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CLASS NOTES
Clyde A. Moneyhun No news from classmates this time around. If you're a '76er reading this, stop now and send me some e-mail!
David Gorman We interrupt this broadcast for a brief but important reminder: Our 25th reunion is coming up on the weekend of May 30–June 2. On behalf of the reunion committee, Robert Kent has written to remind us to (1) make our reservations, or, failing that, (2) at least to fill out the survey in our reunion packet (replacements will be supplied upon request). I know that I can manage (2), if not (1). Contact: RJ_Kent1@prodigy.net. Correspondence received re: reunion includes a general greeting from Gavin Nichols, director and program manager in the information solutions department of the H.E. Butt Grocery Co. in San Antonio. His wife, Sharon, is a sales associate at The Limited, and his daughter, Anastasia (14), is a freshman at James Madison High in San Antonio. (Am I wrong in thinking that there must be a James Madison H. S. in every American city?)
Matthew Nemerson First the Columbia Club moves into Princeton's operation in midtown, and now James E. McGreevey is running the whole state of New Jersey. I see a very good trend here. Now, if we light blues could focus some more attention north of the city in my neck of the woods ... Edward T. Ferguson writes, "A couple of months ago, after returning home (downtown Manhattan) from a gut-wrenching tour of Ground Zero, I found some unexpected solace in your evocation of the Stratomatic baseball league centered on 8 Livingston in our last year of school. I found the contrast poignant and comforting; I guess it is good to be reminded from time to time that life does have its moments and periods of unalloyed fun. "On the professional front, in the fall of 2000, after four years as head of the NYC Trade Waste Commission (a Giuliani administration initiative to drive organized crime out of the city's commercial carting industry), I became vice president, general counsel and managing director of the New York office of Investigative Group International, Inc., a boutique corporate investigations firm based in Washington, D.C. "My wife, Simone Procas, and I just had our first child, Elias Mark Ferguson, born December 30, 2001. Now my 9-year-old son (from a previous marriage), Caleb, finally has the little brother for whom he has long been lobbying. Best regards, and thanks for your many years of effort as the Homer charting the Odyssey that is the Class of 1978." I'm not sure what a corporate investigations firm does, but if I were Ken Lay, I'd watch out for Ed. From the ubiquitous Thomas Mariam comes the following message: "It was great to see you at the WKCR reunion last year. It is hard to believe that it was already four months ago. I share your sentiments about the new studios. "I had lunch with Jeff Klein last week. He seems to be doing well editing The New York Times Magazine. Since you now have a bi-monthly column, I thought I'd give you something substantive, that is, the announcement of my baby. Here are the details: Michael Reese Mariam was born to Alyce and me on August 30, 2001. He is, of course, adorably cute but never cuter than when he wears light (shall we say Columbia) blue. Michael has already attended two Columbia football games at Baker Field, including homecoming at the ripe young age of seven weeks. He inherited his father's sports appetite, staring intently at the TV whenever a game is on. Best of all, he has been a happy and healthy baby, a true joy for his parents." Doc Michael Schulder was good enough, as he so often is, to send in some news: "I am still associate professor of neurosurgery at New Jersey Medical School; busy clinical practice in stereotactic surgery and neurooncology — several interesting ongoing research projects in those areas. I set up the first site in North America (and the second in the world) for an innovative intraoperative MRI unit, designed and made in Israel. It is a huge advance for brain surgery and cool science to boot. Daughters are now 9 and 6 and doing great. If anyone is interested in the future, check out the notes of our septuagenarian and older predecessors — mostly about family (we all should live so long). I hope that by the time the next notes appear, 9/11 will have faded yet more for most of us, except for the people who lost family and friends."
Lyle Steele CCT is expanding to six issues per year, so that gives us a better opportunity to share class news in a timely way. Please let me know what you're up to. We can't all be brain surgeons and CEOs. I'm a struggling publishing slob! Looking forward to hearing from everybody.
Craig Lesser Hoping that 2002 brings good things to all of you. Jeff Slavitz is married and has two boys, 6 and 8. Jeff is an independent computer consultant doing Oracle database-related software and database administration, is actively involved in Toastmasters, is an aging triathlete wannabe and was recently appointed to the town council in Tiburon, Calif. (just north of the Golden Gate Bridge). Jeff reported that in February he was headed for Brazil. His itinerary included Iguacu Falls, Rio de Janiero for carnival and then the Amazon jungle. Jeff reported that the boys were looking forward to the advertised crocodile spotting and fishing in the Amazon. Hope
to hear from many more of you and include your news
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