Happy holidays, ’76! I have news from one classmate, which is always a treat, but I had so much from him that I’ll have to edit. I hope I’ll hit the high points and he’ll be able to fill in the rest at our reunion, which will be June 17-19. I had quite the epistle from Fraser Marcus, who made up for not sending much news in a while. Fraser and family have left London, where he’s been for the last 25 years, lastly as head of strategic advisory for Europe and the Middle East at Lehman Asset Management. They’ve moved to Fraser’s hometown of Dallas, where he’ll be joining Southeastern Asset Management as head of global business development. Southeastern is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, with multiple offices worldwide with about $30 billion in assets in 200 separate accounts and multiple funds. He’ll live in Dallas with wife Rhonda and while his youngest children will start pre-kindergarten and nursery, his oldest has just started his freshman year at Carnegie Mellon. Talk about managing college expenses! Fraser invites anyone traveling to or through Dallas to please get in touch with him.


As for reunion news, your class officers and executive committee have found a capable reunion chair in Bob Wetzel, who has already made significant progress in putting things together. I’ll let him relay things in his own words.


“The 35th Reunion Committee is hard at work developing a fun and interesting reunion, which is already breaking many rules, in the tradition of the class of ’76. For starters, please note that the reunion will not be during the week, but will take place on the weekend of June 17-19. We have told the College that a mid-week reunion is a non-starter for the hardworking, hard-playing ’76s whose work and parental duties do not allow for a road trip to Hanover on a Tuesday in June! As such we have developed a set of alternative housing plans, a transportation program and a core venue at the Hop that will allow us to have a great weekend reunion. Activities will include the traditional dinners and tent programs, but also some new twists, including a cabaret featuring some of our most talented classmates (and perhaps some karaoke for a few wannabes); an electronic scavenger hunt that will allow you to discover some of the new buildings, program spaces and rebuilt and renovated fraternity and sorority houses; and (perhaps) a massive, shared entertainment event with the ’81s and ’86s. Be on the lookout for more information in the coming weeks or contact me at rowgsw@aol.com for more details.”


As you can see, co-presidents Judy Csatari and Andy Gettinger have again done a great job in selecting the right person for the job. We’ve got a terrific opportunity to have a fun and productive reunion. Do your best to contact old and new friends from the class and arrange to get together in Hanover June 17-19. Let’s hit a home run for the 35th.


—Jay Josselyn, 106 Yukon Lane, Chapel Hill, NC 27514; (919) 493-7814; jayjosselyn@hotmail.com