1984

1984

REUNION JUNE 14-17

The great class of 1984 will host its 35th reunion June 14-17 in Hanover. The way to really enjoy a reunion is to get involved. Lucky for you, the class officers are currently looking for volunteers! If you’re interested, please email your class secretaries. And you’ve probably done the math and realize it’s too soon for us to celebrate our 3 5th—unless we all slept through 2018 and it’s actually 2019! This June will actually be the 34th year since we graduated, but the College has grouped us together with the ’82s and ’83s. Since it’s an Olympic year, I’m going to throw down a challenge to all the ’84s here: let’s beat those ’82s and ’83s by outnumbering them at reunion! That means everyone must show up! Any great challenge requires some training. And I’m happy to report that some classmates have already started by having small reunion gatherings. Let’s highlight a few of these groups here. Word has it that the ’84 Phi Delts gathered at Jamie Resor’s ranch near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. While I can’t confirm this, I’ve been told by a reputable source (not Eric Grabman) that the following brothers were there: Rich Durante, John Penrose, Paul Bonucchi, Rick Bayless and Ed Tolley.

Derek Chow and Jan Gordon, our illustrious former class secretaries, have also been training for reunion. Since their daughter plays volleyball at Brown, they’re often in Providence. They dined with Dr. Albert Chaker and learned that after 3 0 years in the Navy, he’s relocating from Newport, Rhode Island, to Charlottesville, Virginia, to practice medicine. And Derek visited Dartmouth in October to watch the Dartmouth volleyball team host Brown. While at the match he ran into Stephen Block and his wife, J enny Gabler, with their children in tow. And to be honest, Derek has taken this reunion training in overdrive. Last winter Derek joined his Alpha Chi Alpha brothers for their annual ski trip. The bros went to Park City and Alta, Utah. Doug Burke and Dr. Ilyssa Golding were gracious hosts at their lovely home in Park City for an evening. Those who joined on the trip were Dr. Richard Jelsma from Dallas; Marc Devorsetz from Dallas; Ray Wood from New Jersey; Tom Parker from Boston; and Ricardo Wort, who came down to the lower 48 from Juneau, Alaska. Additionally, Rick Bertasi joined from Weston, Connecticut, having recently returned stateside after nearly 13 years in London. Derek and Jan see Dr. Tom McKay on a regular basis as he and his wife, Erin, come to Boulder, Colorado, from Davenport, Iowa, to visit their son, Will, at the University of Colorado. And in July Derek lunched with Bill Connolly and Scott Sipple in Boston. Scott was recently appointed president of Great-West Investments from his former role as head of Putnam Global Investment Strategies. Your faithful class secretaries do not want to lose the reunion challenge with the ’82s and ’83s. Make your travel plans now! See you in Hanover June 14-17.

—Juliet Aires Giglio, 4915 Bentbrook Drive, Manlius, NY 13104; julietgiglio@gmail.com; Eric Grubman, 2 Fox Den Way, Woodbridge, CT 06525; (203) 710-7933; grubman@sbcglobal.net