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Notes: March 1996
Notes: February 1996
Notes: March 1996
On a wet, cold, Saturday afternoon, made more dreary by
Harvard's stinging last-minute victory, warmth and cheer
were shared with Frank and Nancy Mongillo and
their family at their home hard by the Bowl. Present were:
Perkins, Bourquin, R. Jones, Heller, Kosto, Gillis,
Fritzsche, DeLucca, Kosinski, Bowman, Davis, Pendergast,
Clark, Diefendorf, Bodkin, and Sonne.
Dick Massey and family have greatly enjoyed our
hockey game visits with classmates at the Fritzsche's home
these past few years. "It's great of them to host us!" The
Masseys' college years are coming to a close with Roberta's
senior year at Middlebury, where she is field hockey
co-captain. Margaret and Buell Neidlinger are getting
ready to retire. Son Mike is a junior at UC-Santa Cruz,
majoring in agro-ecology. Daughter Miranda is employed by
M&H Property management in San Francisco. Trish and Alan
Lovins are fine. They were attacked, beaten, and robbed
last January in Kenya, but ended up having a very wonderful
safari anyway. Daughter Aviva had a second baby boy.
Daughter Rachel had her first baby boy. Son Daniel started
at Yale Divinity School and son Jonathan is in the MD-PHD
program at UConn.
Charlie Strong is still VP of Montenay Power
Corporation, Waste to Energy Company. The Strongs had an
enjoyable trip to Italy last summer, Charlie spends his
non-business time in church, chamber of commerce, and
charity activities when not following the south Florida
sports teams. Mo and Jan Rake will be moving
to Williamstown, Massachusetts, this winter (1075 Main
Street, 01267). "We would be delighted to meet with
classmates who live in the Berkshires and to receive visits
from those passing through."
John Peters and Jim Van Alen and a host "of
equally fun Yalies" (his words) joined Phil Weymouth
for a fabulous bluegrass music birthday celebration complete
with wings, ribs, and lobster. Phil is now back at night
school studying total quality management. Louis
Deluca served this past year as president of the
Kentucky Golf Association. Son Sam at 14 is carrying on the
tradition by playing high school golf. Lou was in Washington
during the million-man march. He found the day positive,
with many conversations with men of his own age. Bill
Keen writes that after building chemical plants, steel
mills, and nuclear power plants, the building of schools
seems a bit tame, but probably is more rewarding
psychologically and certainly less stressful. He cashed in
his frequent-flier miles and took wife Pat to Europe in
business class for their excursion of the year to see
relatives and friends. The second-biggest event went to his
wife's humdrum gall bladder removal, not quite a
"drive-through" operation, but damned close. (One must watch
one's foie gras — Ed.) Bill's grandchildren count is now
five, all within babysitting range, which makes life seldom
dull.
Bud Trillin "served up tasty tales of America" at
the Rosamond Gifford Lecture series in Syracuse, attended by
800 people, including Art Diefendorf. When the famed
good eater asked if and where he had dined in Syracuse, he
answered: "Actually, when I'm in this area, I always eat in
Utica." (That's an in-joke for people in upstate New York —
Ed.) Effective, December 1, 1995, Don Roberts
relocated his office to 430 Park Avenue, Suite 600, New
York, New York. (Keep that handy, those of you planning to
make gifts for our 40th Reunion!) From Legal Times,
Gil Merritt was chairman of the executive committee
of the Judicial Conference of the United States. The
Committee decided to fight off a congressional effort to
eliminate court task forces charged with probing gender and
racial prejudice. The committee's decision was reversed by
Chief Justice Rehnquist.
Dr. Jack Hughes writes from Tucson, where most of
the Hughes children and grandchildren are located. Jack
drives 150 miles each day to his practice in Casa Grande. In
February he will have retired from the active Naval Reserve.
He was honored to be invited to join the Society of Military
Advisors to the Armed Forces. "While still maintaining
faculty roles at the University of Arizona in family and
community medicine and at the Uniformed Services University
of Health Sciences in Bethesda in surgery, my greatest
educational activity has been with the Governor's Task Force
in telecommunications. It is now possible for young and old
alike to take a host of courses in remote areas of Arizona
by correspondence, videotape, and computer modem, the cost
being less than the cost of car insurance for a teenager."
During the Gulf War, Jack filled in as faculty at the
Oakland Naval Hospital. When he returned to Arizona, he and
Janet found that Casa Grande was a community in severe need.
Since he had taught emergency medicine, he went up there to
help out and then found that he had built up a rather large
practice. Wife Janet is active with Tucson Youth at Risk,
where she uses her skills in art and transpersonal
psychology. Son Steve has a master's in adult education and
is training director of Matrixx Marketing. Megan is in
purchasing at Sunquest. Merle finished a PhD in accounting
and economics. John is a senior at ASU in chemical
engineering. Finally, Jack has been in communication with
Joe Clayton about the glee club reunion and also with
Jay Conte.
This month's quota of missing Yalies includes the
following: O. Robert Conkey (prepared at Deerfield,
last address, San Francisco); William E. Cupps;
Professor Jared R. Curtis (last address, Vancouver,
B.C.); Alexander "Sandy" England (engineer;
roommates: G.R. Cann, W.C. Ryan III, J.R. Tracey);
John M. Francis (last address, Silver Spring,
Maryland; consultant and author); Christopher M.
James (roommates: R.N. Gillespie, J.D. Shaw, F.A.
Slowick); Bradley R. Krosnoff; Professor
Edward M. Levine (last address, Wright State
University; roommate, G.B. Clark); Dr. Frank
Chi-Wen Lin (professor of physics and computer science;
last address, University of Maryland); Alan T.
McArthur (roommates: S. Sulzer, C.S Ware, S.
Wittenberg).
Last reminder: class dinner March 21, NYC Yale Club!
—Bernard M. Kosto
Notes: February 1996
What have we here? Retirements, new addresses, travel,
marriages, and grandchildren. It certainly says something
about where we all are at this juncture of our lives! Bob
Granger was married on June 3, 1995, to Anneli
Piispanen, a native of Finland, at their home in Gulfstream,
Florida. Bob is throttling back on consulting activities to
travel more and enjoy life in his tropical paradise. John
Master has retired from ARCO Chemical Company after 38
years. He is currently a consultant to the Chemical
Manufacturers Association on international environmental
management systems and on the relationship of responsible
care to environmental management systems. His last ten years
with ARCO Chemical included executive responsibilities for
engineering and for environmental, health, and safety
performance. John's new address is 1519 Hancock Lane, Wayne,
PA 19087.
Tim Childs became a grandfather with the arrival
of Alan Hess-Childs, a happy baby who smiles a lot! Hugh
Thompson has retired and "it's great!" Joe Lemmo,
also retired, and wife Sharon continue to take advantage of
their frequent-flier miles and military space available with
trips to Egypt, Jordan, and Israel; Maui; and Spain and
Portugal — with "fill-ins" to Florida and a "drive-about"
through much of the west. "Retirement is okay!" (I can see
why!) Wayne Moeller and wife Joy have retired to
Sedona, Arizona, and are in the process of building a
retirement home. A succinct note from Col. John G.
Miller (USMC, Ret.): "As in the case of our sophomore
year, absolutely nothing happened last year."
The following note, received from the sister of John
G. Haas IV, testifies to the fact that there are many of
the Class of 1957 who have not enjoyed successful or happy
lives or careers. "My brother, John G. Haas IV, a paranoid
schizophrenic, committed suicide on August 2, 1995, having
been tormented many years by paranoid delusions. John is
missed. He was a real person with many interests who loved
his family. He was knowledgeable and witty, a gentle man."
The sympathy of the class is extended to his sister, Jean H.
Jones of Spring City, Pennsylvania.
The class also lost Cale Carson on December 11,
1995. With the class news request this fall, I received the
following: "At the end of May 1995, I became a quadriplegic
as a result of a bike accident. After surgery on a broken
neck and three-and-a-half months of hospitalization and
rehabilitation, I am now home with home-healthcare
attendants. As my wife Karen notes, I am ready for the next
lifetime adventure." Unfortunately, this was not to be, as
Cale died while out to dinner with Karen. After having
graduated from Yale, Cale attended Stanford Business School,
returned to New Mexico, and became president of The First
National Bank in his native Albuquerque. In 1976 he moved to
Hawaii, worked as a bankruptcy trustee, and met and married
Karen Hemmeter. In 1991, they moved to Seattle and "ever
since have treasured its beauty and diversity." Cale is
survived by his wife, four children, a sister, three
stepchildren, and three grandchildren. "At Yale, Cale was an
oarsman, and always led a physically active life of
swimming, hiking, and biking. All love him and miss him and
his generous, positive spirit." Karen Hemmeter's address is
435 174th Pl. N.E., Bellevue, WA 98008.
James Carr died on October 27, 1995, after having
been stricken with a heart attack while swimming. The
obituary and a nice note were sent to me by Bob
Barton, who is an ordained elder at the Northford
(Connecticut) Congregational Church where he served as a
reader at Jim's funeral. "Jim's death was a shock; if he
wasn't the youngest member of our class, he was close to it.
My understanding is that he had a 'silent' heart attack some
time in the past and that once his doctors told him what had
occurred he put himself on a healthful regimen — no more
cigarettes, a strict diet, and regular swims at the
Wallingford YMCA. It was odd that I even knew him. I never
met him while at Yale (he was a "townie" who lived at home),
but 30-odd years later, after moving to Northford, I found
myself on a church committee with his daughter, who then was
attending Yale Divinity School. In time I learned who her
father was and, mirabile dictu, he and I discovered
we were both Yalies and in '57." Jim was a civil engineer,
associated most recently with Close, Jensen and Miller of
Wethersfield. He is survived by his wife Priscilla of 46
Hillside View Road, Northford, and three children.
Remember the annual midwinter gathering February 27 at
the home of Peter and Ruth Fritzsche, with a
hockey game to follow. As of this writing in December, there
will be an afternoon lecture by one of Yale's finest on a
subject to be announced.
Finally, mark your calendars: annual class dinner, Yale
Club of New York City, Thursday, March 21. Featured speaker:
Vernon Loucks, former senior fellow of the Yale
Corporation and present CEO of Baxter International.
Sandy Clark will have had the first few mailings in
your hands by the time you read this. Last year's turnout
was terrific. Let's build some momentum as we approach our
40th Reunion in 1997!
—Bernard M. Kosto
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