Class Note 1982
Issue
November-December 2022
We’ve launched our pathway to our next big reunion thanks to 40th reunion co-chairs Eric Miller and Jim Vahey, joined by enthusiastic volunteers from the class. The word on the street is that it’s going to be epic: the music, the dancing, and of course the main reason why we’re gathering in Hanover June 15-18, 2023—to spend time with our amazing classmates. From teatime at Sanborn Library (thank you, Carl and Sandra Salas) to TED talks (Beth Johnston Stephenson, producer extraordinaire) you won’t want to miss a minute.
Dana Kurtz sends her best wishes to everyone reporting that “all is great in San Francisco” and she’ll be there! Kate Pesek (now Kate Roski) is now bicoastal. “My husband and I are living in Naples, Florida, in the winter and San Francisco in the summer. I have been working in sustainability and entrepreneurship for several years and currently work as director of business development for a global nonprofit called Net Impact, which prepares business school students for ESG [environmental, social, governance] careers. I’m also working on my golf game, with much less success, but it’s fun anyway. My husband is a very good golfer, so the game is a big part of our lives. I’m really looking forward to our reunion next year and getting reengaged with the class!”
David Eichman, now retired from the law, has a new gig volunteering on the West Hollywood, California, senior advisory board: “I am the youngest member by about 12 years! There is a movement now to stop using the term ‘senior’ and replace it with ‘older adult.’ Barry and Phyllis Caldwell are looking at aging through a different lens: grapes! They’ve become winemakers. (Who else remembers Barry’s favorite expression as “fine wine”?) Alex Blumrosen welcomed this correspondent and Cheryl Bascomb, together with our spouses, while we were in Paris at the end of June enjoying a Dartmouth alumni trip focused on the African American experience in Paris during the Jazz Age. It was great to learn that Dartmouth students also have the opportunity to experience the same curriculum. Alex appreciated his 62nd birthday message of encouragement from the class officers to buy a lifetime senior visitor pass for the U.S. National Parks, sharing this comment: “Indeed will sign up for the National Parks Service [NPS] lifetime pass with thoughts of classmate Mike Kenyon, now retired, who worked legal for NPS for most of his career.”
In July Dan Gaulin spent time with Mike Berg and a few other ’82s: Jason Klein, Bruce Randall, Jon Sadick,and Steve Levitan. Dan noted, “Mike reminded us of the reunion next year and all of us who were at the 35th are definitely going to the 40th. The TED talks were a huge hit with us.” The messages your class co-secretaries send celebrating classmates’ birthdays often lead to humorous comments, such as this quip from Tom Burack: “My barber gave me an early gift yesterday that will keep on giving—a senior citizen discount!” Keep on laughing, everyone!
—Jenny Chandler Hauge, 3506 Idaho Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016; jchandlerhauge@gmail.com; David Eichman, 9004 Wonderland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; dme4law@sbcglobal.net
Dana Kurtz sends her best wishes to everyone reporting that “all is great in San Francisco” and she’ll be there! Kate Pesek (now Kate Roski) is now bicoastal. “My husband and I are living in Naples, Florida, in the winter and San Francisco in the summer. I have been working in sustainability and entrepreneurship for several years and currently work as director of business development for a global nonprofit called Net Impact, which prepares business school students for ESG [environmental, social, governance] careers. I’m also working on my golf game, with much less success, but it’s fun anyway. My husband is a very good golfer, so the game is a big part of our lives. I’m really looking forward to our reunion next year and getting reengaged with the class!”
David Eichman, now retired from the law, has a new gig volunteering on the West Hollywood, California, senior advisory board: “I am the youngest member by about 12 years! There is a movement now to stop using the term ‘senior’ and replace it with ‘older adult.’ Barry and Phyllis Caldwell are looking at aging through a different lens: grapes! They’ve become winemakers. (Who else remembers Barry’s favorite expression as “fine wine”?) Alex Blumrosen welcomed this correspondent and Cheryl Bascomb, together with our spouses, while we were in Paris at the end of June enjoying a Dartmouth alumni trip focused on the African American experience in Paris during the Jazz Age. It was great to learn that Dartmouth students also have the opportunity to experience the same curriculum. Alex appreciated his 62nd birthday message of encouragement from the class officers to buy a lifetime senior visitor pass for the U.S. National Parks, sharing this comment: “Indeed will sign up for the National Parks Service [NPS] lifetime pass with thoughts of classmate Mike Kenyon, now retired, who worked legal for NPS for most of his career.”
In July Dan Gaulin spent time with Mike Berg and a few other ’82s: Jason Klein, Bruce Randall, Jon Sadick,and Steve Levitan. Dan noted, “Mike reminded us of the reunion next year and all of us who were at the 35th are definitely going to the 40th. The TED talks were a huge hit with us.” The messages your class co-secretaries send celebrating classmates’ birthdays often lead to humorous comments, such as this quip from Tom Burack: “My barber gave me an early gift yesterday that will keep on giving—a senior citizen discount!” Keep on laughing, everyone!
—Jenny Chandler Hauge, 3506 Idaho Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016; jchandlerhauge@gmail.com; David Eichman, 9004 Wonderland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; dme4law@sbcglobal.net