July/August 2010. 
John Talbott reported coming home from his annual physical. "Doc says I'm gonna die. Just doesn't know 
when...When the big news comes, it won't be via a Facebook post." Jock Gill in Peacham, Vermont commented 
"Looks like Facebook is becoming THE Matrix described so well in the 1999 film. I may just have to 
eliminate all of my networks, fan pages, and drastically prune my friends list." Certainly some truth to 
Jock's statements. Ellis Regenbogen says not much news other than the birth of a second grandson, Jonah, 
who is now six weeks old. Ellis spent 18 years in Dallas before coming to Chicago about six years ago. 
They really enjoyed Texas. It was a great place to raise kids, and made some great friends, it was just 
easy to live there, and enjoyed the opportunity for year round golf. We're loving Chicago too - live 
right on the lake and enjoy the easy access to all the things we want to do. George W. Wood alerted me 
he is happily retired and living in Evergreen, Colorado with wife Carol and two golden retrievers. Carol 
works at NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) in Golden, and keeps up to date on all the latest 
"green" technology under development there. With three brothers (all Dartmouth grads), his two children 
and 4-year-old granddaughter Ava living nearby, Carol and George have plenty to keep them occupied ... 
including some great skiing and hiking (still agile enough to climb four fourteeners last summer) with 
periodic ATV road trips to Moab, Utah. George particularly enjoyed seeing many Dartmouth friends at the 
Dartmouth Ski Weekend at Keystone hosted by Bob Downey '58. Emails are always welcome at gwwood@aol.com.  
Don Garni of Las Cruces, New Mexico sent a note before returning to France where he and Patty cruise 
the canals. Don and Patty run a business on a canal barge converted into a luxurious 
floating home from which they offer charter cruises. Details are available at www.FrenchBargeMaria.com. 
Don hasn't made a reunion since 1997 but visited the College several times seeing son/stepson Adam Blue 
'93 and his wife Jenny Patrick '92 who live in Cornish Flat. Sadly, Don's note reported the passing of his 
best friend Ed "Doc" Masters of Sikeston, Missouri. Ed prided himself on being a good ol' country doc 
who was often paid in goats and chickens. Ed's love of medicine and insatiable curiosity resulted in 
over fifty peer reviewed medical articles and seven medical patents. Ed died on his 39th wedding 
anniversary and Father's day. Don said he was going to miss this larger-than-life character he met 
within minutes of arriving on campus. We're all richer for having shared his wisdom, integrity, humanity, 
spirit, and most importantly, his embracing and infectious laugh. Don closed hoping that by now Ed had 
found Charlie Farnum "Up There" and they're raising hell together. Our sympathies to Ed's widow Jackie 
Elbaugh and the Masters family. Dave Mangelsdorff (3410 Turtle Village Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78230-3918) 
e-mail to dmangels@idworld.net, or to a.mangelsdorff@amedd.army.mil (for larger files), or call 210-344-0942.