Maybe from denial, but it may come as some surprise to you that we are closing in on 25 years of life in the real world that followed Dartmouth: Our 25th reunion will take place on Thursday to Sunday, June 14-17, 2012! 


Planning has begun in earnest, and the reunion committee is eager to hear from all ’87s who wish to help plan an unforgettable reunion. Co-chaired by Allison Bleyler McDonald and Dan Wolfe, the committee will focus not only on the food, fun and music at our upcoming 25th, but also is actively reaching out to all the diverse members of our great class in hopes of bringing as large and representative a group as possible. In addition to providing a chance to catch up with old friends, the reunion committee plans to provide opportunities to make new friends. Activities for children and topical discussions are also in the planning stages.


Please mark the date in your calendars and plan to join us. All contributions to the organizing efforts, however large or small, are welcome. Write to Allison and Dan at reunion@dartmouth87.org.


Beyond just reunion planning, Dan Wolfe updates us: “I live in Moscow, where I have been working since 1992. After various professional twists and turns I now find myself working as a senior manager of Quadra, a publicly listed utilities company that provides heat and electricity to 11 Russian oblasts (states). At Quadra I am responsible for strategy and working with investors and public markets. I am creating a financial model for this billion-dollar company and I sit on the executive board.


“I continue to work deals through my own finance company, Wolfeworks Ltd. Frequent appearances on the live market-oriented programs of RBK (Russia’s CNBC) have become part of my Moscow work life. I am also leading the Columbia University alumni club (having graduated from the law school in 1991). I also travel frequently to New York, spending as much time as I can with my two daughters, who live on the Upper West Side with my ex-wife.”


Carl Failmezger wrote in that he “was recently appointed a Virginia magistrate, which is a low-level judge, filtering out the improbable cases to keep them out of court, sorting out the dangerous criminals by locking them up by bond hearings and issuing arrest warrants and search warrants. I am married to my wife, Lydia, and live with my two sons Richard and Maxwell.”


Rumor has it that Devon Davis has left the D.C. area to take a job on Norwegian Cruise Lines as the ship’s doctor. She is looking forward to our 25th!


Dave Havlick is living in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with his wife and two young kids. He wisely comments: “Kindergarten, it turns out, is a lot more work than preschool. If we’d only known how easy we had it when we didn’t have to pack lunches, worry about on-time early morning arrival! I’m an assistant professor in geography at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, teaching courses on conservation and public lands, environmental restoration and critical military geographies and directing the program in sustainability. I’m in a three-year National Science Foundation-funded project that examines the ethical implications of restoring former military installations to new land uses. Last year I met up with Paul Casella, who lives in Iowa, when he came to Colorado with his family. We climbed a 14,000-foot peak in June snow.”


Some sad news about our Dartmouth classmate and friend Ernie “Tim” Marshall, who died in a motorcycle accident outside Austin, Texas, on March 31. Our sympathies go out to his family and friends.


—Wendy Becker, 4 Essex Villas, London, W8 7BN, UK, England; wendy.becker.87@alum.dartmouth.org; Melissa Wallshein Smith, 77 Benedict Hill Road, New Canaan, CT 06840; melissaj@optonline.net