Ralph Hewes

Four years at Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, Ohio induced me to switch from thoughts of engineering to physics as a major, and introduced me to my future wife who was dating my roommate. Resolving never to go back to Cleveburg, I spent five years in grad school in the metropolis of Urbana/Champaign Illinois getting my PhD, marrying Judy Blood in 1962 who gave birth to our first son in 1965. Naturally, I took a job in Cleveland with GE initially doing research in their lighting business while Judy gave birth to our other two children and concentrated on them. I did a stint in engineering management there before we moved to Schenectady, NY in 1979 where I worked in GE's central R & D facility in management and doing advanced development, retiring in 1999. Judy began her career as teacher assistant in special education in 1985 and continued 1 more year before retiring in 2000. We have one grandchild each by our two oldest, while our youngest and his wife currently attend a cat, but look forward to children.

Most of the rest of the Hewes clan has moved to Albuquerque, NM, which we visit several times a year. We love to travel (Japan and Hawaii on GE in 1970, Grenada in 1973 and 2003, Cancun 1985, UK 1990, Ireland 1991, Tuscany 2005 plus visiting many US states),sail, and garden. Our children currently live in the NE (2 in MA, one in NH) so we plan to stay around here for a while.

We intend on attending the Reunion in September