1950-1959

Ralph Adams '52 writes: Louis Marquart '51 suggested I attend OWU. I did. Majored in chemical engineering, then choral music conducting, then science teaching. I was employed for none of those. I taught radar maintenance to GIs, then worked with large-scale computers as a computer engineer. I retired in 1992. After 32 years, how do you retire from retirement? I just planted 225 bulbs in a triangular plot behind the Paramount Assisted Living Facility dining room, and I can't wait until spring. I use a typewriter, have a landline telephone, and I walk with (or without) a cane, walking stick, or rollator. After January 22, 2025, I will be saying, "I'm not old, I'm only 98!" (06/25)

Jack Carmichael '59 writes from Mason, MI, that he is combating the effects of Parkinson's disease through exercise and physical therapy. After receiving his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Michigan State University, Jack enjoyed a long career at Dow Corning, the University of Oregon, University of Massachusetts, and as a consultant with the World Bank and FBI. For 15 years, he was an officer at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria, where he was responsible for environmental technical assistance in more than 40 countries. During his retirement, he has practiced painting and photography and participated in community theater. (06/25)

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