Class Books

John Robert Casterline College: Silliman

Subrata Narayan Chakravarty College: Branford After over 46 years of writing and editing stories about business I retired last year. Barbara and I sold our home in Westchester County outside New York City and moved to an apartment in Florida. I have been reflecting on what I have learned in the half century since I arrived in the U.S. after finishing boarding school in India. I had the unique experience of being a foreigner in…

Rives Coleman Chalmers Date of Death: 16-Nov-2013 College: Pierson (A longer version of this memorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News and was republished on the Class Website.) Rives Coleman Chalmers graduated from Westminster High School in 1965. He attended Yale University where he received a BA in chemistry. He earned a doctorate of medicine from Emory University in 1973. After a year of medical internship at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, he joined…

William L. Chamberlin 304 Dover Road Westwood, Massachusetts 02090 wlchamberlin@gmail.com 781-789-6466 Spouse(s): Jenny Chamberlin (1977, d.2017) Child(ren): Sarah (1978); Sam (1979) Grandchild(ren): Elsa Fesenmyer (2010); Robert Fesenmyer (2012) Education: Yale BA (1969); University of Massachusetts M.Ed (1981) Career: Teacher, coach, administrator Noble and Greenough School (1971-2007); Education consultant (2007-2015) Avocations: Family, community, homes, travel, outdoors College: Morse “A life well lived?” Yes, I believe I have for the years since June 1969. I had always…

Daniel McFarlan Chase College: Davenport

James Blake Calderbank College: Timothy Dwight

Richard J. Butcher, MD 2443 Mile Post Rd Sunbury, PA 17801 butcher@dotterer.net cell 570 259 6736; land 570 286 7894 Spouse(s): Barbara Johns MD (1975-1989 deceased); Christine Dotterer MD (1993- present) Child(ren): James (1978) Garth(‘80) Derek (‘81) Butcher; Seth (‘72) Dotterer; Kate (‘81) D. Hafer Grandchild(ren): Sophia (‘05), Ben (‘08), William (‘10) Dotterer; Hannah (‘07), Addison (‘10), Bryce (‘13) Hafer Education: U. of Penn MD 1973; Geisinger Med Ctr Danville Pa IM, Cardiology (‘75-’81); Mass…

Wayne Guy Butterfield College: Pierson

Gene Carson Buzzard College: Pierson Immediately after graduation, I married Christine Jacobs in Princeton. It was a good wedding, attended by several Yale friends. We had, between us, two bicycles and about $300. Having declined to seek a college deferment during my senior year, I was drafted that winter, passed my physical (handily) in New Haven and was declared to be 1A. My local draft board kindly postponed my induction until after graduation. Chris and…

Vincent P. (Bud) Bynack 69 Bronxville Road Apt. 4G Bronxville, New York 10708 budbynack@verizon.net 914-961-3521 Spouse(s): Helen Tartar (1992-2014) Education: BA Yale, 1969; M.Phil. Yale, 1974; PhD. Yale 1978 Career: Assistant professor, University of Iowa, Union College, UC-Berkeley, Portland State University; Developmental Editor Avocations: Fly fishing, food and wine College: Silliman After an interesting academic career in the more interesting sense of “interesting,” I was a househusband for about 20 years. Today, as a freelance…

James Cacos College: Calhoun

Sheldon Y. Carnes College: Jonathan Edwards

Robert Vernon Carr Date of Death: 6-Jul-1997 College: Calhoun (From the October 1998 Class Notes.) Catherine Lofgren Carr sent a brief note from Deland, Florida, that Robert Carr died of a heart attack July 6, 1997. She writes that he was always proud of having attended Yale. He worked for 25 years as a piano technician in central Florida and was “respected by his peers and clients” as one of the best.

Louis Bartholomew Casagrande 215 Bryant Road Jaffrey, NH 3452 lbcasagrande@gmail.com 617-435-2033 Spouse(s): Julie Petty (1969) Child(ren): Joseph (1973); Elizabeth (1977) Grandchild(ren): Louis B. Casagrande(2003); Matteo M. Casagrande (2006); Roman J. Casagrande (2008) Education: Master of International Relations, The American University, 1971; Ph.D. in Anthropology, 1979 Career: Science Museum of Minnesota, Curator of Anthropology(1975-1994), SVP (1987-1994); Boston Children’s Museum, President/CEO (1994-2009) Avocations: Muskie and bass fishing, golf, environmental causes, children’s rights College: Silliman It was 1975….

Douglass Watts Cassel P.O. Box 1690 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 doug.cassel@nd.edu Spouse(s): Amy Griffin Child(ren): Jennifer Casse (1978); Amanda Cassel (1981); Magdalena Cassel (1990); Tom Glascoff (1994); Kelly Glascoff (1996) Grandchild(ren): Camilo (2011); Dylan (2014); Owen (2014); Leyla (2016) Education: Harvard Law School, J.D. 1972 National Service: Lt., US Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps (1972-76) Career: law professor and practicing lawyer, specializing in international human rights law Avocations: theater, travel College: Ezra Stiles Thanks, Yale, for…

Jay D. Castelli 319 Melbourne Ave. Mamaroneck, NY 10543 jaycastell@aol.com 914-584-5186 Spouse(s): Carolyn Castelli (1980) Child(ren): Lauren Lanker (1983); Lisbeth Poythress (1986) Grandchild(ren): Juniper Lanker (2016), Baby Poythress due Oct. 2018 Education: Yale BA 1969, Pace U. – XMBA ‘86 Career: JHS Eng and Math teacher ’69–‘71; Played keyboards/arranged/sang in Rock Band “Goodness” ’73–’77; Director/VP Mktg and Research for two Educ. Publishers ’79–’15; Church Minister of Music ’78 to present Avocations: Arranging/playing contemporary Christian and…