“Celebrate good times, come on….” In September we toasted our milestone birthdays during a virtual party hosted by your ’83 class officers. Robin Henning Rocchi projected a slideshow of photos taken during our time at the College, resulting in much chatter and laughter. Walter Foster played master of ceremonies for games of “D’83 Trivia”; the questions and answers elicited animated conversation. Following a question that reminded many of us of Hurricane David soaking our freshmen trips, Raymond McKenzie shared his Odyssean journey to Dartmouth from Barbados that fateful August-September of 1979: The Barbados airport was closed for several days as the hurricane barreled across the island nation. “It was the most damaging hurricane to hit Barbados since 1955.” Shortly after Raymond’s flight to JFK took off, the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Puerto Rico as the hurricane became more violent. Arriving three days later in N.Y.C., Raymond spent several soggy days buying winter clothes as the rain continued to pummel him. “Finally, I made it to Hanover, waterlogged and feeling somewhat blighted, when David blasted me one last time upon arrival. It was eerie as this hurricane followed and greatly impacted me on my seminal journey.” Liz Neisloss and David Grubman are back stateside following their own Odyssean journey, which began in 2007. Liz was a CNN reporter at the time, and Dave worked for AIG, both in N.Y.C., when they decided to uproot themselves and their two sons and move to Asia (including residencies in Chennai, Singapore, and Shanghai). Dave continued to work for AIG and Liz for CNN. The family later moved to Mumbai, where Dave worked for Amazon Web Services. Now living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Liz is a TV and radio reporter for PBS station GBH News. After decades working in D.C. to promote democracy in Eurasia, Lolly Jewett, like many others, is in sync with the pandemic’s “Great Reassessment.” In July she embarked on a new adventure. “I’m opening what I hope will be Chapter 2 in the field of biodiversity restoration and sustainable landscape design. I’m starting from scratch and it feels terrific. I’d be delighted to connect with any ’83s who actually do have expertise in these topics.” Also based in D.C., Dan Zelikow has worked at JP Morgan since 1999. He heads up the firm’s business with public sector clients globally and the global infrastructure finance business. Dan recently launched a development finance institution inside of JPM to help scale the firm’s work in emerging markets. Dan writes: “My twin 15-year-olds enjoyed our road trip through New England during the summer away from our home in Washington, D.C. They loved their first glimpse of Dartmouth and Hanover. Their swag from the Dartmouth Co-op was a highlight.” The family later saw Carole (Sonnenfeld) and Tim Geithner, Keith Moskow, and David Kupferschmid, all on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It’s hard for Dan to imagine we’re all 60 or just about. He writes: “Feel much younger with so much more to learn!”

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