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Notes: December 1994
Notes: November 1994
Notes: October 1994
Notes: Summer 1994
Notes: May 1994
Notes: April 1994
Notes: March 1994
Notes: February 1994

Notes: December 1994

Following the sending of class dues notices, here comes the first surge of class news. The prize for this month goes to Hank Conlan and Joe Clayton, who attended the famous cooking school at the Ritz in Paris.

The American Institute of Architects has selected its recipients for the 1994 Institute Honors for distinguished achievements in the allied arts and sciences that benefit the build environment and the architectural profession. Gordon H. Smith, a professional engineer for more than 40 years, was hailed as one of the nation's most qualified consultants dealing with exterior wall system. "Through his efforts, the design, fabrication, testing, and installation of wall systems have been advanced significantly to a higher standard. As head of the Gordon H. Smith Corporation, he has been a critical consultant to numerous projects, assisting architects in developing walls that meet their creators' aesthetic, functional, and budgetary requirements.

Dana Bray continues to be active in thoroughbred racing, recently winning a nice race at Saratoga. Three sons are married. Wife Marilyn and Dana are awaiting the birth of their first grandchild in December. Dana remains active on the tennis courts. Tim Childs is still hard at work on the Mediterranean Mischief, subtitled A Tale of Duplicity and Derring-Do. With any luck it may be in the bookstores by next year.

Carl Becker's eldest daughter, Katherine, graduated from Kenyon, lives in Manhattan, and works for Lazard Freres. Daughter Jennifer completed a residency in pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and practices in Minneapolis. Son Christopher is beginning his last year at Brooklyn Law. He and Carl visited the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota this summer.

George Vojta has his first grandson, George John Votja II, born to son Christopher '86 and wife Dineen. Applications have been made for the Class of 2116. Gary Cann says hi to his hockey mates. Gary recalls coaching Doug Volmar at the Cleveland Skating Club from 1957 to 1963. Volmar was a center on the Michigan Tech NCAA championship team. Gary emphasized the defensive discipline of Coach Murdoch ('57 honorary), and Volmar was voted the most valuable NCAA player as a defenseman.

Roberta and Dick Massey moved to Naugatuck, Connecticut, to the house where Roberta grew up. Unhappily, this followed Roberts' father's death at age 90. Ron and Nancy Crawford moved to Frederick, Maryland, from the Finger Lakes of New York. Ron is still in real estate. Four of their five children have left the nest and scattered. One is still in high school. The Crawfords became first-time grandparents a year ago.

Ed Ingalls checked in from Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania. (Send news, Ed!) Joe Lemmo retired from General Dynamics in January. He and Sharon have been traveling extensively. They plan to be in Egypt and Israel in 1995. Son John graduated from Occidental and is now attending the University of San Diego Law School. Joe may be returning to work as a result! Phil Lynch was in Frankfort in September representing Northern Technologies at a conference organized on "Globalization of Equities Markets." Phil participated in the panel in the context of a "case study" of a high-tech "smaller cap stock company" which by "dint of long, hard labor has emerged from oblivion to become a respected, albeit modest worldwide institution." Phil's words! NTI stock has also managed a nice run-up.

I have received an imposing packet from Bob Weinman, MD who is a neurologist in San Jose, California. Bob is running for reelection as President of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists. U.S. Representative Stark (California) inserted Bob's article on "Managed Care, the Dark Side" in last year's Congressional Record. For those of you interested in the politics of healthcare. Bob's address is 2040 Forrest Avenue, #4, San Jose, CA 95128.

Dick Roberts and his wife Pris ended three years in Kigali, Rwanda, with the sudden evacuation of foreigners on April 9th. They are currently in Switzerland awaiting a new assignment.

From the Alumni Records office, via the Burrough's School, St. Louis, Missouri, comes very late word of the death of Cuyler Ross McGinley on July 14, 1979. No further information was available.

Also received was an obituary from the Ocala (Florida) Star-Banner, dated August 16, 1994 on the death of Rev. Bradford Lovejoy. Born in Westport, Connecticut, Chaplain Lovejoy attended Phillips Andover and following graduation from Yale studied at the General Theological Seminary. He served in Episcopal parishes in Connecticut and then spent 22 years in the U.S. Navy, including two tours in Vietnam, where he received a bronze star. Following retirement, he served the Diocese of Central Florida. He leaves a brother and sister in Connecticut.

Sandy Clark reminds all to mark their calendars for the annual class dinner on Thursday, March 16, 1995, at the New York Yale Club. Please note that the Thursday date can be expanded into a long weekend in New York City. Happy Holidays to all and a healthy New Year.

—Bernard M. Kosto

Notes: November 1994

Henry Geldzhaler, curator, critic, and public official, whose enthusiastic advocacy of contemporary art made his name synonymous with the art scene in New York for three decades, died of cancer on August 16th.

At once commentator and protagonist, Henry seemed, for most of the period from the 1960s through the 1980s, to be at the nexus of art and public affairs. The flamboyant curator, born in Antwerp in 1935 to a family of diamond brokers, became a powerful tastemaker in the 1960s, using his post at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to bring work just out of the studios to mainstream attention. At the age of 33, he put together the museum's sweeping centennial exhibition "New York Painting & Sculpture: 1940-1970," a highly personal selection of 408 works by 43 artists that thrust the staid Met into the swirling currents of modern art and led one journalist to call Henry, "the most powerful and controversial art curator alive."

After 18 years with the Met, he accepted Ed Koch's invitation to become New York City's Commissioner of Cultural Affairs. Five years later, he left city government to become an independent curator and championed a new generation of artists, among them Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Julian Schnabel.

An omnipresent figure on the social scene, he was a close friend of many artists and his rotund, bearded figure made him a favorite subject of their work, among them David Hockney, Larry Rivers, Alice Neel, Frank Stella, Marisol, and George Segal. Paul Goldberger, critic of the New York Times, from whose obituary this column comes, said "(Henry) could be both charming and undiplomatic, often at the same time. He was fiercely sure of himself and was as blunt in his dismissal of work he did not like as he was in his approval of art that pleased him. He seemed free of the anguish that possessed so many critics, and rarely took a middle ground; art either met his standards, in which case it received his effusive praise, or it did not." The Class of 1957 enjoyed a talk by Henry at our annual dinner only a few years ago. Bud Trillin profiled Henry in 1971 for the New Yorker Magazine.

After graduating from Yale in 1957, Henry began work on a doctorate in art history at Harvard, but he left graduate school to join the Met in 1960. Among some of Henry's more notable quotes are: "Culture is our best crop. It nourishes and excites." When asked why he gave up a museum career for one in city government: "I thought it was about time I got out of politics." After he accepted the city post, he compared it to being "commissioner of wheat in Kansas."

"Let's not ennoble the sixties as a major monument, the equivalent of the High Renaissance or Cubism. Were the sixties as complex and joy-ridden as we tend to remember them today? Or was it just that I was 25 years old in 1960? The sixties mattered to us. They were our youth. Were they a golden age? To a younger generation they seem to be that in music and art. Were they a new beginning? Maybe." (Lecture at the Guild Hall in Easthampton in 1991).

In 1993, his book Andy Warhol's Portraits was published by Thames & Hudson. This fall, a collection of his essays and criticism, Making It New, was published by Turtlepoint Press with an introduction by David Hockney.

Henry is survived by his mother, Charlotte, of Manhattan.

A memorial service is to be held at the Metropolitan in the fall.

For those of you with 1995 calendars, the annual class dinner will be held at the Yale Club o New York on Thursday, March 165th.

Note: The Mongillos will not be hosting their annual post-football party because they will be at Penn for Parents' Weekend. Into the breach come Peter and Ruth Fritzsche, who will welcome classmates into their home at 282 Prospect Street, following this year's Yale-Princeton game.

—Bernard M. Kosto

Notes: October 1994

Jim Banner and Steve Hopkins hosted a gathering of Washington, DC-area '57ers and their spouses and companions at Steve's Citicorp offices on June 9th. Attending were the following: George Armor, Jim Banner and Phyllis Hirschkop, Pete and Sarah Bouscaren, Tim Childs, Bill and Louise Eaton, Franz and Madeleine Gimmler, Andy Glass, Steve and Judy Hopkins, Bob and Elaine Joost, Bob Pelletreau, and Keene and Nancy Taylor. By all reports, all were in good health and high spirits.

Peter Smith retired from 30 years in the banking business. His new address is 26511 Woodland Hills Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24060. Blacksburg is the home of Virginia Tech and is nestled in the Virginia Mountains. It puts the Smith family among their children living in Chicago, Atlanta, and Vermont.

Mike Kenefick responded to Jim Herlan's note about computer e-mail. He has since communicated with him on the Internet. He wonders whether some of our classmates who have become computer literate during the past several years can communicate "on line." Mike has volunteered to be the clearinghouse for a computer address list for the class. His address is at the top of this column. He will keep a list and send it to all who wish it.

Frank Mongillo had a nice note from the superintendent of schools in New Haven, thanking the Class of '57 for sponsoring a summer intern for the City of New Haven's Fundamental Sports Camp.

A note of correction and amplification from Warren Clein who reports in from Broomall, Pennsylvania. In my class notes of May, I reported that Warren Clein had used the alias of Xeno York. It turns out that there are two Cleins in our class. Norman started with an earlier class, took time out for military service and returned to Yale with the Class of '57. It is Norman who has used the Xeno York alias. Warren Clein retired from Cigna in 1990. He is selling diamonds and fine estate jewelry. Apparently, diamonds are at a severe bear market. Warren would be happy to upgrade any of our classmates who are thinking in that direction. Warren's son Lee received an MBA from Yale's School of Management and his wife obtained an advanced degree in nursing this past summer.

I. John Snider II, a partner in the law firm Warner, Norcross & Judd of Muskegon, Michigan, was recently named a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. John received his law degree from the University of Detroit in 1960 and practices non public corporation, estate planning, and tax law. He and his wife Kathleen live in Muskegon.

In June, Jack Turben hosted a mini class reunion in his sky box at the brand new Jacobs Field in Cleveland. Cheering lustily for the Indians were Ted Meyer, up from Columbus, George Dunn, and Buzz Beam. Tom Perkins was also present to watch his Orioles lose to the home team. Professor Dick Thompson in Salt Lake City was included by way of a conference call. Tom Perkins wrote that Bud Trillin's piece in the New Yorker on his father was Bud's masterpiece. I heartily agree and hope that everyone will have a chance to read it.

Your class secretary sat in on a mini-reunion of Steve Flagg and Peter Farrand in Hartford where Peter's daughter Lisa is a manager for Theater Works. Steve is a plastic surgeon in private practice in New Haven. Remarried, with three children and one stepson, Steve gets up at 5:00 a.m. to row with the New Haven Boat Club. The club has just completed building a new crew house in Oxford "with their own hands." Steve had just returned from rowing at Henley where the New Haven Club lost against the U.S. National Lightweight crew, the eventual winners of the Queen's Plate. The London Times noted that Steve at 58 was the oldest competitor at Henley.

From the AYA office has come the following information. Of 910 classmates, 438 or 48 percent have paid class dues. Art Diefendorf and I would hope that this percentage would increase and that some of our "silent" classmates "check" in with us.

The name of Richard Arnold occupied the newspaper for many weeks as he was being strongly considered for a vacancy on the Supreme Court. Unfortunately for the country, Judge Arnold was denied the opportunity to serve. We wish him continued good health in his present position on the bench.

William F. Hawthorne died on May 17, 1994. I talked with his wife Natalie. The Hawthornes had been married for some 35 years, and for most of that time, they lived in Massapequa Park, New York. They had five daughters, one son (Michael W. '88) and seven granddaughters. Bill retired some four years ago. He had taught social studies at the Locust Valley High School. His major interest was gardening and he maintained a large productive garden.

From the alumni office came word of the death of Charles A. Niekamp, Jr. Charles died March 28, 1992 in St. Louis. He was a widower with no children. No further information was available.

Earlier this year, in Peter William's hospital room, one month before he died of cancer, there was a musical reunion on the Eli's Chosen Six, including Lyman Drake, Dick Voigt, Bob Morgan '59, Roz Rudd '58, and Lee Lorenz. Peter was proud of the fact that he was a recovered alcoholic. It was through his trials that he learned to live fully, one day at a time. In fact, over the last seven years, Peter, Lee, and Dick played together at Arthur's in Greenwich Village. At the end of his engineering career, Peter divorced his wife Marjorie. They had three children: Susan, Peter, and Timothy. Pete will be missed by all of us who loved jazz.

New York Times, August 17, 1994: "Henry Geldzahler, 59, Critic, "Public Official and Contemporary Art's Champion is Dead." (Full story next month.)

—Bernard M. Kosto

Notes: Summer 1994

When I last talked with Allan Wendt, he was waiting to see if the new administration was going to send him to Slovenia. He is now in Ljabljana as our country's first ambassador. His capsule commentary about Slovenia is that this small, new country in the heart of Europe is stable and relatively prosperous, one of the few likely success stories to emerge from socialism.

Another honor for Chief Judge Richard S. Arnold of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals is a glowing tribute (festschrift) published in the November 1993 Minnesota Law Review. The preface was penned by Justice Brennan, under whom Dick served his clerkship. "Justice Arnold has consistently vindicated the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of the press and freedom of speech, even in cases in which the protected expression was controversial, distasteful, or hateful." Among the distinguished list of contributors were Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Donald Play, and Patricia M. Wald. The class trusts that Dick has been working out so that he can carry the laurels heaped on his shoulders.

Bill Goering '54 sent me a copy of the program of the Centennial Award ceremony of the Salmon P. Chase College of Law of Northern Kentucky University where brother Bob Goering received the Adjunct Faculty Service award. From Washington State, John Graff writes that he was in Jerusalem last May as the guest of George and Anita Lasry, who have remodeled a beautiful 19th-centuey lodge built by the German Knights Templar. George grows lovely roses on the grounds located in the old German Colony section. All were joined by Sean and Karen Kalkstein who were returning from a wedding in France. The reunion picked up right where it left off years ago with intense conversations about life, philosophy, and pickled herring. In January this year, the Graffs were scheduled to spend a week in Jamaica with David Berger and his wife Jeane Lind, who are in their second year as teachers in the Peace Corps. Finally, the Graffs' daughter Karin is a physician in Boulder, Colorado, where she has two children.

Joe Lemmo checks in from Bonita, California, where he was getting ready to try retirement from General Dynamics. Daughter Loretta graduated from Long Beach and "is looking for work." Son John is a senior at Occidental and planning to apply to law school. Joe wants to know if Yale law applications are up because the Clintons are in the White House.

Jim Cunningham has returned to London after living for two years in Houston. He is now assistant general manager/head of credit for Robobank Netherland (the major Dutch Cooperative Bank) in the London branch. The Cunninghams have purchased a delightful maisonette just off Sloane Square in central London. From further east--Jeddah, Saudi, Arabia, to be exact--Chauncey Dewey is now President of Raytheon Middle East Systems Company. Bob Beaney, Wallingford, Pennsylvania, has learned that retirement from Bell Atlantic does not mean you are less busy. Bob and Gayle have three daughters and are involved in community activities and local musical theater. Hank Conlan, San Mateo, California, asked that we buy as many sun-dried tomatoes as we can. He markets to major supers under California Sun Day. (After that plug, how about sending some east so I can taste-test them against the Italians!)

Ted Notz was in Arizona and had a riding accident that left him with a broken femur. He is recuperating. (In the Northeast, most fractured hips in our age group are from falls on the ice!) Ted's son is in charge of guest relations at Chicago's new Sheraton Hotel. Class visitors should check with Ted, Jr., for a possible upgrade. Daughter is teaching at a private Chicago inner-city school. Peter Balbach sold his steel service business in 1993 and is now retired to Chapin, South Carolina, living on Lake Murray, offshore fishing and helping to care for two male grandchildren. Rod and Chloe Cornell visited with him last year. Jack and Anne Curlett plus Bob Bentley witnessed "the feat of the century"--John Shaw's marriage to the lovely Anne Thornton in Nantucket last October. Thus endeth a prolonged period of bachelorhood. Anne and John will live in New York and Nantucket. Also marveling and cheering at the glorious occasion were the Hank Conlans and Reid Whites.

From the pages of Barron's, courtesy of Don Roberts, is an article entitled, "Beaten down badly--To recover, will Westinghouse sell its broadcast unit?" featuring Michael Jordan. Mike was appointed as Westinghouse's chief executive in mid-1993. "Jordan is no relation to his namesake, Chicago's basketball star turned baseball wannabe, but the Westinghouse CEO does have impressive credentials of his own. After ten years as a consultant at McKinsey and Co., Jordan ran Pepsico's Frito-Lay division, leading its expansion at home and its successful foray into Europe." The article goes on to discuss in detail the new CEO's plans to rescue Westinghouse Electric from its financial disaster of the past three years. Apparently, he has a tough roe in hoe. We wish him luck.

Also, from Don Roberts and the Wall Street Journal is an article about employee ownership, primarily about United Airlines. As an example of a company where the switch to employee ownership has worked, the article quotes Avis chairman Joseph Vittoria. Joe postponed his early retirement because he was having too much fun. Measures of Avis' service quality were up and the 1992 profit set a new record. Avis paid off most of its $785 million acquisition debt four years ahead of plan. One key to Joe's success lies in the difficult effort to make all employees think and act like owners and to make managers listen to them.

The Gordon H. Smith Scholarship for 1993-1994 was awarded to Imke Dunne of Fort Collins, Colorado, where she was an honorable mention as an Academic All-American by USA Today. Imke, a talented pianist, was also involved in helping the blind. At Yale she is majoring in applied mathematics with a career goal in meteorological research.

Dick Massey, a formerly provincial "townie" and wife Roberta returned from a trip to Southeast Asia. Dick has been joined in Massey Financial Services by his son Steve. Bob Rosefsky and wife Linda Sue had a mini-reunion in New York in April with Mark Gassner, Ron Savin, and Bruce Schragger and their wives. Apparently, they all survived the recession and the "winter from Hell." Bob's college textbook Personal Finance is soon to be in its sixth edition. For fun, Bob has been a guest lecturer on cruise ships. He says it's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.

Binky Davis is working with Advest in New London as a portfolio manager and stockbroker. Wife Sarah is with the Globe Pequot Press in Old Saybrook, the CEO of which is Cheebee Everitt. Daughter Alexandra is in the third grade and learning and learning.

Seen at the most recent Yale Assembly was Bill Fleming and his lovely fiancée. Bill represents the Omaha Yale Club. Enough snow melted in upstate New York to allow Art Diefendorf to make it to New Haven. Art is gearing up for an improved business year. Ted Jones was also there in his very official capacity.

Dick Voigt called to report the death of Peter Williams. Details to follows.

A good summer to all, and keep the news coming.

—Bernard M. Kosto

Notes: May 1994

A successful 1957 class dinner was held at the Yale Club of New York under the expert guidance of Sandy Clark. Larry Kramer was the guest speaker. He spoke at length about how the FDA and NIH, through inefficiency and pure bureaucracy, have stifled the development of new drugs. Larry likened the AIDS quest for new drugs and the mistreatment at the government's hands to that which has occurred with breast cancer. The peer review system at NIH came in for criticism as it strove for a middle ground in new drugs. Larry was proud of his community's role in shortening the time to bring a new drug to market. There was a great balance between his plight, his anger, and his friends in the audience. Attending were approximately 50 classmates and spouses: R. Adams, Argall, Bab, C. Carpenter, T. Chittenden, D. Christenson, Clayton, J. Clark, Gillis, Halpern, S. Hopkins, G. Hutchinson, Inglis, A. Kaplan, Kner, Kulleseid, P. Lynch, Machold, E. Meyer, Neary, O'Hearn, Pegg, Perkins, Quirk, Roberts, Sweedler, Trillin, Turben, McGill, Walsh, Mongillo, S. Abuza, Cannel, Fritzsche, Heller, R. Rubin.

The usual suspects, plus a few previously unseen faces, gathered at the Fritzsche digs in New Haven for a midwinter mini-reunion prior to the Yale-Princeton hockey game. Some 47 souls enjoyed libations and Pete's special lamb curry. We are indebted to Ruth and Peter for their continuing generous hospitality. Those attending: Arniel, D. Brown, Cuddy, Davis, Flagg, Fritzsche, Gillis, Gimbel, Hochstader, R. Jones, Kellogg, Kosinski, Kosto, Massey, Mongillo, Meyer, O'Hearn, Pendergast, Quirk, Schifflman, Swinchatt, Walker. At the game, D. Roberts, Loucks.

From the computer of Jim Herlan in Orono, Maine comes the following suggestions. Members of the Class of 1957 who are plugged into the Internet might like to exchange e-mail messages. The technology is there, communications are easy and fun. For starters, this column could publish e-mail addresses; e.g., Herlan@Maine.Maine.Edu. Jim is completing his 28th year at the University of Maine in French and Canadian studies. He is distressed by students who have difficulty reading and writing. His second marriage has proved successful. The Herlans have three young daughters, the oldest of whom is a freshman in nursing at the University of Rochester. "Being a father to younger children is sometimes a challenge, but also a blessing, since the girls force me to stay active and 'with it.' Let your secretary reassure you, Jim, that most of the class is not "rich and famous."

George White, Waterford, Connecticut, includes the following family news. Son, Caleb graduated from Yale in 1987 and daughter Juliette in 1989. Juliette married a fellow glee club officer, Jeffrey Hyson. The wedding choir was conducted by Fenno Heath. Ken Sharp of Orlando was skiing in Telluride, Colorado, with Joel Sharp who has a ranch in the area. Virgil Highland, Professor of Physics at Temple University, did not get involved with the superconducting supercollider and therefore his research program survived the congressional smashup. Daughter Jennifer, Yale '90, started medical school in Maine.

Two of Dick LaGanza's sons are to be married this year. Dick, a consultant in mineral processing and chemical technology, is treasurer of the Yale Club of Sydney. Warren Clein, alias Xeno York, writes from Seattle where he is a native son. He has two children in their 20s: David, a real estate appraiser, and Robin, a social worker; and two grandchildren. Xeno had an early successful career in commercial and industrial real estate and was able to retire at age 35. Unfortunately, he became disabled for some 25 years. He has survived and is engaged to a teacher at Bellevue Community College. His children will be increased by three and his grandchildren by one. Xeno has led workshops on "How to make a comeback from anything, starting now." He is grateful to be alive to enjoy life's blessings.

Rex Robbins is still in The Sisters Rosensweig, which is enjoying a long run on Broadway. "(His) children are out of the house, paying their own rent, and not in the theater. What more could a parent ask?" Rex's youngest son, the one that Yale didn't accept, is going to medical school. Ed Meyer asks for advice on being a proper grandfather to two recent grandsons. (Just love them, Ed!) From Dick Lichtman of the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California, comes the announcement of the publication of Essays in Critical Social Theory, by Peter Lang Publishers in New York.

Buell and Margaret Neidlinger of Montrose, California, were part of the Barbra Streisand extravaganza at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Look for him playing bass in the orchestra where the show is rebroadcast on cable. This is Buell's 17th project with the Barbra. Son Mike is at Glendale Community College and daughter Miranda is at Heald Business College in San Francisco. For those of us who recall such information, Buell was part of Yale's incomparable Dixieland jazz group, the Eli's Chosen Six. Gerald Johnson of Houston achieved grandfather status for the first time with Blake, out of Gerald, Jr. and Lisa. Thirty-four years with Shell Oil has been diverse and enjoyable. Jerry is involved in a number of consulting, marketing, and real estate activities. Howard Hart sends money from Hialeah, Florida. The address is The Coulter Corporation, which I think makes sophisticated medical instruments.

With great sadness I report the death of Lewis P. (Buzzy) Aronson from a sudden heart attack on February 16, 1994. Buzzy graduated from Bulkeley High School in New London, where he was class valedictorian. At Yale he received a bachelor's degree in government and politics and was editor of the Yale Daily News. After having graduate from Columbia Law School, he did a brief stint in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. In 1961, he moved to Boston to join the law firm of Ravech, Sherman & Lewis. Buzzy was past president of his synagogue and instrumental in building a new school and new temple, He was a trustee and active in the Reid and Eliot Foundation, an historical park located in Newton. Buzzy combined a dry sense of humor with wit, intelligence, erudition, and marvelous command of the English language. He was kind and charitable, almost to a fault. He is survived by his wife Sally and two children, Jane and Fred. Sally's address is: 96 Farlow Road, Newton, MA 02158.

—Bernard M. Kosto

Notes: April 1994

As the years of a middle-aged professor go, 1993 was a reasonably exciting one for Bob Netting of the University of Arizona, who in March married Rhonda Gillett in San Jose, California. His son, two daughters, mother, numerous relatives, and anthropologists from far states attended. In April, Smallholders, Householders, Farm Families, and the Ecology of Intensive Sustainable Agriculture, was published by Stanford University Press. Also in April, Bob was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Bob spent the summer as his wife's assistant in Zambia where she did research on the physical growth and development of the Gwembe Tonga.

The Chuck Debrovners have their first granddaughter, Abigail Rose, a product of daughter Diane and son-in-law Chuck, both are Class of '87. Daughter Caroline '92 MA is in a PhD program in sociology at New York University. Pat and Steve Jackson enjoyed an adventure with an AYA trip to Alaska and the Russian Far East. They visited Lake Baykal via the Siberian Railroad. This was their first AYA trip but not their last. Frank Muggia of USC Cancer Center has also become a grandfather with the birth of Daniel Arthur, a prospect for Yale 2014. Ron Sharp became the partner-in-charge at Pullman and Comley law offices in New Haven.

From Col. John G. Miller, USMC (Ret.), in Annapolis and St. Martin's Press will be Punching Out: Launching a Post-Military Career. Besides editing Proceedings, John is working on a series of one-hour television documentaries for the U.S. Naval Institute and Lou Reda Productions, to be carried by the Arts & Entertainment Network's "Our Century." "The Showdown of Levte Gulf" and the "Battle of Tarawa," were shown last fall. John is now known in steadily shrinking circles of consultants by the nickname Cecil B. deMiller.

John Poinier moved his office to his home on Mercer Island, Washington to save commuting time, nuisance, and expense. Wife Alice is church secretary and junior warden. Daughter Sara teaches middle school in Denver. Daughter Ann had a post-Bac year at Bennington is applying to medical school, and is working at Bill Gates' funded molecular biology lab at the University of Washington and at Providence Hospital nights and weekends. Daughter Jennifer is a Kelly Girl, but seeking a position in the arts. She is a costumer and dresser for local theater and plays violin in the Northwest Symphony. Daughter Kate is spending a year away from Middlebury at Seattle University. She also coaches soccer at a local high school.

Keith McEligot has been certified by the American Arbitration Association. He has a new management seminar company (developing and delivery), Management Skills Associates. From Rome, Peter Hobart is now a Chairman of the International Sculpture Center. Charlie Strong enjoys Florida living and is still Vice President of Monterey Power Corporation in Miami. John Marden got married in June to Anne R. Peck, whom he had known since nursery school in Scarsdale, New York. Phil and Peggy Weymouth and children enjoyed a fabulous fishing trip to Bristol Bay, Alaska. He also visited with John and Susie Peters in Pass Christien, Mississippi in June.

Bide Thomas had a busy first year of retirement. While enjoying winter in Sarasota, Florida, he decided to relocate there permanently. Bide had dinner with Doug and Sally Wright who also moved to Sarasota following Doug's retirement. Back in Chicago for board of directors meetings, Bide had dinner with Al and Joan Ward and Wayne Moeller. "Lots of old Yale 'war stories' were exchanged, most of which I think were true!" In August the Thomases covered a thousand miles of English countryside, charming villages, gorgeous scenery, and numerous pubs. Last October their youngest daughter married. Thanks to another daughter and daughter-in-law, the ranks of grandchildren have swelled to six.

Mike and Nancy O'Hearn visited their daughter in Lucca, Italy, in October. Most of the family went to Florida over Thanksgiving where Mike was probably beaten at golf by his father, Class of '24. It seems that Mike's father and Don Roberts' father-in-law both took piano lessons from the same teacher in Brookline, Massachusetts, 80 years ago. Insurance business is "more and more of a challenge."

Franz Gimmler just completed six great months reviewing the National Park Service for Vice President Gore's national performance review. Madeline just sold lifetime – total 90th watercolor painting. Son Christopher entered UVA Medical School. Daughter Christine gave up on California real estate and bought a Grand Banks 32 in Sausalito. David Skolnick, after 31 years of law practice is now a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court. Good luck to David and Susan in their new career.

—Bernard M. Kosto

Notes: March 1994

Don Backe married Lyn Mallett Dean in January. She had been an old friend since 1961. He is happy as a clam. New address: 1007 Beach, Annapolis, MD 21401. Bill and Wendy Wrean had dinner with Don in their wheelchair unfriendly house in Weston, Massachusetts, where he placed fourth in the World Handicapped Sailor's Championship. If there is a new headmaster's job near anyone, Don is looking. Curt Ryan continues to work for the Waterfront Rescue Mission in Pensacola, Florida, and counsels/teaches in their alcohol and drug rehabilitation program. In January, he will have been married for 34 years.

Millard Prisant is one year longer married at 35. Wife Carol doesn't think he'll retire as she continues to spend his money and her own. She is the New York editor of the British Conde Nast magazine The World of Interiors. Between their two incomes they have (almost) enough to support Carol. The Prisants are very active in "Preservation," throwing themselves in front of wrecker's balls at every opportunity. Son Border '82 and wife are busy restoring a building in a part of New York City where one doesn't want to get out of the car. Millard and Carol see the Sweedler's and the Gordon Smith's frequently. Michael pumps iron faithfully and looks it. "The shadows may be lengthening, but luckily, we can't see them without our glasses on."

George Hamilton has satisfied a long-term frustration and re-affiliated with his original Class of 1951 (sic transit). Luke Finlay has a new weekend place on the eastern shore of Maryland-Cherry Point. Any Chesapeake Bay cruisers are invited to drop in. His directions for the sailing crowd are: Cherry Point on Fishing Creek, off Little Choptank River. The house, in the middle of the western shore of the point, is on the navigational charts. (That should be worth a bushel of jumbo hardshell crabs!) The preceding should be of interest to George Hamilton who is enjoying retired life, sailing the Chesapeake spring and fall, and touring the country most of the rest of the time.

Another Marylander, Frank Lin of the Department of Math and Computer Science at the University, and wife Helen had a reunion with Sunne and Anna Jeong in Chicago. Howie and Edwina Gillis's youngest son Edward graduated from law school, passed the bar, and joined father and brother Joseph in Gillis and Gillis at Two Whitney Avenue, overlooking T.D. courtyard near the Superior Court house. Oldest son Tom is a commercial/personal insurance agent in New Haven. The Gillis' are happy, content, and in good health.

Will Reimann continues private and public commission work, including a war memorial in Holyoke, Massachusetts, a park for the Archdiocese of Boston and as designated artist, Radnor, Pennsylvania. He still is accumulating gold medals in U.S. Masters Rowing. Norton Wright checked in, albeit tersely, from Studio City, California. Ed Cook, equally brief, is living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. No real news but he has three grandchildren.

Chris Sonne's daughter Edie entered Yale with the Class of 1997. Pierre and Sarah Bouscaren are both full-time residential real estate salespersons in northern Virginia, with a banner 1993 of over $8 million in volume. Rufus Goodwin has finished a new novel, Under the Judas Tree, which will be looking for a publisher. Son, Daniel lives in New York, son Benjamin in Switzerland, and daughter Sandra in Santa Fe.

Peter Greer sailed up to Martha's Vineyard from Pensacola (35 days at sea), returned his boat to Beaufort, North Carolina, dodging Hurricane Emily, and was back to Alabama in October. Mike Jordan (Dallas, Texas) retired from Pepsico (after 18 years), worked with Clayton, Dubilier and Rice (an LBO firm, which did IBM and GM spinoffs), and is now Chairman and CEO of Westinghouse. "Retirement was too slow for me."

Apologies to Tom Quirk, in fact it was Tom' son who had a child. This is Thomas's second grandchild. Congrats for altogether different reasons!

—Bernard M. Kosto

Notes: February 1994

The annual Class of 1957 dinner will be held at the Yale Club in New York on Thursday, March 10, 1994. Please note that the day has been moved to allow those of you who would like to spend the weekend in the city to do so. Sandy Clark has pre-booked a number of rooms. The speaker will be our class controversial gadfly and iconoclast Larry Kramer.

No mid-life crisis for Theresa and Tom Quirk, who announced the birth of Nina Kathryn in November 1993!

While visiting São Paulo, Brazil, your class secretary was treated to lunch with Peter Farrand. For some 30 years, Peter has been involved in the petrochemical industry in Brazil. For most of that time he had been working for Phillip's Petroleum. However, when Phillip's couldn't fathom the ins and outs of doing business in Brazil, Peter bought the company (not Phillip's!). He spends his leisure time golfing and fishing. In addition to a home in Florida, Peter has a place in Oregon close to nature and fish.

After having staved off a repeat of the 1968 infamous Yale-Harvard tie, a goodly gathering of classmates assembled for food and libation at Frank and Nancy Mongillo's. The prize for coming the furthest went to Ted Frembgen, who lives in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Ted's company, National-Riverside of Upland, California, makes portable heating units that warm everything from orchards to buildings in construction. Also making a near cross-country trek was Colin Jenson of Sioux City, Iowa. Colin is one of four brothers involved in the road construction business. As would be appropriate, Colin's relaxation is road running. Rounding out the contingent for the football celebration were: Diefendorf, Davis, R. Jones, Heller, Gillis, Correll, Fritzsche, Bourquin, Bodkin, S. Abuza, Mongillo, Kosinski, Perkins, and Kosto. Checking in by mail was Joe Mesics from Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Joe attended the game via satellite dish. He also serves on the Yale Central Pennsylvania Executive Committee.

Wallace Ritchie (Rosemont, Pennsylvania) has reigned after ten years as Professor and Chairman of Surgery at Temple University to take a position as Executive Director of the American Board of Surgery, the principal certifying body for all general surgeons in North America and in much of the rest of the world. "It should be a very interesting job at a time when our entire health care system is changing so rapidly. Whether or not it will also be 'reformed' remains to be seen."

Peter Robertson (Mercer Island, Washington) participated in the '90s ritual of being laid off, with retirement option granted, "an experience that too many people of our age are encountering in this decade with its reactions to the corruption and excesses of the '80s" In Peter's case Seafirst Bank, the Pacific Northwest flagship of Bank of America, obeyed its parent's dictum to cut ten percent of all staff. In Seafirst's international division, where Peter had been one of the senior trade finance officers, the cut amounted to 20 percent. Since both the parent and subsidiary had good earnings in 1992, the objective seems to have been to preserve a return on assets well above the industry norm. But life continues. Peter has formed his own trade finance advisory service under the name of Peter N. Robertson & Co., Inc. Otherwise he is involved on a volunteer basis at both the local church and regional conference level in the United Church of Christ. Survival is not a problem since he retired on medical disability from the Army due to his right arm having been amputated below the elbow as a result of a tactical accident in Korea. Actually, his family and friends have been very supportive and the antics of his two granddaughters' provide a certain amount of needed comic relief.

Chuck Kerr (Tucson, Arizona) finally sold his '78 Chevrolet and bought a '93 Buick Regal. He has been two years, ten weeks without cigars and although apartment living, he is thinking of buying a house. He probably is taking the advice of his recently deceased 84-year-old former boxer, Uncle "Muggs", who said, "Stab, jab, step around, Keep bobbing and weaving at all times and keep your ass off the canvas.": Chuck's four sons run the gamut from marriage to live-in to divorce to living with mother. The psychiatric practice continues. He is still running up to 35 miles per week--past rattlesnakes, gila monsters, wild pigs, and deer. Most important, Chuck is working on the campaign for Yale.

Thornton Marshall (Huntington, New York) revisited London in July, stayed at the Calvary and Guards Club and lunched at the House of Lords with cousin, Lord Thorneycroft, former chancellor of the Exchequer. Tony's 15-year-old started 4th Form at St. Pauls, sings with the "Mad Hatters," and plays sweeper with the varsity soccer team. As President of Investors Relations Support, Tony participated in the Bell Atlantic merger. Another change for Bill Keen; after five years with Merck, he qualified for a voluntary retirement incentive plan, He was re-employed by his original employer of June 1957 and was immediately posted to Scottsboro, Alabama, where he survived two-and-a-half months of withering heat and unbearable humidity before returning to the Philadelphia area to enjoy more moderate weather. Bill is still not able to enjoy "retirement" due to "the need to put bread of the table and dues in the 1957 coffers." (His words!)

—Bernard M. Kosto