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CLASS NOTES
Stanley H.
Gotliffe On July 12, Class President Hugh Barber was honored by Lenox Hill Hospital, where he is director emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology. The occasion was the formal inauguration of an endowed chair, the Hugh R.K. Barber M.D. Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Hugh is a pioneer in the field of gynecological oncology and has lectured on that subject world-wide. In attendance at the ceremony were Mary Louise Barber, Ruth Bedford (widow of our late classmate Stanley Bedford), Ann and Jim Dick, Rhoda and Dick Greenwald, Claire (Mrs. Sherwin) Kaufman, Joyce and Dick Kuh and Betty and Arthur Weinstock. Bill Franks, 406 Forrest Park Road, Dalton, Ga. 30721, is active in chemical consulting. He has been involved with such projects as developing a non-toxic, non-flammable, solvent-based adhesive for wigs, masks, etc. for actors, as well as a bleaching agent for pearls. George Hesse writes from Washington, D.C., where he has been engaged in ownership/management of apartment houses for 32 years, and reports being in good health, gradually cutting back on his real estate holdings and managing to make several trips each year to Florida, California and Europe. Dave Kagon resides in Southern California with his wife, Dorothy, and continues to practice law. Joe Coffee remains active as chairman of the site location committee for the War Memorial on campus. Jack Beaudouin is putting the finishing touches on a survey questionnaire in preparation for our 60th class reunion in 2001. Please make sure that you complete same and return it. John Lyons is very gradually recovering from a severe stroke. He would be interested to hear from friends and classmates. His telephone number is (407) 773-7616. This column is saddened to report the death of Dr. Jerry Zarriello on April 25. Jerry served for 30 years as a U.S. Navy Medical Officer. Following retirement he earned an M.P.A. and then served as Public Health Officer for Nevada County, Calif. He had been living in Sacramento. We additionally mourn the passing of Allyn, late wife of classmate Bob Zucker. Allyn, married to Bob for 58 years, had a background in acting. She also had a long-term relationship with C.W. Post College, both administrative and as a member of the English department. Her field of interest was the writing of verse. A staunch attendee at our class reunions, she was known to many of us and will be missed. The class extends its condolences to spouses, family members and friends of the above.
Herbert Mark George Laboda has brought us up to date. Fully retired, he has overcome some physical problems and is involved in good works with several organizations dealing with what he calls "at-risk children who have gone astray." Art Graham gives as much time to Columbia as anyone. He is active with both the College and Engineering School alumni, as well as the Westchester Alumni Club and the Society of Columbia Graduates. As many of you know, Joe McKinley has not been well. He would very much like to receive mail. His current address is listed in your class directory. Bernie Small is an ardent golfer and spends most of the year at Montauk. This past summer, Jerry Klingon, Mel Hershkowitz and I, along with our wives, lunched with the Smalls at their home overlooking the dunes with an unlimited view of the ocean. Joining two dozen classmates, George Hyman has made Florida his full-time home. Bob Kaufman is enjoying his retirement from ABC but is still on call as a consultant. I speak to Bob frequently and he keeps me current on the doings of his old mates on the crew. John Grunow, Art Smith and John Gaffron are in good shape. Ed Gibbon recently visited the town of his birth in Scotland for a family reunion. He was startled to learn that he was the oldest member of the clan present. Ed is not alone in experiencing this. It has happened to others. I know. Sad to report, George Beliveau recently passed away. George enjoyed a distinguished career in the FBI and was involved in numerous high-profile cases over the years. Unfortunately, there is additional sad news. Al Dwyer, who was counsel and vice president of the Children's Television Workshop and a CBS attorney, died in August. Also, the wives of Aldo Daniele, Paul Moriarty and George Hyman died during the summer. Our thoughts are with their families. At a memorial service for Kermit Lansner at the Century Club in New York, over 200 friends, colleagues and family members helped to pay tribute to his many contributions as executive editor and writer at Newsweek magazine, among other roles. One of Kermit's most memorable articles was the cover story in Newsweek dealing with the Cuban missile crisis.
Dr. Donald Henne
McLean In July 2000, St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, N.Y., held a two-week exhibition of Stan Wyatt's paintings, including "Street Seen II" (guache). George Spitler wanted to let all know that he and Margaret sold their house in "trendy" Buskirk, N.Y., and have returned to their southern, paternal roots: 106 Colonial Drive, Scottsboro, Ala., 35768. He calls it "an agreeable cultural shock." The Practicing Law Institute has published the fourth edition of Herbert Monte Levy's How to Handle an Appeal. He's still practicing, and also is chairman of the board of trustees, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun. He and his wife of 46 years, who serves as a special referee for attorney disciplinary cases, have two sons and a daughter who are attorneys. Wow! They recently bought a vacation home in Litchfield Hills, Conn., but still have their stately co-op in N.Y.C. on Central Park West. Lou Gallo, who has again published (privately) Primum Non Nocere-First Do No Harm, claims to have been driven by "his ferocious hate as much as by his ferocious love, not unlike Jesus, Plato and Spinoza." He says he will mail you a copy (73 Albert Street, N. Arlington, N.J. 07031) if you attest to contributing to the Columbia College Fund.
Walter Wager Gordon Cotler-worldly scribe of artful mystery novels, television and film scripts, has moved on to short stories. His first is titled Farber Turns in his Papers-coming soon to Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Jay H. Topkis-distinguished trial lawyer continues his meaningful pro bono work, and recently succeeded in getting the parole promised five years ago by a judge to a woman with a single tragic auto accident as her sole crime but denied by parole authorities in New York. Captain Thomas L. Dwyer-his gracious and caring spouse, T.C. Dwyer, reports that he's recovering slowly in intensive care in a Maryland hospital near their home. Theodore Hoffman-our theater and literary maven is completing his regular six-month stay at his farm in Mill Village, Nova Scotia, with his annual pilgrimage to the sunny southwest imminent. Rumored to be writing parts of a surely nifty memoir. Walter Wager-returning from the 31st international Bouchercon mystery convention in Denver in September, he and superb spouse, Winifred, left the Big Apple in early October to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in Verona and on the Orient-Express to London. 25? How time jets by when you're enjoying yourself, right? Class correspondent trusts that those fab '44s who don't win the Nobel Prize in immediate future will have time to transmit by post or squirrel news for this column. In a bold move, an e-mail address is now up for the lazy: Wpotogold2000@aol.com. Jokes or menus will not be accepted.
Clarence W.
Sickles Loud roars of delight from the Lion for our classmates who attended the 55th reunion on June 2-4. Those worthy of acclamation are: Joseph Lesser, V. Peter Mastrorocco, Jay Pack, Lester Rosenthal, Albert Rothman, Harold Samelson, Justin Walker and Clarence Sickles. Sheldon Isakoff, the '45er over whom the College and the Engineering School compete for ownership, also was present. The Saturday luncheon round table discussion, "Ethical Issues in the Evolution of Technology and Biology," indicated some tension between the accuracy of research said to be done and that actually done in the university laboratory to justify money spent on university grants and research. Professor Hilary M. Ballon spoke on "New York's Pennsylvania Stations" in regard to the old building and the prospect for a new station in 2003. The weather and the reunion were delightful! See you at our 60th. The alumni office reports that the class of 1945 had donated $55,000 to the College Fund at a participation level of 41 percent. This is better than most classes, but it is hard to believe that only 41 percent of us think our education at Columbia was worth a contribution to our fund-raising drive at our 55th anniversary of graduation. Fellow classmates, let's do some serious soul searching! There is still time for your gift to be sent to the College at 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 917, New York, N.Y. 10115. Walter Holland of Lynchburg, Va., recently returned from a trip to India and Nepal where he enjoyed trekking (despite the S.O.B., medical term for shortness of breath) but still feels the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia offer excellent hiking opportunities. Walter is looking forward to the 60th class reunion. See what hiking does for you! Norman J. Selverstone of Cambridge, Mass., received his medical degree from Harvard in 1947. Besides his practice, he is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. He and wife, Gladys, have three grown children. Two brothers are earlier graduates of the College. Have you seen Jacques Barzun's book From Dawn to Decadence, which was excerpted in the Sept. 2000 Columbia College Today? It covers 500 years of western cultural life from 1500 to the present. It is interesting to note Dr. Barzun's dedication in the book: "To All Whom It May Concern." It lists for $36 and was published by HarperCollins. Our honorees this time are some of the contributors to our current Columbia College Fund: Dr. Albert S. Beasley of Westport, Conn.; Dr. Howard H. Bess of Denver; George T. Wright, Jr. of Tucson, Ariz., and Bernard J. Yokelson of Roswell, Ga. It would be good to hear from or about these honorees.
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