We are in our tenth year of retirement, Yvonne from the U .N., I from ITT where I served first as General Counsel for Europe, Africa & the Middle East, and in N.Y, ending as V.P & Deputy General Counsel.
We have been thoroughly profiting from our free time: first splitting it between our apt. in N.Y; and ours in Nice, finally spending most of our time in Nice. We follow courses at the Univ. of Nice, and have taken several trips to Greece with our Prof, who is a walking encyclopedia of ancient and Hellenistic Greece; have taken intense courses in Italian in Florence and German in Lucerne; belong to two so-called American clubs (at least 50% non-Am. ) who do "good deeds" in addition to pleasant get-togethers; discovered 3 years ago the "home exchange" club phenomenon (20% growth annually) and have done about 20 exchanges from San Francisco to Clearwater, Fla. and thinking about Australia and New Zealand next year. In short, a life packed with cultural and travel interests -- something not possible while we both worked.
Children -- Richard,42, married to a French girl, Anne, two granddaughters, Mathilde and Clemence, a darling 6 and 4 respectively; Peter and Monique (also French), no children, 3 cats, and a country life that is idyllic.
Amherst -- I think nothing more needs to be said to emphasize the "ties that bond" than to note the spirit that engenders an effort like this 50th reunion "yearbook". Amherst in large part made us what we are, its heritage helped to see us through the ups and downs of the years traversed, and will always be our "alma mater."
With best wishes to all and, hopefully, to renewing acquaintances in person in the Spring of '95.