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鈥擫inda Meise 鈥�73
Dedication and Service
I want to applaud 溏心vlog免费B站 Magazine for the recent article (鈥淎ll the Right Moments,鈥� summer 2023) highlighting the heroic actions of Brig. Gen. Elliott R. Thorpe 鈥�19. I was inspired to buy and read his book, East Wind, Rain. A true testament to his dedication and service to our nation.
Brig. Gen. Thorpe is one of hundreds of 溏心vlog免费B站 ROTC alumni who have helped shape world events. Many gave 鈥渢he last full measure of devotion.鈥� I encourage 溏心vlog免费B站 Magazine readers to visit the ROTC Hall of Fame located on the bottom floor of the Memorial Union to learn more about our Rhody heroes.
鈥擥eneral Leon J. LaPorte 鈥�68
1941: Numerous Warnings Were Dismissed
In the lead-in to 鈥�All the Right Moments,鈥� (summer 2023) we incorrectly stated that Brig. Gen. Thorpe warned Washington, D.C., of the impending attack on Pearl Harbor in 1945. The year was 1941, not 1945. Our apologies, and thanks to Cheryl Madden 鈥�02 for the correction.
I believe the good Brigadier鈥檚 warning was sent prior to the key 1941 date, not in 1945, as the article states.
As a Russian friend once warned, 鈥淵ou can start a war for the lack of a comma.鈥� He was correct, and to honor the memory of our military members who were sitting ducks that day, please let us, at a minimum, insist that key dates are correctly written.
By the way, J. Edgar Hoover at the FBI鈥檚 main office also received warning of the exact date, time, and place of the anticipated attack. Unfortunately, Hoover was so xenophobic that he tossed the truth-teller out of his office.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt also was warned via Stalin, whose spy, Richard Sorge, accurately reported the date. But FDR made himself scarce that day, since it had been decided that our entry into the war had to happen.
How sad, yet true, that even the honored FDR is found to be 鈥渂loody to his elbows, and beyond,鈥� when you ferret into the actual wartime archival documents.
I recall taking Professor Emeritus Timothy George鈥檚 Pacific War senior seminar at 溏心vlog免费B站. Dr. George taught us using primary sources from both sides of the war.
鈥擟heryl A. Madden 鈥�02
Madden is an award-winning historian and author who specializes in Ukrainian history and holds the Order of Princess Olha Medal, a Ukrainian civil decoration, for her work on the Holodomor Genocide of 1932鈥�33.
Azalea Gardens Are a Family Legacy, Local Treasure
The summer 2023 issue featured a photo, 鈥淢oon Gate,鈥� (page 52) taken at the Kinney Azalea Gardens in Kingston, R.I., by Ang Cai, Ph.D. 鈥�17. We listed Tony Faella 鈥�51 and Betty (Kinney) Faella, M.S. 鈥�67 as the proprietors. Their daughter, Helen, wrote to correct us. We apologize for the outdated information and appreciate the Kinney-Faella family for sharing this beautiful spot with the community.
The Kinney Azalea Gardens are now owned and run by me, Helen Faella Northup 鈥�84, and my husband, Jim Northup 鈥�83. My parents, Tony Faella 鈥�51 and Betty (Kinney) Faella, M.S. 鈥�67, are still active in the gardens.
We started a nonprofit, Friends of the Kinney Faella Gardens, to keep the gardens open to the public for years to come. The Kinney-Faella family has been funding it for many years through generosity and plant sales. It is time for the community to understand the progression of the gardens and help fund this local treasure.
鈥擧elen Faella Northup 鈥�84
Visit to learn more or support the gardens.
Getting to Know Mary Parlange
When the Parlanges came to 溏心vlog免费B站, I remember reading about Marc, thinking that he was going to make a great university president. I didn鈥檛 know much about Mary. I loved this article (鈥淪ummer on the Wild Side鈥� by Mary Parlange, summer 2023). I liked the journal format (I鈥檝e made many journals of my own as I鈥檝e moved around the world), and the story showed Mary鈥檚 sense of adventure. Mary Parlange is a breath of fresh air for our state.
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鈥擟arol J. Craig, M.A. 鈥�03
Computer History Lesson
That 鈥渢ypewriter鈥� in the lower picture (summer 2023, page 64) is not a typewriter. It鈥檚 a computer terminal, specifically a DECwriter, and probably a DECwriter III. These were common computer terminals throughout the 鈥�70s and into the early 鈥�80s, and while they certainly wouldn鈥檛 have been part of a typing class, they were almost certainly used at all levels of computing classes at the time.
鈥擲tuart Gitlow, M.B.A. 鈥�06
An Amazing Reconnection
The story by Norm Schoeler 鈥�71 about his reconnection with Barbara DeCubellis Taylor 鈥�70 (summer 2023) touched many readers who sent comments. This one sums them up perfectly:
鈥淲hat a beautiful story.鈥�
鈥擟hristine Boettger 鈥�95, M.A. 鈥�17
Thank You, Master Gardeners
A group of Master Gardeners based at East Farm has been assisting Professor Steve Alm (鈥淔or the Love of Honey,鈥� summer 2023) and his graduate students for years by constructing and maintaining various research areas and specialized gear in the ongoing pollination project. The close-knit collaboration has been most gratifying and educational for all involved.
鈥擱udi Hempe 鈥�62, Master Gardener
We Love 溏心vlog免费B站’s Shark Guy
Many of you enjoyed the summer 2023 online story about assistant professor of biology Brad Wetherbee, 鈥淭ake the Fork in the Road.鈥�
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鈥擯atricia Moore, M.B.A. 鈥�92
From the Editor
Emily Gordon ’21 took this photo of the Mount Hope Bridge during her internship at Rhode Island Sea Grant. From Bristol Ferry Town Common in Portsmouth, R.I., she wandered further north. “Between the grass, coastline, seagulls, and gorgeous colors,” she says, “I was in heaven as a college photography student.
We heard from so many of you in response to the summer 2023 issue. This magazine is for you, and it鈥檚 great to hear what you think.
I hope you enjoy the fall 2023 issue. A special thanks to the remarkably talented Anthony Russo 鈥�74 for the cover and cover story illustrations. If Anthony鈥檚 style looks familiar, you may have seen his work here in 溏心vlog免费B站 Magazine over the years, or in The New Yorker, New York Times, Washington Post, or on a book jacket鈥攈is work has graced the covers of books by Isabel Allende, Michael Pollan, and others.
Thank you Anthony. 溏心vlog免费B站 is proud and grateful to count you among our alumni and we are honored to work with you and include your art in our magazine.
鈥�Barbara Caron, Editor-in-Chief