“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding”—Proverbs 4:7.


Dr. Dan Lucey is making the study of wisdom a focus of his life. Dan initiated an academic symposium on wisdom May 11 at Dartmouth, with wisdom and the humanities organized by professor of English Donald Pease; with government professor Jennifer Lind speaking on wisdom and international justice; and senior advising dean from the Geisel School of Medicine Dr. Joseph O’Donnell overseeing the session on wisdom and the medical sciences.


Dan hopes this becomes an annual symposium, and dreams that there eventually will be a center for the study of wisdom as a permanent fixture at Dartmouth. It’s a great idea from an alumnus of Dartmouth Medical School (1982) and Harvard School of Public Health (1988).


Dan was one of the first doctors to tackle the HIV/AIDS pandemic, starting in 1982 in San Francisco at the University of California, later moving on to Harvard, the Air Force and the U.S. Public Health Service at the National Institutes of Health and FDA. For the past decade Dan has taught at Georgetown University on the topic of global outbreaks such as SARS, pandemic influenza, anthrax and bird flu.


Richard Hosking, former president at Bones Gate and presently a partner in the law firm K&L Gates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently received a signal honor, being named a fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellows must possess a minimum of 15 years of trial experience and exhibit high standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Congratulations, Richard!


Finally, sad news to report: Ron Smith passed away December 28, 2012. Like Richard Hosking, “Ronno” was a member in good standing at Bones Gate. A history major who played freshman football and varsity baseball, Ron went on to get his M.B.A. at Babson College and start a business in Braintree, Massachusetts, Sports Club Management. Ron is survived by his widow, Patty, and children Grant, Kara and Ross. He will be missed.


—John T. Bird, 1920 Chateau Circle, Apt. 306, Birmingham, AL 35209: (205) 276-4609; jtbird.com@gmail.com