2021 and live in New York City with Oslo, their very cute goldendoodle. I’ve been an administrator of a medical clinic for the indigent in Chihuahua, Mexico, for 17 years and would be thrilled to have classmates (medical or not) join me for a week. We do eyes (cataract surgery and refractions), teeth, general medicine, and gynecology. Send me a note at Robert@GuerreroClinic. org. As of November 2022, I completed endurance events in 30 states plus D.C.— 20 more states to go, so if anyone wants to join me for a half marathon, Olympic triathlon, or century bike ride… I missed our 40th reunion recovering from a triple bypass; I’m looking forward to our 45th in June. Thanks again. 1979 Jeffrey A. Arons, M.D. jeff@jeffreyaronsmd.com Scott Fisher and his son, Ryan, had the amazing opportunity to visit with classmate Francisco Palmieri in Colombia, South America, in September. Fran is currently serving as the acting U.S. Ambassador in Colombia. The trip was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see what diplomatic life is like and to watch Fran in action. Our son is a high school history and global studies teacher, so the experience was especially enriching and meaningful for him. We should all be proud of Fran! Richard Kuslan sends the following from Houston, Texas: “I’m arranging, recording, and performing new and old music with collaborators, narrating audiobooks, and writing essays (which, without the Hopkins training, I could not write as well as I do now) and poetry (which, without Byron and life experience, ditto). We’re still in Houston (I might get up to New Haven in 2023) in what used to be the outskirts of town and where we still only need a short drive to get our eggs from the coop and beef from the ranch. I’d be thrilled to see any classmate who happens to be visiting south Texas or correspond with any old friend.” Howard Etkind sends this update: “Doing very well, working on building my retirement home, eligible for a comfortable retirement next year at 62. Now my children are starting to have 30-something events. All in the cycle of things.” Rachel Cooke Golder sends this: “I retired from
Wall Street at the start of the pandemic and have come full circle, practicing and playing my French horn. There’s lots of freelance opportunities on Long Island, and I have played with eight different groups in the last year; I have 10 concerts before the end of this year! We have moved my parents into assisted living in Mystic, Connecticut, and I drive up every week; I wave at New Haven as I go by! My eldest, Maggie, is marrying her longtime girlfriend, Katy, next year and we cannot wait to celebrate! My youngest, Arthur, graduated college this year and is now job hunting diligently. My husband, John, had a quintuple bypass in April, but has recovered fabulously, so life is good.” From Andrea Nolan DiLibero : “I have four grandchildren, all in the Washington, D.C., area, so we are once again on the move, now from Boston to D.C.” From David Hurwitz : “After several decades in Brooklyn, New York, I am happy to be moving to East Haven, and am really looking forward to returning to Connecticut.” Ken Yanagisawa , M.D., FACS, just completed his term as President of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, where he focused on private governmental and payer advocacy, practice engagement, international collaboration, and wellness initiatives. He was recently awarded the Leadership Award from the New Haven County Medical Association. As part of his duties with the AAO–HNS, he wrote a presidential column that was printed in their Bulletin with distribution to all 12,000 Academy Otolaryngology members each month. His one grandchild, Fallon (Katie’s daughter), turns one this month! They live in Maine, which is too far, but at least still a car ride away. Ken’s dad is now 92 and still lives in his Woodbridge home with 24/7 care. Elizabeth “Betsy” Bradley Muskin , M.D., retired from medical practice in July 2022. Finally, I, Jeffrey Arons , M.D., continue to practice plastic and hand surgery in Woodbridge, Connecticut, and am very busy as a sole practitioner— something not seen very much anymore. I suppose I have become a dinosaur of sorts. Retirement looms in the not-so-distant future. I visit with my father, Marvin Arons , M.D., Class of 1948, regularly, as he is in very good health at age 92. I continue to
serve as Secretary for the Hopkins Alumni Association Board. I keep in touch every morning with Scott Fisher in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area; Fran Palmieri in Bogota, Colombia; Jaime Fanning , M.D., in Cheshire, Connecticut; and Loren Ziff in Charleston, South Carolina, as we compete to see who can complete The New York Times daily mini-crossword puzzle in the fastest time and claim the title of our own “GOAT.” The trash talking is, shall we say, ultra- competitive, and you might guess which one of us is typically verbose (Hint: his trash talking belies what otherwise are impeccable diplomatic skills). We find that the mostly friendly competition is actually a great way to start the day and keep in touch, if only for a few minutes. I also compete daily with my daughter and son in Costa Mesa, California, and Dallas, Texas, respectively, along with competing in Wordle—again, a great way just to check in with the kids each day and “hear their voices,” if you will. Hope you are all doing well. 1980 Willa Ridinger wridinger@optonline.net “What goes around, comes around,” as my mother used to say. “I’m back!” as Arnold would say. It’s been a long time since I was class secretary, and I was hoping to gather more news at the Annual Alumni gathering at the Union League, but I was visiting my dad in Florida when Hurricane Nicole canceled our flight. Living in Milford, Connecticut, I can usually attend Hopkins events, like the annual golf tournament, which I played with Chris Cogguillo , Byron Brewer , and Guy Iaccarino . Chris may be winnowing down his dental patients, but he still has lots of friends as evidenced by his 60th birthday party Saturday night. No photos to share! Lots of stories about our Hopkins days, including some that I didn’t know about (100 Days)! Byron, still busy with his own company, is also starting his own wine label, The Stomping Horse. Perhaps he will launch it at his annual backyard party at his home in Guilford (a keg and live music). There, I caught up with Dave Feola , back on this coast after many years in Colorado. Mark Sullivan was there
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