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Andy Sims ’62
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The following is an excerpt from Bill’s obituary: William E. Callahan Jr., MD, a psychiatrist and well-known speaker on drug therapy, who was currently serving as a regional medical officer in psychiatry with the State Department in Ghana, died December 12, 2013. As a psychiatrist, Bill was widely known for his commitment to psychotherapy and had extensive training in intense short-term dynamic psychotherapy, a technique he used to help his patients get in touch with their emotions throughout his career. He was a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), and held various positions in both the California Psychiatric Society and the APA, including chairing the latter’s Legislative Affairs and Public Affairs committees. After graduating from Tufts University School of Medicine, Bill was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force. As a flight surgeon assigned to a Special Operations Team, Bill completed tours of duty in support of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, as well as multiple other missions abroad. After being honorably discharged as a captain, Bill made his home in Southern California, where he became a Board Certified psychiatrist and entered private practice. In California, he was finally able to express himself openly as a proud member of the gay community. During this time, he became a devotee of
the Arts, serving on several boards of directors, including the Laguna Beach Dance Festival—an organization he would love, serve, and celebrate with, for the rest of his life. A little over a year ago, Bill made the decision to close his private psychiatric practice in Southern California, and to join the United States Department of State as a regional medical officer in psychiatry. Part of the Foreign Service, his first post was in Accra, Ghana, where he assumed responsibility for thirteen countries in West Africa.
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Reunion Chairs Luis E. Bustamante Daniel F. Goss “Been 35 years since walking the JW halls but seemed like yesterday having dinner with Steve Schmidt near Stanford U,” writes Ralph Gaines. “We’re both entrepreneurs, but he’s living in 72 and sunny and I’m in 15 below and snow. After 35 years Steve’s still the smarter one!” Bob Hein shared a picture of himself being sworn in by the borough attorney as the newest councilman for the Borough of Bay Head, New Jersey, on January 6, 2014. In addition to being the assistant engineer and historian of the volunteer fire company, secretary of the local Republican Club, and member of the Borough Planning Board, Bob said he decided to take on the new role to “ensure that my retired life