1977

There are accomplishments, and then there are noteworthy accomplishments. Edith Ullman is still fighting fires and driving fire engines for the state of California. Last spring she was promoted to permanent (i.e. year-round) fire apparatus engineer and was sent to the California Fire Academy where she was subjected to two months of rigorous training. Lo and behold, Eeds finished first in her class - Basic Fire Control Class #92 - and is only the second woman in academy history to have done so! A nice photo was forwarded, and Eeds, from the Sonoma Ranger Unit, notes that she is the one "in the polyester suit with the clip-on tie and shiny black shoes." Way to go, Eeds.

It wouldn't be right to plunge into the new year without an update on AnthonyRoubik. From Houston Tony writes, "Some have been confused by various pieces of news regarding me of late . . . although I've told the computer that I have a spouse (and in my own mind I certainly do), I have not yet officially gotten married and not therefore forgotten to invite various friends to a wedding, i.e. mine ... I have been engaged for three years now and counting (figure I'll go for the Guinness book) and will get down to business one day, but no date as yet."

It is not every day that we are treated to the nitty-gritty details of a classmate's wedding. Susan L. Ivey and Peter B.Bernhard were married this past summer. The couple have settled in Salt Lake City where Susan is practicing medicine, and Pete is the president of Diversified Suburban Newspapers, Inc. As for the nuptial affair, Rob Bagbey understated the threeday party when he called it a "stationary loveboat." C. Brunn Delaney was busy with a host of new friends; Andrew Sherman found himself at odds with the local Sheraton Hotel's management team the night before the wedding; and one of our illustrious newsletter editors (the lesser half of the team), Jeffrey P. McKee, might top Cosmopolitan's list of the top 10 best-dressed men for his attire at the rehearsal dinner. According to Pete, everyone had a wonderful time, and he noted, "As for me, I handled the entire affair with all the decorum befitting a Phi Delt U.D."

Suzanne Cloutier and William Gentes were married last November in Lewiston, Maine. Suzanne is a training supervisor at Lotus Development Corporation in Cambridge while Bill works as the controller of Semline, Inc., in Braintree. Eric Witte, recently noted in this column when his sailboat capsized in the North Atlantic, and Helena Sias tied the knot last December in Westport, Conn. Eric is the president and founder of Dynamic Design, Inc., a consumer product developer in Westport, while Helena is an institutional salesperson for Paine Weber Real Estate Securities in New York.

Jim Lloyd, writing from Central Park West, states that he and his wife had their first child, Margaret Howard, last June and that "she seems to be thriving amidst the urban cacophony." Jim also noted that Christopher, the firstborn of Larry and Jean-Marie Appel, arrived on the scene last May.

From Charlottesville, Va., M. Alexander Colvin writes, "After a few months back at Dartmouth, I've reverted to the University of Virginia, where I am learning Sanskrit, Uechi-Ryu, and computer typesetting. I'm gearing up for the third degree in 'Computer Science.' "

Jeff Gilbertson is in his fourth year of a general surgery residency at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He managed to get together for a week of canoeing in Canada with Tom Blueher last September.

I am sorry to conclude this column with the news of Kevin M. Curley's death last December after a long struggle with bone cancer. An obituary will follow in this or a subsequent issue of this magazine. The class extends its deepest sympathy to Kevin's family.

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