50th Reunion Essay

James Allen Steffenburg 145 Glen Road New Haven, CT 06511 steffenburgs@comcast.net 203 777 2995 Spouse(s): Gloria Anne Pregano 40 years . June 20 1970 to October 30 2010 (her death) Education: Yale School of Management MPPM 1981 Career: Project Manager, Construction for10 years; Director Management Consulting for 30 years with PriceWaterhouseCoopers Avocations: Service to my Church including soup kitchen support,Parish and Finance Council, Trustee; Lessons and playing in a bluegrass ensemble; Collecting vintage stringed instruments;…

Ben Stein College: Berkeley

Jonathan Stern College: Calhoun

Charles Porter Stevenson College: Calhoun

Charles King Stewart College: Berkeley

John Leslie Stewart College: Pierson

Eric Michael Stiffler Date of Death: 24-Aug-2014 College: Branford (A longer version of this obituary appeared in McDonough Voice and was reprinted on the Class Website.) Dr. Eric M. Stiffler, 67, of Macomb passed away August 24, 2014, at his residence. He was born on January 20, 1947, in Philadelphia, to Harold and Beth Mackey Stiffler. He married Janice Owens on July 23, 1993 in Galena; she survives. Also surviving are his parents, Harold and…

Hubert M. Stiles, Jr. 915 Rolandvue Road Towson, Maryland 21204 herbstiles@aol.com 410-821-4006 (landline), 410-978-8018 (cell) Spouse(s): Constance M. Pohl (1981) Child(ren): Aimee (1976), Francois (1984) Grandchild(ren): Mirah (2008), Molly (2011), Amelia (2013), Malcolm (2015), Hattie (2016) Education: Yale (BS Ad Sci, 1969), NYU (MBA, 1973) Career: Commercial and Investment Banking at JPMorgan NYC (‘69-’88), Portfolio Manager at T. Rowe Price in Baltimore (’88–’01). hedge fund at DDJ Capital in Boston (’01–’02). Avocations: Judo, boxing, tai…

John V. Stone College: Saybrook

William John Stanisich 714 Broderick Street San Francisco, CA 94117 wjstanisich@comcast.net 415-613-0486 Spouse(s): Jim Meyer (37 years) Education: Yale BA ’69 Career: Educator, English and Art, Urban School of San Francisco (28 years); artist and author Avocations: Music, Opera, Dance, Films College: Ezra Stiles I came to Yale from a small boys’ day school in San Francisco that was as homophobic and competitive as Yale. I was an only child of driven parents, particularly my…

John Wyatt Starr Date of Death: 16-Dec-2003 College: Calhoun (John Wyatt Starr passed away in Taipei, Taiwan, of a heart attack. This memorial was submitted by Steve Kovacs ’68 for the 1968 50th Reunion Classbook and was edited by Dan Seiver.) John Starr was a champion runner in high school and ran for Yale as a freshman. He had dashing good looks, an easy manner, great taste in clothes. He was a bursary boy in…

Michael Emery Smith Date of death: 23-Apr-2018 College: Silliman (This memorial appeared in the September 2018 Class Notes.) Michael Emery Smith died at home with his family by his side after a short, but hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Here is what we know: Michael’s career was mostly in commercial banking. Michael was an involved member of his community as part of the MDI Lions Club and served on boards of various local charitable…

Richard Kent Smith 26 Abbott Lane Wilton, Connecticut 06897 richard.kent.smith@gmail.com Spouse(s): Vivien Orbach-Smith (1982) Child(ren): Tahlia (Orbach-Smith) Tartakovsky (1984); Arielle (Orbach-Smith) Tartakovsky (1987); Jacob Orbach-Smith (1991). Grandchild(ren): Margot Rivkah Tartakovsky (2014); Nava Daisy Tartakovsky (2016); Eliezer (“Lazer”) Irving Leva (2017). Education: Yale College, BA (Anthropology), 1975 National Service: VISTA (Volunteers in Service of America), 1967–’68 Career: Principal, W.R.T. Smith Builders, Inc., general contractor in residential, commercial and institutional construction, specializing in historical restorations throughout Fairfield…

T. Lawrence Smith College: Pierson

Theodore P. Snow 511 Eisenhower Dr. Louisville, CO 80027 tsnow@casa.colorado.edu Spouse(s): Constance M. Snow (1969) Child(ren): McGregor A. Snow (1979), Tyler M. Snow (1983), Reilly A. Snow (1985) Grandchild(ren): Parker Snow (2011); Declan Snow (2014) Education: Yale, BA (1969); University of Washington, MS (1970); University of Washington PhD (1973) Career: Research job at Princeton (1973–1977); faculty position at the University of Colorado (1977–2014 [Emeritus 2014 on]). Avocations: Swimming, golf (before my stroke; pun intended) College:…

Aviam Soifer 1589 Alencastre St. Honolulu, HI 96816 soifer@hawaii.edu 808-295-3488 Spouse(s): Marlene Joan Booth (1969) Child(ren): Raphael Moshe Booth Soifer (1981) ,Mira Shulamit Booth Soifer (1985) Education: Yale College, BA, 1969; Yale City Planning Department, Master’s of Urban Studies, 1972; Yale Law School, JD, 1972 National Service: Career: Law clerk, Federal District Court Judge Jon O. Newman, 1972–1973; law teacher, University of Connecticut, 1973-79; Boston University School of Law, 1979–1993; Dean, Boston College Law School,…