Welcome to 3030 Update

3030 Update is the Internet Zine for alumni of Plough, Inc. and related companies who worked together at 3030 Jackson Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1980s and 1990s. Related companies and major consumer brand names with management there during that period include Schering-Plough, Schering-Plough Corporation, Schering-Plough Consumer Operations, Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, Maybelline, Coppertone, Tropical Blend, Dr. Scholl's, PAAS, St. Joseph, Di-Gel, Feen-a-mint, Correctol, Afrin, Gyne-Lotrimin, Drixoral, Clear Away and Mexsana.

About This Site

This site was updated Feb. 9, 2005, by Lewis Nolan of Memphis, Webmaster and Editor of 3030 Update.

3030 Update’s Sponsors

Sponsors of the 3030 Update newsletter underwrite the costs of newsletter publication and mailing to nearly 200 alumni. The sponsors for the 2005 edition are Bob Baldridge of Memphis; Chris Berry of Cocoa, Fla.; Richard Briscoe of Memphis; Amy Doville of Memphis; Burt and Mary Hunter of Mendham, N.J.; Lee Jenkins of Wellington, Fla.; Jim Johnson of Memphis; Toby Maxey of Cordova, Tenn.; Harvey Middleton of Memphis; Ray Modjeski of Venice, Fla.; Heard Murphy of Olive Branch, Miss.; Gerry Nobrega of Williamsburg, Va.; Gil Noble of Memphis; Bob Raub of Parrish, Fla.; Bob Schreiber of Homosassa, Fla.; Avron "Sonny" Spiro Jr. of Memphis; Jack Stewart of Memphis and Basking Ridge, N.J.; Melissa Twomey of Tampa, Fla.; Linn Weiss of Glenview, Ill.; Gary Wilkerson of Memphis; Cathy (Wills) Bolt of Columbia, S.C.; Virginia Worthington of Memphis; and Adrienne Zaitz of Germantown, Tenn.  For more information contact Lewis Nolan; e-mail address is lewis_nolan@yahoo.com.

 

About The Alumni – From the February, 2005 edition

The following snippets of information are based on reports from persons generally considered to be reliable when sober. Partly due to the time gap between some events covered in 3030 Update and publication, there can be no guarantee of timeliness or absolute accuracy. The only promise editors can make is that this newsletter aims to celebrate the enduring bonds of friendship and fond memories of working together at a great company. Please send additions and corrections and information on the whereabouts and activities of alumni to Lewis Nolan for future publication.

 

Memphis –

John Addison’s  daughter gave birth to a boy in July, giving John grandson No. 7. He also has a granddaughter. . .Bob Baldridge writes that he celebrated his 82nd birthday February 2 and is "still hanging in there. I spent some time at Pickwick Lake doing some fishing and some golf. I did some gardening last summer, raising cucumbers, peppers, squash and tomatoes". . .Charlie Beach has a half-dozen former Maybelliners working in a niche-market, cosmetics company he acquired. Its name is Caboodles Cosmetics. It has an office in Memphis and targets “tweens” with various makeup, bath and body products. Pat Halpern and Director of Display Development Gary Howerton are among employees. . .Chris Berry and his wife/business partner are selling their home in Olive Branch, Miss. They relocated to Cocoa, Fla., in April – just in time for Florida’s Hurricane season. His market research company has Focus Group Facilities in Orlando, Tampa, Denver and Memphis. . .Chuck Bertling, media director for   Chandler Ehrlich advertising and marketing firm, helped Toby Maxwell with a search for a marketing person for Toby’s company, Memphis Contract Packaging and its Softee brand of ethnic hair products. . . .Richard Briscoe continued to do consulting work with clients, but on a more limited basis and involving less travel. “We sold our house in Naples in January and spent much of the year getting settled back in Memphis. We had a short trip to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, and we were in Ireland for two weeks in September. We have facilitated the first strategic plan for Theatre Memphis. We serve on the boards of Theatre Memphis and the National Ornamental Metal Museum. We are thankful to be healthy and back among old friends in Memphis.”. . . . . Watty Brooks honored her late sister, Amy, with a new line of Amy’s Garden Pottery dinner plates and other ceramic pieces. Watty arranged for a Mississippi  artist to design the line,
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which she sells at her gift shop in Collierville, The Brooks Collection. Half the profits go to an organ transplant foundation at Mayo Clinic that bears her sister’s name. . . Richard Carlsen had the nettlesome chore of rebuilding his email address book after changing ISPs. He and his wife moved into their new home at Osprey, FL. . .Walt Chambliss was promoted to Director of Technology Development at Ole Miss. He continues to make Memphis his primary residence and commutes to a condo in Oxford. Walt's responsibilities have been expanded beyond pharmacy technology to include airplane parts, mine detectors, termite traps and radar. He quipped that “mind detectors” would be a bigger market than mine detectors and that “it is humbling to know how much stuff you don’t know.”  Walt continues to do business development and licensing for the School of Pharmacy at the University of Mississippi, saying that  “We have started several companies in Oxford, Miss., and have five drugs that were patented by the university in clinical trials through licensees. I continue to live in Memphis and have a condo in Oxford”. .Also working in Oxford, Miss., is another 3030 alum, George Walker, who formerly was in both QC and R&D with HCP. George is with ElSohly Laboratories . . . In August, John Clayton announced his retirement effective March 31, 2005, after 30 years of service, most recently as Senior Vice President, Consumer HealthCare Scientific and Regulatory Affairs. The company said his crowning achievement was the switch of Claritin from Rx to OTC in 2002, which propelled CHC to a billion dollar division. "We are indebted to Dr. Clayton for his outstanding contributions to Schering-Plough as well as the broader scientific community." He has told friends that while he is retiring from the Company, he wants to continue working, perhaps in a university/teaching position. . .Frank Coughlin, a retired sales vice president and consultant, and his wife, Rita, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in September. . .June Davidson spent three days passing the time on jury duty by playing Dominos. He was not selected for service on any state court juries.  He and his wife won a $250 gift certificate at Krogers for growing a sweet tomato variety called “Cabernet”, judged one of the best tomatoes in a contest sponsored by NatureSweet Tomatoes, a Texas company.  June continues to serve as president of the Memphis Horticultural Society. Also, June’s eldest daughter, Shannon, a PhD candidate at North Caroline State, became engaged. A September wedding is planned. . .Todd Doolin writes, “Amy and I have been back in Memphis for about 5.5 years working for International Paper. I am the Business Manager for the Converting Papers Division, which produce, market and sell papers used for the production of envelopes and billing & statement forms. We are the leading provider of both in the world. I have the privilege of working with fellow SPHCP alumnus Richard Faber, who leads the marketing effort for us. Ours sons are 11 years old and 6th graders at Christ Methodist Day School. Amy is on the alumni board at Rhodes College and is involved in other civic and school related activities.”.  . .Amy Doville was promoted by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to Director of the Central Protocol and Data Monitoring Office. She had been Director of Clinical Research Education and went from a staff of 1 to a staff of 21, overseeing clinical research protocol development, centralized research participant eligibility and study monitoring. She said, “I have 12 dogs and cats at home (maximum capacity) and they keep me hopping. I currently have a ruptured disk in my back (I’m too young for this!), may be facing surgery and would be interested in what other people have done for the condition.”  . . . Curtis Downs and his thriving company, Strategic Resource Management Inc., is now serving 43 active clients across the country, mainly large banks seeking guidance from Curtis and his 13 employees on cost-cutting, profit improvement and other services.  During a June round at Quail Ridge Golf Club, one of his drives boomed 337 yards and another went 330 yards (both witnessed by a fellow 3030ite). . .Joe Edmondson put down his golf clubs for a few days to represent Schering-Plough at a podiatry convention. . Melissa and Richard Faber caught the CA’s attention in October, when they hosted a picnic for 250
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neighbors in the Roseleigh area. Among attendees were Memphis Grizzlies basketball star Lorenzen Wright. The Fabers took a ski vacation at Breckridge, CO. . .Harry Feinstone was honored by the University of Memphis with the Society of the Shield Award, given to individuals who have made significant contributions to academic programs. . .Tom Flint has been with FedEx for 13 years, serving as a Senior Marketing Analyst in the consumer/customer research division. . .Phil Gilmer and wife Sammie (formerly with the Plough Foundation) have been retired for five years. He said, “We enjoy living in Olive Branch, Miss., and now have a Memphis area code phone (901-414-0383) so it’s no longer a toll call from Memphis. Sammie and I continue to work for the Boy Scouts through the local council, the Southern Region Committee and the National Committee. We usually spend a week or more at the National BSA Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico each summer. Phil also works as part of the American Red Cross. Our health is good, we have three grandchildren in the Chicago area, one great-grandchild and one on the way.” . .Several retirees live near Phil in Olive Branch, including recent transplant Joe Brocato and Heard Murphy. . .Bill Gooch underwent major surgery in September. . .Sue Guarino is serving on the Board of Directors of  Playhouse on the Square . . .Tony Guiliano is head of APG Marketing, his international consulting company, and president/CEO and partner in Baby Blanket Suncare Products, a client based in Westport, Mass. Tony lives in Germantown and has two children in college, a son at the University of Central Florida and a daughter at Stetson University. . .Former Customer Service Manager and PGA teaching pro David Hallford, 52, and a 62-year-old golfing buddy stunned a much younger field in June when they won the MGA Four-Ball tournament at Memphis Country Club. David is the reigning MGA Senior Champion. . .Dave Halpern has been a full-time, employed Park Ranger with the City of Germantown for a year. He earlier served as a Shelby Farms volunteer ranger, regularly patrolling the vast public recreational area that takes in Plough Park, named for the late Abe Plough. Wife Pat Halpern is Director of Product Development for Caboodles Cosmetics. Their daughter, Sydney, enters the University of Alabama this summer. . .Tom Hunt is helping a Memphis bank manage its real estate portfolio. He traveled aboard an Amtrak train to New Mexico, Colorado and Montana, where he visited family, went skiing and took a snow mobile tour in Yellowstone National Park. . .Gina Kamler joined Smith & Nephew in April as Strategic Communications Advisor in the operations group of the company’s Orthopaedics Division. She supported  Manufacturing, Logistics, Purchasing and Customer Service by producing internal communications, including newsletters and executive speechwriting before accepting a promotion in January of 2005 to become Marketing Pathway Manager for the Orthopaedics Marketing Group. She said that she and husband Mike “are still adjusting to parenthood but are loving every minute of it with their son, who just turned one in January. . .Linda Key writes that she is “healthy – a seven-year cancer survivor. I passed my PHR (Human Resources certification) in May and continue to work as an HR generalist at Kele, Inc. in Bartlett. My daughter is in her second year at UT Memphis working on her doctorate in physical therapy. . .Dottie Keister is a project director for Omnicare Clinical Research. . .Frank Lucido is working as a plumber’s assistant, installing new bathrooms, and is regularly attending a church. . .LaDonna (Maddox) Desio, former secretary in the old Lake-Spiro-Shurman in-house ad agency, has been working since early 1999 as a secretary in BJB Administrative Services, a private company that manages nursing homes and capital assets. . .Former Maybelline marketer Carolyn (McHenry) Wise has returned to Memphis full-time from Chicago, where she had been responsible for the Jimmy Dean Food Division’s marketing. She tired of the weekly commute to the offices of the Sara Lee Corp.’s subsidiary. She is head of marketing for an international commodity foods business owned by a British company that includes the old Humko plant. Carolyn is again doing volunteer work for Opera Memphis and enjoys seeing longtime friends when in Europe on business. . .Harvey Middleton was the guest of honor in an elegant party his family threw to celebrate his 60th birthday and retirement from the Company. Among those in attendance at Collierville’s Seasons Restaurant were Joe Edmondson,
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Jim Pittman, Paul Sherman, Sue Guarino, Lewis Nolan and Patti  Tate. Harvey has since been working on home remodeling projects and helping Shelby Residential and Vocational Services, a United Way agency he serves as chairman . .Carole and Danny Millsaps celebrated  their 20th wedding anniversary by cruising to the Caribbean in September, right beween Hurricane Ivan and Hurricane Jeanne, but it was smooth all the way. They took a Spring Break cruise to Columbia, Honduras and Mexico.  Carole formerly served as Advertising Director at Maybelline and Danny served as Materials Planner for Maybelline. They both now work for FexEx, Carole as Advertising Manager and Danny as Senior Business Application Analyst in IT. Carole managed the production of 17 TV commercials for FedEx last year. The Millsaps enjoy living in Collierville and watching deer graze in a field behind their house. . .Heard Murphy and wife J.J. downsized from their 5,000-square-foot home near Davies Plantation to a new, 3,700-square-foot home they had built in a new development in Olive Branch, Miss., near Hacks Cross and U.S. 78. The construction and move required a great deal of their time and close attention. One payoff is that Heard is that much closer to his beloved alma mater, Mississippi State – now less than two hours away. Heard joined Clark Morris, Scott Adams and Richard Adams for a private tour led by Ed Myers of the Memphis Contract Packaging  plant in Somerville. Ed is Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the company’s Softee brand of ethnic hair care products, which is sold in Dollar General, Family Dollar, WalMart, Walgreens and other retail stores. The company was founded by Plough alumni Billy Hoard, who serves as CEO, and Toby Maxey, who serves as President. Ed’s daughter, Kember, a 2003 graduate of UT, is following in her father’s footsteps as a sales representative for Maybelline, working the Knoxville territory. . . Prolonged overexposure to the California sunshine in the 1950s and early 1960s finally caught up with Lewis Nolan, who spent much of his youth around the pool at a swimming and tennis club near his home in Sacramento. While an adolescent and a teenager, he was blasted with countless hours of direct sunlight when he swam on an AAU team and later on the Sacramento State team. He also worked as a lifeguard and an age group swimming coach long before Plough scientists put sunscreens in Coppertone. In January, Lewis had a nickel-sized patch of basal cell skin cancer removed from his left shoulder.  His question to all 3030 alumni, especially those with the fair skin like that he inherited from his Irish ancestors,  is, “How long has it been since you had a medical professional scan your back and other body parts for signs of skin cancer?” He learned that the basal cell variety is the least invasive, most common form of cancer but is
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not usually fatal when treated and removed early. Lewis and his family spent most of a week at Tubac Golf Resort in Southern Arizona at Thanksgiving, as did Curtis Downs and his wife. . .Charlie Naff, 70,  has been a volunteer at the FedEx St. Jude Golf Tournament for 30 years. He doesn’t let diabetes get in the way of his frequent golf rounds at Colonial Country Club or his almost daily walks and workouts with weights and on a treadmill. . .David Pierce is president of  the booster organization for the Mt. Pisgah Middle School Band, a volunteer fund-raising organization the school is increasingly relying on because of government funding cuts. He writes, “My company, Nuance AV Systems, is in its 11th year and has managed to survive the depressed economy that past 2 years. Business has picked up and continuing to grow and I just hope that it continues. I’m fine, my family is fine and we all have much to be grateful for. I wish for the same to all who read this. My youngest son turns 15 next month so an increase in insurance costs is just around the corner when he starts to drive. My older stepson, Chris Price, is 31 and the owner of Price Ford in Millington. He is in the process of building a new dealership on Highway 51 just north of the new Lowe’s Hardware. If you drive a Ford or are interested in one, please visit him and mention my name – he had better give you the best deal you’ll find or I’ll ground him. David enjoys two grandchildren and also stays busy with two rhythm and blues bands that play clubs and parties around Memphis. Becoming a regular member of one of his bands, the  Memphis Hurricanes, in 2004 was David’s former boss at the Company, David Kelley, who had been an occasional member of the band for many years. David and Stewart Maddox stay busy at Kelley Productions, producing videos for such clients as Sara Lee Corporation, Buckeye Technologies and Youth Villages. They continue to provide AV meeting support services to Schering-Plough in Memphis. David and his ex, former Maybelline marketer LeAnn Kelley, have reconciled. She is a partner with her brother in a growing rehabilitation therapy business that now has two locations. . .Mike Pietrangelo is a part-owner of a suite at FedEx Forum, entitling him and others to catered, comfortable surroundings at all basketball games played in Memphis by the NBA Memphis Grizzlies, University of Memphis Tigers and other events. Participating in the suite are John Clayton and dermatology consultants to the company Bob Kaplan and Rex Amonette. Mike is swimming laps at a friend’s indoor pool as part of a new fitness program. . .Nancy Russell, who fields consumer calls about Dr. Scholl’s products in Consumer Relations, is nervously watching the news coming out of Iraq because of the deployment to the country of her stepson. She wrote friends, family and co-workers January 26 that, “Toby called this morning and is being sent out on a two-week mission to one of the cities where the voting is to be held. I told him we would step up the prayers for him. His job is in the hatch of a HumV so he is the first one to shoot or be shot. Just pray for God’s arms of safety around him during this time as well as the other men and women who will have similar duty.” . .        In a sharply worded letter to the editor, Ann Sandberg pounded away at what she termed “inaccurate reporting” by The CA of her fellow Democrat John Kerry’s visit to Nashville. She also worked as a volunteer for a Women’s Equality Day event in Memphis to celebrate the 84th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.. . .Former Maybelline purchasing manager Glen Sanders was promoted to vice president of procurement and planning for Cleo, Inc., a wrapping paper company that has been served by several former Plough executives. . .Former Scholl marketer and adman Greer Simonton has earned Accredited Member status with the International Society of Appraisers, one of two appraisers in the Memphis area to receive the distinction. He was certified in
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Antique and Decorative Arts at George Washington University and has studied at The Williamsburg Institute at The Du Pont Museum for American Decorative Arts in Delaware. He provides appraisal services for insurance, estate, family division and charitable gift purposes. . .Avron "Sonny" Spiro jokes that "my summary for 2004 is that I'm grateful to be vertical!". . .Jack Stewart and wife Jackie continue to divide their time between homes in Basking Ridge, N.J., and Memphis, where they have children and grandchildren. They wrote, “2004 was a good year for the Stewarts. Our daughter Kate had her second son and Emily was married this fall. We can usually be found in the northeast in the winter and the Mid-South in the summer. Live is perverse that way. We’re still playing bridge several times a week and are on the cusp. Too good to play with the novices and too awful for the open game. Guess you could say we’re messing up on a higher level.” They hosted a reception in Memphis to introduce Emily’s finance, a Presbyterian minister in Basking Ridge, to friends and family. Among those in attendance at the Hilton last July were Mike Pietrangelo, Gary Wilkerson, Max Ostrow, John Clayton, Lewis Nolan and Joe Brocato. Both Gary and Max practice law in Memphis. . .Trena Packer Street served as chair of the Memphis Advertising Foundation’s annual Silver Medal Award  event. . . . Dave Wells made a putt for a birdie at Windyke Country Club in October that he attributed to “divine intervention.” Saying he had not seen anything like it in 56 years of playing golf, he wrote, “I was putting on the 17th green, a 160-year Par 3. My 7 iron came to rest about 15 feet to the left of the hole. I had a downhill putt breaking from left to right, with the wind blowing and leaves everywhere. I stroked the putt, but didn’t play it high enough. It’s rolling 4-to-5 inches right of a hole when a leaf

appeared out of nowhere and took it straight back into the hole.” It was his 6th birdie of the memorable day. . .Dick Whittington is beginning his ninth year as a technical/regulatory consultant supporting the businesses of drug and cosmetics markets in the United States and abroad. . .Gary Wilkerson is serving as general counsel to a growing firearms training company owned by Ron Mohling, necessitating frequent travel to Atlanta. Gary, who continues to work out of an office down the hall from Mike Pietrangelo, was present for the biggest loss in his alma mater’s history when USC hammered the University of Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. . .. Also working for Ron Mohling but living in Atlanta is Greg Ton, serving as CFO. Greg departed Benchmark Brands, owned by Atlanta entrepreneur and former Scholl marketer Alan Beychok. Greg retains his Civil War artifacts and memorabilia business. . . Installed as officers of the Plough Employees Retirement Klub (P.E.R.K) in July were Locuis Williams, President; Bill Germann, Vice President; Mary Jewel Watson, Treasurer; June Smith, Secretary; and Dottie Scott, Corresponding Secretary. The group meets monthly for lunch and a program in the private dining room of the  Company cafeteria. One of the club’s visitors was Derrol Wainwright, who lives in England for half the year. He made a stop in Memphis while on the way to a Florida reunion of the old International Division. . .Former Suncare Marketing secretary Janice Walker lives in Bartlett and has been working at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital since leaving the Company in 1990. . .Carolyn Wilhite recently moved to Millington. She writes, "I retired in 1996 from the R&D Libary and from time-to-time attended the P.E.R.K. luncheons and always went up to the sixth floor to visit. In September, 2003, Martha Hurst told me that Don Levine was looking for temps for the Consumer Relations Department. I was working part-time at Wal-Mart and began as a temp, entering consumer complaints. Then in August, 2004, I was offered full-time employment. After working 7 days a week for 16 months between the two jobs, I turned in notice September 15 at Wal-Mart. I'm working with great folks and am enjoying my career change at Schering-Plough. . .Former Maybelline market researcher Adrienne Zaitz relocated back to the Memphis area in April, where her husband works for FedEx. She had been working for ADVO in Windsor, Conn., a direct mail advertising company headed by Gary Mulloy. Adrianne wrote, “I am busy setting up our new house in Collierville and taking care of our two, 13-month-old twins. Memphis has changed for the better in the eight years I have been gone. We love this town and have only fond memories and great friends here,” adding that she and her husband never sold their getaway condo in Hot Springs, Ark., even though they lived in Connecticut.

 

Outside Memphis –

Don Anderson has sold his lakeside home in Moneta, VA in favor of fulltime residence in Sunnyside Beach, FL. . .Chris Berry and wife Tessa spent several hours on the floor of their bathroom while Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne roared through Central Florida. Chris wrote, “We are fine, virtually no damage and all pets came through with flying colors. Our home in Cocoa is about 6 miles from the river which flows between the mainland and Merritt Island, where Kennedy Space Station is. Then come the barrier islands about 12 miles east of us. We are surrounded on the north and west by a barrier of pine trees at least 100 yards from the house. So we have little fear of a tree falling on us, just the possibility of a twister. First hurricane in this area for decades and here we are in CocoaNUTS! And a three-peat!. . .Fellow Floridian David Brittain says he is in “great health. I play tennis three times a week and weigh 168 pounds. The trick to keeping your weight down is ‘Don’t eat.’” He hosted longtime friends Jim and Judy Wallace of Memphis at his Sarasota, FL home. David helped Jim found the National Ornamental Metal Museum 25 years ago while he was Maybelline President and served on the museum’s Board of Trustees until he retired and moved to Florida. He keeps a Donzi Bowrider at his waterfront home to take visiting friends for boat rides at speeds up to 45 mph. . .Gene Camerik writes from his home in Plantation, Fla., that he has reached “the age when it would be impossible for me to be up to no good (unfortunately). I did publish another novel, “Diary Of An Investigative Reporter.” You can find it online at amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com. Sonny Spiro tells me he’s about 100 pages into it. I also managed to survive major back surgery this year and am walking 3 miles every morning in our local park. Each morning is just like the beautiful morning before. I pass the same people, say the same ‘Hello’ to those who say hello to me. I get the feeling I’m living in Bill Murray’s life from the movie, “Groundhog Day.” The only thing missing is Puxatawny Phil and Andie McDowell.” . . Rich Carlsen had a jolting experience in his new home at Osprey, FL, which is near Sarasota and about 30 minutes from his and Jane’s former home in Parrish. He moved after stepping down from the time-consuming, volunteer post as president of the River Wilderness Country Club in Parrish “to refocus on retirement and golf instead of work.” In September, Rich bought a pocket-sized Tazer gun to give to his wife. He inexplicably decided to test the shocking device when home alone. When he came to, he wrote friends in a hilarious email,  “I was on the floor. My triceps, right thigh and chest muscles were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain as my bottom lip felt like it weighed 88 pounds. By the way, has anyone seen my testicles? I think they ran away. I miss ‘em. Sure would like to get them back.”. . .After reading Rich’s stunning account of getting Tazered, Dave Collins asked “Is this the same guy who was our chief financial officer?” Dave celebrated his 70th birthday June 6 with a surprise party organized by his family and friends. Some HCP loyalists including Bob Raub had Rendezvous ribs flown in from Memphis and wrote
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short messages for inclusion in a video and scrapbook one of Dave’s daughters had made. Robert Maxwell waxed poetic about the elephant that Dave had arranged to appear at a 1991 birthday party in Liberty Corner, NJ. Kathy Jones penned that “when you entered a room, people gravitated to you like a magnet.” Lewis Nolan cracked that “he is a great man who has helped so many, many people and done such good works. I suspect that he might trade it all to shoot a 70 on a good golf course.”  Mayor Willie Herrenton remembered Dave’s deep commitment to the community and made Dave an honorary citizen of Memphis, with a fancy certificate Dave hung on a wall. Dave visited the ‘Ol Hawg’s Breath Barbeque Team during a fast visit to Memphis in May and saw several members from the old days and a lot of new faces. A whirling-dervish of energy and activity as ever, he taught a course on Corporate Social Responsibility at the Vermont Law School in the fall. He serves on the board of Align Technology (a public company traded on the Nasdaq) and works on a project involving the role of religious faith in managing a business. . .The Company announced March 4 that Joe Connors “has chosen to leave the company upon the appointment of his successor.” He had served the company for 28 years, most recently as executive vice president and general counsel.  Joe is spending the winter in Vero Beach, FL. . .Former Maybelline marketer Susan Crow writes that she is “living in the lush and beautiful state of South Carolina at Simponsville with access to both oceans and ski slopes.” She has been married to Charlie Granger for 16 years, is raising three daughters (ages 8, 10 and 13) and working as a strategic business unit manager for BedHeadzz, a line of upholstered headboard kits she developed. The product made its debut on the QVC cable channel in October in a segment featuring Susan. . .Jim Erwin writes from his Florida home that “two friends and I formed a partnership four years ago to develop property and build houses. Fortunately 2004 was our best year, and 2005 promises to be even better. Six lots sold and all should be build-out by the end of the year. Joe and Beth Edmondson stopped over for a couple of nights last May. It was great so see them and catch up on all the 3030 stuff first hand. Mike and Shirley Swider drove up one afternoon while they were here and the six of us played golf. Tootie and I celebrated 40 years of marriage in June of 2004. To mark the occasion we traveled with friends to Italy and proceeded to eat and wine-taste our way around the countryside for three weeks. We now enjoy five grandchildren and visit them often in Birmingham, AL and Tega Cay, SC. . .Kirby Farrington writes that "Mary Ellen (wife) and daughter Tracy (11) and I are in Indianapolis, Ind., with Eli Lilly (he is Senior Research Advisor - Sterility Assurance). We did the Alaska cruise bit in 2002 and Hawaii in 2004. In 2005 we are doing the British Isles, starting with Ireland. I am teaching several courses there in March and April. We are also heading for the Caribbean in April. I am doing a lot of traveling (for me), including Europe to the Lilly plants there. FYI, Jim Roudebush (former Dr. Scholl's marketer) lives behind me in Carmel, Ind. He is semi-retired. He was from up here originally. His family has a business he got into. He is here with the rest of us in snow, cold, high taxes, etc." . . . Steve Gilbert and his family have been living in Stockholm, Sweden for 16 months. Steve is an HR vice president for SCA, an international consumer products company based in Stockholm. He put together a worldwide, management development program for the company in 2004. He plays golf regularly with his son at a private club in the summer – where it stays light until 11 p.m. – and skis in the winter. Steve serves on the board of the school his children attend. He and his family visited California in September. . .Bill Gwinn is Director of Clinical Trial Solutions at Medstat, a medical statistics company, and has worked in their Nashville office for four years. Clients are mostly pharmaceutical companies. Bill has enjoyed speaking at trade conferences such as the Drug Information Association, and he started a new column this year in the “CenterWatch Monthly,” an industry newsletter. On the fun side, Bill is an assistant Scoutmaster in the Boy Scouts. He has gone with his son on many hiking and camping adventures, and his wife likes getting the boys out of the house. Bill serves as an usher captain at Brentwood Baptist Church. The family vacationed at St. Kitts/Nevis Island and enjoyed snorkeling in the clear waters of the Caribbean. . .Joan (Tonning) Hug and her husband, who live in Savannah, GA, spent most of October in Italy. Joan has played enough golf to get her handicap down to a level she considers “finally respectable.” She visited Memphis briefly in June to visit family. . .Burt Hunter writes from his New Jersey home that “I accepted the early retirement package and ‘verped’ in 12/03 (after 30 years, 6 months of service to the Company). I was extended for 6 months for the convenience of the Company, and since then have been working full time as a consultant to S-P. I expect that to end early this year, and then plan to begin consulting for other companies and law firms in the areas of international law and compliance with U.S. laws that have effect overseas. Mary retired several years ago. She says trying to keep me under control is a full-time job, but recognizes that she hasn’t had a great deal of success in that area. Mary and I continue to travel a lot; recent trips have included Vietnam, Cambodia, Spain, France, Switzerland and Seattle (where we have two children and three grandchildren, and a second house). I have taken up vintage sports car racing, and have now completed two race car schools. I have been invited to drive our ’53 Jag XK120 M in the Vintage Grand Prix of Pittsburgh next July. Just before that, my two sons-in-law and I plan to do the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. I hope I don’t lose anything to the bulls I will need in the road race (or anywhere else!). Please keep us on your list – we keep talking about a trip back to the scene of so many happy times. Perhaps if I can really retire we’ll find time for that.” . . .Lee Jenkins writes, "We're all fine here in South Florida. Had a couple of interesting hurricanes, but fortunately no major damage. My golf handicap seems to be increasing with my age. My goal is to live long enough to shoot my age. That would likely put me with the Today Show's "Smuckers Birthday" group. All the best to our friends.". . . Art Jennett and Andrea (Sundquist) Jennett have divorced but both work and live in close proximity in Phoenix and share child-rearing responsibilities for their beautiful daughters. . . For Kathy Jones and her husband, Wayne, 2004 was a year that can only be described as nightmarish because of the Florida hurricanes. But 2005 got off to a good start as they were at last able to move back into their home in early January. Kathy described the hellish period they went through in an October letter, saying in part that they had sold their riverfront home in Melbourne Beach and moved into a brand-new condo (due to Wayne’s heart aneurysm) during the last week of August. “Three days later we were homeless, thanks to Hurricane Frances. When we realized Frances was heading toward us, we just drove out of town to South Carolina. When we returned, we could not get a hotel so the first night we slept in the car. Next morning we were deeply saddened to witness such devastation. Our unit is on the top floor of the condo – the roof blew off and all the water poured into our unit and went down to all the other floors as well. The closest hotel we could get was in Orlando, 1 hour and 40 minutes north of us. We stayed there for three weeks. I was extremely lucky to run into someone who offered me her furnished condo for three months. We go to our condo every day to check on the progress of restoration. Due to the Florida heat, mildew/mold is prevalent. The builder had difficulty getting roofing material but eventually lucked out with a supply from North Carolina. The roofers had just installed the first new membrane when Hurricane Jeanne came along. Well to give you the Reader’s Digest version, she blew it off as well. Back to square one. Two days before Hurricane Jeanne came calling, Wayne’s Mom passed away.” Kathy made the point that it was the first time in 100 years that the area had been hit by a hurricane, adding that the destruction in Melbourne Beach and Brevard County was “horrific.” The aftermath led to maddening delays and frustrations, notably having the initial insurance adjuster  “disappear” with all their photos and documentation. Nonetheless, Kathy’s sunny outlook on life was preserved as she wrote that  “We are fine, thank God, and are grateful to all the great and wonderful people we have met in recent months. Please pray for the poor and the elderly because they have suffered the most.” . . Dick Kinney celebrated his retirement from the Company with a trip to Rome, where he visited the Vatican. Once back home on the Jersey Shore, Dick has stayed in touch with other retired executives including Hugh D’Andrade and Joe Connors. Dick is doing volunteer work with a drug rehabilitation program in New Jersey. . .Jack Krimmel moved to Nashville from Memphis so they could be closer to their children and grandchildren. He continues as EVP and COO of Pacific World Corporation, a cosmetics company based in Orange County, Calif. Jack commutes between locations. . .Another 3030ite who moved is Bob Yahola, relocated to Columbia, TN from Memphis. . .The high point of 2004 for Robert Maxwell was making a coast-to-coast
Have Bike Will Travel: Robert Maxwell
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motorcycle trip from his home in Princeton, NJ to California and back. He passed through 34 states, logging over 20,000 miles in four months. He writes, “I saw a lot of exciting things and enjoyed meeting a lot of swell people there on the road.” Several times a year, Robert manages a traveling clinic that does cardiopulmonary testing for employee groups at industrial sites and other locations. For fun and loose change (at $140 an hour) he works occasionally at a Honda shop, repairing motorcycle engines. “It’s almost like working on a med tour – we all wear masks and latex gloves when working around used oil and motor fluids.”. . .Shirley Boyden Maxwell of Corporate Communications was profiled by the Newark Star-Ledger for her volunteer work on behalf of the Kenilworth Historical Society, which she has served as president for six years. . .Ed McManic’s furniture manufacturing firm, Barricks Manufacturing in Gadsden, AL, racked up a 36 percent increase in sales in 2004. The company completed one facility expansion, to 70,000 square feet, and is beginning work on another. Ed increased the product line from the existing custom tables to add a complete line of office case goods (desks, credenzas, bookcases) and most recently a line of furniture for nursing homes. “We are looking for 2005 to be a strong year. But I’m working harder than I want,” he said. . . Ray Modjeski writes that he and his wife ”enjoyed an awesome river cruise on the Rhine and Moselle Rivers. We began in Amsterdam and went to Rudescheim, Cologne, Heidelberg, Strasbourg, Cochem and other beautiful villages, ending up in Basel, Switzerland. We then had a four-day stay in Lucern, Switzerland, one of the most beautiful spots in Europe. We took cable cars and trams up and down the Alps, reaching 7,700 feet, viewing hundreds of miles through the clouds. We even enjoyed lunch and a nice bottle of wine at that altitude without tossing our cookies. One of the most beautiful sights we’ve ever seen. The other highlight of our year was the birth of the first Modjeski grandson to carry on our name” (Ray and his wife now have six grandchildren, five boys and a girl). . .Gerry Nobrega and his wife moved into their new home in Williamsburg, VA (see Alumni Directory for new contact info) in early January. He writes, “Jane and I were off to Ireland  and Scotland for three weeks last August and drove over 1,000 miles. We got to visit St. Andrew’s and Troon Golf Courses. It was quite a treat. We also visited Jane’s paternal ancestral hometown in Tipperary, Ireland. It rained just about every day but it didn’t stop us from doing all the things we had planned. Eight years ago, Joe Moran and I started an annual, week-long golf event in the spring of each year. There are twelve of us now, including Bob Brown, who is in his seventh consecutive year. He won the tournament in 2004, held at Fripp Island, SC. This spring we will play in Myrtle Beach, SC at the famous Barefoot Golf Courses.” . . .Kathy O’Brien writes that “I’m still with LimitedBrands as Vice President Regulatory Assurance and Product Safety in Columbus, Ohio. The work is interesting and challenging. I’m glad to be back in my hometown among family and friends. I continue to indulge my hobbies of antiquing, flea marketing and genealogy. My latest genealogy trip was in the fall to Marblehead, Mass., to do some research and meet with extended family to take some oral histories. I’ve also discovered some new cousins via the Internet and that has proved to be a wealth of information.” . . .Charles Oppenheimer spent three months in Florida following his acceptance of a retirement package effective January 1. He said “almost all of the senior level of the Law Department took the retirement package or have resigned. Very few familiar faces are left in S-P.” Charles and his wife live in Livingston, NJ. . . Bob Raub did the honors as Father of the Bride during his
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youngest daughter’s wedding in November, at St. Augustine, FL. He writes from his home in Parrish, FL that “I continue to teach tennis at our River Wilderness Golf and Country Club and, for several weeks each year, I teach at a Stetson University program in Palm Coast, FL. I’ve been recognized by the U.S. Professional Tennis Association for development and contributions to the growth of tennis as a teaching pro. My students range from 4 years to 90 years. I ran a Munchkin tennis program to raise money for five charities serving the children of Manatee County, FL. Char and I led the Newcomers Team to welcome new residents to our community and help them get settled in with the club, golf, tennis, doctors, vendors, etc.”. . .Claudia Robinson continues to enjoy living in the heart of Manhattan, where she stayed high and dry despite torrential rainfall in the area in July. She is working as a communications consultant out of her home office. She said she and her husband “loved Memphis and hope to get back down there before long. We still have lots of good friends in the Bluff City.” . . .Former head of corporate HR John Ryan is enjoying life in Westfield, NJ, even though the temp dropped to 13 degrees in December. He says “retirement is great.”. . .Charlie Saunders writes from his home in Cleveland, TN that 2004 was a “great year. My Miami-born daughter married this year and we now have a great son-in-law. I started a small venture this year, Saunders & Associates, which uses the talents of retired craftsmen for all types of tasks. Also, I catered a couple of events using the ‘Ol Hawg’s Breath method and dry rub. I made up OHB dry rub blended in 100-pound quantities and sell it in 1-pound containers or bags.” See directory for Charlie’s email address if interested in purchase. . .Bob Schreiber writes from Florida that in January of 2004 and again in March “we had to replace the prosthesis in my right knee to rid the leg of a staff infection. Lots of antibiotic infusions and hobbling around on crutches. Finally, on Father’s Day I got back on the golf course in time to see my 14-year-old grandson make a hole-in-one. Quite exciting. But two weeks later I blew a gasket in the lower spinal column and had to undergo surgery to put in an artificial disc and then some titanium pins to hold the vertabra together. Then, after 13 weeks in a ‘corset,’ we started therapy to rediscover some muscles. Now we are ready to go into training to prepare for the annual October outing in Memphis. Wish us luck.”. . .Melissa Twomey writes there is “not much to report from Tampa, except that I have officially retired from the Yankees (she had been managing the baseball icons’ New York Yankees Fantasy Camp, charging fans $4,595 to for a chance to live their dream for a week). I have done a little project work for them since retiring in July and will continue as long as they will have me. But the focus of my time is on my family. It is an adjustment for me as I have worked for over 30 years – an idle hands, devil’s workshop kind of thing. Our family is traveling to Ireland and Scotland in March. The boys have a tee time on the Old Course. Weather may not be great but the experience will be unmatched.” . .Linn Weiss announced his pending departure from the AMA this spring, closing out six years of helping direct the physician organization’s public policy, lobbying and public relations efforts. Linn and members of his high-achiever family (all four kids are in college) enjoyed trips to San Francisco, Big Sur, Wisconsin, New Jersey and New York City during 2004. . . Former Community Affairs Senior Secretary Karen Whitaker has
Headhunter Karen Whitaker
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her own headhunting business in San Jose, CA, where she reports that “business is good. I have my own shop and it has been great for the past year.” She is associated with San Diego-based Legal Ease, which specializes in the placement of legal professionals including legal secretaries, paralegals and attorneys on a temporary basis or into permanent, full time employment. The firm works with individuals and clients across the nation. Before venturing out on her own, Karen worked as a legal recruiter in the Bay Area for several years. . .Cathy (Wills) Bolt writes from her home in Columbia, SC, that she and her husband “are living in my house while we renovate Dennis’ 77-year-old house. Yikes, expensive! We hope to move in during the summer of 2005. In March, we traveled to Vienna, Austria to visit Dennis’ daughter. We cruised the Mediterranean in September, 2004. I am no longer working at the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business (where she directed marketing for several years). I’m just relaxing and enjoying married life.”

 

OMEGA CHAPTER

 

It is with regret and sadness that 3030 Update notes the death of Will Case in August, 2004. He was Vice President of Sales for the Plough organization in the 1970s. He had retired and was living in Spanish Fort, Ala., with his wife, Jean. Longtime friend Dave Wells wrote, “Will actually was our first Trade Relations person in the early Schering-Plough days and was well known by our customers all over the country. I guess one of Will’s greatest thrills was taking a group of customers to Augusta National for a round of golf, and then Will making a hole-in-one on the famous No. 12 at Amen Corner.”

 

 

3030 Update Archives

The “About The Alumni” column from the 2004 edition is at http://update3030.home.att.net/update04.html

 

The “About The Alumni” column from the 2003 edition is at http://update3030.home.att.net/update03.html.

 

Archived columns from 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 are at a sister website at http://members.fortunecity.com/lewis_nolan/. Also on that website are several dozen photos of alumni taken at reunion parties and golf scrambles in those years.