About me personally...
I was born and raised in New York
City, but
have lived in the Boston area since 1966 - not quite long enough to
make me a
"real" New Englander.
My
wife Ellen to whom I was married for 35 years died in September of
1996. We enjoyed
shaping our environment by building, modifying and adding to the houses
we
lived in. We always tried to spend as much time as we could during the
summer
at our place on Cape Cod enjoying the
comings
and goings of children, grandchildren and friends as well as the
glories of
dolce far niente. Ellen was a glorious
woman. Her
indomitable spirit remains with me. I miss her more than I can say.
On October 14, 2000 I married Joan Thormann. Joan is a lovely, warm, caring woman
who probably
treats me better than I deserve. She is a native Bostonian and got her
undergraduate degree from the University
of Wisconsin and her
doctorate from
the University
of Oregon. She is
currently
Professor of Education in the Technology in Education program at Lesley University
in Cambridge.
We enjoy traveling, spending time with children and grandchildren and
relaxing at "The Schloss", Joan's small cottage in the White
Mountains of New Hampshire. We continue to look forward with a sense of
excitement and
adventure to the future.
I have four children.
- Erik
and his wife Katy and daughters Ellen, Elisabeth and Charlotte live in Bath, Maine.
He was formerly Senior Producer for entertainment at Yahoo and the
founder and Chief Operating Officer of TuneInNow,
an Internet radio network. He is co-founder of Foneshow.com currently
spending much of his time getting this new endeavor on its feet.
- Mette, daughter Natalia
Anne, son Samuel Elias, son Jack and husband John Loud, live in Westborough, Massachusetts. Mette
completed her doctorate in geology at Colorado State
University.
After working for several years in the Waste Site Management Program of
the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Mette became a middle school science teacher.
She is currently science curriculum supervisor for grades 5 to 8 in the
Shrewsbury (MA) Public Schools
- Geoff
lives in Wroclaw, Poland with his wife Gosia and their son, Filip. After teaching and
doing research in Poland,
Russia and Slovakia, Geoff completed his doctorate
in Slavic Linguistics at the University of Washington.
Geoff is Professor Extraordinarius of Philology and Linguistics
at the Adam Mieckiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
- My son,
David, by my first marriage, along with his wife Agnes and their
children Jordana, Jonathan and Elianna live in New York City. David is the former
Senior Research Librarian in the Rare Book Room of the Jewish
Theological Seminary in New York and
is completing a doctorate in medieval history at Columbia University.
In the past several years – in my
capacity as
an early and semi-retiree - I have begun sculpting, drawing and
working
in stained glass. I also read a lot, walk a lot, am learning
to cook
well and eat less. I am addicted to doing the New York Times crossword
puzzle,
which I arrogantly do in pen.
Last
updated 1/27/08