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Milne
Alumni January Newsletter
January 15, 2008
by Judy Koblintz Madnick, '61
Dear
Milne Alumni and Supporters,
In this issue:
* Florida Mini-Reunions
* Dr.
Theodore H. Fossieck Scholarship Update
* Birthday Page? Humor?
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Alumni
Class & Personal Updates
*
Sad News
FLORIDA MINI-REUNION(S)
In an effort to determine who is willing to help organize an event in
his or her Florida or southern Georgia area, I recently sent an email
to Milne alumni who, according to my database, either live in those
locations or spend their winters there. If you should have received
that email and did not, please let me know.
As a result of that first email, I now have a list of alumni who are
willing to help plan mini-reunions in their respective Florida areas.
I have shared those names with all Florida/southern Georgia alumni so
that they can contact the appropriate organizer(s) to express their
interest in attending and/or helping to plan an event.
This is hopefully a first step in planning reunions in various parts
of the country. As I mentioned last month, a mini-reunion can be as
simple as meeting in a restaurant that has seating flexibility (i.e.,
ability to move tables together) and that will allow you to "hang
out" for a while. Click here
to send an email with your questions, comments, etc.
DR. THEODORE H. FOSSIECK SCHOLARSHIP
I am happy to report that the University was able to offer the 2007
Dr. Theodore H. Fossieck Scholarship to the three students who
applied. Evan Felitte, whose grandfather graduated from Milne; Allison
Anton, whose parents both graduated from Milne in 1975; and Nicole Branchini,
whose mother was a graduate of Milne, each received a scholarship.
Information regarding the 2008 Dr. Theodore H. Fossieck Scholarship
should be posted by the University by the end of February. I will provide
updates when they are available.
BIRTHDAY PAGE / HUMOR?
Mary
Welch, '71, suggested that it might be interesting and fun to include
a birthday list on our website to see who shares our birth date.
This list would consist of your name, class year, and the month and
day of your birthday. If you are interested in being included, please
send your birth date to Judy.
John Garman, '58, asked: "How about a little humor box on
the front page of the Milne web site? Got the first bit of copy from
a writer who did not go on strike." (See www.albany.edu/~milne/
for John's contribution.) If you have something to add to the "humor
box," please send it to Judy.
I will update the "humor box" regularly based upon the number
of humor items I receive.
ALUMNI CLASS & PERSONAL UPDATES
(in random order)
CLASS UPDATES:
Peter Bulger, Class of '73, has announced that the class of 1973
will meet on the evening of September 12, 2008, location TBA. Peter
wrote, "We welcome other classes to join us." For further
information, contact Peter Bulger.
Martha
Miller, Class of '71, sent out a holiday newsletter to her classmates,
which included the following news:
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Ron
Cohen enjoyed last year's newsletter, saying, "It's
nice to be kept up-to-date, especially when you're 1500 miles
away." Ron lives in Texas.
Got a nice email from Estelle Greenburg Chase, who is
fine. Beth Rudolph Keller sent the neatest animated card.
Sue Slawsky Boivin wrote, "I usher at the Egg theatre
here and the Mendelssohn Club is singing. We get together with
(husband) Mike's huge family at his 96-year-old aunt's house.
She lives by herself and is in great shape. That's what I want
to do if I'm around for 96 years. She's a pip! She teases everybody
to death! Anyway, Christmas is always a zoo and you can never
finish a sentence, but it's fun. Oh, here's a good story for
you, Martha. (Brother) David was at some lawyer's conference
in Manchester, VT. He was standing in line with a lawyer from
Chicago. They started talking, and David asked if she'd ever
been to Manchester before. She said, "Oh, yes, I grew up
not far from here." He asked where, and she said, "Albany."
He asked where she went to high school, and you know the answer.
He said, "You did not!" She looked at his nametag
and said, "David Slawsky! I'm Libby Derrico!" Those
Milnies are EVERYWHERE!" GET OUT! Can you stand it? Actually,
I'm pretty sure David and Libby were classmates, if I remember
correctly.
Chris
Barker is alive and well, but his Holiday newsletter last
year was filled with headlines: travel to Australia in June,
appendectomy in Thanksgiving, and Chris' wife Jane "was
the featured speaker at the Columbia University School of Dental
Medicine as their annual distinguished lecturer. Jane also published
results of a clinical trial to prevent tooth decay in very young
children with fluoride varnish. The resulting story was featured
on one of the local ABC-TV stations, the NY Times (real
coup for a native NYer!), and various websites around the globe."
Stuff like that makes this little missive seem so TAME!!!
As
of June, Steve Lerner was back in the residential mortgage
busines, but given the events of the six months between then
and now, we'll wait for an update! We note with sadness those
whom we lost this year - most notably, Geraldine Silberberg
Abrams. She was an icon in Capital District Real Estate
circles.
Also
received notes/cards from Barb Geller and John Marsolais,
Milne '74 and City of Albany Clerk (I hope I got that title
correct!). John's a wonderful correspondent and friend and for
years has maintained that lovely, stately house on the corner
of North Pine and Western Avenue in Albany. Kitty Benedict
also sent a card but I think her email address "bombed,"
and I'm not sure I've got a new one.
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PERSONAL
UPDATES:
Mike Ungerman, Class of '59, tells us that he's starting his second
retirement. He retired from the Navy after 26 years (as a Commander)
and now is finishing up with Army Civil Service. Mike's son, Ben,
is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force, so they have a "joint"
family. Mike and his wife, Joyce, live in Oviedo, Florida, a suburb
of Orlando. He says, "Come on down!" and give him a call
if you'd like to have a "mini-reunion" there too, especially
if you're vacationing at Disney, as so many people do. His number
is 407-278-5496, and click
here to reach him by email.
SAD
NEWS
The following Milne alumni, attendees, or family members passed away
between mid-December and mid-January. Please note that I rely upon
the Albany Times Union and input from other alumni for this
information, so if you become aware of someone who has passed away,
please let me know. If a name is underlined, it represents a link
to the obituary. The Times Union links are available free for
365 days after the initial posting. Other newspapers may have different
timetables.
Marion
Gellman, father of Milne alumni David Gellman, '67, and Toby Gellman,
'64 (December 20, 2007) - Times Union
David
H. Skinner, Class of '65 and "honorary member" of the
Class of '64 (December 27, 2007) - Times Union
Philip
F. Lipman, husband of Leila Sontz Lipman, '42, and father of Paul
B. Lipman, '69, Richard M. Lipman, '70, and Lori Lipman Calka, '77
(January 1, 2008) - Times Union
Thanks
to all of you for your interest in Milne Alumni activities.
Judy
(Koblintz) Madnick, '61
Milne Alumni website: www.albany.edu/~milne/
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