1987

I'm afraid I must begin this month with the sad news of the death of Edward Kim. To the best of my knowledge, we have not lost a classmate in nearly 13 years, and I thought I might just end my term as secretary without ever having to write an obituary. Sadly, Ed was killed in a skiing accident in California in February. His obituary appears in the back of this issue, but I also wanted to share with you some thoughts from Aaron Deykin, Ed's freshman roommate: "I remember Ed as a devoted musician who competed in and regularly won piano concerto competitions while at Dartmouth. He was also a fierce competitor athletically who was an accomplished martial artist and participated in freshman lightweight crew; he was perhaps the most tenacious at the foosball table. He had a keen sense of humor, which tempered his serious devotion to his studies. I specifically remember a comedic skit he put on in Collis, which began with a serious piano performance, abruptly transitioned to an impressive numchucks display, and' terminated with the 'accidental' application of this implement to his groin (for effect.)" Thanks, Aaron, for sharing those memories. Our heartfelt sympathies are with Ed's wife, Heather, and his entire family.

In February I heard from Dave Havlick, who lives in Missoula, Montana. Dave has worked for the Wild Rockies Field Institute for the past seven years, teaching field-based academic courses to college students, focused on ecology, natural history and public land issues. The courses primarily take place in the baclccountry of the northern Rockies, Alaska, southern Utah and the Mexico borderlands, including travel by backpacking, kayak and snowshoe. Dave wrote because he had just read in this column about Richard Begay's offer to play tour guide to classmates visiting the Southwest, and he was planning a trip to that area with his students this spring and hoped to take Richard up on that offer. I'm curious to know if that worked out and how it went.. .let us know, guys. Dave has been married for two years, and is finishing a book on public lands and the impacts of roads and motorized recreation. Dave also reports that he was in Florida last December to witness Chris Sulliwan's wedding. Dave writes that Chris "looks more or less like a youth of 20 still, despite his years in med school and beyond." He is an ear, nose and throat specialist in Boston. George Lynch, another physician, made the drive from Greenville, South Carolina, at an average speed of 85 m.p.h. or so, "so he hasn't changed that much since~college, either," writes Dave.

Nancy Davis Lyness wrote to announce the birth of her second daughter, jennifer Rose, in February, joining big sister Katie. It's been a busy year for the Lyness family. They moved to a new home in Wilton, Connecticut, this winter, and Nancy was recently made a partner in her law firm. Somehow, however, Nancy finds the time to keep up with her hobbies, and she managed to get quite a few of her hand-made Christmas ornaments displayed on The Rosie O'Donnell Show last December. Nancys favorite part of that experience was getting to sit in Rosie's chair when the set was empty and talking to her imaginary audience.

Sarah Rosenfield Worley was recently appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Courts Standing Committee on Dispute Resolution. Sarah is responsible for operations and quality standards, and serves as a mediator and arbitrator in civil cases. She is the vice president of Commonwealth Mediation & Conciliation Inc.

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