Class Note 1988
“It’s Rachel Dratch here. Just having read the last ’88 notes about our classmates’ kids headed off to Dartmouth, I must share my news from the slower track—that I gave birth to a son, Eli, in August. I hope that can serve as encouragement to anyone out there still trying to have a child, as we are now of ‘advanced maternal age,’ as they call it. And also as a precaution to those who think they are done having kids! It’s kind of a kooky story, which I hope will be available at a bookstore near you, if bookstores still exist by the time I finish writing it. I see Mary Flounders Green and her three sons out in Stamford, Connecticut. In addition to her job with GE Asset Management she teaches yoga once a week and is involved with setting up her company’s wellness program. Jeff Hoover is a general do-gooder traveling the world, where he makes sure funding is being used properly for medical programs. His last email had him traveling in Lagos, Nigeria, with an armed guard. I also see Dr. Chris Kelly, whom I brought to a movie screening where some guy keeled over and they yelled, ‘Is there a doctor in the house?!’ Chris was off like a shot and came to the rescue and the guy ended up being okay.” Thanks, Rachel, and welcome, Eli!
Congratulations to Sal Tiano for being recognized as one of the nation’s top financial advisors in Barron’s 2010 Top 1,000 Financial Advisors list. I asked Sal for an update: “I was in Hanover in March to show my son Salvatore ‘Tory’ our alma mater. He just turned 18—I cannot believe how fast time flies. My findings are that it is much more difficult to get accepted today than when we applied. I think President Jim Kim is very impressive, as is Harry Sheehy, the athletic director. I live in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with my wife, Kim, and four children. I moved from Boston in 2005 and opened an office here for Bear Stearns. I went through the sad demise of Bear Stearns but have to say I am very happy with JP Morgan and continue to work as a managing director at JP Morgan Securities. I am very busy with my kids, who are all athletes. It seems like all I do is work and coach. The great thing is my wife, Kim, is an excellent golfer so in our spare time we play as much golf as possible. I serve on two local boards as well as the Jimmy Martello Foundation, which I founded for a close friend who died in 9/11. I stay in touch with some of my old buddies at school, but not as well as I should. I speak with Billy McInerny, John Osborn, Paul O’Hern and Dave McCusker from time to time.”
Since the deadline for these notes is Earth Day, I’ll close with a request. Please send me two ways you seek to reduce your environmental impact: one that was an easy change to make and one that—despite your good intentions—isn’t quite a regular habit. Thanks!
Cheers.
—Jane (Grussing) Lonnquist, 4510 Drexel Ave., Edina, MN 55424; jjlonnquist@earthlink.net
