By the time you read this column, I hope you have registered for our 30th reunion in Hanover June 14-17. Get ready for Act II! Please join our Facebook group: Dartmouth ’82s 30th reunion. In the weeks leading up to reunion please post comments on Facebook and perhaps some old photos from our glory days in Hanover. And dig out that 1982 Freshman Book. My co-secretary, Cathy Judd-Stein, and I thought it would be fun to sponsor a Freshman Book crush contest. Please e-mail us the name of that classmate whom you always wanted to meet. Since Cathy and I are both lawyers, your responses are privileged and confidential. 


I finally made it to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks last fall and before the trip contacted two classmates who live in Bozeman, Montana. Jon Edwards is president and CEO of Schnee’s Inc., a company that manufactures boots and outdoor gear for colder climates. Jon and his wife, Suzy, have three children. Becky Forbes is a fairly recent transplant to Bozeman who is enjoying the spectacular surroundings. We traded restaurant tips in West Yellowstone, Montana, where her son attends a Nordic ski camp.


John Middendorf, his wife, Jeni, and their 5-year-old son live in Hobart, Tasmania. John works as an engineer and GIS programmer and is completing a master’s in teaching at the University of Tasmania. On the other side of the world Yisrael “Jay” Rosenberg writes: “Greetings from Jerusalem. A few weeks ago we hosted a group of Dartmouth students from Birthright, a program that brings young people to Israel to let them see our ancient national homeland with their own eyes for the first time. The trip was led by Rabbi Moshe Gray of the Dartmouth Chabad House, a social organization just off campus that promotes Jewish religious values and traditions. Rabbi Gray has designated our apartment the Jerusalem branch of the Chabad House.” Yisrael’s wife, Orly, made the students a sabbath meal that included “kubaneh,” a Yemenite whole-wheat pan bread and “zchug,” a hot sauce that comes in both red and green. 


Joanna Boeing Bratton lives in Philadelphia (Mt. Airy), where she is a tutor and consultant. She previously worked in the employee benefits field and she also volunteers at a local home for women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. Last year I had lunch with Joanna’s delightful daughter Hanna, who lives in L.A. 


Dean Strang is a criminal defense attorney in Wisconsin and also teaches at Marquette University Law School and the University of Wisconsin Law School. He was one of the founders of the Wisconsin Coalition Against the Death Penalty.


Kathleen Player Donohoe and her husband have lived in Contoocook, New Hampshire, for 25 years. She is a certified public accountant and also got her real estate license a few years ago. College visits with son Slattery, who is interested in making films, are planned this year.


Finally, I had a wonderful telephone conversation with Michelle Lewis Scott, who is a vocational counselor in New Jersey. Her daughter is at Emory University, but son Nigel may be looking at Dartmouth. See you in June!


—David Eichman, 9004 Wonderland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; dme4law@sbcglobal.net; Cathy Judd-Stein, 15 Lakeview Road, Winchester, MA 01890; cjuddstein@yahoo.com