50th Reunion Essay

Thomas W. Picton College: Trumbull

Carl Arthur Pierce 2013 Kemper Lane Knoxville, Tennessee 37920 cpierce5@utk.edu 865-441-8865 Spouse(s): Margaret (Peggy) Sawin Pierce (1970) Child(ren): Emily Suzanne Pierce (1975); Kathryn Elizabeth Pierce Ramchand (1979) Grandchild(ren): Isoiza Ryan Emah (2004); Lily Margaret Ramchand (2007); Anayimi Corinne Emah (2009) Education: Madison (NJ) High School 1965; Yale College BA Magna Cum Laude 1969; Yale Law…

William B. Pitt 133 N. Kelly St. Statesville, NC 28677 wpitt604@gmail.com 704-873-5035 Spouse(s): Lucinda D. Pitt (1969) Child(ren): Jessica and Whitney Education: BA Yale College 1969; MA Wood Technology North Carolina State University 1977 National Service: US Navy 1969–1974, Lieutenant Career: Various Management Positions Wood-Based Manufacturing Companies Avocations: Woodworking, Gardening, Tree Farming College: Morse “Draft-induced…

William Albert Palmer College: Silliman

Thomas Edgar Pitts, Jr. 185 Oakland Ave. Cranston, Rhode Island 02910 tpitts5@cox.net 401-439-1958 Spouse(s): Sondra V. (Ahlijian) Pitts (1969) Child(ren): Shanna L. (Pitts) Treveloni (1973) Grandchild(ren): Jacob T. Treveloni (2011); Alexandra R. Treveloni (2014) Education: University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. 1976 National Service: CTI-2, US Navy, 1969–73 Career: Bankruptcy Attorney, Edwards & Angell for…

Vincent Joseph Pitts 100 Mansfield Rd. North Haven, CT 06473 vincentpitts@comcast.net 203-239-5198 Education: BA, Yale 1969; MA, Harvard 1971; PhD, Harvard 1975 Avocations: Associate Fellow, Branford College (Yale) College: Berkeley Yale opened windows for me on worlds I didn’t know existed and I have done my best ever since to explore them: two careers, five…

Frederick J. Platt III 150 Joshuatown Rd. Lyme, Connecticut 06371 jitney1@sbcglobal.net 860-434-9746 Spouse(s): Christine (33 years as of 2018) Child(ren): Liza Taylor Platt (1974), Stepsons: Mark Clearwaters (1969), Jason Clearwaters (1971) Grandchild(ren): Owen, Cecelia, Darren, and Anneke Clearwaters Education: The Hill School (’65), Yale, BS (’69) National Service: Pennsylvania National Guard ’69–’75 Career: Construction management…

Richard B. Platt 381 Country Club Lane Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 rplatt@proformparts.com Spouse(s): Diane Graham Platt (1997–Present); Anna Dickinson Platt (1970–1993) Child(ren): Richard Booth Platt, Jr. (1977), Anne Platt Barrows (1979) Grandchild(ren): William Barnes Platt (2009), Martha Achelis Barrows (2010), Olin Reed Platt (2011), Jane Karlsson Barrows (2011), Hannah Platt Barrows (2014), Fischer Booth…

Michael J. Plishner 1701 Grouse Ridge Road Truckee, CA 96161 plish@comcast.net 510-703-8745 Spouse(s): Rosalind Schein Plishner (1969) Child(ren): Aaron (1973), Alex (1976), Elias (1976) Grandchild(ren): Lilah (2009), Jonah (2011), Camden (2015) Education: Yale College, BA 1969; Yale Law School, JD 1972 Career: McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (San Francisco; 1972-2002; Litigation Partner; Chair of Litigation…

Bruce A. Plyer 123 Tulip St. Summit, NJ 07901 bplyer321@aol.com 908-380-5079 Spouse(s): Barbara (2002) Child(ren): Michael Stein (1978); Rebecca Dooling (1980); Brent Stein (1985) Grandchild(ren): Cordelia Stein (2006 ); Anabel Stein (2008); Zarina Stein (2017); Caittlyn Dooling (2008); Alexis Doolingg (2009); Sean Dooling (2010); Erin Dooling (2013) Education: Yale BA ’69 (architecture); Harvard MBA ’78;…

Robert Polackwich Date of Death: 23-Apr-1988 College: Pierson (This memorial is reprinted from findagrave.com.) Husband of Stephanie Polackwich, brother of Alan Polackwich. He was a doctor specializing in cancer and a graduate of Yale. Killed (along with Jonathan Richards, his stepson) in a sailboat accident off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida when his boat…

Robert Pollack, MD 11010 Via Tuscany Lane, Ste #102 Miromar Lakes, FL 33913 bobthebear22@gmail.com 321-229-9750 Spouse(s): Pamela Pollack (1984) Child(ren): Jessie Pollack Gulden (1985) Grandchild(ren): Maddie Grace Gulden (2004); Layla Quinn Gulden (2017) Education: Yale University, BS 1969. Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, MD 1973. University of Florida, School of Medicine, Department…

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…

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…

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…