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Among this month's news items is word that Gary Partenheimer wed Sarah Hoffman on July 15. The couple was married in the chapel of the Episcopal Divinity School, of which Gary is a graduate. Sarah, an alumna of the Northfield- Mount Hermon School in Northfield, Mass., where Gary teaches religious studies, attended William Smith College and is continuing her studies at the University of Massachusetts.

John Marshall and Jan Eastman were married on May 20 in Swanton, Vt. Jan, a graduate of the University of Vermont, received her law degree last year from Northwestern University School of Law in Boston. Both she and John, who received his law degree from Yale, are practicing attorneys with the law firm of Downs, Rachlin & Martin in St. Johnsbury, Vt.

Eric Danoff married Barbara Madsen of Eureka, Cal., in June. They live in San Francisco, where Eric practices admiralty law with the firm of Graham & James. Barbara is a labor advisor to the Association of General Contractors. One week before their wedding, in celebration of that event, they both ran in the Bay-to- Breakers race, a 7.6-mile run from the San Francisco Bay to the Pacific. Eric says, "We like our cat, our Toyotas, and the San Francisco Bay." So much for all you doubters.

Jamie Vreeland wed Nancy Rose Kaufman, a free-lance dance and theater critic, at St. John- on-the-Mountain Episcopal Church in Bernardsville, N.J. A graduate of the Kent Place School and Kirkland College, Nancy attended Bryn Mawr College and the Yale School of Drama. In addition to her writing career, Nancy also produces radio and television programs on the arts which are broadcast throughout the state of Texas. Jamie, who has conducted field research in Peru and Guatemala and collaborated in projects sponsored by the National Geographic Society, Harvard Univer- sity, the Organization of American States, and the Inter-American Foundation, is working toward his doctoral degree at the University of Texas at Austin.

David Ruml has been elected real estate officer and assistant treasurer of State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, whose headquarters are in Worcester, Mass. David, who received his master's degree in business administration from the Tuck School in 1975, joined State Mutual later that same year and was promoted to the post of real estate analyst in 1976. In 1977, he was advanced to the position of senior real estate analyst.

John Emerson, his wife Patti, and their two kids, Jennifer and Ryan, live in the Nashua, N.H., area, where John has joined the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company. John writes: "I've been 'kidded to death' for eight years in elementary education, but now, with two of my own, I've entered the sales world and am enjoying it. Jenny's a four-year-old ballerina and Ryan's a two-year-old incredible hulk. Quite a challenge between the two of them, but Patti's a devoted (therefore exhausted) mother, and I'm the jumped-on, tackled, hugged and mugged father. We have our moments, believe me, but it's worth it all."

Last July, Carl Soderland began a family practice with Edward Marsh, a long-time pediatrician in Ipswich, Mass. Carl, who specialized in internal medicine, treats mainly adults and the elderly. He received his medical degree from the University of Rochester in New York.

Murry Bowden, his wife Polly, and their son Brandt Cogdell are living in Houston, Tex. Murry writes that he has become involved in the oil and gas business, thus forcing him "into early retirement from the practice of law. Should anyone happen down this way," says Murry, "please contact me. I'm in the phone book."

Finally, at this writing, our own Sarah is four and a half months old. Much to our delight, she keeps both of us very busy. And, with a little bit of luck — and your help — we'll still be able to get the class column out each month. Keep your cards and letters coming. I'll see you next month.

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