Class Notes for 2010 - 2011

. . faces pass in review, each a unique reminder of a personality that was once part of a living Brown . . .

The following info appeared earlier in the
Brown Alumni Magazine.

From the May/June 2011 Issue [55th]

Sheldon P. Siegel writes that he looks forward to the 55th reunion with his wife, Lolly, who will celebrate her 55th at Wellesley next year. Shel's son, H. B. Siegel '83, is chief technical officer at IMDb.

Richard E. Williams and his wife, Joan, celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary on Dec. 13. Richard writes that he is enjoying his 15th year of retirement after 36 years of service with Pennsylvania Gas & Water. He enjoys hunting, fishing, gardening, competitive shooting, and visiting his three sons and their families.

From the March/April 2011 Issue

Alan Levenson was recognized by the Maine Bar Assoc. at its summer convention in Rockland with a lifetime membership commemorating his 50 years practicing labor and employment law in Portland. Alan lives in Tucson part of the year and in Sebago Lake, Me., the rest.

From the January/February 2011 Issue

Nancy Willenbecher Dickinson has set up a website Click Here. A coffee-table book of photographs is available for purchase. She writes: "Come visit and let me know if you've been charmed."

Al Hakam is looking forward to a great 55th reunion. He writes: "The most important thing at our age is to be healthy and happy. My wife, Li Wen, who runs our restaurant, Jerry's BBQ and Grill, and my son, Joseph'13, will be there." He invites all alumni to visit his restaurant in Singapore.

Daniel K. Hardenbergh's wife, Mary Ann, is still recovering from a severe brain-damaging fall of over a year and half ago. Most of his traveling over the past year has been to see kids, grandkids, and other relatives in Green Valley, Ariz.; Anchorage, Ala.; and Fairfax County, Va. He hopes to get to central Europe next year, tagging along on a concert tour with the Dedham Choral Society, with whom he sang for 26 years.

Barbara Goodman Lees is hoping to attend the 55th reunion in May. Unfortunately, her husband of 30 years died in July after several years battling health problems. She plans to move from their large home to an apartment.

Louis Ray has been elected as an at-large director on the board of the Mar Vista Community Council. Mar Vista is a community on the west side of Los Angeles. He has been appointed as a member of the advisory panel on the creation of an Office of the Ratepayer Advocate for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

Carl H. Seligson recently spoke at the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners and the National Association of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners. He filed expert testimony with the Illinois Commerce Commission on behalf of Commonwealth Edison Co. He vacationed in northwestern Italy and Paris last spring and enjoyed his home on Fire Island, N.Y., in the summer. He has four married children and eight grandchildren. The eldest grandchild began college in August 2010 and the youngest turned 2 in April 2010.

Barbara Radulski Sickler traveled extensively with her children after the death of her husband, Hal (Rutgers '51) in December 2008. She attended a wedding in Germany with her son, Chris (Univ. of Texas '86); toured Egypt with her daughter Jennifer (Rice'83); and went on a cruise to the islands in the eastern Caribbean with her daughter Carol (Southern Methodist Univ. '83). An avid quilter, she goes to many quilt shows, retreats, and workshops, and collects fabric art from around the world. John A. Smith and wife Elaine Lavault Smith '59 recently attended the wedding of classmate Robert A. Watts to a longtime friend of theirs, Charlotte De Serio. Elaine had introduced them earlier this year. Also attending were classmates Joel Davis and his wife, Carol, and Peter Shutkin and his wife, Tippy.

From the September/October 2010 Issue

Joanna Roche Alden retired from being a teacher and an organ choirmaster. Since her husband lost his sight a few years ago, she has been working in his brokerage office as secretary and reader. She has granddaughters aged 16, 14, and 17 months. She writes that she will be visiting her brother's villa in Tercera, in the Azores, and taking a trip to Fatima in Portugal. In September, she and her husband will celebrate their 45th anniversary on Cape Cod.

George Chapman writes: "After spending the majority of the last 35 years at almost two miles above sea level, Karen and I have become flatlanders in the almost too conservative Midwest."

Bonnie Eckenbeck Cobb moved into a high-rise condominium in the heart of Dallas's arts district in November 2008. She writes: "I can walk to theaters, the Symphony Hall, the Opera House and three museums. My view from the 24th floor is spectacular. There are even five restaurants downstairs. I am thrilled to be living in such an exciting environment."

Pauline H. Davis and her husband, Peter, spent last Christmas with her brother, John Davis II '63, at his house on the Olympic Peninsula. Last May, they took a river cruise through Peter's homeland in Holland and Belgium and visited relatives in London.

Jack Delhagen writes: "Our Southwest Florida Brown Club continues to flourish. I'm keeping the local medical establishment well employed. I gave up fishing and took up oil painting, with surprising success."

Edwin N. Forman writes: "After 41 years in Providence at Rhode Island Hospital's department of pediatrics and pediatric hematology/ oncology, my wife, Sylvia, and I have moved to Manhattan to join grandchildren, children, and sisters." Edwin is currently at Mount Sinai Hospital, teaching and caring for children with cancer and blood diseases.

Al Hakam's son Joseph Hakam '13 is at Brown. Al and his wife, Li-Wen, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at Club Med in Phuket, Thailand, this past May. They met Joseph in Europe for a three-week holiday in Paris, Switzerland, and Italy in August. Al's American BBQ Memphis-style ribs restaurant continues to do well in Singapore.

Samuel A. Herzog writes that, after three grandsons, as of July 2009 he has a granddaughter: Jillian Morgan Herzog, daughter of Jonathan Herzog (Univ. of Michigan, '96). Samuel is also the proud father of Robert Herzog '90. In 2002, Robert formed Zog Sports LLC, a charity-focused, co-ed social sports club where young professional participants play touch football, soccer, volleyball, softball, and other sports. Since its formation, its charitable contributions have exceeded $850,000.

F. Jerry Mattka is now a retired oral and maxillofacial surgeon. He recently married and is a member of the Sierra Club, the Coroner Society, the National Rifle Assoc., and the California Rifle and Pistol Assoc.

Mary Jane Mikuriya writes that she enjoys hosting Servas Fulbright students, U.S. Department of State visitors, and foreign students attending UC Berkeley. "These visits require learning about values and cultural perspectives."

Mary Lou Couture Murphy writes: "I lost my husband of 52 years due to brain cancer in May 2009."

Gerald G. Norigian and his wife, Lillian, are now Florida residents but spend about five months of the year in Warwick, R.I.

Carl H. Seligson and his wife, Bonnie, enjoyed Venice, northeast Italy, Trieste, and Paris for three weeks this spring. Carl writes: "It's the start of asparagus harvest and there is no such thing as a bad meal in Italy or Paris."

Peter M. Shutkin's grandson, Alex Schwartz '10, became the sixth Brown graduate in the family this May. His brother, James Schwartz '13, is the seventh family member to attend Brown.

Dodd B. Wragg rows with the San Diego Rowing club six days a week. He won the Canadian Masters championship for the over-70 last summer in Victoria, Canada. He writes that he is doing well with his wife, Sonja, in San Diego. He runs a part-time coffee shop at the boathouse and trades stocks.

Frank Yanni writes: "I got to enjoy a Red Sox game in Fort Myers with classmates Jack Delhagen, David Reynolds, and Barry Blank."

From the May/June 2010 Issue

Last February, Dan Hardenbergh's wife, Mary Ann, suffered severe brain damage after an accidental fall down a flight of stairs in Cape Cod, Mass. The fall was related to a stroke. After brief stays at Cape Cod Hospital and the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, she has been at Brighton Rehab Center/Nursing Home since last summer. Dan writes: "Please send a good thought her way—they all help."

Joe Soloway writes that his granddaughter, Sophie Soloway '13, is now the fourteenth member and third generation of the Soloway family to attend Brown. Joe is enjoying an active pediatric practice in a seven-person group in Forest Hills, N.Y. He holds the position of clinical associate professor at the Weill Cornell Medical School, and is an attending physician at the New York Presbyterian and Long Island Jewish Hospitals.

From the March/April 2010 Issue

Bernard Iser retired Dec. 31 after 30 years in real estate management and 25 years in educational administration. He writes that he will be doing real estate management consulting as a home occupation, catching up on the opera and theater, and learning how to relax with his partner of 23 years.