yo.......what a beautiful Columbus Day weekend... (I still dislike it that people confuse when the real date is)... that most of us enjoyed......during half time of the football game who appeared but Steve Hebert '66 who had come to see his grandson (a Junior at King's Point) help his team to victory......Joel Chery '06, Dan Sullivan '12 (both SPEs and fraternity brothers of Steve) and Peggy Isaacson, WPI staff whose grandson played in the WPI Pep Band also greeted Steve....after the game Steve said he was on the way to see UMass football where his son-in-law, Kevin Morris, is the head coach......it was good to see Steve and Deb......PS.....really don't want the blog to be personal so hope to hear news from all of you out there

A Little Help from My Friends

yo.......need some help from alumni of 1964 or so, SPE alumni or Bristol-Myers alumni.....seeking info. on Dr. "Bill" Ferguson who seems to have "dropped off the earth".....it seems that a week or so ago Bill dropped a note to Tuna's Corner and Tuna deleted it thinking he was saving it......to make a long story short it seems all contact leads have failed so if anyone can help--or if you can drop me another line, Bill--please do......thanks

yo......news from Dick Healing '64.....after years with the Navy focused on aviation safety he was a Board member of the NTSB, later a CTO with R Cubed Consulting and now commuting to his office "crash pad" about four blocks from the Capitol where he is working on government contracts involving Defense Department aviation issues and Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Airspace integration.....as he wrote, if it was really "work", he would have really "retired" but it's something he loves to do.....a surprise 70th birthday brought all three kids home to Darlene and Dick.....maintains almost daily notes with Nick Barone '65....I remember both Dick and Nick as transfers from Coast Guard Academy and West Point along with a third, "Buzz" DuBois from Annapolis......all good guys

Yo...note from Lou Grillon '08 writes from Hermosa Beach, Calif., where he is not only working for Raytheon but also working on his thesis....he has an open-door policy for any friends, but you gotta hurry...he's only there until Deceomber 2011.

Andrew Keefe '03 writes that he is now Chief Engineer at BPG Corporation, which develops both the Uno and DTV Shredder....For the past two years, he's been leading not only development of the Uno III prototype of BPG Motors but also the controls integration of the DTV Jackal for Poss Industries-- a hybrid electric version of the DTV Shredder for the military. Poss Industries and BPG Motors are subsidiaries of BPG Corp.....

An e-mail from "Spider" Vittas '63 , one part on the loss of Bob Maynard --fellow classmate-- and the other part on his birthday when he caught a George Oliver pass winning the WPI football game.

a voice from only six years out---Smitty (Anthony Smith '05) keeping busy learning Brazilian Jui Jitsu and continue teaching Tae Kwan Do----bigger news however is that Pam passed her citizenship test and on June 17 will become a citizen.....CONGRATS....Pam

yo.....a voice from the '76 class---Jeremy Jones....too many years past to recall the past but to bring up to date started a new company---Nitrade Solutions---creating materials for the electronics industries---in Wichita, KS---a daughter in the working world and a son to venture into his freshman year of college-----regards to all '76/'77 classmates

Alumni & Reunion Weekend 2011: What fun!

yo.....what a great weekend, not only the weather but being with many great friends from the time Ruth and I arrived at WPI back in the late 50s til this weekend....I hesitate to mention names for fear I leave some out, so I will only mention the several with whom we spent more than the"GREAT TO SEE YOU....YOU'RE LOOKING GREAT...HOW'S THE JOB...etc." greetings.....I am sure most reading this blog understand where I am coming from......coming in Friday evening after having a delicious meal with two '71s-- Ushers (driving up from GA) and Dicksons (driving from MI) ran across many who had had a clambake and were enjoying casino activities....by 11pm many of the younger alums (71's) were found at the "B" (Boynton)....

Saturday morning following President Berkey's talk was the annual parade....reunion luncheon.....(a few ventured back to the "B").....afternoon activities and the reunion dinners.....Ruth and I were guests of the '71 class banquet held in the Odeum.....our table mates were Ron and Linda Zarrella and the new Dean of the Arts and Sciences, Karen Oates.....it was a pleasure meeting her and I hope our paths cross in the coming days.....Linda and Ron have been friends since their early Tech days (Linda, in fact, had on occasion babysat our kids while Ruth and I attended fraternity functions)......there were several brief speakers with humorous comments.....after the dinner the Washusett Brewing Co. sponsored a WPI Social .....the three WPI alumni Wachusett founders had a prior commitment so could not be with us......a late evening at a local hotel ended my evening and a most enjoyable reunion.

Wayne Day '87 asked if I remember his days here. 'natch I do....lives in Bolton with wife Pam, and two daughters Toni --12 and Josie --9....still working in Boston......yea Wayne...no longer have the Pub...MA drinking age went to 21 in mid 80ies....in those days it was the campus focal point for students, faculty and staff....now, thanks to forward thinking people we finally have the Campus Center and within another year or so the new Sports and Recreation Center.....both welcomed additions to the WPI campus....

Laura Amodeo '06 sent note to remind classmates about the 2011 Fifth Reunion.....she hopes that many of you will attend.

a note from Bill Firla '60 for any member of the class of '74.....in viewing ebay he found a WPI class ring ...no initials.....located in England.....if it interests you, contact Alumni Office.

yo...just to tell you all what a great weather day the 14th was on WPI's 143 Commencement. According to the paper 1100 diplomas were given out for BS, MS and PhD degrees. The paper noted that there were four BA degrees also awarded. This year I helped in the line-up, something I haven't done since I retired. It brought back so many memories of past graduations. am lookiong forweard to the first weekend in June and REUNION, Hope to see many of you there. Cheers.....tuna

yo....Tuna's Corner is waiting to hear from YOU.....two 'old" friends just send a note saying hello...Bill Russell '77 and Paul (Zipper) Fortier "84......next time send me some news....cheers....tuna

Tuna's Corner Takes Off!

yo, thanks to Bob Renn '67 for being the FIRST responder to Tuna's Corner....as he wrote, to "reacquaint".....he writes that he and wife remodeled their Cape house making it their retirement home.....also with several Cape Theta Chi brothers and spouses enjoying a fun-filled break......looking foward to visiting the Campus this summer.

What is Tuna's Corner anyway?

A lot of you may wonder why you should follow a blog by me--Tuna, Deano, Dean Trask or just plain Bill Trask. WPI alumni are real movers and shakers, with news to share all the time. In talking with WPI's Office of Development & Alumni Relations, we thought a blog would be a fast and easy way to share your latest news, and Tuna's Corner was born! I am fortunate to know many of you personally, and I look forward to getting to know even more of you through this blog. We share great pride in WPI, and together we can build up that pride to new heights. Send me your latest news--job changes, marriages, births, WPI reunions, etc.--at tuna777@wpi.edu and I'll post it to this blog. Your news will also be published in Transformations, WPI's alumni magazine. Here's hoping you will take advantage of making your news current and finding yourself in Tuna's Corner.

Cheers!

Bill "Tuna" Trask