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Wah, Who? Whisper!The Great Class of 1956 Newsletter The Wah, Who? Whisper! The Great Class of 1956 NewsletterVolume LVINumber 3 October2011<<<<Left: incoming Co-President HARPER grabs the reins while our tremulating Co-President ROSENWALD, facing awesome responsibilities, is comforted by Ted BREMBLETHE POON & THE ROSE SURVEY REPORT: The September WWW asked alert readers to state their preference for method of delivery of this rag. Respondents: 12 by snail, 15 by e-mail, total 27 or 5.4% of the Class. Preferred Delivery: 19 by snail, 8 by e-mail, 6 both ways [sic]. We greatly appreciate the response of Classmates to this im-portant poll, which indicates that: DELIVERY OF THE GREATEST NEWSLETTER FOR THE GREAT CLASS OF 1956 WILL CONTINUE IN THE SAME WAY IT HAS BEEN DONE FOR THE LAST 36 YEARS.: 5.4% is about the same as Obama's popularity right now, showing that 94.6% of the Class really doesn't give a %*#$! about whether they receive this rag by email, internet, or by snail mail. So be it - we will continue as before. - Poon and The Small OneRight: President Kim speaking to the Class and referencing a '56 Beetle >>>>55th Reunion Special Issue #2June2023Volume LXVINumber 5Year 7 in the Era of TriumvirateSEND IN YOUR PICTURESSo We Remember What You Look Like — Then, Now or Whenever.First Entry: 56ers gathered in Sun Valley, Idaho at the second home of Jack & Pat Billhardt years ago.Left to right: Doug Keare, Ginger Keare, Jack Billhardt, Tom Harper, Jane Houck, Dick Zock, Tom “Rosie” Rosenwald, Tom Healy, Abbey Rosenwald, Emerson Houck, Jane Healy, Sandy Harper, D.O. Ford, Carol Ford
Wah, Who? Whisper! June 2023Page 2As part of my education at Dartmouth College, I was exposed to several poets, but can easily say that my favorite was Robert Frost. Frost also attended Dartmouth, entering as an 18-year-old freshman in 1892. However, he “ran away” during his rst semester, and never graduated. Actually, he never graduated from any college, but received honorary degrees from over 40, including Dartmouth.And, through the years, Frost taught at Dartmouth. Then, later in life, he would return to give “readings” of his poetry to the student body. I always attended, and can recall that a student once asked him what he meant by a certain verse. Frost answered, “I only wrote the poem, I will let your professor tell you what I meant.” That was a classic Frost reply, and a trademark of his personality.One evening, after one of Frost’s readings, I received a phone call from my student counselor. Would I please come over – he had someone he wanted me to meet. I quickly dressed, and walked to his home. When I arrived, he took me into his living room, and there to my complete astonishment was Robert Frost. I learned that they were friends, and Frost was my counselor’s guest whenever he came to Hanover. Now, almost 70 years later, I don’t recall much of our conversation, but I never forgot the meeting.And my favorite Frost poem was The Road Not Taken. The last three lines made a lasting impression, and seemed (to me) to explain my life in general:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the dierence* * * * * At age 34, after working in New York City for eight years, I decided to move back home to New England and “settle down.” However, after ve years in Boston, I was bored and still single. And, with incredible timing, the New York bank, where I had worked before, had invited me to come back and help them open their new oce in Los Angeles. The year was 1973, I was 39, and everything I knew was in the East – family and friends, etc. And many of my school mates came from small New England towns, where they still lived as they raised their families. But I kept thinking, if I don’t do this, I will wonder about it the rest of my life – in other words, which road should I take?Finally, guided by the words of Robert Frost, I took the road less traveled by – I went west. And my decision did not really hit me until I was driving to the airport, about to THE ROAD NOT TAKENBy Ben Taylor | MARCH 2023Robert Frost
Wah, Who? Whisper! June 2023Page 3The Schattman Family International Scholarship Fundboard a plane for Los Angeles. “What the heck am I doing?” I thought. I am leaving everything I know behind, and, middle-aged, am starting a new life in California – I had just built a beautiful ski-house in Vermont, and I was surrounded by family and friends in Boston and New Hampshire. But o I went.When I arrived in Los Angeles, one of the rst things I did was to call my aunt, who had a wonderful home on Balboa Island, with a dock in a cozy harbor. I was no longer homesick.And, through my shing friends, I quickly made other ones. BUT, most of them lived in Northern California. So, as a result, I spent many weekends ying north and back, with an unreliable airline that often lost my bags and shing gear.I knew down-deep that sooner or later, I would have to move to San Francisco, and my opportunity nally arrived. After eight years in “LA,” a series of incidents paved my way north, with all expenses paid. Thus, I began a new career in banking that I would love and prosper in for the next 17 years, until I retired in 1998.At this time, I will end my story by answering a question that some of my readers may have: “Am I happy that I took the road less traveled by?” I will reply with a series of, I never would haves:I never would have traveled to Asia, and visited Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand. I never would have returned to New Zealand 12 times to y sh in the beautiful streams and rivers of the South Island.I never would have done business in Hawaii and Alaska, and other Western states– in work that I loved – for over 17 years. I never would have shed by oat-plane throughout Alaska.I never would have shed in Western rivers from California to British Columbia.I never would have written a book about a famous California y sherman.I never would have met my Hawaiian wife.Established with gifts from Karin Schattman Tenenbaum and Glenn Schattman, MD, together with their siblings and spouses in memory of their father, Ira “Buddy” Schattman Jr., Dartmouth Class of 1956, Tuck Class of 1957. The fund will provide general nancial aid for international undergraduate students at Dartmouth.Buddy served as Chairman of the ’56 Class Foreign Student Scholarship Fund for 35+ years. He impacted so many students’ lives not only as Chairman, but as a friend and mentor. Along with his wife Rona, they welcomed students into their lives and into their home. And now, Buddy’s family and their generosity will keep his legacy alive by honoring his memory and by continuing to provide a Dartmouth education to international students for years to come.Commitments like The Schattman Family International Scholarship Fund have allowed Dartmouth to extend need-blind admissions to international students. Dartmouth is one of just six US higher education institutions to make this extraordinary commitment to access.
Wah, Who? Whisper! June 2023Page 4HOMECOMING WEEKENDOctober 20-22Make your plans NOW.Get your rooms and be ready for a fun weekend!We are not getting any younger!Please let me know if you are coming. tomrosenwald@msn.comA MESSAGE FROM THE COLLEGE…We are thrilled to welcome alumni to campus for Homecoming weekend, October 20-22, 2023. The weekend will celebrate reconnecting with campus and the Dartmouth community.Gather with classmates and friends on Friday night for Dartoberfest, the annual Homecoming parade, Dartmouth Night and, of course, the legendary bonre. As the re winds down, join us for some post-glow merriment and treats. Kick off Saturday with a back-to-class lecture, then tailgate with old friends and new before watching the Big Green take on Columbia at Memorial Field. After the game, grab dinner in Hanover and join class dinners, mini reunions, and more.Dartmouth Health and Safety Policies for Covid-19 will be in effect for Homecoming weekend events.
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Wah, Who? Whisper! June 2023Page 6Charles Bradford Leonard (Brad), 88, of Missoula, passed away on Wednesday, April 19 at home in Missoula, of complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was born May 14, 1934 in Providence, Rhode Island to Charles and Dolores (Kells) Leonard. As a young boy he lived with his parents in Little Compton, Rhode Island, then a small rural farming and shing town. He attended schools in Little Compton, then moved with his family to Cranston, Rhode Island. He was a very active young boy, exploring the woods and reservoirs. He was a stamp collector by 7, a lifelong hobby with an in depth knowledge of US early classics and later a full worldwide collection. He graduated from Dartmouth College, and then joined the Army in 1957 during the cold war, becoming uent in both Russian and German for his military service in Frankfort Germany. After his service ended in 1959 he received a Master’s degree in 1963 at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Aairs at Syracuse University. His rst marriage was to Berit Joner and so he became uent in Norwegian as well. Together that had 2 sons, who have grown to be great men: active, inquisitive, compassionate. He later married Susan Falsey in 1987 and they began a lifelong wonderful adventure together. Brad worked in government, both state and federal, in many positions in policy and budgeting. He was part of the Senior Executive Service, the non-political sta that make the government function according to the policies set by the elected political administration and the Congress. He believed in good government and in the capacity of sta to perform the work. Brad’s hobbies ranged from physical activities to intellectual challenges. The physical included hiking, skiing, running, triathlons, ice hockey, rock climbing, and backpacking. The intellectual included creating a vast stamp collection, doing extensive research into family genealogy, studying history, and reading German and Russian literature and poetry in their original languages. He participated in sports mentioned and contributed to their future, joining boards, mentoring newcomers, and donating time and resources to improve their organization. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from USA Triathlon for his contribution to the development of that organization and the sport itself. The week before his last was still full of plans, teaching Russian and Russian songs to our home care helper, even planning to participate in the Missoula Marathon weekend 5k in a wheelchair (with assistance but some steps in there, creating a new category: wheel walk wheel..) Survivors include his wife, Susan Falsey, his sons Erik (and wife Allison) and Arne, his cousin Susan Shine, his grandchildren Jeanette and Alexis (Albert Murrieta IV) , great grandchildren Kingston and Albert Murrieta V and sisters-in-law Betty, Barbara (brother-in-law Sid Reichman) and Sarah Falsey. A celebration of Brad’s life will be held in the late spring or early summer, when the big skies over Montana are as blue as his eyes and the hills are green and the open spaces are lled with life and color. Memorial forCharles “Brad” Bradford LeonardMay 14, 1934 - April 19, 2023
Wah, Who? Whisper! June 2023Page 7Morton Paul Galina passed away at 2 AM on January 17, 2023 with his wife and daughter by his side. He will be missed by family and friends who came to know him as an authentic person and as a respected, dedicated, and caring physician. He died from complications of heart failure. He was born in Brooklyn New York on February 20, 1935. After graduating from Erasmus Hall High School, he attended Dartmouth College and graduated cum laude in1956. He then entered Tufts University Medical School and graduated Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in 1960. After medical school he completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at Bronx Municipal Hospital aliated with Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. While there, he met the love of his life and best friend, Brenda Moss. They were married in 1963 and remained happily married for 60 years. Their union was love in the purest form. Enhancing that love was the birth of their daughter Stacy. Mort joined the Air Force as a captain and was stationed at Charleston Air Force Base in South Carolina where he was chief of pediatrics. After discharge from the service, he took a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Maryland.By 1967 Mort and Brenda knew that the South is where they wanted to settle. They moved to Atlanta and Mort began his practice in Allergy and Immunology. After many years he then joined the Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic. In addition to his practice, he was co-director of the pediatric and allergy clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital. He also was an attending physician at the adult and asthma clinic at Grady. Mort was chief of allergy and immunology at Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital where he was the director of the allergy and asthma clinic.Mort left private practice in 2011 and joined the faculty at Emory University School of Medicine as an assistant professor of pediatrics in the pulmonary, allergy, and immunology division. After retiring in 2013, he continued his interest in his specialty by acting as a consultant for the Georgia Department of Public Health in formulating a plan to control asthma in Georgia.As a life long student, even after retirement he took courses in neuroscience, philosophy and psychology at Georgia State University and Emory.Mort and his family traveled widely. He loved his family and was the happiest around them. He was a dedicated husband, father, and grandfather. The love he had for his family was profound and absolute. He will be greatly missed. In addition to his wife Brenda he is survived by his daughter Stacy and his grandson Harry. Special thanks to Paulette Gordon for her support and loving care and thank you to Weinstein Hospice for their dedication and guidance.Memorial forMorton Galina1935 - January 17, 2023
Wah, Who? Whisper! June 2023Page 8Neill McIntyre Barker, 88, passed away peacefully at home with his wife Shirley by his side, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. He was born to William G. and Gladys M. Barker, Nov. 21, 1934, in Summit, N.J. He was preceded in death by his brothers, David and Pete. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Shirley V. Barker; his daughter, Alyson Barker Korman (John); and son, Todd Barker. He graduated from Dartmouth College, where he was a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity, the glee club, rugby team and ROTC. After graduation, he went into the Air Force, where he was pilot ying reconnaissance missions along the Berlin border. He was discharged with a rank of captain. Upon returning to the states, he started a 30 plus year career with PPG Industries, living in New York City, where he also joined the NY Rugby Club. He continued playing on that team for many years. At one of these games is where he met the love of his life, Shirley Vierstra. After a brief courtship, they were married and settled in Watertown, N.Y., the rst of several career moves. Flying was a lifelong passion for Neill that he extended well past his Air Force Days. He became a small craft pilot and ew hundreds of trips around the country or just out for the day. He always welcomed a number of companions to join him. His volunteer career began well before his retirement. He was actively involved as a youth coach and certied soccer referee, the board and eventual president of the Sewickley Valley YMCA, a 44-year member of Sewickley Heights Golf Club, 40 plus years with the Sewickley Presbyterian Church choir, 17 plus years with the choir of the First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs, Fla., and 17 plus years with the Lee Country Volunteer Sherri’s department.One of his main passions while living in their Edgeworth home was maintaining the area in the pastures and around Little Sewickley Creek that ran thru their property so that children and families could enjoy playing in the creek. Neill’s memorial service was held on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at the Sewickley Presbyterian Church. Memorial forNeill M. BarkerNovember 21, 1934 - February 6, 2023
Wah, Who? Whisper! June 2023Page 9Wilbur Arthur Foht, 88, of Lori Lane, Hermitage, Pennsylvania, passed away at his residence on Jan. 17, 2023. He was born July 2, 1934, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, to the late Wilbur Arthur and Mary Virginia Robertson Foht Sr.He married Carole Martha Lloyd on March 3, 1957. She preceded him in death on March 3, 2019.Wilbur graduated from New Castle High School and attended Dartmouth College.He owned and operated General Seat Cover and Awning in New Castle, Pennsylvania, prior to his retirement. He was proud of his two sons and four grandchildren.Survivors include two sons, Todd L. (Peggy Bea) Foht of Pulaski and Kurt D. (Stacy) Foht of New Wilmington, Pennsylvania; one brother, Robert, and his wife, Mary Lou, Foht of New Wilmington; and one sister, Peggy, and her husband, Gerald Spraker, of Wytheville, Virginia. His four grandchildren are Ryan, Travis, Kyra and Tori Foht.Memorials may be given to New Life Baptist Church, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.Arrangements were by Smith Funeral Home of New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.Memorial forWilbur Aurthur FohtJuly 2, 1934 - January 17, 2023
Wah, Who? Whisper! June 2023Page 10Bill “Droeges” Droegemueller passed away peacefully at his home in Colorado on April 15, 2021. He was born in 1934 in Evanston, Illinois to William H. Droegemueller M.D. and Florence Scribner. He has two younger brothers, David Droegemueller and Glen Droegemueller. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Marlene, two daughters Susan Riebe (Bruce), and Karen Williams (Rob), and three grandchildren Kelsey, Ryan, and Kyle.He graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1956 where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He attended medical school at the University of Colorado obtaining his degree in 1960. He was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha in 1959. He was awarded the Gold Headed Cane for being rst in academic standing in his medical school class. Throughout his career in academic medicine he received numerous teaching awards. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists named Dr. Droegemueller as the recipient of the 1999 Distinguished Service Award. In 2000, Dr. Droegemueller was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Colorado. In 2009, Dr. Droegemueller was awarded the title of Distinguished Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado Medical School. Nationally, Dr. Droegemueller served as Director of Evaluation for the American Board of OBGYN from 1988-2006. He was proud to be trained and work under his beloved chairman and mentor, the late Dr. E. Stewart Taylor.Droeges was an accomplished writer. He co-wrote the textbook “Comprehensive Gynecology” that is currently in its seventh edition. He was editor of the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology with help from his editorial professional, AJ Mayhew. They authored the invaluable Writers Guide for the journal that remains in use for new authors today. His rst article was his most important and was completed when he was a medical student. He partnered with Dr. C. Henry Kempe in pediatrics to describe the ‘battered child syndrome’ and was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association as well as 51 Landmark Articles in Medicine. It was one of the rst biomedical descriptions of the trauma of child abuse and it was the launching point for the Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect at the University of Colorado School of Medicine that now focuses on child abuse research and training.He spent 14 years as chair of OBGYN at UNC-Chapel Hill. Under his leadership, over 150 residents and fellows were trained and went onto excellence in clinical practice and leadership positions in academic medicine. Highlights of his chairmanship included opening the new UNC Women’s and Children’s Hospital, establishment of the UNC Horizons perinatal substance abuse program, creation of urogynecology as a discipline and Board approved subspecialty, implementing conscience protection rights for students and trainees at UNC and formation of an OBGYN residency in the mountains of western North Carolina.Each of these entities is serving women and children today. He was an excellent clinician and gynecologic surgeon and an astute business leader. As chair emeritus, his advice was frequently sought and when implemented, consistently led to successful outcomes, such as UNC’s 20 years of participation in the NICHD Maternal Fetal Medicine Network and the establishment of an OBGYN training program in Malawi.Memorial forWilliam Droegemueller, MD1934 - April 15, 2021
Wah, Who? Whisper! June 2023Page 11Eric “Doc.” Jensen passed away peacefully January 5 this year at 88 years old. Born in N.Y.C. April 6, 1934, to immigrant Danish parents Knud and Lillian Jensen. Graduated in 1952 from Mechanicsburg High School in Mechanicsburg Pa. Majoring in Zoology. He graduated from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire in 1956. After graduating Harvard Medical School in 1960 he enlisted in the military, He retired from the Air Force in 1994 as a Colonel. “Doc” loved the Northwest, setting up a private medical practice in Shoreline, Wa. He was still seeing patients and had a current medical license the month he passed. On the go all the time he was an avid hunter, sherman, skier, and lover of life. Every summer he worked in his garden growing his prized dahlias. Many patients and friends will miss him greatly. His uniqueness is eternal.Memorial forEric Hougaard Jensen, MDApril 6, 1934 - January 5, 2023Ernest Michael, born December 1934 in London died on March 9 in New York at the grand age of 88. He passed away after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease surrounded by his family. Michael will be greatly missed by his beloved wife of 65 years Marjorie, his daughter Lauren, sons Ted (Christine) and David and his grandson Ethan. After emigrating from Germany to the United States as a child, Michael spent most of his adult life as a resident of Westchester County living in Chappaqua, Pound Ridge, Somers and then nally in Manhattan. Michael was a true force of a man who lived his life with great purpose. He was a proud Eagle Scout, a graduate of Dartmouth College where he earned a BA in Political Science and earned his Master’s degree at Brown University. He was an investment banker by profession, yet dedicated his life to many Jewish organizations. He was chairman of the New York chapter of the Union for Reform Judaism, the head of the URJ’s Camp Kutz and served for many years on the board of directors of Selfhelp Community Services. Michael was a pillar of Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester where he served as President for three years and then as an active board member until the age of 86. Even with these many responsibilities Michael’s family always came rst. A talented woodworker and gardener, Michael loved to travel, play tennis, sail and ski. He also enjoyed spending summers with his family on Cape Cod. His soul, strength, and determination will live on through his wife, children and grandson. In honor of Michael’s life, please consider a donation to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.Memorial forErnest GrunebaumDecember 1934 - March 9, 2023
Wah, Who? Whisper! June 2023Page 12Cleto DiGiovanni, Jr. MD was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 26, 1935 and was raised in the same city. He did not have any siblings. After completing high school at Cass Technical High School in Detroit, he went on to attend Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, graduating in 1956 with an A.B. degree. During his time as a Senior Fellow at Dartmouth (1955-56), he conducted virology research in the laboratory of Dr. John Enders at Harvard and established a virus culture laboratory at the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover. Cleto then went on to receive his M.D. degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1961. He completed his internship from 1961 to 1962 at Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. From 1962 to 1963, he held a U.S. Public Health Service Research Fellowship and conducted research in psychophysiology for the Project Mercury and Gemini space programs at the U.S. Naval Acceleration Laboratory in Johnsville, PA and the Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.Cleto joined the U.S. Navy as a medical ocer and was initially assigned to the 2nd Recon Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune. He later volunteered for a one-year tour of duty with the Special Operations Group, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV-SOG) as the SOG Medical Ocer and concurrently, the SEAL Team Diving Medical Ocer. He extended his tour of duty with SOG by one year, serving with SOG SEAL and Marine Force Recon teams on China Beach near Danang during the rst year and with SOG’s Army Special Forces teams at Khe Sanh, Dak To, Dak Pek, and Kham Duc during the second year. After completing his tour of duty with SOG, Cleto was reassigned to the John F. Kennedy Center for Special Warfare at Fort Bragg, where he wrote a manual about the medical support of guerrilla teams located in denied areas. In mid-1966, he was discharged from the Navy as a lieutenant commander and immediately joined the Central Intelligence Agency as an intelligence ocer in the Directorate of Operations. He held a variety of operational assignments, including serving as chief of station (overseas) and chief of operations for one of the geographic area divisions in the Operations Directorate. He worked with the CIA in Europe, the Far East, the Middle East, and Latin America.Cleto resigned from the CIA at the end of December 1978 and went on to write about security issues in Central America, serve as a consultant to private business interests, and assist in the rst Reagan campaign as a foreign policy advisor. In 1983, he returned to medicine by entering a psychiatric residency program at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and a behavioral sciences fellowship program at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. While there, he initiated the psychiatric care of patients with HIV/AIDS in collaboration with the late Dr. Frank Polk.After completing residency, Cleto returned to Federal Service as a sta psychiatrist at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He also held adjunct faculty appointments at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases), and an appointment at The Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health as a Clinical Care Consultant. At the National Naval Medical Center, he continued his work with clinical care and research projects associated with HIV/AIDS. In the early 1990s, he gradually returned to operational issues and assignments, and from the mid-1990s to his rst retirement from Federal Service in 2002, he worked full-time on counterterrorism and weapons of mass destruction. He played a key role in bringing attention to the signicance of psychological factors in the nation’s preparations for terrorist attacks involving Memorial forCleto Digiovanni Jr.July 26, 1935 - February 12, 2023
Wah, Who? Whisper! June 2023Page 13Memorial forCleto Digiovanni Jr.Continuedweapons of mass destruction. During the 1990s, he also served as a collateral duty psychiatrist for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Hostage Rescue Team, based in Quantico, Virginia. He worked closely with the U.S. Marine Corps’ ocer programs and held a collateral duty assignment as the psychiatrist for the U.S. Marine Corps Ocer Candidate School (OCS) and The Basic School (TBS) at Quantico, Virginia. He taught a course called “Human Factors in Combat” for ten years at the Marine Corps’ Infantry Ocer Course, Quantico. He held appointments as an Adjunct Professor of Warghting at the Marine Corps University, Quantico, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, and was a member of the Consulting and Attending Stas of the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. He retired from the federal government in 2002, but later accepted an invitation to work as the Public Health and Medical Advisor for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Advanced Systems and Concepts Oce. During this time, he focused on studying the critical factors in public acceptance of disease containment strategies and was involved in several research activities related to infectious disease outbreaks. He served on several panels and committees related to quarantine, bioterrorism preparedness, and disaster preparation. He retired for a nal time in 2007 and lived in Southern California until his death on Sunday, February 12, 2023.DiGiovanni authored or co-authored over 180 papers, chapters, and two monographs on medical and national security topics. His primary hobby was playing the violin.He is survived by a close friend and the friend’s four children, Ian, Caleb, Isaiah, and Nathan.
Wah, Who? Whisper! June 2023Page 14PERSONAL ANECTDOTES RECLETE DIGIOVANNI1. In the summer of ’64 I was working at the canoe club when Clete showed up. He was a young navy ocer at the time, and had surgical training in his internship. We were both working on physical conditioning and for a time we ran the ridges and trails of the White Mountains together and became friends, but lost touch with each other. At least I thought we had.2. In the mail one day in ’65 ot ’66 I received 3 volumes of a vintage classic anatomy atlas from Clete. I still have them to this day, and this gift led to a rekindling of our distant friendship, described below. 3. Fast forward to 1972 while I was a clinical associate in Bethesda at the NIH (a two year Berry Plan military deferment satisfying draft responsibilities) while the Vietnam war was raging, One day there was a knock on the door and it was Clete. We chatted for a while and he asked me if I was interested in doing any overseas research. . Intrigued I asked for more details and it became apparent that this was an oer to set up a research program in Africa or Southeast Asia to study endemic diseases. . It was clear that this was a recruiting eort when I asked him what the strings were. He said “No strings, we just need to know what’s going on.” With two infant daughters and a plan to return to Boston for a cardiology fellowship I declined this veiled CIA recruitment oer. I admit I was intrigued, but declined. My wife later jokingly added “I’m not going anywhere where the toilets don’t ush” and that ended that. 4. As the obituary summarizes, Clete had extensive experience in Vietnam as medical ocer for Special Ops and Navy Seal personnel. He rewrote the eld manual for medical support of special ops groups, the rst revision of a eld manual since WWII.5. As noted, his experience prompted his recruitment into the CIA after his military service in Vietnam. During his Vietnam years he had contact with and knew North Korean doctors. So the CIA sent him to the Sorbonne in Paris as a “student” and during this time, with his background knowledge of the north, he participated in the Paris Peace Accords. 6. He told me that while in McLean at CIA headquarters he carpooled daily to work with none other than Aldrich Ames. An aable fellow he was, and Clete had not the slightest inkling of his clandestine espionage for the Soviet Union which ultimately put him in prison for life. 7. As noted, Clete had spent a year with Nobel Lauriat John Enders ( virology research and measles vaccine) and had a continued interest in infections diseases.8. Having risen to senior responsibility in the CIA, the political environment in the mid-1970s and a personal decision to change course he decided to leave “The Company” and to enrich undeveloped medical interests.9. He decided to take a psychiatry residency and added to his signicant expertise in threat assessment , biosecurity, pandemics and bioterrorism (think
Wah, Who? Whisper! June 2023Page 15SARS and Covid). After the SARS epidemic in Toronto he published an important study on the psychologic eects of quarantine, isolation and disease management. He consulted actively for government agencies (the latest in the Obama administration) on threat assessment and preparedness for future pandemics. The politicians never implemented those recommendations and they fell to low priority and inaction. This lack of recommended preparedness and the chaotic politicization of management cost us one million lives in the Covid pandemic.10. While unpacking books from one of those “garage boxes” we all have II came across those beautiful vintage atlases which I had used during medical school. Always appreciative of that gift, I found him on the Dartmouth website to again thank him 50 years later. We had a wonderful lunch and afternoon together when he lled me in of some of these experiences and we shared the course of our lives. At that luncheon he told me of his regular teaching of young marines on the management of the psychological stresses of combat. Those lectures earned him the military idea of a humorous moniker as they attended lectures with “Dr. Death.” Clete’s stellar career was the polar opposite. 11. He subsequently helped me formulate an earthquake and disaster preparedness plan for our condominium community of 300 homes in La Quinta, California. Then living in LaMesa he organized disaster preparedness and planning advice in San Diego.12. In retirement he remained active in information networks as he shared his extensive experience. In my last contacts with him (56 years since the canoe club meeting and 64 years since your graduation} during the beginning of the Covid pandemic we shared emails on the perceived but disproven eectiveness of chloroquine. We discussed the chaotic political response to a pandemic he had spent much of his career advising how to anticipate and manage. He had some troublesome physical impairment but still a sharp and engaged mind. It is my privilege to have known him.Kent W. Salisbury, MD, FACC, Dartmouth ’65, Dartmouth Med ’66, Harvard Med ‘68JUNETH I SCOUNO I TACAVNTRYWI L LNOTLEVARTBEMOUNT A I NAGOODPLACFAM I LYEFORANYBO F U S S W I MM I NGGN TAOL I GN I NEDRAGNORSVNE I NUPNLESR I I EEOSOWE I EFMAKEKTMBEU I I CFALTAEC I AMAGOTNTT LYGNORHRULDC I DHAAA I APELBSL ACAEODUHGCEAEEFORARM I OSDWL L TOLFUSSTLPNROAOL I I EVE I NOFUBRSVRTOTCMMNHGSQGGWHMGNHL THIDDEN QUOTATION BYTheodore RooseveltCOPY AUTHORIZATION BY THE AUTHORSYou may make unlimited copies of this original large print word search puzzle for personal, senior center, medical facility, or classroom use. Visit www.qets.com for more large print puzzles. Jimmy and Evelyn JohnsonCrossword Puzzle Answer Key
1956 CLASS OFFICERS1956 CLASS CO-PRESIDENTS: Tom ROSENWALD (tomrosenwald@msn.com; 917-854-8451), Jack BILLHARDT (jackbillhardt@gmail.com; 203-966-5147) SECRETARY: Chuck WOODHOUSE (kirk8202@gmail.com)TREASURER: Jack TAMAGNI (jack@jtamagni.com; 718-522-3929)ALUMNI FUND HEAD AGENT: Stew WOOD (stewwood@aol.com)WOMEN OF ‘56 ASSOCIATION: Karen MERRELS (kmerrels@sbcglobal.net; 419-861-7422)WOMEN OF ‘56 ASSOCIATION: Pam FAULKNER (rpfaulk@yahoo.com; 401-245-1934)SCHOLARSHIP FUND CHAIRMAN: Rick WORRELL (rdworrell@arch.com)SECRETARY OF HEALTH EDUCATION & WELFARE: Alan FRIEDMAN, MD (ajfmdpc@yahoo.com; 212-873-3210)Wah, Who? Whisper! June 2023Page 16Wha! Who? Whisper! Page 8 October 2011On the left in this photo you can barely see one of our new leaders just above the wa-terline. No telling where his feet are! >>>>Don DAVIDOFF (ddavidof@nycap.rr.com) Dartmouth College Fund 2011: Here are the numbers: 277 Classmates contributed $253,729 compared with our goal of $250,000. We just missed our 75% participation goal by 4 points. In fact, we received several gifts that were too late to count for this year! Our overall gifts to the various college funds, such as to the graduate schools, sports teams, scholarship funds etc. from our 50th to our 55th exceeded 5 million dollars. Our record of giving to off-DCF funds remains quite high especially compared with other classes of the 50s. A much more detailed report will be coming your way in the next few weeks. Thanks for your support. Please remember that the DCF runs from 7/31/11 to 6/30/12, so we are ready to accept this year's gift at any time. - DonThe Wah, Who? Whisper! The Great Class of 1956 NewsletterVolume LVINumber 3 October2011<<<<Left: incoming Co-President HARPER grabs the reins while our tremulating Co-President ROSENWALD, facing awesome responsibilities, is comforted by Ted BREMBLETHE POON & THE ROSE SURVEY REPORT: The September WWW asked alert readers to state their preference for method of delivery of this rag. Respondents: 12 by snail, 15 by e-mail, total 27 or 5.4% of the Class. Preferred Delivery: 19 by snail, 8 by e-mail, 6 both ways [sic]. We greatly appreciate the response of Classmates to this im-portant poll, which indicates that: DELIVERY OF THE GREATEST NEWSLETTER FOR THE GREAT CLASS OF 1956 WILL CONTINUE IN THE SAME WAY IT HAS BEEN DONE FOR THE LAST 36 YEARS.: 5.4% is about the same as Obama's popularity right now, showing that 94.6% of the Class really doesn't give a %*#$! about whether they receive this rag by email, internet, or by snail mail. So be it - we will continue as before. - Poon and The Small OneRight: President Kim speaking to the Class and referencing a '56 Beetle >>>>55th Reunion Special Issue #2Dartmouth College6068 BLUNT ALUMNI CENTERHANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03755-3590RETURN SERVICE REQUESTEDC/O PIP TRIADAPRIL MITCHELL 825 S. MAIN STREETBURLINGTON, NC 27215RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED