50th Reunion Essay

Gary Gene Vujnovich Date of Death: 7-Feb-2008 College: Davenport (This memorial with a remembrance from Bob Horvitz appeared in the May/June 2008 Class Notes.) Gary Vujnovich died on February 7, 2008. Gary graduated from George Washington University Law School after Yale. He is survived by his wife, Jessie Carpenter, and two children. He was devoted to his family and friends. Bob Horvitz writes: I was part of Gary’s rooming group in Davenport. Gary was modest…

Hal R. Valeche 338 Vizcaya Drive Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 halrv@comcast.net 561-346-7769 Spouse(s): Stephanie Valeche (1989–2016) Child(ren): Claire Elizabeth Valeche (1998) Education: Yale BA 1969, The Wharton School MBA 1983 National Service: US Navy 1969–1975 Career: Navy fighter pilot 6 yrs, Investment Banker 10 years, Business Owner 20 years, City Council and County Commission 12 years Avocations: Skiing, biking, scuba, bridge College: Jonathan Edwards What I find most difficult about writing this is acknowledging…

Richard Bell Tucker PO Box 640 Shepherdstown, WV 25443 g_dtucker@yahoo.com 304-876-6086 Spouse(s): Virginia McCullough Tucker (Ginny) (2000) Education: PhD (Mathematics), University of Virginia, 1978 College: Davenport After Yale, it took me about 30 years to settle down. In 1971, I began teaching math at an American high school in Rome. The school was St. Stephen’s, and I loved being in Italy for the next two years, learning the language and taking weekend excursions from time…

David F. Tufaro 216 Edgevale Road Baltimore, Maryland 21210 dtufaro@terranovaventures.com 410-440-1103 Spouse(s): Sharon (1979) Child(ren): Theresa (1980), Jennifer (1983), and Christina (1987) Grandchild(ren): Elizabeth (2013) and Kathyn (2016) Education: University of Pennsylvania, JD and Master of City Planning (1972) National Service: Army Corps of Engineers (1969–1976 Reserves) Career: Attorney at Piper & Marbury (1972–1978); 40 years as real estate developer (founder of Summit Properties (1984–1999), founder and principal of Terra Nova Ventures, LLC (1999–present) Avocations:…

Roy Lenard Turnell College: Jonathan Edwards

Gordon Haines Taylor 3 Deerfield Road Asheville, NC 28803 ghtvt@aol.com 802-356-4954 College: Branford Fifty years? What a wonderful journey it has been. Thanks to Yale for making it possible and thanks to all of you for sharing it with me. After Yale, I earned an MBA degree from Dartmouth in 1971, and spent the next 33 years in finance and investment banking. My first job was with a Connecticut bank, but I soon moved to…

Marshall Mason Taylor 285 Bellefontaine St. Pasadena, California 91105 marshall.taylor@dlapiper.com 626-825-4474 Spouse(s): Judth F. Taylor Child(ren): Bryan D. Taylor(1977), Brendan J. Taylor (1980), Courtney A. Taylor (1982) Grandchild(ren): Malachy (2010), Taliesin (2011), Matilda (2014) and Siobhan (2017), all ftrom Bryan Taylor Education: Yale, BA, 1969, UCLA, JD, 1974 National Service: Technically, US Army. June, 1967- June, 1968 ROTC with 3 days of active duty. Career: 2 years at Irving Trust, Real estate and project finance…

Willford Brent Taylor College: Jonathan Edwards

William Farnham Taylor, MD 5716 West Sugar Creek Rd Charlotte, North Carolina 28269 wtaylor98@ymail.com 704-577-2114 Spouse(s): Sue Asbury (Life partner since 2012) Child(ren): Aurora Taylor (1995); Isabel Taylor (1997) Education: Yale, BA, 1969, Cornell Medical College, MD, 1973, U of Wash (Seattle) Internal Med 1978 Career: ER doctor, 12 years in Tacoma WA, 14 years in Charlotte; Addiction, Pain practice, 10 years counting Avocations: Mountaineering, Aviation, Opera, Duplicate Bridge College: Berkeley Jordan Peterson, psychologist and…

Gregory Bardo Teague College: Berkeley

Richard Tedlow 27863 Black Mountain Road Los Altos Hills, CA Spouse(s): Joyce R. Tedlow, MD (died 2003); Donna M. Staton, MD (2010) College: Morse In my entry for the 25th reunion, I wrote about my marriage to Joyce. We were deeply in love. Joyce died of cancer on October 2, 2003. Words cannot describe this shattering experience, so I will not try. With the help of friends, I established an endowed professorship in Joyce’s name…

Claude Thau 5311 W. 124th Court Overland Park, KS 66209-3245 cthau@targetins.com 913-707-8863 (cell). 913-403-5824 (office) Spouse(s): Tina Thau (1970) Dated her while at Yale Child(ren): Andrew (1978), Suzanne (daughter-in-law), Tracy (1982), Jeremy (son-in-law) Grandchild(ren): Daniel (2011); Mason (2011); Everett (2014) Education: Yale, 1969 National Service: USAR Career: Inner-city school teacher; actuary; long-term care insurance professional Avocations: Micro-loans, environmental issues, education College: Silliman After Yale, I taught in South Central and East Los Angeles. Regrettably, “Death…

Peter Warren Ullman College: Branford

Richard Stanton Umans Date of Death: 11-Feb-1985 College: Timothy Dwight

James H. Unterspan 4130 SW Alice St. Portland, OR 97219-5216 james.unterspan@comcast.net Spouse(s): Diana K. Unterspan (1969) Education: Brown University (1 yr); Yale University, BA 1969; University of Denver College of Law, JD 1975 National Service: Volunteers in Service to America, ’66–’67 Career: Computer Programmer/systems analyst (3 yrs); Law firm (2 yrs), lawyer for Fed. Gov’t (29 yrs) Avocations: tennis, hiking, x-country skiing, canoeing, home improvement, performing arts, duplicate bridge, writing College: Jonathan Edwards

H. Thomas Upton College: Davenport