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Bill Seeley is still living in Fond du Lac, Wis., and is now president of one of Mercury Marine's business units, called MMPP. Bill reports that this is Brunswick's most profitable group. Bill is still into fast cars like his Porsche 911 twin turbo, and classic bikes like his Harley FXDWG. He is of course, into boats with his Sea Ray 38-footer.Bill says both of his kids are grown and on their own, and that he and Grace continue to enjoy life.

Sam Liang reports that he and wife Kelly had their third baby girl, Addison in September. She joins siblings, Kendall and Skylar. Sam has moved onto a new role within Cordis as head of their worldwide pharmaceutical stent programs. Sam says if he succeeds at introducing this product, he'll be a hero and the world will get a revolutionary product. If he fails, then it is "mac 'n' cheese" for the family and a tutorial on how to use www.monster.com.

Karl Saunders remains busy with Saunix Management, Ltd. in areas of corporate governance and as a management consultant for leading established and emerging companies. He continues as a director of BancFirst Ohio Corp. and chair of the Audit Committee. Karl has also joined the Finance Committee of the Madeira School in McLean, Va., and is active with the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Yours truly, Barry McCarthy, was promoted at Wells Fargo last spring to be the GM of ATM banking, and then promptly left at the height of the Internet craze to join an online company, that was promptly purchased by another. Along the way, I arranged to spin-off a piece of the business, first as an IPO, but ultimately as an MBO. Now, I'm just like every other Silicon Valley start-up: underfunded and on the chase for venture funding. If it doesn't work out, I'll trade Sam some "mac Œn' cheese" for a lesson or two on monster.com.

Rick Barger ran into Marcus Jundt in a VIP suite at the Formula 1 race in Indianapolis. Rick is still busy with the restaurants in Tennessee.

Pete Amenda wrote to tell of a few changes out on Cape Cod, his new home. Pete "retired" in May, and bought a commercial building and renovated it during the summer and fall. He set up a corporation, and opened a business called "Healthy Body & Soul -- the healthy Christian living store." So far, so good as the folks on Cape Cod seem to be taking a liking the business model -- healthy food, drink and supplements and Christian books, music, video and gifts. The food focus is for folks with wheat (gluten) or dairy (casein) allergies. Pete says the bookstore has filled a niche, and the people that have come in have been very excited. You can check the store out at www.healthybodysoul.com.

Chuck Brynelsen was appointed president of Medtronic, Asia-Pacific. Kris Karas wrote to tell us that she has had another son, Ian Michael McGrath, who is almost a year old. Ian and his big brother Patrick keep Kris, and husband Steve's lives busy. Kris is still at GE and traveling a bit. Kris wrote that Dave Donatelli and his wife had a baby girl, Abigail. Kris tells us that Mark Guglielmi took a new role with GE Capital Global Consumer Finance as director of quality for Asia, but still living outside of Stamford, Conn.

Mike Iannacone is still an investment banker at Howe Barnes, in Chicago specializing in the financial sector. Mike says he has been working with three friends to form an information service company to be marketed to financial investment advisors. Mike and his partners built it from scratch at the beginning in January 2000. A prototype is due by Valentine's Day and the process/design is patent pending. Mike's wife Karen and his two kids, Camillo John (Millo), and Sophia are flourishing in their new hometown -- Oak Park, Ill.

Mike reports that Bob Eidus moved within New Jersey to be closer to Philadelphia to take a new job. Mike says Bob and his family were doing well when he saw them in October.

Steve Bricker wrote to tell us that he too has changed jobs. The JV where he was in finance was going nowhere fast, and the parent company, Arvin was bought out last spring by a company called Meritor. Steve is now at Cummins Engine Co. with financial responsibilities for a plant and another Japanese JV (with Komatsu). Steve says things are going well for him and his business unit (19-liter and 30-liter diesel engines used in construction, mining, rail, power generation, etc.), but not so well for Cummins overall. Steve says rumors are rampant regarding the future, so who knows what the future brings.

Danny Kennedy left Monsanto and moved to Stutgart, Ark.. He accepted a position as EVP and COO of a company called Riceland. Riceland is the largest cooperative of rice farmers in America. They also ship a few branded rice products in the Central, Eastern and Southern U.S. Danny says he is enjoying Arkansas and small-town living.

Bill Wick is still with a start-up retailer called Zoza.com. Bill says he's having a ball and learning tons. Zoza has had impressive press coverage by many major publications. Bill reports that Jill Matzke has returned from her global sailing adventure and has settled back into life in Palo Alto.