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CLASS NOTES
Kevin Fay Mark your calendars - from May 31 to June 3, the Class of 1981 will be celebrating its 20th reunion at the University and other select venues throughout the city. The program begins Thursday evening with a pre-theater cocktail party, followed by a post-theater reception at Sardi's. Friday's events include optional tours of NYC, with an all-class dinner at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Saturday's program includes an address from Dean Quigley, barbecue party at Marc Mazur's home (thanks in advance), and dinner at The Terrace Restaurant. Low Library steps will be the venue for Saturday evening's all-class starlight reception. I strongly suggest your attendance at the 20th reunion, if not for all events then at least for some of them. For a Columbia College alumnus, the highest distinction one can achieve is to receive a John Jay Award. I am very pleased that Thomas Glocer attained this honor at the Awards Dinner held March 7. Glocer became the chief executive officer of Reuters Information in January 2000, a worldwide financial information services firm. Perhaps one notch below this honor is to become a parent for the first time. On January 19, Jessica Sydney Klees was born to long-time CCT correspondent Ed Klees and his wife, Susan. We wish the entire family our best as they begin the exciting parenthood journey. James Klatsky, writing to CCT for the first time in years, is a lawyer specializing in commercial litigation, corporate and real estate work and appellate practice in NYC. He went straight to Columbia Law after graduation, so he served seven years on the Heights. He has been married for 17 years to Davina, and has two children, Mordechai, 14 and Elisheva, 11. Sad news from Wendy Best, Barnard '82 and Marc Minasi '86, who have let me know of the passing of Kevin Moenter on October 28, 2000, after a long battle with AIDS. Both Wendy and Marc were present at the end, and they were joined by other friends of Kevin's from distant countries. He is remembered and missed for his loyal friendship, dry wit and kind heart, as he managed to keep his friends in laughter, rather than tears, during the struggle. Finally, we had a number of the graduating class of 1981 respond to the reunion questionnaire, including Dr. Thomas Kelliher, Mark Gordon, Gil Atzmon, Rich Klein, Edward Savage, Gregory Harrison, Stephen Williams and Eric Daum. I shall endeavor to include notes about the above classmates in the next installment of CCT, and hope to meet you at the reunion.
Robert W. Passloff
Andrew Botti
Dennis Klainberg Pretty slim pickin's this time around. Winter blues freezing up your keyboards? Come on! Butterflies and e-mail are free! Perhaps, then, the only reason that our class's Kellett Scholarship winner, Langham Gleason, was able to write (the usual gift of a Kellett) is because he lives in the warmer climes of New Mexico... but that's only when he's working! Langham, newly elected chairman of the department of surgery at St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe, heartily invites all classmates to visit and join in his favorite avocation: skiing at the Santa Fe Basin and in Taos! Congrats on your professional achievement, and DON'T break a leg, Langham!
Kevin G. Kelly Mike Malik resides in Washington, D.C., where he runs a communications consulting firm called Triad Communication. Triad is six years old and doing well with offices in D.C., NYC, Boston and Toronto. I am in the process of moving from Miami Beach back to New York, and although I still think that winter is a punishment I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, I am excited about the move. Please keep the information coming. Everyone looks to Class Notes first when they get CCT, we all know we do, so why not pass along some information and keep us all informed and entertained. Just do it! If there are any members of the Class of 1985 who live in or around N.Y., I would love to hear from you. Drop me a line if you are so inclined. I have not lived here since 1990 when I left to attend graduate school.
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