N O T E S onship football team, including Lehigh Delta Tau Delta brother and teammate Rich Andres, who was the quarterback. Other Delta Tau Delta brothers in attendance were Mike Giduck, Pete Mercuri ’81 and Craig Andres ’81, also a member of the Millville team. I wish the best to all my classmates. ’8-O! GO! GO! ’81TomWocklish, twocklish@alum. lehigh.edu John Liberty is living in the Rochester, N.Y., area, enjoying those crisp February mornings and the opportunity to fre up his snow blower. Biggest on the block. His longtime employer was recently acquired by Transunion, with whom he loves doing “big data” work. John and his wife, Cheryl, have been married over 30 years and are anxiously anticipating daughter Alexandra’s wedding this fall. Kathy Blum has retired from a fulflling professional career. Her last fve years were occupied as vice president, enterprise project management ofce and process improvement at Wake Forest Baptist Health. Her daughter, Kadin, is studying marine biology. Kathy is currently living in North Carolina, enjoying the opportunity to do volunteer work. She remarried in 2016. The fortunate man, Paul Lester, has two adult children. Coincidentally, Kathy and Phyllis Errico were neighbors on the Outer Banks for some years, sharing numerous Thanksgiving holidays. If you haven’t encountered Phyllis at least once since ’81, please contact your class correspondent—you might be doing something wrong. My favorite encounter with Phyllis was near Richmond. I was the account guy on the road, uninspired to return to the hotel. I stumbled onto a local fair. Little Feat was the entertainment for a $15 cover that included a wrist band entitling me access to cold beer. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, I recognized that wonderful smile and received a welcoming greeting from our classmate. Thanks again, Phyllis. It’s been too long. Gerry Dillemuth has been immersed in the oil industry since shortly after graduation, fnding the business to be interesting, challenging and rewarding. His current title is head of downstream sales Americas/ corporate account management executive at Siemens Energy. Gerry and his family, Jacqueline and three adult sons, have called Houston home since 1985. They’ve witnessed a lot of growth and diversifcation from the oil town in the ’80s to our country’s fourth most populous city and a cultural metropolis. Gerry be jammin’—he’s the keyboard/synth player in a seven-piece classic rock cover band. Joel’s Garage plays mostly “ice houses” (look it up) as well as the House of Blues downtown. The band has an opening for a roadie. Gerry pointed out that his only motorcycle ride was on the back of my bike from Sayre Park to Saucon Valley (not back). Let’s ride again, Gerry. The brakes on my current bike work. Russ Snyder and Lynne (Gallagher) Snyder are doing well. They live close to South Mountain in Allentown. After 39 years of a rewarding career with Air Products, Russ has retired. Lynne infuences our future, instructing literature at the local middle school. Two adult ofspring, son in Hoboken, daughter in Texas. Russ and Lynne will be vacationing in Glacier National Park this summer and plan to reunite with classmates at our 40th-year class Reunion in June. After nine years of being a Lehigh trustee, Anne Kline has rotated of the board as of June 2021 and now serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Sciences as well as Zoellner’s Advisory Committee. Anne retired from banking in April 2021 and now works with her husband’s family as director of the Pohanka Family Ofce. Since no longer going into the ofce every day, she plays more tennis and just picked up pickleball. All right, mates, I can update you on just a fewmore DU brothers. That well is about to run dry. Please give me a call to share some happiness, reminisce or make some plans. ’82John P. Belardo, 152 Berkeley Circle, Basking Ridge, NJ 079 0. (973) 425-8755 (B); jbelardo@mdmc-law.com. On Facebook, like “Lehigh University Class of 1982.” Joan and I recently had dinner with Michael Osterman and Linda (Luce) Osterman ’81. I attended Bridgewater Raritan East High School with both back in the day. Their daughter, Cassandra, was recently married on Oct. 3, 2021, to Adam Leibowitz. She lives in Pittsburgh, where she practices as an architect after graduating Carnegie Mellon University. The wonderful celebration of family and friends included my fraternity brother, David Osterman ’85, David Luce ’90, Gary Dean ’83, Peter Olsen ’84 and Laura Penrod Kronk. Their son, Ryan, graduated from Cornell University S.C. College of Business and Hotel Administration and is employed in acquisitions and development at the Pyramid Hotel Group in Boston. I also had lunch with Todd Stires, who attended his frst Masters Tournament this year in Augusta, Ga. By the time this column is posted, I hope to have seen you at our 40th Reunion in June. Our daughter, Jennifer Belardo, Davidson College ’17 and Boston College Law ’20, is now practicing with my law frm in our Morristown and New York City ofces in the commercial litigation group and lives in Hoboken, N.J. Joseph (Joey) DelPo checked in with the following humorous tidbit: “Forty years have made for some strange friends in our lives. I lost touch with the Old South Mountain gang awhile back, but I picked up a friend and colleague who has a strange history with Alpha Chi Rho. At one of our many big parties, back in the day, a couple of locals broke into our walk-in and helped themselves to a large roast beef. I do remember the party and how upset many of the brothers were at the time. Well, guys, I am now working with one of them. He’s a sports cameraman, and the story is fun to tell at the crew meal every few months. Forty-plus years is past the statute of limitations, but if any of you still feel cheated by the event, contact me, and I will have him buy you a coupon for a free Arby’s sandwich. “As for what else is new in my life: Last month I took the family—wife, boys and new daughter-in-law—up to NYC to see Billy Joel in his MSG residency. I enjoyed it more than those days I saw him play back in Bethlehem. The boys are in their 20s, but they knew all the words to sing along; somehow his music has traversed the age gap. I say this as a recommendation for any out there looking for something to do with their families. “As for the reunion, to quote the Piano Man, ‘I don’t need you to tell me it’s time to come home.’ Unfortunately, I’ve signed up to spend my 18th summer at the ballpark. It’s a long season, and I may be following two bottom-feeding teams—but it’s still the job I chose, and I will be there for it all. A bad day at the ballpark is still better than working. To my friends and classmates, I hope you enjoy your trip back.” S UMM E R 2 0 2 2 | 5 3
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