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Both Lon Cross and I hit the phones this month, connecting with a few of our classmates. First from Lon: As an undergrad, Jim Bach went by the last name Butzbach; however, his wife, Sharon, insisted on shortening the name before agreeing to marry Jim—tough negotiator. Jim has practiced law at his own law office off lower Market Street in San Francisco since 1990. His practice focuses primarily on supporting the immigration needs of small to mid-sized information technology firms in the Bay Area. Jim and Sharon have three children.

From the Left Coast to Bernieland, Judy Geer continues to take an active part in the day-to-day operations of Concept2 (www.Concept2.com). Another venture, in which Judy is actively involved, is the Craftsbury Outdoor Center (www.craftsbury. com), which provides facilities and training programs for rowers, Nordic skiers and runners who compete at the national and international level. Their children, Hannah ’09, Th’10, Emily ’11 and Ethan ’13, Th’15, are all competitive biathletes and Hannah is currently a member of the U.S. team. Judy has clearly redefined “ski mom.”

Lon enjoyed lunch with Mark Myers, who is a past-commodore of the Annapolis Yacht Club, where he was the chief executive of one of the oldest and most established yacht clubs in the country. Among Mark’s many sailing accomplishments was a transatlantic voyage aboard a 51-footer with a crew of five—not bad for a guy from Missouri! Aside from devoting much of his free time to sailing, Mark assists various corporate clients with the acquisition of important art pieces. Mark and his wife, Melissa, have two daughters who are gainfully employed.

Tom Wood retired from Goldman Sachs in Chicago in 2010. Tom has kept Parkinson’s under control with excellent medications and determination. He still skates, has taken up cycling and is an avid golfer. In the past couple of years Tom has taken to devoting three days a week to tutoring reading to first-graders in inner-city Chicago. Finally, Tom has played 20 of the U.S. Open golf courses on his way to conquering all 47. Yikes!

I also caught up with Bill Cahill, who many of you know had a serious health scare last year. He and his family worked through it together and Bill sounded great when I spoke with him. His political sanity is truly being tested this year as well. For a guy who has seen virtually every type of political battle from the inside, I think even he is amazed by 2016. Keep the faith, Billy!

In a surprise appearance, I spoke with John Pittinger, who lives outside of Boston and has enjoyed a successful career as a CFO for telecommunications companies. He has also been married to the same woman for nearly as long as I have and has the two 30-something children to prove it. He is still good pals with Ken Bohlin, who he sees pretty regularly.

That’s a wrap.

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