Class Note 1978
Issue
It started with a photo from Bruce Rauner captioned “A group of 1978s got together for three days skiing in Salt Lake City. A good time was had by all.” Pictured were Andy Ebbott, Ray Boniface, Bernie Drury, Jeff Nadherny, Jeff Crowe, Bruce Rauner, Brian Deevy ’77, Bollie Bollenbach, Bob McCarthy, Mark Bernfield and Fred Seligson. When asked for amplification Jeff Crowe wrote: “Two groups of ’78s were skiing in Utah earlier this month and happened to bump into each other in the Salt Lake City airport at the start of our respective trips. The impromptu reunion naturally led to the two groups skiing, imbibing and dining together. The picture will show that we are not the best looking bunch of guys in the world, but we had a lot of fun.”
Bruce then responded back to Jeff: “Our Theta Delt gang has been going out west together for many years as I know your Phi Delt gang has as well. Bumping into you and Face in the airport while looking for Andy was quite a twilight zone experience. Despite minimal hair, maximum middles and creaky knees the gang held up well—could even stay up past 9 p.m. once or twice for annual hearts tournament in front of fireplace.”
The class has at least three classmates running for high office. John Carney is running for Congress in Delaware www.johncarneyforcongress.com; Rob Portman for the Senate in Ohio www.robportman.com; and Annie McLane Kuster for Congress in New Hampshire www.kusterforcongress.com. I bet we’ve got others out there as well, so please send in your info.
Contrary to what you might suppose from Facebook, Todd Baker didn’t just get married. He reports: “Diane and I are back living in Berkeley, California, our home base in the 1980s and 1990s. Both girls are in college (at Trinity and U Chicago). I am doing corporate development for TD Bank, based out of Toronto and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which means that I travel a lot. In fact, my true home sometimes seems to be 30,000 feet above Chicago. If you want to see what Diane is doing, check out www.thebrushguard.com.”
David (Jody) Dietze, president of the Dartmouth Club of Suburban New Jersey, reports: “The club’s annual alumni seminar, snowed out in February, has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 15, in Princeton and will feature professor Don Pease on Norman Maclean ’24, prolific author of such stories as A River Runs Through It. It’s a great opportunity to relive the Dartmouth experience and catch up with fellow classmates. To attend, contact Dave at ddietze@ptview.com.”
On a much sadder note, Will Yancey passed away February 11 in Dallas. Our hearts go out to his widow, Carol, and son Michael. A complete obituary will be posted on the DAM Web site. Memorial gifts may be made in Will’s name to: Order of the Arrow, Circle Ten Council, 8605 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75235
—Dave Hov, 7840 Virginia Oaks Drive, Gainesville, VA 20155; (571) 643-8040; davidhov@comcast.net
May - June 2010
It started with a photo from Bruce Rauner captioned “A group of 1978s got together for three days skiing in Salt Lake City. A good time was had by all.” Pictured were Andy Ebbott, Ray Boniface, Bernie Drury, Jeff Nadherny, Jeff Crowe, Bruce Rauner, Brian Deevy ’77, Bollie Bollenbach, Bob McCarthy, Mark Bernfield and Fred Seligson. When asked for amplification Jeff Crowe wrote: “Two groups of ’78s were skiing in Utah earlier this month and happened to bump into each other in the Salt Lake City airport at the start of our respective trips. The impromptu reunion naturally led to the two groups skiing, imbibing and dining together. The picture will show that we are not the best looking bunch of guys in the world, but we had a lot of fun.”
Bruce then responded back to Jeff: “Our Theta Delt gang has been going out west together for many years as I know your Phi Delt gang has as well. Bumping into you and Face in the airport while looking for Andy was quite a twilight zone experience. Despite minimal hair, maximum middles and creaky knees the gang held up well—could even stay up past 9 p.m. once or twice for annual hearts tournament in front of fireplace.”
The class has at least three classmates running for high office. John Carney is running for Congress in Delaware www.johncarneyforcongress.com; Rob Portman for the Senate in Ohio www.robportman.com; and Annie McLane Kuster for Congress in New Hampshire www.kusterforcongress.com. I bet we’ve got others out there as well, so please send in your info.
Contrary to what you might suppose from Facebook, Todd Baker didn’t just get married. He reports: “Diane and I are back living in Berkeley, California, our home base in the 1980s and 1990s. Both girls are in college (at Trinity and U Chicago). I am doing corporate development for TD Bank, based out of Toronto and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which means that I travel a lot. In fact, my true home sometimes seems to be 30,000 feet above Chicago. If you want to see what Diane is doing, check out www.thebrushguard.com.”
David (Jody) Dietze, president of the Dartmouth Club of Suburban New Jersey, reports: “The club’s annual alumni seminar, snowed out in February, has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 15, in Princeton and will feature professor Don Pease on Norman Maclean ’24, prolific author of such stories as A River Runs Through It. It’s a great opportunity to relive the Dartmouth experience and catch up with fellow classmates. To attend, contact Dave at ddietze@ptview.com.”
On a much sadder note, Will Yancey passed away February 11 in Dallas. Our hearts go out to his widow, Carol, and son Michael. A complete obituary will be posted on the DAM Web site. Memorial gifts may be made in Will’s name to: Order of the Arrow, Circle Ten Council, 8605 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75235
—Dave Hov, 7840 Virginia Oaks Drive, Gainesville, VA 20155; (571) 643-8040; davidhov@comcast.net