1976

Nick Aponte and family have left the suburban wilds of Connecticut and moved to Washington, D.C. All are doing well while Nick is doing good in his new job. As vice president of the National Cooperative bank, Nick finances affordable retirement housing for the elderly. He passes on this cheerful thought: "we'll all be there sooner or later!" Nick and Shelley's two children, Nicholas and Lindsey, are approaching the teenage years—which will speed up the parental aging process. Any classmates in D.C. or passing through are invited to call Nick at (202) 336-7682.

More geriatric news. Jan Sorice reports from Norwich that '76ers in the Hanover area are suffering through a series of embarrassing 40th birthday parties. She mentioned Sean Gorman and Peter Gilbert as two victims, but refused to divulge any details for publication. Jan herself was given a surprise 40th party with the help of friends from her years in Alaska. The Juneau crew sent a scrapbook of Jan's Arctic adventures—including out-of-focus photos taken by your class secretary during a kayak trip in the Brooks Range. Unreliable rumor has it that Rick Berryman threw a 40th party for himself and several hundred close friends in a White River Junction strip joint. The usual suspects were taken into custody, but Rick escaped across the state line and home to West Lebanon. So much for the "family man" image Mr. B. has been so assiduously cultivating all these years.

Surely the rest of us aren't as old as those codgers. For one, Gordie Nye is still 39 and was appointed CEO of Voit Sports. Gordie is making "distressed-leather footballs" in Rochester, N.Y. These footballs "look like they have been run over by a truck." Gordie markets them as fashion statements for over-the- hill jocks—"a translation of stonewashed jeans and bomber jackets into the sporting ball market." Gordie, how do you throw a football that's been run over by a truck?

Gordie needs to get together with DavidGraulich, whose voice you may have heard (I have) on National Public Radio's "Marketplace." David's' most recent book is Dial9 to Get Out, a collection of radio commentaries on the quirkier aspects of corporate life. These include airplane guilt syndrome (feeling guilty about not working while flying), but nothing yet about distressed-leather footballs. David and Rebecca live south of San Francisco. David still does Peter Lorre imitations but, the Bay Area being what it is, people pretend not to notice. They think he's vocally challenged.

Judy Yablong called in from the North Chicago Suburban desk. She is in new-product development for the John O. Butler toothbrush company and is raising two sons single-handedly. Judy reports that Betsy Rumely Vissar is living in Winnetka and doing a fine job" as president of the Chicago Dartmouth Club, and that Gary Slack is playing a lot of tennis. Gary and spouse Andrea ran their own consulting and marketing business (distressed tennis balls, anyone?). Judy sees FredWall now and again at the train station. Fred is working as an investment banker at First Boston.

And, last but not least, President JerryDaly announced that the class of '76 has "adopted" the College's treasurer, Lyn Hutton. Our newest classmate is a C.P.A. and a C.F.A., has an M.B.A. from USC, was CFO at AMC, and is a member of FAF, ICFA, and the LASFA. Jerry invited Lyn to our October 15 mini-reunion—to find out what this alphabet soup means, come to the tailgate party and ask her. In the meantime, keep those

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Gordie Nye is making "distressed-leather footballs" in Rochester, N.Y. DICK MONKMAN 76