The Alumni Magazine for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (WPI)
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classnotes and friends. I maintain fond memories of my time at WPI with great friendships and those special fraternity formal week- ends at ATO with Pat. WPI certainly played a pivotal role in forming both my technical skills and attitude in my profes- sional career and I am not surprised to continue seeing it at the top of engineering college education in America." Jeffrey Cheyne '66 remains active in the Willams Chorale and the Southeastern Massachusetts Community Concert Band. David Klimaj '66 says, "Last fall, I visited WPI for the first time in decades. The alumni office gave me a wonderful tour of the beautiful campus and its fantastic facilities. Do you know that there are three students per dorm room? I don't know how that works out. The changes are remarkable. We even found my brick on the Quad. I enjoyed lunch and discussions at Higgins House with Dean Karen Oates and the pre-law faculty. I recommend that alumni return—it's worth the visit. And so was our education at WPI." John Lauterbach '66 writes a bimonthly column for TJI on the scientific aspects of regulation of tobacco products. "I also am a member of the FDA's Tobacco Products Scien- tific Advisory Committee. My son, Sebastian, turned 13 last June and is almost as tall as I am. He is a student at Montes- sori of Macon and has interests in aerospace engineering as well as toxicology (he has grown up with my business). Should be WPI Class of 2020." Russell Morey '66 writes, "Many of you may not know that Sandy and I have retired to the Lakes Region of New Hamp- shire…Laconia, along Lake Winnipesaukee, to be exact. Although retired, I am a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Manchester and coordinate outreach in the Parish of St Andre Bessette in Laconia. My responsibilities also include teaching and preaching as well as sacramental preparation of teens, young adults, and couples preparing for marriage, as well as the baptism of their children. Life is good here in the midst of lakes, mountains, and forests, and we enjoy it immensely. Anybody nearby is encouraged to give a call or email to reconnect." William Remillong '66 says, "After graduation I worked for American Cyanamid (ACCO) as an analytical chemist, and I married Mary Gilbert (Mount Holyoke '66). The company transferred me from Bound Brook, N.J., to Agro Research in Princeton, N.J., then to manufacturing in Hannibal, Mo., as site chief chemist. ACCO was taken over by American Home Products, and I retired from AHP in 2000. Since AHP was bought by Pfizer after I retired, I am technically retired from ACCO, AHP, and Pfizer (more companies than I ever worked for). I worked for Koch Membranes in Wilmington, Mass., until it was downsized in 2005. Now retired, again, I'm living in Tewksbury, Mass. Our children, Beth and Gil, live in Ports- mouth and Boston, repectively." Gene Baldrate '67 writes, "Peg and I are living in Palm Coast, Fla., and enjoying family, friends, and travel. We now have five grandchildren." Robert Kennedy '67 is enjoying a second career as a ten- ured faculty member in the computer technology department of Massasoit Community College. Doug Pike '67 retired to organic farming in 2007. "Working hard with my wife, Carolyn (a former WPI employee). Lots of fun, but not π," he writes. Charlie Proctor '67 is still working full time as lawyer and realtor. "And am still looking for a young hottie for a girlfriend or wife," he admits. Sports interests include SCUBA, hunting, skiing, swimming, beaches, hot rods, cooking, fishing (I don't watch much TV or videos). He lives in Oxford, Mass. Alan Suydam '67 reports, "I've been retired from Ford Motor Company since January 2003. We then moved from Michigan to Southern Maryland, and I currently volunteer at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons two days a week in its small boat shop, building and repairing boats from the museum col- lection. I have also been teaching model boat building at the WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, Maine, for a couple of weeks each summer. My hobby of building and sailing radio- controlled model sailboats has taken me all over the east coast, where I have successfully competed in several classes. Last year I drove through the campus and hardly recognized the Quad for the new buildings. I'm glad that WPI has main- tained leadership in engineering education and I'm proud to be an alumnus." Joe Adamik '68 is enjoying retirement in Midlothian, Va., a suburb of Richmond. "I got tired of working and was able to retire (early) about four years ago. I go fishing a lot. I've been married to Gail for 42 years. We have four grandchildren, ranging in age from 1 to 12, who live about 10 minutes away." Jack Holmes '68 says, "Since retiring from teaching in 2006, I have maintained a studio gallery, Images From Near and Far, at Western Avenue Studios in Lowell, Mass. I concen- trate on framed fine art travel images. In addition, I teach travel photography and present digital photo-travel shows." Cary Palulis '68 reports that he has moved on again, this time as vice president, base oil sales, for Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC, a public company. "I continue to work out of my home office in Avon, Conn., and am responsible for selling out the base oil production at our new re-refinery in Indianapolis. We will eventually produce 30 million gallons annually of high- quality base oil made from used oil for lubricants. On another note, our daughter, Lauren, began graduate school at Simmons College. My wife, Susan, continues to work at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford." Richard Perreault '68 writes that he's enjoying retirement in Chandler, Ariz. Geof Tamulonis '68 has been in the UK for 20 years, Cam- bridge for six, with frequent travel to Portugal. He says he is officially retired after a career in satellite communications and location services (including two start-ups), but contines con- sulting work in wireless communications. "Besides the gym and five-a-side football (soccer), I am keeping fit with tango and swing dancing. I get to the US a couple of times a year and usually pass by the 'tute and visit Weintraub's deli." Scott Wilson '68 writes, "I retired from federal civil service in 2007 as deputy base civil engineer at McGuire AFB. I'm now a senior fellow at Logistics Management Institute in McLean, Va., currently working on a project with US Customs and Bor- der Protection in support of its Tactical Infrastructure program. My wife, Cathy, and I live in Arlington, Va., and our three chil- dren are grown. It's fun having my brother, John Wilson '65, move to this area. I run and swim and am fighting off normal aging issues. I still love all sports and get my wrestling fix on Flowresting when I need it (which is a lot). Last fall we vaca- tioned with Mary and Dave Gumbley '68 in Nova Scotia. All in all, life is very good right now." Malcolm Wittenberg '68 writes, "Although I've been an IP lawyer for (gulp) 40 years, I've been involved in other projects that help keep the juices flowing. Eight years ago, I founded a company by developing a device capable of testing for mer- cury at very low levels, with a high degree of accuracy and in a short time period. This provided the basis for Micro Ana– lytical Systems, which tests seafood for mercury, pathogens, and adulterants worldwide. See safeharborfoods.com. More recently, a colleague and I developed a process for the con- version of cellulose to ethanol without the need for high tem- peratures, pressures, or exotic enzymes. We are in the pro- cess of funding our new company." Chuck Hardy '69 says, "I am currently working on a project in Gunsan, South Korea. Hope to return to the states in a couple of weeks—hopefully in time for the Patriots Superbowl victory parade. My job as a consultant to the electric power industry has taken me everywhere in the US and to many parts of the world. I hope to work full time for about two more years, after which I plan to consult as needed. I was back at the campus for our 40th reunion and was really impressed by the amount of new construction since 1969. I look forward to the dedication of the new athletic facility." Ed Mierzejewski '69 reports that after 22 years at the Univer- sity of South Florida Center for Urban Transportation Research (the last 10 as director), he took early retirement and has since joined Gannett Fleming on a part-time basis, as director of transportation research. Ed and Aline continue to enjoy fanstastic travel adventures. In 2011 they made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and then spent three weeks in France. Spring 2012 67