50th Reunion Essay

James Robert Biltekoff College: Saybrook

Barney J. Brawer 16 Beals Street Brookline, MA 2446 barney.brawer@thenationalclassroom.com 617-905-3156 Spouse(s): Kitty Boles (1979) Child(ren): Molly (1982), Henry (1994) Grandchild(ren): Skyy (2013) Education: Ed.M 1977, CAGS 1995 – Harvard Graduate School of Education Career: Urban elementary and high school teacher, public school principal in suburban, rural and urban schools, grades K-8, faculty member, Tufts University Avocations: Folk/rock group with Yale classmate John O’Leary College: Silliman Privilege and Poverty: Our Generation and the Future I…

Stephen Bittner 111 Piedmont Road Columbus, OH 43214 sjbitt99@yahoo.com 614-772-4305 Spouse(s): Marcia Playe (1966-2006); Rachel Alexander (2009-present) Child(ren): Darcey, 1973; Jake, 1975 Grandchild(ren): Margot Crawford (2006); Malcolm Crawford (2008); Piper Bittner (2007); Johnny Bittner (2010) Education: University of Chicago School of Medicine, 1973 Career: Pediatrician for 1973-1982; Psychiatrist 1982 to present Avocations: Reading, biking, volunteering College: Saybrook Greetings Gentleman Oldsters, Amazingly, the earth will have spun 26,360 times from my birth to the 50th reunion,…

Michael John Blake Date of Death: 11-Feb-2010 College: Pierson (This memorial is reprinted from the Class Website.) Michael J. Blake, 62, of Wakefield died on Thursday, February 11 at his home. Born in San Pedro, California on June 21, 1947 he was the son of the late Joseph and Frances (Thompson) Blake. Mr. Blake was a graduate of San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, CA, class of 1965. He was also a graduate of…

Peter Bill Blasini College: Trumbull

Thomas Paul Bloch College: Silliman

William Joseph Bogaty Date of Death: 23-Jun-2012 College: Morse (Jim Schweitzer submitted a memorial for Will Bogaty for the Class Notes. This is an edited version of that memorial. The full version can be found online.) Will Bogaty died from complications of leukemia in Sydney, Australia, on June 23, 2012. Will was diagnosed with myelodysplasia, a blood disorder that can lead to the cancer. The diagnosis came shortly after Will had retired from heading ExxonMobil…

Alan E. Boles 525 College Avenue Boulder, CO 80302 alanboles@gmail.com 303-447-3280 Spouse(s): Susan Osborne (1989) Child(ren): stepdaughter Shawn (1964); stepson Derek(1965) Grandchild(ren): Noura (1997); Zakia (2000); Zahara (2011); Andre (2013); Celeste (2013) Education: Yale College, BA, 1969; Yale Law School, JD, 1973. Career: associate, Hollland & Hart, 5 years; city attorney, Boulder, Colorado, 23 years; private practice, 16 years. Avocations: animal rights; care of ex-racer greyhounds; local politics; local conservation; local low-and middle-income housing; taking…

Bennett Jay Bernblum College: Trumbull

Kenneth Alan Bernstein 361 High Rock Street Needham, MA 02492 kalan05@comcast.net 617-838-0980 Spouse(s): Constance Bernstein (1975) Child(ren): Deborah, 1979; Rebecca, 1980; Zachary, 1991 Grandchild(ren): Abigail, 2011; Madeline, 2013; Jacob, 2016; Sophie, 2016 Education: Yale BA, 1969; Tufts Medical School, 1973 National Service: Lt. US Army, 1969-1973 Career: Practiced primary care, internal medicine at Cambridge, MA for 38 years Avocations: jazz piano, spy novels, Boston sports teams and Bruce Springsteen music College: Branford Yale had an…

Jim Besancon 46 Glen Street Natick, MA 01760 jbesancon@wellesley.edu 508 572 6766 Spouse(s): Julia B. Speyer 1985 Child(ren): Jeffrey R. Speyer Besancon (1992), Elizabeth A. Speyer Besancon (1993), Rachel K. Speyer Besancon (1997) Education: MIT PhD, 1975 Career: Professor, Wellesley College, 42 years Avocations: Curiosity about how the world works. College: Jonathan Edwards What to say? I left Yale completely ready to dive deeply into geology. MIT was exhilarating, with the paradigm shift to plate…

William Beslow 82 Franklin Street New York, NY 10013 wbeslow@gmail.com 917 797-6494 Spouse(s): Aimee M. Maddalena (June 29, 2003) Child(ren): Lauren Allegra Beslow (12/26/76) (Yale BS 1999; Stanford University School of Medicine JD 2003); Jonathan Doan Beslow (3/13/80; Yale BA 2002); Charlotte Maddalena Beslow (04/02/04); Beatrice Grace Beslow (01/30/11) Grandchild(ren): Jonah (05/04) Education: Yale College (BA 1969); Columbia University School of Law (JD 1972); New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation 1977) National…

Kent Bicknell 57 Main Street PO Box 357 New Hampton, NH 03256 kentbicknell@me.com 603-340-0644 Spouse(s): Karen Bicknell (1967) Child(ren): Christopher (1970); Nicholas (1975) Grandchild(ren): Nora (2005); Hayden (2007); Reece (2011) Education: Yale (Scholar of the House) 1970; Goddard MA 1972; Boston University Ed.D. 1983 Career: Founder and Head of Sant Bani School (www.santbani.org) for 44 years (1973-2017) Avocations: Meditation & spirituality; Thoreau, Emerson and Alcott; progressive education – then and now College: Timothy Dwight I…

John Edward Bierwith College: Berkeley

Lang Anderson Baker College: Pierson

Paul Sinclair Bennett 7608 Savannah Drive Bethesda, MD 20817 paul@paulbennett.us Spouse(s): Bonnie Bunting (1982-2002); Carol Herndon (2004 – ) Child(ren): Rebecca Bunting; Andrei Israel; Aimee Martin; Theodore Martin Grandchild(ren): Sunniva, Oliver Education: Yale ‘69 Career: Theater Manager (1969-1971); Editor (1971-1973); Frelance writer (1973 – ) Avocations: In “retirement,” I lead relationship workshops with my wife, Carol, and work on book projects — writing my own and assisting others with theirs. I write fiction and poetry…