Michael Melville Wood – 50th Reunion Essay
Michael Melville Wood College: Davenport
Michael Melville Wood College: Davenport
James Earl Walker 376 Southern Rd. Ellijay, GA 30536 perevod@ellijay.com 706-273-3465 Spouse(s): Sandra Perko (1969–1970); Patricia Madsen (1975–present) Child(ren): Josh (1977); Caleb (1981) Career: USIA exhibit guide in Baku and Tashkent; fruit tramp, nine years (seasonal); trail construction on various Georgia state parks; Auto Tag service (seasonal); construction of concrete solar wall panels; stone mason; translator, Russian to English, 30 years Avocations: home construction, hiking, Georgia Forest Watch, tree climbing College: Branford A few months…
John Bradley Wood 125 Spinney Mill Road Arrowsic, ME 04530 islandsurveys@gmail.com College: Saybrook What happened to me? I stayed with the program (journalism) for 10 years, then found something I love (land surveying), someone I love (my wife of 40 years), and someplace I love (midcoast Maine). I spend my days shuttling between them. I had actually landed a job teaching high school English when The Boston Globe called in 1970. I started as a…
David H. Wood 3826 Eileen Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45209-2013 davidhwood97@gmail.com 513-477-1961 Spouse(s): Erika J. Laquer, (1968–1979), Rebecca S. Seeman (1984) Child(ren): Mariel S. and Rachel S. Wood (1986) Education: Yale College, BA 1969; Temple University, MA 1974, ABD 1978 Career: Instructor/Adjunct Temple U. and Community College of Philadelphia, 1972–1978; Project Leader, Manager, Western & Southern Financial Group, 1988–2013 Avocations: Railroading pre-USRA; model rail; astro-science; philosophy; cooking; genealogy. College: Davenport Our subject invokes memory: eel slippery:…
Charles Lieth Woltmann 5715 Spring Oak Drive Los Angeles, CA 90068 woltmann.charles@gmail.com 323-465-4664 Spouse(s): Lani Woltmann Child(ren): Kim and Tai Grandchild(ren): Leith and Margrette Education: Yale BA 1969; Yale Law 1973 National Service: Lt. U.S. Army Reserve Career: private practice of law College: Ezra Stiles To begin, I dislike talking about myself. In conclusion, I have sailed through life on a sea of good fortune and I hope the same is true for all of…
Francis Kenneth Wolfe 4850 Osprey Dr. S #606 St. Petersburg, FL 33711 wolfeak@aol.com 727-865-2032 Spouse(s): Annemarie Wolfe Education: Yale, BA 1969; NYU, M.B.A 1976 National Service: US Army Reserves, 1969–1975 Career: Forty years as an executive in the consumer catalog and e-commerce business College: Saybrook I have been fortunate that my business career provided me with jobs that had me working in many parts of the world including Europe, Latin America, and Asia in addition…
Richard Bowen Wolf 3752 S. Bainbridge Dr. Bloomington, IN 47401 richardb.wolf@gmail.com 812-369-4034 Spouse(s): Donna Lippincott Wolf (1969) Child(ren): Michael Maclean Wolf (1976); Alexander Lippincott Wolf (1978) Education: Yale, BA 1969; University of Chicago, MA 1971, PhD 1976 Career: Eighth-grade English teacher, Eielson AFB (Alaska) for 1 year; English professor, Mississippi State University for 35 years. Avocations: Art museum docent; playwright; patron of the arts in general; college athletics fan. College: Pierson At 70 I’ve mostly…
Robert J. Wittebort 175 E. Delaware Place, Apartment 4616 Chicago, IL 60611 robert.wittebort.pc.69@aya.yale.edu 312-409-0659 Education: Notre Dame Law School, JD 1974 National Service: US Navy 1967–1997 Career: Lawyer: Hopkins, Sutter; General Counsel& Assistant Director, Illinois Housing Development Authority; partner Chapman and Cutler; EVP Chicago Building Services, Inc.; partner DHR International; Chairman, Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation Avocations: Author, The Chicago Club 1960–1994; The Great Lakes Dredge and Philharmonic Society; The Saddle & Cycle Club. Singer, Yale…
Robert Withers 202 West 80 St. #5W New York, NY 10024 robertrx@earthlink.net 212-873-1353 Spouse(s): It’s been an interesting life. Child(ren): Donovan Michael Withers (1967), Sophia Alba withers (1983) Grandchild(ren): Julia Jeanne Withers (1999) Education: Yale, BA ’69; Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College, MFA ’89 Career: College film professor, pharmaceutical advertising copywriter, independent filmmaker Avocations: Dancing tango College: Ezra Stiles My second wife called us the “wrong Yalies,” but we were…
Harry H. Wise III 34 Birchwood Lane Hartsdale, NY 10530 hwiselaw@aol.com (914) 413-2382 Partner: Peggy Twohig Education: Boston College Law School, JD 1975 Career: journalist, local paper and AP, 1970–1972, lawyer, 1975-present Avocations: trumpet, squash, tennis, golf College: Davenport In general, my fondest recollection of Yale is of the guys in Davenport whom I knew. A few are still friends, and a couple still good friends. Recollections of academic things are vaguer. My declared potential…
John Winthrop College: Saybrook
Laurence P. Winship College: Silliman
Geoffrey Walker 1705 North Boulevard Houston, TX 77098 gwalker@huntonak.com 713-240-5270 Spouse(s): Christine Long (1969–1974); Ann Kennedy (1978). Child(ren): Nicholas Long Walker (1972); Lucy Kennedy Walker (1984); Alec Kennedy Walker (1985) Grandchild(ren): Clara Evelyn Walker (2007); Emiline Leslie Walker (2011) Education: Yale College, BA, Scholar of the House 1969; Yale Law School, JD 1974 National Service: Spec 5, US Army 1969–1971. Presidential Council on Youth Involvement in the Bicentennial Career: Corporate Securities lawyer, Butler Binion 1974–1982;…
John Reid Wingard College: Calhoun
William Harvey Wilson Date of Death: 18-Oct-1999 College: Saybrook (This memorial was submitted by Ben Jerman.) It was my pleasure to room with Bill Wilson for four years at Yale and one summer in New York City. For three years we shared bunks in the same room of a two-bedroom suite, and only by senior year did we have separate rooms in a three-room suite. In a walk to Commons for dinner during our first…
N. Lee Wilson College: Morse