Greetings! Thank you for those of you who did send news. The College has provided a couple of pieces about classmates and I appreciate that very much. The first piece was notice of a release party and book signing for Peter Gilbert’snewly published book, I was Thinking…: Travels in the World of Ideas. The book is a collection of more than 60 essays adapted from some of his Vermont Public Radio commentaries. The book is published by Wind Ridge Publishing. Peter is the executive director of the Vermont Humanities Council.


Other news on the publishing front comes from the College that Douglas Kimball has authored his first novel, Thicke & Thin. To quote the synopsis on Smashwords.com, “Thicke & Thin is a darkly comic novel about friendship and sacrifice. Within the frenetic world of an upstart public company, executive titles often mask an underlying incompetence and corruption. Amid the struggle, a burnt-out CFO is faced with making the ultimate choice: resign in disgrace or watch his friend be sacked. Courage and loyalty were never his strong suits. How will he choose?” 


David Benedict, another Richardson freshman-year resident, sent along an e-mail with news of himself and classmates. David and his wife, Kristi, live in Tualatin, Oregon. They have two children, both of whom graduated from Oregon State. David is a CPA and for the past 15 years has worked in private industry as the vice president of tax and risk for Knowledge Universe Education LLC, the parent corporation of KinderCare Learning Centers, a national chain of early childhood education centers. He also has responsibilities in the risk management area and works with another VP to ensure the safety of the staff and children. He’s managed to stay in touch with Kevin Gartner, who’s been working for high-tech companies in Corvallis, Oregon, and pursuing other projects. He also manages to see John Nairn ’77, who is on the faculty at Oregon State in the department of forestry. David also stays in touch with Greg Halsey and Chris Sega. Greg is living in Colorado and is a CPA. Chris is an attorney practicing in Washington, D.C., and also is an adjunct professor in one of the area’s major law schools—David thinks it’s Georgetown. 


Now, for the rest of you, follow David’s lead and just take a minute to send me an e-mail. It’s painless and people do want to know where you are and what you’re doing. Austin Whitehill, send news. Inquiring minds want to know what you’ve been up to.


Pat and I just celebrated the wedding of our youngest daughter, Pam, 24, to a young man she’s know since the fifth grade. A far cry from our wedding 33 years ago after knowing each other for six months (no shotguns). We were joined by Todd Morris, his brother Chris ’78, Fred Kramer ’77 and Mark Berthiaume ’77. 


Best to all of you, and keep the news coming.


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