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Neill Watson, November 10, 2016
(Published in Virginia Gazette on Nov. 16, 2016) WILLIAMSBURG – Neill P. Watson, III, 69, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at The College of William and Mary and faculty member for 32 years, died on November 10th after a short illness. Respected as a teacher, colleague and administrator, Neill focused on clinical psychology in dozens of scholarly papers and convention presentations that he wrote and co-authored. His research explored Rogerian theories of psychotherapy and ways to measure discrepancies…
Nov/Dec 2016
Harold Mancusi reports from the AYA Assembly and Tom Emmons is looking for volunteers. Len Hill, RIP.
JE Celebrates A Mini Reunion
Several classmates from JE gathered in Half Moon Bay, partly to celebrate the life of Randy Straff, who recently passed away, and partly to have fun.
Website Project Launched
A new website inspired by our upcoming 50th Reunion but covering all aspects of our time at Yale and our lives after Yale has been launched.
Sep/Oct 2016
Bob Bucholz passed away at home in Dallas, Texas, on May 20. This memorial was submitted by Marybeth Ezaki ’73 (Marybeth.ezaki@gmail.com), Richard Tedlow, Terry Light, Phil Gans(pgans@pgans.com), Derry Allen, and Wil Lam: “Bob was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. At Yale, Bob was summa cum laude with a BA in economics. He graduated from Yale Medical School in 1973, and completed a surgical internship at the University of Colorado, then returned to Yale for his…
Randall Straff, July 22, 2016
Published by the Pacific View Memorial Chapel: Randy was born January 22, 1947 to Milton Straff and Marcella Konvalinka in Berwyn, Illinois. He passed away July 22, 2016 surrounded by his close friend and caregivers in Lincoln City, Oregon at the age of 69. Mr. Straff was raised in Southern California. After graduating high school at Garden Grove he attended Yale University where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in English and Business and received numerous…
James Hammarsten, July 15, 2016
Published in Tulsa World on July 19, 2016 Dr. James E. Hammarsten, 68, passed away July 15, 2016 in Tulsa. He was born August 26, 1947, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Dorothea (Dee) and Dr. James F. Hammarsten. Jim was a loving husband, father, brother, and grandfather; an accomplished and beloved doctor who helped advanced the study of medicine; and a friend to everyone he met.Jim will be missed by his wife of 43 years, Beth…
Jul/Aug 2016
Our Class’ Scholarship went to a sophomore woman from Minnesota. News from Sam Weisman, Gary Morson, Alec Tan, Frank Aronson, Terry Benson and Norm Resnicow.
New Class Website
Wayne Willis, Harry Forsdick, and their website team are doing an outstanding job of work creating our new class website. Thank you all. What a team!
Leonard Hill, June 7, 2016
Len Hill died on June 7, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. From his obituaries in Variety and the Los Angeles Times: “Len began his career as a writer on Adam-12. After working at Paramount, Universal TV, and MTM, he joined NBC as an executive in the drama series department. He later joined ABC as VP of movies, where he supervised The Jericho Mile and Amber Waves. Throughout his career he produced over 45 television…
Robert Bucholz, May 20, 2016
Bob Bucholz passed away at home in Dallas, Texas, on May 20. This memorial was submitted by Marybeth Ezaki ’73 (Marybeth.ezaki@gmail.com), Richard Tedlow, Terry Light, Phil Gans, Derry Allen, and Wil Lam: “Bob was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. At Yale, Bob was summa cum laude with a BA in economics. He graduated from Yale Medical School in 1973, and completed a surgical internship at the University of Colorado, then returned to Yale for his orthopedic…
May/Jun 2016
Your scribe sought out Tom Orum, who was in Econ 10 (Saybrook CDG) with me in the Fall of 1965. Here is his first-ever report for this column: “I got a master’s in agronomy and plant genetics from the University of Arizona and worked for 25 years as a research specialist in the plant pathology department at the University of Arizona. My wife, Nancy Ferguson, and I both retired in 2000 to volunteer with the…
Mar/Apr 2016
The mailbag has gotten thin, and is now empty. I would especially like to get a word or two from classmates who have not appeared in this column in recent years. Inquiring minds want to know! News from Dues: Brian Ibsen “has retired from the Aga Khan University, but I remain active in fund-raising for Africa and for historic preservation in Chicago. Clementine has been very active at Second City, so we are seeing a…
Jan/Feb 2016
Steve Rose (1969rosesa47@outlook.com) writes to us for the first time: “The booming of autumn wind in the pines outside my window sounds like the audible rushing of time and prompts me to send in my first class note. Following graduation, I sailed with the navy for 30 years as …
Nov/Dec 2015
Greg Montes writes: “I learned earlier this year that Richard Griest died on December 21, 2011, at Pleasant Hill, California. I often ate lunch and dinner with Richard in Morse College in 1966–69 and we lived on the same floor of Morse Tower in 1967–68. We had many discussions about politics, history, Yale, and other subjects. I and others who knew Richard over the years found him to be very intelligent and good-humored. My parents enjoyed meeting and talking with Richard when he stayed overnight with them in Omaha, Nebraska, while driving from Yale to San Diego in June 1969.