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Mark May
Written by Administrator   
Tuesday, 09 September 2008
The message that follows is from Stacey May, with some troubling news about our classmate Mark. Please read her note and remember the Mays in your prayers.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 28 September 2008 )
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25-year Reunion Survey
Written by Administrator   
Sunday, 07 September 2008
The class leaders are beginning planning for the 25-year reunion. It's still a couple of years down the road, but they need to make some timing decisions to begin the planning process.

Please use the poll on the left side of the page to cast a vote for your preferred reunion time.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 07 September 2008 )
 
Vinny O'Neil publishes 3d novel
Written by Administrator   
Sunday, 13 July 2008
Class of '85 Grad Publishes Third Novel

Vinny O'Neil, (A3 Plebe Year and H4 after that) recently published EXILE TRUST, the third novel in his murder mystery series. EXILE TRUST continues the story of amateur sleuth Frank Cole, a Yankee transplant to the Florida panhandle town of Exile. Working as a fact-checker for insurance outfits and law firms, the bankrupt Cole keeps encountering nefarious deeds as he tries to put his life back together.

The series is published by St. Martin's Press.
 
David Pierson update
Written by Administrator   
Friday, 09 May 2008
Tim:

Some news to share. You may decide whether to post it to the class website news page. I was recently named to the board of directors of two healthcare companies.

I am now serving on the board of MaxCyte, Inc., a medical device company in Gaithersburg, MD, which develops customized closed system electroporation devices to enable engineered cell therapy such as cell based immunotherapy for cancer or gene therapy. I was also named to the board of directors of Novamin Technologies in Gainesville, FL. Novamin is in the prescription and over-the-counter oral healthcare business and has a growing line of products selling internationally. I am currently a Partner with Intersouth Partners, a venture capital firm with >$800 million under management.

David Pierson,
A-2, '85
 
'85 in the News - Putting Soldiers Back Together
Written by Bob Sinnema   
Friday, 09 May 2008
Here's an interesting story in the Middletown (NY) Times-Herald Record about Kenny MacDonald's recovery from a combat injury, with the assistance of surgeon Tom DeBarardino.

"Lt. Col. Kenny McDonald brews a pot of coffee and settles into his chair, looking squared away and slightly uncomfortable in his dining room at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He says he's feeling better. The physical therapy is going well. "My lung is at 85 percent capacity," he says, and the gash in his leg has closed.

McDonald got ripped apart in Iraq. He'll show you the scars. To rebuild him, Army medicine had to learn hard lessons from a hard war."

Last Updated ( Friday, 09 May 2008 )
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Scott Gemberling Update
Written by Scott Gemberling   
Monday, 17 March 2008

I enjoy staying up-to-date on classmates in the Assembly.  Since I have not sent something in for many years, I decided to do it now.

My wife, Cindy, and I have two great teenagers - Tess (16) and Sean (15).  As parents, we have finally come to grips with the fact the kids do not want to take vacations with us anymore.  We just got back from a vacation in CA (Magic Mountain and Disneyland).  They would rather hang with their friends, especially since they both have a respective boyfriend and girlfriend.  We are planning for Tess to attend college soon.  She is the liberal artist (talented potter and painter) and plans on being a psychiatrist.  Sean is more interested in girls than school.

I am horse poor due to Cindy's equestrian hobby.  She has one horse she rides,  The second horse is out to pasture - literally.  I pay for him to graze peacefully on a farm.  I can only hope I am treated as well when I retire.

We finally made it back to Arizona seven years ago.  We are enjoying being around family and the nice weather.  Don't believe the dry heat explanation - 115 degrees is unbearable no matter the humidity.   Almost two years ago, I decided to leave the corporate world and bought a commercial construction business.  I am a general contractor doing mostly office renovations and some ground up construction.  I am once again applying all I learned in engineering classes at USMA.  It is a  great life.  I should have done my own thing sooner.

I golf whenever I can and brew and drink my own beer.  The Class of '85 has an open invitation to drink a cold one if you are ever in Phoenix.

That's my update.  God bless to all and I will continue to read about the rest of the class on the website and in Assembly.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 18 March 2008 )
 
Academic Year 2008 - 2009 SSC Slate
Written by Administrator   
Saturday, 01 March 2008
The Academic Year 2008 - 2009 SSC Slate has been published. Several '85ers are on the list.

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Deb McDonald Selected to be USMA Director of Admissions
Written by Administrator   
Sunday, 03 February 2008
Congratulations to Deb McDonald, who has been selected as the next USMA Director of Admissions!

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Kevin Houston ('87) Needs Help
Written by administrator   
Sunday, 03 February 2008
Please see the following message from Jim Gagliano, '87, regarding Army basketball standout Kevin Houston.

More information can be found at http://www.friendsoflizandkevin.com

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