Class Note 1988
Issue
July-August 2023
Greetings, ’88s.
I begin this column with news of Bill Gifford’s just-published book, Outlive. As I write this column, the book has already spent weeks near the top of the bestseller list. Congratulations, Bill! Many of you will recall that, in 2015, Bill wrote Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever (or Die Trying), which was a funny yet serious exploration of popular anti-aging theories. Bill describes the new book, which he cowrote with Dr. Peter Attia, as being in many ways a sequel to Spring Chicken. Bill told me: “Our goal was to be like Freakonomics for health, taking a kind of upside-down look at things we kind of reflexively believe about health, diet, exercise, hormones, etc., and asking, is this really true?” He aptly notes our classmates are “at the age where we’re facing this double whammy, watching our parents endure the trials of old age while trying to keep ourselves from falling apart at the same time.” I purchased his book and hope you do the same. Perhaps we can then do some sort of classwide book discussion. Bill lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his partner and their 15-year-old son and enjoys seeing fellow ’88s when they are in town to ski. Those he has seen recently include Sturgis Woodberry, Steve Hochman, and Jonathan Altman.
Speaking of skiing, I received news from Peter Vorbrich, who told me a cool story about skiing in Vail, Colorado, a few years ago. He was skiing with both his son, who is a student at Dartmouth, and Gerry Huttrer ’60. They were at the top of Riva Ridge, which is named for a famous World War II battle fought by the 10th Mountain Division and is marked by a plaque. “Sarge” Brown was part of the 10th, is named on the plaque, and was later a ski coach at Dartmouth. Interesting Dartmouth connections abound! Pete reports that he is “currently in the fun phase” of his career, which he also described as the “no jerks” phase. He is advising startups, including med-tech and med-device firms and serving on nonprofit boards. Pete has lived in Minnesota since 1991, except for a five-year stint in Japan from 1998 to 2003. He is also enjoying time to travel with his wife, Mary Sue, and family and has seen Alan Moss on campus when both are visiting their sons who are students.
Finally, my freshman dormmate Bob Yee shared an update from Hawaii, where he recently was promoted at Central Pacific Bank to group senior vice president and branch banking division manager. He also recently celebrated his 29th anniversary with his wife, Jodie. Congratulations, Bob, on both of these accomplishments! To celebrate the anniversary, Bob and his family traveled to Japan to see the cherry blossoms and other sights. Earlier this year Bob saw Bill Storo and his wife when they traveled to Hawaii, and he saw Mark Brooks and Anlee Kuo on their visit a few months later.
Please stay in touch!
—Tory Woodin Chavey, 128 Steele Road, West Hartford, CT 06119; dartmouth88classnotes@gmail.com
I begin this column with news of Bill Gifford’s just-published book, Outlive. As I write this column, the book has already spent weeks near the top of the bestseller list. Congratulations, Bill! Many of you will recall that, in 2015, Bill wrote Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever (or Die Trying), which was a funny yet serious exploration of popular anti-aging theories. Bill describes the new book, which he cowrote with Dr. Peter Attia, as being in many ways a sequel to Spring Chicken. Bill told me: “Our goal was to be like Freakonomics for health, taking a kind of upside-down look at things we kind of reflexively believe about health, diet, exercise, hormones, etc., and asking, is this really true?” He aptly notes our classmates are “at the age where we’re facing this double whammy, watching our parents endure the trials of old age while trying to keep ourselves from falling apart at the same time.” I purchased his book and hope you do the same. Perhaps we can then do some sort of classwide book discussion. Bill lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his partner and their 15-year-old son and enjoys seeing fellow ’88s when they are in town to ski. Those he has seen recently include Sturgis Woodberry, Steve Hochman, and Jonathan Altman.
Speaking of skiing, I received news from Peter Vorbrich, who told me a cool story about skiing in Vail, Colorado, a few years ago. He was skiing with both his son, who is a student at Dartmouth, and Gerry Huttrer ’60. They were at the top of Riva Ridge, which is named for a famous World War II battle fought by the 10th Mountain Division and is marked by a plaque. “Sarge” Brown was part of the 10th, is named on the plaque, and was later a ski coach at Dartmouth. Interesting Dartmouth connections abound! Pete reports that he is “currently in the fun phase” of his career, which he also described as the “no jerks” phase. He is advising startups, including med-tech and med-device firms and serving on nonprofit boards. Pete has lived in Minnesota since 1991, except for a five-year stint in Japan from 1998 to 2003. He is also enjoying time to travel with his wife, Mary Sue, and family and has seen Alan Moss on campus when both are visiting their sons who are students.
Finally, my freshman dormmate Bob Yee shared an update from Hawaii, where he recently was promoted at Central Pacific Bank to group senior vice president and branch banking division manager. He also recently celebrated his 29th anniversary with his wife, Jodie. Congratulations, Bob, on both of these accomplishments! To celebrate the anniversary, Bob and his family traveled to Japan to see the cherry blossoms and other sights. Earlier this year Bob saw Bill Storo and his wife when they traveled to Hawaii, and he saw Mark Brooks and Anlee Kuo on their visit a few months later.
Please stay in touch!
—Tory Woodin Chavey, 128 Steele Road, West Hartford, CT 06119; dartmouth88classnotes@gmail.com