These pages contain all class notes from the Yale Alumni Magazine from 1957 on. The notes appear unchanged from their original publication save for the correction of misspellings and other small errors. The few gaps in coverage that exist result from the absence of Class of 1957 notes in a few issues of the magazine over the years. Also, in keeping with changes in the magazine itself, the frequency of publication occasionally changes.

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Notes: January/February 2017

Notes: March/April 2017

Notes: May/June 2017

Notes: July/August 2017

Notes: September/October 2017

Notes: November/December 2017

Notes: November/December 2017

Loud applause is due John Watling, who's stepped aside as Class Treasurer, the post (ceded to Steve Hopkin) John so ably managed for ten years.

'57 has executed a deed of gift with Yale's Archives that makes the university the legal owner of the Class's website. Thus we ancient men, acting as media-savvy youth in full command of the digital world, outpace all other Yale classes to become the first to deposit the contents of its website in perpetuity with alma mater.

Retired antiques dealer and long ago TD resident Ted Palen has donated a four-volume set of Dwight's Theology, the works of Yale president Timothy Dwight, to the Yale Divinity School. Ted has also sent a photo of Don Griffith, part of the West Virginia Generals basketball team that just missed a bronze medal in June's National Senior Olympics. Don's 4-man team was vying with teams of 7 and 8 players!

Rex Aubrey, long associated with '57, in fact graduated with '58. But with help from Ray Ellison, we've added Rex back to '57. In reportedly good health, Rex would welcome hearing from old friends. Scott Nicholls writes that he's been an institutional financial analyst for over 30 years. Helping structure the leveraged buyout of Chicago & North Western Railway, he was also the only American financial analyst to call Penn Central a short sale in 1968 and correctly to predict the company's bankruptcy. He remains at work as an institutional advisor.

In June, Bob Weinmann received the Silver Scalpel Award for excellence in occupational medicine from the California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery. Complaining about American health care, another '57 M.D., Franco Muggia, relates his long career in medicine in private practice, in academic medicine, and as an administrator of the National Cancer Institute. This column's third doctor, Roger Rossen, quite safely survived Hurricane Harvey's wrath in Houston. How come? He lives at the city's highest point—50.5 feet above sea level!

In Memoriam: J. Quincy Hunsicker died in his adoptive Zurich, Switzerland, on March 14, 2017 of unstated causes. After gaining an MBA from Harvard, Quince spent his career as a management consultant with McKinsey & Co. in which he rose to be a Director. He also served as president of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce and on the board of the World Wildlife Fund. In our 50th reunion book, he despaired at the decline in American prestige abroad due to "an unfortunate combination of hubris and naiveté." Steve Hopkins characterizes Quince as "a 'man for all seasons'--a good student, good athlete, and trusted friend who, though quiet and thoughtful, had a wonderful sense of humor." Quince is survived by his wife of 53 years Carolyn, their son John, daughters Suzanne Rapetti and Karin, and their families. Donations in his memory should go to the World Wildlife Fund.

In Memoriam: On March 18, 2017, John C. Simonds, Jr. died of unstated causes in his native city of Charleston, South Carolina. While we have little information him, John spent his career as an investment manager. His middle name—Calhoun—plus the facts that his funeral service was held at historic St. Michael's Church in Charleston and that he was a member of the Society of Colonial Wars and the Society of the Cincinnati, suggest strongly that he came from age-old South Carolina stock. He's survived by his brother Charles ('59) and other relatives. He appears not to have married. Donations in his memory may go to St. Michael's Church, 71 Broad Street, Charleston SC 29401.

In Memoriam: Joseph O. Robinson died on February 21, 2017, in Rincon, Puerto Rico of lung cancer. A superb varsity swimmer, Joe was a member of the relay team whose members set a world record in the 400 yard freestyle, a record that technically stands since the International Swimming Federation has stopped measuring distances in yards. After college and Air Force duty in France, Joe put his civil engineering degree to work with U.S. Steel, Dravo Corporation, and Exxon, building many factories worldwide for the last. Switching careers, Joe gained an M.A., then joined the faculty of the County College of Morris (NJ). His proudest achievement there--Denis McWhan calls it "one of his most important"--was to create a program that enabled disabled people who had difficulty expressing their ideas graphically to prepare drawings using computer-aided drafting. Joe then joined the faculty of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez and taught solid modeling through advanced graphics to mechanical engineering students. He is survived by his wife Kathryn, a daughter Sabrina Luy and son Joseph D., a sister, brother, and grandchildren.

In Memoriam: Reed Rubin notified us of the death on May 15, 2017 of George J. Lasry, originally of '57 but carried on the rolls of '58 after being absent from Yale for a term in 1956. A native of Casablanca, Morocco, George died in Jerusalem, Israel, after some years of illness. After pursuing an intensive major in philosophy, he gained a PhD in Aramaic philosophy at the University of Barcelona. Distinctively, he mixed scholarship in philosophy with investment advising and what Reed calls a "celebrated work," Valuing Common Stock: the Power of Prudence. He also owned a horse farm in Claverack, NY, to which, Reed says, he "commuted" from Jerusalem. Reed notes that George was "as unbending intellectually" as he was "an unmovable rock on the wrestling team." Anyone who knew George found him a thoughtful, curious man of unwavering even temperament. He is survived by his wife Anita, six sons, a daughter, and grandchildren.

—JMB

Notes: September/October 2017

All hail Bern Kosto and Merrell Clark for so splendidly bringing off our 60th reunion in May! And Steve Wittenberg for conducting a superb panel about our Music in Schools Initiative and arranging an inspiring concert of young instrumentalists and singers! And Merrell and Rod Correll for managing, with others, to raise over $13.35 million in reunion gifts for alma mater, a spectacular 21% above '57's target goal! And finally the Class's AYA minder, Jennifer Julier '77, who, now Associate Director for Yale College Classes of the AYA, with her colleagues skillfully executed a hitchless gathering! (Enough with the exclamation points.)

The email addresses for Ed Cook, Tony Delude, John Lee, Don Lowe, and Larry Newman have recently, for reasons unknown, been disabled from Yale's directory. Can classmates help get their current email addresses for us? Or, once they read this, might these five worthies send their email addresses directly to me?

Youngster Bruce McLanahan hiked 35 miles with his daughter last fall in New Zealand. He's recently left the boards of the Adirondack chapter of The Nature Conservancy and the Adirondack Land Trust. Swarthmore social psychologist Ken Gergen received Duke's Distinguished Alumni Award for 2017. Zach Sachs's book, Every Employer's Nightmare: Uninsured for Workers' Compensation, has made its appearance. It shows "unusual compassion" for uninsured employers, says a reviewer.

John Master retired from ARCO in 1995, consulted for a while for the Chemical Manufacturers Association and the American Petroleum Institute, and now focuses on family, church, and golf. Talbott Huey has found a means of exercising even less strenuous than golf. A late-spring on-line Washington Post piece pictures him lounging in a lawn chair on the Mall as part, says the paper, of a political protest. By such exertion, one '57er tries to alter American politics. Let us pray.

Due to last issue's special reunion report, a lamentably large backup of obituaries faces us. More than usual, I must abbreviate those here. As always, full texts can be found on the class website.

In Memoriam: Bern Kosto learned of the death sometime in 2008 of Michael S. Kohn. We know only that after gaining a medical degree from the Einstein College of Medicine in 1961, Mike practiced family medicine on Long Island until his retirement to Tucson with his wife Carol.

In Memoriam: Paul A. Lopata died on January 9, 2017 in Tempe, AZ. Many remember Paul for his stand-out actions on the varsity football field. Offered a post-collegiate contract by the Washington Redskins, he turned them down. In 1960, he was named to the All-Ivy League First Team for the 1950s and was elected a member of the All-Era Yale Bowl Team for the stadium's centennial in 2014. Paul pursued a career in the medical marketing industry, first in Chicago, then in Tempe. As Vern Loucks recalls, with Paul "animated discussion, warm friendship, and loud laughter always overshadowed anything too serious." For Bob Mobley "Paul proved himself over and over by his quiet performance. He was a man who lived his values. Modest, he was friendly with everyone, and he always was positive and upbeat, even when the storms were blowing." Preceded in death by his wife Delores and two of their children, Paul is survived by his companion Jeany Stowell, his sons Michael, Jaime, and Matthew, and their families.

In Memoriam: Ned Baldwin reports the death on January 11, 2017, of Leonino A. Nunes. He died, presumably in or near Segrate, Italy, where recently he'd lived, from malignant melanoma. Born in Livorno, Italy, Leo's family fled its homeland upon learning of Mussolini's prospective alliance with Nazi Germany and settled in Oyster Bay, NY. After college, Leo served in the US Army in Europe, then joined his father's export businesses out of Livorno. When those businesses were sold, he and his future wife, Christine Miller, established Person to Person, an English-language school for Italian business people. Ned, a close friend, describes Leo as "a keen skier and tennis player, avid poker player, enthusiastic opera lover, and great champion of Italian culture." In addition to his wife, he's survived by her two daughters Fabiola, and Marzia Zambon.

In Memoriam: Charles W. Trippe died on January 29, 2017, at his home in Westport Point, MA, surrounded by his family. After gaining an MBA from Harvard, Charlie spent his career in business. Starting with Inter-Continental Hotels, a subsidiary of Pan American Airways, he worked to develop hotels in the Pacific and Southeast Asia and lived in Melbourne and Hong Kong. Subsequently, he served as treasurer of the parent company before turning to the divestiture of its non-airline businesses. He then joined Bell & Howell in Chicago and, after moving to Greenwich, joined the Am Pro Corporation and continued to work on various real estate and venture capital projects. Charlie was known to his friends and family members as a prankster who loved sailing, golf, and football. Bud Trillin recalls Charlie for "his enormous energy. Ideas seemed to pour out of him." Tony Hogan recollects that "whatever the locale, whatever the atmosphere, whatever the occasion, Charlie's mighty heart and buoyant spirit lifted everyone on his waves of enthusiasm." Charlie is survived by Pamela, his wife of 57 years, their sons Charles Jr., and James, daughters Elizabeth Barr and Carrie Duryea, and eight grandchildren. Donations in his memory may go to The Pan Am Historical Foundation, 1275 Fairfax Avenue (Suite 747), San Francisco, CA 94124.

In Memoriam: Allan Wendt was the first to notify us of the death in Sarasota, FL, on February 16, 2017, of George E. Doty III. After college, George earned an MA in economics from the University of Chicago, then worked variously at the Delaware Trust Company and for Northwestern Mutual in Milwaukee. He was also chief investment officer of the pension board of the United Church of Christ. Outside his professional life, he gave generously of his time, most notably as a member of the board of directors of the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. He took what Allan calls a "keen interest" in the genealogy of his clan, was "demonstrably devoted to his family," and was "reserved in the best sense." Lyman Drake concurs. "George was never the loudest voice in the room. He preferred to ask questions, listen attentively and non-judgmentally, reflect, and speak when he had something relevant to say." Predeceased by his wife Cynthia, George is survived by their children Brit, George IV, and Barbara D. Gurican, as well as by four grandchildren and two sisters. Donations in his memory should go to the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at the John's Hopkins University Hospital or the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.

Two revisions: Frank Kimball died on December 10, 2016, not three years earlier as previously stated. And I miswrote the name of Norton Wright's ingénue songstress wife, who is correctly named Susan Watson. I apologize for both mistakes.

—JMB

Notes: July/August 2017

148 classmates and 107 of their guests gathered under Timothy Dwight tents and elsewhere on campus for our 60th college reunion during Memorial Day weekend. In addition to Lucullan feasts and university-sponsored lectures, four '57-only events proved high points of the gathering. The first was a conversation with David Swenson ('80 PhD), the university's noted Chief Investment Officer, during which he reviewed Yale's current financial health and answered questions about his investment philosophy and from audience members eager for tips about late-life riches from timberland holdings and collateralized mortgage obligations.

The second was an informative, wide-ranging, and greatly encouraging panel on the Class of 1957's Music in Schools Initiative followed by a rousing concert of music by local students (pre-collegians and Music School matriculants alike). Panel members (who ranged from Music School dean Michael Yaffe to a lead conductor, a mother of participating school children, the school system's Initiative supervisor, a program graduate, and a Music School graduate student) made clear that the program has met its goals and continues to bring knowledge, maturity, and joy to all who take part in it. The concert, put on by young instrumentalists and choristers, was a delight. It included the world premiere of "A Song for Unity" composed by 2016 MM graduate Krists Auznieks specifically to celebrate our 60th reunion.

The third class-only event was a class council meeting. Of particular note was the news that, for its 60th reunion gift, the Class of 1957 raised over $13 million, $2 million (18%) more than its reunion goal and the second highest reunion gift in class history. Another meeting high point was the announcement of AYA Class of 1957 Awards for Distinguished Service. The awards' recipients were Neal Blue, Pete Capra, Sam Chauncey, Tom Chittenden, Merrell Clark, Bob Conkey, Bill Fleming, Jeff Freeman, Andy Glass, John Herrmann, Hal Hochman, Steve Hopkins, Colin Jensen, Len Katz, Vern Loucks, Dick Lumpkin, John Mars, Bob Neff, Vic Norton, Charlie O'Hearn, Phil Pillsbury, Morris Raker, Frank Top, Bud Trillin, Jack Turben, John Watling, and Lynn Williams. All were recognized for their contribution to '57 and the University. At the meeting's conclusion, Rod Correll ceded the mace of authority to Merrell Clark, who by my count becomes the Class's 13th Secretary.

On Friday, we were treated to another '57-only panel discussion, this one led by Professor Jay Gitlin ('71, '74 MM, '02 PhD). Its subject was the place of Yale in American life since the early 18th century. Professor Gitlin teaches a popular hard-to-get-into seminar on that subject, and three of his current and former students provided evidence of the new knowledge about Yale and nation they'd unearthed in the course of their studies. Plied by classmates with inquiries about Yale today, they deftly parried tough questions, smartly answered easier ones, and were altogether reassuring that alma mater does well for those fortunate enough to study there now. No doubt others besides me were led to wonder whether, as undergraduates, they could have performed before such a large concourse of Yale ancients with the articulateness and aplomb shown by the young panelists.

It must be noted that, true to historic Class procedures, at Friday night's Class dinner our very own Ogden Nash, one Bud Trillin, regaled us with an up-dated version of his 45th reunion poem, "Fifties Guys in the New World." Much like our wills and testaments, this time the poem carried a codicil, "Fifties Guys in the Even Newer World." Needless to say, the poem was of Miltonic gravity and Wordworthian lyricism. Too long to be included here, a copy was emailed to all email-ready classmates after the reunion.

—JMB

Notes: May/June 2017

A record 45 people turned out for the '57 winter gathering in New Haven. May we have ten times that number at our 60th!

I've sweet-talked out of modest Lynn Williams information about his many generous gifts in the medical sciences to Yale and other institutions. They include endowment for Yale's Albert L. Williams Professorship in Medical Bioinformatics and the Ruth B. Williams Fund for Medical Research. By the time you read this, Lynn will have been elected a Sterling Fellow, thus joining other classmates who are "the university's most loyal and generous benefactors."

From Mike O'Hearn in Montana: He and Sherry winter in Naples, FL, played golf there last year with Townie Ludington, and "when I rehab my 3rd shoulder replacement—Poinier, you can't beat that unless you have 3 shoulders—I'll be back on the course." Joel Sharp has long practiced tax law in Florida and been widely involved in professional affairs there. Among other things, he was instrumental in founding and serving as president of Arts, Inc., one of the ten leading art funding groups in the U.S. When Ted Palen complained that I'd erred in a previous column by having him married before leaving elementary school, I had to point out to the aging gent that it was he, not I, who had written that (though I'd not caught it). But you see, even if that's now illegal, no one can jail us for remembering our childhood sweethearts and still hoping for that long-withheld kiss from them.

California TV and film colony member Norton Wright has produced a CD of his wife Susan Watson, still the stage and cabaret ingénue she's long been, singing songs about life's passages. It's titled "The Music Never Ends" and is wonderfully enchanting. Bob Bentley, "still painting commissioned oil portraits after 40-plus years," has re-settled in Sun Valley, ID. In September, President Obama presented a National Medal of Arts to George White's Eugene O'Neill Theater at a White House ceremony.

And now the bells once again knell. I urge classmates to read full class obituaries on the class website. Space limitations preclude full presentation here.

In Memoriam: Frank B. Kimball died on December 10, 2016 at home in Hilton Head, SC, after a three-year battle with myelofibrosis. Frank spent most of his career in the Foreign Service. In his Latin American posts, he worked in the early 1960s for the Alliance for Progress and gained a particular respect for the Quechua and Aymara mountain people of the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes, perhaps because, a native of Albuquerque, he carried Osage blood and bore the native name Bald Eagle. After retiring from the Foreign Service, he was an international consultant and acted as executive director of a presidential commission for President George H. W. Bush. An easy, thoughtful, accommodating man, Frank was also a gardener and for six years served as president of Heritage Farms, a community garden that supports Deep Well, an organization that helps people in need. Frank is survived by his wife Rosemary and children Raymond, Rebecca Richardson, William, Russell, and Mark and Blair Robbins. Contributions in his memory may be directed to Deep Well or to Hospice Care of the Lowcountry.

In Memoriam: Reed Rubin and Sandy Clark reported to us that Henry von Maur died on December 15, 2016 in Davenport, Iowa, the place of his birth, after a long illness. After Yale, this ever jaunty, debonair man went to work for the Department of the Army as a civilian at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. But as Reed and Bob Mobley believe, it's likely that Henry actually spent some of this time under cover with the CIA. Whatever the true story, Von eventually worked for Pan Am, then C.V. Starr Company as a portfolio manager, subsequently at Investor Overseas Services with mutual fund impresario Bernard Cornfeld. Henry's most significant public contribution was his role in trying to bring to light the illegal activities of Robert Vesco. As Heidi Fiske, Steve Mandel's widow, put it in a 1970 issue of Institutional Investor, "Henry was a real hero…when IOS was on its way to going bust and being taken over by the crook Vesco. Henry sold the funds under his control down to almost zero, so they were all in cash…. When redemptions came in, the money to pay them was there…. [C]onvinced that Vesco would buy the company, and pay for it with what was left of the fund shareholders' money…Henry worked it so that no money in the funds could be moved without his signature. When Vesco took over, he fired Henry and did exactly what Henry thought he would do."

In Memoriam: Philip W. Freytag died on December 19, 2016 in a Dayton, Ohio, hospital from injuries suffered from a fall on the ice. An architecture major in college with a later M.Arch. from Penn, Phil practiced his profession in Sidney, Ohio. A loyal and honored member of Kiwanis for over 50 years, he was a golfer, gardener, cook, and reader. He is survived by his wife Jane, their daughter Gail Penhollow, their son Jeffrey, and others. Charitable donations in Phil's memory may go to the Shelby Oaks Memorial Tree Fund, P.O. Box 4639, Sidney, Ohio 45365, or to the Sidney Noon Kiwanis Club, P. O. Box 115, Sidney, Ohio 45365.

In Memoriam: David Wilmerding notified us of the death on December 20, 2016, of Morris R. Brooke after a long fight with melanoma. After Yale, Mo earned a law degree at Harvard. It's said, writes his senior year roommate Roly Machold, "that he was only the second person to turn down an invitation to be on the Law Review, the first being Learned Hand." "After a very promising start" says David, as "a brilliant lawyer" writes Roly, Mo worked first for the McCracken law firm in Philadelphia, where he became a partner, then also as a partner with the merged firm Drinker Biddle & Reath. But because of the illness of his wife, who pre-deceased him, Mo stopped practicing law sometime after our 25th reunion, helped raise two sons, and then spent part of his later years as a hockey coach at a local high school and, yes, a golf caddie in Charleston, SC. "He may have had the best academic pedigree of anyone who ever carried a bag," ventures Mr. Wilmerding. "The home of his heart," says Roly, was at Forest Lake, in the Poconos, where he and a colleague built a house. Mo is survived by his two sons, Timothy and Topher.

In Memoriam: Robert R. Pegg died on January 22, 2017, from the complications of respiratory and circulatory problems and then a stroke. With an MBA from Columbia, Bob spent his entire career in finance, first in his father's firm, then co-founding Pegg & Pegg, subsequently as president and chief investment officer of Kirkbride Asset Management and managing director of Tocqueville Asset Management. Roommate Ralph Wrobley writes of how many people came to rely on Bob for advice and deeply trusted him for it. Those who knew Bob knew also of his inseparable friendship with Gar Heller, his friend from their early days as schoolmates in Scarsdale, NY. They also knew of Bob's mischievous side. Roommate Mort Zalutsky tells the story of driving in Bob's old Ford to Yale Bowl for a football game. "There was tremendous traffic, and we were in a long line of cars, basically parked. Then we heard sirens and realized that some official was being escorted to the game. Bob pulled in behind the official as if we were part of his group. Needless to say, we got to the head of the line." Bob and wife Joyce maintained a house in the Colorado mountains, which they visited in all seasons. Besides Joyce, Bob leaves his first wife Judy and their two children, son Richard and daughter Ann Biddle. Donations in his memory should go to the National MS Society.

—JMB

Notes: March/April 2017

When you read this, remember our up-coming 60th reunion—May 25-28th—and, if you haven't, sign up!

Steve Wittenberg's annual report about our Music in Schools Initiative has gone to all email-ready classmates and been posted on the class website. The Initiative, 10 years old this year, continues its growth, extends its splendid record. The Class of 1957 should be proud of what it has wrought at Yale and in New Haven and seeded elsewhere.

Will Reimann and I have corresponded about his distinctive sculptures, which can be viewed at www.williamreimann.com, as well as about "classical" music. Will does his best to keep up with recent and contemporary composers, as difficult as their compositions can be. All hail Brahms but also Philip Glass! In his enduring youth, Shawn Kalkstein continues to ski, albeit not without mishap: on recent report he's nursing his wife who injured herself on the slopes when skiing with her husband. John Ryan continues to invest in and join the boards of young IT companies. Norwood Hill lost his wife Sarah after almost 59 years of marriage. But he's recently had a second date with someone with whom his first date—I didn't impress her then"—took place during freshman year! Now, "good friends," he writes, "we'll see how it goes." From Doug Wright: "I do love Yale but believe my current and future support is best directed to the William F. Buckley Society, which was formed by students to push back against the shutting down of free speech."

The muffled drums maintain their beat, viz.:

In Memoriam: We learned from Toby Briggs that Jay C. Kuhn died on March 3, 2016, in Silver Spring, MD, from the complications of Parkinson's disease. Jay spent his career in insurance brokerage, part of it with his own firm in San Francisco. Toby recalls Jay's "wonderful sense of humor." A fellow rower, Reed Rubin, calls him "a sparkling pillar" of the freshman crew. Jay is survived by his wife, Virginia, their son Jay and daughter Jennifer Irwin, and five grandsons. Jay was buried at Arlington Cemetery.

In Memoriam: We have word from Marie-France Rose that her husband, Griffith W. Rose, died in Paris on April 6, 2016. Griff's name is probably unfamiliar to most because he left Yale after freshman year, having been, he once wrote, unfitted for the place and "chucked out" for poor grades. That didn't deter him from a distinctive career as a composer in Europe. Griff's teachers, colleagues, and contemporaries included Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Nadia Boulanger (with whom he studied), and he befriended such artists as David Tudor and Nam June Paik. When Phyllis and I visited the Roses in 2012 in their home near Père-Lachaise, we found them—Griff lively, opinionated, and full of good humor—surrounded by photos of their other friends, including John Cage and Merce Cunningham. Griff's discography is extensive. (Try it, my friends!) He's survived by Marie-France and children from previous marriages.

In Memoriam: Valdis Kibens died on July 1, 2016 in St. Charles, MO, of unstated causes. A native of Riga, Latvia, Val came to the US in 1949 and seems to have become a member of '57 after the class left Yale. He obtained his doctorate in aerospace engineering from Johns Hopkins, taught at the University of Michigan, then pursued his beloved subject as research scientist with McDonnell Douglas/Boeing. He wrote shortly before retiring that he was "applying for a patent on a solid rocket motor improvement. Who'd want to give up that kind of fun?" Val was the author of a moving, insightful memoir of his youth in wartime Germany before arriving in Mississippi prior to his college matriculation. In it, he wrote, as a physicist would, of life's coincidences, of the links, however little understood, of everything in the universe, and of his "sense of wonder at the intricacy and complexity of MY universe and THE universe." He is survived by his daughter Kristin Kibens, grandchildren, and a sister.

In Memoriam: Gordon G. Hollingsworth died in Delran, NJ, on September 13, 2016. Gus pursued a career as mechanical engineer, first with Union Carbide Corporation, where he became Engineering Manager, then as president of G.G. Hollingsworth, Inc., an engineering consulting firm. A lover of the Jersey shore, he spent most summers with his boats fishing off Ocean City. He was also an avid Lionel Train enthusiast and member of the Train Collectors Association. Gus is survived by Sharon, his wife of 57 years, their children, Rick, Bob, Don, and Wendy Gogol, and eight grandchildren, a brother, and a sister. Donations in his memory may go to Christ Church Endowment Fund, 305 E. Main St., Riverton, NJ 08077 or Delran Emergency Squad, 900 Chester Ave., P.O. Box 1310, Delran, NJ 08075.

In Memoriam: Richard N. Lamb died on September 21, 2016 of unstated causes presumably near his residence in Homewood, Alabama. Entering Yale at age 17 as a sophomore from Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College, Dick majored in chemical engineering. He then attended Harvard Medical School and practiced internal medicine in Birmingham the remainder of his life. Dick was a member and active supporter of Gideons International and often led the missions ministry of his church. Unfortunately, he left little record with the class and only recently was removed, with Frank Galloney's help, from our list of "lost" classmates. He's survived by his wife of 51 years, LaVerne, their son Andrew, their daughters Laura Atkins and Lydia, and nine grandchildren. Donations in his memory may be made to the Missions Ministry of Briarwood Presbyterian Church, 2200 Briarwood Way, Birmingham, AL 35243 or to Gideons International, PO Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214-0800.

In Memoriam: John M. Budd, Jr. died on November 15, 2016 in Colorado Springs of coronary artery disease. The son and grandson of Yale railroad men, Jake turned his back on railroading, Wally Ritchie reports, after spending a "hot pre-college summer as a lowly line cook in the dining car of the Empire Builder." Instead, he pursued a 35-year career in engineering with Honeywell, where he specialized in missile and torpedo guidance, traffic control, and solid state physics. Upon his retirement, he founded Budd Management Consulting whose mission was the improvement of care for developmentally disabled adults with special emphasis on the arts (his wife Barbara being a sculptor). Described as "endlessly curious," he maintained interests in a wide range of subjects--high energy physics, cyber security, the mathematics of music (especially bluegrass), and the history of the Pony Express, whose still extant stations he searched out and photographed. Barbara having predeceased him, Jake is survived by his daughter Elizabeth B. Ellmann, sons John M. III, Peter, Benjamin, and their families. Gifts in his memory may go to Cheyenne Village, Serving Adultswith Developmental Disabilities (www.cheyennevillage.org)

—JMB

Notes: January/February 2017

Our 60th Class Reunion, the penultimate one, takes place May 25th-28th. Engrave it on your calendars and attend!

From Ken Sharp: "I had a delightful lunch with John and Alice Poinier in Seattle. John's hockey career has rendered him totally bionic--two artificial knees, two hips, two shoulders, and one elbow. I forgot to ask him if he can jump buildings in a single bound." From Ted Palen: "The beavers in my pond here in Pennsylvania are gathering winter food and cutting down trees right and left, which is OK: we've got 80 acres of them. We're exiting the antique business. Fay and I are headed toward our 70th anniversary. We both can move around unassisted, so as far as I'm concerned, things are GREAT." And from Kibbe Fitzpatrick (a.k.a. husband of celebrated Balanchine ballerina Merrill Ashley): "I'm hale and hearty in body, mind, and spirit. Yale did it! Under track coach Bob Giegengack I caught the distance running bug and have been hooked ever since. I majored in Romance languages under Henri Peyre. Again I got hooked, which led to a terrific career as a simultaneous interpreter at UN headquarters. I'm still at it, hired frequently as the oldest free lance interpreter they have. And I'm the only non-Chinese interpreter in the history of the United Nations who's learned Chinese."

And now the deeply saddening news. Because the recent toll on us has been so devastating, I abbreviate this news. Fuller obituaries can be found on the Class's website.

In Memoriam: Anthony H. Lougran died on March 22, 2013, of heart failure, presumably in Grass Valley, CA. Tony entered Yale with 1951, stopped out to join the Marines as a carrier jet pilot in the Korean theater. After re-entering Yale, he was president of Chi Psi, in Skull and Bones, and a member of the Interfraternity Council. Tony spent 26 years with Pacific Bell, then worked until his 2002 retirement as a real estate broker. Untiringly active in alumni affairs, he was president of the Yale alumni associations of Sacramento and San Francisco and a delegate to the first AYA meeting in New Haven, and he served for nearly 20 years on alumni schools committees before becoming disenchanted with many of the university's positions. He was chairman of the national defense section of the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, president of the Economic Roundtable there, active in the Sea Scouts and Boy Scouts, and member of the Bohemian Club, his "one and only extravagance" as he wrote. In 2007 Tony reported that he'd had his "mitral and aortic valves replaced twice, prostate removed, and a laminectomy, all helping pay for my dematologist's new yacht." In addition to Jean, his wife of more than fifty years, Tony is presumably survived by their four children Anthony, Edward, Jeanine Odell, and Suzanne Merica.

In Memoriam: Don Harrán, whom we knew as Donald L. Hersh, died in Israel on June 15, 2016 of unstated causes. After college, Don pursued his PhD in musicology at Berkeley and became a noted scholar of Renaissance and Jewish music and musicians. Settling in Israel, he became Artur Rubenstein Professor of Musicology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, received the Donald Tovey Memorial Prize from Oxford, and was an honorary foreign member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Don is survived by his wife of 56 years Aya and their two children, Anat and Roy.

In Memoriam: Alexander Grinnell died sometime in the middle of August 2016. The precise date and place of his death cannot be ascertained, although he probably succumbed to the complications of Alzheimer's disease. After post-collegiate study at Yale's School of Architecture, Sandy (or Alex as he was also known) became a practicing architect in New York and one of the early practitioners of modular housing. Sandy was, his Pierson roommate Towny Ludington reports, "an expert sailor" who was "very serious" and "a true intellectual." Bob Pelletreau recalls Sandy as "quiet" and "an introvert." We know that Sandy is survived by a daughter Eliza, perhaps a son David.

In Memoriam: From Charlie Peet comes word of the death in New York on August 28, 2016 of Andrew P. Kner from the complications of Parkinson's disease. Andy came to the US from Budapest at age five in flight from the Nazis. After college, he earned a Yale MFA and started in promotion design for Time, Look, and Esquire magazines. Most of us first encountered his work as readers of the New York Times Book Review, where he served as art director before becoming Executive Art Director of the promotion department of the same paper. He then served with advertising firm Backer & Spielvogel and as creative and art directors of the graphic arts magazines Print and Scenario. Some of the posters he designed reside in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Cooper Hewitt Museum, and the Louvre. Mike Kohler writes that Andy had "solid values, an outgoing manner, intellectual curiosity, and a wonderful sense of humor." Hugh Peterson characterizes him as "gentle, non-judgmental, strong." Andy is survived by Carol, his wife of 55 years, and their two children, Anne and Peter.

In Memoriam: John C. T. Conte, Jr. died on September 7, 2016 in Kirkland, WA, from the complications of Parkinson's disease and Lewy Body dementia. After college, Jay attended Yale Law School, then moved to Seattle. He served as house counsel for Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, the Rainier Companies, and Darigold. He then moved into investment banking, venture capital, and start-up company advising and concluded his work life as an investment advisor. Among Jay's wide range of volunteer commitments, he was president of the Friends of Alzheimer's Research Program of the University of Washington, the Seattle Repertory Theater, and the Washington State Bankers Association, as well as being involved in many Yale alumni groups. Anyone who knew him knew his unbuttoned laugh, his optimism, and his capacious good nature. Merrell Clark calls him a "social being" who was always "generous and cheerful." Jeff Freeman recalls him for being always "jovial and good-natured." Jay is survived by his wife of 58 years, Mary Louise, their sons John and Peter, and their families. They ask that contribution in his memory go to the Yale Annual Fund or to the Class of 1957.

In Memoriam: We lost Robert S. Rosefsky on September 15, 2016 from the complications of a stroke in Palm Springs, CA. At various points Bob was a banker, real estate broker, practicing attorney, author of books on personal finance, financial consultant, radio and television journalist, and adjunct college instructor. As if this were not enough, he also wrote and hosted a long-running TV college course; with his wife of 57 years, Linda Sue, led cruise and land tours; and wrote a travel magazine. Bruce Schragger reports that Bob, at one point a consumer advocate, appeared on both the Dinah Shore and Johnny Carson shows. His greatest gift to '57 was the 50th reunion gathering, which he organized and brought off, of classmates who'd participated in Directed Studies. No one who knew Bob will disagree with Ron Bland's characterization of him as "unforgettable." Once, Bob arranged for a visit to campus of Jayne Mansfield. When Bob's ample guest arrived in New Haven, she sat in Bob's Calhoun room polishing her Chihuahua nails. In addition to his wife, Bob is survived by their four children Debbie Slavkin, Michelle Jewel, Adam, and Josh. Donations in his memory can be made to the Desert AIDS Project in Palm Springs.

In Memoriam: We have word from Pebo Browne that Fernando Alvarez de Toledo died suddenly on September 14, 2016 on Capri during a visit to his ancestral home. Although few of us knew it, Fernando was entitled to be called Count and Duke for having inherited his father's titles. Leaving Europe before World War II, at college he studied with Joseph Albers and received a degree in design engineering, then a rarity. Speaking six languages,, he spent three decades designing products and facilities in Europe, the Middle East, and Brazil for Owens-Corning Fiberglass. He then co-founded ACT Medical, a medical technology business, where he pioneered medical device technology. At his death, he held 39 patents on items including collapsible tennis rackets, fiberglass pipelines, guide wires, and catheters. Will Reimann notes that "he was among those involved in developing, designing, then constantly improving, a unique, specialized lathe--an apparatus instrumental to the perfection of intra-venous heart-probe design, technology, and manufacture." Will also writes that Fernando was an avid photographer, of "locally-crafted chimney-pots topping many dwellings in Capri and Anna-Capri. And he developed, as well as constructed, a tubular fireplace appliance, combining andiron and water heating functions, with a circulator." Rob Walker writes that he was "a lovely generous person with a wonderfully upbeat open-minded outlook and far ranging intellect, always warm and engaging." In addition to Mary-Margaret, his wife of 55 years, Fernando is survived by their son Federico and daughter Livia.

—JMB