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…
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…
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.
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!
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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.
From legacy.com: LERMAN, CHARLES, of Newtown Square, PA, on Sept. 24, 2015. Father of Michael Lerman, brother of David (Jacquie) Lerman and Marjorie (David) Durand and the late Mark Lerman. Relatives and friends are invited to Graveside Services Sunday 10 A.M. at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge, NJ. Memorial Services following at 1:30 P.M. at Temple Sholom in Broomall, PA. In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to The National Parkinson Foundation,…
Huffman, Dr. Dean G. 2/16/1947 – 9/7/2015, Age 68, passed away at home on September 7, 2015. He was born in Columbus, OH, the son of the late Dean DeWitt and Grace (Gardner) Huffman. He was also preceded in passing by a brother, Myles Miller. Dean excelled at education from a young age and went on to achieve many academic accomplishments. He received a BA and Masters in Mathematics from Yale where he won the…
News from Yale: “President Peter Salovey has announced a $150 million pathbreaking gift by Blackstone founder Stephen A. Schwarzman to create a world-class, state-of-the-art campus center by renovating the historic Commons and Memorial Hall. Schwarzman’s gift, the second-largest single donation in Yale’s history, will establish a university-wide center that serves as a campus…
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – Joseph Stanley “Joe” McCarty, 68, lost his courageous battle with esophageal cancer on August 8, 2015 at home in Bonita Springs, Fla. surrounded by his loving family and friends. Born in Coronado, Calif., Joe graduated from St George’s School in Newport, RI, and from Yale University. After college he pursued his love of sailing and the sea. He was a delivery captain, boat owner and manager of marinas. Joe was a…
As Garrison Keillor would say, “It’s been a quiet month in Lake Wobegon.” Very little news, either good or bad. Bad: I have been officially informed that Richard Griest has died, but I have almost no information on him. Greg Montes has said he will prepare a memorial. Here is what I have from our yearbook: Richard was born in Salt Lake City, and entered Yale in 1966…
Juan Montermoso writes, “After 27 years in the high-tech industry, primarily with HP, I am now enjoying a second life as a professor of marketing practice at Santa Clara University as well as doing gigs as a leadership development consultant.” Juan also was nominated for an award for his many years of ASC interviewing work. Tom Guterbockwrites that his second grandchild, Phoebe…
