Class History: 1969 to 2018
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Class History: 1969 to 2018

[Editors Note:  Originally published on 26 May 2019;  This is fifth in a series of re-published Essays from the 50th Reunion ClassBook.]   Back again, your whilom class historian here reviews our half-century of adulthood by examining the world and American culture at the milestones of our graduation in 1969, the 25th reunion in 1994, and…

Stephen Lord – 50th Reunion Essay
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Stephen Lord – 50th Reunion Essay

When I graduated from Yale with a BS in Physics, I had absolutely no idea what I was going to do after that. Period. Grad school in physics? Not likely, wasn’t smart enough, didn’t want to teach, not a good job market, etc. So, I got a job as an engineer programming a computer to design acoustic lenses using ray tracing. It was not a bad job: congenial co-workers, definite applications to oceanography, and I could easily make use of computer programming …

John Bernard Waldman – 50th Reunion Essay
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John Bernard Waldman – 50th Reunion Essay

John Bernard Waldman 1183 Krumkill Road Slingerlands, NY 12159 drjbwaldman@icloud.com 518-495-2222 Spouse(s): Marjorie (Muffi) Payne Waldman (1969) Child(ren): Aaron Everett (Rett) Waldman (1972), Marjory (Jory) Waldman, 1975 Degrees:Albany Medical College, MD, 1973 Career: Residency in Neurological Surgery, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany Medical College, 1973-1979; Fellowships in Pediatric Neurosurgery at The Hospital for Sick Children,…

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Fred N. Zackon – 50th Reunion Essay

Fred N. Zackon 1 Central Place Newburyport, MA 01950 fredzackon@gmail.com 978-766-0098 Child(ren): Leah (1993), Aaron( 1995) College: Trumbull Often enough it’s all a mash-up to me, so this report is unstoried. I’ve lived for eight years now in the fine seaside town of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Though single, I have armfuls of treasured friendships. I write…

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Richard Lee Zahn – 50th Reunion Essay

Richard Lee Zahn 3357 Brush Creek Road Oklahoma City, OK 73120 rlzahn47@outlook.com 405-818-6793 Spouse(s): Linda Meinig Zahn, (1969) Child(ren): Stephen (1971), Brian (1974), Emily (1978) Grandchild(ren): Regan Zahn (1998), Addie Zahn (2001), Carson Zahn (2003), Campbell Zahn (2005), Peyton Braly (2009), Corbin Braly (2011) Education: Stanford University MBA 1974 National Service: Lt., US Navy ’69–’72…

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Richard W. Zalar Jr., MD – 50th Reunion Essay

Richard W. Zalar Jr., MD 8300 Delmar Boulevard #518 University City, Missouri 63124 Rzalar@aol.com Spouse(s): 1st marriage: (1975–1985). Paula Zuk (1987) Education: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, 1969–1973, MD degree. Los Angeles County; University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Internship/Residency, 1973–1977 Career: Clinical Practice Obstetrics and Gynecology for…

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Alan L. Zaur – 50th Reunion Essay

Alan L. Zaur 128 Trillium Hill Montpelier, Vermont 05602 AlanZaur@comcast.net 802-223-4176 or 802 272-8913 Spouse(s): Karen Berkman Zaur (1969) Child(ren): Isaac Zaur (1977), Nathaniel Zaur (1980) Grandchild(ren): Jean Marie Zaur (2005), Sophie Marie Zaur (2006), Natalie Marie Zaur (2013) Education: Hahnemann Medical College Drexel University, MD 1975 Career: Private practice of adult and adolescent psychiatry…

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Lorenzo A. Wallace – 50th Reunion Essay

Lorenzo A. Wallace PO Box 92093 Atlanta, GA 30314 lorenzowallace@hotmail.com 404-434-9265 Education: Harvard Business School, MBA 1974 Career: Banker, Homebuilder, Accountant Avocations: Theatre, Languages, Tennis, Piano, Rap music College: Calhoun (Hopper) Fifty years after Yale I have returned to my first job. I started at Price Waterhouse as an accountant in June of 1969. From…

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Nathaniel Owen Wallace – 50th Reunion Essay

Nathaniel Owen Wallace 639 Wilson Street NE Orangeburg, SC 29115 nathaniel240@hotmail.com Spouse(s): Janet Lynne Kozachek (1979) Education: College of Charleston, AB 1969; Rutgers University, MA 1975; Rutgers University, PhD 1979. Career: Faculty member in English at South Carolina State University since 1991; promoted to Professor, 2003. Avocations: Photography, music, travel, gardening. College: Jonathan Edwards I…

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Michael Ta Ho Yahng – 50th Reunion Essay

Michael Ta Ho Yahng Flat 7E, Nam Tien Mansion 18C TaikooShing Road Quarry Bay, Hong Kong mikeyahng@yahoo.com Spouse(s): Susan (1973) Child(ren): David, (1987) Education: Harvard MBA, 1975 National Service: US Navy 1970–1973 Career: Banker, Bank Boston 1975–1997, Silicon Valley Bank, 2008–2014 Avocations: tennis, fishing, golf, reading College: Timothy Dwight After graduation, my draft number was…

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John Allan Yarmuth – 50th Reunion Essay

John Allan Yarmuth 5008 Nitta Yuma Drive Harrods Creek, KY 40027 jyarmuth@aol.com 502-905-0060 Spouse(s): Catherine Creedon Yarmuth (1981), Sally Davis (1969–’73) Child(ren): Stanley Aaron Yarmuth (1983) Education: Yale University, 1969, BA Career: US Representative, 12 years; newspaper editor, 16 years; university administrator, 3 years; magazine publisher, 6 years Avocations: Golf, bourbon, basketball, reading College: Ezra…

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Tony Yasinsac – 50th Reunion Essay

Tony Yasinsac Date of Death: 30-Sep-1997 College: Davenport (This memorial was published on the Class website.) Tony was born in Nantucket, but grew up in North Carolina, where he was a good student and a prominent member of his high school football team. A resident of Davenport, he played Freshman football with BD, Calvin, and…

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Roger Hung Tuan Yee – 50th Reunion Essay

Roger Hung Tuan Yee 222 Burns Street Forest Hills, NY 11375 rhtyee@gmail.com 718-544-0939 Spouse(s): Carol Yee (1975) Child(ren): Philip (1980), Eleanor (1986) Education: Yale College, BA (1969), Yale School of Architecture, M.Arch (1972) Career: Architect/draftsman, Philip Johnson & John Burgee; Editor, Architectural Record, House Beautiful, Contract; Marketing Advisor, Cushman & Wakefield; Editor, Visual Profile Books…