1974

Fall has arrived, bringing with it crisp fall days, falling leaves, birds migrating, and another column for the class. News has been trickling in since early May, so that with a bit of luck, there will be enough until my regular sources remember to drop a line.

Bob Bluestein sent a copy of a wedding invitation, announcing the July marriage of Dave Highmark to Allison Holland. I saw Bob in Boston during an early July heatwave, an evening that included a memorable visit to several of B-Town's finer drinking places, followed by the truly unique experience of fighting our way through a traffic jam in Chinatown and the "zone" with Bob at the wheel sometime around 2:00 a.m. Bob, I still wonder about those late yellow lights that you call "Boston green." Last word from Bob is that he is planning to journey to Egypt (actually, there is another story about Bluestein and the hieroglyphics, but it is scarcely suitable for inclusion in a family publication).

Word received from Ralph Benejam in Chicago says that he began a residency in general surgery at the University of Illinois Metropolitan Group Hospitals in July. An announcement from the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine tells of Steve Sundberg, who has begun graduate medical training in orthopedics. Steve received his M.D. degree from the University of Minnesota.

A clipping from the Maine Sunday Telegram brings news of the marriage of Steve Whiting and Patrice Quinn. Steve is an attorney with the Portland, Maine, firm of Hewes, Culley, Feehan & Beals, and Patrice is a registered nurse at Mercy Hospital. Other '74s on hand for the ceremony were Jeff Stewart and JimGardner.

News of Michael Brayton, part of a news release from his employer, Connecticut General Insurance, includes his appointment as director of administrative services at Connecticut General Equity Sales Company, C.G.'s broker-dealer affiliate. Mike has been with the Connecticut General company since 1975, and has enjoyed a string of promotions with Connecticut General Equity.

Rick Ranger was featured in an A.R.C.O,. publication "A look at 1979: 25 people who made things happen." Rick, a landman with Anaconda Copper Co., wrote a letter published in the Arco Spark criticizing A.R.C.O. President Thornton Bradshaw's support of Carter Administration energy proposals, especially the windfall profits tax. Rick, who was involved in Oklahoma politics prior to being transferred to Denver, plans to become involved in Colorado. His plans do not, however, include running for office. Instead, Rick says he'd "rather contribute to the political process by writing and advising and helping people form ideas..."

Jim and Barbara Lay were among many classmates I had the pleasure of talking to during the Alumni Fund telethon in New York. They are the proud parents of Christopher James, born June 5. Jim is working for Union Carbide, where his current project involves development of cheaper solar cells. TomSchaberg is running a sporting goods company which is the exclusive importer and wholesaler of Adidas shoes in a 19-state area. Tom, now a married man, took an M.B.A. degree at the University of Chicago.

John Ward consented to an interview during the telethon. He is a pension and probate lawyer in Washington, D.C., and claims to be leading "a happy, quiet, contented life away from the glare of alumni news." John, I'll be talking to you again!

Buck Becker is in steel trading for Dominion Foundries, the second-largest mill in Canada. John Bowman is in Boston in real-estate development, rehabilitating older industrial buildings. Before taking the job in Boston, John worked in Nigeria for a year, doing essentially the same type of work. Jack "Oly" Huisman is working in New York City for Citibank in funds transfer.

George Carr is employed as an architect by Dagit/Saylor, a medium-sized Philadelphia firm. George took a graduate degree in architecture at the University of Virginia. He is also the proud father of one daughter. GarrettLong is living in Princeton, N.J., where he is a computer specialist on the technical staff at R.C.A. Labs' David Sarnoff Research Center. Jim and Nancy Miller are also on the list of new parents. Their daughter, Caroline Fleetwood, was born September 28, 1979. Jim works as a lawyer for the Justice Department, tax division, where he occasionally sees Chris Nicholson who works in the civil division.

Steve Dietz called to say that the class gave a really superlative performance in winning our Green Derby in the 1980 Alumni Fund. All told, over $22,000 was raised versus a goal of $17,000 (setting a "years-out" record), plus over $4,000 in Challenge 66 funds. Participation, while short of our 65 per cent goal, was better than 57 per cent, the best in our Green Derby grouping. That's the last I will write on the Fund until spring, except to express thanks to all of those who gave and all of those who worked.

Finally, I would draw attention to my new address at the top of this column and offer an apology to the class. If this column seems any more disjointed than usual, it is probably the result of scrambling to fish notes, indecipherably scribbled three months ago on various odd pieces of paper, from any one of several dozen boxes used in my recent move. If anyone is interested in Super Tailgate two at the Princeton game, drop a line!

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