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David Graydon Smith – 50th Reunion Essay

David Graydon Smith Date of Death: 4-May-2009 College: Silliman (This memorial appeared in the Class Notes September/October 2009.) David G. Smith died of cancer at his home in Westlake, California. From Henry Fuller: 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 two years (1970–’72) in the Peace…

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Ralph Scott Sando – 50th Reunion Essay

Ralph Scott Sando Date of Death: 13-Oct-2007 College: Morse (Jim Schweitzer submitted this memorial to the January/February 2008 Class Notes.) I’m sorry to have to pass on the sad news that our classmate, Ralph Sando, died of cancer in mid-October 2007. Ralph, who was a prominent ophthalmologist in Philadelphia, is survived by his wonderful wife Joyce, whom he met our junior year and married in 1970; three children, all of whom graduated from Yale; and…

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Michael Stuart Smernoff – 50th Reunion Essay

Michael Stuart Smernoff 959 Paw Paw Court Tallahassee, Florida 32312 smernoff30@aol.com Spouse(s): Leslie (1971) Child(ren): Jessica (1978) and Megan (1986) Grandchild(ren): Gabriel and Brendan, twins (2015) Education: Rutgers, MBA, 1972 Career: CPA, Haskins and Sells (now Deloitte), Wometco Enterprises Director of Internal Auditing, Tallahassee Democrat, Controller and VP Operations, Tri-Eagle Sales, Director of Finance Avocations: traveling, children and grandchildren, politics and the Boston Red Sox College: Trumbull I suppose I am very much the same…

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Bruce Michael Small – 50th Reunion Essay

Bruce Michael Small 10540 Stoneway Clarence, NY 14031 brucesmall73@gmail.com 716-713-5597 Spouse(s): Teresa Jen Small (1976) Child(ren): Louis (1981), Joseph (1983), Daniel (1991) Education: Yale BS, 1969; Stanford MS, 1971; Albert Einstein College of Medicine MD, 1975 Career: Internist, hematologist, medical administrator and consultant in Western New York. Now blissfully retired! Avocations: I am still a skier, amateur radio operator and amateur musician. I also keep busy traveling and volunteering in the community. College: Berkeley Well!…

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James Sleeper – 50th Reunion Essay

James Sleeper jimsleep@aol.com Spouse(s): Seyla Benhabib, (1998–present), Rachel Gorlin, (1988–1996) Child(ren): stepdaughter Laura (1986) Education: Yale BA, Harvard EdD (1977) National Service: Alternative-to-Military Service, 1971–1973 Career: writer, journalist (Newsday, New York Daily News); college instructor (Harvard, Yale, Queens College, New York University) Avocations: Reading and writing about American civic-republican traditions, including old New England. College: Davenport Maybe it was Woolsey Hall’s acoustics, but mostly it was immaturity that kept me from understanding Kingman Brewster when…

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Howard Slavin – 50th Reunion Essay

Howard Slavin Caliper Corporation 1172 Beacon St. Suite 302 Newton, MA 02461 howard@caliper.com 617-527-4700 Spouse(s): Leslie Crane Slavin (1975) Child(ren): Laura Slavin (1984) Education: Yale College, BA Mathematics & Urban Studies, 1969 Harvard Graduate School of Design, MCP, 1971 University of Cambridge, PhD 1979 Career: Researcher and Manager, US DOT (Cambridge, MA) 1971–1981, Management Consultant & Director 0f Market Research, Charles River Associates 1981–1983, President & Founder, Caliper Corporation 1983–present Avocations: Food and Wine, Fishing,…

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Yannis Simonides – 50th Reunion Essay

Yannis Simonides PO Box 274 | 203 West 103rd Street, #6C New York, NY 10025 Yannis.simonides@gmail.com +1 914-325-8871; +30 6947-459-262 Spouse(s): 4 marriages, all splendid, 4 divorces, friends for life Child(ren): Celeste (stepdaughter) 1981; Ion (son) 1992 Grandchild(ren): Sophia & Oliver, (twins, 7 years old in 2018), Lennon (4 years old in 2018) Education: Athens College ’65, Yale College ’69, Yale School of Drama ’72 Career: Theatre, radio, film, TV actor, director, writer, producer; Professor…

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Eric C. Sandberg – 50th Reunion Essay

Eric C. Sandberg 17 Pump Street Newcastle, Maine 04553 ecsandberg@gmail.com 207-254-9098 Spouse(s): Sara Lindberg (1970–present) Child(ren): Elin Elizabeth (1981), Emma Kathryn (1983, died 1992 brain stem tumor), Peter Benedict (1986) Education: BA Yale University 1969; PhD Pennsylvania State University 1979 National Service: US Army 1969–1972 Career: Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State, 25 years Avocations: Reading, weaving, singing, fiddling College: Calhoun (Hopper) In many ways, the letter I received from my draft board in…