N O T E S Atlanta and Cape Cod (I guess John really does know logistics); their four kids are inManhattan, Boston, Denver (two being Lehigh engineering and fnance grads) and at the University of Georgia. Alf Kennedy, a pediatric surgeon for the Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pa., has twin girls—one attending Penn State and the other at West Chester University—while his son, aspiring to enter sports management, attends a community college in the Lehigh Valley. And while we’re bringing back ’86 column fave features, it’s time to play “Dave’s Class News: Fact or Fiction.” Warren Zevon saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand, walking through the streets of Soho in the rain. He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook; going to get a big dish of beef chowmein. Another classmate, Eric Stratton is a gynecologist in Beverly Hills, Calif. And how about Larry Vaughn, who was born and raised on Amity Island, where he married and started a family, whose only seen member is his son, Larry Vaughn Jr. He eventually became mayor of Amity Island, a job he held for the remainder of his life. If you have made it this far in the column, you really must be interested or you had a lot of beans for dinner. If you’ve never seen your name in the ’86 column (and you’re actually from the Class of 1986) or the last time you saw your name, you had a VCR in your house, it’s time to put three or four sentences in an email to me (address above); just don’t FAXme. “Fare you well, my honey. Fare you well, my only true one. All the birds that were singing, have fown except you alone.” (Grateful Dead) ’87LauraM. D’Orsi, 26 Falcon Ridge Circle, Holmdel, NJ 07733. (732) 241-5229 (H); lauramdorsi@yahoo.com By the time you read this, we will have already been to Lehigh to celebrate our 35th Reunion. Much thanks especially to DJ Jeferis for dedicating himself to our Facebook page and sending mass emails to everyone. We already know we have a record turnout for our 35th Reunion and can’t wait for the fnal numbers. Also, thanks to Jill Tirnauer, Brad McGowan, Andrew Cagnetta, Cordelia Boise, Stu Seltzer, Mark Kavulich and Katina Georgopulo for their work on the committee. With great sadness, I have to inform the class that in October 2020 we lost one of my freshmen (M&MA2) hallmates Megan (Beatty) Cintron. Megan passed away on Oct. 24, 2020, after a long and valiant battle with cancer. Megan left behind her husband, Rocky; daughter, Regan; son, Grifn; stepson, Nicholas; and her mom, in addition to other relatives. Megan lived in Crownsville, Md., in a home designed by her dad, George Edward Beatty Jr., a successful NewYork City architect. Megan was a studio art major at Lehigh. She was passionate about cooking, interior design, fashionmerchandising and philanthropy. She grew up in Shoreham, N.Y. Megan was beautiful inside and out and will bemissed by us all. While contacting classmates about the Reunion, I was able to touch base with quite a few of you and hope to see you this June. Laura Provenzale lives in San Francisco with her husband and children and is a managing director at North Point Mergers and Acquisitions. John Herd is still working as a history teacher in Pennsylvania and has two sons who are 16 and 17. Steve Kapral is a lawyer in North Carolina with his own practice, focusing on personal injury and worker’s compensation law. Steve has a daughter who attended Lehigh and graduated in 2019 and a son who attended UNC Chapel Hill and is heading to law school at University of Miami. Martha Lou “ML” Mackey lives in Boston and owns her own business, Beacon Interactive Systems, which works with the U.S. Department of Defense. Albert Yoon can’t make it to the Reunion but is going on a bike trip withMike McCormick ’88 south of Philly on the Reunion weekend. Albert works from home and lives in Millbrook, N.Y. He works as a real estate editor. Evan Baker hopes to come to the Reunion. He is an in-house attorney at an insurance company inWarren, N.J. It was great to reconnect with Chuck Barton from our class. Chuck can’t make it to the Reunion but runs a family business, Barton International. He is married to Kim (Brower) Barton ’90. Chuck and Kimare a big lacrosse family and spend time taking their kids to various lacrosse tournaments on weekends. Nice to catch up with David Anderson, who is president and owner of Bridge Analyzers, Inc. in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Great connecting with Joe O’Neill Jr., who is enjoying living and working in Boca Raton, Fla. Peter Ventrice updatedme on his life. Peter and his wife, MaryBeth, love living at the Jersey Shore in Lake Como, where he is a councilman. Peter has been selected as a 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyer in the area of family law. This is his ninth time, having been selected each year from2015 to 2022 and in 2012. Peter is a partner with the law frmBrause, Brause &Ventrice, L.L.C., inMetuchen, N.J. Can’t wait for the Reunion and seeing everyone this June at our 35th. I cannot believe that so much time has gone by, yet I think we all still very connected to Lehigh and each other. ’88Dave Best, dave@ bestcollegeconsult ing.com Sharon Siegel Voelzke s ’89Jocelyn (Gitlin) Deutsch, 9 Vincent Lane, Armonk, NY 10504. jocelyndeutsch@hotmail.com Marla (Brecher) Cushing moved to St. Pete Beach, Fla., last year and is VP Foodservice for Rise Baking Company. She ran into Van Ayvazian, who is the president of DFWDeli Provisions based in Dallas, Texas, at a trade show. Jef Gendel recently caught up with Andy Shane in Dallas mid-pandemic and is looking forward to more time on the Lehigh campus, as his daughter will be a freshman at Lehigh this fall. Also headed to Lehigh is Dani (Rasmus) Crichton and Gary Crichton’s daughter! Congrats to your kids! Scott Nestler and two co-authors recently released “Mathletics: How Gamblers, Managers & Fans Use Mathematics in Sports.” Published by Princeton University Press, the book is available at Amazon and Barnes &Noble or through your independent bookseller. Also, Scott is now an executive recruiter and thought leader in data science and analytics with BurtchWorks, LLC. Ralph Bohnenberger celebrated 15 years at New York Presbyterian Hospital with a new role last December as the enterprise lease administrator, managing leases for over 175 of-site medical practices in the fve boroughs andWestchester County. Ralph’s oldest daughter is also engaged; a wedding is being planned for 2023! Anne (Shaw) Hemsing reached out to share the successes of her greatest assets: her kids. Allison graduated from the University of Delaware in 2021 and is currently at American University pursuing her master’s. Jillian is a sophomore in the nursing school, also at UD. Her youngest, Robert, is a high school senior who will be attending Providence College in the fall. 5 6 | L E H I G H B U L L E T I N
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