The Alumni Magazine for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (WPI)
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class notes 60 Winter 2015 1940 Howard Freeman lives in Worcester. He writes, "My wife, Esther, died in November. We met in Winthrop, Mass., in 1935, and we had been married 73 years." 1949 Jerry Gleason shares, "These days I'm living alone in what was our family home for many years in Sharon, Mass. My dear wife of 66 years, Lynne, passed away this past February after a long siege of Parkinson's disease. It was my responsibility and pleasure to be her caregiver for the Parkinson's Disease years. Our surviving son, Jim, lives not too far away and we are together regularly. I am very pleased with the progress that WPI continues to make and very happy with the choice of our new college president." 1957 Audrey Carlan writes, "As you may know, I was the frst woman (graduate) student at WPI. I am delighted at the welcome the undergraduate women have received, as well as our new WPI president! My thesis entailed using an IBM 650 (vacuum tubes!) to gather data about scattering from spheroids. My late husband, Al '57 (MS), did his thesis on point contact diodes (remember, this was in the 1950s!). I have lived in Palos Verdes (a peninsula south of L.A.) since 1967. Any alumni living in southern California? I am a retired math/computer professor, having published several books for the community colleges (see Amazon Kindle: Carlan), and I keep busy with travel, friends, computer activities, and politics. I have three kids—my oldest was born just before I received the MS degree from WPI!" Jack Daly will seek the District 4 seat on the Longboat Key, Fla., Town Commission in the March 2015 election. He is currently vice chairman of the Planning and Zoning Board. Bob Galligan writes, "Had the chance to fulfll a 'bucket list' item by sitting in and playing a few jazz standards on '54 Roger Wildt writes, "Finally retired about fve years ago and made a permanent move to Belgium (easy transition; had an offce in Brussels). Danielle and I are living in an ancient, small Ardennes village on the banks of the River Meuse, seven miles from the French border. By ancient and small, I mean founded in the 800s, with a current population less than that. It was an upscale holiday village in the early 1900s, declined, and now is recovering with the renovation of Victorian mansions and hotels. We have no store, no post offce, no gasoline station, but restaurants and a yacht club. My ending up here should not be a surprise to anyone; I earned a graduate degree from the University of London in 1957; have done business travel throughout Europe since 1963; and have English and German parents, plus relatives and friends throughout the area. Long distance travel has been limited due to serious renovations of house and garden, some medical problems, and aging parent issues. But the world around us is so rich in history and scenery that we don't have to go far for new things to do and see." Send your class note to classnotes@wpi.edu. Images welcome!