Your scribe wrote this column while listening to Bill Owens’s “Round and Round” track on his Wildflower Bouquet CD with Missile Records. Here is his music life story from the website https://www.musicpage.com/billowens: “Singer-songwriter and guitarist for over 59 years, I have signed a record contract with Missile Records, and have just released “Round And…
Published in Connecticut Post on Oct. 4, 2013 Eric Young Johnson, Pelican Bay, Daytona Beach, Florida. Born September 27, 1947, Berlin, Germany. Died: September 25, 2013, Daytona Beach, Florida. Son of Arthur W. and Bette S. Johnson. Attended Mount Hermon School (Gill, MA), and Yale University (New Haven, CT) Class of 1969. Lover of history, geopolitics, cultural exchange, travel, creative writing, Pittsburgh’s Pirates and Steelers, motown songs and other soulful music. Long career in food…
Published in The Cincinnati Enquirer on Sept. 19, 2013 Timothy John Quinn passed away peacefully on September 13, 2013 at the Cincinnati Hospice Center in Blue Ash. Mr. Quinn is survived by his wife of 38 years Jane D. Quinn of Madeira; daughter Daria (Randy) Lee of New Orleans; son Joe (Mia) Quinn of Alexandria, VA; son John of Madeira; and grandsons Liam S. Quinn and Timothy J. Quinn of Alexandria, VA. Mr. Quinn was…
These items empty the mailbag. Send news! Jack Lantz (Jack.Lantz@muc.miyachi.com) e-writes: “The exciting news is that Hotei Publishing has just published a book, sponsored by Scripps College, on our Japanese woodblock print collection, titled Genji’s World In Japanese Woodblock Prints. We believe the book is the definitive discussion and presentation of the Genji woodblock…
Your scribe has received a short note from Peter Burr. I have edited it slightly for clarity, and I apologize if I have introduced any confusion. Peter writes: “I am currently living at Blaire House of Tewksbury, Massachusetts. I have received 100 percent military pension for service in Vietnam.” I suspect the left-out word in the last sentence is disability. We all hope for your speedy recovery, Peter. News…
Posted on meaningfulfunerals.net: Bill Owens (David William Graham Owens) passed away peacefully on Friday June 21, 2013. Bill, of St Simons Island, is survived by his wife of 43 years, Elizabeth Owens, his children Graham Owens and Sarah (Owens) Jarvis, his grandchildren Arthur Owens (5 months), Beatrice Jarvis (6), Elizabeth Jarvis (3), and Henry Jarvis (11 months); his sister Judy Owens Earl and nieces DeeDee Scharf and Christy Davis. He is predeceased by his mother,…
Bruce Mazo, after prodding from your scribe, has submitted this report: “I have relocated myself and my firm, Secure Retirement Advisors LLC, to Brookline, Massachusetts. My office is at Coolidge Corner in an historic building above CVS and Dunkin’ Donuts! After 15 years in Florida, I was ready for a ‘change of scenery.’ My son had moved to Boston for a TV job and has stayed here to…
Recent columns have been dominated by memorials to classmates who have run their life course. While this is the most important (and sadly growing) function of these notes, a brief respite from my lugubrious duties means there is room this month for a few of the living. Dailey Swan Press recently published Matt Flynn’s Pryme Knumber, a CIA thriller set in Milwaukee. Matt sent reviews from Milwaukee that praise the…
Tom McNamee has just published The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat: Craig Claiborne and the American Food Renaissance. With a listerv nudge from Dave Howorth, your scribe also found this: “Tom McNamee’s essays, poems, reporting, and reviews have appeared in Audubon, the New Yorker, Natural History, and the New York Times. He wrote the PBS documentary Alexander…
John Thomas (Thom) Graham, age 65, passed away unexpectedly on November 17, 2012 due to complications from a farming incident. Thom was born on August 11, 1947 in Seattle, and grew up in the Queen Anne area. He went to school at Queen Anne Elementary school, Lakeside School, and then at Andover Phillips Academy, in Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale University in 1969. He was the youngest child of Jack and Marjorie Graham, of Seattle,…
As promised, here is the Jim Schweitzer memorial for Will Bogaty: “Will Bogaty died from complications of leukemia in Sydney, Australia, on June 23. At the beginning of last year, Will was diagnosed with myelodysplasia, a blood disorder that can lead to the cancer. The diagnosis came shortly after Will had retired from heading ExxonMobil in Tokyo and moved to Sydney with his…
Posted on Cremation Society of New Hampshire tributes: John Garrett Gittzus, MD, 65, of Plymouth, NH, formerly of Somers, CT past away suddenly from natural causes at his home October 15, 2012. He was the beloved husband of 42 years to Carol (Conrad) Gittzus, his best friend and partner. He was born May 16, 1947 in Lynn, MA. He was awarded a full scholarship to St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers, MA., and graduated from…
For those who intend to watch this year’s Game in Cambridge, Lang and Kathy Wheeler(langandkathy@comcast.net) will again be generously hosting the 1969 pre-game brunch at their house. Start time is 9:30. I have attended Lang’s brunches, and I can say with assurance that this is a wonderful chance to see classmates, hear great Yale a cappella music, and fire down some tasty…
Published in Houston Chronicle on Aug. 15, 2012 Ernest Eric Muirhead, Jr., 64, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2012 in Houston. He is survived by his wife Susan, sons Elliot (Kari) and Philip, and grandson William. Eric was born in Dallas in 1947 to Ernest Eric and Mary Louise Muirhead, the oldest of five siblings. He graduated from Cranbrook School, Yale University and Rice University. He married Susan in 1970, and they moved to…
(From the Class Notes) As promised, here is the Jim Schweitzer memorial for Will Bogaty: “Will Bogaty died from complications of leukemia in Sydney, Australia, on June 23. At the beginning of last year, Will was diagnosed with myelodysplasia, a blood disorder that can lead to the cancer. The diagnosis came shortly after Will had retired from heading ExxonMobil in Tokyo and moved to Sydney with his wife Helen and their two children, Sophia and Alexander. Will is…
Chris Hoffman writes: “I’m happy to report that my second book of poetry, Realization Point, has just been published. About a year ago I launched a pro-bono sustainability website: www.earth-dashboard.org, showing key indicators about how we are doing as a planet. I’m still working as an organization development consultant, focusing on organizations that are…
