Class Note 1975
Issue
January-February 2024
Eliza and I spent most of October unpacking boxes and weeding through nearly 50 years of accumulation. This left little time for responding to the vast amounts of incoming email that I received from classmates. Oh wait; no, those were just the reminders from Dartmouth about the Dartmouth College Fund, the new president, and various sponsored cruises. So in my spare time I started trawling around my new state searching for locally ensconced 1975ers.
It turns out we have a bunch of doctors down here. I remembered that Andy Oldenberg, who is a very accomplished Mayo Clinic surgeon, lives in Jacksonville, Florida. Many years ago Andy and I stumbled onto each other as he was the primary surgeon on my father at the time. I still remember my dad telling me that a classmate was going to operate on him. My mind immediately raced to visions of undergraduate Saturday nights. Despite that, Andy did a fine job.
I have also discovered that Edward Jaffe is an orthopedic surgeon in Gainesville, Florida, the home of the University of Florida and a stone’s throw from our new home. I did not know Edward well when we were in Hanover, but it appears he had a very interesting career thereafter. Subsequent to his liberal arts education, he joined the Army and was a medic with the Green Berets. I suspect that was a true baptism by fire. Today Dr. Jaffe specializes in arthroscopic surgery, computer navigation and robotic-assisted surgery, knee and hip surgery, and sports medicine as well as total and partial joint replacement surgery. I may be calling on his practice soon.
Speaking of orthopedic surgeons, I thought I would look up my old friend Al Markman. Eliza and I lived briefly in the Minneapolis area and spent some memorable time with Al and Wendy. If my sources are accurate, it looks like they now live in southern Florida. I have not yet been in touch, but those two need to keep their antennae up for our incoming communications.
Next time, perhaps I will explore different career choices by our fellow classmates, such as retiree, for example.
Vox clamantis in Ocala, Florida.
—Stephen D. Gray, P.O. Box 771918, Ocala, FL 34477; (650) 302-8739; fratergray@gmail.com
It turns out we have a bunch of doctors down here. I remembered that Andy Oldenberg, who is a very accomplished Mayo Clinic surgeon, lives in Jacksonville, Florida. Many years ago Andy and I stumbled onto each other as he was the primary surgeon on my father at the time. I still remember my dad telling me that a classmate was going to operate on him. My mind immediately raced to visions of undergraduate Saturday nights. Despite that, Andy did a fine job.
I have also discovered that Edward Jaffe is an orthopedic surgeon in Gainesville, Florida, the home of the University of Florida and a stone’s throw from our new home. I did not know Edward well when we were in Hanover, but it appears he had a very interesting career thereafter. Subsequent to his liberal arts education, he joined the Army and was a medic with the Green Berets. I suspect that was a true baptism by fire. Today Dr. Jaffe specializes in arthroscopic surgery, computer navigation and robotic-assisted surgery, knee and hip surgery, and sports medicine as well as total and partial joint replacement surgery. I may be calling on his practice soon.
Speaking of orthopedic surgeons, I thought I would look up my old friend Al Markman. Eliza and I lived briefly in the Minneapolis area and spent some memorable time with Al and Wendy. If my sources are accurate, it looks like they now live in southern Florida. I have not yet been in touch, but those two need to keep their antennae up for our incoming communications.
Next time, perhaps I will explore different career choices by our fellow classmates, such as retiree, for example.
Vox clamantis in Ocala, Florida.
—Stephen D. Gray, P.O. Box 771918, Ocala, FL 34477; (650) 302-8739; fratergray@gmail.com