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Gregory Johnson – 50th Reunion Essay

Gregory Johnson 8206 Overhill Drive Pomona, NY 10970 gj@aya.yale.edu 917-822-8008 Spouse(s): Claire Bardes Johnson (1975) Child(ren): Fatimah (1976), Zahra (1978), Solomon (1982) Grandchild(ren): Imogen Lyla Budick (2011) Education: Columbia, Master of Architecture, 1977 National Service: Lt., US Navy, 1969–1974 Career: Project, Program and Portfolio Manager, Deputy Commissioner for Public Structures (City of New York), Director of Planning for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York, COO for several technology solutions consultancies, VP, Enterprise Solutions for…

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Jean-Pierre Jordan – 50th Reunion Essay

Jean-Pierre Jordan 24 Wolfpits Road Bethel, CT 06801-2921 jeanpierrejordan@sbcglobal.net 203-300-0847 Spouse(s): Myra Drucker (1973) Child(ren): Alexander (1983); Nicholas (1984); Rachel (1986) Education: Yale BA, 1969 (cum laude); Columbia MBA, 1975; Princeton MA, 1980 Career: Father, husband, investor Avocations: My family, writing, cuisine and wine, old-house restoration, woodworking, gardening, tennis, travel College: Berkeley Not everybody gets a second chance in one lifetime. Before I came to Yale, my family of stateless refugee immigrants led a hardscrabble…

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Tom Jorde – 50th Reunion Essay

Tom Jorde POB 2587 Aptos, CA 95001 tmjorde@gmail.com 925-570-0832 Spouse(s): Mary Anne Jorde (1984) Child(ren): Kevin Jorde, (1987); Chris Jorde, (1988) Grandchild(ren): One on the way! Education: Yale, 1969; Yale Law School, 1972 Career: Clerked for Justice William Brennan, Jr. 1973–74; Litigator, 1974–78; Law Professor, Berkeley School of Law, UC Berkeley, 1978–2002; Co-founder and President, LECG (economics and finance consulting) 1988–1998; Co-founded Brennan Center for Justice at NYU; Retired 2002. Avocations: Reading, meditation, travel, hiking,…

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David A. Joseph, MD – 50th Reunion Essay

David A. Joseph, MD 3050 Braewood Court Leland, NC 28451 da.joseph64@gmail.com 910-520-8316 Spouse(s): Pam (1969-1998); (Lynn 2001-2012) Child(ren): Daniel (1973, Jordana (1976), Gabriel (1979), Benjamin (1982) Grandchild(ren): Stella, Henry, Isaac, Lila, Aviva Education: Chicago Medical School 1973, Residency Psychiatric and Psychosomatic Institute 1976 Career: General Psychiatry 40+ years Evanston, Illinois, Seattle, WA and Wilmington, NC Avocations: Psychiatry in the community, Homelessness, Chronic Mental Illness College: Jonathan Edwards Yale was, and is, more that the academics….

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Donald R. Joseph – 50th Reunion Essay

Donald R. Joseph PO Box 1993 | 5000 Gasparilla Rd VH 26 Boca Grande, FL 33921 donrobjo@gmail.com 941-662-6487 Spouse(s): Synthia Joseph (49 years as of 2018) Child(ren): Abigayil (1974), Nora (1976), James (1978) Grandchild(ren): Aubriah (2008), Dani (2010), Samara (2012), Eliana (2014) Career: Joseph Development Co. Avocations: cycling, fishing, mentoring, reading College: Branford Twenty years ago, when our three children were old enough, we took them to Malaysia where Synthia and I had lived for…

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Thomas Igoe – 50th Reunion Essay

Thomas Igoe 157 Ridge Acres Road Darien, CT 06820 thosigoe@gmail.com (203) 644-5882 College: Jonathan Edwards I have been married for over 40 years to a lovely, sensitive, kind woman named Susan. We married in the Smith College Chapel in the fall of ’74. In ’81, we had our first and only child, a boy named TJ. TJ is autistic. The next 37 years have been a challenging odyssey for us, a path traversing a thicket…

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Peter deGreeff Jacobi, MD – 50th Reunion Essay

Peter deGreeff Jacobi, MD 19 Oak Drive Durham, NC 27707 dr.peterjacobi@gmail.com 919-433-6563 Spouse(s): Sandra Hyde Jacobi (1972 to present) Child(ren): Lauren Anne Jacobi (1975), Timothy Robert Jacobi (1978), Christina deGreeff Jacobi (1981), Marianne C. Jacobi (1984) Grandchild(ren): Jackson Jacobi (2006), Molly Jacobi (2009), Alberto Pedolino (2011), Thomas Peter Jaglom (2018) Education: Yale College (Davenport) BA 1969, Case Western Reserve Medical School MD 1979 National Service: US Army, 10th Special Forces Group, Team Medic, 1970–1973 Career:…

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T. Radey Johnson – 50th Reunion Essay

T. Radey Johnson 124 Willow Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 radey.johnson@outlook.com 718-797-0519 Spouse(s): Jane Platt (1973) Child(ren): Hope Johnson (1995); Alexandra Johnson (1997) Education: Yale University, B.A., 1969; Yale University, M.Phil. (Comparative Literature), 1973 Career: Analyst and portfolio manager at Value Line, ABD Securities, and, for 25 years, at Rothschild Asset Management, where I also served as CEO until my retirement in 2013. Avocations: Investing, cooking, theater College: Pierson After rereading what I wrote for our…

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Benjamin H. Johnston – 50th Reunion Essay

Benjamin H. Johnston 103 Laurel Lane Austin, TX 78705-2813 johnston.ben@gmail.com 512-480-9899 Spouse(s): Christy Humphrey College: Silliman One final last-minute paper! It’s fitting since late papers crowned my Yale career with a late graduation. I went through the motions at commencement, received no diploma, could have lied about lost library books but just blurted out the truth. My mother, who took up teaching middle school math to help pay for three offspring in college, would not…

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Logan T. Johnston III – 50th Reunion Essay

Logan T. Johnston III 7617 N. 11th Street Phoenix, AZ 85020 ltjohnston@live.com Spouse(s): Paula Parker (1972–1995); Celeste Linguere (1997) Child(ren): Charlotte (1974), Logan (1976), Owen (1978), Oritse (1979), Gboyega (1981) Grandchild(ren): Maddux, Sawyer, Emery, and Palmer (2006–2013) Education: Yale, B.A. 1969; Harvard Law School, JD 1973 National Service: Army National Guard 1970–76 Career: Litigator and equity member, Winston & Strawn 1973–89; Managing Member, Johnston Maynard Grant & Parker 1989–1997; Johnston Law Offices since. I came…

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Bruce Jones – 50th Reunion Essay

Bruce Jones 1902 Miracle Lane Falls Church, VA 22043 bjones123@verizon.net 703-848-0759 Spouse(s): Victoria (1973) Child(ren): Karen (1976); Stephanie (1978); Christopher (1981) Education: Yale, BA, 1969; Princeton, Master of Public Affiars (Economics and Public Policy), 1974 Career: World Bank economist, 32 years as staff member; 2 more years as part-time consultant I recall Yale as we entered in 1965 as a spectacular place, both physically, and in the richness of its offerings. Courses that I took…