| Winter '06-'07 |
Had a wonderful long e-mail from Jeff Blair (we actually went to high school together), who has
certainly had a most interesting life. Jeff reports that
although he lost his sight over fifteen years ago, he had a
thirty-year career with IBM, finally retiring in 1998. He and
his wife Nina are now retired and living in Albuquerque, New
Mexico, where he is the director of Health Informatics for the
Lovelace Clinic Foundation. Jeff has two children, a son who is
a lawyer in Florida and a daughter working for non-profit
agencies in Falmouth, Mass. Contact him at jeffblair@mindspring.com.
Frank Thiel reports that he
is now fully retired, first from Corning Glass (1997) and then
from his own consulting business (2003). Living now in Painted
Post, on New York’s Southern Tier, he just celebrated his 43rd wedding anniversary. Frank was appointed by Gov. Pataki to a
seven year term on the SUNY Alfred College Council, and also
serves as Chairman of the town zoning board. With two
grandchildren, Frank would love to hear from other class
members; e-mail him at fthiel@stny.rr.com.
Henry
Gurshman is proud of his receipt of the Equal Justice Medal from Legal
Services of New Jersey a year ago (Congrats!), awarded for more
than twenty years of pro bono legal services to the
disadvantaged in Middlesex County, NJ. Even more importantly,
Henry’s first grandson was born in Atlanta on July 30th,
2006. A good year indeed! As long as his pacemaker keeps on
working, Henry will continue practicing law in Metuchen, NJ.
Reach him at gurshmanlawfirm@aol.com.
Barry
Wintner wrote to say that he is living in Warrington, PA,
and interested in all the activities taking place at “dear old
RPI.” He recalls the long, cold winter ice, and slushy walks
from the freshman dorms to early morning classes. Barry was
kind enough to express interest in the alumni travel program, and I hope that we can welcome him on one of our trips (check
out the Italian Riviera tour!) next year! You can get Barry at baloo222@verizon.net.
Many of you
will remember Gary Gulden, who is literally having the
best time of his life. Gary retired from CSC Index Corporation
in ’98, and then started his own management advisory firm
serving small businesses. And he is also the chairman of the
board of a community school for the arts on Boston’s South
Shore. Although he still technically lives in Hingham (MA), he
and his wife of 40 years spend a lot of time in Maine (near the
grandchildren), and in Sarasota. Gary can be found at Gkgtelos@aol.com.
Heard from Dr. Bruce Clayman, who is now the President of the Great
Northern Way campus, a joint venture of several British Columbia
(Canada) schools, including the British Columbia Institute of
Technology. GWNC focuses on collaborative research and
innovative academic programming. In April 2005, Bruce was
appointed Chair of the federal Interagency Advisory Panel on
Research Ethics (PRE). Check it out at www.gnwc.ca/Content/GNWC6.aspx. He is a member of the
Board of the non-profit Discovery Parks Trust that operates
Discovery Parks Inc., a for-profit company that develops and
manages research and development real estate projects.
Obviously his Rensselaer education has stood him in very good
stead. You can e-mail Bruce at president@gnwc.ca.
My good
friend Richard Koser and his wife Mary-jane live in the
exurbs of New York City, in a wooded area in the charming little
town of Croton Falls, NY, in the northernmost reaches of
Westchester County. Rich is still working – for Spherion
Support Systems – at the IBM campus in Somers, NY. He and M-J
just returned from a week-long cruise to Bermuda, and got back
just before Hurricane Helene paid a visit. Who said that
“timing is everything?” Rich continues to be a stalwart in the
Westchester Alumni Chapter, and would love to hear from fellow
alums: e-mail him at rkoser@att.net.
As for me,
after thirty-five years of living in suburban Westchester County
(NY) and being very involved with the Westchester Alumni
Chapter, I moved into the “big” city about three years ago,
after retiring from a thirty-plus year career in the travel
industry. My retirement has afforded me more time for my RPI
volunteer activities, which keep me as busy as I was when I was
working. Living in the city is wonderful – New York provides an
endless array of opportunities for adult education,
entertainment, dining, theatre, culture, and so much more, and I
try and take advantage of it all!
Finally, in closing, I’d like
to thank my good friend John Shahdanian for all his
excellent work in his capacity as class correspondent over the
last several years. Now, John, send me some information
on your life! And all the rest of you ’64 guys – please
do the same!
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