Michael J. Blake, 62, of Wakefield died on Thursday, February 11 at his home. Born in San Pedro, CA on June 21, 1947 he was the son of the late Joseph and Frances (Thompson) Blake. Mr. Blake was a graduate of San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, CA, class of 1965. He was also…
After subtle pressure from your scribe, Ken Wolfe (wolfeak@aol.com) has checked in: “Annemarie and I have recently moved back to Saint Petersburg, Florida, after 11 years living and working in the U.K. We each had three different jobs, which carried us from Manchester to London to Birmingham. I am continuing as chairman of my last company, Betterware, on a part-time basis and will…
News from dues: Douglas Colton (douglas.colton@gmail.com) writes, tongue planted firmly in cheek: “It is an honor to be part of the first formerly prosperous 40th reunion class since the Class of ’90 (1890, that is) was similarly blessed. There appears to be a sublime synchronicity at work, as revealed by the intervals 1929 + 40 years = 1969 + 40 years = 2009.”…
We have lost four classmates since the last regular column. This column is devoted entirely to them. Classmates may want to provide further details or memories. I will get back to the happier news, of which there is plenty, in my next column. “Timothy Lambert McDaniel, professor of sociology at the University of California, San Diego, died in San Diego on March 10 after a brave fight against colon…
Message from the family on tributes.com – Mr. Lathrop Mead Gates of Kansas City, MO died Monday, July 6, 2009 at his home. Memorial services will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 40th and Main, Kansas City, MO; with a reception immediately following. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial…
Class Notes: David G. Smith died of cancer at his home in Westlake, California, on May 4. Henry Fuller writes: “David was a special person and my Yale roommate for three years. He was born on January 20, 1947. David grew up in Concord, Massachusetts. He graduated from Middlesex School in 1965. After Yale, David served…
Lots to report, including a first missive in 40 years from Bruce Bolnick(bbolnick@gmail.com): “With our 40th reunion next year, it’s time to update class notes on what I have been up to for the past four decades. (FYI, I just sent in class dues, after years of neglect.) After finishing my PhD in economics at Yale in 1972, I taught at the University of Nairobi, followed by faculty positions at Duke and…
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Published in GreenwichTime on Mar. 31, 2009 BRADLEY NITKIN 62 of Greenwich, CT died on March 29, 2009 after a courageous battle with gastric cancer. Beloved husband of Helen Nitkin, father of Sophie and Andrew, son of Gaby Nitkin and brother of Roger, Leslie and Regina. Bradley graduated from Yale College and Cornell Law School…
Published in the UVA Magazine, Spring 2010 Linwood G. Lawrence III (Law ’77) of Ossining, N.Y., died March 26, 2009. He taught elementary school in Westchester County, N.Y., before attending law school. At the University, Mr. Lawrence was executive editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law and was awarded the 1977 Hardy Cross Dillard…
Posted on the UC San Diego Department of Sociology webpage: Timothy Lambert McDaniel, Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego, died in San Diego on March 10, 2009, after a brave fight against colon cancer that lasted more than a decade. He was one of the leading comparative-historical sociologists of his generation,…
The mailbag is perilously thin. Your scribe is guessing that everyone is saving up stories for the rapidly approaching 40th reunion. So here is our one item, from John Fisher:“John and Didi Fisher live in Atherton, California, where John has a merger boutique for consumer brands, and Didi is retired from three terms as town councilman and mayor. Didi, who is a crack shot, has not yet…
Another new year has arrived. The year 2008 will certainly have a special place in American history books, both for the once-unthinkable presidential election of a man with roots in Kenya, and for the financial and economic calamity which befell America and the world. Two eras ended, and two new ones have begun. “You say goodbye, and I say hello.” And now to our classmates. Congratulations to our John…
It’s not too late to plan to go to Lang Wheeler’s (lbw@numeric.com) pre-game brunch on Saturday, November 21, at Lang’s house, 48 Lakeview Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Start time is 9:30 am. All 1969 classmates and their fellow travelers are welcome. Catch up with old friends, meet new friends, enjoy tasty comestibles in abundance, and listen to live Yale music. And then, presumably, witness a Yale…
Class Notes: Michael Harlow died October 1 in San Jose, California. Classmate Larry Franks provides this memorial: “Mike had been battling cancer (multiple myeloma, then myelodysplasia) courageously for some years, while maintaining a positive outlook right to the end. Mike graduated in 1975 from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies with his first wife, Carol, and then…
