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		1960s Lauris Eglitis, E’61, ME’71, of Westwood, Massachusetts, retired in June 2001 after working as a structural engineer for H. W. Lochner in Boston. He now consults part-time for the Maguire Group in Foxboro. James Paisley, BA’61, writes from Santa Barbara, California, “Following Army tours in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Vicenza, Italy; and Kontum, Vietnam, I left active duty to pursue a law career. My first position was as an assistant district attorney in Suffolk County (Massachusetts). Later, I established a private law practice in Boston until August 1990, when I was mobilized with an international law team during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. I retired from the Army in 1993 as a colonel, staff judge advocate, after completing thirty-seven years of active and reserve service. In 1996, I accepted an appointment as a United States administrative law judge and was assigned to New Orleans. In August 2000, I accepted the position of chief judge in Santa Barbara. I am a cancer survivor, having undergone surgery and chemotherapy for bladder and prostate cancer, but feel healthy enough to resume my duties as a judge, and enjoy tennis, golf, and skiing. My wife, Janet, and I recently celebrated our forty-first wedding anniversary.” George G. Saluto Jr., E’61, ME’68, proclaims himself a “townie” living in Danvers, Massachusetts. He notes he spent forty years of work, travel, and relocation with GTE/Sylvania and Polaroid (“in order to establish financial security,” he states). He says he dabbles in a few local part-time jobs (“No more commute!”) and is involved with the Conservation Commission, Open Space and Recreation Task Force, and the Danvers 250th Anniversary Celebration Committee. He is the founder of the Stonedust-Bucket Memorial Bocce Tournament and invites everyone to the spring and fall events. E-mail him at <gsaluto@aol.com>. Gene Crepeau, BA’62, of Morris, Connecticut, writes, “If you’re like me, the first thing you look for in this magazine is the class notes, to find out about your classmates. There’s an even better way: Attend the fortieth reunion and find out in person. Reserve the dates November 8 to 10. I’ve been to six of our class’s seven reunions and had a great time at every one. You will, too. If you want to help the committee or have any questions, call me at 860.567.8628 or e-mail me at <nu62gene@earthlink.net>. We’d also like to get your e-mail address. Send it to me, or to our Alumni Relations class rep, Toni Meehan, at <a.meehan@neu.edu>. Hope to see you in November.” Crepeau is on the reunion committee for the class of 1962. David M. Cussen, BA’63, is celebrating his thirty-fifth year in the publishing business. The first part of his career was spent in Europe. For the past twenty years, he’s lived in Sarasota, Florida. He’s the owner and publisher of Pineapple Press, which he started in 1982. Friends can e-mail Cussen at <david@pineapplepress.com>. Charles “Pete” Goodall, Ed’63, and his wife, Bobbi, have moved into a new house at Coral Lakes in Boynton Beach, Florida. They both retired in 1998, and note they enjoy the wonderful weather and active lifestyle. “We have four grandchildren and look forward to their visits,” he writes. “The great education that I received from Professors Melvin, Roberts, Blackman, Howes, and others is still a major part of my life. I miss old classmates Harold Bond, Paul Hirshon, and Mitch Lynch. Was glad to see the note from Dave Haskell in the January issue of Northeastern University Alumni Magazine. We made sure the NU News had some poetry in it. Those five years at NU were special.” Roberta Friend Buland, BA’64, MA’68, of New Britain, Connecticut, is the owner and president of Right Words Limited. The editorial and publishing services company caters to businesses and individuals who want to write or have written articles, brochures, websites, reports, or books. She has edited Famous Crimes Revisited, by Dr. Henry Lee, a forensic science expert; Facts about the World’s Languages, for W. W. Wilson and Company; and Murders at Hollings General, by Dr. Jerry Labriola. Buland is the president of the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association, and has also served as its vice president and newsletter editor. Her e-mail address is <rjbuland@juno.com>. John Finn, E’65, ME’70, of Framingham, Massachusetts, has been a vice president for corporate quality at IntegraTECH Solutions for eight years. “Skills learned as a co-op have come in very handy over the years,” he writes. Michael R. Tovino, MA’66, of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, says he doesn’t plan to retire and often states that he would relish passing on “in harness.” He is the district test coordinator and interdisciplinary teacher for Somerset County Educational Services Commission in Somerset, New Jersey. On weekends, he is a customer associate for WAWA, a convenience store chain based in Pennsylvania. “My two jobs are complementary and daily draw on the same algorithms that are effective with challenged pupils and harried customers,” he writes. “‘All this fun and paychecks, too,’ is an accurate statement of my attitudes toward working into my sixties and, I sincerely hope, beyond.” Rose Merzon Feinberg, Ed’67, of Waltham, Massachusetts, is in her eighth year as principal of the Mary Lee Burbank School in Belmont. She also teaches graduate courses in administration at Lesley University and Simmons College. She received a doctorate in education from Boston University in 1977 and is active professionally in education organizations. She spent eleven years as director of elementary education in Needham, was director of reading in Lunenburg, and was an elementary teacher in Wayland. Feinberg has been married for thirty-two years and has a foster daughter. Jack Kurdzionak, Ed’67, of Stoneham, Massachusetts, was elected second vice president at the annual meeting of the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute. Located in Harrison, Ohio, the organization is the premier trade association in the world for the horologic industry. Kurdzionak’s booklet “Profitable Watch and Clock Repair” was published by the institute and is distributed to its membership. William H. Haywood, CJ’68, of Ft. Myers, Florida, retired after forty years in law enforcement and corporate security. He also served six years on the board of directors of the American Society for Industrial Security. Roy Bishop, LA’69, MPA’76, of Boston, has joined Biogen in Cambridge as a business analyst for supply chain and production operations. Lester A. Lefton, LA’69, serves as the senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at Tulane University in New Orleans.