Class Books

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 Platt (2014) Education: Greenwich Country Day School 1962, Phillips Academy – Andover 1965, Yale College 1969 Career: Ford Motor Company,…

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 Group; Managing Partner); Bingham McCutchen (2002-14; Litigation Partner; Deputy Chair of Litigation Group; General Counsel) College: Berkeley My first two…

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; College for Financial Planning (CFP) National Service: Capt. US Navy 1970–2000 (Vietnam War) Career: Seven years active Navy service; Bendix…

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 drifted into some powerlines. From the St. Petersburg Times, 2/21/1993: “While sailing together on a rented catamaran near islands on…

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 of Psychiatry, Residency and Chief Residency, 1977. Career: 46 years of practicing as a Board-Certified Psychiatrist. Focus on Treatment Resistant…

Carlton Daniel Petrie, Jr. Date of Death: 10-Oct-2003 College: Morse From Sam Weisman: I met Dan at the start of sophomore year, when we started living in Morse College. I had joined the SOB’s freshman year, and my class immediately elevated the quality of the group. We had two members who were guitarists, and we wanted to add a third. I knew Dan played and sang, so he tried out. Dan fit right in with…

Michael George Pfeifer 3246 Quesada St., NW Washington, DC 20015-1663 mpfeifer@capdale.com 202-236-2564 Spouse(s): Robin Taub (2005–present) Child(ren): Michael G.H. Pfeifer (1985), Charles McL. Pfeifer (1987), Alice G. Pfeifer (1991), Leah D. Taub (1988), Elana C. Taub (1990) Education: Yale, BA 1970; Cornell Law School, JD 1975; New York University Law School, LL.M (Tax) 1981 Career: Tax lawyer, Coudert Brothers, NYC and Hong Kong, 1976-1981; Morgan Lewis & Bockius, London and DC, 1981-1993; IRS Chief Counsel…

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 School 1972 Career: Professor of Law – University of Tennessee College of Law 1972-2014; Director – Howard H. Baker Jr….

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 enlistee,” That was the term the navy had for people like me in 1968: didn’t want to go to Vietnam,…

William Albert Palmer College: Silliman

William Charles Pennington 323 Sutton Pl. Richardson, TX 75080 pennington.w@gmail.com 214-282-7682 Spouse(s): Karen (1969–present) Child(ren): William Jr, Jeffrey, Kyle Grandchild(ren): William III, Eleanor, Jeffrey Jr, Jackson, Jane, Jemma, Jill, Jovey, Hayes, Landon, Jase Education: University of Chicago, MBA, 1975 Career: 45 years with Telecommunications Infrastructure providers Avocations: Technology, modular next-gen nuclear power, grandkids College: Branford I feel extremely fortunate to be able to provide input to our 50th reunion class book. I remember seeing a…

George Wilson Penny College: Trumbull

Steven David Penrod College: Timothy Dwight

Peter Zander Perault 106 Stoneridge Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514 drpeterperault@gmail.com 919-490-5614 Spouse(s): Nancy (1976-) Child(ren): Matthew (1980); Julia (1983) Education: University of Vermont College of Medicine, 1977; Duke University, residency in adult and child psychiatry, 1982; Psychoanalytic Institute of the Carolinas, 2012 National Service: US Army Reserves, 1970–76 Career: Practice of psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, 1983–; President, North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society, 2010–14 Avocations: Biking, swimming, hiking, x-c skiing; photography; Jewish spirituality College: Silliman At…

Stewart L. Palmer 333 East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022 stewart@stewartpalmer.com 212-249-4600 Spouse(s): Priscilla Coker (2012) Education: Yale University, BA, 2014 National Service: DP2, US Navy, ’67–’71 Career: Principal Programmer, Sperry Univac (St. Paul, MN) 1971–1978; 33 years at IBM finishing as Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM Research in 2012; Undergraduate History major, Yale College, 2012–2014; Four years Senior Software Engineer at Bloomberg, L.P. Current status: Happily working. Avocations: Competitive sailing, sailboat race…