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Thomas James Walsh, Jr. – 50th Reunion Essay

Thomas James Walsh, Jr. 2534 Syon Dr. Memphis, TN 38119-7441 twalsh@fordharrison.com 901-335-6770 Spouse(s): Jean McKee Walsh (1969–2016, deceased) Child(ren): Courtney Walsh Marsh (1975); Meredith McKee Walsh (1978) Grandchild(ren): Molly Marsh (2001); Becca Marsh (2004); Amelia Marsh (2007) Education: University of Virginia School of Law (JD 1975) Career: Taught high school 3 years, have practiced law 43 years, last 20+ years with FordHarrison LLP (national labor & employment firm), mostly handling federal appeals Avocations: Baseball, photography,…

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Edmund Lee Wadhams – 50th Reunion Essay

Edmund Lee Wadhams Date of Death: 21-Mar-2018 College: Pierson From the Main Line Media News: Edmund Lee (“Ned”) Wadhams, of Onancock Virginia, died on March 21 of natural causes. He was well loved and will be sorely missed. He attended Chestnut Hill Academy, graduated from St. Mark’s and Yale. He was a direct descendant of Richard Henry Lee, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Ned loved the arts. He could not resist throwing in a…

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Stephen Michael Vaughan – 50th Reunion Essay

Stephen Michael Vaughan 6 White Mesa Trail Placitas, NM 87043 svaughan1@comcast.net 505-404-8648 Spouse(s): Dr. Andrea Cohen (1989) Child(ren): Brooke Emily Vaughan (1993) Education: University of Texas School of Law (Austin), 1973 JD Career: litigator in Houston 40 years Avocations: environment, politics, golf College: Branford In August 1965 I had never visited the Northeast, much less Yale. By the end of freshman year the intimidation and terror of being at Yale was gone, and I had…

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Stuart Hope Van Dyke, Jr. – 50th Reunion Essay

Stuart Hope Van Dyke, Jr. 3243 Klingle Rd. NW Washington, DC 20008 tvandyke@rcn.com 202-997-3876 Spouse(s): Frances Van Dyke (1970) Child(ren): Chris(1980); Hugo (1984); Mary (1991) Education: Yale, BA 1969; Boston University, MA 1973; University of Chicago, PhD 1980 Career: New Haven Housing Authority, 1983–1994; Norwich Housing Authority, 1995–1999, Executive Director; Public Housing Authority Directors’ Association, 2000–2014 Director of Government Affairs Avocations: Bridge, Golf College: Jonathan Edwards Going to Yale certainly played an important role in my…

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Hal R. Valeche – 50th Reunion Essay

Hal R. Valeche 338 Vizcaya Drive Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 halrv@comcast.net 561-346-7769 Spouse(s): Stephanie Valeche (1989–2016) Child(ren): Claire Elizabeth Valeche (1998) Education: Yale BA 1969, The Wharton School MBA 1983 National Service: US Navy 1969–1975 Career: Navy fighter pilot 6 yrs, Investment Banker 10 years, Business Owner 20 years, City Council and County Commission 12 years Avocations: Skiing, biking, scuba, bridge College: Jonathan Edwards What I find most difficult about writing this is acknowledging…

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Gary Gene Vujnovich – 50th Reunion Essay

Gary Gene Vujnovich Date of Death: 7-Feb-2008 College: Davenport (This memorial with a remembrance from Bob Horvitz appeared in the May/June 2008 Class Notes.) Gary Vujnovich died on February 7, 2008. Gary graduated from George Washington University Law School after Yale. He is survived by his wife, Jessie Carpenter, and two children. He was devoted to his family and friends. Bob Horvitz writes: I was part of Gary’s rooming group in Davenport. Gary was modest…

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Andrew N. Vorkink – 50th Reunion Essay

Andrew N. Vorkink 120 Post Road North Hampton, NH 03862 avorkink@gmail.com Spouse(s): Patricia (1970) Child(ren): Rachel (1979); Mark (1982) Grandchild(ren): Agnes (2016) Education: Harvard Law School, JD 1972 Career: Private law practice, Japan, New York 1972–1977; World Bank, DC, Croatia and Turkey 1977–2006; professor: Turkey, U of New Hampshire Law School, Tuck School of Business 2007–present Avocations: Conservation, international law, international development College: Saybrook Yale was a highlight of my life, not least of all…

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Philipp von Türk – 50th Reunion Essay

Philipp von Türk 320 Riverside Drive, Apt. 9G New York, New York 10025 pvonturk@aol.com 212-316-1889 Spouse(s): Susanne (1987) Child(ren): Julia (1991); Christopher (1994) Education: Harvard Law School, JD 1972 Career: Practiced law with a firm in New York, a Federal agency in Washington, DC, and most recently, with the Legal Department of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Avocations: Reading, Running College: Davenport While working in Washington with the US government, I met my future wife, Susanne, who…

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Bruce T. Volpe – 50th Reunion Essay

Bruce T. Volpe 1 Sigma Place Bronx, NY 10471 bvolpe1@northwell.edu 718-543-4850 Spouse(s): Betty Diamond (1981) Child(ren): Susannah (1983); Rebecca (1987) Education: Yale College, BS 1969; Yale Medical School, MD 1973 Career: Physician-researcher (still working) College: Pierson Think of the blazing changes in the last 70 years—transistors, the structure of DNA, and vaccines when we were kids, then, among those that come to mind (such as it is), 3D printing, nanoparticles, robotics, machine learning, and antibodies…

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John Pierce Volk – 50th Reunion Essay

John Pierce Volk Date of Death: 10-Aug-2001 College: Timothy Dwight His widow, Mary Volk writes: John Became an apprentice carpenter in Colorado following his graduation from Yale in 1969 with a degree in Economics. Ten or so years later he attended and graduated from Boston College Law School. While in law school he organized the first international Hunger and Law Conference which explored ways to feed the world’s hungry populations through law. He practiced government…