THE ART OF DENTISTRY - School of Dental Medicine - Case ...

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CLASS NOTES
1933
Professor Joe Gould,
who after 50 years
on the faculty of the
department still
serves part-time as a
consultant, turned
100 on April 6,
2007. His family
hosted a special party
in his honor. The secret to aging well: “Be
careful what you eat and how you rest,”
Dr. Gould told The Plain Dealer in April.
“After I retired, I adopted a Spanish
custom. After breakfast and lunch, I
took siestas. That seemed to help a lot.”
1952
Joseph H. Cain retired in 1991 after
practicing dentistry for 39 years. All of his
four sons are dentists: Joe ’73 is a professor
of prosthetics dentistry in Oklahoma, and
Peter, Paul ’76, and David ’85, ’94 practice
orthodontics in Connecticut, Long Island,
and California. Now he spends his time
reading and traveling.
James P. Whitney retired in 2000 after
practicing dentistry for 50 years. He now
enjoys visiting his grandchildren. His
daughter-in-law and two sons are also
Case Dental School alumni: Scott S.
Whitney ’92 practices in Cleveland,
OH; Elaine Fly Whitney ’84 and David J.
Whitney ’81, ’83 practice in Atlanta, GA.
1957
Constantine Aronis retired in 2004 after
practicing dentistry for 47 years (and only
missing two days of work). He now is an
assistant handyman in real estate work. “I
enjoy the change from dentistry to fixing
toilets,” he says. He also owns a Porsche
racecar, belongs to the Porsche Owners
Club, and races five or six times a year.
After practicing
dentistry in
Concord, CA for
twenty years after
graduation, Reed
Call moved back
to Utah and has practiced there ever since.
He loves traveling with his wife, Carolyn,
and has been able to see much of the world.
In the spring, they celebrated their 47th
wedding anniversary on the cruise ship
Queen Mary 2. He intends to keep practicing
for as long as his health permits.
Edward Kaufman is still practicing
dentistry in Yonkers, NY. He enjoys
boating, and he travels to Florida every
week. He and his wife, Monica, have
three children.
Richard Waters retired in 1999 after
practicing dentistry for 42 years. He is
now involved in historical society civil
war reenactments and enjoys reading,
traveling, camping, and spending time
with his grandchildren.
1959
Dwight Loomis, who practiced general
dentistry in Parma, OH, for 25 years, has
entered a care center due to a diagnosis of
Parkinson’s disease. His wife, Pat, says Dr.
Loomis would welcome notes from old
friends, as “our days are very long.” He can
be reached at Elmcroft, 1046 N. Jefferson
Road, Room 132, Medina, OH 44256.
1962
Timothy Leong retired in 2004 after
practicing dentistry for 40 years. He is
still recovering from coronary by-pass
surgery last year and just celebrated his
40th wedding anniversary in April with
his wife, Jazmin.
After retiring from dentistry in 1995,
Donald G. Blanchard now enjoys
gardening, golfing, sailing, and traveling.
He graduated late from Dental School
due to breaking both of his legs and his
back by jumping off a roof to make it to
class. The injuries didn’t set him back
much: he currently competes in triathlons
and running events.
Brock T. Carter just moved into a new
home in South Carolina with his wife. He
was recently diagnosed with lung cancer
and had surgery in March, but is home
doing well. He is sorry to have missed
his 45th reunion and his classmates.
EMAIL: brocktcarter@hargray.com
Edward P. Rossi retired from Case
Western Reserve University School of
Dental Medicine in 2000 and now does
part-time oral pathology in Beachwood,
OH. He enjoys traveling to Italy and
playing jazz piano.
1967
Ronald Erkis is an orthodontist in
Columbus. After a recent bout with a
serious illness, he enjoys being back in
practice. He just took in a new associate,
Lynnsay Leefberg, a graduate from the
OSU orthodontics program, and is
looking forward to continuing his new
practice with her.
Gary Guttman has practiced general
dentistry for 38 years in Willoughby, OH.
He is an avid golfer and also enjoys sailing,
fishing, traveling, cooking, and painting.