Classes & Obits

Class Note 1967

Issue

Sept - Oct 2016

The annual Rich Paolino ’67 golf open will be on October 1 at the Rhode Island Country Club, 150 Nayatt Road, Barrington, Rhode Island. Larry Bowen reports that there will be a gathering for greeting and optional light lunch before 11 a.m., with tee time at 12:30. Beverages will be at about 5 p.m. at Chez Bowen, 172 Nayatt Road, with dinner following at 7 p.m. at the Rhode Island Country Club. Contact Larry at sbowen@verizon.net.

John Isaacs announced that the annual Washington, D.C., mini-reunion dinner will be held on November 5, venue not yet designated. Details are available from John and Bob Burka. John can be reached at jdi@clw.org.

The Class Officers Weekend is September 23-24 and the entire reunion planning committee is expected to attend to finalize plans for the 50th, set its budget and costs and address other class business. Classmates are welcome for the open discussion on September 24. Let Sam Ostrow (samuel.d.ostrow.67@dartmouth.edu) know if you plan to attend.

Edward Mallett of Houston was inducted into the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Hall of Fame. Ed practices criminal law and is a partner in the law firm of Mallett, Saper and Berg, LLP, in Houston. He is a past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Thomas S. Kosasa of Honolulu is giving a $1.2 million gift to scholarships for Dartmouth medical students. As the medical director at the Pacific In Vitro Fertilization Institute, he is also a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the school of medicine at the University of Hawaii. Tom graduated College with a degree in architecture, attended Dartmouth Medical School, earned his medical degree at McGill University in Montreal, completed his residency at Harvard Medical School and became one of the leading physicians and researchers on fertility studies and reproductive gynecology. At Dartmouth Medical School Tom played on the Virgin Surgeons volleyball team, flew cargo planes and drove racecars on weekends (tasks all requiring skill and precision). In addition, he is a retired Army major.

Another death to report: Paul Kenneth Ayars Jr. of Charleston, South Carolina, died February 14. Paul left college early, graduated from Duke University Medical School, served as an Air Force flight surgeon, deployed to Thailand and was active in local medical initiatives. Following military service he took an ophthalmology residency at Baylor University Medical Center in Houston. In 1976 Paul established a private ophthalmology practice in Corpus Christi, Texas. He participated in Mission of Mercy medical trips to El Salvador, providing services to communities in need. In 2008 he retired from practice and moved to Charleston. Our sympathies to his wife, Geni, and their daughters, Jennifer ’96, Katherine and Stephanie.

Send your essays for the 50th reunion yearbook now to 67yearbook@gmail.com. U.S. mail submissions are to go to Sam Ostrow, Box 442 Stonington, ME 04681. Stay well! Keep me posted.

Dave Mangelsdorff, 13502 Barsan Road, San Antonio, TX 78249; (210) 344-0942; dmangels@idworld.net