1991
We had
a great reunion, as nearly 100 classmates could attest. Sorry
we missed many of you, but you can block out early May of
2006 for our 15th. Reed Webster
acted as scribe for some of the reunion activities, as I was
busy chasing two little Sankeys around pool tables and down
bowling lanes. Even though Reed had house guests Steve
Borst (Salt
Lake), Tim Balfe (Denver)
and Graham Mitchell (Boca) -- all of whom are doing
well -- he did a commendable job.
Here's
their report: Kudos to Tom Kalishman for
throwing a great dinner Friday night of the reunion. All those
who didn't settle up with him please do so! Chicago men off
the market: Ty Roberts and Matt Amberson recently
married and Jay Lecoque missed
reunion by just two months. Tom Kalishman is moving to Miami
to start a water front Tommy Bahama bar. We missed Martin
Albers and
the Mexico gang for the reunion. David
Reilly will
be moving to London for GSachs banking. Anne Popkin
gets the
award for best rented wheels at reunion -- a spanking white
mustang! Most improved rap: John "Sting" Pfeiffer,
still looking
for TG. Norm
Colbert looking swell as ever running global private equity
for JP Morgan Chase from SF and NY. Susan and Mike Devoe
are doing
well with a growing family, Mike is working at Orbit Commerce
in Chicago. Most influential dot-com backer and hacker award
goes to Matt McCall. Sam Zales and Webby showed that
teaming up on the lanes was to much for the Pergande/Arnold
combo but hey who's luckier than Sammy right now? Webby on
the other hand is continually trying to provide lifestyle
choices for his hard working dot-com friends. Hey, where the
heck was Keller?
Sammy
Zales also took a stab at providing some reunion notes:
"John Pergande is running about 10 companies for
his venture firm, including CEO of a major organization in
Dallas; three boys and Frasher having fun in Texas, and his
bowling game has certainly improved in 10 years; very competitive
in the lanes. Tim
Balfe wore his own bowling shirt to the event. Need I
say more? Scott Freidheim is
a bodybuilder in NYC, and does some work for the CEO of Lehman
Bros. Milmoe
Girgenti is still the nicest person in the world, with
three kids in Wilmette. Rob Jiranek, despite having
kids and Pam centered in a hotel room at the Omni, spent time
partying with Tommy
Johns, Eric Edstrom (showed me a pic of his two boys wearing
Lederhosen -- very cute) and Jim Young.
Rich Chenitz, Dan Patyk, Steve Salera, Jill Albrink, John
Mankus were
all part of the crew that made Section 63 the most well-represented
at reunion. It's been said that this section was the most
fun and smartest when they went to Kellogg, and it's still
true today, although I don't know who made that claim. Kathy
Bresler
say she has a wonderful life in Chi-town with Petey, Alex
and Abbie; on the hook to plan worldwide Bain reunion. Josh
Chernoff reported that he and Julie were hosting cooking
classes at home; kids are amazing." (Thanks to you, Sam)
Jay
LeCoque re-joined
Celis International as the new full-time chief executive officer
a few months ago. Jay had previously left Celis to start (with
some other Kellogg alums) OurHouse.com. (OurHouse.com is now
the No. 1 Internet site focused on the home and one of the
top 20 most-visited shopping sites.) Robert
Baumann
has been in L.A. for six years and lives in Brentwood. He
left DaimlerChrysler after almost 9 years in different managerial
roles, and they immediately announced huge losses. Rob joined
Christie's Auction as vice president, business development,
in their Beverly Hills office. As a result, he expects to
travel throughout the western U.S. and perhaps surprise old
Kellogg alums with a call. Rob met up with Ron Graham
in Ron's hometown of Las Vegas, where Ron updated him on his
current position as head of operations at a major Vegas exhibit
company. They do all the work for the major casino shows and
exhibits such as the pirate show at Treasure Island. Rob also
runs into Dan
Murray
in Pasadena on occasion. Dan is currently vice president of
finance for a major Internet trading firm catering to the
Asian community. Rob's e-mail address is rbaumann@christies.com.
John
Funk recently started his second Internet company, Quris
(www.quris.com), with funding from Charles Schwab & Co. In
addition to birthing Quris, John and his wife Sharlene welcomed
a new daughter, Amanda Marie, to the world. The Funks live
in Evergreen, Colo. Stephanie (Green) and
Andre Crump had
twin daughters in March. Their names are Chandler Bliss and
Anise Sinclair Crump. Speaking of babies, Ron and Lisa
(Markes) Moore had a little girl. Her name is Gianna Marie,
and of course she is very cute. They moved to the East Coast
from Chicago in August to take new positions with their companies.
Back here
in San Francisco this summer, after three years of publishing
I transitioned the Bay Area Kellogg Alumni Newsletter (BAYKAN)
to new management. Also, Sancha Huang married Bill
Norris in May. Andre said he sees Jody Bhagat out in SF from
time to time. He was a subject in a photography book published
earlier this year. The reason Eric von Coelln did not
make reunion was that he and Susan are the proud parents of
a baby girl, Kathryn Ione von Coelln, born April 4. They are
trying to get used to juggling Kathryn, older brother Karl,
and a lack of sleep. Eric left Prodigy in February (they were
heading to Texas), and after some time off to help with the
kids, he is now doing some consulting for DoubleClick here
in the city. William Leonard has
been appointed president and CEO of Graphic Technology, Inc.
(GTI), a New Century, KS-based unit of Nitto Americas, Inc.
Susan
Griswold Herst writes: "Just moved Chapel Hill with
my husband, Larry, and three sons (9, 7 and 5 years) Benjamin,
Alex and Charles."
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