Sunday 22 July 2001
Dear Jaspers,
The jasperjottings email list has 1,035 subscribers by my count.
Don't forget:
Monday 8/6 MC Alumni CONSTRUCTION OPEN
at the Lake Isle
Country Club Eastchester, New York
(Ben Benson 718-862-7431 or
Joe Van Etten Event Chairman
212-719-5100)
Monday 9/17 James Keating O'Neill Golf Classic
(www.jkogolf.org -- that's ORG not
COM).
ALL BOILER PLATE is at the end.
Signing off for this week.
Interesting this week is the debate about embryonic stem cell research. It’s a very tough discussion. But, watch how carefully they avoid defining it as “life”. My gripe is with the Federal government funding these activities. Regardless which side of the issue one is on, surely one can see the immorality of taking taxes (i.e., a person’s wealth stolen from them by threat of force) to support an activity they regard as immoral. As usual, my solution is do it privately. Let some corporation undertake to do it. That would satisfy the proponents because they know what is good for me. Steal my money for “the benefit of all”. Sure! Then, I’ll get to buy it back from their drug companies. So I just pay, and pay, and pay. There are very few legitimate functions of government and this ain’t one of them on any one of several levels!
Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in any and every way possible, large or small. God bless.
"Collector-in-chief" John
reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu
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CONTENTS
1 Formal
announcements
1 Jaspers publishing web pages
0 Jaspers found web-wise
0 Honors
3 Weddings
0 Births
0 Engagements
0 Graduations
1 Obits
2 "Manhattan in
the news" stories
1 Resumes
1 Sports
20 Jasper emails
[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]
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1933 BA |
Smith, Robert F. |
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1950 BA |
Power, Pierce |
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1951 BA |
Helm, Robert A. |
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1951 BA |
Helm, Robert A. |
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1952 A |
Plumeau, Ed |
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1953 BS(PE) |
Haugh, John J. |
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1957 |
Van Etten, Joseph E. |
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1960 BA |
Bautz, Bill |
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1964
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Horn,
Bill |
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1966 |
Van Etten, Robert |
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1967 |
Jones, Clarence J. |
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1967 BA |
Goll, Jack |
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1967 BA |
Smythe, Ed |
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1967 BA |
Smythe, Ed |
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1968 A |
Sullivan, Joseph C. |
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1969 |
Bodigheimer, Ron |
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1969 BA |
Patterson, James |
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1972 BA |
Faile, John S. |
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1973 BA |
Fitzgerald, John A. |
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1976 BA |
Krupp, Peter |
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1979 BS |
Gibbons, Michael E. |
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1981 BE |
Lobley, Bob |
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1988 BS |
O’Neil, Patrick J. |
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1990 |
O'Neill, James K. |
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1991 |
Ward, Michael |
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1993 BA |
Refvik, Larry |
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1994 BA |
Pollina, Philip |
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1996 |
Cordero Ward, Karla |
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1996 |
Ward, Karla Cordero, |
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1996 BS |
Cronin, Ellen |
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1996 BS |
Reher, Marcy Jill |
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1996 BS EE |
Sargeant, Roland |
[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]
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1960 BA |
Bautz, Bill |
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1969 |
Bodigheimer, Ron |
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1996 |
Cordero Ward, Karla |
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1996 BS |
Cronin, Ellen |
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1972 BA |
Faile, John S. |
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1973 BA |
Fitzgerald, John A. |
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1979 BS |
Gibbons, Michael E. |
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1967 BA |
Goll, Jack |
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1953 BS(PE) |
Haugh, John J. |
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1951 BA |
Helm, Robert A. |
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1951 BA |
Helm, Robert A. |
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1964
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Horn,
Bill |
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1967 |
Jones, Clarence J. |
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1976 BA |
Krupp, Peter |
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1981 BE |
Lobley, Bob |
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1988 BS |
O’Neil, Patrick J. |
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1990 |
O'Neill, James K. |
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1969 BA |
Patterson, James |
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1952 A |
Plumeau, Ed |
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1994 BA |
Pollina, Philip |
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1950 BA |
Power, Pierce |
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1993 BA |
Refvik, Larry |
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1996 BS |
Reher, Marcy Jill |
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1996 BS EE |
Sargeant, Roland |
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1933 BA |
Smith, Robert F. |
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1967 BA |
Smythe, Ed |
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1967 BA |
Smythe, Ed |
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1968 A |
Sullivan, Joseph C. |
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1957 |
Van Etten, Joseph E. |
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1966 |
Van Etten, Robert |
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1996 |
Ward, Karla Cordero, |
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1991 |
Ward, Michael |
[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]
[Announcement 1]
Copyright 2001 The Providence Journal Company
The Providence Journal-Bulletin
July 12, 2001, Thursday, Blackstone Valley EDITION
SECTION: NEWS, Pg. 1C
HEADLINE: After long wait, town hires 2 engineers
BYLINE: M. BRADFORD GRABOWSKI; Journal Staff Writer
LINCOLN - Town officials have often complained that it's difficult to hire an engineer.
Because of the lucrative and sometimes less demanding opportunities available in the private sector, few engineers are attracted to jobs in local government, they said. And that's why the town hasn't had an engineer in almost 20 months.
But now the town has two engineers.
David T. Harrison, of Lincoln, has been hired as public works director, Town Administrator Jonathan F. Oster announced this week. John S. Faile, of Cumberland, has been hired as town engineer.
Both of the new town employees are registered professional engineers.
The addition of these two highly qualified directors to our staff is the right decision at the right time, Oster stated in a news release. We have established an ambitious list of goals for our town and the expertise these new directors bring to town service will allow us to accomplish those goals.
The town had been without a full-time engineer since November 1999, when Robert C. Schultz, the public works director, left to take a job with the state. Oster, who took office in January, has hired consulting engineers for various projects.
Harrison, 46, will be paid $ 55,638 a year as public works director. He replaces Leon A. Blais, who quit in June to pursue other opportunities, Oster said.
Harrison holds bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from Northeastern University, in Boston. He has more than 20 years of experience as an engineer, including working for the town in 1991 to install a sewer system extension and to implement the 911 emergency phone service. Most recently, he was a field engineer for Bechtel National, in Boston, overseeing highway projects.
Harrison is also a former fire chief of the Quinnville Fire District, in Lincoln.
The town Public Works Department is responsible for maintaining town-owned roads, buildings and property; issuing building permits; reviewing plans for compliance with zoning laws; managing the Parks and Recreation programs; supervising and maintaining the sewer system; operating the animal shelter; supervising the municipal tree service, and trash disposal and recycling.
Faile, 50, will be paid $ 52,000 annually as town engineer. Faile holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Manhattan College.
Faile has more than 28 years of experience as an engineer, including working as city engineer and director of public works for the City of Peekskill, N.Y., and serving as associate engineer for the City of Costa Mesa, Calif.
As town engineer, he will be responsible for reviewing the design and construction of public and private building projects, and land development. The Engineering Department also inspects all subdivision construction projects in the town.
Correcting drainage problems throughout town, road maintenance, managing development and expanding the town's recreational facilities will be among the priorities of the two engineers, Oster said.
That addition of two individuals with a wealth of experience will help us to find solutions to the current challenges face(d) by our town, Oster said.
LOAD-DATE: July 13, 2001
[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]
http://hometown.aol.com/ajays24/myhomepage/profile.html
[JR: I especially like the satire of the inspirational posters on the home page. “Mediocrity --- It takes a lot less time and most people won’t notice the difference until it’s too late.” He’ll make a hell of an engineer with that attitude. You should look at it for a laugh.]
[JASPERS FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB BY USING THE WEB]
[None Found]
[JASPER HONORS]
[No Honors]
[JASPER WEDDINGS]
From: Reher, Marcy Jill (1996 BS)
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2001-07-15 [from new source]
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 10:02:18 -0400
This Friday, July 20th, I will be getting married! Lance Spacek and I will spend the next 2 weeks in Tahiti and Hawaii and are looking forward to both the wedding and the relaxation together post-nuptials!
[JR: Please accept our collective congrats.]
From: Reher, Marcy
Subject: Out of Office AutoReply: Keep in touch
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 11:39:12 -0400
I will be out of the office for my wedding and honeymoon beginning Wednesday, July 18th through Monday, August 6th. I will return to the office on Tuesday, August 7th.
Copyright 2001 Newsday, Inc.
Newsday (New York, NY)
July 15, 2001 Sunday SUFFOLK EDITION
SECTION: LI LIFE, Pg. G42
HEADLINE: WEDDINGS
BYLINE: COMPILED BY DARLENE GEIN
<extraneous deleted>
Cannon-Refvik
Jennifer Cannon of Greenlawn and Larry Refvik of Kings Park were married June 2 at St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church in Greenlawn. She is a teacher for Happy Acres in Hauppauge and is the daughter of Robert and Maria Cannon of Greenlawn. The groom is a golf teaching professional for Cold Spring Country Club and is the son of Larry and Dale Refvik of Kings Park. The bride received a bachelor's degree from Hofstra University. The groom received a bachelor's degree from Manhattan College. The reception was held at Nissequogue Golf Club. They live in Hauppauge.
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GRAPHIC: 1) Marie A. Giannino and Keith D. Stewart 2) Danielle Giglio and Robert Karl 3) Lauren DiGrande and John Moore 4) Jennifer Cannon and Larry Refvik 5) Molly Catherine O'Connor and Paul James D'Antonio 6) Jennifer L. Rubino and Fred A. Walling
LOAD-DATE: July 15, 2001
From: Karla Ward - Lynn University
Subject: FW: Jasper Jottings 2001-07-15 [from new source]
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 09:56:23 -0400
Hi John,
Yes, we got married July 1, 2000 at the Chapel of De La Salle on campus. We work at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida and it was easier to keep my old email address. Thanks for all the updates. Your hard work is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Karla Ward (Karla Cordero), Class of '96
Michael Ward, Class of '91
[JR: A belated congrats to both of you. I’m tickled to hear the good news. I like this section some much better than obits. Email like this makes the hard work worthwhile.]
[JASPER BIRTHS]
[No Births]
[JASPER ENGAGEMENTS]
[No Jasper Engagements reported]
[JASPER GRADUATIONS]
[No Jasper Graduations reported]
[JASPER OBITS]
[Collector's prayer: And, may perpetual light shine on our fellow departed Jaspers, and all the souls of the faithful departed.]
Copyright 2001 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
July 16, 2001, Monday, Late Edition – Final
SECTION: Section B; Page 7; Column 3; Classified
HEADLINE: Deaths
SMITH, ROBERT F.
SMITH-Robert F. Of Brooklyn, NY, died June 26, 2001. Son of Peter P. and Edythe Read Smith. Manhattan College 1933, numerous track records, competed for NY Athletic Club, US Olympic Team 1932. Staff Sergeant US Army Intelligence, D-Day landing, Bronze Star. 15 RKO movies, including "Call Out the Marines," "An Obliging Young Lady." Originated role of Beauregard Burnside opposite Rosalind Russell in "Auntie Mame" on Broadway. Starred in "Brigadoon," "One For the Money," "Gramercy Ghost" opposite Sara Churchill. Owned Coat of Arms restaurant in east midtown. Survived by sister Mrs. E. Vincent Curtayne and dozen of nieces and nephews and their progeny. Actor, runner, soldier, spy. War hero, Olympian, bubble gum king, candlelighter, movie star, Broadway leading man, brother, uncle, friend. We mourn the passing but celebrate the life of Robert F. Smith. You represented your country in the Olympics. You served your country on D-Day and in Normandy. You entertained us, loved us, provided us an example of religious faith, and surely died in a state of grace. Our nation thanked you with the Bronze Star. We probably never thanked you enough. We know you are in heaven, loving your mother, and Clare and your seven other siblings and arguing with Pa. Pray for us, Bob. Love, Grace and all your nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, grand - nephews, great - grand nieces and great-grand-nephews. Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. Memorial Mass, Holy Family Church, Fairfield, CT, July 18.
LOAD-DATE: July 17, 2001
[MANHATTAN IN THE NEWS OR FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB]
Copyright 2001 / Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
July 17, 2001 Tuesday Home Edition
SECTION: California; Part 2; Page 6; Metro Desk
HEADLINE: The Region; Churches Send Forth Word on Energy Savings; Power: Edison calls on them to help spread the news of state-mandated discounts for low-income customers. Many have signed up, the firm says.
BYLINE: WILLIAM LOBDELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Southern California Edison has enlisted the help of an unlikely ally--churches--to sign up thousands of low-income customers for hefty discounts on rising utility bills.
In just a few months, pastors, priests and church volunteers have become Edison's most effective tool in telling the poor about a state-mandated program that offers 20% off electric bills and exemptions from rate increases.
Refugio Gomez, a 62-year-old part-time janitor, signed up for the program last month at the Our Lady of Victory in Compton, the church where he works. Since then, his monthly electric bill has been cut from $48 to $18.
"I hadn't heard about the program before," Gomez said. "[Church volunteers] helped me with the forms."
The pioneer faith-based program began with 22 Orange County Catholic churches in April and now is being rolled out throughout Southern California. Edison employees will be at five churches in the South Bay area this weekend.
The utility company initially has concentrated its efforts in Catholic and African American churches, primarily because of their sizable congregations and, in the case of the Catholics, their large-scale organizations.
But Edison officials say they plan to use a wide range of religious organizations, including synagogues, mosques and temples, before the campaign ends in the fall.
"It's a really fantastic way to get the word out," said Pastor Steve Overton, who had Edison workers hand out information Sunday at his Christian Chapel Foursquare Church in Moreno Valley. "The church is called to help the poor. We're doing what the Lord wants us to do."
Church leaders say they are aware that their endorsement of an Edison program can produce a halo effect for the embattled company. But getting cheaper electric rates for their low-income congregants overrides those concerns.
"We're not doing this to help Southern California Edison," said Jaime Soto, auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. "We're doing this to help our parishioners."
About 62% of an estimated 1 million eligible customers participate in the discount program that was started by the state Public Utilities Commission in 1989, Edison officials said. A family of four must earn less than $31,100 a year to be eligible for the program, which is also offered by the Gas Co.
Religious institutions based in low-income areas have been able to knock down barriers that have hindered Edison's past efforts to reach out to the poor: wariness and suspicion from recent immigrants, language and cultural differences, and ineffective marketing campaigns.
When the energy crisis began, Frank Quevedo, an Edison vice president, decided religious organizations offered the best chance to reach customers who would suffer the most from rising electric bills.
He met with Soto, who provided demographic information from the diocese's 56 parishes.
"He knew the [community] in a way we couldn't," Quevedo said. "He knew which churches had the most seniors, low-income parishioners, limited English speakers. We had great results."
Other information sometimes is allowed to be distributed at Catholic church services, but it usually revolves around health programs, immigration issues and education on voter registration.
"We generally do not do business with business," Soto said. "But the extent of the energy crisis and its impact on the poor made me rethink that policy. I've been pleasantly surprised at how many people we've reached."
A priest's endorsement of Edison's discount program, plus church volunteers helping fellow congregants fill out Edison forms, has proven far more effective than inserting fliers in monthly bills or trying to engage harried shoppers outside retail malls.
In Orange County, more than 1,000 churchgoing customers took advantage of the discount in a single day. At Compton's Our Lady of Victory, more than 200 congregants joined the program. Through the churches, Edison also had handed out 80,000 sign-up forms that parishioners have taken home.
Edison workers volunteer time on Sundays to pass out information at churches. "It's really a humbling experience for us," said Rocio Contreras, a board member of the company's Latino employees' association. "What was really neat was to have the priests and fathers there, letting the parishioners know who we are and why we were there. That made a difference."
Churches are a natural go-between for wary immigrants and institutions that provide poverty-relief services, said John Wilcox, chairman of religious studies and director of the Center for Professional Ethics at Manhattan College.
"It's really using churches in an area where they're already very effective," he said. "My only concern would be that the church needs to be an honest broker. The church probably has the greatest amount of trust among the poor. [Immigrants] are so vulnerable."
GRAPHIC: PHOTO: (San Fernando Valley Edition) Pat Click, left, and Barbara Bowman tell Connie Maddics, seated, about Edison's rebate plan. PHOTOGRAPHER: ANNIE WELLS / Los Angeles Times
LOAD-DATE: July 17, 2001
Copyright 2001 The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
July 15, 2001, Sunday, SUNDAY EDITION
SECTION: G, Pg. 4
HEADLINE: James Patterson takes different approach to new novel
BYLINE: BILL THOMPSON;
Of The Post and Courier Staff Along came a father.
Readers familiar with the understanding of family issues and relationships James Patterson incorporates into his Alex Cross thrillers won't be surprised that he has amplified that sensibility in "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas."
They may, however, revel in the degree to which he has taken it.
A touching story that retains Patterson's taste for suspense, the novel is due out on Monday from Little, Brown. It is a considerable departure from the Cross series, which began in 1993 with "Along Came A Spider" and introduced the intriguing Washington, D.C.-based detective/psychologist to an appreciative public.
There are six books in that series to date, two of which have been adapted for the screen starring Morgan Freeman. But the character of Cross - a widower with three children - must compete for the author's time with the recently inaugurated Women's Murder Club series.
Meanwhile, there's "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas," which could win new devotees to Patterson's work.
"The contract I try to make with the people who read my books is that I will try to keep them turning the pages," says Patterson, who will visit Charleston for a book signing Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Northwoods Books-A-Million.
"At some point, I stopped writing sentences and started writing stories. This book is a good example, in that it doesn't have a ton of detail."
The new novel chronicles the experiences of Katie Wilkinson, a Manhattan book editor who exults in having found the man of her dreams - only to have him vanish without a trace. What he does leave behind is a package addressed to her in his handwriting. Inside is a diary, though not his. It is an intensely joyous document written by a young mother named Suzanne, who has kept the diary as a memento for her newborn son Nicholas.
Wilkinson is captivated, but also shocked as she discovers that her lover and Suzanne's husband are the same man. How will she deal with the revelation, and what can she do to recapture a love that has fled?
Patterson dedicated the book, in part, to "those who have loved, and lost, and loved again." The author knows whereof he speaks.
"It's definitely the most personal book I've written. I lost somebody in my 30s, the love of my life to that point, and this really does relate to the story. It had been an idyllic relationship.
"Another important part of the book is the 'five balls' story in the book, which my grandmother told to me. It deals with finding a balance in your life."
A native of Newburgh, N.Y., Patterson earned his undergraduate degree from Manhattan College and his M.A. in English from Vanderbilt University.
He began a career in advertising in 1971 with the firm of J. Walter Thompson, ascending to the chairman's post of the company from 1990 to 1996 before moving to Palm Beach County, Fla., with his wife and 3-year-old son.
His first manuscript was turned down by no fewer than 26 publishers - "They were good rejections," he insists - but when "The Thomas Berryman Number" was honed and submitted yet again, it captured the 1976 Edgar Award for Best First Mystery Novel. Fittingly, Patterson was 27.
Many a successful novel has followed, but "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" may elicit a different kind of response from that of the Cross books.
"To be honest, I haven't thought about it in terms of writing for a new audience, but I imagine that's going to happen. While a lot of people like the Cross family and the family side of those stories, I probably will get people from the other side of the spectrum.
"Not a lot of men will go out and buy this book, but those that do may love it, especially if they have kids.
"The dads who are really involved with their kids will find it interesting."
The idea for the book had been percolating for some time, reinforced by the fact that Patterson's wife was keeping a diary, albeit simpler in structure.
What really got him motivated was a meeting with his editor and publisher at Little, Brown.
"The story was whirling around in my head, but I wasn't thinking of writing it. Then I told them the story. And these tough New Yorkers - soft on the inside - were all crying by the end. I thought, 'I need to write this if I can.'
"It's a different kind of writing, requiring the use of different muscles from the ones you use writing mysteries. And I loved doing it. But it took 11 drafts. I wanted to do it right."
The book presented a few new challenges.
"There were no murders to fall back on, for one thing. The hardest thing for me with this book wasn't writing from a woman's point of view. That doesn't faze me; I grew up in a household of women. The hard thing was getting Katie to a level where she could compete to a certain extent with Suzanne. Suzanne's a little bit more fully realized. Katie needed to be a credible person, so it took more drafts to accomplish this."
Don't be alarmed. Patterson has no intention of abandoning Alex Cross.
"I like Alex. And I have this little boy to feed. I would bid adieu to Alex if I felt I didn't have anything else to say about him, and it had become this kind of rote thing. I'm still interested in what happens to him and his family - as well as the women of this Women's Murder Club."
The Women's Murder Club has been well-received, even more enthusiasticallythan the Cross books, Patterson says, especially by readers who show up for his book signings - 75 percent of them women.
"1st To Die," an NBC miniseries featuring the Women's Murder Club, is tentatively slated for broadcast in November, but as with the feature films, Patterson takes a philosophical approach to Hollywood.
"It's a mixed bag. Jokingly, I say the thing I like most about Hollywood is cashing the checks.
"I'm creating roller-coaster rides for people, and I just hope they (filmmakers) do the same thing. I think they've done OK. But the film business in general is extremely sloppy."
Patterson, like Cross, prefers it meticulous.
GRAPHIC: ONE B&W PHOTO
LOAD-DATE: July 17, 2001
[JASPERS POSTING RESUMES]
From: Ellen Cronin
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2001-07-15 [from new source]
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 23:12:53 -0400
John,
I look forward to Jasper Jottings each week. Keep up the good work. I am finishing up my MBA (Finance and Marketing) from Fordham in three weeks! I will be happy when all my exams are over. I am currently looking for a job and thought it might be useful to forward my resume. I know you are looking for a job, so you can appreciate what I am experiencing right now. My group at PaineWebber was eliminated due to the merger with UBS Warburg. I went back to school full time and have enjoyed every minute of this beautiful summer. Fun in the sun is great but I am looking forward to getting back into the workforce. I am really interested in marketing of financial products (request for proposals) but I am open to any challenging positions in finance and marketing.
Thanks for your help.
Ellen Cronin 1996 BS
Ellen M. Cronin
221 West 233rd Street
Bronx, NY 10463
718-549-1498
emtc@hotmail.com
EDUCATION
Fordham University
School of Graduate Business Administration
New York, NY
Candidate for MBA, Dual Concentration Marketing and
Finance
G.P.A. 3.8 August 2001
Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY
Bachelor of Science, Finance Minor: Marketing
G.P.A. 3.6 Major May 1996
EMPLOYMENT
1996 - 2001 UBS Warburg (Formerly PaineWebber)
New York, NY, Assistant Underwriter
Coordinated and analyzed via excel modeling, data used in underwriting and post closing matters of real estate transactions
Tracked and reported of post closing administration of a 300 million dollar loan on a daily and quarterly basis
Provided administrative support to several senior executives including: creation and organization of client databases, meeting planning, expense disbursements, travel arrangements for client and site visits and daily interaction with clients
Preparation of marketing materials sent to investors, rating agencies and clients
Coordinated all paperwork for investment and disbursement wires for investment platform of the firm
Organized and facilitated recruiting process for the group, interaction with MBA recruiting programs and students
1995-1996 Remsen Partners, LTD. New York, NY
Administrative Assistant for a Real Estate Mortgage Conduit
Assisted in all aspects of Real Estate mortgage process from origination to closing of commercial loans
Coordinated inquiries and called upon brokers and owners for origination of loans
Performed preliminary review of financial statements, obtained credit references and prepared loan packages
Implemented and managed the successful sub-leasing of Remsen’s extra office space
1994-1995 Edward S. Gordon, Inc New York, NY
Leasing Assistant
Responsible for conducting informational tours, for brokers and clients, of available commercial space
Managed data for a 150 tenant building including: leasing prices, available vacant space, lease turnover and square footage
Prepared and accounted for Accounts Payable for property
Assisted new tenants with matters regarding build-out of space and other move-in issues
On a daily basis maintained tenant relations by responding to problems or questions
Assumed responsibilities of assistant building manager as needed
1992-1994 AUL Reinsurance Management Services New York,
NY
Support Specialist
Worked for a life/property/medical reinsurance group while pursuing college degree
Supported all areas of the firm, underwriting, claims, corporate finance and corporate communications
Extensive exposure to corporate communications, coordination of event planning and publication materials for reinsurance/insurance field
Replaced marketing assistant in Corporate Communications Group, while on extended leave of absence
Passed Group Life & Health Insurance Exams, Parts A & B given by the Health Insurance Association of America
1991-1996 Hughes, Hubbard & Reed LLP New York, NY
Receptionist (part-time)
Worked with Wall Street Litigation firm while in school greeting guests and answering telephones
SKILLS
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), MS Outlook, Internet Research & Bloomberg
INTERESTS
Organized 3 corporate teams for the National Juvenile Diabetes Walk
Avid interest in performing and listening to traditional Irish Music
[JASPER SPORTS]
July 17, 2001
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE RELEASED
RIVERDALE, NY - Manhattan College Athletic Director Robert J. Byrnes released the Manhattan College women’s basketball non-conference schedule on Tuesday. Highlights of the schedule include opening the season on November 24th at Wagner, a Tuesday, November 27th game against New Hampshire at Draddy Gymnasium, and the Lady Jaspers facing cross-Bronx rival Fordham and Norfolk at Draddy Gymnasium on the 12th and 15th of December, respectively. Manhattan will then travel Florida to play the University of South Florida on Tuesday, December 18th before playing Stetson on December 20th. The Lady Jaspers round out their non-conference schedule at home versus Princeton on December 28th, at George Mason on Sunday, December 30th and at Harvard on January 2nd.
“I’m excited about our non-conference schedule this year. This will be the toughest schedule we’ve had in four years,” Head Coach Sal Buscaglia said. “Games against strong Ivy League Schools in Harvard and Princeton, as well as strong local schools such as Wagner and Fordham are great for the program. Road games at George Mason, Stetson and South Florida will also be very challenging for us. I believe, however, I think a schedule of this nature will be outstanding preparation for conference play.”
EXHIBITION GAMES
Saturday November
17 NY
Gazelles
Home 7:00 PM
REGULAR SEASON GAMES:
Saturday November
24
Wagner
Away 2:00 PM
Saturday November
27 New Hampshire
Home 7:00 PM
Wednesday December 12
Fordham
Home 7:00 PM
Saturday December
15
Norfolk
Home 7:00 PM
Tuesday December
18 South
Florida
Away 7:00 PM
Thursday December
20
Stetson
Away 7:00 PM
Friday
December 28
Princeton
Home 2:00 PM
Sunday December
30 George Mason
Away 2:00 PM
Wednesday January
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Harvard
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July 18, 2001
MANHATTAN’S TOM SOWINSKI PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH
RIVERDALE, NY Manhattan College Athletic Director Robert Byrnes and Head Baseball Coach Steve Trimper announced the promotion of assistant baseball coach Tom Sowinski to Associate Head Coach.
“Tom was a great addition to our coaching staff this past year,” commented Coach Trimper. “His experience as a pitcher and as a coach really helped our pitching staff improve, and he deserves to be an associate head coach in our program.”
Sowinski just finished his first year with the team after having been Associate Head Baseball Coach at Adelphi University for 15 years. Earlier in his career, he pitched in the Dodgers’ minor league system for three years after graduating from St. John’s in 1968. At St. John’s, he compiled a 41-7 record and earned All-American recognition. He still holds many pitching records at St. John’s, and he is a member of the St. John’s Hall of Fame.
July 17, 2001
SIX MANHATTAN ATHLETES NAMED ARTHUR ASHE JR. SPORTS SCHOLARS
RIVERDALE, NY Six Manhattan College athletes were honored by the magazine, Black Issues In Higher Education, by being named to the 2001 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Teams. The annual awards recognize top minority student-athletes. The six Manhattan recipients were:
Name
Honor
Sport
Cumulative GPA
Kristin
Caballero
First Team
Lacrosse
3.48
(New Hyde Park Memorial H.S./New Hyde Park, NY)
Nanaxhi Chavez-Geller Second
Team
Swimming 3.38
(Brandeis H.S. (NY)/Oaxaca, Mexico)
Tona Chavez-Geller First
Team
Tennis
3.73
(U.R.S.E./Oaxaca, Mexico)
John
Espinosa
First Team
Tennis
3.84
(W.C. Bryant H.S./Astoria, NY)
Nakisha
Leon
First Team Track
and Field 3.79
(Passaic H.S./Passaic, NJ)
Shona
Sandlin
Fourth Team Track and
Field 3.31
(William Penn H.S./York, PA)
Filler
"The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground."
--Thomas Overbury
[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]
From: Bill Horn (1964 BA)
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings special announcement
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:29:45 -0400
Hi, John,
I think what you are doing is terrific and a valuable service to all Jaspers and to the College. Thanks for undertaking it single-handedly and for making sure it continues.
Many cheers!
Best wishes.
William J. Horn, Jr.
Senior Vice President for Marketing,
Communications and Development
Gilda's Club Worldwide
Visit Gilda's Club Worldwide and our growing international network of Gilda's Clubs at www.gildasclub.org
[JR: Thanks for your kind words. This modest effort can’t match the impact of your organization. I lead with this because of how impressed I am with private charity organizations. The stat that libertarians quote is that private charities do ten times as much at one-tenth the cost. Based on a limited sample of anecdotal evidence gathered personally from others, that might be conservative. Government by taking over “charity” is just another example of it “enslaving” us. It deprives us of the opportunity to voluntarily support organizations, like yours, doing good, getting “connected”, and feeling good about ourselves. Sorry to drag politics in but imagine the good you could do with more money. I didn’t know Gilda but she did make me laugh.]
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 18:27:19 –0400
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings special announcement
From: Jones, Clarence J. (1967)
Inquiry :
How or why did we lose this microsoft service.
Note that many of us appreciate your tremendous work.
Thank you.
Clarence J. Jones
Class of 1967
[JR: Thanks for your kind words. The Microsoft service like so many things on the net went from “free” to “pay”. The cheapest thing that I could find retaining control was to just run it from my desktop email. More work for me but puts me in complete control. When I get some extra time. I’ll try to create an archive on one of the free web sites. I also plan to print the jottings archive and create some CDs as a backup as sort of a weekly history.]
From: Helm, Robert A.
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings special announcement
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 01:36:18 -0700
Good Morning, John:
Thank you for this note. I was somewhat confused by the previous missive and what it might mean.
Regards Bob Helm (FNS sends)
[JR: Just that you may see some differences with respect to how the Jottings comes in and some slight format changes.]
From: Gibbons,Michael E. (1979 BS)
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings special announcement
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:19:40 -0400
Hey John,
Hey neighbor! I just noticed that you live in Kendall Park. I work in South Brunswick for Air Products and Chemicals. Air Products owns an Emulsions Chemical Plant. The plant has been operational since 1974. It’s great to have a fellow Jasper for a neighbor. If you are in the area stop by. I would love to meet you in person and show you around the plant if you have an interest.
Mike Gibbons
[JR: Howdy, I appreciate the taxes you guys pay keeping my property taxes to just below the “confiscatory” level. Sometimes I feel like I am “renting” my house from the government. No wonder that senior citizens have to sell and move out of the area. I love to see your plant as soon as I finish my current project (i.e., what am I going to do other than jottings to satisfy the tax collector). I drop you an email to set up a date and time.]
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:46:56 –0400
From: Plumeau, Ed (1952 A)
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings special announcement
Whatever you say -- good luck on the job hunt. Ed Plumeau, 52A
[JR: Thanks]
From: Sullivan, Joseph C.
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings special announcement
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:58:23 -0400
Thanks for your efforts, John.
Joe Sullivan '68A.
[JR: I appreciate your kind words.]
From: Philip Pollina (1994 BA)
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings special announcement
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 19:07:28 -0700
Thanks for the reply. I told my cousin about the service, too. I am sure he would want to know about that particular claim.
Regards,
Philip Pollina
[JR: Yup, you can’t just keep enough eyes on ownership. The only things of value via the inet are “content” related. Without content, there is no value equation for the Internet Service Providers.]
From: Goll, Jack (1967 BA)
Subject: Ramblings
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:56:29 -0400
I heard you mention that @ some point in your career you worked @ Shearson. I did as well. I was there in the 1980's & was VP-Financial & Regulatory Reporting. No big deal - you know how titles were at Shearson. I also managed the general accounting dept and was responsible for the purchase accounting for Robinson-Humphrey, Foster & Marshall & numerous other acquisitions made by Sandy (Weill). I spent a lot of time in San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Atlanta & Omaha. He sure kept me busy!
I initially worked on 101st floor @ 2 World Trade Center (The BEST view of NYC, the Statue of Liberty & the harbor! ). I later left Shearson to become the controller of Vespia Tire Centers in East Brunswick NJ. I am now retired & reside in Fairfax VA.
The only other Shearson/Jasper that I know of is is Bill Bautz. He was a major player in EDP @ Shearson. He is now retired from the NYSE & is a trustee of & major contributor to the College.
Regards,
Jack Goll
[JR: Small world. I was at Shearson three jobs ago for three years. Bill and I serve on the MC Computer Governance committee together where we are the “outsiders” who try to help the “insiders” steer a cost effect course for the college computing effort.]
From: Lobley, Bob (1981 BE)
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings special announcement
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:18:25 -0400
I hope not John! You have a great service. I look forward to my Friday afternoon readings of Jasper happenings!
Bob Lobley
[JR: Glad to be of service and I love the GE commercials on the McLoughlin Group but they could use some new ones. ;-)]
From: John Fitzgerald
Subject: FW: Jasper Jottings 2001-07-15 [from new source]
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:56:00 -0400
Please delete me from this distribution. Thank you.
John Fitzgerald
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 3:32 PM
To: John Fitzgerald
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings special announcement
Done but may I inquire why?
John
From: John Fitzgerald
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings special announcement
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 16:34:57 -0400
thank you. I subscribed because I thought this might be a way to stay informed about what is happening at Manhattan and with some alumni. What I find is some very one sided views of life and the world that have become very tedious.
John Fitzgerald
[JR: Fair enough]
From: Smythe, Ed (1967 BA)
Subject: Added Jaspers
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 08:09:30 -0400
pls cc the following jaspers to the list: Ron Bodigheimer '69 and Mike Ehner '65.
All members (like me) of Phi Rho Pi fraternity.
[JR: Done. Thanks, we need to connect up all the Jaspers with email if this effort is to succeed.]
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From: Kathleen O'Neill
Subject: JKO Memorial Golf Classic - 9/17/01
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 10:45:09 -0400
Manhattan College James K. O'Neill '90 Scholarship Fund
James graduated from Immaculate Conception School, Archbishop Molloy, and then earned both his Bachelors (1990) and Masters (1994) Degree in Civil Engineering from Manhattan College. His love of learning never ended. He used this knowledge in his work, in his personal life and in his relationships.
The James K. O'Neill '90 Memorial Scholarship was established at Manhattan College to help other students put their talents to good use and to reach their goals. We hope it will allow students to achieve their dreams of a college education. Manhattan College has a long and honorable history and they seek to educate the underserved segments of our population through scholarship opportunities. We are grateful for the support, financial and personal, we have received to date and we ask for your continued help in our efforts to endow the James K. O'Neill '90 Memorial Scholarship.
James Keating O'Neill Golf Classic will be held on September 17, 20001. For more information about this event, please click on www.jkogolf.org (that's ORG not COM). The site even allows for registration but you will still have to send your check along with the confirmation in the mail, no credit cards this year!
If you don't play golf, no big deal the day will be a lot of fun and the reception ($100) that evening will be a big deal. Please send any questions or comments to kathleen@jkogolf.org or pat@jkogolf.org.
Thanks again for your support.
Sincerely,
Kathleen O'Neill
[JR: A worthy project to which I am please to do what I can for it.]
From: Van Etten, Robert (1966)
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2001-07-15 [from new source]
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 11:17:17 -0400
Dear Jasper,
Please add my brother Joe to your E-mail Joseph E. Van Etten class 57. His best E-mail is <Privacy invoked>. Joe in chairing the golf outing on Aug 6th, thanks for listing it.
Bob Van Etten 66
[MCOLDB: Van Etten, Joseph E. (1957)]
[JR: My pleasure to add it and hopefully all Jaspers who golf will play in both this event and the O’Neil one.]
From: Kathleen O'Neill
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2001-07-15 [from new source]
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 12:45:11 -0400
Please add my brother-in-law to your mailing list O’Neil, Patrick J. (1988 BS).
Thanks,
Kathleen O'Neill
[JR: Done. Thanks.]
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 10:12:30 –0400
From: Pierce and Rita Power (1950 BA)
Subject: Jasper jottings
Please add me to your list.Thank you.
[JR: Done, as requested. Welcome to the jasper jottings list. I am in the transition from one distribution mechanism to another so it's a little rocky but should smooth out as I get it under control.]
Date: 16 Jul 2001 16:59:13 –0000
From: Robert A. Helm
Subject: DO NOT OPEN attachments from me
Please DO NOT OPEN the attachments in three e-mails from me
Subject: Survey results, For your perusal …, &#$%^
I was hit with a virus this morning
Date: 16 Jul 2001 17:41:01 –0000
From: Robert A. Helm
DO NOT OPEN e-mail attachments from Barry Carter. He is a very nice person, but while he was attending to his mother’s funeral, someone opened a virus-laden attachment on his computer.. This is apparently how my virus arrived and Barry’s letter is going out to everyone on my address book.
Robert A. Helm
HelmHouse.com
[JR: I don’t think Microsoft is a monopoly because only the government can create a monopoly by it’s use of force. BUT, they do create crappy software that is just good enough. I personally don’t like packages that “talk” to each other without my permission. So my email package is not Outlook, or as I like to call it LookOut, but Eudora. A word to the wise.]
From: Robert A. Helm
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2001-07-15 [from new source]
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 11:45:37 -0700
GOOD morning, JOHN:
1.I always seem to hit the caps lock key before my second cup of coffee.
2. Keep up the good work, John.
3. Re that child from ’64 who called you a Christmas Confection…my, how the mighty have fallen…in 13 years from 1951 to 1964, Artsmen turned from American fighting men to sheep….I wonder if he had that Robert J. Christen abomination teaching him History. How RJC ever got hired considering that he received his Master’s from Columbia remains a mystery. It must have been done by the same Monk who tolerated the disgrace of June in Van Cortlandt Park. If you print this in Jottings, he will think your name is Lenin, compared with me. FNS sends
Robert A. Helm
[JR: Hey, he’ll have to call me a lot worse before I change my mind. We citizens haven’t done such a good job between 1910 and 2000 of keeping our republic strong. The “government” has take on a life of it’s own. Just today, I heard a “news anchor” say that a new government program was “just what the people were waiting for”. Arghh. It seems so simple: taxes are the forceful taking of people’s wealth. Redistribution is immoral. But, it seems that the media and the “elite”, (or effete) are all socialists or communists and convincing the people to be the same. I’m sending my “tax rebate” (what a joke!) to my local Libertarian party and I hope more people do the same.]
From: Roland Sargeant (1996 BS EE)
Subject: FW: Jasper Jottings special announcement
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 16:07:55 -0400
John,
Please note that my email has changed to <Privacy invoked>. I recently took academic leave from GE to pursue a MBA and Masters in Electrical Engineering. I will be in the Boston area for at least two years so I'll be looking out for any activities in the area even though it's pretty hectic right now.
Thanks and continue the great work,
Roland Sargeant
[JR: Well, I would make time to network with every Boston-area Jasper. I think the road to success for your generation is to assemble a huge rolodex of contacts, acquaintances, and friends. That’s what I would do. Take MCOLDB and start there. One can’t be too thin, too rich, too handsome, or have too many friends. It’s a non-selfish activity if you do it right. How may I help? That’s the ticket! Everyone forgettable asks for help for themselves but no one ever forgets those that offer help without concern about what they get out of it. In all the years that I have been networking, in good and bad times, I have only had three people decline to meet me. Good luck on the road to wisdom.]
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 06:54:46 –0400
From: Peter Krupp (1976 BA)
Subject: Old Friends
John,
It is always a treat to receive JJ, and especially the latest, since there was something about a fellow classmate. It seems that the class of ‘76 has been very quiet and unassuming. I knew Mark Hardart well while at Manhattan, and unfortunately lost track after graduation. Please pass my e-mail address on to him so that we can catch up.
Also, I would love to hear from anyone who graduated with me, and dares to admit they knew me. That will be the limiting factor.
Keep up the good work, and as you say "reflect well on our alma mater" It is what makes us who we are, Different and better.
Pete Krupp
[JR: Well that was an announcement so I don’t have his email. However, as you know by the carbon copy, I forwarded your email on to the company. Hopefully, it will get thru. You may want to call or write to him. If you do, please mention jottings favorably? Good luck.]
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 12:53:58 –0500
From: John Haugh
Subject: New e-mail address
John R.,
I have a new e-mail address <Privacy invoked>. John J. Haugh BS(PE)1953.Thank you for the work you do to keep jasper jottings going.
Best wishes,
John H.
[JR: Thanks for the good words. The work is really rewarded by the participation.]
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