Class Note 1979
When this issue of DAM arrives in your mailboxes, we’ll be T-minus one year or less until our June 17-21, 2020, 40th-41st reunion. We look forward to celebrating this milestone with you and sharing memories of all those we have lost through the years, including beloved classmates Michelle Chimene, Mark Connolly, and Stephen Kovach most recently.
Now it’s time to schmooze, so please enjoy this ’79 news, starting with the following share from Ed Miller: “Upon turning 62 this spring I realized that I made three pivotal decisions 15 years ago that have made this chapter of my life incredibly rich and rewarding. The most significant one is that my now husband, Dale Singleton, and I decided to move in together and built our current home in Chicago. That fall I completed my leadership coaching professional certification and started working at my graduate school alma mater, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where I’m coaching and teaching leadership skills to M.B.A.s, alumni, and other executives to this day.”
Reporting from decidedly warmer climes, Stan Sack writes: “I have essentially retired from pediatric practice and am working on forging a mini-career in freelance medical writing and, I hope eventually, consulting in medical communications. Among my writing projects is a local newspaper column titled ‘The Barefoot Doctor.’ My husband, David Traini, is retired from hospital administration and currently employed at Hyatt. We are still loving our life in Key West, Florida, and hope to stay indefinitely.”
Apologies to Pat Crowell, whose news has been stewing in the Class Notes queue for 12 months. Pat writes: “With senior-in-laws living nearby, a son living upstairs, and a daughter, son-in-law, and various siblings and other in-laws also in the area, life is a family affair for us. I ride a bike, run, lift, and scull a boat for fun. With my first medical procedure of note behind me, it appears I’ve entered the period when we talk more about our ailments than our activities!”
Apologies to Bob Keefer as well, who kindly responded to our birthday greeting last November: “I celebrated my 62nd birthday by running in the Nebraska Beer & Bagel Run. It was a bit more than a half marathon on an extremely hilly golf course, with wind and a temperature of 18 degrees at the start. I came in second among men in my age group, which made me almost as happy as the beer and bagels waiting at the finish line. I’m still working as a parish pastor, although since my wife’s retirement I’ve thought about retiring. Mostly I still feel the calling to serve the church, and financially it would help if I worked until 65, at least; so I’m hanging in there. We recently completed a huge renovation and construction project and are energized for planning for the future.”
—Stanley Weil, 15 Peck Road, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549; (917) 428-0852; stanno79@gmail.com; John Currier, 82 Carpenter St., Norwich, VT 05055; (802) 649-2577; john.h.currier@dartmouth.edu
