Class History: 1969 to 2018
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Class History: 1969 to 2018

[Editors Note:  Originally published on 26 May 2019;  This is fifth in a series of re-published Essays from the 50th Reunion ClassBook.]   Back again, your whilom class historian here reviews our half-century of adulthood by examining the world and American culture at the milestones of our graduation in 1969, the 25th reunion in 1994, and…

Stephen Lord – 50th Reunion Essay
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Stephen Lord – 50th Reunion Essay

When I graduated from Yale with a BS in Physics, I had absolutely no idea what I was going to do after that. Period. Grad school in physics? Not likely, wasn’t smart enough, didn’t want to teach, not a good job market, etc. So, I got a job as an engineer programming a computer to design acoustic lenses using ray tracing. It was not a bad job: congenial co-workers, definite applications to oceanography, and I could easily make use of computer programming …

John Bernard Waldman – 50th Reunion Essay
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John Bernard Waldman – 50th Reunion Essay

John Bernard Waldman 1183 Krumkill Road Slingerlands, NY 12159 drjbwaldman@icloud.com 518-495-2222 Spouse(s): Marjorie (Muffi) Payne Waldman (1969) Child(ren): Aaron Everett (Rett) Waldman (1972), Marjory (Jory) Waldman, 1975 Degrees:Albany Medical College, MD, 1973 Career: Residency in Neurological Surgery, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany Medical College, 1973-1979; Fellowships in Pediatric Neurosurgery at The Hospital for Sick Children,…

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Fred N. Zackon – 50th Reunion Essay

Fred N. Zackon 1 Central Place Newburyport, MA 01950 fredzackon@gmail.com 978-766-0098 Child(ren): Leah (1993), Aaron( 1995) College: Trumbull Often enough it’s all a mash-up to me, so this report is unstoried. I’ve lived for eight years now in the fine seaside town of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Though single, I have armfuls of treasured friendships. I write…

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Richard Lee Zahn – 50th Reunion Essay

Richard Lee Zahn 3357 Brush Creek Road Oklahoma City, OK 73120 rlzahn47@outlook.com 405-818-6793 Spouse(s): Linda Meinig Zahn, (1969) Child(ren): Stephen (1971), Brian (1974), Emily (1978) Grandchild(ren): Regan Zahn (1998), Addie Zahn (2001), Carson Zahn (2003), Campbell Zahn (2005), Peyton Braly (2009), Corbin Braly (2011) Education: Stanford University MBA 1974 National Service: Lt., US Navy ’69–’72…

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Richard W. Zalar Jr., MD – 50th Reunion Essay

Richard W. Zalar Jr., MD 8300 Delmar Boulevard #518 University City, Missouri 63124 Rzalar@aol.com Spouse(s): 1st marriage: (1975–1985). Paula Zuk (1987) Education: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, 1969–1973, MD degree. Los Angeles County; University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Internship/Residency, 1973–1977 Career: Clinical Practice Obstetrics and Gynecology for…

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Alan L. Zaur – 50th Reunion Essay

Alan L. Zaur 128 Trillium Hill Montpelier, Vermont 05602 AlanZaur@comcast.net 802-223-4176 or 802 272-8913 Spouse(s): Karen Berkman Zaur (1969) Child(ren): Isaac Zaur (1977), Nathaniel Zaur (1980) Grandchild(ren): Jean Marie Zaur (2005), Sophie Marie Zaur (2006), Natalie Marie Zaur (2013) Education: Hahnemann Medical College Drexel University, MD 1975 Career: Private practice of adult and adolescent psychiatry…

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Herbert Joseph Wright III – 50th Reunion Essay

Herbert Joseph Wright III Date of Death: 24-Aug-2005 College: Morse (These memorials appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Fandom.) LA Times: Herbert Wright was best known as producer and writer of the successful TV series, Star Trek, The Next Generation. He began life in Keokuk Iowa, and then went on to Yale University (where…

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Lorenzo A. Wallace – 50th Reunion Essay

Lorenzo A. Wallace PO Box 92093 Atlanta, GA 30314 lorenzowallace@hotmail.com 404-434-9265 Education: Harvard Business School, MBA 1974 Career: Banker, Homebuilder, Accountant Avocations: Theatre, Languages, Tennis, Piano, Rap music College: Calhoun (Hopper) Fifty years after Yale I have returned to my first job. I started at Price Waterhouse as an accountant in June of 1969. From…

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Nathaniel Owen Wallace – 50th Reunion Essay

Nathaniel Owen Wallace 639 Wilson Street NE Orangeburg, SC 29115 nathaniel240@hotmail.com Spouse(s): Janet Lynne Kozachek (1979) Education: College of Charleston, AB 1969; Rutgers University, MA 1975; Rutgers University, PhD 1979. Career: Faculty member in English at South Carolina State University since 1991; promoted to Professor, 2003. Avocations: Photography, music, travel, gardening. College: Jonathan Edwards I…

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Michael Ta Ho Yahng – 50th Reunion Essay

Michael Ta Ho Yahng Flat 7E, Nam Tien Mansion 18C TaikooShing Road Quarry Bay, Hong Kong mikeyahng@yahoo.com Spouse(s): Susan (1973) Child(ren): David, (1987) Education: Harvard MBA, 1975 National Service: US Navy 1970–1973 Career: Banker, Bank Boston 1975–1997, Silicon Valley Bank, 2008–2014 Avocations: tennis, fishing, golf, reading College: Timothy Dwight After graduation, my draft number was…

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John Allan Yarmuth – 50th Reunion Essay

John Allan Yarmuth 5008 Nitta Yuma Drive Harrods Creek, KY 40027 jyarmuth@aol.com 502-905-0060 Spouse(s): Catherine Creedon Yarmuth (1981), Sally Davis (1969–’73) Child(ren): Stanley Aaron Yarmuth (1983) Education: Yale University, 1969, BA Career: US Representative, 12 years; newspaper editor, 16 years; university administrator, 3 years; magazine publisher, 6 years Avocations: Golf, bourbon, basketball, reading College: Ezra…