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Gordon Haines Taylor – 50th Reunion Essay

Gordon Haines Taylor 3 Deerfield Road Asheville, NC 28803 ghtvt@aol.com 802-356-4954 College: Branford Fifty years? What a wonderful journey it has been. Thanks to Yale for making it possible and thanks to all of you for sharing it with me. After Yale, I earned an MBA degree from Dartmouth in 1971, and spent the next 33 years in finance and investment banking. My first job was with a Connecticut bank, but I soon moved to…

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David F. Tufaro – 50th Reunion Essay

David F. Tufaro 216 Edgevale Road Baltimore, Maryland 21210 dtufaro@terranovaventures.com 410-440-1103 Spouse(s): Sharon (1979) Child(ren): Theresa (1980), Jennifer (1983), and Christina (1987) Grandchild(ren): Elizabeth (2013) and Kathyn (2016) Education: University of Pennsylvania, JD and Master of City Planning (1972) National Service: Army Corps of Engineers (1969–1976 Reserves) Career: Attorney at Piper & Marbury (1972–1978); 40 years as real estate developer (founder of Summit Properties (1984–1999), founder and principal of Terra Nova Ventures, LLC (1999–present) Avocations:…

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Richard Bell Tucker – 50th Reunion Essay

Richard Bell Tucker PO Box 640 Shepherdstown, WV 25443 g_dtucker@yahoo.com 304-876-6086 Spouse(s): Virginia McCullough Tucker (Ginny) (2000) Education: PhD (Mathematics), University of Virginia, 1978 College: Davenport After Yale, it took me about 30 years to settle down. In 1971, I began teaching math at an American high school in Rome. The school was St. Stephen’s, and I loved being in Italy for the next two years, learning the language and taking weekend excursions from time…

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Daniel McKendree Tucker, MD – 50th Reunion Essay

Daniel McKendree Tucker, MD 207 Lampkin Str., NE Atlanta, GA 30312 dmtuckermd@gmail.com Spouse(s): Jean Tucker Child(ren): Dawn McKendree Clark Tucker; Justin McKendree Adams Tucker; William McKendree Daniel Tucker Grandchild(ren): Fletcher Steimer (2008); Joaquin Tucker (2009); Elroy Durand Tucker (2012) Education: University of Florida College of Medicine, MD degree, 1975 Career: Physician, Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist College: Davenport I am privileged to be alive, and humbly so, appreciating good health, wholesome work, and abiding love,…

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Richard Rowe Treffers – 50th Reunion Essay

Richard Rowe Treffers 10 Vista Lane Alamo, CA 94507 RichardTreffers@Astound.net Spouse(s): Donna Trantolo Treffers (1972 still going strong) Child(ren): Ryan (1979), Steven (1981) Grandchild(ren): Evelyn (2015), Leon (2016) Education: UC Berkeley PhD 1973 Career: U. Arizona 1 year, UC Berkeley 25 years, astronomy consultant 15 years Avocations: travel, private pilot College: Silliman After graduation on that sunny June day, I bicycled to our family home in Bethany and packed to journey west to graduate school….

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James McCormick Tolmach – 50th Reunion Essay

James McCormick Tolmach 1369 Miller Avenue NE Atlanta, GA 30307 jimtolmach@icloud.com 404-294-5194 Spouse(s): Sarah W. Ferguson (1980) Child(ren): Elizabeth (1983); Rebecca (1986) Career: Designed and built wooden furniture in Atlanta for 44 years Avocations: Cooking and eating, worshipping and playing with Atlanta Friends Meeting College: Saybrook My life so far has been quite fortunate, with few regrets and a balance of joy and sorrow, struggle and ease. I did stumble off the starting blocks, having…

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William McIlwaine Thompson, Jr. – 50th Reunion Essay

William McIlwaine Thompson, Jr. 105 W. High Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 wmthompson@wmtpc.com 434-242-0342 Spouse(s): Elsie Wilson Thompson (1981) Child(ren): William McIlwaine Thompson, III (1982); Alice Haven Thompson Boothby (1984); Anne Claiborne Thompson (1989); Orme Wilson Thompson (1993) Grandchild(ren): Clara Pryor Thompson (2015); Grace Wilson Thompson (2016) Education: BA Yale, 1969; JD, UVA, 1972 College: Branford While I was practicing law in Richmond after graduating from UVA Law, a friend and I started an oil and…

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Gregory N. Thomas – 50th Reunion Essay

Gregory N. Thomas 18 Rosecrown | PO Box 4030 Avon, CO 81620 gregorythomas@outlook.com 617-283-7669 Spouse(s): Barbara “Ripley” Thomas Child(ren): Katie Marsh (1981), Tucker Thomas (2001) Grandchild(ren): Mia Marsh (2015), Lily Marsh (2017) Education: Yale BA 1969; Univ. of Chicago MBA 1972 College: Davenport Personal over the past 50 years: I have a wonderful wife, two great kids, one outstanding son-in-law, two gorgeous granddaughters, a first-class Labrador retriever, a sister with whom I am close, and…