Class Notes 1940s Barry, '45 ChE, '46 EE, and Margaret (Simpson) Nolan, 'EX47, Billings, moved back to Billings in 1981 after retiring from Exxon with 37 years of service. Barry was manager of the Billings refinery for eight years and then spent seven years in Baytown, Texas, as process superintendent of the Exxon refinery there; at that time it was the largest refinery in the world. Barry finished his year (2001-2002) as district governor of Rotary for the State of Montana in June. Other involvements include United Way, Big Sky Economic Development Authority and SCORE. He also has his own management company. Their son, Gregg, is a dentist in San Antonio and has a son, Jackson, so grandma and grandpa get to Texas fairly often. When in San Antiono, they always take time to visit Martha (Wright), '47 Home Ec and her husband, Robert Suter. The Nolans will celebrate their 55th anniversary in December. Roberta Wellems, '49 Art, and husband, Thomas, Placitas, N.M., have lived in Placitas for 20 years. They are just 20 miles north of Albuquerque. "Come see us!" Class Notes 1950s R. Edward Rech, '52 Ag, Greybull, Wyo., president of Pi Kappa Alpha and football team captain and Barbara (Schaeffer Stout) Rech, EX'53, Alpha Omicron Pi, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 26. A celebration for family and friends will be held in Shell, Wyo., on Oct. 26. John Cassidy, '52 CE and wife Alice (Willman) '55 Nurs, Walnut Creek, Calif., are volunteers with the American Red Cross Disaster Service Human Resources (DSHR). They are also members of the local Disaster Action Team (DAT). John and Alice were called on to help out in New York after 9/11. They were there for three weeks and helped in serving victims, including family members who lost someone in the disaster. Alice worked first providing nursing services at Respite 3 which was alongside the hole that was the World Trade Center. The respite center provided meals and a rest area for those working at the site. John helped provide food and other services. They were then transferred to Pier 91 which housed all the service agencies. John and Alice both worked in Family Services. Alice interviewed persons who had lost someone in the collapse of the towers to determine their need, and John worked with victims who had lost their job and/or residence. He had the satisfying job of handing out checks. "Altogether it was a great experience, sad in many ways, but joyful in others." Oliver Hammersmark, '57 AgEd, Battle Mountain, Nev., is retired. He and his wife Gertrude live in Battle Mountain. R. W. "Lefty" Danielson, '58 GS, Merced, Calif., is retired and playing golf with Sally, his love of 27 plus years. Frances (Clark) Parriera, '58 Nurs, Petaluma, Calif., and husband, Lionel, are both active in VFW and VFW Auxiliary. Elizabeth (Maykuth) Emilsson, '58 ElEd, '74 M, Miles City, is retired. "All my children are employed - yeah!" Class Notes are complied by Ruth Austin. If you would like to submit information, please drop a line to the MSU Alumni Association, PO Box 172740, Bozeman, MT 59717-2740. You can also submit them to her via email at raustin@montana.edu