1971
Among this month's news is word that Rich and Pat Granfield recently returned to the United States after spending two years in Paris, where Rich was associated with the Paris office of Shearman and Sterling. Pat writes: "During our stay, we enjoyed the good fellowship of the Dartmouth Club of France. Now, back to reality, we have settled in Ridgewood, N.J., and, at this writing, are awaiting the arrival of a new member of our family who will join daughter Erin, four years old. Rich is back at the S & S Wall Street office and is looking forward with great anticipation to the reunion."
Tony Owens writes: "The class has now taken over plurality and leadership of the Maine Alumni Club. Greg Boyt and Ken(Chico) Davidson will be president and vice president and I will be treasurer. We're also the largest single class at the monthly meetings. I've found a position in emergency medicine closer to my home (I used to commute 40 miles to Lewiston) but expect to start my career in commercial fishing this spring with the launching of my sail-powered longliner, BethAlison." Tony also reports that Tom Carey is recently married, Bill Brooks is planning a summer wedding, and Tony O. is looking forward to the reunion.
Tom Demarco and wife Anne are living in Louisville, Ky., where Tom is in his second year of his urology specialty with a year and a half to go before he goes into private practice. Tom and Anne are expecting their first child this month.
John Short has now been with Citibank, N.A., for five years in New York City, Ecuador, and, most recently, in Valencia, Venezuela. John and wife Ethel are back in the United States for the birth of their second child. Their son Sam, now 14 months old, was at last writing expecting a little brother. John reports: "Although we'll probably get a girl, we're all lobbying for a boy. Time will tell" and, by now, it has. How about an update, John?
Tim Nelson has been promoted to corporate manager of business analysis at Medtronic, Inc., where he has responsibility for analyzing financial performance and various financial opportunities, issues, and risks. Tim was previously senior financial analyst for Medtronic's cardiovascular operations. Medtronic, based in Minneapolis, is the world's largest manufacturer of heart pacemaker systems and instrumentation. Its other businesses include nuclear imaging, neurological devices, patient monitoring and follow-up services, and prosthetic heart valves.
Cliff Borofsky is working on his master's in international relations and expects to finish this fall. His wife Paige has her time filled with teaching basic skills (reading, writing, and communication) for Army soldiers. Both are busy with their new baby, Parker Rockett Borofsky.
Mark Nibbelink just recently returned from New Guinea and is working in Austin, Tex., in the oil and gas industry.
Finally, Jim Rooks was appointed last month as director of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America education department. He'll be responsible for the association's continuing legal-education programs in 18 cities each year, a series of weeklong intensive advocacy colleges, publication of books and manuscripts, and production of audio and video cassettes. Jim, who lives in Bethesda, Md., is a member of the Massachusetts and District of Columbia bars, worked previously for A.T.I.A. both as assistant editor and editor of the A.T.L.A. Law Reporter, a digest of criminal and tort law, worked as an associate with the Washington law firm of Speiser, Krause and Madole, and most recently was engaged in independent law practice there. A.T.L.A. is the largest trial bar organization in the United States with more than 44,000 members in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Final nominations for the class executive committee, from which the class officers will be selected, should be sent to Tom Price at 35 E. 93rd St., Apt. 24B, New York, N.Y. 10028.
Don't forget to make your plans now to join us at the tenth —June 19th, 20th, and 21st. See you then!
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