1984

I begin this, my penultimate column as secretary, without my usual complaints about the paucity of news and instead tell you that I spoke with Pat Lavery, who caught me up on his life in the five years since his marriage to wife Beth. Pat is working as an engineer for Walbar Metals in Peabody, Mass., where he has been "a bit of a maverick," trying to secure a few patents in areas that are beyond the comprehension of my high-school science brain. Beth is working as a physician's assistant, combining the duties of both doctor and nurse with the work schedule of a newly minted resident. Despite their hectic work schedules, the Laverys have found time for extensive travel, and on the way back from a jaunt to Hawaii they stopped in Los Angeles to see Tom VanZand and wife Vallerie. The VanZands live in Redondo Beach, where Tom works at a jet propulsion lab. Despite minimal training, Tom nearly qualified for the 1992 Olympic trials using his high-jump skills honed on the Dartmouth track team. Pat and Beth also speak to Joanie and Doug Kingsley, who recently bought a house in Wellesley, Mass. The Kingsleys certainly have their hands full with their twin boys and a third child on the way, and it is not surprising to learn that Pat finds it tough to schedule a date with the couple. Doug works for the venture-capital firm of Advent International, where his duties include sitting on the board of a number of small companies that his firm has invested in.

A call to Florida received a southern welcome from Mark Jones, who lives in Coral Springs with wife Kay. He works for Motorola coordinating service strategy for the company's line of portable radio equipment. Kay is an engineer for IBM. In what little spare time he has, Mark trains and competes in as many as ten "sprint" triathlons (roughly a half-mile swim, 12-mile bike ride, and five-kilometer run) per year. Mark began racing professionally last year and has already earned his first paycheck.

Moving back to Boston, I had the chance to speak with Lori Glaser Korn, who actually thanked me for calling. She has been working the last few years as a professional singer and actress, touring extensively with an a cappella group called Where's the Band. (I just got the pun.) Before you start feeling sorry for another poor starving artist, you should understand that Lori and husband Jeffrey Korn, who is both a group member and its producer, secure lots of work doing performances for a number of corporate giants like AT&T and Nynex. She also records radio commercials and works as a jazz singer, including a stint on the Norwegian Cruise Line. While she works hard, Lori feels "very fortunate to have an interesting and varied career." The Korns will not be at reunion because their group will be touring in Estonia. (Not a very original excuse.) Lori speaks with both Enid Jones Ames, a former group member who now lives with husband Michael and their child in Vermont, and AndyColton, who works in New York in the educational division of the Metropolitan Opera. She also reports that Mark Montgomery is living in Hong Kong with his wife of one year, Laura Conti. "According to the last postcard, they were both still looking for job," which should not be too hard given Mark's degree from the Fletcher School and Laura's training as a Chinese scholar.

On an administrative note, anyone interested in serving as a class officer for the sixyeer term beginning in June should call Karen Francis at (615) 221-4268. And so I close, as always . ..

Till next we talk—at Reunion!

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