Class Note 1979
Issue
Mar - Apr 2018
The 79th day of 2018 falls on Tuesday, March 20. Please mark your calendars and send news and photos to celebrate our “class day of the year” mini-reunions, both live and virtual! Speaking of news: Anna Wilson shared a syndicated Associated Press column with the class of ’79 Facebook group when she saw that Etta Pisano, a radiologist at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is chairing a major study undertaken by U.S. health officials to determine if new 3-D mammogram technology is an improvement over traditional 2-D X-ray screening for breast cancer. “The most important thing about this study,” says Etta, “is that it’s moving us to individualized screening as opposed to what we have now, which is one-size-fits-all screening.”
Jeanne Straus is also doing great work. A founding board member of New York Cares, Jeanne was honored at the organization’s winter benefit for her “30 years of involvement and the power of volunteerism to make a difference” in the lives of New Yorkers whose aspirations go unrealized due to pressing social issues. Congratulations, Jeanne!
Alexandra Spalding turned 60 in November and responded to our birthday greeting with news of her fulfilling life change along a road less traveled. “I am now firmly situated in a highly satisfying second career as a massage therapist at the Woodstock Inn Spa,” writes Alex. “I am actually good at it, too, which is nice! And so is getting to work with the trainer at the inn, classmate Rick Reno.”
Another welcome response came from Susan Drury, who shares a birthday with the day Dartmouth received its charter in 1769. Like Alex, Susan has followed a somewhat alternative career path. She writes, “I’ve been living in Vancouver, British Columbia, for almost 30 years. I am a homeopath with extensive training in various eclectic methods of helping people who are looking for something outside the box.” Susan’s is an inspiring story of a transformational physical and spiritual healing journey that began when she was diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition half a lifetime ago. To learn more, please visit healinglifehomeopathy.com.
Jim Geller is firmly situated in Devens, Massachusetts, but he has also felt right at home hiking in the White Mountains ever since he climbed his first 4,000-plus-foot peak as a 6-year-old. Jim and his son, Hugh, had summited all but four of New Hampshire’s 48 tall peaks prior to 2017; now they’re a perfect 48-for-48, having ascended the final-four together this past summer. Talk about the perfect 60th birthday gift! The granite of New Hampshire is clearly in their muscles and their brains.
We are saddened to note the passing of Michael Elston Startt on November 17. Mike, a beloved brother of Theta Delta Chi, is remembered by classmates for his intelligence, quick wit and loyalty to friends. He will be greatly missed.
We wish you all a happy, healthy new year and extend our thoughts and prayers to those who may be suffering from illness or the loss of a loved one.
—Stanley Weil, 15 Peck Road, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549; (917) 428-0852; stanno79@gmail.com; John Currier, 82 Carpenter St., Norwich, VT 05055; (802) 649-2577; john.h.currier@dartmouth.edu
Jeanne Straus is also doing great work. A founding board member of New York Cares, Jeanne was honored at the organization’s winter benefit for her “30 years of involvement and the power of volunteerism to make a difference” in the lives of New Yorkers whose aspirations go unrealized due to pressing social issues. Congratulations, Jeanne!
Alexandra Spalding turned 60 in November and responded to our birthday greeting with news of her fulfilling life change along a road less traveled. “I am now firmly situated in a highly satisfying second career as a massage therapist at the Woodstock Inn Spa,” writes Alex. “I am actually good at it, too, which is nice! And so is getting to work with the trainer at the inn, classmate Rick Reno.”
Another welcome response came from Susan Drury, who shares a birthday with the day Dartmouth received its charter in 1769. Like Alex, Susan has followed a somewhat alternative career path. She writes, “I’ve been living in Vancouver, British Columbia, for almost 30 years. I am a homeopath with extensive training in various eclectic methods of helping people who are looking for something outside the box.” Susan’s is an inspiring story of a transformational physical and spiritual healing journey that began when she was diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition half a lifetime ago. To learn more, please visit healinglifehomeopathy.com.
Jim Geller is firmly situated in Devens, Massachusetts, but he has also felt right at home hiking in the White Mountains ever since he climbed his first 4,000-plus-foot peak as a 6-year-old. Jim and his son, Hugh, had summited all but four of New Hampshire’s 48 tall peaks prior to 2017; now they’re a perfect 48-for-48, having ascended the final-four together this past summer. Talk about the perfect 60th birthday gift! The granite of New Hampshire is clearly in their muscles and their brains.
We are saddened to note the passing of Michael Elston Startt on November 17. Mike, a beloved brother of Theta Delta Chi, is remembered by classmates for his intelligence, quick wit and loyalty to friends. He will be greatly missed.
We wish you all a happy, healthy new year and extend our thoughts and prayers to those who may be suffering from illness or the loss of a loved one.
—Stanley Weil, 15 Peck Road, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549; (917) 428-0852; stanno79@gmail.com; John Currier, 82 Carpenter St., Norwich, VT 05055; (802) 649-2577; john.h.currier@dartmouth.edu