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C L A S S N O T E S<br />
1959<br />
Robert Bero, artist and printmaker,<br />
died at his home in<br />
Tuxedo Park, NY, on June 24.<br />
Bero received his BFA at the<br />
Pratt Institute and later graduated<br />
from Yale with an MFA.<br />
He taught at SUNY Potsdam,<br />
Brown University, and SUNY<br />
Purchase. Critic John Canaday<br />
wrote in The New York Times<br />
that “Bero’s enormous woodcuts,<br />
years in the making and<br />
days in the printing, expand<br />
the horizons of printmaking.”<br />
Bero’s work has been exhibited<br />
at the Library of Congress,<br />
the Smithsonian Institute, and<br />
Yale, among other places.<br />
1963<br />
Dr. Victor M. Zion has five<br />
children and two grandchildren<br />
and loves retirement.<br />
1965<br />
Rob Ratzan recently released<br />
a new album, Mystereality,<br />
which can be heard at<br />
www.cdbaby.com/all/ratzan.<br />
1968<br />
George Couri runs a large<br />
international rug company.<br />
Richard B. Eckhaus is a<br />
semi-retired freelance writer<br />
living in Alameda, CA, with<br />
his wife, Kate. After working as<br />
a stage technician, Eckhaus<br />
began writing for film and television,<br />
regularly contributing to<br />
programs such as The Jeffersons,<br />
Welcome Back, Kotter, Diff’rent<br />
Strokes, and Angie, and feature<br />
films. He was a Humanitas Prize<br />
nominee for his work on The<br />
Jeffersons. From 1991 to 2005,<br />
he taught at Boston University<br />
and the University of Maine,<br />
and he wrote a media/humor<br />
column for The Boston Phoenix.<br />
He and his wife settled in the<br />
San Francisco Bay Area in 2005.<br />
Class of 1968 Special Reunion attendees included (left to right, front to back, row 1) Keith Shaftel, Fred<br />
Jabara, Ira Turret, John Kaldi, Bob Shelala, (row 2) Vincent Vigorita, Mike Seligman ’69, retired faculty<br />
guest Ralph Herreros, Jay Innes, Jay Brandt, (row 3) Mike Jacobs, Mitch Bedell, Bruce Johannessen, Harry<br />
Ottaway, and Ron Haddad.<br />
Ronald Haddad worked at<br />
NYU for ten years as a<br />
research scientist in the field<br />
of human tumor immunology.<br />
Since 1982, he has taught high<br />
school science in Blairstown,<br />
NJ, and Boulder, CO. He and<br />
his wife, Eileen Faughey, were<br />
married in 1985. Haddad<br />
writes: “Since college, I have<br />
had an intense interest in<br />
the outdoors: cycling, backpacking,<br />
fishing, and backcountry<br />
skiing. We have been<br />
involved in environmental<br />
issues since the 1970s. I have<br />
been the recipient of two<br />
Outstanding Science Teacher<br />
Awards from Sigma Xi, the<br />
national research society. I<br />
am most grateful to chemistry<br />
teacher Mr. Weinroth for<br />
encouraging me in science<br />
and for getting me to behave<br />
like a human being in class.”<br />
Paul Homsy is an accomplished<br />
international lawyer<br />
specializing in the Middle<br />
East.<br />
Peter Sessa, the first <strong>Poly</strong><br />
swim captain under coach Ed<br />
Ruck, spoke at an April dinner<br />
held in honor of Ruck’s 40th<br />
and final year at <strong>Poly</strong>. (See page<br />
10.) Sessa said that his former<br />
coach helped earn his team<br />
their first winning season, 6-3.<br />
Robert M. Shelala has two<br />
daughters, both out of college<br />
and married, and a son who<br />
graduated from college with<br />
honors. Shelala enjoys skiing<br />
and sailing and recently<br />
sailed to Alaska with Scott<br />
Miller ’67.<br />
Dr. Vincent J. Vigorita, chairman<br />
of the <strong>Poly</strong> <strong>Prep</strong> Board of<br />
Trustees, writes: “Our greatest<br />
joys are the personal and<br />
professional growth of our<br />
children: Vincent, 15, in his<br />
first year at the Hotchkiss<br />
<strong>School</strong>; Tommy, 12, who plays<br />
guitar and piano; stepson<br />
J.W., 29, who works for the<br />
Indianapolis Colts and is<br />
engaged to be married; and<br />
stepdaughter Jenni, 26, who is a<br />
sports documentary producer<br />
Vincent Vigorita ’68 and his<br />
wife, Patty.<br />
based in Chicago. Four healthy<br />
and accomplished children—we<br />
are blessed!” Vigorita fondly<br />
remembers eloquent lectures<br />
from Miles Kastendieck, the<br />
Bearns speaking contest, and<br />
productions by David Winder.<br />
1970<br />
Lennox E. Montrose composed,<br />
arranged, and produced<br />
the songs that make up<br />
the album Euphoria, by artist<br />
Monty Guy. The CD was<br />
included in the 50th Grammy<br />
Awards Entry List Process, and<br />
garnered 12 credits, included<br />
Album of the Year, Record of<br />
the Year, and Producer of the<br />
Year. At <strong>Poly</strong>, Montrose participated<br />
in track, for which he<br />
won a Scoboria Trophy; in soccer<br />
(as captain); in the Art<br />
Club; and in the cheerleading<br />
squad during boosting assemblies.<br />
He has also served as a<br />
member of the Alumni Board<br />
of Governors. He attended the<br />
University Of Pennsylvania<br />
and graduated from the<br />
Wharton <strong>School</strong>.<br />
1973<br />
Steven Barenfeld spent nine<br />
years at the New York Post and<br />
five years at ESPN. He has<br />
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