Class Notes

March/April 2020

Note: Classmates' names in gold font are links to a pre-addressed email form (if your browser is properly configured). Other links (underlined) take you to more information about the topic. A shorter version of these Notes is published in the Yale Alumni Magazine.

Happy New Year! I hope 2020 is off to a good start for all classmates. Other than class reunions, I can’t remember a bi-monthly period when so many 1964 classmates congregated in groups around the country and indeed the world. Some of these gatherings were so noteworthy that we posted News articles about them on our Class website. Pete Putzel reported a Calhoun College roommate reunion in Ireland; Dan Pollack reported the “Moose Jaw” reunion in Michigan; Owen O’Donnell organized the first classmate luncheon in San Francisco; Jerry Flannelly reported on the latest classmate luncheon in Boston; Pete Putzel told me the December classmate luncheon in NYC set a record; Chris Getman spotted four 1964 basketball players at Mory’s; Don Edwards reported on classmate attendance at the YAA Assembly in November. Sam Francis and I made a presentation to other Yale Class officers on our approach to Class Notes and the Class website; Michael Nagel emailed about a Yale Christmas party on the Thames; and, finally, the largest gathering of classmates was at The Game on November 22. As I wrote in the News article, the weekend was “a play in six acts.” The halftime climate protest and the overtime win generated a lot of comments from classmates. Marya Holcombe said it best when she posted “The Game had everything, including an epic comeback. The Bowl was filled, just like the old days!” Gerry Shea could be heard singing from Paris, “Goodnight, poor Harvard.” By my count, 82 classmates came together at these events! Just before the weekend got underway, I participated in President Salovey’s quarterly conference call. Admissions and campus life were prominent themes. The Yale Alumni Fund launched a special “Yale Leads the Way Challenge” that was a tremendous success. Just last week, I attended the Yale Club of Georgia Holiday Party to welcome students admitted in the early-decision round and their parents.

Looking ahead, classmate luncheons in New Haven (January 8), San Francisco (January 22), Boston (January 22), and NYC (January 28) will get the new year underway. Our annual Class Council meeting will take place on Saturday, February 8 in Evans Hall at SOM. At that meeting, we will welcome a panel of students from the William F. Buckley, Jr. Program at Yale. Terry Holcombe serves as an advisor to this group. Neil Hoffmann has scheduled the Spring golf outing on the Yale Course for Thursday, May 14.

In addition to the aforementioned Class News articles, there were 12 classmates who warranted additional coverage: Gerry Shea was honored in Reims, France, the late Mike Shapiro’s sister, Deborah, wrote a letter to the editor of YAM; Bob Musil was interviewed on a podcast and later spoke at St. John’s Episcopal Church in D.C. at the invitation of John More; Dick Ainsworth (here) and Peter von Braun (here) wrote about their life experiences; Joe Lieberman appeared with his son, Matt (running for the US Senate in Georgia) to talk about his new book; Terry Holcombe called attention to a gracious act of support by a Yale campus police officer; Jon McBride provided a year-end report on Squash Haven; Chris Getman celebrated the 25th anniversary of Urban Resources Initiative; Yale thanked Jonathan Leader for the Leader Family Scholarships; and Frank Franklin made a presentation to the Harvard Club of Alabama. In total, 23 new articles were added to Class News since the previous column. I hope you read my late-December email extolling this rich coverage of classmates.

Rick Salomon and Laura saw “Porgy and Bess” at the Metropolitan Opera and posted: “An amazing opening night. The talent on the stage left us breathless.” Later, they visited the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach and posted: “Fascinating Georgia O’Keefe exhibit with insights into her influences as they shifted from Brooklyn to the desert.” Sam Francis and Bobbie took a 9-day road trip to D.C. and Williamsburg. When I attended Jerry Kenny’s memorial service, I met the “Ohio Quads.” These quadruplets were accepted by 59 colleges and chose Yale. As Brian Kenney ’61 told me when he introduced us, “It took the Kenny brothers 10 years to set the record for football-playing brothers. The Quad did it in one year!” Chris Getman and John Howells exchanged emails about a movie titled The Millionaires Unit, about the air warfare in WWI. Several Yale alumni are featured. Both Getman and Howells, along with Ted Jones, are involved in fundraising for a new swimming facility in Payne Whitney. Stephen Greenblatt emailed: “My wife and I are both on sabbatical in Rome and Florence this spring. Our youngest son, Harry, was accepted to Yale, but is taking a gap year teaching in Peru and Nepal. He will matriculate next year in the Class of 2024, putting a cool 60 years between my graduation and his.” Ted Jones emailed: “I’ve been attending The Met Live in HD opera presentations with Rick Heyke and Wendy. The Met projects each production to local theaters worldwide (some 350,000 viewers) on the big screen. Fantastic presentations!” In December, Nancy Upper gave a presentation titled "Diggings from Many Ampersandhogs” to Boston's Ticknor Society, an organization dedicated to the enjoyment, promotion, and support of books and book culture. Walt Macauley emailed: “Proud to have grandson Kyle ’20 elected captain of the Yale men’s track team.”

Bob Kaiser emailed: “We love New York. We are out at some cultural event three or four nights a week. This helps me take breaks from the horror show in Washington, which has altered my reflexive optimism. Once I hoped a lot; now I worry a lot. Both daughters and all three grands seem to be thriving. Going to the opera with the Putzels and Barbara Plimpton, David’s widow, is one of our delights. Writing occasionally for the Washington Post and the NY Review of Books.” Larry Capodilupo emailed: “I was thrilled to watch every minute of THE GAME this year, and happy that I chose not to drive to New Haven to watch the end of it in the dark! Certainly the most exciting H/Y game I’ve seen, since I listened to the ‘68 game on the radio. Quite sure they didn’t televise it back in the ‘old days.’ I’m recovering well from the hip-replacement surgery. Gene Van Loan emailed: “I ran into Joe Lieberman a couple of weeks back. He was in New Haven as the headliner at the national Problem Solvers convention sponsored by the movement known as ‘No Labels.’ In this partisan environment, it was refreshing to hear a group of speakers — congresspersons, no less — who advocated addressing issues on the basis of policy, not party. Anyhow, Joe was his usual witty, engaging self. I told him that he would be the best antidote for partisanship, and that he ought to run for President. He just laughed and respectfully declined.” Ed Gaffney posted a story about Chief Standing Bear whose statue was recently added in Statuary Hall in the Capital. Doane Perry attended a screening of A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps. Doane also posted an article about his hometown of Stockbridge MA highlighting the great restaurants there. Sam Low posted an article about the excavation of an 8,000-year-old Native American village on Gay Head, Martha’s Vineyard. On Veterans Day, Sam posted “I had the honor of serving aboard the USS Ponchatoula (AO148) in 1964-66, mostly in the Gulf of Tonkin.” Douglass Lea posted, “My new Esperanto tutor, Mike Esper, expects me to reach the State Department advanced level of language expertise, despite a Southern accent, before the impeachment trial begins. Talk about a fast track. Wish me luck!” Ever his ironic self, Douglass also posted: “No longer accepting face-to-face friendships. Too superficial. Reach me through Facebook if connect you must.”

Terry Holcombe emailed: “Bill Fink, who lives in Bodega CA, was evacuated due to the wildfires, but they never closed in. He has a ranch with a deer sanctuary and room for his Morgan cars.” Marya Holcombe posted an article by the opinion editor of the Yale Daily News and commented: “My kind of writer. Articles like this make me so proud of Yale students and the institution that still produces and supports them.” John More attended the North American School of Internet Governance (NASIG) in Montreal. John also posted: “We need to use the language of ‘climate crisis,’ no longer just climate ‘change.’ On our summer island in Maine, we see how higher tides will be destroying our dock, first built by the US to serve the naval gun base on the island.” John attended Kevin Puts’ “The Brilliant Light at the National Symphony Orchestra” and commented: “This was one of the most incredible musical experiences I have experienced in a lifetime of going to musical events.” John also attended a reading by Sarah Yerkes (age 101) of her first book of poetry. Later John wrote: “I managed to referee four soccer games at the Fall Classic Tournament. They were U-9s as fits my knees. I can’t run fast but I can still see and covered four miles. Kids were great.” As previously reported, Mike Sherwood was given a lifetime achievement award by the Environmental Law Section of the California Lawyers Association. Mike emailed: “As part of the event at Yosemite National Park, I was interviewed in a recorded ‘Fireside Chat,’ and then made a short acceptance speech at the Saturday-night dinner. The presenters mentioned cases that I brought, among others, to protect endangered species throughout the west, to stop logging, mining, and road construction on sensitive public lands in Alaska, California, and elsewhere, and to protect salmon populations in Washington, Oregon, and California.” Joe Wishcamper emailed Mike: “The award is a bow tied by your peers around your amazing career in fighting for justice — earth justice. Hopefully, the momentum begun by you and others will grow into an unstoppable movement. I’m proud of you, my friend.”

Commenting on my post of a dynamic new NYC subway map, Ron Parlato commented: “I was in NYC in the 1960s (after Yale) and drove a cab at night. I lived in Little Italy. I loved the subway system. I’ll post a poem I wrote about it.” Ron is also a frequent contributor of culinary delights to the Closed Facebook Group — Yale Food & Wine — which I co-founded. Dan Pollack emailed: “My cousin is married to Steve Greenberg, one of Hank Greenberg's sons. He attended Yale and donated the track in the gym. Steve's picture hangs in Payne Whitney. He played minor-league ball for a while, then was assistant to Bart Giamatti. Later, Steve created two cable networks.” On their trip to California wine country last fall, Nancy Pollack posted photos dining in Yountville: “The weather is sunny and beautiful, but rain is desperately needed to nourish the vines for next spring.” Waldo Johnston emailed: “Thanks for your absolutely comprehensive update of our classmates last November. It’s wonderful to read about classmates as we wander through our golden years.” Waldo added, “Thanks for making me a celebrity with the new Classmate Map, ‘Where’s Waldo’!” Candy Johnston posted some great photos of Waldo reading to his grandsons, and also one of his dogs comforting him after dental surgery. Later, Candy posted: “SRO at a fabulous Christmas concert at our Community Church with the Vero Beach Choral Society and Tapestry Brass.” Tony Lee circulated an article titled “World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency.” He emailed: “The climate crisis has arrived and is accelerating faster than most scientist expected.” Later, Tony RSVPed, “I’ll definitely be at the Council meeting in February and then driving to Stowe VT for five days of skiing. I was surprised to see that the Quinnipiac Club closed.” Since the last issue, Pat Caviness continued to chronicle and post photos of his trip to Laos. They visited Kuang Si Falls and did a day boat trip on the Mekong River. They also visited the Mandalao Elephant Sanctuary. From his extensive archive of photographs, Pat posted one of the late Jac Cirie, when Jac was an ARVN advisor to the South Vietnamese. Jac died of an Agent-Orange-related illness in 1992.

At The Game in November, I was joined by Chip Thomas, Stan Thomas’ only son, who always enjoys talking with classmates who knew his father. Over the holidays, Stan’s three daughters had a happy reunion. Stan has great kids! Daniel Lowenstein wrote: “I continue to direct the Center for the Liberal Arts and Free Institutions (CLAFI) at UCLA. Stop by one of our public events if you are in Los Angeles.” Harvey Geiger wrote: “Twenty years ago, I discovered croquet and have been active nationally both in tournament events and support of the game. In recognition, I was recently inducted into the US Croquet Hall of Fame. Having published almost 200 articles, I am also nationally recognized as an authority on automotive history and car culture. In recognition of my research and writing, I was the 2003 recipient of the Fahnestock Award by the Classic Car Club of America. In 2013, I received the prestigious Lee Iacocca Award for my contributions to American automotive heritage, and in 2017 I was a ‘Scholar in Residence’ at the College of Charleston teaching automotive history.” On September 11, Sam Deloria posted: “I was teaching a course in Greenland in 2001, and one of my local friends, a famous Inuit educator, came into my classroom and said, ‘I’m sorry to interrupt, but your country is under attack.’ That night and the next, every home in Greenland had a light in the window in tribute to the United States.” On his 22nd wedding anniversary, Sam Deloria posted: “Went on a tour of Villanueva NM, ancestral home of my beloved Maw-in-Law. Met a lot of nice people. Good times with SWMBO.” Like me, Sam is also a wordsmith. I don’t know what his rationale is, but my mother was an English teacher. I couldn’t even write her a letter without it coming back corrected. Anyway, Sam posted: “Don’t say ‘anxious’ when you mean ‘eager.’ I know I will have some non-Indiansplaining to me that languages change, and it is okay to say ‘anxious’ now. But it isn’t.” Always a student of social media, Sam Deloria posted: “I’m not getting birthday notifications in the upper right-hand corner anymore. So, if I miss yours, it’s that punk Zuck’s fault. He’ll publish political lies but not birthdays.” Later, Sam posted: “Congratulations to Raquel Montoya-Lewis on her appointment to the Washington Supreme Court. I am so proud to know her!”

Michael Nagel posted: “I was never a Facebook fan until you and Pat Caviness posted your amazingly interesting stories and commentaries. Cheers from Brexitland!” Note from Lavely: “Between classmates and spouses, I have 90 1964 Facebook friends. In addition to being interesting, they are a source of lots of information for Class Notes. If you’d like to join the party, just friend me. John More kept up his active cultural schedule. In December, he posted: “I had the pleasure last week of going to National Airport and seeing David Rowe’s mural. David is a summer resident artist on Cushing Island, Maine.” I don’t remember what PC event promoted Ron Parlato’s post about the Whiffenpoofs, but this is what he wrote: “I thought the ‘Whiffenpoof Song’ would have been banned long ago. First, it’s a paean to macho drinking, and the term ‘black sheep’ is clearly racist and demeaning. ‘Gentlemen Songsters’ is obviously sexist and ‘on a spree’ sanctions irresponsible male camaraderie.” Douglass Lea loves to exercise his dog Sparkie, and posted these comments: “Scouting report: four-tool prospect; good field coverage and ball sense; quick reactions; excellent standing potential; well-liked in clubhouse; batting skills unknown.” When I posted the 100th anniversary of my father departing for China with his missionary parents, Don Van Doren replied: “I have a similar story. My grandfather was initially a Dutch Reform missionary to India and then to China. After roughly a decade, he stopped his missionary work and became a professor at the old University of Shanghai.” Ron Parlato also picked up on my China post and wrote: “One of my closest friends has a similar story — travels to China by his missionary grandfather. My friend worked in international development, like I did, and loved the adventure, romance, and excitement of ‘The Third World’ when we first went out to India in 1968.” Neil Hoffmann circulated an offer for a “Our Kids Deserve Green” button to an email group of classmates. Neil wrote: “With winter around our ears, and the golf clubs in the trunk, I invite you to wear one of my little buttons. My treat.” Syd Lea emailed: “I do appreciate your yeomanly service in keeping us 64s up to date and am stupid not to have included much, if any, of my own news over the years. After a hitch as Vermont’s Poet Laureate, last fall I published Here, my 20th book overall, and my 13th collection of poetry. I still live in upper Vermont and am delighted that all my grandchildren do too.”

Rich Jensen emailed: ‘In the ‘still singing’ category, I was privileged to perform the ‘Libera Me’ solo in a performance of the Faure Requiem with the Fine Arts chorale and orchestra in Weymouth MA in November.” In July, Rutgers Department of American Studies recognized and thanked Agnus Gillespie as the founding director of the New Jersey Folk Festival in 1974. For classmates who fondly remember New Haven pizza, the Boston Globe published “New Haven Pizza Tour: A Love Story.” Over the holidays, Don Van Doren and Diane were seen in the Holiday Stroll in Old Town, Albuquerque, and later dressed up as Santa and Mrs. Claus in the Madrid Christmas Parade. In December, Chris Getman made a guest appearance conducting “Sleigh Ride” with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra in Woolsey Hall. Jim Currie vacationed in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in November. Kris Klint celebrated the annual Julehygge at the Scandinavian School in San Francisco. Michelle Mead (surviving spouse of John Armor), who attended our 55th reunion, posted: “Sorry for silence at this end. I fell coming out of class at the Alliance Francaise and broke my left ankle and left wrist. The cheese and baguette I was carrying didn’t have a scratch.” The article “My Semester with the Snowflakes” by a 52-year-old Navy Seal and first-year student at Yale generated a lot of interest and comments from classmates. Just in time for winter and the holidays, my son Benjamin launched Carema, a new company making Italian sweaters from Tasmania Merino wool. I found some new grammar friends when I posted my irritation on January 1 for people who posted “The Roaring 20’s” with an unnecessary apostrophe. Blaine Krickl commented: “Delighted to find other classmates interested in proper grammar and punctuation. In the UK, I find the Mother Tongue spoken and used wholly at odds with the rules and precepts I learned in school.” Marya Holcombe commented: “Bless you for this. I can’t imagine why the apostrophe crept into plurals in expressions and signs. Another indication that basic education is lacking!” Ron Parlato added:” One of my grammar shuddering moments.” Ed Gaffney wrote: “Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou! (That’s an okina, not an apostrophe.)”

Over the holidays, Paul Ruden and Dina were spotted partying at the Kani Ka Pila Grille in Honolulu. They imported the celebration back to the Mount Sinai Downtown in NYC. Later, “the hula squad rocked at Rockefeller Center after an amazing Rockettes performance.” Dina posted: “We saw the amazing Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center.” The Rudens capped it off with a family Christmas in Jupiter FL. Paul made sure to post himself wearing his Washington Nationals world series T-shirt. Frank Franklin and I connected after I posted my enjoyment of Freestyle Love Supreme on Broadway right after Christmas. The finale of this popular improvisation show parodied “a day in the life of” a young woman who stayed at The Yale Club of NYC and had dinner at The Harvard Club of NYC. When Ron Parlato saw my post, he commented: “Our classmate Frank Franklin is into improv/standup bigtime!” Frank confirmed it: “I trained in Chicago and perform StoryProv, improvised storytelling. I saw Freestyle Love Supreme in October.” Arthur Lewis ’02 is in the cast of this Lin Manuel-Miranda produced hit. Frank Franklin also posted about eating more plant-based food and celebrating National Spaghetti Day. John More attended The Magic Flute at the Washington National Opera featuring Maurice Sendak sets. Douglass Lea and I share an interest in unusual maps. He posted two recently: a map of the longest walkable distance on earth; a map of the 43% of the US where nobody lives. Pat Caviness and Frederique have promoted an artist in Koh Samui who paints stunning art on the trash bins on their beaches. It actually prompts people to adopt better disposal habits. Pat did lament: “Tourists aren’t coming to Koh Samui as much these days.”

When I posted an article by Fay Vincent LL.B. ’63 about the legendary Bob Kiphuth, Terry Holcombe commented: “Fay was my freshman counselor and has been a lifelong friend.” Ted Jones also commented on the Kiphuth article: “Too many sessions with Kiphuth wearing his red long johns and beating out the reps with his bamboo pole.” Marya Holcombe posted: “Our kids took us to the Turner watercolor exhibit at the Mystic Seaport Museum. We saw Turner in another light (pun intended).” During the holidays, Terry Holcombe and Marya went on a two-week Caribbean cruise. Marya posted a photo of their stop in St. Kitts, both wearing America’s Cup caps: “Life at the Extreme.” In the tradition of her father, Marya offered a motto for the New Year: “We’ll have blessings a-plenty in 2020.” Dan Pollack and Nancy took a South American cruise and posted from Brazil: “The Regent’s Mariner is a beautiful, classy boat. Perfect size!” Later, Nancy posted: “Here’s a photo of Danny enjoying his first Tango encounter!” Another daring photo was posted by Candy Johnston of Waldo and her standing in front of their Christmas tree wearing plaid pajamas and smoking cigars. Later, Candy posted from Vero Beach: “Beginning tomorrow, we’re hosting four women from Loyal Marymount’s tennis team. They’re here for a DI tournament. It’s payback for the four years our daughter traveled with the Yale tennis team.”

During the holidays, I heard from many classmates, either from cards, emails, or social media posts. Pat Caviness celebrated Christmas Eve at Road Less Traveled: “We topped off the evening by watching Jimmy Stewart in It’s a Wonderful Life.” John More was in D.C. around a Christmas tree: “Wonderful to have everyone together.” Rick Salomon posted: “Best for 2020 from Laura and me, twelve grandchildren, two nieces, a nephew, and a very nice puppy.” Michael Nagel posed in full Santa costume in front of his tree: “Ho! Ho! Ho! and a healthy 2020.” Dick Berk emailed: “Best wishes for the holidays. I’m still teaching at UPenn. I’ve taken up Tai Chi. It’s a natural, since I did judo in my 30s and karate in my 40s. And now I’ve got two new knees!” Dick Niglio sent photos of kids and grandkids and wrote: “Sorry we didn’t make it to the reunion.” Jay Huffard sent a great extended family photo. Neil Hoffmann had a great photo of his extended family arrayed on a staircase. Tony Lee and Margie emailed a great holiday newsletter with photos of mountain biking in Vermont and windsurfing on the Outer Banks: “Margie and I will celebrate 50 years together in January on Marco Island FL.” Russell Sunshine emailed a holiday newsletter celebrating the launching of his blog, Agile Aging, and Nancy’s final book in her trilogy of West Virginia mysteries. Larry Lawrence sent a terrific newsletter reporting, among other things, sponsoring a musher in the Iditarod and taking the Blue Train from Cape Town to Pretoria: “As we move into 2020, let’s all stay healthy, be productive, and have some fun.” Bill Drennen wrote of his travels with Bella and commented: “Right now, I’m puzzling over how to manage the solar energy generated by my roof.” Butch Hetherington emailed a family update with photos, including one with the Yale men’s basketball team mascot. The Lavely family celebrated their many blessings in Greenwich CT, where I designed the 37th edition of the Lavely Treasure Hunt (the 47th running if you count my years of doing it as a child) with all children and grandchildren competing furiously.

Turning to authors and publications, Sam Low posted about the archival research for a book he is writing about his Hawaiian grandfather, Ebenezer Parker Low. Frank Hotchkiss also has another book working, and I liked his email about his writing style: “My writing philosophy has always been ‘less is more,’ no doubt reflecting my earliest years in wire-service journalism with AP. Abe Lincoln was once asked by a casual visitor to the White House, ‘Mr. Lincoln, you're very tall. Just how long are your legs?’ ‘Just long enough to reach the floor,’ Lincoln reportedly replied. I feel the same way about stories and sentences. Long enough, but nothing extra.” Rich Reichbart emailed about his new book, Curious Stories of Diverse Places: “This fiction book derives from various adventures such as my work on the Navajo reservation as an attorney; my work representing Native Americans in Denver who were arrested for a sit-in; reindeer-trekking with the Sami above the Arctic Circle in Norway; and my work as a civil-rights worker for southern Blacks for Martin Luther King's organization in Georgia in the 60s.” Gerry Shea, previously honored in Reims, France, was invited to the Pantheon to sign books. Gerry posted: “It was the first time in history that writers have been asked to sign and discuss their books in the Pantheon.” Harvey Geiger sent me two chapters of his memoirs titled Harvey Stories: A Memoir of Hills, Valleys and Voyages. Harvey also emailed some recollections by Merrrill Pasco about his freshman year at Yale, including his roommate Gordon Davis. Both Peter Frey and Edward Massey had books featured in the November-December 2019 YAM’s Yale Authors Holiday Gift Guide.

Roger Webb wrote an op-ed in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette in November about the Republican Party. In October, he wrote one about the vaccination debate. Roger is a retired University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor of psychology. After I complimented Bob Musil on his podcast interview on Courage to Resist, he emailed: “Many thanks for the kind words. I did a nationally syndicated radio program called ‘Consider the Alternatives’ for about 15 years on peace, justice, environment to over 150 stations and 2-3 million listeners. But I really sound better in a studio!” Ron Sipherd, who posts magnificent photos of flora, emailed: “I just started a Facebook album of this year’s finalists.” Jim Rogers had several interesting blogs about China and trade. Bruce Driver added an analysis of the 2020 Maine Senate race to his blog. Mo Dean, another regular blogger, emailed: “I agree with you totally that as we lose some of our friends, it inspires us to reach out and stay connected with others as never before. For anyone who knows me, it should be pretty clear that the character, Goines, in my fictional vignettes, Goines On, is but myself in fictional disguise.” Ron Parlato, Paul Ruden, Russell Sunshine, and John Wylie are also regular bloggers who are worthy of your attention.

After posting the obituaries of six classmates in the previous issue, I was relieved that no classmate deaths were reported in the past two months. Reflecting on what was posted earlier, Pat Caviness emailed: “I knew both John Morrison and Bill Maillard. John Morrison was a lovely guy. I used to see him at earlier reunions and contacted him when he was with FDIC. I knew Bill Maillard at Taft. I once asked him what his father did. He said his family owned a mill. I said what kind of mill, and he replied, ‘General Mills.’ ” Pat Caviness also had a nice remembrance of Jerry Kenny ’63: “One time I came to NYC and visited with Jerry over lunch in his office. I marveled at his thoughtful views on how far we'd come from those years as teammates at Yale. Jerry had an uninterrupted view of the Statue of Liberty from his office at Merrill Lynch. That day the statue spoke to us — one of us raised in the South and one of us in the North, both proud to be teammates, graduates of Yale, and living the American experience.” Ron Parlato posted a nice remembrance of Harold Bloom: “Anyone who took his classes at Yale can never forget him. I wondered why he made literature so difficult with all his arcane Biblical and mythological references, but I get it now and find myself channeling him in the classes I teach.” Ed Shaw and Bill Taylor attended the memorial service for Walter (Red) Howson in November.