Craig Byrne, 46, died peacefully in his sleep on June 30, 2010 at his home in Chelsea, VT. Craig had survived almost 2 years of treatment for metastatic osteosarcoma, his second round of cancer in 12 years. From the moment of his diagnosis to his death, Craig was an inspiration to all those around him for his optimism and unwavering strength. His story can be read at www.caringbridge.com/visit/craigbyrne.

Dartmouth is launching a Presidential Lecture Series at Dartmouth this summer. New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will visit campus to deliver the inaugural lecture from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 16.

Now in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg will talk about his experiences in government, as a philanthropist, and in business. Watch the live broadcast on the Dartmouth website.

Maybe you'll catch a glimpse of the Mayor's now-famous iPad! ;-)

Wow, what a good time! If you made it to Reunion I hope you had as good a time as I did. If you didn't, we'll see you at our 30th, right? Hopefully the Class Agents and others will post some summaries of how well we did for the College, but I can tell you we met our goals and raised over $3.5 million for the College. Amazing.

Lots of pictures to come (thanks Jon Goldman for the one in this post - that's a view of Tuck Drive and our tent in front of the Gold Coast dorms), but don't wait for me! Post your own thoughts on Reunion and other class topics.

The reunion is winding down, but not before a blowout Saturday night. Earlier in the day we had a nice time at Storr's Pond. Lots of kids playing on the beach--they discovered a trove of tadpoles and a good time was had by kids and grownups alike. In the afternoon many classmates attended lectures by Professors Saccio or Pease or others. Dinner was held on Baker lawn, where our class agents Doug Fulton and Mark Caron presented President Kim with a check for an astounding $3,500,000. You read that right. Nice work classmates!

After dinner the tent was rocking with a live band and many classmates hit the dance floor. Some time after 1 AM there was a significant migration to the Theta basement, where much pong and beer happened. I left around 2 AM but I'm pretty sure things are still going strong as I write this at 2:30.

Tomorrow morning's brunch is the final event of our 25th Reunion, but check back here over the next weeks (or months) and look for pictures and other memories from your fellow 85s.

Our 25th Reunion has officially begun! Pretty good crowd for a Thursday, but I think a fair number of classmates are planning to arrive tomorrow. It's possible that Game 7 of the NBA finals delayed a few die-hards from the Boston area. The weather report predicts sun and temps in the high 80's for the whole weekend.