50th Reunion Essay

David B. Canine College: Calhoun

Anthony Michael Covell Date of Death: 3-Nov-2004 College: Davenport (This memorial appeared in the January/February 2007 Class Notes.) Anthony Covell died of cancer on November 3, 2004. His wife of 35 years, Natalie, reports: “He was very well known as the founding director of Poole Centre for the Arts in Dorset, a large complex comprising concert hall, theater, cinema, art exhibition space, and studios. As well as hosting national and international orchestras and solo musicians,…

Macon Cowles 1726 Mapleton Ave. Boulder, CO 80304 macon.cowles@gmail.com 303-447-3062 Spouse(s): Regina Cowles (1982) Education: Univ. of Colo. Law School, JD, 1975 Career: Teacher, cabbie, trucker, sawyer, carpenter, 1969-1972; Steamboat Springs, general law practice, 1975-1983; Personal Injury lawyer, Boulder, 1983-1997; Environmental, toxics, civil rights, western US, 1988-2004; Boulder City Planning Board, 2001-2006; City Council, 2007-2015; Business litigation, Denver, 2010-2014; Hearing Officer, Denver, Board of Health, Excise and Licenses, 2010-present; Counselor at Law, now. Avocations: Eurovan…

Thomas Erick Craft College: Davenport

David Lorimer Craig College: Trumbull

John Charles Crockett Date of Death: 10-Dec-2013 College: Pierson (This memorial appeared in the Kansas City Star and was reprinted on the Class Website.) John Charles Crockett, Sr., ’67, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home on December 10, 2013, after bravely battling cancer. John was born June 17, 1946, to Charles Allen and Annie Marie (Brewer) Crockett at Norfolk Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia. He attended Pembroke Country Day School in Kansas…

Allen Harrison Cromer, Jr. Date of Death: 16-Feb-2001 College: Ezra Stiles From Andrew Popper: Allen, my freshman year roommate, was a genuinely gracious person. He was modest, warm-hearted, and fully at ease with himself. At a time when Yale’s dominant culture was macho to excess, and soft-spoken, unpretentious students were easy targets for baiting and bullying, Allen didn’t project the least amount of discomfort. I regret not getting to know him better, though we remained…

Hugh D. “Doug” Connell 141 May Apple Lane Nellysford, VA 22958 doug.connell141@gmail.com 434-361-0279 Spouse(s): Kathryn Dodge Connell (1969) Child(ren): son Aaron, daughter Elizabeth Grandchild(ren): four grandchildren Education: Yale (BA history) 1969, Naval War College (MA strategic studies), Salve Regina Univ (MA International relations) National Service: Captain US Navy Career: US Navy 1969-1997; WBB Consulting 1998-2013; Thos Jefferson Foundation 2013-2016 Avocations: fly fishing, skiing, Episcopal Church lay minister College: Berkeley A navy ROTC scholarship brought me…

Leighton Brett Cooke 902 Royal Adelade Dr. College Station, TX 77845-4530 brett-cooke@tamu.edu 979-575-5224 Spouse(s): Olga Muller Cooke (1975) Child(ren): Sasha (1982); Sonya (1985); Nick (1992) Grandchild(ren): Evi (2011); Julia (2016) Education: University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. 1983 Career: Professor of Russian, Texas A&M University Avocations: Arts, especially literature and classical music. College: Pierson Seth Singleton, dean of Pierson College while we were at Yale, once told me that the university will have failed if it…

William Carl Cooley College: Ezra Stiles

William H. Call College: Calhoun

Peter D. Coddington 3 Jaffray Park Irvington, NY 10533 petercoddington@gmail.com 914-591-5705 Spouse(s): Nicola (1978) Child(ren): Inslee (1988); Charles (1991) Education: Albany Law School (Union University) JD 1973 Career: Chief Appellate Attorney Bronx County District Atty for 38 years; litigator private practice 2 years Avocations: Bagpipes. Orchids. Hiking. College: Berkeley I have devoted most of my professional life to public service. I am still serving the Bronx community as an assistant district attorney. Twenty-five years ago,…

David Cohen 315 West 70th St., Apt. 10C NewYork, NY 10023 davidxxcohen@gmail.com College: Saybrook My life after Yale can be divided into two phases: pre-Jane and post-Jane. By Jane, I refer to my wife, Jane Moos Cohen, whom I met and married in 1992 and with whom I have a wonderful son, Zak. After graduating from Yale with a degree in political science and economics, I decamped for Boston to pursue a Ph.D. in political…

Martin Steven Cohen 111 South Drive New Hyde Park, NY 11040 martycohen36@hotmail.com 917-922-8870 Spouse(s): Mindy Aloff (1968-2000); Randy Ellen Sheinberg (2005) Child(ren): Ariel Nikiya Cohen (1985); Paola Ayelet Sheinberg Cohen (2006) Education: Yale, BA (1969); SUNY Buffalo, MA (1972), PhD (1975); Yale School of Management, MBA (1983) Career: Director, Portland Poetry Festival (8 years); Director, NYC Family & Adult Services (3 yr); SVP, Work in America Institute (12 years); Director, Mid-Markets, The Conference Board (12…

David M.Coit 30 Reef Rd Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 dcoit@northatlanticcapital.com 207-653-1040 Spouse(s): Margaret Gracie Coit (1982) Child(ren): Charles Morgan Coit (1985); John Gracie Mackay Coit (1987) Education: Harvard Business School (1975) National Service: U.S. Navy (1970 to 1972) Career: Venture Capital for 37 years. Started my own firm in 1986 – North Atlantic Capital Corporation in Portland, Maine. Before that 6 years in commercial lending at the First National Bank of Boston. Avocations: Sailing, woodworking,…

Gregory W. Coleman 534 Kenwood Road Drexel Hill, PA 19026-1327 gregcole534@comcast.net 267-234-1140 Spouse(s): Marcia L. Coleman (1971) Education: BA in French, Yale University 1969; MA in French, Princeton University 1971 Career: Education: teacher/administrator in 4 independent schools (1971-2014); taught French and had various administrative positions at The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, PA for 32 years. Avocations: Travel; Politics; Literature, Film, and Art; Writing; Volunteer Service Activities College: Trumbull How does one summarize a life…