April 20, 2005
by Dick Prentke
Jane and Jim Edmondson wrote: “It was long ago, but it takes us old guys longer to do things. The guys in the photo and their significant others gathered for a Redskins-Giants game – well, at least for the tailgate part of it. Joan and Bob Cocker do a mean barbecue picnic. We ate like royalty, and then Joann and Phil Burstein and the Mary d’Oreo-Marc Lackritz ’68 team bolted. The team of Caroline Whitlock and Ed Pritchett won the long-distance award, having come in from Durham, N.C. The Cockers and Edmondsons actually do the Redskins routine several times a year, especially when the weather is tolerable. The wives look great, don’t you think?
“Of course, that was then and this is now: Bob just had laparoscopic surgery, complete with robotic controls. Amazing! He healed unbelievably quickly. Ed had a severe heart attack in Durham. He is home and recovering under Caroline’s attention. Dr. Phil Burstein says Ed’s quick action in taking an aspirin and calling 911 saved his life. Pritch is a cardiologist after all. Phil’s son, John (lacrosse champ ’93, I think), married Jenna in SF last October. We had a mini-reunion there, too. Spectacular event.
“I think we already reported having four grandbabies over 4 1/2 months of 2003. More on the way. Got them all together in the same place for the first time last August at the beach. What a kick!
“A bunch of ’67 swimmers plan to gather at the master’s national championships in Fort Lauderdale in May (Bill Burson, the organizer, plus Jim Kremer, Bill King, Bill Page, Bruce Brookens, Edmondson). We’ll report how pathetically or wonderfully well we do.
“Gee, I had more pent up inside than I realized. Hope all are well.”
© 2005 Dick Prentke and The Princeton Alumni Weekly. Used by permission.
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