Author: Harry Wise

  • “Blue Notes” Reunion Musicians Reunite

    ByHarry Wise

    “The Blue Notes,” a pop-up musical group of classmates that entertained at the class dinner at the 55th reunion had their own mini-reunion on a Saturday in March. Planning began last fall, spearheaded by the indefatigable Eliot Norman. 

    If you click through and look at the full article, you’ll see pictures of the event, video recordings of some of the music we played, the full set list, and observations and reports from Eliot Norman, Tom Guterbock, Jay Castelli, Mat Kastner, John Adams, Norm Zamcheck, Dick Williams, Terry Benson and me.

  • Edward Francis Mitchell, III, December 21, 2020 [updated]

    ByHarry Wise

    On December 21, 2020, Ed Mitchell, who began his Yale career with our class, passed away at his home in San Francisco, after a long battle with liver cancer.  He died peacefully in his bed, set up with a view out his bay window to a distant Golden Gate Bridge, as his longtime partner, Alan Montelibano, held his hand, breaking the hearts, it seems, of every person who ever knew him. During the weeks of…

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    Harry H. Wise III – 50th Reunion Essay

    ByHarry Wise

    Harry H. Wise III 34 Birchwood Lane Hartsdale, NY 10530 hwiselaw@aol.com (914) 413-2382 Partner: Peggy Twohig Education: Boston College Law School, JD 1975 Career: journalist, local paper and AP, 1970–1972, lawyer, 1975-present Avocations: trumpet, squash, tennis, golf College: Davenport In general, my fondest recollection of Yale is of the guys in Davenport whom I knew. A few are still friends, and a couple still good friends. Recollections of academic things are vaguer. My declared potential…

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    Banner Bio – Harry Wise

    ByHarry Wise

    HARRY HANNON WISE, III. Born June 29, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, son of Harry Hannon Wise, Jr. and Grace Vivian Picton Wise. Attended Woodlands High School, Greenburg, New York, and Ardsley High School, Ardsley, New York. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. American Studies major; Dean’s List, 1965-66 (fall term). Resident: Davenport. Dramat, 1965-66; Yale Marching Band, 1965-67; Yale Concert Band, 1965-67; Yale Symphony Orchestra, 1966-67. Roommates: Mark Klein, Edward Mitchell (’71), Christopher Thomas. Future study:…