Our Bios
Aaron, Ronnie
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Email: rammerct@gmail.com
Current City: Bridgeport, CT
Occupation: Real Estate Owner Broker
Interests: Theater, Opera, Book Clubs, Current Events, Politics
At Madison I was involved in the following activities: Sec. for the Boys Dean, Sec. G.A., Rooters, Pub. Squad, Lunchroom Guard and Sing. I also read from the bible at the January 1959 graduation ceremony.
After graduation from Madison School in January 1959 I attended Brooklyn College one year leaving to get married. I later returned to school attending Bridgeport University Earning a bachelor’s degree with a double major in Pre-Law and Psychology. I was able to earn my degree ahead of time taking 26 credits a semester, graduating with Presidential Scholar and Magna Cum Laude at the age of 55, something I am very proud of.
I became a Paralegal for the State of CT with future hopes of going to law school but that did not materialize unfortunately. Prior to that I worked in Real Estate owning and operating World Properties in Westport CT.
Returning to School and my career as a paralegal allowed me to help my youngest Daughter financially with her college costs as I divorced in 1988.
I had 4 Children, 2 sons and 2 daughters: Blaine, Bradford, Preston and Paige and 7 Grandchildren.
Bunin, Barry
Email: bbunin@stevens.edu
Current City: Far Hills, NJ
Occupation: Prof/Electrical Eng
Interests: golf, oil painting,
After JMHS, I went to Cooper Union for a BEE, and then to Bell Labs. Got my Doctorate at Brooklyn Poly in 1970 in Info Theory.
Married Ann, in 1964, until 2016 when she passed. Two children, two grandchildren, Sophia and Lorenzo (born April 11, 2024.)
Inspecting Lorenzo, April 13, 2024
Newlyweds
Gitlin, Richard
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Email: richgitlin@gmail.com
Current City: La Jolla, CA
Occupation: Electrical engineer, inventor, research executive, entrepreneur, and academic
Interests: Technology, politics, exercise, classical music, Israel, Knicks,...
After leaving Madison, I went on to study electrical engineering at City College and then did grad work at Columbia (finishing in 1969 with a doctorate). In 1967 I married the love of my life Barbara (nee Weissman ---Sheepshead 1962) and we have two children Rachel (Josh) and David and two grandchildren (Gabriella and Isaac).
As we gather for this momentous 65th reunion, our hearts brim with gratitude for the tapestry of blessings – big and small – that have painted our lives with joy, love, and enduring friendships. Someone once told me, that the advantage of being 80 years old is that one has so many people to love --- each one a reminder to hold onto the joy and appreciate the journey.
My highest priority has always been my family. Barbara and I have been fortunate to share our journey for all these decades, which has included one of our favorite activities, travel (Israel more than 20 times) and we look forward to continued adventures in our “golden” years.
After Columbia, I was very fortunate to be at Bell Labs in its golden era for 32 years. My R&D work at Bell Labs resulted in many innovative products, most notably the co-invention of DSL (digital subscriber line) that enabled megabit per second communication on ordinary telephone lines, which revolutionized communications, and high-impact pioneering work on smart antennas (“MIMO”) that has revolutionized wireless communications. This work led to 75 patents, numerous publications, many awards, and a graduate level text.
After I retired in 2001 as a Senior VP at Bell Labs, I was an EE prof at Columbia, and later joined some friends as CTO (Chief Technical Officer) in a Silicon Valley telecom start-up company. In 2007 I joined the engineering faculty at USF (Tampa, FL) as a Distinguished University Professor and started a medical device company in robotic surgery and invented a novel electrocardiogram capable of predicting arrhythmia and other abnormalities. We lived on the Jersey shore and Manhattan during the summer and Florida (Tampa Bay ) in the winter.
I retired from USF in 2019, we sold our house in NJ, and moved to within walking distance of our grandchildren [and their parents] in La Jolla, CA. We also have a coop in Manhattan that is our vacation home. I am keeping intellectually active working as an expert witness in patent litigation and still exercise almost every day, enjoy Broadway shows, classical music, and traveling ---and, above all, my family.
In 2005 I was elected to the United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and in 2018 I was elected to the Madison Wall of Distinction ---such wonderful honors kick started by the great education at Madison!
If you are interested, there are more details at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_D._Gitlin
Remarks at Madison Wall of Distinction installation, April 29, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-JfZssgniw
WUSF(PBS) Interview on election to the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame, April 2017
Interview at USF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibF706CdrLk
Barbara and Rich 1965
Today
Barbara and Rich today
Glass, William
Email: wmglass21@hotmail.co
Current City: 48 maidstone drive
Occupation: Businessman/Chemist/Entrepreneur
Interests: Golf, Fitness, Target Shooting ( licensed handgun owner )
I founded a company that developed a process similar to how Moderna and Pfizer coat their Covid-19 vaccines. After selling the company, I consulted for several years. During which time I developed 3 patentable products for which I received royalties. Further: I have traveled the world on business, lived overseas, was an Artillery Sgt. in the NYS Army National Guard, and later a Captain and Squadron Cmdr. in the USAF, also briefly taught physics and advanced science at a HS in MS.
Greenspan (Placer), Andrea
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Email: a.placer@yahoo.com
Current City: Fort Lee, NJ
Occupation: Learning Consultant (retired). Artist (current).
Interests: Reading, birding, photography, music and art.
I earned a B.S. in Biology from Brooklyn College and spent 4 ½ years teaching at Madison. Some years later I earned M.A. and became a Learning Disabilities Consultant and Chair of a Child Study Team in NJ. After retiring, my focus became creating artwork using graphite and colored pencils. I’ve been fortunate to have received numerous awards and have my work juried into many national and international competitions. This continues to be a rewarding part of my like. My husband, Joe, and I have been married for 61 years. We have 1 son and 3 granddaughters.
Father’s Day 2023
Nov. 2023 at the Salmagundi Club, NYC.. Small Works show with “Stop and Sip” (above)
Hamilton (Sine, then Hawley, now revert to Hamilton), Marcy
Email: ivy4me@pacbell.net
Current City: 27 Elizabeth circle Greenbrae CA
Occupation: Retired Educational Consultant
Interests: reading, writing, dancing, roller skating, weekend trips, grandkids, avid football and basketball fan, laughing and learning
Recently retired after 30 years in my own private practice, helping high school, and graduate students got to colleges, med, law, and business schools that fit their needs. I've been married - and divorced twice and have 2 adult children and a total of 5 great grandkids, some of which live in Maui and London.
Sorry wrong pic-cannot figure out how to move my MAC photos to file
Hite, Larry
Email: Larry@hitecapital.com
Current City: New York, NY
Occupation: Hedge fund manager, philanthroper
Larry Hite is one of a handful of traders who are considered living legends on Wall Street.
Growing Up and Madison
Larry attended Madison and graduated in 1959. He suffered from dyslexia, which was not diagnosed at the time, as well as almost no eyesight in one eye. He was left back one year before he entered Madison. These handicaps prevented him from performing to his true academic/IQ potential. A career counselor told his parents that he should go to trade school rather than college. In spite of all this, Larry was funny, witty and a good friend to fellow students. He had heart and was not a quitter.
After Madison, Larry graduated from NYU with a major in TMR, Television/Movies & Radio. He then had a brief stint as a rock music promoter. This was followed by some acting and script writing which took him to Hollywood. At least one script was optioned. But he wasn’t becoming as successful as he wanted. His father’s words reverberated, namely, I want you to provide for your mom and me in our old age. So Larry moved on and was hired as a stock broker on Wall Street in 1968. While there, he developed an innovative trading system and left to form his own company. He set up a commodity futures business initially hiring a computer technician and a lawyer, paying them stock in the budding company while they also maintained their day jobs. And this is where his great success began!
Career
Larry was a fabulously successful hedge fund manager who, along with Ed Seykota, is one of the forefathers of system trading. He is the author of the book, The Rule:How I Beat the Odds in the Markets and in Life—and How You Can Too, which was named a Wall Street Journal, LA Times, and Porchlight Books bestseller.
Larry Hite co-founded Mint Investments in 1981. By 1990, the company had become the largest commodity trading advisor in the world in terms of assets under management ($1 Billion).
Hite's trading and risk management philosophy made him one of a handful of traders who are considered living legends in the trading world. He is a chapter in the book, “Wizards of Wall Street”.
In 1994, Larry retired from his role as hands-on fund manager at Mint. Since that time, he maintained the position of managing director of Hite Capital LLC. In 2000, He chose to focus on his family office activities, which included proprietary trading and the funding of continued research and development in the field of systematic trading. Joined by former members of the original Mint team, he formed Hite Capital Management.
In that same year, Larry became a principal investor and Chairman of the North America region of Metropolitan Venture Partners, a venture capital firm specializing in technology-based firms. He maintains that position to date.
As of 2010, Hite partnered with International Standard Asset Management (ISAM) to create a multi-strategy platform of liquid hedge funds, as well as a fund of managed accounts.
Philanthropy
Larry is very generous with his time and money helping people via the Hite Foundation which he created. He has championed alleviating homelessness in New York, And in his role as Chairman of the Development Committee for the Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund, Larry has brought persecuted scholars from a variety of countries to freedom here in America. Larry Hite’s rough road to achievement, his drive and understated sense of humor, coupled with his desire to payback and share good fortune with those in need, has not gone unnoticed.
Personal Life
Larry’s father, George Hite, graduated in Madison’s first class and his mother, Helen, graduated in the second class They met at Madison and George used to walk his future wife home after school. George manufactured draperies and bed covers and Helen was a bookkeeper for a number of years. They lived on Ocean Avenue near Avenue V & were proud lifelong Brooklynites! They were very proud that their only child also attended Madison.
Larry’s first wife, Sybil, was originally from Britain. They had two daughters and Larry is the proud grandpa of 4 grandkids. Unfortunately Sybil passed away much too young. His second wife, Sharon, is a staunch supporter of his career and charitable activities.
Larry Hite
Kalin, Myron
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Email: myronkalin@msn.com
Current City: New York
Occupation: Owner/Operator of a talent acquisition and placement firm within financial services. And previously Assistant Dean of Students at Bronx.
Interests: Films, Theatre, Music, Travel, Bike Riding
After Madison where I served as 3rd term Lieutenant Governor, School Treasurer and Organizer of the Korean War Orphan Adoption program. I went on to attend Long Island University in Brookly earning a Bachelor of Arts from there I attended Teachers College at Columbia University where I earned an M.A. and Professional Diploma.
I went on to work at Bronx Community College from 1965 until 1983 where I served as Assistant Dean of Students & Counselor in the College Discovery program and Seek Coordinator. This afforded me to pioneer one of their pilot programs for disadvantaged students at the City University of New York.
For the past 40 years I have run an executive search firm (Michael King Associates), which specializes in placing retail financial advisors. I got into this business through my dear friend Dr. Barry Nathanson, who was also a class of 1959 graduate and was third term governor at Madison. Who attended college and graduate school with me. Fun fact: I placed Steve Mekler when he changed firms (Madison is everywhere!).
I currently live near Lincoln Center and also have a home in Southampton, New York.
I also serve on the board of directors of the JMHSAA & was Chairperson of the Class of 59’s 60th reunion and am Co-Chairperson (with Judith Rock Goldman) for our big 65th reunion in May 2024.
1959
Still kicking still looking.
Kane (Marcus), Phyllis
Email: peacephyll@gmail.com
Current City: Danbury CT
Occupation: Educator, curriculum developer, mediator, corporate trainer
Interests: Photography, fitness, history, travel, reading, grandchildren,
After graduating from Madison I earned a BA in Sociology with a minor in History from NYU and an MS in Education from LIU as well as post graduate certification in Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, and Mediation from Columbia Teachers College where I worked as an adjunct instructor and educational trainer after a 25 year career as a public school teacher..
My husband Harry and I just celebrated 60 years of marriage in December 2023 and are the parents of 6 children, grandparents of 14, and great grandparents of 2.
Marcus Family Reunion July 2023
May 2024
Kravet (Stein), Phyllis
Email: pkstein@gmail.com
Current City: St Louis, MO
Occupation: Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division.
Interests: knowledge to help prevent suffering due to ignorance, stress physiology, cardiovascular autonomic function, heart rate variability
Find me on Facebook. It is all there and I post a lot of humor and commentary and share profound wisdom from others. It has been quite a journey and Included living in a log cabin in the woods in VA for 8 years and getting a PhD at UVA when I was 47 and then leaving the East Coast for St. Louis, (as post doc) which proved to be a very comfortable place to live. I also was a Lamaze teacher, and a lay midwife before the “back to the land” fever hit. Deeply involved with trauma healing modalities and especially Somatic Experiencing and Internal Family Systems. More YouTube videos than you have time for, if you are curious about what they are. Being 81 is strange and we live in a strange time. I am not retired but have worked remotely and sat too much since COVID. I am in touch with some of you on facebook and I treasure that connection.
Taken last year. Includes me, Vally D'Souza (my partner and soulmate for almost 30 years) my granddaughter Hana, my grandson Zachary and my great granddaughter Ava Gabriella :-)
Mirin, Steven
Email: mirin.steve@gmail.com
Current City: Concord, Mass
Occupation: Psychiatrist, administrator
Interests: fly fishing, travel, photography
Graduated from State U of NY (Binghamton) and then Upstate Medical Center (Syracuse). Resident in Psychiatry at BU Medical Center followed by 2 years in the Air Force. Returned to Boston to pursue a career in psychiatric research (opiate addiction, depression, etc.) at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School. I left Mclean after 10 years to be Director of a nearby psychiatric hospital and then returned in 1988 as President and Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. After 9 years in that role, I moved to Washington DC to be Director of the American Psychiatric Association, and subsequently Director in a healthcare consulting firm. Retired in 2014 to spend full time with family, wife (also a psychiatrist), 3 sons, and a grandson. We live in Concord, Mass. Spend a lot of time traveling, fly fishing, and being with family.
Steve,Margie,Ben and Nick
Paster (Pomerance), Fredi
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Email: fpomerance@gmail.com
Current City: NYC
Occupation: N-12 education
Interests: Dancing, singing, theater
I graduated from Cornell where I met my late husband, Jerry Pomerance, and went on to receive an MEd from NYU. I had a long career in education which included classroom teaching, independent school administration, educational nonprofits and school placement. Our family enjoyed skiing, sailing and summers on Martha's Vineyard and our daughter added a beloved son-in-law and two grandchildren to the family. After retirement, I was a volunteer at the All Souls Church soup kitchen, the Parents League of NY and Dance for Parkinsons Disease.
My small, beloved family.
Rolfe, Roger
Email: roger2rolfe@gmail.com
Current City: Gunnison, CO & Lutz< FL
Occupation: Wealth Advisor
Interests: Boating, Hiking, Bicycling, Skiing, Horseback Riding & Philanthropy
Roger Rolfe
E-Mail: roger2rolfe@gmail.com
Career Path: After P.S. 197, I went to JMHS, where I was a member of the Orchestra, Band and Swimming Team. I graduated from Wilkes University with a BS in Business & Finance and received my certification as a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) from the Wharton School of Business with follow up studies at the Booth Business School in Chicago.
Occupation: I worked as a market research analyst at Home Testing Institute, Litton Industries, Rockwell International and Xerox; before quitting the corporate life. In 1972, I moved to Clearwater, FL and trained with Reynolds Securities (RSI), as an account executive. RSI merged with Dean Witter, forming Dean Witter Reynolds, who then merged with Morgan Stanley. While working with Morgan Stanley, my wife, Amy and I, in 2001, bought a horse ranch in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and I established the first authorized “Office of Convenience” with Morgan Stanley; operating remotely. After 40 years as a Wealth Advisor; I retired in 2001. I was called back into the business, and after 10 years with Wells Fargo Investment Management; I retired again.
Community Involvement: Past President of TOP (Jewish Philanthropic Foundation), present B’nai Butte Congregation Board Member and Treasurer. My current passion is now as an Advisor for Water4Mercy; it brings clean water to villages in Tanzania. I, also am an Advisor to several Israeli NGOs, raising funds for these projects. If you are interested, there are more details at:
water4mercy.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DBJ18on5uI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzsoB19oxQ8&t=11s
Interests: I have traveled extensively throughout the world, including Antarctica. I summited Mt. Kilimanjaro and several mountains in Nepal. I’ve been an avid boater, bicyclist, hiker, skier, horseback rider and philanthropist.
I currently reside, with my wife in Gunnison, CO and Lutz, FL.
Amy & Roger Rolfe
Riding at Big Cimarron Ranch
MS150 PGA Tour with son, Brian
