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Geoffrey Allen Anderson – 50th Reunion Essay

Geoffrey Allen Anderson 950 N Michigan Ave, Apt 4106 Chicago, IL 60611 profhill@comcast.net 312-337-4532 Education: Yale BA 1969, Columbia Law School JD 1972 Career: Law firms Isham, Lincoln & Beale, Reuben & Proctor; Tribune Company Deputy General Counsel, Chicago Cubs General Counsel, 1972–1992 Avocations: Classical Music, Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, Remy Bumppo Theatre Co. Chicago

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Clifton Leon Anderson – 50th Reunion Essay

Clifton Leon Anderson 251 Lavender Ln. Patterson, CA 95363 ClifAnd@aol.com 408-205-0060 Spouse(s): Chantha Child(ren): Safyre, Zenon, Fiara, Raya, Myana Grandchild(ren): Education: Yale BS, U Michigan PhD, U Missouri JD National Service: Career: Patent Lawyer Avocations: Videoing, Computer Music College: Morse After graduating from Yale with a B.S. in math with a minor in physics, I…

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Jim Amoss – 50th Reunion Essay

Jim Amoss 2700 Esplanade Ave. New Orleans, LA 70119 jimamoss3@gmail.com 504-473-6656 Spouse(s): Nancy Monroe (1975 – ) Child(ren): Adam (1981); Sophie (1985). Grandchild(ren): Luke (2014); Savannah (2016). Education: Yale BA magna cum laude; Oxford University, Rhodes Scholarship (1969-70). National Service: Conscientious objector, alternative service as an orderly at Boston City Hospital (1970-72). Career: Journalist, beginning…

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Karl Ameriks – 50th Reunion Essay

Karl Ameriks 18945 Apache Dr. South Bend, IN 46637 karl.p.ameriks.2@nd.edu Spouse(s): Geraldine (Benjamin) Ameriks (1970 –  ) Child(ren): Michael (1974); Kevin (1978) Grandchild(ren): Nolan (2009); Jack (2015); Maude (2015) Education: Yale BA (1969); Ph. D. (1973) Career: McMahon-Hank Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame (emeritus) College: Branford Looking back: Not too much change can be OK….

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John Copley Alter – 50th Reunion Essay

John Copley Alter 2820 Allspice Road Port Republic, Maryland 20676 johncopleyalter@gmail.com 203-446-1059 Spouse(s): Bett Worcester Alter (1985 – ) Child(ren): Aaron Moses Alter, (1986, Yale ‘09); Emily Beach Alter (1988); Thomasin Malone Alter (1991) Education: Yale University, BA (1969); Yale Divinity School (incomplete) National Service: Conscientious Objector Career: Educator, 50 years Avocations: Poetry. Basketball (the…

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William Allen Alper – 50th Reunion Essay

William Allen Alper 112 Inverness Drive Kendall Park, NJ 08824 w.alper@gmail.com 914-715-1987 Spouse(s): Barbara Black (1976-1991); Kathleen S. Lynn (1995-date) Child(ren): Daniel Black Alper (1981); Benjamin Black Alper (1984) Grandchild(ren): Jackson William Alper (2013); John Patrick Alper (2014); Elizabeth Viola Alper (2016) Education: Yale University, BA (1969); Columbia University, JD (1973) National Service: Army National…

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Frederick Warner (Derry) Allen – 50th Reunion Essay

Frederick Warner (Derry) Allen 3807 48th St., NW Washington, DC 20016 derryallen@aol.com 202-905-5991 Spouse(s): Margaret A. Weekes (1978) Child(ren): Abigail Allen, Nathaniel Allen, Eloise Russo (niece) Grandchild(ren): Theodore, Phoebe Education: Yale, BA, 1969; Harvard Business School, MBA, 1973 Career: I served in several agencies of the Federal Government, including the last 37 years at the…

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Dale Allen – 50th Reunion Essay

Dale Allen 4771 NE Going St. Portland, OR, OR 97218 dmallen174@gmail.com 503-317-2715 Spouse(s): Wendy Erickson (1970-1980); Suzanne Millies (1986 – ) Child(ren): Risa Allen (1986) Grandchild(ren): None yet. Fingers crossed. Education: Loyola Maryland M.Ed. (1999) Career: Teacher, carpenter, remodeling contractor; Voc Ed coordinator, Portland YouthBuilders Avocations: Yoga, meditation, birding, hiking, climate action College: Timothy Dwight…

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Paul G. Abrams – 50th Reunion Essay

Paul G. Abrams 2125 1st Avenue, #1501 Seattle, WA 98121 pabrams2001@gmail.com 206-310-6685 Spouse(s): Marguerite Lindstrom Johnstone, Yale M.Phil. (1977- 1999) Education: Yale School of Medicine, MD, 1976. Yale Law School, JD, 1976 Career: Oncology Research, NCI; CEO/Chair/Executive Director of 3 Biotechs, 1 Med Device Company (1985 – ) Avocations: Travel, Film, Scuba, Politics, Human Rights…

DOING THE MATH

DOING THE MATH

Reading through the bios in the class book alphabetically, I was stunned by more than a few revelations.  One that really brought me up short came near the end, at V, namely Hal Valeché, who dropped this bomb:  “The conceit that ‘I’m not not old’ goes straight out the window when you sit down to…