Richard B. Platt 381 Country Club Lane Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 rplatt@proformparts.com Spouse(s): Diane Graham Platt (1997–Present); Anna Dickinson Platt (1970–1993) Child(ren): Richard Booth Platt, Jr. (1977), Anne Platt Barrows (1979) Grandchild(ren): William Barnes Platt (2009), Martha Achelis Barrows (2010), Olin Reed Platt (2011), Jane Karlsson Barrows (2011), Hannah Platt Barrows (2014), Fischer Booth Platt (2014) Education: Greenwich Country Day School 1962, Phillips Academy – Andover 1965, Yale College 1969 Career: Ford Motor Company,…

Frederick J. Platt III 150 Joshuatown Rd. Lyme, Connecticut 06371 jitney1@sbcglobal.net 860-434-9746 Spouse(s): Christine (33 years as of 2018) Child(ren): Liza Taylor Platt (1974), Stepsons: Mark Clearwaters (1969), Jason Clearwaters (1971) Grandchild(ren): Owen, Cecelia, Darren, and Anneke Clearwaters Education: The Hill School (’65), Yale, BS (’69) National Service: Pennsylvania National Guard ’69–’75 Career: Construction management in many forms with an early retirement in order to pursue other interests. Avocations: Boating, fine woodworking, Artwork, Florence Griswold…

Vincent Joseph Pitts 100 Mansfield Rd. North Haven, CT 06473 vincentpitts@comcast.net 203-239-5198 Education: BA, Yale 1969; MA, Harvard 1971; PhD, Harvard 1975 Avocations: Associate Fellow, Branford College (Yale) College: Berkeley Yale opened windows for me on worlds I didn’t know existed and I have done my best ever since to explore them: two careers, five books, much foreign travel. Throughout it all I have benefitted from the encouragement of extended family and good friends. Do…

Thomas Edgar Pitts, Jr. 185 Oakland Ave. Cranston, Rhode Island 02910 tpitts5@cox.net 401-439-1958 Spouse(s): Sondra V. (Ahlijian) Pitts (1969) Child(ren): Shanna L. (Pitts) Treveloni (1973) Grandchild(ren): Jacob T. Treveloni (2011); Alexandra R. Treveloni (2014) Education: University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. 1976 National Service: CTI-2, US Navy, 1969–73 Career: Bankruptcy Attorney, Edwards & Angell for 14 years, Sidley & Austin for 13 years College: Silliman Long before graduation, Sondra Ahlijian and I had decided to…

William Albert Palmer College: Silliman

William B. Pitt 133 N. Kelly St. Statesville, NC 28677 wpitt604@gmail.com 704-873-5035 Spouse(s): Lucinda D. Pitt (1969) Child(ren): Jessica and Whitney Education: BA Yale College 1969; MA Wood Technology North Carolina State University 1977 National Service: US Navy 1969–1974, Lieutenant Career: Various Management Positions Wood-Based Manufacturing Companies Avocations: Woodworking, Gardening, Tree Farming College: Morse “Draft-induced enlistee,” That was the term the navy had for people like me in 1968: didn’t want to go to Vietnam,…

Carl Arthur Pierce 2013 Kemper Lane Knoxville, Tennessee 37920 cpierce5@utk.edu 865-441-8865 Spouse(s): Margaret (Peggy) Sawin Pierce (1970) Child(ren): Emily Suzanne Pierce (1975); Kathryn Elizabeth Pierce Ramchand (1979) Grandchild(ren): Isoiza Ryan Emah (2004); Lily Margaret Ramchand (2007); Anayimi Corinne Emah (2009) Education: Madison (NJ) High School 1965; Yale College BA Magna Cum Laude 1969; Yale Law School 1972 Career: Professor of Law – University of Tennessee College of Law 1972-2014; Director – Howard H. Baker Jr….

Thomas W. Picton College: Trumbull

Michael George Pfeifer 3246 Quesada St., NW Washington, DC 20015-1663 mpfeifer@capdale.com 202-236-2564 Spouse(s): Robin Taub (2005–present) Child(ren): Michael G.H. Pfeifer (1985), Charles McL. Pfeifer (1987), Alice G. Pfeifer (1991), Leah D. Taub (1988), Elana C. Taub (1990) Education: Yale, BA 1970; Cornell Law School, JD 1975; New York University Law School, LL.M (Tax) 1981 Career: Tax lawyer, Coudert Brothers, NYC and Hong Kong, 1976-1981; Morgan Lewis & Bockius, London and DC, 1981-1993; IRS Chief Counsel…

Carlton Daniel Petrie, Jr. Date of Death: 10-Oct-2003 College: Morse From Sam Weisman: I met Dan at the start of sophomore year, when we started living in Morse College. I had joined the SOB’s freshman year, and my class immediately elevated the quality of the group. We had two members who were guitarists, and we wanted to add a third. I knew Dan played and sang, so he tried out. Dan fit right in with…

Charles John Petre Date of Death: 30-Mar-1994 College: Silliman (Charlie (Pete) Petre died March 30, 1994 shortly after writing an essay for the 25th Reunion Classbook. This is a shorter version of that essay, which can be found on the Class Website.) The twenty-five years since graduation have been spent seeking out and responding to challenges, mostly business and career challenges, but lately, with three teenage boys, the challenges have turned more toward family issues—guiding…

Ross Allen Petitjean College: Silliman

Ross King Peterson, MD 73 Sheffield Road Newtonville, MA 02460 rosspetersonmd@gmail.com 978-369-0101 Spouse(s): Joan Clayton Muller (1975–2017) Child(ren): Ned King Peterson (1976); Clayton Ross Peterson (1979) Grandchild(ren): Keira Peterson (2012); Hugh Peterson (2015); Tristan Peterson (2017) Education: Tufts Medical School, MD, 1973. Residency in Adult and Child Psychiatry 91973–1978) Career: Assistent Professer of Psychiatry Tufts Dept of Psychiatry; consultant to Concord Academy, Middlesex School and Groton school College: Calhoun (Hopper) Yale was a life-changing experience…

Mainert J. Peterson College: Silliman

Joel Leigh Peterson Date of Death: 7-Apr-2018 College: Pierson (This newspaper memorial was submitted by his wife Patricia.) Joel Peterson, longtime member of Olivet, died at Our Lady of Peace Hospice four months after his cancer diagnosis. Joel taught philosophy and religion for over 30 years at North Hennepin Community College, and also worked several years in curriculum development at the MnSCU system office. He enjoyed working collaboratively with colleagues across the curriculum. Family activities…

Stewart L. Palmer 333 East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022 stewart@stewartpalmer.com 212-249-4600 Spouse(s): Priscilla Coker (2012) Education: Yale University, BA, 2014 National Service: DP2, US Navy, ’67–’71 Career: Principal Programmer, Sperry Univac (St. Paul, MN) 1971–1978; 33 years at IBM finishing as Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM Research in 2012; Undergraduate History major, Yale College, 2012–2014; Four years Senior Software Engineer at Bloomberg, L.P. Current status: Happily working. Avocations: Competitive sailing, sailboat race…