Jeremy Reitman is justifiably proud of his children. Daughter Alexandra ’98 is a city planner in the mayor’s office in London and son Daniel is a screenwriter in Montreal. Jeremy modestly reports that he is “still working in the ladies apparel retail business.” That’s true. Jeremy is chairman and CEO of Reitman’s, Canada’s leading specialty retailer with 925 stores and more than $1 billion in sales each year.


Steve Hayes has published his first novel, Light on Dark Water, a story about coming to terms with the interplay of loss and grace that is the essence of life itself. “The book is clearly a work of fiction,” says Hayes, “but the story is drawn heavily from my time in Vietnam and my days sailing on the Chesapeake and the Atlantic.” Steve grew up sailing and served in Vietnam as a naval officer for two years. The book is published by iUniverse Inc. and can be purchased through iUniverse.com and at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.


Philosophy major Tripp Miller has had a storybook business career—Swiss pharmas, McKinsey, venture capital, McGraw Hill. Now he and his wife, Jeanette, are running the oldest and largest rug/textile collecting society in the United States (Hajji Baba) as volunteers. A recent photo shows Tripp in front of an early 19th-century textile woven in Bukhara (Uzbekistan) that, he explains, represents a Silk Road convergence of 17th-century Mughal India designs and Chinese silk embroidery techniques. “That is a lot of history in a single work of art.”


Here’s the latest (as of June 28) on the search for the next Dartmouth president, as reported by our own Jeff Futter, who was one of about 35 alumni who shared their views with, and heard from, the presidential search committee in New York City this morning. There’s already a list of 300 to 400 candidates. The committee will interview about 20 candidates. Target date: end of this year but no later than July 1, 2013. Alumni felt that whoever’s selected needs a vision for Dartmouth but need not be a Dartmouth grad or a teacher. (President Kim worked out pretty well). Other qualities: leadership, judgment and experience in managing large institutions. My addition? Humility and a good sense of humor.


We’re lucky that Jeff could make the meeting. In early January 2011 he was involved in a terrible car crash when he skidded on black ice into a tree. It’s only in the last three months that he has rounded back to his old energetic and athletic self. Which is great to see. Jeff’s still lawyering full time for Con Edison and playing plenty of tennis. And he and wife Susie are always on the go with three daughters (13 and 11-year-old twins) involved with multiple sports around their Long Island home.


Jeff also mentioned that he’ll be attending his 50th high school reunion this fall in Port Washington, New York. Rick Reiss and I will reunite with our Harrison (New York) High classmates. Chances are many of us will be raising a glass with old friends and old flames. And dancing to some great rock and roll. Enjoy.


—Larry Geiger, 93 Greenridge Ave., White Plains, NY 10605; (917) 747-1642; lgeiger@aol.com