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NEWSLETTER VOL. XIII, NO. 2
FALL 2004
A CAA Fall Weekend in New York
A Walk Down Memory Lane
By Hans van den Houten
Editor’s Note: Two hundred eighty-eight Chase Alumni, spouses
and friends gathered over the weekend of October 1-3 in New York
City. Although New York has become his hometown, CAA
President Hans van den Houten found himself looking at a
different era – and seeing friends from nearly a lifetime ago.
This is his personal and close-up account of the weekend.
DAY O NE: Cocktails at One Chase Plaza
Taking the subway downtown to One Chase Manhattan Plaza was
my daily routine 37 years ago, and the contrast from those days
was a first reminder that times have changed. Where did all the
graffiti go, and the broken windows, the uncomfortable benches
and the heat in early fall, when windows still had to be opened to
let at least a semblance of air into the cars? Today’s trains are
modern and clean, and the signage is electronic as are the
announcements, which are – mostly – audible and understandable.
Arrival at the Wall Street station on the downtown IRT brought
more signs of change: The IRT line now has numbered trains (the
2 and 3). The station has been overhauled, is brighter and has a
more palpable feeling of safety and cleanliness. Trotting up the
stairs, the way we did in the past, evoked the first rush of past
experience. Although, we can no longer take the elevator on
the lower floor, going to the plaza level by escalator brings back
another familiar sight: the Dubuffet “Group of Four Trees,” standing
tall and proud, yet small and rather insignificant against the
canyoned walls of the surrounding buildings. That was always
the feeling they evoked, as if the “Trees” had to grow and reach
a height significant enough to compete in this environment
dominated by concrete.
EN ROUTE TO KYKUIT: Jean-Gabriel Romain, Anne Larchez-Fayolle,
Ken Picknell, Nicola Davies, Rommel Pereira & Chris Church
CELEBRATING BELOW:
Marianne Bara, Jean-Marc Bara & Alfonso Bahamonde
This was the beginning of a walk down memory lane, the ghosts
of the past all around whispering their tales of yesteryear: “greeny”
manuals...“greeny” sessions...“desk” referrals...“pit” referrals...exit
“one-on-ones”...and ducking into the bathroom to avoid a corridor
session with Bill Hinchman and Glenn Meyer.
Pete Bailey, where are you and your credit manual?
The dining room has been prepared for the arrival of 288 members
of the Chase Alumni Association, arriving from the four corners of
the United States and from Japan, China, Hong Kong, France, the
United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. As we amble
Continued on next page
With clearance obtained – another reminder that our days of carefree visits to New York had ended – the elevator rose with the
same ample speed as in the past, to deposit us on the 60th floor.
We wondered if the “Wall Street Club” was still functioning, but
soon learned that this was a feature of the past. Turning into the
wide open space on the 60th floor, bright sunlight streamed in at
this late hour at virtual eye level to complement what felt like
familiar surroundings.
CHASE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
CHASEALUM@YAHOO.COM
TEL:
LENOX HILL STATION
WWW.CHASEALUM.ORG
FAX
PO BOX
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NEW YORK, NY
10021
212-682-2838
212-682-2722
Chase Alumni’s Autumn in New York (continued from page 1)
into this space where we used to dine with customers and colleagues,
many of us have veils of doubt over our eyes, as if we cannot
believe this encounter with the past, this “going home again.”
How many of us have been on this floor during the last decade,?
How many of us remember the daily walk through the west
corridor to check the progress of the construction of the World
Trade Center? How many of us remember dining in one of the
tastefully decorated private dining rooms with the superb art from
the bank’s collection? Now most of these rooms are dim, some are
empty, some, only functionally decorated at most. No paintings
grace the walls, but the views are still 360 degrees NEW YORK,
NEW YORK. The hole in the ground and the empty space facing
west, however, remind us that times have not stood still and have
not always been kind.
The crowd mingles. The ohs and ahs of recognition of long-lost
colleagues mix with embraces and shrieks of delight as we encounter
friends gained through the bonds created by the bank’s training
program and subsequent overlapping worldwide banking experiences,
The wonderfully stocked bars and buffet invite us to talk, sit and
linger. As President, I have to interrupt briefly, to give official
recognition to the reunion phenomenon – the feeling of togetherness,
the invocation of the past. Heartfelt thanks went to John Farrell
for his sponsoring the cocktail reception on behalf of JPMorgan
Chase, and his absence from the actual event was regretted.
Continued on next page
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ABOVE:
Dirk von Dörnberg & Angelika Bartle, Heiner & Sieglinde Hartmann;
BELOW, CLOCKWISE BEGINNING LEFT:
Ken Arndt & Gary Heinze;
Lisa Barbaro & Mario Rosellini;
Dick Lukas, Margaret Schramm & Tom Cronin;
Bob Geary, David Weisbrod & Debbie Duncan;
Gretchen Heldring & Hans van den Houten, cutting a rug, and
Valerie Corbett & Barbara Tsarnas
The reception proved memorable for its harmony, its warmth, the
location and the weather, which could not have offered us a more
splendid vantage for seeing the City display all its glory beneath
the tower of One Chase Plaza. Those who stayed until the lights
were dimmed inside got to see a red crescent moon rise over
Brooklyn as nighttime Manhattan revealed itself: a spectacle of
nature juxtaposed with the man-made hustle and bustle, capping
our chance to relive the old Chase experience. This was a perfect
way to start our walk down memory lane!
DAY TWO: Hudson River and Kykuit
The generosity of the Rockefeller Family in donating their Kykuit
compound to the National Trust for Historic Preservation has
made it possible for many to visit this extraordinary family estate
built in Pocantico Hills by John D. Rockefeller. Although many
of us had never been up the mighty Hudson save for a Circle
Line cruise that barely reaches Upper Manhattan, the 90-minute
boat ride to Tarrytown was a delightful way to spend a Saturday
morning with colleagues and friends.
Ninety-four of the weekend visitors had time to mingle and talk
about the great event of the previous night. The ride was also an
opportunity to have fruitful discussions about how to strengthen
the global presence of the Association – all in good time and harmony – and a chance to sound out many members for constructive observations on how to broaden the appeal of our services.
The ride could not even be spoilt by greasy croissants, mediocre
coffee and the absence of tea (especially for our UK friends and
U.S. Anglophiles). The weather stayed on friendly terms, though;
in fact, the overcast skies provide better lighting for photographers.
The Hudson is indeed majestic and a kind of water highway for
seeing some of the additional Rockefeller family legacies to the
region: the neo-gothic interdenominational Riverside Church just
north of Columbia University and a few miles further north, the
Cloisters; the unspoiled vista of the New Jersey Palisades, a 13-mile
stretch preserved perpetually for park purposes through a donation
PW Park & John Nuzum
by John D. Rockefeller. It was also a thrill to pass under the
structural wonder of the George Washington Bridge, completed
in 1931 – just a year after Riverside Church.
Many large mansions dot the river’s shores or overlook it from
crests. Tarrytown has three significant historic homes – all, I’m
proud to say, from its early Dutch legacy, and all preserved in part
due to the interest of the Rockefeller family in the Historic
Hudson Valley.
And so the Visitors Center at one of these properties, Philipsburg
Manor, was an appropriate first stop for some lunch and as a
land-based take off point for the tour of Kykuit. We were joined
at Philipsburg Manor by another 90+ Chase alumni arriving by car
and bus.
During our years at the bank, many of us were visitors to the
grounds of the family mansion, which was often used as a lure to
woo customers. The “Playhouse” had been a frequent stopover for
many foreign presidents, royalty and prelates, as well as business
leaders. The main house was not often included in these visits,
however, so the tour was an equal treat for those who had and
hadn’t visited before.
Mid-afternoon, we were delighted by a visit from David Rockefeller,
who had alerted us that he might stop by. His timing was perfect,
as many were waiting to depart for their scheduled tour and several others were just returning, which gave many an unexpected
opportunity to greet the Chairman. David was terrific as always,
remembering names and occasions when he had worked and traveled with these alumni. We were fortunate to have him with us,
as it underscored the feeling we had for the bank that filled us
with so many memories.
ABOVE LEFT:
Karen & Peter Rapuzzi
ABOVE RIGHT:
Martin Liebowitz
LEFT: Age Diedrick
& Roger Anderson
Upon our return to Manhattan, we rapidly changed into our
evening attire and gathered with 110 participants in the
Manhattan Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel for cocktails and
dinner. Despite our fervent efforts, the ballroom could not be
renamed the Chase Manhattan Ballroom for just that night.
Nevertheless, the service was topnotch, the food, wine and
conversation flowed, and guests enjoyed dancing to the music of
an excellent quartet led by Arthur Heydendael.
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Chase Alumni Association’s Autumn in New York
What a great job the board did
in putting together the Chase
Alumni weekend. While I was
only able to attend the cocktail
reception on Friday, I saw so
many old friends and colleagues.
it was a memorable experience.
(It is fascinating that all of us
looked exactly the same!!)
Regards,
Bob Douglass
SATURDAY VISIT TO KYKUIT:
SUNDAY AT TAVERN ON THE GREEN:
ABOVE: Rainer Franz & Ed Coll
BELOW LEFT: Yoshi Fujikawa
BELOW RIGHT: John Ward
BELOW: Gerlinde Fenkart-Froeschl and Douglas Bonnar, who would be
pleased to assist any member planning to visit Ireland and to see anyone
visiting Dublin in particular. Please contact him at dbonnar@indigo.ie
or by calling 353-1-289-6419.
ABOVE:
CAA President Hans van den Houten
& David Rockefeller
RIGHT: Yoram Kinberg
BELOW LEFT:
Tony Walton & Jennifer Gad
BELOW RIGHT: Margot Michalski
Sending His Regrets...
Dear Chase Alumni,
An unplanned back surgery last week will unfortunately keep me from attending this
fabulous event, and I deeply regret it, since it would have given me the opportunity to
meet again with many friends and ex-Chase colleagues I am always happy to hear from
through the Newsletter.
My best wishes for success for this extraordinary event, many thanks for the event planners and organizers, and to the Board who is running this exemplary Chase Alumni
Association, and keeping flying high the blue color and logo of our beloved and unique
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK!
To all, enjoy the party, and see you soon,
Ivan Mazuranic
Geneva, Switzerland
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As President I once again said a few words to the gathering, to
remind them of the past and to reinforce the importance of our
current activities as an association. Dick Boyle took to the podium
and treated us to some of his memories with humor and aplomb,
and was kind in his compliments to the organizers of the events.
DAY THREE:
A Farewell to All at the Tavern on the Green
and new ones developed. This was the Chase of old, the bank we
cared to remember.
It behooves this writer to add personal thanks to the Board for a
truly well executed three days; the events were well attended,
proof of the wishes of our membership to keep in touch with
friends and colleagues, new and old. It would be remiss not to
thank in particular our Event Manager, Age Diedrick, who assisted
us tirelessly and efficiently.
If we could have ordered the weather in advance, it would have
been exactly as we enjoyed that gorgeous fall Sunday morning at
the Tavern on the Green. The leaves had begun to turn red and
amber. The air was dry, the sun warm, and a private terrace gave
the impression of our being at a distant resort, yet here we were in
Central Park, in the middle of Manhattan. We could not have
enjoyed ourselves more on this final day, reminiscing one last
time over a lavish brunch buffet. It was clear that all of us had
been enriched by the experience of traveling down memory lane.
Whether we can pull off another weekend like this one in the
future, only time will tell. We are talking about the possibility of
meeting in Budapest in 2005 or 6 and Paris in 2006 or 2007. Of
course our regularly scheduled chapter events will continue in
many places around the globe. We will also make sure you will be
served with better communication, through the use of our Website
and other Internet tools. The aim is to continue to foster harmony,
friendship and networking opportunities among all our members.
Although this last event saw a smaller group attending, the 60+
were all in agreement that the weekend had offered us a true
glimpse of the Chase of the past. This was a rich experience for
many, a homecoming of sorts with many friendships reaffirmed
We are grateful for your many words of thanks for our efforts.
We look forward to seeing many of you here or there, and trust
we will continue in the success of our organization for many years
to come. More Member Comments
To: John Ward
Subject: Alum Party
Dear John,
First, as my personal representative on the Chase Alum Board, drag race starter, and
old friend, I want to thank you so much for your part in organizing this weekend.
Second, could you please pass along my sincere thanks and appreciation to Hans and
the others, who worked so tirelessly to make it such a success.
I really enjoyed seeing so many old friends after such a long time. The cocktail party
was such an appropriate venue. I have not been on the 60th floor since I left Chase
in 1986, and I saw friends I have lost touch with for too many years. I closed the
party only when they turned off the lights.
I decided on Saturday that I had to spend it with my parents instead of going to
Pocantico Hills, but thank you for trying to arrange the parking and logistics for me.
Janet and I would have liked to have seen it.. She has never been, even if I have.
I used to try, when I was a teenager, (unsuccessfully) to poach deer there with a bow
and arrow. I do not think I remembered to mention that to David when, as an officer,
I finally was invited through the front gate a few times.
I know how much trouble it was to do this weekend. For me the cocktail party
was probably 80% of the total potential enjoyment, because of the ease of
circulation and concentration on conversation, rather than the distraction of sightseeing, or being confined to speaking only to the others at a meal table.
I would leave you all with the request that we try to do the cocktail party again periodically, even if we have to use a different venue. Of course, to work, we need to get
people to come in large numbers, as they did for this. And, as we get more hard of
hearing, we will appreciate venues similar to the 60th floor, with enough carpeting to
absorb the background noise.
Finally, I would like to say thank you for not being put off by the comments of the
few who felt you organizers over promoted the event with too many reminders. What
you did worked.
Janet and I look forward to seeing you at Christmas time, when we shall return to
the States to see our families.
Best regards,
Bill Flanz
From: Robert Adams
To: John Ward
Subject: Chase Alum
I hope the rest of the weekend went as well as Friday evening. You and
the others did an outstanding job. Congratulations!
On Friday evening a number of people suggested we should have a golf outing. If
you think it would be a good idea to explore I will be pleased to take the laboring
oar of contacting alum, especially those who I know play golf, to see if it would be
feasible. I know you are not a golfer and have your hands full with other events as well as the many Boards which take up your time.
A couple of things to keep in mind: Large golf outings can only be held on Mondays
on most private courses. Depending on the number of participants we would need to
find a course which could accommodate the number of players (some courses have 18
holes; a few have 36). Most require lunch and dinner or at least a cocktail party.
Most courses line up events far in advance.
I think the golf event would bring out a group of alum who have not thus
far joined. Let me know how you and the others feel about such an event..
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ABOVE:
David Rockefeller with Vincent Amari
& Ernie Gustavson
ABOVE RIGHT: Bob Davis, Liz Peterson,
Jim Peterson & Martha Krache
RIGHT: Gary Taylor, Margot Michalski,
Greg Stover & Alex Rapetski II
LEFT: Doug Bonnar, who upon returning
to Ireland,called Hans van den Houten
to reiterate his offer to show fellow
Chase alumni around Dublin.
RIGHT:
Steve de Got & Angela Pricolo
BELOW:
Jim & Carmela Randall
DAVID R. WILSON
68 ADAMS POINT ROAD
BARRINGTON, RI 02806
Just a note to say thanks for all that
you did in putting together October 13 weekend. I wish I had attended
more events. It appeared to have
been most successful and I thoroughly
enjoyed what I did attend. Being on
the 60th floor of 1 CMP brought back
lots of good memories. All the best...
BELOW: Val & Robert Binney
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Who said bankers aren’t literary?
(or is this from striking Faustian bargains?)
Fuer ihre Auskuenft
From: Ottho Heldring
To: 'rolf.stokburger@boyden.de';
Wolfgang Drewes (E-mail); Norbert Conradi (E-mail)
Subject: Die Gretchenfrage
Gentlemen,
I wanted to let you know how much my wife Gretchen and I enjoyed
sitting with you during the dinner at the Grand Hyatt on Saturday at the
Grand Hyatt. I must say we felt very much at home with you and your very
friendly wives. Too bad we couldn't all go on a bit longer but the next morning
we didn't regret it.
For those of you who mentioned "Die Gretchenfrage" to Gretchen, we do
feel a bit more educated now, knowing one of Goethe's famous and haunting
poems (see below). I was already familiar with "Der Zauberlehrling”
("Die ich rief, die Geister, ' werd' ich nun nicht los").
I do hope we'll have an occasion to meet again.
Mit herzlichen Grüßen und besten Wünschen...
Ottho and Gretchen
GRETCHEN: ... Glaubst du an Gott?
FAUST: Mein Liebchen, wer darf sagen:
Ich glaub an Gott!
Magst Priester oder Weise fragen,
Und ihre Antwort scheint nur Spott
Über den Frager zu sein.
GRETCHEN: So glaubst du nicht?
FAUST: Mißhör mich nicht, du holdes Angesicht!
Wer darf ihn nennen
Und wer bekennen:
Ich glaub' ihn.
Wer empfinden
Und sich überwinden
Zu sagen: ich glaub ihn nicht!
Der Allumfasser,
Der Allerhalter,
Faßt und erhält er nicht
Dich, mich, sich selbst?
Wölbt sich der Himmel nicht dadroben?
Liegt die Erde nicht hierunten fest?
Und steigen freundlich blickend
Gretchen Heldring, without her spinning wheel
Die Gretchenfrage
Ewige Sterne nicht herauf?
Schau ich nicht Aug in Auge dir,
Und drängt nicht alles
Nach Haupt und Herzen dir
Und webt in ewigem Geheimnis
Unsichtbar-sichtbar neben dir?
Erfüll davon dein Herz, so groß es ist,
Und wenn du ganz in dem Gefühle selig bist,
Nenn es dann, wie du willst:
Nenns Glück! Herz! Liebe! Gott!
Ich habe keinen Namen
Dafür! Gefühl ist alles;
Name ist Schall und Rauch,
Umnebelnd Himmelsglut.
GRETCHEN: Das ist alles recht schön und gut;
Ungefähr sagt das der Pfarrer auch,
Nur mit ein bißchen andern Worten.
FAUST: Es sagens allerorten
Alle Herzen unter dem himmlischen Tage,
Jedes in seiner Sprache:
Warum nicht ich in der meinen?
- From Faust I, lines 3426-3465
The Gretchen Question
GRETCHEN: ... Do you believe in God?
FAUST: My sweetheart, who can say:
“I believe in God!”
You can ask priests or wise men,
And their answer will only seem to scoff at
the questioner.
GRETCHEN: So you do not believe?
FAUST: Don't mishear me,
you vision of loveliness!
Who may name Him,
And who can declare,
“I believe in Him.”
Who can feel
And dare to say
“I do not believe in Him!”
The all-enveloping one,
The all-sustaining one,
Does He not envelop and sustain
You, me, Himself?
Doesn’t the sky arch above us?
Doesn’t the earth lie fixed beneath us ?
And do not eternal stars rise above with
friendly glances?
Do I not look at you, eye to eye,
And does not everything rush
upon your head and heart,
And weave around you in perpetual
mystery, hidden and in sight?
So large it is. Fill your heart from that,
And when you are fully blissful in
the feeling,
Name it what you like:
Name it happiness! Heart! Love! God!
I have no name for it!
Feeling is everything;
A name is sound and smoke,
Befogging heaven's glow.
GRETCHEN: That is all quite fine and good;
The Pastor also says this, but with slightly
different words.
Sharon Hewitt, Mary Dierdorff & Cynthia Bear
Toni Geyelin
FAUST: Everywhere, under the heavenly day
all hearts say this, each in his language:
Why not I in mine?
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More Photos from the Fall Weekend in New York
Wolfgang & Gerlinde Fenkart-Fröschl
Rolf & Edith Reinhold
LEFT: John Kissinger
BELOW: Clarke Moody, Steve Vaccaro & Jamie Fee
Jordan Black with Ingrid & Benjamin Cassese
Kathy MaGaw, Mario Mosse & Leon Desbrow
Kate & Bob Matthews
Dick Boyle
D.P. & Chander Ahuja, with
Anita Mosse
Eric & Elizabeth Hasselman with Tony Walton
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Axel Hirschberg
Coming up & Catching up
THE THIRD ANNUAL THOMAS G. LABRECQUE C LASSIC RACE
B ENEFIT LUNG CANCER RESEARCH AND AWARENESS will be
run on Sunday, April 24, 2005. More than 6,000 adults and children are expected to participate – including many from Tom’s
“extended family” at JPMorgan Chase. Funds raised will go towards
research and lung cancer awareness, with all research dollars going
to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The Classic Race,
in New York’s Central Park, offers a four-mile run or a 1.7-mile
health walk. For details on the race course and registration, please
see: <http://tglclassic.com>.
TO
December 2nd Holiday Party
&
Spring Cocktail Reunion
for the NYC Chapter
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Both begin at 5:30 pm and will be held at
The Netherland Club
3 West 51st Street
New York, NY
board News
To Janet Becker and the Membership:
With the announcement by Janet Becker about her "retirement" from
the all-important function of COORDINATOR of the COORDINATORS and
the assembly, editing and production of the newsletter, I would like to
thank her for the tremendous job she has done voluntarily for 12
years. It is with great regret that we accepted her resignation, and
we cannot imagine Janet not being at the helm of our main tool for
communication with our Members.
Janet, on behalf of all your colleagues on the Board, your fellow
Coordinators and all the members of the Chase Alumni Association, I
would like to thank you publicly once more for a job done with dedication, great diligence and mostly with a great smile on your face!!
I would also like to thank Margot Michalski and Ken Arndt for stepping
into the breach and helping us immediately to ensure continuation of
the many coordinating functions Janet undertook for all those years. We
are looking forward to working with you, to make sure that we continue to provide news to our members all over the globe.
Finally, we have been very fortunate to have Andrea Axelrod, as our
new editor and producer of the newsletter. Andrea, although not an
alumna, has already been active and has learned to understand the
Chase Alumni Association’s special mood and pulse. We welcome Andrea
in this role and appreciate her time and energy for this important and
continuing project.
Hans van den Houten
President
Tom Labrecque was diagnosed with lung cancer in September 2000
and died six weeks later; he never smoked and was in good health
prior to his diagnosis.
He joined Chase Manhattan Bank in 1964 and worked his way up
to become chairman and CEO of the Chase Manhattan Corporation in 1990. In April 1996, after helping organize the merger
between Chase and Chemical, he assumed the position of president
and COO. At the time of his death, he was chairman of Chase’s
International Advisory Council.
Over the CAA Fall Weekend, the Board heard extensive feedback on ways the website can better serve the worldwide membership. Tony Mitchell is coordinating efforts to improve the site,
including addressing registration issues. Members with ideas or
technical skills that would help our Online Community are asked
to contact Tony or other board members at their earliest convenience.
(See contact information at back of the issue.) Volunteers, we’d love to
hear from you!
Dear Janet,
As usual sorry for the delay, for the outage of office e-mail software
and consecutive long weekend and holiday.
I and my colleagues of CAA Japan thank you from the bottom of our
hearts for the long dedicated assistance of your 12 years as coordinator
of worldwide coordinators. I was very young (only 60 then) and you
encouraged me to use e-mail rather than fax. Reluctantly, I started
using a PC, and today I and our office staff (they are all Chase alumni)
can not live without PC and e-mail.
You always pushed me to write the Japanese chapter news, and I am so
proud having been able to continue it.
I envy your having excellent successors like Margot and Ken, and I will
continue to be pressured by them until I can find my replacement here.
Anyway, thank you again and I hope we will talk either by e-mail or in
person in the future.
Best personal regards,
Seiichi Takahashi, Tokyo
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LEFT:
Kathy MaGaw &
David Rockefeller
ABOVE:
Ottho Heldring
& Karl Schmidt
RIGHT:
Sandra & David Langsam
CHASE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
LENOX H ILL STATION
P.O. BOX 534
N EW YORK, N EW YORK 10021
Marie Hunter &
Elizabeth Hasselman
Ken Jablon & Joe Salsberry
October 4, 2004
Mr. David Rockefeller
Room 5600
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112
LEFT: Magdalena Guernica Castleman
BELOW (L-R): Charles Block, Elaine Francolino,
Bob Hunter, Jeff Cunningham
Dear Mr. Rockefeller,
Your visit with those members present during our Chase Alumni
Association visit to Kykuit at the Visitors Center at the Philipsburg
Manor in Tarrytown last Saturday was the highlight of the day!
You cannot imagine the joy you brought to us, to be present in our
midst. The precious time you took away from your guests to be
with us was truly, and I mean truly, appreciated.
The weekend was a series of fantastic events, starting with our visit to
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza for cocktails, which turned into a real trip
down memory lane for those participating. The other events provided
further opportunity to meet old friends and acquaintances, to cement
new friendships, but above all, to remember the days of a great
bank with true values and a team- and customer-oriented culture,
inspired by you as our Chairman and leader.
Once again, your kindness to have spent time with us on Saturday
was a very important part of reliving the spirit of the old Chase
and we thank you for your courtesy.
I am looking forward to seeing you again, perhaps at the opening
events in connection with the new building of MOMA.
I am sending you my best personal regards,
Sincerely yours,
Hans van den Houten
More Member Comments on Page 12 10
BELOW (L-R): Peter & Sigrid Gross, Rolf & Michaele Stokburger
Hans van den Houten on Happy Trails:
Around the Bend with a Chase Alum
It did not have much to do with the Bicentennial celebrations
of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Yet, my visit this summer to
Oregon coincided with the commemoration of the epic journey
of these two great explorers and led to a life-changing decision
and a future of my own exploration of this great state in the
West, following my own adventure along the Oregon Trail.
My daughter, Tania, preceded me to Oregon. She settled there
nearly 10 years ago, after meeting her future husband, Cedric
Wildbill, on the reservation of the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation. This summer’s visit took me to
her residence just outside of Pendleton, Oregon. I have had
tremendous pleasure from visiting the state, seeing the variety
and beauty of its nature, the wide open spaces of the rolling
wheat fields of Eastern Oregon where the streams meander
towards the mighty Columbia River, and the hills and mountains of the Blue Mountain range, just under a 30-minute drive
from Pendleton.
Riding Western style at the Bar M Ranch
in Adams was another bonus I enjoyed
last year and repeated again, now
accompanied by two of my Dutch
second cousins, who were employed as
wranglers at the ranch for a month, as
arranged by my daughter. Wishing for
a white water rafting experience and
mentioning a desire to return to Bend,
I was urged by my daughter to contact
her good friend Sue. Arrangements for
B & B accommodations, rafting and a
sightseeing trip of the park were all put
in place, courtesy of Sue.
Our Western Correspondent,
Hans van den Houten
Bend is a lovely little town in Central
Oregon in the High Desert at the foot
of Mount Bachelor, part of the
Cascade mountain range, and in the
Deschutes National Park. A visit
would also serve as an occasion to
check on Tim and Martha McGinnis,
who live in Bend. Tim and I had been
in the credit training program of Chase
in 1968. We have stayed in touch over
the years and Tim, gracious as ever,
made me cancel my B & B reservation
and invited me to stay at his ranch.
It was early August when I arrived for an astonishing two days’
stay at the McGinnis Ranch after a four-and-a-half-hour trip
from Pendleton to Bend. I drove through the Columbia River
Gorge and up to the High Desert, passing sleepy and even ghostlike farming towns. I drove through more expansive rolling
wheat fields crowned by dark clouds of forward rushing thunderstorms laced with lightning extensions, as if they were Fourth
of July fireworks.
The accommodations chez McGinnis were welcoming and
grand; the views panoramic and expansive, the exquisite
Japanese garden, the pond and wooded island, with its murmuring
waterfall and variety of flowers, a delight to the eyes and ears.
Tim invited me to join him and his ranch manager, Greg,
together with his assistant, Rick, on early morning rides through
the sage brush and ponderosa pines. The early morning dew
and shimmering light was the best antidote to a mind clogged
with the noise of New York City. Two hours of easy riding and gentle trotting were a prelude to
glorious breakfasts served by
our hostess, Martha.
This is Life After Chase -- or,
should I say, this is the life.
Cocktails and dinner were
served on the veranda under
a starlit sky of seemingly
endless depth. The mountain
ranges hovering in the distance Tim and Martha McGinnis
and the green pastures sprinkled
by the bountiful watering systems added to the surrounding
beauty ... but now to the point!
After additional tours through the Deschutes National Park,
visiting reservoirs and lava beds, viewing the dormant volcanoes
along the way and driving through winding routes up and down
McKinsey Pass and back to Bend, I could not resist the urge to
find out more about the real estate market. I left the McGinnises
and, through Sue, connected with a super realtor, who proceeded
to give me a very good understanding of the mechanics of the
rapidly growing Bend Township.
It became very evident that an opportunity was looming to
think seriously about my future after retirement. I decided to
extend my stay in Bend and viewed 11 properties in the next
two days, with the last one just fitting what I was looking for.
I made a bid, countered, arranged for financing and insurance,
and signed the deal all within two days. The closing was
on September 1, and now I will be joining the happy retirees
in this glorious part of the world. I have already made a bid for
additional property and intend to expand into the acquisition
of additional real estate to be held available for vacation rental.
In a few more years, I will be going to Bend permanently. My
new residence will be close enough to my daughter, her husband
and my first grandchild, due in November, and yet far enough
not to be called to baby-sit every night!
See what a wish to go white water rafting can lead to!! Even
more, see what can happen as a result of a friendly call to a former
Chase colleague, who excited me with his own observations
about the lifestyle of his chosen new home town.
I thought I would share this with all of you, as it is never too
late to start planning and thinking about the next venture, a
venture that can lead to satisfaction in the golden years, and
that is what I aim to do: maximize those golden years in an
environment of beauty, tranquility and a place filled with
invigorating activity, both physically and mentally.
I will keep you posted!! 11
More Photos & Member Comments from CAA’s Autumn Weekend in New York
Steve & Betsy Hunter
Jean de Demandolx
Steve de Got on the Hudson River
October 1-3, 2004
Michel Lagoutte
Arlene & Gene Swanzey
Sunday, Tavern on the Green
What a wonderful evening Friday night was! It was a
combination of seeing old colleagues, familiar views,
and such warmth and fellowship! Thanks for all you did
to make the evening so special!
Margaret Schramm
I would like to compliment the Chase Alumni Board
for the outstanding organisation of our Chase meeting in NY
last week. From my own experience I know how much
work goes into the preparation of such an event – I can assure
you that all the participants I talked to were very happy with
the outcome!
Best regards, Wolfgang Ferkart-Fröschl
T HANK
“Yes, the reunion was fun and there were some people there whom I
had not seen in quite a while. You all did a great job!! ...well done.
I went to the estate in Westchester on Saturday and spent a few minutes
speaking with David. He did come down to spend a half hour with us;
very gracious of him. I belong to a club that he does in Maine and
mentioned that I had not seen him recently. He commented that he
does not play much tennis any more. The guy is almost 90! He is
really amazing.”
Warm regards,
Paul E. Simpson
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Many, many thanks for your perfect organization. I
wish I be not as ill as I was, but I enjoyed the two days.
Looking forward to seeing you maybe in Paris.
Very best,
Jean de Demandolx
YOU FOR THIS SUPERB WEEK END
Back to Paris we would like to thank the CAA Board for this wonderful
week end in New York. The cocktail at 1 CMP 60 brought fond memories of the grandeur of Chase. To see again Bob Douglass, Dick Boyle,
Domique Clavel and so many others in such a short period was an
extraordinary treat. The rest of the week end was remarkable also. It is
important to continue those venues for sharing again values which may
us proud to work for Chase. It is hard to find today in our professional
life the same contentment at work. Bravo encore to the Board.
Jean-Gabriel Romain
Versailles, France
Chapter Updates
SYDNEY
Graeme Rogers, Coordinator
The Sydney Chapter members continue to be deeply involved in
their wide array of activities, and we have no new social activity to
report. We have imported another member, however, in the person
of Oliver Greeves.
Oliver has moved to Sydney with his wife Susanne and daughter
Annie for a number of years. Oliver is CEO of Austcorp's Senior
Living business, a partnership between Oliver and one of Australia's
up-and-coming companies to offer a new service to Australian and
Asian seniors. The family is living in Kirribilli (near to the Harbour
Bridge and opposite the Sydney Opera House), and Oliver has
taken up sailing, and bought a small yacht with two friends. He is
enjoying catching up with many old friends, as the family establishes
new friendships in a new city.
We may be the Chapter farthest from New York, but
our remoteness is balanced by Australia's famous
hospitality. We welcome any Alumni planning
a visit to Sydney to contact us before you visit, so
that we can organise
some spontaneous
local hospitality.
Best regards
from
"Down Under"
80% of the members are fully retired and the rest are still active at
other financial institutions. As you know, Chase’s Tokyo Branch
was opened in 1947 – 57 years ago. Retired members are getting
older as years go by, and we will have occasional Alumni gatherings
to “send off ” our members with formal regrets.
As for current activities:
On June 4th the annual General Meeting was held at our favored
place of Toranomon Pastoral, with 63 members and two guests
attending.
On June 24, 21 members attended the Marjong and Igo lovers
annual gathering, held with an overnight stay at Yugawara Hot
Spring resort.
Our semi-annual Golf Tournament is scheduled for November 5
at one of the golf courses located at the foot of Mount Fuji. So far
we have 15 participants. If we have fine weather on that day, we
will be able to enjoy not only golf play but also a beautiful view of
snow blanketing the summit of Mount Fuji.
SAN FRANCISCO
Chuck Adams, Coordinator
Efforts are in process to revive the Bay Area chapter and to schedule a meeting or event among northern California Chase faithful in
the near future. The CAA here in Northern California is very well
diversified with alumni from all parts of the globe and all parts of
the bank. Our challenge is to assemble the faithful scattered
around a geographical area that lacks a logical center. More in the
next issue. Please contact Chuck Adams (cell phone: 650-400-6165,
e-mail: cadams913@aol.com) in the event you have news, want to
help with organization or otherwise can participate.
JAPAN
HONG KONG
Seiichi Takahashi, Coordinator
Vernon Moore, Coordinator
It has been 16 years since we organized the Chase OB kai (in
Japanese terms), meaning Chase Alumni Association, separately in
Tokyo and Osaka. The Tokyo Chapter now has 210 members. The
first Chairman was Makoto Takenouchi, I was the second, and the
current chair is Hiroshi Aiko. The chairman works with seven
executive board members. Our main activities are: an annual
General Meeting followed by a Cocktail Party, to which some foreign guests who formerly worked in the Tokyo and Osaka Chase
branches are invited; an annual get-together for Marjong and Igo
lovers; a semi-annual golf tournament, and the biennial publication
of an in-house newsletter, largely containing information about
Alumni members’s lives after Chase.
The Hong Chapter of the Alumni is planning a lunch at the China
Club on Friday 12 November and by the end of October the following had indicated they would participate : Albert Law, Andy
Ng, Bob Adams, Bunny Shaw, John Wong, David Wong, CT Ng,
Edmund Ng, Frederick Ma, James Ng, Helen Sun, Edith Ip, Esther
Lee, Andrew Lo, Louise Ho, Miza Wong, Monica Tsui, Patrick Wat,
Peter Hilling, Phyllis Chik, Poon Huat Ban, Sally Cheung, Terry Tse,
Salvatore Petrancosta, Steve Wong, TK Chan, Vernon Moore,
Virginia Poon, Vivien Webb, Bill Flanz, AM Wood, Ronnie Wong,
Kar-Lai Yim, Robert Foo and Daisy Cheng.
We are proud of having such a long and firmly established alumni
association among the many foreign financial institutions in Japan.
Looking into the age structure of our membership, I would say that
At least three Alumni from Hong Kong attended the weekend
events in New York – Bill Flanz, Cyrus Hui and Vernon Moore –
and had a great time meeting old friends and colleagues. We send
the team in New York our congratulations and thanks for all the
hard work that resulted in a resounding success.
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KOREA
A Trip Down Memory Lane...
James Choi Spackman, Coordinator
Questionnaire
Other than the monthly golf outings on the third Wednesdays,
two annual events highlight the activities of the Korea Chapter:
The annual overnight golfing trip to the Yusung C.C., near
Daejon, 84 miles south of Seoul, which took place Saturday and
Sunday, August 7-8. Ten golfers enjoyed the event under the hot
summer sun, which made the cool evening drinks all the more
welcome.
This year's joint Thanksgiving dinner gathering of the two
ex-Chase groups – the Dae Tong Hwoi (Chase Golf Club) and the
Han-sori (One Voice) Ladies Club members – will be held Tuesday,
November 23 at a restaurant called "O Dae-San," in southern Seoul.
LONDON
Chris Church, Coordinator
I was fortunate enough to make the trip to New York for the
Reunion weekend and am so glad that I did. So, first of all, a huge
vote of thanks and congratulations to all the NY team who put it
all together. Our small contingent from London comprised Robert
and Val Binney, Ken Picknell, Rommel Pereira, Nicola Davies and
me. The cocktail event was excellent and once again congratulations are due to those responsible for securing 1CMP60 – it was
great to be back there, and what a wonderful evening to take in the
view. I met so many old friends and colleagues – really too many
to be able to get to speak to properly, which is a great shame. A
group of us from the old International Institutional group did get
together afterwards for supper, however, and managed to pick up
an extra Alumnus (George Stein) along the way. I’m afraid I did
not participate in all the events but did enjoy the Hudson and
Kyukit visit which also afforded the opportunity to get to know
Hans and Margot on the NY Committee after all this time. I then
spent the rest of what turned out to be a very busy weekend catching up with other former colleagues, Molly Wyman Edwards and
Barbara Murray (now Schaeffer), who used to work with us in
London. So, all in all a great trip for me and I believe for all of us
who travelled over from London. Thanks for the excuse to revisit
New York (and for arranging such excellent weather)!
1. If you had one, tell us about your mentor at Chase.
This is in fact my last note as London Co-ordinator. My plea for a
replacement was finally heard by Simon Mansfield, who has been a
strong supporter of the Alumni over the years and has kindly
volunteered to take over. My thanks go to all those who joined me
on the Committee when we established it here in London in 1978 and
have supported me in the role over the last seven years. I am sure
Simon will continue to enjoy your valued assistance.
10. What makes an ex-Chase person different from
colleagues you work with who never worked for Chase?
The next London reunion, breaking with tradition, is actually in
December this year – specifically 1 December at the TAO Wine Bar
in Bow Lane – 6-9pm. For those of you in London, or who may
be travelling there around that time, please do join us to help make
Simon’s first reunion in the hot seat a memorable one. We look
forward to seeing you!
RIGHT (L-R): Dick Kullen, Gloria Waslyn and Paky Houriet
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The CAA Fall Reunion in New York brought back many
memories (and many comments about the state of our
memory...). We invite alumni to consider the following
memory prompters -- asking you to remember the sublime
to the ridiculous. We will run the responses in the spring
newsletter.
2. Who’s the best person you ever hired at Chase?
3. What’s the best expense account meal you ever had via
Chase?
4. What was the best office party or gathering?
5. Without naming names, what was the most
embarrassing client encounter you had while
you were at Chase?
6. If you worked in more than one Chase office, what
were the key differences between them?
7. If the statute of limitations has lapsed...what are you
glad your colleagues never learned about you while
you were at Chase?
8. Without naming names, what do you think your
former colleagues would be happy to know you never
told them that you knew about them?
9. What makes you think about Chase (besides the CAA!)?
Please send your responses to chasealum@yahoo.com
by April 2, 2005. Many thanks!
Life After Chase
WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS:
Thomas Cronin, a Vice President with JP Morgan Chase in
New York: 212-552-2486 or thomas.g.cronin@chase.com
Robert Aberlin, Director of Finance at the Poly Prep Country
Day School in Brooklyn, NY: 718-836-9800 x316 or
raberlin@polyprep.org
Ed Crook, a Managing Director at Citigroup:
Herm Ames, residing in Menands, NY: 518-434-4956
Nicola Davies, a Relationship Manager with Citibank UK in
212-723-6736 or edward.t.crook@citigroup.com
or hames@nycap.rr.com
London: 44-20-7508-7660 or nicola.davies@citigroup.com
Margot Anspach, residing in San Francisco, CA:
Paul DeGeaive, VP Business Developer with Proudfoot Consulting
415-447-4278 or margotanspach@aol.com
in Paris: 33-1-40-76-06-06 or pdegeaive@proudfootconsulting.com
Mich Araten, a Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase in
Mary Dierdorff, residing in Chappaqua, NY:
New York: mchel.araten@jpmchase.com
914-238-6510 or mary.dierdorff@verizon.net
Bjorn Barbesgaard, an Executive Director with Nordea Bank
Judi Edwards, a Vice President with JP Morgan Chase in
in Findel, Luxembourg. Bjorn writes, “worked for CMB
Copenhagen 4/1982 through 1/1989 – Training program,
1984-85 (CMB London); 2nd VP & Manager CMB Denmark
Institutional Banking Div. Then Bank of America 2/1989
through 10/1998. Dexia BIL 11/1998 through 12/2003.”
352-438871 or bjorn.barbesgaard@nordea.lu
Henry Beckler, President of Corporate Holding Services in
Wilmington, Delaware: 302-428-1456 or hbeckler@chsde.com
Jordan Black, Vice President of Investments at UBS in
New York: 212-713-7988 or jordan.black@ubs.com
Charlie Block, retired from Chase’s Private Bank and residing in
Greenwich, CT: 203-531-9171 or chablock@optonline.net
Xavier Bommart, from L’Etang la Ville, France:
33-1-39-68-95-66 or xavier.bommart@noos.fr
Aviad Broshi, from White Plains, NY:
New York: 212-552-9419 or judith.m.edwards@chase.com
Peggi Einhorn, CFO and Treasurer at The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation in Princeton, NJ: 609-627-5796 or meinhorn@rwjf.org
Stephanie Fierman, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at the
Zagat Survey in New York: 212-794-4599 or fierman@hotmail.com
Bill Frontera, residing in Fairlawn, NJ:
201-791-9244 or LBKbilly@optonline.net
Tim Goodell, Director with UBS Securities in Stamford, CT:
203-719-1792 or tim.goodell@ubs.com
George Greene, who retired from Chase in 2000, residing in
Englewood, NJ: 201-894-5145
John Grobstein, residing in London:
44-20-7209-0634 or jg@iname.com
914-328-2566 or aviad@broshi.com
Howard Hallengren, Chairman of Falcon Real Estate
Ann Butera, President of The Whole Person Project in Elmont,
Investment Company, Ltd. in New York:
212-271-5445 or hhallengren@falconreal.com
NY: 516-354-3551 or annbutera@cs.com
Richard Butler, Managing Director at ING Capital LLC in
New York: 646-424-7058 or richard.butler@americas.ing.com
Magdalena Castleman (used maiden name Guernica at Chase),
Karen Hathaway, residing in Forest Hills, NY:
718-263-0859 or khath80861@aol.com
Tim Hawkins, residing in Pinehurst, NC, and self-employed
residing in New York: 212-472-8161 or mcastleman@nyc.rr.com
International Trust Advisor:
910-690-8472 or thawk_pinehusrt@msn.com
Harry Cheever, associated with The Ayers Group in New York:
Gary Heinze, a Senior Associate with Bennington Partners, LLC,
212-726-6734 or hcheever@aol.com
Southbury, CT: 888-624-2022 or gheinze@benningtonpartners.com
Cora Creed, President of Alpha Media Works in New York:
Cyrus Hui, a Managing Director with Steri Developments
212-719-1680 or creedc@alphamw.com
Limited in Hong Kong: 852-2524-3818 or ckhui@hanstar.com.cn
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Life After Chase, cont.
James Kafka, President of Cobalt Wave Technology LLC in
Chappaqua, NY: 914-238-1311 or james.kafka@cobaltwavetech.com
Bill Keller, a Senior Vice President with Lee Hecht Harrison in
Parsippany, New Jersey. Bill writes, “I look forward to renewing old
friendships”: 973-401-5600 or bill_keller@lhh.com
Monique Kinsolving, residing in New York City:
Gary Taylor, a Vice President with Lehman Brothers in Jersey
City, NJ: 201-499-8245 or gtaylor@lehman.com
Emelia Teige, residing in Jamaica Estates, NY:
718-739-5006 or eteige2004@yahoo.com
Stephen Vaccaro, residing in New York City:
646-424-0237 or sjvac1@aol.com
646-644-2489 or monique.kinsolving@mac.com
Anil Walia, a Vice President with ABN AMRO Bank in Frankfurt,
Germany: 49-69-2690-2324 or anil.walia@de.abnamro.com
Sandra Kraus, residing in Lakewood, NJ:
Transitions:
732-905-4562 or gensan@aol.com
Candace Lau-Hansen, the Global Head of Marketing for
Primus Asset Management in New York:
212-697-6522 or clauhansen@primusfinancial.com
Bob Blocker has moved from Brazil to Markham, Texas. He
can be reached at 979-843-5275 or norcam@wcnet.net.
Pamela Lenahan, President of Ridge Hill Consulting in
Needham, MA: 781-449-9665 or plenahan@ridgehillconsulting.com
Arnold MacDonald, , a Managing Director at Building
Investigation Consultants in New York City:
212-581-5333 or BICLTD2@aol.com
Mary Maguire, residing in New York City:
212-228-7337 or mmagu47146@aol.com
Bob Matthews, a Managing Director with L. Tersigni Consulting
PC in Stamford, CT: 203-569-9103 or bmatthews@ltccpa.com
Bridget McCabe, a Senior Director with Sallie Mae in Reston,
VA: 703-984-5725 or bridget.m.mccabe@sallie.mae.com
John McGuire, a Partner with MSM Financial Strategies in
Bronxville, NY: 914-779-6558 or jamcgu29512@optonline.net
Raul Chavez is a Managing Director with the Citigroup Private
Bank in New York. 212-559-7145 or raul.a.chavez@citigroup.com.
Dick Cumberland has returned from Bahrain to the UK and
now can be reached as follows:
Richard Cumberland
38 Reynolds Road, Beaconsfield
Bucks HP9 2NQ
United Kingdom
Tel: 44-01494-671-746
Mobile: 07786657505
E-mail: rfc.mkc@btinternet.com
Jamie Fee is a Senior Vice President with UBS International in
New York: 212-713-1278 or james.fee@ubs.com
Hendy Herijanto is a Commissioner with Pt. Jabatex in Jakarta,
Indonesia: 6221-5676046 or hho@c-consulting.co.id
Ramsay Merriss, a Managing Director and Credit Executive with
JPMorgan Chase Bank in New York, where he joined the bank on
Sept. 4, 1973! 212-464-0923 or philip.r.merriss.jr@jpmorgan.com
Richard Mounce, residing in Quechee, VT:
802-295-8526 or rwmounce@aol.com
Harry Tether has moved to New Hampshire. His new phone
number is 603-763-6147.
John Ruane, who is a Senior Director with American Express
Bank in New York City. 212-640-4048 or john.p.ruane@aexp.com
Robert Salmon, with M.D. Sass in New York:
212-843-8990.
Gregory Stover, a Senior Portfolio Manager with Stone Tower
Capital in New York: 212-258-0940 or gstover@stonetowercapital.com
Foad Tamaddon, residing in Muttontown, NY:
516-364-9474 or foadt@aol.com
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Oliver Greeves has moved to Australia. His new address is:
Unit 15
5-7 Peel Street
Kirribillli NSW 2061
Australia
Eric Twombly is Vice President and Director of Credit at Louis
Dreyfus Energy Services Corporation in Wilton, CT: 203-761-2103
Passings
M ELVIN L. C EBRIK passed away on October 18, 2004 after a
gallant, more than four-year fight against cancer.
Mel joined Chase in the late 70’s (from Chemical Bank) and
worked in Retail Planning. In the early 80’s he moved to the
Personal Financial Services business as a Marketing Executive.
In 1984-5, he was the Installment Loan Executive for the Direct
Response business. He then ran Insurance Products and wrapped
up his career with Chase as Vice President of the Customer
Service division of the Technology Services group, from 1993
until 1999.
Later than same year, Mel joined The Dime Bank where he was
reunited with several friends from Chase, including Larry Toal,
Bob Kettenmann, Tom Ducca, Art Bennett and Russ Baker. There,
he became the Executive Vice President for the Dime’s Insurance
Group. He left the bank in 2002 when The Dime was purchased
by Washington Mutual. In that same year he was appointed a
trustee of the Foundation Board of William Patterson University.
These are the facts and figures of Mel’s career…but more important is the mark he left on those he worked with.
Mel was a quiet man with a quick mind. He shared jokes as naturally as he shared his thoughts and ideas. He could sell you on a
new product as easily as he could talk you into buying 10 boxes
of his daughters’ Girl Scout cookies. He would take all the time it
took to explain actuarial tables to someone…and even more time
to get to know them. Mel was a gentle soul and a true gentleman
who never had an unkind word to say about anyone…even when
they deserved it.
Condolences may be sent to his wife Betty and daughters Kim and
Kristta at 38 Hunters Road, Oakland, NJ 07436. Those wishing to
make a contribution in Mel’s memory may do so by sending a
check to:
The Melvin L. Cebrik Mathematics Scholarship
Attn: Vice President of Institutional Advancement
William Patterson University
Hobart Manor
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, NJ 07470-2103
J OHN D ONALD WILSON of Bronxville,
NY, died June 30, 2004 at the age of 91
from Parkinson’s Disease. He retired
from The Chase Manhattan Bank in
1981 as Senior Vice President and Chief
Economist. After his retirement, he wrote
The Chase: The Chase Manhattan Bank,
N.A., 1945-85 (Harvard Business School
Press, 1986). He is survived by four
children and six grandchildren.
Supporting Research for Neuroacanthocytosis
Harvard Medical School Dean Professor Joseph B. Martin has
been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the Second
International Neuroacanthocytosis Symposium Scheduled for
April 17-20, 2005 at the Montreal Neurological Hospital &
Institute. One of the symposium’s organizers is CAA member
GLENN I RVINE (glenn@irvine-int.com), whose 33-year-old daughter Alex recently wrote this account for an NA newsletter:
“I was first diagnosed with NA in 1999, and living with the disease has been increasingly frustrating and difficult: from the
minute I get up to the time I go to bed, everything is a challenge. With my bedroom on the top floor of our house, getting
downstairs in the morning requires a noisy descent, hanging on
to the railings or resorting to going down on my rear end.
“With several projects including a needlepoint to keep me busy,
I'll spend a typical morning on the sofa in the family room
stroking my cat. After a messy lunch I head back up to my room,
where I design cards on my computer. I have fulfilled numerous
orders for business and greeting cards from friends and acquaintances.
“The weekly swim with my mom at the local pool gives me a
bit of exercise and a chance to move freely without falling over.
We also go to the shops when I need more thread or materials
for my building projects.
“I am active with the local action for disabled group, which provides me with volunteers and has organised events for people in
wheelchairs to attend. They have been very helpful, giving me the
chance to meet other people who are in a worse condition then I
am. It's made me realise that at the end of the day, life isn't
that bad after all.
‘Please contact me if you like on alex.alicat@virgin.net
(Alex Irvine).”
NOTE: Ms. Irvine’s cards can also be ordered via that e-mail
address. This is the last issue of the newsletter that
will be printed in hard copy and mailed to
the membership.
Future issues will be available online only, to
save on printing and mailing expenses, and
to allow for four-color photographs.
The copy deadline for the next issue is
April 2, 2005. If you have an idea for
a column, we’d love to know soonest.
Please inform Margot Michalski
(margotmichalski@verizon.net).
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Chase Alumni Association
Chase Alumni Association
Lenox Hill Station
PO Box 534
New York, NY 10021
Tel. 914-682-2838
Fax: 914-682-2722
chase.alum@yahoo.com
www.chasealum.org
OFFICERS
HANS VAN DEN H OUTEN
President
Lee Hecht Harrison
200 Park Avenue, Suite 2600
New York, NY 10166
Tel.: 212-455-8527
Fax: 212-557-9807
HansHouten@aol.com
KENNETH ARNDT
Vice President
Merrill Lynch
717 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel.: 212-415-8054
Fax: 212-415-7554
kenneth_arndt@ml.com
JANET B ESSO B ECKER
Vice President
The Synergos Institute
9 East 69th Street
New York, NY 10021
Tel.: 646-963-2114
Fax: 212-517-4815
jbecker@synergos.org
OTTHO H ELDRING
Vice President & Treasurer
Lek Secruities
140 Broadway, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Tel.: 212-518-5705
Fax: 212-509-3540
ottho@leksecurities.com
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KATHY MAGAW
Vice President
1 Skyline Terrace
Kinnelon, NJ 07405
Tel. & Fax: 973-492-2419
KathyMaGaw@aol.com
MARGOT M ICHALSKI
Vice President
Merrill Lynch
717 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel.: 212-415-7461
Fax: 212-415-7554
margotmichalski@verizon.net
COORDINATORS
AUSTRALIA
Graeme V. Rogers
Boyden International Inc.
Level 11, Challis House
4 Martin Place
Sydney, NSW 2000
Tel.: 61-29-221-8311
Fax: 61-29-232-6751
Graeme.Rogers@boyden.com.au
AUSTRIA
TONY M ITCHELL
Vice President
Fi-Tek LLC
333 Thornall Street, 2nd floor
Edison, NJ 08837
Tel. & Fax: 732-767-5437
tmitchell@fi-tek.com
Wolfgang Fenkart-Fröschl
Raffelsen Private Equity Management
Wipplingerstrasse 25
Vienna 1013
Tel.: 43-1-532-0466
Fax: 43-1-532-0466.410
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LIZ PETERSON
Vice President
Endurance Re USA
230 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10169
Tel.: 212-471-1771
Fax: 212-471-1741
peterson_liz@yahoo.com
James T. Lynch
Phoenix Strategic Financial Advisors
Rua Carmo do Rio Verde 241,
9 andar
04729-010 Sao Paulo SP Brasil
Tel.: 55-11-5641-4124
Fax: 55-11-5641-4028
jlynch@phoenix-sfa.com
J OHN WARD
Vice President
830 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021-2757
Tel.: 212-288-8840
Fax: 212-585-3617
johnaward3@hotmail.com
B RAZIL
FRANCE
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8 Rue Albert Joly
Versailles 78000
Tel. & Fax: 33-1-39-54-43-77
jean-gabriel.romain@wanadoo.fr
G ERMANY
U NITED KINGDOM
Washington, DC
Peter Gatti
Managing Partner
Hauckbankiers
Kaiserstrasse 24
60311 Frankfurt
Tel.: 49-69-216-1220
Fax: 49-69-216-1453
Peter.Gatti@Hauck-Aufhaeuser.de
Simon Mansfield
Managing Director
Stogdale Mansfield
33 St. James’s Square
London SW1Y 4JS
Tel.: 44-207-819-9876
Fax: 44-207-819-9890
snm777@aol.com
Arthur C. Hamm
Collingsham International Ltd.
PO Box 209
Glen Echo, MD 20812-0209
Tel.: 202-362-8600
Fax: 301-951-7594
ahamm2@cs.com
H ONG KONG
U NITED STATES
Vernon Moore
CITIC Pacific Ltd.
32nd Floor, CITIC Tower
1 Tim Mei Avenue
Central Hong Kong
Tel.: 852-2820-2204
Fax: 852-2877-2771
vernonm@netvigator.com
New York
Margot Michalski
Merrill Lynch
717 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel.: 212-415-7461
Fax: 212-415-7554
margotmichalski@verizon.net
JAPAN
Seiichi Takahashi
S. Takahashi & Associates, Inc.
3F Mitsuyama Building
4-2-5 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-0033
Tel.: 81-3-5689-3920
Fax: 81-3-5689-3922
sta@mx3.alpha-web.ne.jp
Kenneth Arndt
Vice President
Merrill Lynch
717 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel.: 212-415-8054
Fax: 212-415-7554
kenneth_arndt@ml.com
KOREA
San Francisco
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Prudential Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
Ilsong Building, 15F
Samsung-dong, Kangnam-ku
Seoul 135-090 South Korea
Tel.: 82-2-3430-9501
Fax: 82-2-528-3812
james.spackman@prudential.com
Charles Adams
CFO
Innergy Power Corp.
940 Disc Drive
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Tel.: 650-400-6165
Fax: 650-508-9273
cadams913@aol.com
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November 5, 2004
Dear Hal,
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the Chase Alumni Association Newsletter, we could not have
anticipated your generosity in offering to print the newsletter
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tool of the Association. We thank you from the bottom of
our hearts and know that due to your assistance, we have
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