1979

I You all will be relieved to learn that I received enough news this month to spare you from my usual feeble effort at literary creativity. Just savor the thought: no sardonic observations about Bierman's belt length or Vieth's fortune.

On June 3 Martin Leamon was awarded the U.S. Army's Meritorious Service medal for his performance as chief of Inpatient Psychiatry at the 97th General Hospital in Frankfort, Germany. Martin's achievements included reorganizing the entire inpatient unit, enabling it to provide urgent care to the numerous Persian Gulf armed service members who were evacuated in the aftermath of Desert Storm. He also participated in suicide prevention training programs for U.S. Army trailers in Europe. Unbeknownst to many of us, Martin was twice deployed with the Stress Management Team for the purpose of hostage repatriation, and he participated with distinction in the repatriation of Terry Anderson. And, finally, he was closely involved with the Wiesbaden helicopter crash. Martin graduated from B.U. Medical School and Letterman Army Medical Center in San Francisco. He is married to Susan Carol Palsa, a lawyer, and they have a son, Benjamin, who was born in March. Having left the service in July, Martin is now associated with the Spectrum Medical Group at the El Camino Hospital, Mountain view, Calif.

Also from the West Coast... Mark Horton's architectural firm is proving to be very successful, according to Progressive Architecture, Mark's newest client, the Good Samaritan Foundation and Mission Housing Development Corporation, has offered him a longsought opportunity to move out of the office-tower field and into the design of medium-scale, program-oriented institutional projects that have a far more significant impact on the lives of individuals. The project a family resource center in San Francisco's Mission District is scheduled for completion in 1995 and will include 20 housing units for lowincome families and a resource center where day-care, family-planning services, employment counseling, and English classes will be available to Good Samaritan and neighborhood residents.

Walter Elliott has also opted for a more autonomous professional life; in June, he left his large law firm in Atlanta and returned to his home town of Valdosta to join the firm his father founded. A 1982 graduate of UVA Law, Walter specialized in commercial litigation and co-authored a handbook on appellate procedure in the Georgia Supreme Court. Walter, his wife, Laura, and their sons Will and John are looking forward to returning to a more local practice that is an integral part of a small community.

Peter and Allison Rockefeller have announced the birth of their daughter, Hall Whipple on July 8. Peter is an investment banker at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. With the addition of Hallie, the family (including two-and-a half year old Will) has moved to a new apartment on East 57th.

108 St. Dunstan's Road, Baltimore, MD 21212

Martin Leamon was twice deployed with the army's Stress Management Team for the purpose of hostage repatriation. TOM O'NEIL