Dear Classmates and Friends,
The Committee for the Class of 1971 Service of Remembrance invites you to join us to view the service on May 9, 2021 from 11:00–11:30 am ET. The registration link is below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1dtzCKxEStGY8PSJAbb0Kw
You may also stream the service on demand at your convenience at
We hope you will join us in remembering and honoring the 150 members of our class who have died. The service celebrates their lives, and the times we shared, through videos, music, and vintage photographs. It beautifully evokes our Yale experiences and the dear friendships that were the fruit of our time there. It also invites reflection on the great mysteries of life, and death, through readings, poetry, and imagery.
This multimedia presentation is the fruit of months of work, and we know it will make this virtual reunion more personal and meaningful for you. One classmate who previewed it described it as “one of the most moving tributes to the departed that I have ever seen.” We hope very much you will also reach out to friends and family members of those classmates who have died and share the links to the service.
Remembering our time at Yale and celebrating our dear departed friends has refreshed in all of us on the committee a deep sense of gratitude. It’s been a blessing preparing this service together. We hope you will take the time to participate in this communal act of remembering.
Sincerely,
The Committee for the Class of 1971 Service of Remembrance
Bliss Williams Browne (Chair)
Preston Athey
Bob Bruner
Anne Ghory-Goodman
Michael Kline
Elwyn Lee
Kurt Schmoke
Jeremy Stone
Barbara Twigg
Lupi Robinson (ex officio)
Bliss, I just watched this lovely tribute in “real time” this morning. Congratulations and thanks so much for all these precious memories!
Such a joy to work on this service. Hope it will be widely shared, especially with surviving family members of deceased classmates and good friends from other classes who were not invited to our reunion.