|

Thomas F. Elek – 50th Reunion Essay

Thomas F. Elek Summerville, SC 29485 tomelek1369@yahoo.com 843-696-8134 Spouse(s): Faye (1970-74); Debbie (1981-2005) Child(ren): Michele (1971); Jennifer (1981); Ryan (1982); Krystyn (1988); Jason (1991); Brittany (1992) Grandchild(ren): Angelika (1988); Jacob (2004); Jonathan (2006); April (2006); Jackson (2009); Aubrey (2010) Education: Yale BA 1969; Webster University 1997 National Service: USMC Major 1973 – 1993 Career: 20 years as Marine Aviator and Instructor; United Way for 22 years College: Calhoun (Hopper) Unlike some classmates who became leaders…

|

Jonathan Harold Elkus – 50th Reunion Essay

Jonathan Harold Elkus Date of Death: 7-Dec-2003 College: Ezra Stiles (This obituary was published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Dec. 12, 2003.) Jonathan H Elkus died (of a heart attack) on Dec. 7, 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland. A graduate of St. Paul School, Yale University, and Harvard Business School. He is survived by his twin sister Peggy of Pittsburgh and his brother Christopher of Ligonier, Pennsylvania and New York, and nephew James of Spain.

|

Norman “Nick” Davidson III – 50th Reunion Essay

Norman “Nick” Davidson III 3360 East Foothill Blvd Apt 405 Pasadena, CA 91107 nickdavidson3@aol.com 626-627-4939 College: Berkeley I am grateful for the mentors and colleagues with whom I have worked during my career as a lawyer. After my graduation from Virginia law school, I was the law clerk for Judge Albert Lee Stephens, chief judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. For most of my adult life, the Judge,…

|

Thomas Cargile Earley – 50th Reunion Essay

Thomas Cargile Earley 2331 Creek Drive Alexandria, Virginia 22308 tearley@agralytica.com 703-981-6004 Spouse(s): Jane Campana Earley (1977) Child(ren): Caitlin Earley (1981); Nicholas Earley (1983) Education: London School of Economics & Political Science, MSc. (1974) National Service: LTJG, US Navy, 70-72 Career: Principal in an agricultural economics consulting firm, originally Abel, Daft & Earley and ultimately Agralytica. Senior Staff Economist at the President’s Council of Economic Advisers (79-80). Avocations: Men’s Group of 25+ years; hiking & trail…

|

Steven Paul Ellis – 50th Reunion Essay

Steven Paul Ellis 64 Herrick Ave. Teaneck, NJ 07666 spe4ellis@aol.com 201-655-0627 Spouse(s): Marjorie (1998) Child(ren): Gina and Laura (2000) Education: University of California, Berkeley, 1981 Career: Since graduating from Berkeley I’ve worked as a college professor and biostatistician. Avocations: For more than 30 years I seriously studied the martial arts. My current hobby is creative writing. College: Trumbull After graduating from Yale in math, I started grad school at Berkeley. However, I dropped out and…

|

Richard William Drost – 50th Reunion Essay

Richard William Drost 28 Fairmont Ave Cambridge, MA 2139 rick@rickdrostsongs.com 617-460-0682 Spouse(s): Beverly Conroy (1990-2000) Education: Yale BS Math 1969, Brown MS Math 1974 Career: Mathematics Instructor, Federal City College, 1969-71; Software Engineer, Cambridge, MA, 1973-2015 Avocations: Singing, Choral and Folk; Guitar and Piano; Songwriting; Racket Sports; Photography College: Branford Balance: This one word now keeps coming back when I think about how to live well: being mindful of preparing to sustain it, becoming aware…

|

Thomas Kramer Emmons – 50th Reunion Essay

Thomas Kramer Emmons 1158 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10029 tkemmons@gmail.com 646-943-0513 Spouse(s): Robin Beckett (1980) Child(ren): Elizabeth (1984), Stuart (1989) Education: Harvard Business School, MBA, 1975 National Service: US Navy, 1969-72 Career: 44 years in energy, natural resources, and project finance (including 5 years in Hong Kong) with several banks, investment banks, and investment companies; focus on renewable energy since 2003. Served on boards of several wind, solar, and biofuels companies. Avocations: Sustainability and…

|

Dr. Daniel Linden Duke – 50th Reunion Essay

Dr. Daniel Linden Duke 3679 Perthshire Ct. Keswick, VA 22947 dld7g@virginia.edu 434-971-1745 Spouse(s): Cheryl Denise Duke (1981) Child(ren): Joshua Martin Duke (1970); Devan Elena Duke (1982) Education: Yale University. BA. June 1969; State University of New York at Albany. EdD. June 1975 Career: Asst.Professor, Stanford University, 1975-1981; Professor, Lewis & Clark College, 1981-1987; Professor, University of Virginia, 1987-2018 College: Davenport I have resisted looking at my life in the rearview mirror. Somehow, backward glances always…

|

Robert J. Dull – 50th Reunion Essay

Robert J. Dull 531 1st Ave SE Le Mars, Iowa 51031 mrdull@frontiernet.net 712-546-4330 Spouse(s): Margaret Falcone Dull (1969) Child(ren): Christina, Elizabeth and Naomi Dull Grandchild(ren): Noah, Rebecca, Brianna, Eric, Emily, Leah, Dominic, Maisy, Luke, Mara and Ryan. They range in age from 22 years to 9 years. Education: Drake University Law School, JD, 1973 National Service: US Army, Cpt, 1969 to 1976 Career: US Army JAG Corp 10 1976. Private practice and prosecutor, to 1993….

|

Stephen Warner Dunwell – 50th Reunion Essay

Stephen Warner Dunwell 20 Winchester St. Boston, MA 02116 steve@stevedunwell.com 617-429-8323 Spouse(s): Angela Atwell (1998) Child(ren): Amanda Dunwell (1984) Grandchild(ren): Mandela Brown (2013); Maximus Brown (2015) Education: Yale, 1969 Career: Photojournalist / Conscientious Objector for 2 years. Freelance photographer for 48 years. Part time publisher of scenic photo books for 22 years. Avocations: Music, art, literature; progressive politics, squash, bicycle College: Branford Married to Angela Atwell, a linguist, educator, vocalist and amazing lady, we have…

|

A. Paul Durham – 50th Reunion Essay

A. Paul Durham 4619 Maytime Ln Culver City, CA 90230 APaulDurham@gmail.com 310-837-6638 Spouse(s): Malvina (“Mila”—as in: do re MI fa so LA) Shakhnis (1978) Education: Postgraduate studies in philosophy: 4 years at University of California Los Angeles, then 2 years at University of Leicester. Career: 32 years at Diagnostic Products Corporation and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics (Los Angeles). After 2010: consultant (aka one of the underemployed) and regular contributor to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines….

|

Martin Dwyer III – 50th Reunion Essay

Martin Dwyer III Date of Death: 10-Jul-1967 College: Branford (This reference to the Dwyer family was published in the New York Daily News, January, 26, 2003) Andrew Dwyer, lover of movies and cheeseburgers, was the scion of a prominent Yale family; everything from the track to the weight room has the Dwyer name on it. So does the Martin Dwyer III award, which goes to the top first-year hockey player. It’s named for Andrew’s uncle….