50th Reunion Essay

Stewart L. Palmer 333 East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022 stewart@stewartpalmer.com 212-249-4600 Spouse(s): Priscilla Coker (2012) Education: Yale University, BA, 2014 National Service: DP2, US Navy, ’67–’71 Career: Principal Programmer, Sperry Univac (St. Paul, MN) 1971–1978; 33 years at IBM finishing as Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM Research in 2012; Undergraduate History major, Yale College, 2012–2014; Four years Senior Software Engineer at Bloomberg, L.P. Current status: Happily working. Avocations: Competitive sailing, sailboat race…

Joel Leigh Peterson Date of Death: 7-Apr-2018 College: Pierson (This newspaper memorial was submitted by his wife Patricia.) Joel Peterson, longtime member of Olivet, died at Our Lady of Peace Hospice four months after his cancer diagnosis. Joel taught philosophy and religion for over 30 years at North Hennepin Community College, and also worked several years in curriculum development at the MnSCU system office. He enjoyed working collaboratively with colleagues across the curriculum. Family activities…

Mainert J. Peterson College: Silliman

Ross King Peterson, MD 73 Sheffield Road Newtonville, MA 02460 rosspetersonmd@gmail.com 978-369-0101 Spouse(s): Joan Clayton Muller (1975–2017) Child(ren): Ned King Peterson (1976); Clayton Ross Peterson (1979) Grandchild(ren): Keira Peterson (2012); Hugh Peterson (2015); Tristan Peterson (2017) Education: Tufts Medical School, MD, 1973. Residency in Adult and Child Psychiatry 91973–1978) Career: Assistent Professer of Psychiatry Tufts Dept of Psychiatry; consultant to Concord Academy, Middlesex School and Groton school College: Calhoun (Hopper) Yale was a life-changing experience…

Ross Allen Petitjean College: Silliman

Charles John Petre Date of Death: 30-Mar-1994 College: Silliman (Charlie (Pete) Petre died March 30, 1994 shortly after writing an essay for the 25th Reunion Classbook. This is a shorter version of that essay, which can be found on the Class Website.) The twenty-five years since graduation have been spent seeking out and responding to challenges, mostly business and career challenges, but lately, with three teenage boys, the challenges have turned more toward family issues—guiding…

William E. Patton College: Timothy Dwight

Harry Charles Payne Date of Death: 7-Jan-2008 College: Trumbull (This memorial appeared in the May/June 2008 issue of the Class Notes.) Hank Payne died in January 2008. Hank received his BA and MA in 1969 and his PhD from Yale in 1973. He was married to Deborah Laipson shortly after graduation. Hank began as an assistant professor of history at Colgate in 1973, became provost at Haverford College in 1985, president of Hamilton College in…

David Edward Peach 12741 Birch Road Anchorage, AK 99516 dpeach@mac.com 907-345-1464 Spouse(s): Patricia (1973) Child(ren): Dolly Louise, (1976), Charles, (1978), Joseph (1981) Grandchild(ren): Sadie, Eli; Olivia, Eva; Arthur Education: Yale School of Medicine, MD, 1973 Career: internal medicine and gastroenterology, Anchorage, AK College: Davenport Yale has a warm place in my heart. My three kids all went to Princeton. I sat in on one of my daughter’s organic chemistry classes. I was excited and fascinated,…

Charles S. Peck 101 University Blvd #200 Denver, CO 80206 cpeck@cspresource.com 720-236-6801 Spouse(s): Madelon V. Peck (1969-1991); Shawn H. Peck (1992-present) Child(ren): Christopher (1972), Taylor (1976), Stephen (1979), Hayden (1996), Corey (1999) Grandchild(ren): Zach (2009), Logan (2012), Fisher (2010), Crosby (2013) Education: Yale BA 1969, Harvard Grad Business 1974 National Service: US Navy 1969-1972 ; National Parks Foundation Board 2008-14 Career: Walt Disney Co, Treasurer 5 years; Cushman Realty Co., President 15 years; Destination Hotels,…

Ralph Penner College: Pierson

Howard Ozer Date of Death: 6-Apr-2018 School: Timothy Dwight Howard Ozer, former cancer researcher, clinician, professor, and leader at UIC, died April 6, 2018. Ozer, who specialized in treatment of blood cancers, is internationally known for his work on biological therapies for cancer. He made significant developments in research related to blood cell growth factors and cytokines. He also conducted clinical trials in leukemia and lymphoma. Ozer’s leadership role at UIC began in 2010, when…

Robert Michael O’Connell Date of Death: 30-Jun-1983 College: Saybrook

Armen Mark Odabashian Date of Death: 30-Jul-1989 College: Pierson

Odunayo Olagundoye College: Calhoun

John G. O’Leary 31A Grove Street Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 BusinessLessonsFromRock@gmail.com 617-739-9772 Child(ren): Kimberly Fradelis (1973) Grandchild(ren): Brennan Fradelis (1997), Courtney Fradelis (1999) Career: Management consultant for 35 years; working musician for 50 years. Avocations: Music, personal development, alternative medicine, spirituality College: Silliman Looking back a half century, I guess I didn’t wind up where I expected to be. I had dreams of glory as a musician, but the hit records eluded me. I assumed…