50th Reunion Essay

Laurence Allen Weiss College: Davenport

Arnold Welles 12 Dingletown Road Greenwich, CT 06830 arnwelles@aol.com 203-273-5653 Spouse(s): Dana Elena Ogden (1980) Child(ren): Alexander Ogden (1983); William Slater (1986); Arnold Sumner (1993) Education: Yale College, BA 1969; Harvard Business School, MBA 1974 National Service: US Army, ’69–’72 Career: Banker, JPMorgan Chase & Co, 40 years Avocations: Art, Military History, Music and Sports College: Jonathan Edwards What is a life well lived? For me, it comprises family and friends, work, and service. Family…

Robert Allen Wells Date of Death: 18-Mar-2005 College: Jonathan Edwards (This memorial appeared in the Hartford Courant and was reprinted on the Class website.) Robert Allen Wells, 57, of Kent, Washington, formerly of Bloomfield, passed away suddenly at home in Kent on March 18, 2005. He was born in Hartford on April 18, 1947, son of Arthur James Wells and Shirley Wolcott Wells of Bloomfield. Bob was a graduate of Loomis School, 1965, where he…

Philip Werlein College: Pierson

Robert S. Wharton 2303 Whitmore Dr Olympia, WA 98501 bobwharton@mac.com 360-791-8272 Spouse(s): Mary C. Wharton (1972) Child(ren): Rebecca W. Peil, 1975; Kevin C. Wharton, 1977; Elizabeth C. Young, 1981; Claire M. Wharton, 1984; Maya I. Wharton, 1996 Grandchild(ren): Zachary Peil (2007) Julia Peil, (2009) Emily Peil (2012) Education: Yale College, 1969, BS in Chemistry; University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1973, MD Career: Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Stanford University for 3 years; Private practice in…

Langdon Bleecker Wheeler 48 Lake View Avenue Cambridge, MA 2138 langwheeler@gmail.com 617-529-5264 Spouse(s): Kathy Metcalfe (January 1981–present) Child(ren): Bleecker Langdon Wheeler (1982), Katherine Hancy Wheeler (1984), Olivia Hope Wheeler (1988) Education: Harvard Business School MBA 1974 National Service: US Navy Supply Corps, 1969–1972 Career: Founder, President, Chief Investment Officer, Chairman, Numeric Investors 1989–2009, Chartered Financial Analyst Avocations: Restoring old buildings, restoring civility and sanity to American politics, income inequality College: Calhoun (Hopper) I’m going to…

Reginald Tremaine Wheeler III Date of Death: 7-Jan-1969 College: Jonathan Edwards (This memorial was submitted by Nathan Gans.) There was Reginald Tremaine Wheeler III, and there was Tod Wheeler. Reginald Tremaine Wheeler III was the first person in his family to go to Yale. His predecessor Wheelers had all gone to Harvard. He was nicknamed Tod, he told us, because his father was drinking hot toddies when he was born. This was part of his…

Robert Conly Wheeler Date of Death: 25-Apr-2007 College: Silliman (This brief report from Tom Emmons appeared in the July/August 2007 Class Notes.) Tom Emmons reports the sad news of the untimely recent death of our classmate Bob Wheeler. Bob was in Silliman College, was a Whiffenpoof, and lived in New York. A memorial service was held on May 1 at St. Thomas Church, New York City.

Henry Jefferds Wheelwright 246 Kern Ave. Morro Bay, CA 93442 jwheeljr@gmail.com 805-441-7734 Spouse(s): TMI Child(ren): Emma, Henry, Divna Grandchild(ren): Ruth, Olivia, Bluma, William Education: Yale, BA, 1969; Columbia Journalism, MS, 1971 National Service: Conscientious objector but did not perform national service Career: Writer; jeffwheelwright.com/author College: Silliman I’ve been entertaining a new thought lately, which is almost pleasing. It’s that my body is beginning to separate from my spirit. When you’re young, your vigorous body and…

David Richard Whelan Date of Death: 23-May-2007 College: Trumbull (This memorial is reprinted from the Class Website.) Richard Whelan was a noted cultural historian, scholar, and one of the great photography writers of the 20th Century. Mr. Whelan was the author of several biographical books including: Robert Capa: A Biography, Robert Capa: The Definitive Collection, Robert Capa at Work: This is War!, and Alfred Stieglitz: A Biography. With author Evan Cornog he wrote Hats in…

William Conrad Lewis Weinraub Date of Death: 24-Jan-1997 College: Timothy Dwight From his widow, Anita: After graduation, Bill took a job as an apprentice blacksmith at Mystic Seaport (it was the sixties after all). An MME at U Mass Amherst followed, then a 3-year stint with Bell Labs in Atlanta doing fiber optic cable research. Unhappy with being a miniscule cog in a huge corporate machine, Bill (and I) struck out on our own and…

Bruce Warren Weinstein College: Pierson

Timothy C. Weiskel College: Berkeley

Samuel Weisman 66 Fountain Street West Newton, MA 02465 samweisman@gmail.com 617-549-0968 Spouse(s): Constance McCashin (1978) Child(ren): Daniel Weisman (1982); Marguerite Weisman (1987) Education: Yale, BA 1969; Brandeis University, MFA in Theatre Arts, 1973. Career: Actor, turned director/producer, work in theatre, television, and film, 1973–present. Teacher of acting, Brandeis University, Harvard University. Avocations: Theatre, film, music, fitness, golf. College: Morse Words from “Bright College Years” keep rattling around in my head: “How brightly shine through memory’s…

Neill P. Watson III Date of Death: 10-Nov-2016 College: Calhoun (This memorial appeared in the Virginia Gazette and was reprinted in the May/June 2017 Class Notes.) Neill P. Watson III, professor emeritus of psychology at the College of William and Mary and faculty member for 32 years, died on November 10, 2016 after a short illness. Respected as a teacher, colleague, and administrator, Neill focused on clinical psychology in dozens of scholarly papers and convention…