Dartmouth College - Aegis Yearbook (Hanover, NH)

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THE CLASS OF 1944 . . . then and now and in between . . . PHOTOGRAPHS 8L BIOGRAPHIES NB: an asterisk after a name indicates Alumni Records informatiom

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DART MOU TH' . THE OLD AND THE NEW EV AH Eu! . 51F :Il

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WILLIAM F. ABRAMS, J R.$ 34 Overlook Drive, Woodstock, New York 12498 0965 InfoJ: Was with Mutual of Omaha tInsurancel as a Unit Manager, living in Kingston, New York. WALTER W. ACHERi: 2 Ventosa Drive, Morristown, New Jersey ROBERT JACK ADAMS nJack 2009 West Cape Rock Drive, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701 President 62 General Manager, Jack Adams Volkswagen, Inc. WIFE: Louise tStephenQ CHILDREN: J ames, 24; Robert, 21, and Mary, 19 all three at Missouri State; Adora, 16; Nancy, 14; Charles, 14; Martha, 12; Jacquelyn, 9. MILITARY SERVICE: 1942 to 1945; Navy; Paciiic Theater, Ensign; 1951 to 1954; Navy Mediterranean Theater; Lieut. 1947-1951 Sales Department Studebaker Corp., South Bend, Indiana- Trainee; Omaha, Nebraska-Car Distribution Manager; St. Louis, Missouri --District Sales Manager. 1954-1960 Owner, Crestwood Electronics TV Sales 8L Service. 1960-1961 Engineering tMechanicaD Sverdrup 85 Parcel-- St. Louis. 1961-1963 District Manager and later General Sales Manager of Volkswagen Mid-America WW Distributor for Missouri, Arkansas, Ne- braska, and Kansasy 1964 to present, President 8L General Manager, Jack Adams Volkswagen, Inc, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Golf, sports twatchingx Scout Troop Committeeman, Civil Defense tFire Chief of Auxiliary Departmentl Wolunteer Firemanl, camping, National Auto Dealers Association, Missouri Auto Dealers Association, Westminister Presbyterian Church, Cape Girardeau Country Club, Missouri Society of Professional Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, Regis- tered Professional Engineer in Missouri .1fE9373. Louise is currently Presi- dent of Creative Artists Guild of Cape Girardeau, exhibits oil and water color paintings throughout local area and has won several top prizes. But here I am, living in Cape Girardeau, tWHERE?????1 Missouri, very happily married, with 3 sons and 5 llweddings to pay forll to total 8. Each child seems to have a talent, all are healthy and wise, and Pop had better hurry if he hopes to be wealthy with this brood. After two tours in the US. Navy, 21 degree in Engineering, a love for the retail automobile business tafter having been a factory representative with Studebaker and again with the Volkswagen Distributori, we have had our own dealership since 1964. I am recuperating tat presentl from my 3rd myocardial infarction and am starting to feel better and rested. No-Pm not trying to outdo Dwight D. Eisenhower in coronaries. Even though I attended Dartmouth for only two years, and subsequently went to Annapolis and graduated from thanoe U, I still feel very close to Hanover. We hope we can attend the 25th Reunion, but it may be more than we can handle with all of the kids. k WMHHUIIIW WM l xvtilllmllmllly w i 'u