Dartmouth College - Aegis Yearbook (Hanover, NH)

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HENRY MERRIAM ABBOT Hank 2716 Belleview Ave., Chevcrly, Maryland President—Windsor Associates, Bladensburg, Maryland (1958-65) WIFE: Catherine Grace Carey (Florida State, Columbia Univ. Grad School) 1943-46 U.S. Army; U.S. Dept, of Defense—classified duties in the intelligence field. Windsor Associates. Bladensburg. Maryland—President. Clubs Organizations: Capitol Hill Club; The Advertising Club of Metropolitan Washington; The Mail Advertising Club of Washington; Member, Society of the Cincinnati, representing Nathan Hale; President, Ocean Beach Club; member. Board of Governors; Director, The Assatcaguc Island Bridge Corp.; Gift and Decorative Accessories Association. (Alumni Records) HOLT ACKERMAN 268 Watkins Lane, Route 7. Battle Creek, Michigan District Sales Manager—Kaiser-Frazer Sales Corp., Detroit 1943-45 Air Corps, Sergeant. (Alumni Records) WILLIAM B. ADAM 29 Van Ripper Lane, Orinda, California Occidental Life Insurance Co., group department, San Francisco WIFE: Laura Ann Fear (San Jose State Teachers College) Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co.—Michigan—salesman. (Alumni Records) Bill WARREN C. AGRY Jug 160 Midland Avenue, Rye, New York NY Sales Manager, Simmons Co. (Bedding Furniture) WIFE: Nancy (Middlcbury College 1950) CHILDREN: Brad. 17. Deerfield, 72. Like so many brethren of our class. Jug got his diploma by mail in October, 1944. Spent the duration bouncing around the Pacific in the Merchant Marine—took a brand spanking new diesel freighter from the Brunswick. Georgia shipyards, stayed with it right through to mothballs on the West Coast in 46. Got back to NY area just in time to shoot up to Tuck Drive for the 2nd and final year leading to an MCS from the graduate Business School bearing the same name. Sold magazine advertising space for a couple of Hcarst books. Motor Boating and Town Country, from Sept. 47 to Sept. '49, and then joined the great House of Simmons and the sleep business. We now quote directly from the Simmons Twenty Year Watch Party book just published in Dec. 1969. Warren Agry started working in Elizabeth, N.J. in the Sales Dcpart- 6

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THE CLASS OF 1945 We had hardly begun to gather when the war began to separate us. Acquaintance was beginning to deepen into friendship. But, for most of us, the relationships were interrupted—and, in all to many cases, prematurely sundered by that war. In more ordinary ways, too, though equally final, lime and circumstance have taken their toll upon the fellowship of the Class of 1945. Yet, in spite of it all, we avow our comradeship. In the greater perspective of time, we recall the joys, the struggles and the promise of those early days together. We can affirm with deeper understanding the fact that such comradeship is one of those imperishable goods that give to life its point and purpose. Those of us whom time and circumstance have spared for the renewal of friendship gather now, in solemn yet thankful recollection, to honor those who have too soon, we feel, met the final circumstance of life. Let us each, in his own way, in the silence of this sacred moment, join in the memorial to our departed classmates, May we so remember them that our own lives may be richer and fuller, that we may each realize more perfectly the value of comradeship in all our relationships, that thus we may honor and remember our friends not with our lips only but with our lives. 5reel ertLo(cl ’45 5

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mcnt, thcncc became Service Manager in Buffalo, then Salesman in Atlanta. He worked in the Chicago Office as assistant to the Merchandising Manager in 1952-53 and then returned to Atlanta as key account salesman until '58 when he was moved to New York to become salesman calling on the Worlds Largest Store . In 1963 he became Sales Manager for the New York area, the position he so capably handles at present. His attractive wife and 16 year old son. Brad, like to ski, golf and play tennis together. He is active in community affairs, the most important being Press Chairman for the Westchester Classic Golf Tourney for benefit of local hospitals. I.ikcs yellow tics. Favorite hobby is Cartography. Still playing a lot of squash—singles and doubles. Still active in Dartmouth doings—local interviewing chairman, and past President of the Dartmouth Club of Georgia, and Westchester County, New York. Blessed with a gorgeous wife who is a photo model when she isn’t playing a lot of good golf with her 11 handicap. Our current goal, when time permits, is to travel extensively on the West coast with golf mallctts. 2 goal—a family ski trip to Europe. JOHN THOMAS AHEARN (Deceased) WIFE: Rita CHILDREN: Patricia, John T. Jr.. Rita. Timothy, Mary. 1942-46 S Sgt. Army A.F. 1948-51 Field Engineer—Stone Webster; 1951-55 Resident Engineer— Greeley Hansen; 1955. Supt. Hercules Concrete Pile Co. Dartmouth Activities: Delta Kappa Epsilon. JOHN J. AHERN JR. Rt. 3. Box 447, Excelsior. Minnesota President, Schiller Investment Company, Inc. WIFE: Annette (Univ. of Minnesota ’49) CHILDREN: John, 21, Amherst, '71; Philip, 19, Connecticut, ’73; Paul, 16, High School. Left Dartmouth after one year to serve as Ensign on DD-837 four years and finished college (BS) at University of Minnesota. Hindsight says now I should have gone to Tuck School or Harvard Business but marriage and opportunities in a family business took precedence. Have always been my own boss. Like it that way because of opportunity to make more of my life with the freedom for travel and the ability to take advantage of whatever comes along without being tied down to a rigid schedule. Have managed Hotels, Movie Theatres, developed and owned real estate. Biggest venture was as President of a packaging company with seven factories. Sold this company to a New York Stock Exchange company in 1964. Currently am President of my own investment company. We operate a chain of Beauty Shops, have developed several pieces of commercial real estate this year, we do consulting work (specializing in mergers and acquisitions). We also manage commercial real estate and invest funds for our own accounts in all types of listed and unlisted securities. Memberships include Rotary Club of Minneapolis. The Young Presidents' Organization, and Directorships of The Second Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis. United Church Homes (Also President) and other groups and organizations. Future ambitions are to spend less time over the next ten years on business and put more time in on activities to improve environment and quality of life. I am convinced that if people don't come forward to lead activities aimed at reducing pollution, lower the rising rates of violence, and bring general peace to this Earth, the good life we have enjoyed since leaving Dartmouth won’t be available to present day young people, even in the short space of the next ten years. 7