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Milton Henry Anderson – 50th Reunion Essay

Milton Henry Anderson College: Berkeley March 2018 (with help from Mortie Meekle and Juan Valdez) What I learned after Yale. This is not in chronologic order. Post hoc ergo propter hoc? This is not true, it is not science. Blood is really thicker than water. Read “Hillbilly Elegy”, J. D. Vance. Try to get your money up front, if possible. Even cheap hookers know this. It only takes one psychiatrist to change a lightbulb, but…

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Peter Lance Anderson – 50th Reunion Essay

Peter Lance Anderson Date of Death: 1-Jul-1968 College: Morse (This memorial was submitted to the Class Website by Larry Franks.) “Pete died as he lived—adventurously and following his passion. It happened during summer vacation, a year before our class graduated. Pete was hiking and mountaineering (in Colorado, I think) and fell off a mountain. His departure was a loss not just to his immediate family, but to the family of man. Everybody at Morse College…

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Frederick Warner (Derry) Allen – 50th Reunion Essay

Frederick Warner (Derry) Allen 3807 48th St., NW Washington, DC 20016 derryallen@aol.com 202-905-5991 Spouse(s): Margaret A. Weekes (1978) Child(ren): Abigail Allen, Nathaniel Allen, Eloise Russo (niece) Grandchild(ren): Theodore, Phoebe Education: Yale, BA, 1969; Harvard Business School, MBA, 1973 Career: I served in several agencies of the Federal Government, including the last 37 years at the US Environmental Protection Agency. College: Silliman For years I have kept the flag of Connecticut close by, a reminder of…

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John S. Armstrong – 50th Reunion Essay

John S. Armstrong 781 11th St Boulder, Colorado 80302 johnarmstrong@q.com 720-490-2661 Spouse(s): Liza Carlson (1997) Education: Berklee College of Music, BM National Service: US Army (1967-70) Career: Musician Avocations: Sailing, writing College: Timothy Dwight I left Yale feeling incomplete. Never before, in my short life, had I started something and not finished it. In school, I got the best grades. In sports, I won. In the music competitions that were my bread and butter, I…

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William Allen Alper – 50th Reunion Essay

William Allen Alper 112 Inverness Drive Kendall Park, NJ 08824 w.alper@gmail.com 914-715-1987 Spouse(s): Barbara Black (1976-1991); Kathleen S. Lynn (1995-date) Child(ren): Daniel Black Alper (1981); Benjamin Black Alper (1984) Grandchild(ren): Jackson William Alper (2013); John Patrick Alper (2014); Elizabeth Viola Alper (2016) Education: Yale University, BA (1969); Columbia University, JD (1973) National Service: Army National Guard (1969-1975) Career: Litigator, antitrust and other complex business matters and intellectual property suits Avocations: Travel; Paricipation and Administration of…

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John Copley Alter – 50th Reunion Essay

John Copley Alter 2820 Allspice Road Port Republic, Maryland 20676 johncopleyalter@gmail.com 203-446-1059 Spouse(s): Bett Worcester Alter (1985 – ) Child(ren): Aaron Moses Alter, (1986, Yale ‘09); Emily Beach Alter (1988); Thomasin Malone Alter (1991) Education: Yale University, BA (1969); Yale Divinity School (incomplete) National Service: Conscientious Objector Career: Educator, 50 years Avocations: Poetry. Basketball (the Celtics). Sauntering. Travel. College: Pierson I am writing this account of 50 years sitting in the great room of the…

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Karl Ameriks – 50th Reunion Essay

Karl Ameriks 18945 Apache Dr. South Bend, IN 46637 karl.p.ameriks.2@nd.edu Spouse(s): Geraldine (Benjamin) Ameriks (1970 –  ) Child(ren): Michael (1974); Kevin (1978) Grandchild(ren): Nolan (2009); Jack (2015); Maude (2015) Education: Yale BA (1969); Ph. D. (1973) Career: McMahon-Hank Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame (emeritus) College: Branford Looking back: Not too much change can be OK. Coming from a public high school near Detroit, I felt that just being at Yale was a tremendous privilege. I…

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Paul G. Abrams – 50th Reunion Essay

Paul G. Abrams 2125 1st Avenue, #1501 Seattle, WA 98121 pabrams2001@gmail.com 206-310-6685 Spouse(s): Marguerite Lindstrom Johnstone, Yale M.Phil. (1977- 1999) Education: Yale School of Medicine, MD, 1976. Yale Law School, JD, 1976 Career: Oncology Research, NCI; CEO/Chair/Executive Director of 3 Biotechs, 1 Med Device Company (1985 – ) Avocations: Travel, Film, Scuba, Politics, Human Rights College: Ezra Stiles The Trumpet Summons Us Again Although punctuated by inevitable ups-and-downs, I had felt until two years ago…

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Dale Allen – 50th Reunion Essay

Dale Allen 4771 NE Going St. Portland, OR, OR 97218 dmallen174@gmail.com 503-317-2715 Spouse(s): Wendy Erickson (1970-1980); Suzanne Millies (1986 – ) Child(ren): Risa Allen (1986) Grandchild(ren): None yet. Fingers crossed. Education: Loyola Maryland M.Ed. (1999) Career: Teacher, carpenter, remodeling contractor; Voc Ed coordinator, Portland YouthBuilders Avocations: Yoga, meditation, birding, hiking, climate action College: Timothy Dwight “Hell no! We won’t go!!” Remember that? Some of us got medical deferments, a few moved to Canada; I got…

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50th Reunion Essay – Paul Abrams

Paul G. Abrams 2125 1st Avenue, #1501 Seattle, WA 98121 Email: pabrams2001@gmail.com Phone(s): 206-310-6685 Spouse/Partner(s): Marguerite Lindstrom Johnstone, Yale M.Phil. (1977- 1999) Education: Yale School of Medicine, MD, 1976. Yale Law School, JD, 1976 Career: Oncology Research, NCI; CEO/Chair/Executive Director of 3 Biotechs, 1 Med Device Company (1985 – ) Activities: Travel, Film, Scuba, Politics, Human Rights Residential College: Ezra Stiles   The Trumpet Summons Us Again Although punctuated by inevitable ups-and-downs, I had felt…

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50th Reunion Essay – Roger Graeme Jung Austin

Roger Graeme Jung Austin Date of Death: 3-Apr-1994 College: Berkeley From the Class Notes archive: “Roger Austin died suddenly in April of this year, leaving his wife, Wilhelmina, and a son and a daughter. Roger was one of the few of us who served in the Navy during the Vietnam war, and thereafter went to Harvard Business School.” From Steve Finch: My roommate for two years, Roger Austin, was a true gentleman: soft-spoken, kind, and…