Class Note 1980
Paul Wax, executive director of the American College of Toxicology, Carl Baum ’81 and Chuck McKay ’79 are leading a cooperative project with the Centers for Disease Control aimed at prevention, diagnosis and treatment of environmentally related health effects.
Looking for a summer read? “Speed kills…it. Great new book by my buddy Bill Goodspeed. A little Carl Hiaasen-esque. Funny and clever throughout. Some unauthorized uses of some friends’ names, but nothing that a few years of litigation can’t sort out.” Within minutes of reading Peter Marlette’s brilliant review of Buzz Kill on Facebook, I placed my order on Amazon. Even the bio on the back cover is hilarious.
Our class Facebook group has 137 members. We want to double that number by reunion weekend. We also want to encourage more posts. Pictures tell a thousand words, double the column limit. If you want to start your day off on a positive note, it is difficult to beat shots of Dave Chilcote’s twin baby boys (born in December) snuggled in blankets dreaming of a Cleveland Browns Super Bowl appearance. Please join and post a family photo, or a tech, workout, travel or music tip. Throwback Thursday photos are especially needed. If you are a Facebook denier, consider Mitch Cohen’s experience. Dealing with osteoporosis and other back problems that rendered it painful to bicycle over cracks in the roadway, Mitch posted his MRI on Facebook. Orthopedic surgeon Bob Belniak wrote, “Ouch.” Dave Lightle advised: “Eat mor chikin!” Mike Danko opined, “Too many miles.” Sam Winebaum ’79 linked to a recent New York Times article about the importance of Vitamin D. Fast forward a few months, and after avoiding his bicycle for nearly a year, Mitch recently rode an easy 100-kilometer. He is back to bike-commuting. Track Mitch down at the class tent to hear the full comeback story, including what he learned about self-healing at San Diego’s Optimum Health Institute.
Many classmates wrote or posted to confirm their plans to attend the 35th reunion June 18-21. Steve Bullock was one of the first to share the good news. Steve is a public finance lawyer in Miami, serving mostly as bond counsel for governmental entities throughout Florida and underwriter’s counsel for investment banking firms. He has been a sole practitioner since leaving Greenberg Traurig in 1990. He and his wife have four children: a daughter at Dartmouth, a son at Morehouse and two younger boys still at home who were greatly amused by a throwback photo of Steve and me from our UVA Law days.
Kimio Wheaton, Paul Grassie, Rob Rough, Zeke Zashin, Geoff Edelson, Laura and Charlie Moore, JoDee and Larry Anderson, Bruce Reeves, Kevin Boyle, Marty Peterson, Evan Petty, Chuck Wheelock, Jay Weed, Tony Furnary, Kal Alston, Peter Fowler, Rob Dinsmoor, Tex Collins, Jeff Demers, Amy Hume Bellisano, Gretchen Kruysman, Bob Brown, Bill Koch, Judy Reardon, Meg Blakey, Meg Coughlin LePage and Debo Hart Goth will all be at reunion. How about you?
—Rob Daisley 3201 W. Knights Ave., Tampa, FL 33611; robdaisley@me.com; Frank Fesnak, 111 Arbor Place, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010; (610) 581-8889; ffesnak@yahoo.com
