of our illustrious class.  Shucks fellows, do I have to fill in the white space allocated to the Class of ’52 with drivel about me again?  Maybe I could just reveal the origins of “golly gee”, “shucks” and “Jumpin' Geehosofat.”  That would fill in some space.

Kay and I took a bus tour out of Charlotte to Niagara Falls, Canada.  It was our first visit and other than the long days on the bus, it was a fun trip.  The over-night AmTrak to and from the Carolinas was peaceful and allowed us to visit with our son and family.

Stay safe and write to me in time for the next column deadline – April 1, 2024 (I’ll even take April Fool’s Day jokes I’m so desperate).

Just read the Fall Alumni Bulletin – Our Class of ’52 received the dubious distinction of being number 2 in the Class Columns, right behind the Class of ’51.