Yale University

Support Network

Purpose


Don Edwards

In 2015 our Class Council endorsed the formation of a Class support network modeled on a similar effort by the Class of 1963. 

The support network consists of volunteers from the Class of 1964 who may be able to offer not only a sympathetic and experienced ear but also concrete and helpful suggestions to classmates dealing with issues familiar to the volunteer through personal or professional experience.

Classmates can join the list of network volunteers by contacting Don Edwards '64, who volunteered to create this network and who continues as its coordinator. Contact Don at dedwards64@aol.com or (908) 307-0592.

In addition to the most common medical concerns (hypertension, prostate, hearing loss, arthritis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes), people with experience with substance abuse, depression, financial reverses, bereavement, and end-of-life concerns would be valuable additions.

Confidentiality

This support is strictly confidential. Network volunteers do not report the identity or content of their contacts with classmates.

List of Network Volunteers (revised 5/10/2024)

Below is the current list of network volunteers. You can solicit support simply by contacting one of them. Where the volunteer's area is listed as "general support," it indicates that the volunteer is happy to listen and try to be helpful across the range of issues we typically face at this stage of life. Don Edwards will be happy to help you make a useful connection. 

Name Contact Information Area
Dave Anderson
Laguna Beach, CA
cdavidanderson64@gmail.com
(310) 463-3613
Tax problems; children with addiction
Tim Bachmeyer
Orlando, FL
timbachmeyer1@gmail.com
(561) 801-5752
Thriving/surviving cancer; retirement/aging
Paul Balser
New York, NY
balser@ironwood‑partners.com
(917) 441-1060
Addictions — drugs, alcohol
Arthur Boylston
Oxford, UK
boylston_3@hotmail.com
011-44-1865 766754
General medical issues
Bob Bulkeley
Campton, NH
rdbulkeley@gmail.com
(603) 536-1791
Drug/alcohol abuse
Brooks Carder
Del Mar, CA
brooks@carderemail.com
(858) 350-6708 or (858) 775-9224
Parkinson’s, addiction, and disabled spouse
Don Crabtree
Basking Ridge, NJ
donny.crabtree@gmail.com
(917) 825-1187
General support
Richard Dauphine
Carmel, CA
richard.dauphine@gmail.com Orthopedic surgery
Bill Drennen
Shepherdstown, WV 
wmdrennen1@icloud.com
(304) 876-1236
General support; loss of a spouse
Don Edwards
Wallingford, CT
dedwards64@aol.com
(908) 307-0592
Loss of spouse; end-of-life issues; prostate- reduction surgery
Sam Francis
Chatham, NJ
sfrancis@fast.net
(973) 945-4041
Preventing falls
Bill Galvin
Greenwich, CT
wwgalvin3@gmail.com
(917) 453-2959
Alcoholism, loss of a child
Charlie Goldman
Columbia, SC
charles.goldman@yahoo.com
(803) 730-1432
Retirement, family issues, men's groups, open-heart surgery, AFib
Jay Huffard
Stamford, CT
jayhuffard@me.com
(203) 962-6647
Finance and business
Peter Hutchings
New York, NY
mdwplh@mac.com
(917) 664-5384
Hearing-aid issues
Waldo Johnston
Vero Beach, FL
waldojohnston@hotmail.com
(772) 299-7898
General support
Dave Kalayjian
Clinton, CT
dbkalayjian@comcast.net
(860) 754-4777
Orthopedics
Steve Klingelhofer
Chestertown, MD
sklingel@icnl.org
(410) 810-3999
Substance abuse; death, dying, grief; family relations in stressful conditions
Loring Knoblauch
Chicago, IL
loring.knoblauch@gmail.com
(312) 280-6250
Prostate cancer
Mark Krinsky
San Francisco, CA
markymaypo@aol.com
(415) 931-0110
Alcohol/drug abuse
Tony Lavely
Long Lake, MN
amlavely@aol.com
(407) 770-8942
Loss of spouse; child with cancer; death of a younger sibling
Doug Lea
Bequia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines
douglasslea@me.com
(784) 495-2055
Death of children; alcoholism; retirement overseas
Tony Lee
Wayland, MA
anthonydlee@me.com
(508) 655-1705
Letting go of physical activities
Chip Levengood
Philadelphia, PA
pklevengood@gmail.com
(215) 238-1591
Retirement; downsizing; support of spouse through illness, NGO governance
Ed Massey
Stamford, CT
wemassey@nexgencos.com
(203) 321-0289
General support
Mike Mazer
Washington, DC
michaelmazer27@gmail.com
(202) 966-0506
Retirement; back pain
Jon McBride
Chevy Chase, MD
jonmcbride@aol.com
(301) 654-6338
General support; prostate cancer/radiation oncology treatment
Michael Posner
Florence, MA
mposner@massmed.org
(413) 586-7224
Pediatric concerns of grandparents
Pete Putzel
Brooklyn, NY
putzel.henry3@gmail.com
(718) 858-3505
Loss of a child; back surgery
Al Rossiter
Lincoln, MA
arossiter@bbns.org
(781) 259-9112
General support; bladder cancer
Tom Rowe
Marina del Rey, CA
trowe@law.duke.edu
(310) 822-5892
Prostate cancer and post-prostatectomy
Gus Speth
Strafford, VT
gus@speth.com
(802) 765-4899
General support
Russell Sunshine
Pacific Grove, CA
russellbsunshine@yahoo.com
(831) 236-6399
Prostate cancer;
family Alzheimer’s
Don Van Doren
Santa Fe, NM
dvandoren@vanguard.net 
(505) 216-6612
General support;
non-profit boards
Ward Wickwire
Lincolnville, ME
wardwick@gmail.com
(414) 899-7173
Disabled spouse; aging
Bill Woodfin
McKinney, TX
wwoodfin@dfwair.net
(214) 236-3044
Cancer; chemotherapy