50th Reunion Essay

Christopher Coxe Brewster College: Saybrook

David Wayne Brezina Date of Death: 17-Jan-1999 College: Trumbull (This memorial is reprinted from the Association of Legal Administrators website.) David W. Brezina served as ALA President from 1996 to 1997. His career in legal administration spanned more than 20 years. In 1996, Dave was involved in a tragic bicycling accident resulting in paralysis and…

Timothy Briney PO Box 129 Old Chatham, New York 12136 brineybriney@yahoo.com Spouse(s): Dallas Briney (1984) Child(ren): Stepdaughter Alexandra Heidinger (1971) Grandchild(ren): Stepgrandchildren Kerr (2001) and Houston (2003) Education: University of Massachusetts MEd (1975) Career: High school teacher and coach, camp counselor (9 years); free-lance writer (3 years); VP NY thoroughbred farm (11 years); financial planner…

Robert A. Brinkley College: Timothy Dwight

Daniel Brinsmade College: Silliman

James Riley Broach College: Branford

Stephen Mark Bookbinder College: Trumbull

Geoffrey Kemp Booth Date of Death: 19-Jan-1997 College: Jonathan Edwards (From the October 1998 Class Notes.) Myron Thompson (chief judge of the United States District Court for Middle District of Alabama, and President Carter’s last judicial appointment), notes sadly the 1997 death in Tiburon, California, of his college roommate, Geoffrey Kemp Booth. Myron writes that…

Donald Ross Bordley College: Berkeley

Michael Frederic Bouscaren College: Silliman

Francis Allard Boyer Date of Death: 3-Dec-1972 College: Trumbull From the Class Notes Archive: Fran was killed in a motorcycle accident in California. Fran had completed two tours of duty in Vietnam with the Marine Corps and had only about 90 days left in the service when he died. From Bruce Plyer: Fran and I…

Edward Raymond Boyle Date of Death: 22-Dec-1999 College: Saybrook Dr. Edward Boyle died in December 1999. His death, and his last years, were shrouded in mystery until we found this 2002 eulogy from the Brooke Army Medical Center (the full report is online): “(Ed) graduated from medical school at State University of New York –…

James Robert Biltekoff College: Saybrook

Barney J. Brawer 16 Beals Street Brookline, MA 2446 barney.brawer@thenationalclassroom.com 617-905-3156 Spouse(s): Kitty Boles (1979) Child(ren): Molly (1982), Henry (1994) Grandchild(ren): Skyy (2013) Education: Ed.M 1977, CAGS 1995 – Harvard Graduate School of Education Career: Urban elementary and high school teacher, public school principal in suburban, rural and urban schools, grades K-8, faculty member, Tufts…

Stephen Bittner 111 Piedmont Road Columbus, OH 43214 sjbitt99@yahoo.com 614-772-4305 Spouse(s): Marcia Playe (1966-2006); Rachel Alexander (2009-present) Child(ren): Darcey, 1973; Jake, 1975 Grandchild(ren): Margot Crawford (2006); Malcolm Crawford (2008); Piper Bittner (2007); Johnny Bittner (2010) Education: University of Chicago School of Medicine, 1973 Career: Pediatrician for 1973-1982; Psychiatrist 1982 to present Avocations: Reading, biking, volunteering…

Michael John Blake Date of Death: 11-Feb-2010 College: Pierson (This memorial is reprinted from the Class Website.) Michael J. Blake, 62, of Wakefield died on Thursday, February 11 at his home. Born in San Pedro, California on June 21, 1947 he was the son of the late Joseph and Frances (Thompson) Blake. Mr. Blake was…