1977
No dallying here. Word has arrived in Minneapolis.
The medical corps of our class continues to keep us informed. Gary Griffin is doing his residency in radiology at the U. of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Griff and his wife Janis just bought a house and a puppy. George Andreae is also in Charlottesville, working on his second year of internal medicine training. Stephen Montgomery is finishing up medical school at B.U. His other news: "No marriage, no kids, no firm plans for next year. Will go into radiology with a career in ultrasonography somewhere." He lives in Brookline with Steve Lefkowitz. Steve's plans are equally fluid, as he is honing his culinary skills in a French restaurant in Cambridge and spending time on his new wine cellar.
Jeff Gilbertson has slipped, out of the Twin Cities to reappear in Salt Lake City. "I'm doing a residency in surgery, dodging Mormons, and waiting for the snow to fly." Jeff mentioned that Ro Griggs and Dave Haraway are also in the area. Former fire-baller Carl Hanson is now sunning in North Hollywood, Calif., and working on his ophthalmology residency.
On another front, the number of potential Big Greeners is growing. From Doug Cogswell in Boston: "We're proud to announce the birth of Daniel Aaron on August 10. He's a bundle of energy and should be ready for the slopes this winter." Last May Lee Disharoon Tolzmann and her husband David '76 became the proud parents of Gregory David. In August, Ellen Hamilton Fries gave birth to Hannah Elizabeth. Finally, the green beer was flowing on St. Patrick's Day this year when tenpound, seven-ounce Brian Gerard Shaul appeared on the scene. Mary, Phil and Brian Shaul live in Cincinnati. Imagine, the class entering in 2001 . . .
Janet Kluczynski writes: "Got together with Ken Joiner in N.Y.C. for dinner and theater ... I ran into Al Gordon in Chicago two days later. He sure looks great for a guy about to get married." Al? Janet was in Chicago for Debbie Lissner's wedding. As of November 1, Janet can be found in Huntington Valley, Pa.
Walker Foard, remembered among other things for his stirring renditions of "Back in the U.S.S.R." in Leningrad during the summer of 1975, is still warbling in Washington, D.C. Walker is a manager of a D.C.-based recording studio and plays along with Tom Specht in a four-piece band. Besides pining away for the granite of New Hampshire, Tom is engaged to Kathy Quale. Also alive and well in that area is Joanette Walker. Joanette was promoted last March to senior retail sales rep for Digital Equipment and she lives in Columbia, Md.
Kevin Carlie writes that he received his M.B.A. from N.Y.U. and with his wife Robin bought a house in St. Louis. He and brother Mark Carlie work as C.P.A.'s for the same large accounting firm. Kevin is in management advisory services and Mark is in the tax department. Kevin recently saw Eric Nelson frolicking at Stamford. All who pass through "Bud" town are welcome to call the Carlies.
George Eger and his wife, MJ '79, are living and loving life in Houston. "Summer is the pits. It's so humid you don't know whether to breathe the air or drink it. And speed bumps count as hills." George endures by working for Shell Oil.
From Turkish Cyprus we hear that Bulent Shemi has been running five miles a day with a full pack while serving his 14-month army tour of duty. By this writing Bulent should be stateside and living in Boston.
Paul Gigot, deposed newsletter editor, whose critics had him effectively exiled to Hong Kong, has written of the rigors of finding affordable living quarters. For $1,200 (U.S.) a month one can have a small flat, sans water heater and refrigerator. Paul, have you considered a rickshaw? Mr. Gigot also has the distinction of having been counted in the official census of the People's Republic of China. What does it feel like to be one among one billionplus? See you at the tenth, Paul.
From Beantown, Fredrika Pierson Clement writes: "Labor Day weekend, Waldo and I along with Gary and Julie Schillhammer canoed the wild "Lower Yough" in Ohio Pyle, Pa. Exciting trip, great water, and no spills. Had a great time and hope to do more and better rivers this year."
Among those folks benefiting from the enormous defense budget is Mark Adams. Mark is working at Fort Belvoir, Va., as an operations research analyst in the U.S. Army's Countermine Warfare Lab. He admits to becoming quite involved in the military-industrial complex and plans to be commissioned in the Army Reserve soon.
An informal survey shows that we have not all settled into lifelong careers. The fifth-year itch has begun to appear. Sam Hoar and his wife Eve '79 have maneuvered back to Boston after two years in Palo Alto. While there, they saw a lot of Tom and Gina Russo. If my memory serves me correctly, and there are some things that even the Russian national drink cannot erase, Gina was a pretty fair summer of '75 Leningrad vocalist in her own right. But, back to Sam. Sam is now engrossed in his first year of law at B.U. And he is enjoying it. Also plunging into the first year of the art of suing at B.U. is Kevin Young. There is indeed life after football. One more soul embarking upon this route is David Jones. This fall he started at the U. of Chicago.
Finally, Don Wiviott had enough of the working world and enrolled at an institution in Cambridge. Don says that "there's no B.S. like H. B.S." He claims there are so many Dartmouth alums there presently that they are reactivating the Dartmouth Club of H.B.S. Enjoy it while you can, Wiv, this reprieve only lasts two years.
Season's Greetings.
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