Class Note 1977
Issue
January-February 2021
Bill Greenbaum enjoys life in New York City, even though he and his wife, Dassa, see mostly their apartment and nearby parks. They like biking in Central Park. In August they traveled to Lake Minnewaska and “the unforgettable Innisfree Garden.” Bill is an independent financial advisor in New York and New Jersey who geared up for Medicare’s annual enrollment period, which started on October 15. He looks forward to being a class agent again and joining our next class Zoom.
The College sponsored a virtual series on the global impact of the U.S. presidential election. One episode addressed how the election might influence international relations in Europe and the Middle East. It featured Dee Dee Granzow Simpson as a panelist. Dee Dee is a former U.S. foreign service officer and delegate to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty negotiations. More recently she has served on the U.K. board of the International Rescue Committee, which assists displaced people around the world. In another episode, Jose Fernandez spoke on the impact of the election on trade relations with Central and South America. Jose is a former assistant secretary of state for economic, energy, and business affairs during the Obama administration and an emeritus member of the Dartmouth board of trustees.
Lea Sewell writes that she has “unretired!” She had taken an early retirement offer at 64. She had done some travel and volunteering before the winter and “the plague” arrived. She put those retirement delights on hold to work on a Covid vaccine trial with her previous employer, Pfizer. Lea says this “is how I can serve—I’ve done trials for 20-plus years. There is much to inspire right now.”
Peter Mills and John Storella, freshman and sophomore roommates in Gile Hall, enjoyed a delightful lunch while social distancing in John and Lisa’s backyard in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland, California. Shaded by fig, magnolia, and apple trees, they had a wide-ranging conversation about Lisa’s medical policy nonprofit; John’s biotech patent legal practice; the retirement of Peter’s wife, Mary; and, of course, Covid and politics. “It was a really nice way to share thoughts and de-stress during these complicated times.”
John Bird lives in a retirement home in Birmingham, Alabama, which had three Covid cases before Halloween. John is deaf and has glaucoma, but enjoys excellent medical care. This summer’s Black Lives Matter movement has made John “appreciate the advantage of growing up in a nuclear family. The statistical disparity is staggering: In 2019 28.2 percent of all white births were illegitimate, while 69.4 percent of Black births were illegitimate, according to the Center for Equal Opportunity. Our leaders must address this disparity, which has serious ramifications for poverty, crime, education, and ultimately equality of opportunity.”
Jonathan Park, Ph.D., passed away this summer from injuries sustained in a car accident. Jon worked in cytogenetics and laboratory management at Mary Hitchcock Hospital for 35 years. In retirement, he was an active Freemason and enjoyed his home in Norwich, Vermont. He is dearly missed by his wife, Linda, son Justin, daughter Hilary, and their families.
—Robin Gosnell, 31 Elm Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540; robins.nest@icloud.com; Eric Edmondson, DC Advisory, 425 California St., Suite 19, San Francisco, CA 94104; eweedmondson@gmail.com; Drew Kintzinger, 2400 M St. NW, Apt. 914, Washington, DC 20037; akintzinger@hunton.com
The College sponsored a virtual series on the global impact of the U.S. presidential election. One episode addressed how the election might influence international relations in Europe and the Middle East. It featured Dee Dee Granzow Simpson as a panelist. Dee Dee is a former U.S. foreign service officer and delegate to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty negotiations. More recently she has served on the U.K. board of the International Rescue Committee, which assists displaced people around the world. In another episode, Jose Fernandez spoke on the impact of the election on trade relations with Central and South America. Jose is a former assistant secretary of state for economic, energy, and business affairs during the Obama administration and an emeritus member of the Dartmouth board of trustees.
Lea Sewell writes that she has “unretired!” She had taken an early retirement offer at 64. She had done some travel and volunteering before the winter and “the plague” arrived. She put those retirement delights on hold to work on a Covid vaccine trial with her previous employer, Pfizer. Lea says this “is how I can serve—I’ve done trials for 20-plus years. There is much to inspire right now.”
Peter Mills and John Storella, freshman and sophomore roommates in Gile Hall, enjoyed a delightful lunch while social distancing in John and Lisa’s backyard in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland, California. Shaded by fig, magnolia, and apple trees, they had a wide-ranging conversation about Lisa’s medical policy nonprofit; John’s biotech patent legal practice; the retirement of Peter’s wife, Mary; and, of course, Covid and politics. “It was a really nice way to share thoughts and de-stress during these complicated times.”
John Bird lives in a retirement home in Birmingham, Alabama, which had three Covid cases before Halloween. John is deaf and has glaucoma, but enjoys excellent medical care. This summer’s Black Lives Matter movement has made John “appreciate the advantage of growing up in a nuclear family. The statistical disparity is staggering: In 2019 28.2 percent of all white births were illegitimate, while 69.4 percent of Black births were illegitimate, according to the Center for Equal Opportunity. Our leaders must address this disparity, which has serious ramifications for poverty, crime, education, and ultimately equality of opportunity.”
Jonathan Park, Ph.D., passed away this summer from injuries sustained in a car accident. Jon worked in cytogenetics and laboratory management at Mary Hitchcock Hospital for 35 years. In retirement, he was an active Freemason and enjoyed his home in Norwich, Vermont. He is dearly missed by his wife, Linda, son Justin, daughter Hilary, and their families.
—Robin Gosnell, 31 Elm Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540; robins.nest@icloud.com; Eric Edmondson, DC Advisory, 425 California St., Suite 19, San Francisco, CA 94104; eweedmondson@gmail.com; Drew Kintzinger, 2400 M St. NW, Apt. 914, Washington, DC 20037; akintzinger@hunton.com