50th Reunion Essay

James Robert Wright, Jr. Date of Death: 20-Jan-2002 College: Calhoun

Lorenzo A. Wallace PO Box 92093 Atlanta, GA 30314 lorenzowallace@hotmail.com 404-434-9265 Education: Harvard Business School, MBA 1974 Career: Banker, Homebuilder, Accountant Avocations: Theatre, Languages, Tennis, Piano, Rap music College: Calhoun (Hopper) Fifty years after Yale I have returned to my first job. I started at Price Waterhouse as an accountant in June of 1969. From there I worked for four banks and four homebuilding companies, was a computer programmer, taught English in Japan at the…

Nathaniel Owen Wallace 639 Wilson Street NE Orangeburg, SC 29115 nathaniel240@hotmail.com Spouse(s): Janet Lynne Kozachek (1979) Education: College of Charleston, AB 1969; Rutgers University, MA 1975; Rutgers University, PhD 1979. Career: Faculty member in English at South Carolina State University since 1991; promoted to Professor, 2003. Avocations: Photography, music, travel, gardening. College: Jonathan Edwards I wandered more than wondered as I crossed High Street, then headed into the courtyard of J.E. Sept. of ’66 it…

Robert Bennett Yahn College: Trumbull

Michael Ta Ho Yahng Flat 7E, Nam Tien Mansion 18C TaikooShing Road Quarry Bay, Hong Kong mikeyahng@yahoo.com Spouse(s): Susan (1973) Child(ren): David, (1987) Education: Harvard MBA, 1975 National Service: US Navy 1970–1973 Career: Banker, Bank Boston 1975–1997, Silicon Valley Bank, 2008–2014 Avocations: tennis, fishing, golf, reading College: Timothy Dwight After graduation, my draft number was 55, so I enlisted in the Navy OCS. Was in the Naval Security Group for three and a half years,…

John Allan Yarmuth 5008 Nitta Yuma Drive Harrods Creek, KY 40027 jyarmuth@aol.com 502-905-0060 Spouse(s): Catherine Creedon Yarmuth (1981), Sally Davis (1969–’73) Child(ren): Stanley Aaron Yarmuth (1983) Education: Yale University, 1969, BA Career: US Representative, 12 years; newspaper editor, 16 years; university administrator, 3 years; magazine publisher, 6 years Avocations: Golf, bourbon, basketball, reading College: Ezra Stiles After 50 years, the question we all try to answer is: But for Yale, what? I can’t say but…

Tony Yasinsac Date of Death: 30-Sep-1997 College: Davenport (This memorial was published on the Class website.) Tony was born in Nantucket, but grew up in North Carolina, where he was a good student and a prominent member of his high school football team. A resident of Davenport, he played Freshman football with BD, Calvin, and the others, but then moved to Davenport tackle football for ’66–’68. He also played D’port basketball and was active in…

James Earl Walker 376 Southern Rd. Ellijay, GA 30536 perevod@ellijay.com 706-273-3465 Spouse(s): Sandra Perko (1969–1970); Patricia Madsen (1975–present) Child(ren): Josh (1977); Caleb (1981) Career: USIA exhibit guide in Baku and Tashkent; fruit tramp, nine years (seasonal); trail construction on various Georgia state parks; Auto Tag service (seasonal); construction of concrete solar wall panels; stone mason; translator, Russian to English, 30 years Avocations: home construction, hiking, Georgia Forest Watch, tree climbing College: Branford A few months…

Michael Melville Wood College: Davenport

Thomas Henry Wood 1752 14th Ave S Seattle, WA 98144 tomhwood@hotmail.com 206-595-6412 Child(ren): Sam Wood (1975), Lilith Wood (1978), Jane Corpos (1981), Whitney Wood (1994), Ella Wood (1997) Grandchild(ren): Maggie Wood (2003), Henry Wood (2006), Lila Corpos (2009), Daisy Corpos (2010), Roisin Corpos (2015) Education: University of Washington, MD 1973; Carnegie Mellon, Masters in Medical Management 2001 Career: Solo medical practice on a remote Alaska island for 17 years, urban safety-net practice for 6 years,…

Douglas P. Woodlock 1 Courthouse Way, Suite 4110 Boston, Massachusetts 02210 d_woodlock@mad.uscourts.gov 617-748-9293 Spouse(s): Patricia Powers Woodlock (1969) Child(ren): Pamela Egleston (1976), Benjamin Woodlock, (1979) Grandchild(ren): Anne Egleston, Education: Yale, BA 1969; Georgetown, JD 1975 Career: US District Judge (Boston), 1986–present; Private law practice, Goodwin, Procter & Hoar (Boston), 1983–1986 and 1976–1979; Assistant US Attorney (Boston), 1979–1983; Staff, Securities and Exchange Commission (Washington, DC), 1973–1975; Newspaper reporter, Chicago Sun–Times (Chicago and Washington, DC), 1969–1973 Avocations:…

David L. Woods College: Pierson

James Douglas Woolery, MD 2900 Monticello Road Napa, California 94558 jdirons@mac.com 707-501-0114 Spouse(s): Nina Schwartz, MD (1973) Child(ren): Elijah (1976), Alexander (1979), Hart and Gavan (identical twins, 1981) Grandchild(ren): Phoebe (2011), Dashiell James (2016), Fiona (2015), Axelle (2016) Education: UC San Diego, 1973 M.D. UCLA School of Medicine, 1979 Residency in Psychiatry Career: Psychiatrist for the Permanente Medical Group, Northern California 1990–2014, chief of department 2005–2014 Avocations: Reading ancient Greek, writing poetry, birding, fly fishing,…

James N. Worcester College: Ezra Stiles

Robert J. Wittebort 175 E. Delaware Place, Apartment 4616 Chicago, IL 60611 robert.wittebort.pc.69@aya.yale.edu 312-409-0659 Education: Notre Dame Law School, JD 1974 National Service: US Navy 1967–1997 Career: Lawyer: Hopkins, Sutter; General Counsel& Assistant Director, Illinois Housing Development Authority; partner Chapman and Cutler; EVP Chicago Building Services, Inc.; partner DHR International; Chairman, Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation Avocations: Author, The Chicago Club 1960–1994; The Great Lakes Dredge and Philharmonic Society; The Saddle & Cycle Club. Singer, Yale…

Richard Bowen Wolf 3752 S. Bainbridge Dr. Bloomington, IN 47401 richardb.wolf@gmail.com 812-369-4034 Spouse(s): Donna Lippincott Wolf (1969) Child(ren): Michael Maclean Wolf (1976); Alexander Lippincott Wolf (1978) Education: Yale, BA 1969; University of Chicago, MA 1971, PhD 1976 Career: Eighth-grade English teacher, Eielson AFB (Alaska) for 1 year; English professor, Mississippi State University for 35 years. Avocations: Art museum docent; playwright; patron of the arts in general; college athletics fan. College: Pierson At 70 I’ve mostly…