Diane Dreyfuss Lennox

I have wondered, over the years as we gathered for reunions, "where is Karen?" She was part of our little crew, always in the same classes as I was, all knees and elbows and fun, fun, FUNNY! Did I say she was funny? I don't remember a lot, but we laughed all the time. I hope she carried that joy and delight through life and I am sorry we never got to reconnect.

It's been such a pleasure sharing all your wonderful memories of Alan. Like many, I mostly lost touch with him over the years, though I always enjoyed him on the rare occasions we were in the same space. What's more important is that Alan embodied our class of 1969 in so many ways - smart, funny, serious, edgy, adventurous, irreverent. We chose him as our "leader" - if a class president really has much opportunity to lead! - because we could all identify with him and because he represented the moral and spiritual core of a class that was crossing a social threshold. Not just form childhood to adults, but from the 50s to the 60s, from traditionalists to counterpunchers, from compliant to defiant. Today, with 45+ years in our tail lights, some of it looks a bit precious. But that was our energy, and Alan was our guy. His loss is for all of us, and I hope to toast him at our 50th.