50th Reunion Essay

James Sleeper jimsleep@aol.com Spouse(s): Seyla Benhabib, (1998–present), Rachel Gorlin, (1988–1996) Child(ren): stepdaughter Laura (1986) Education: Yale BA, Harvard EdD (1977) National Service: Alternative-to-Military Service, 1971–1973 Career: writer, journalist (Newsday, New York Daily News); college instructor (Harvard, Yale, Queens College, New York University) Avocations: Reading and writing about American civic-republican traditions, including old New England. College: Davenport Maybe it was Woolsey Hall’s acoustics, but mostly it was immaturity that kept me from understanding Kingman Brewster when…

Bruce Michael Small 10540 Stoneway Clarence, NY 14031 brucesmall73@gmail.com 716-713-5597 Spouse(s): Teresa Jen Small (1976) Child(ren): Louis (1981), Joseph (1983), Daniel (1991) Education: Yale BS, 1969; Stanford MS, 1971; Albert Einstein College of Medicine MD, 1975 Career: Internist, hematologist, medical administrator and consultant in Western New York. Now blissfully retired! Avocations: I am still a skier, amateur radio operator and amateur musician. I also keep busy traveling and volunteering in the community. College: Berkeley Well!…

Michael Stuart Smernoff 959 Paw Paw Court Tallahassee, Florida 32312 smernoff30@aol.com Spouse(s): Leslie (1971) Child(ren): Jessica (1978) and Megan (1986) Grandchild(ren): Gabriel and Brendan, twins (2015) Education: Rutgers, MBA, 1972 Career: CPA, Haskins and Sells (now Deloitte), Wometco Enterprises Director of Internal Auditing, Tallahassee Democrat, Controller and VP Operations, Tri-Eagle Sales, Director of Finance Avocations: traveling, children and grandchildren, politics and the Boston Red Sox College: Trumbull I suppose I am very much the same…

Dwight H. Smiley College: Ezra Stiles

Alan George Smith College: Jonathan Edwards

Ralph Scott Sando Date of Death: 13-Oct-2007 College: Morse (Jim Schweitzer submitted this memorial to the January/February 2008 Class Notes.) I’m sorry to have to pass on the sad news that our classmate, Ralph Sando, died of cancer in mid-October 2007. Ralph, who was a prominent ophthalmologist in Philadelphia, is survived by his wonderful wife Joyce, whom he met our junior year and married in 1970; three children, all of whom graduated from Yale; and…

Cody D. Shwaiko College: Pierson

Robert Sidenberg College: Calhoun

Jonathan Leon Franklin Silver College: Berkeley

Ira E. Silverstein College: Berkeley

Eric C. Sandberg 17 Pump Street Newcastle, Maine 04553 ecsandberg@gmail.com 207-254-9098 Spouse(s): Sara Lindberg (1970–present) Child(ren): Elin Elizabeth (1981), Emma Kathryn (1983, died 1992 brain stem tumor), Peter Benedict (1986) Education: BA Yale University 1969; PhD Pennsylvania State University 1979 National Service: US Army 1969–1972 Career: Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State, 25 years Avocations: Reading, weaving, singing, fiddling College: Calhoun (Hopper) In many ways, the letter I received from my draft board in…

Wayne Douglas Simmons College: Saybrook

William Douglas Simon College: Berkeley

Jerry Salak 835 Lincoln Place Brooklyn, New York 11216 jerrysalak1947@gmail.com 917-554-3122 Spouse(s): Kathy Salak (1973) Child(ren): Cristina Moore (1974); Michael Salak (1975) Grandchild(ren): Kali Moore (2004); Ella Moore, (2007); Lexi Moore, (2010); Jack Salak, (2016) Education: University of Pittsburgh, Masters, 1973 Career: High school history teacher, 40 years Avocations: Fighting against racism and sexism and for a better world, tennis and photography College: Silliman Fifty years and I’m still fighting the good fight against racism,…

Day R. Shields 155 Hulda Hill Road Wilton, CT 06897-1814 dayrshields@hotmail.com 203-451-0724 Spouse(s): Marguerite Elaine Shields (1974) Child(ren): Samantha J. Shields (1986), Charles D. Shields (1993) Grandchild(ren): Plum C. Severs (2009), Leaf D. Severs (2016) Education: University School, Shaker Hts., OH 1965; Yale College, BA Magna Cum Laude 1969; Yale Law School, JD 1972 Career: Trusts & Estates Attorney: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy (New York, NY) 1972–1979; Holland, Kaufmann & Bartels (Greenwich, CT) 1979-1998;…

Robert A. Shlachter 4431 SW Eleanor Lane Portland, OR 97221 robshlachter@gmail.com 503-887-0495 Spouse(s): Mara Shlachter (1980) Child(ren): David Shlachter (1981), Jenna Shlachter (1985) Grandchild(ren): Sigal Shlachter (2015), Zev Shlachter (2016) Education: Yale College BA 1969; Georgetown Univ. Law Center JD 1974 Career: Clerk, Federal Court of Appeals (1 year); Litigator, Alschuler Grossman & Pines (LA) for 16 years; Litigator, Stoll Berne (Portland, OR) 27 years Avocations: High school and college basketball referee (16 years); high…