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John Bradley Wood – 50th Reunion Essay

John Bradley Wood 125 Spinney Mill Road Arrowsic, ME 04530 islandsurveys@gmail.com College: Saybrook What happened to me? I stayed with the program (journalism) for 10 years, then found something I love (land surveying), someone I love (my wife of 40 years), and someplace I love (midcoast Maine). I spend my days shuttling between them. I had actually landed a job teaching high school English when The Boston Globe called in 1970. I started as a…

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James Earl Walker – 50th Reunion Essay

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…

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William Harvey Wilson – 50th Reunion Essay

William Harvey Wilson Date of Death: 18-Oct-1999 College: Saybrook (This memorial was submitted by Ben Jerman.) It was my pleasure to room with Bill Wilson for four years at Yale and one summer in New York City. For three years we shared bunks in the same room of a two-bedroom suite, and only by senior year did we have separate rooms in a three-room suite. In a walk to Commons for dinner during our first…

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Geoffrey Walker – 50th Reunion Essay

Geoffrey Walker 1705 North Boulevard Houston, TX 77098 gwalker@huntonak.com 713-240-5270 Spouse(s): Christine Long (1969–1974); Ann Kennedy (1978). Child(ren): Nicholas Long Walker (1972); Lucy Kennedy Walker (1984); Alec Kennedy Walker (1985) Grandchild(ren): Clara Evelyn Walker (2007); Emiline Leslie Walker (2011) Education: Yale College, BA, Scholar of the House 1969; Yale Law School, JD 1974 National Service: Spec 5, US Army 1969–1971. Presidential Council on Youth Involvement in the Bicentennial Career: Corporate Securities lawyer, Butler Binion 1974–1982;…

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Harry H. Wise III – 50th Reunion Essay

Harry H. Wise III 34 Birchwood Lane Hartsdale, NY 10530 hwiselaw@aol.com (914) 413-2382 Partner: Peggy Twohig Education: Boston College Law School, JD 1975 Career: journalist, local paper and AP, 1970–1972, lawyer, 1975-present Avocations: trumpet, squash, tennis, golf College: Davenport In general, my fondest recollection of Yale is of the guys in Davenport whom I knew. A few are still friends, and a couple still good friends. Recollections of academic things are vaguer. My declared potential…

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Robert Withers – 50th Reunion Essay

Robert Withers 202 West 80 St. #5W New York, NY 10024 robertrx@earthlink.net 212-873-1353 Spouse(s): It’s been an interesting life. Child(ren): Donovan Michael Withers (1967), Sophia Alba withers (1983) Grandchild(ren): Julia Jeanne Withers (1999) Education: Yale, BA ’69; Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College, MFA ’89 Career: College film professor, pharmaceutical advertising copywriter, independent filmmaker Avocations: Dancing tango College: Ezra Stiles My second wife called us the “wrong Yalies,” but we were…

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Scott Williams – 50th Reunion Essay

Scott Williams 170 Indian Tree Drive Highland Park, Illinois 60035 spwill170@gmail.com (224) 622-0709 Spouse(s): Sheri Riggan Williams (1972) Child(ren): Matthew Lawrence Williams (1979), Andrew Riggan Williams (1981) Grandchild(ren): Luke H. Williams (2010), Ryan S. Williams (2011) Education: University of Texas, MA, 1971, University of California, MBA, 1976 Career: Citibank, Managing Director, Senior Credit Risk Manager Global Autos/Heavy Industries, Global Forest Products, Nordic Region, 23 Years Avocations: Volunteer work providing a variety of services to the…

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Wayne George Willis – 50th Reunion Essay

Wayne George Willis wayne@willisdomain.com 650-428-1395 Spouse(s): Stephanie Kittredge (1971–1979); Deborah (Debi) Linhardt (1984) Child(ren): Caleb Kittredge Willis (1974), Molly MacFarlane Willis Wilson (1976), Tyler Harrison Willis (1986) Grandchild(ren): Madison McKinley Willis (2005), Macy Jamieson Willis (2007), Blythe MacFarlane Wilson (2015), Evelyn Hayes Wilson (2016) Education: Yale, BS 1969; Yale, MA 1974; Yale Law School, JD 1975 Career: lawyer 2 years, entrepreneur 40 years Avocations: politics, technology-and-the-future College: Jonathan Edwards It all started with the Alumni…