Chase Alumni: The Coronavirus Spring; Dimon Update
Dear Reader,
 
We hope all of you and yours are safe and well and social distancing.
 
We have created a new page – The Coronavirus Spring – for your contributions. (There are already a few.) We also welcome your book recommendations, for fellow alumni who now find themselves with more time to read. Please let us know why you recommend the title.
 
Please consider sharing with us any special stories you have about displacement, odd or funny stories about how you are occupying your time or old banking stories you've delayed writing up for us because you were too busy doing other things.
 
Social distancing is the new norm, but not virtual social distancing! We hope you'll consider the CAA web platform as a way to reach out to others and keep from going stir crazy: Read previously published stories (mostly under "News" or "Life After Chase"), or write a new one for us.
 
Stay healthy, wash your hands and keep in touch (without touching).
[Existing stories (including In Memoriams) that feature new comments or material are now indicated with a #.]
 

NEWS & EVENTS (PAST AND FUTURE)                                       

# NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon's recovery from recent heart surgery is going well and the face of the U.S. banking industry could be back to work as soon as mid-April, a source said on Thursday.
     Dimon has been closely involved in many of the bank's high-profile decisions during the past few weeks as the coronavirus pandemic roiled global markets, said the source, who requested anonymity because Dimon's plans have not been formalized.
     Earlier this week, the U.S. bank was the first to announce it would suspend stock buybacks until June 30.
     It also announced it would access funding from the Federal Reserve's so-called "discount window," and that it was closing 1,000 Chase branches to allow more staff to work from home and avoid the fast-spreading virus.
     Dimon had emergency heart surgery on March 5 to repair a tear to his aorta.
The aorta is usually replaced with a synthetic tube, and recovery can generally take around seven to eight weeks.
     Co-presidents and co-chief operating officers Daniel Pinto and Gordon Smith have been running operations while Dimon recovers, and both have spoken frequently with Dimon on conference calls throughout the past two weeks, the source said. (Reporting by Elizabeth Dilts Marshall; Editing by Tom Brown)
 
 
LIFE AFTER CHASE                                                                        
Harry P. (Trip) Haldt III has compiled and edited his father's memoir of having been a youthful "amateur mariner" in the romantic and turbulent period of 1931 to 1939. Read about this magical book, Upper To'Gallants and Ruddy Scuppers.
 
 
Toni Geyelin writes about her friendship with the late Margaret Klein, another Chase alumna, and how it led to her work with Trickle Up.
 
 
 
 
 
 
MOMENTS IN BANK HISTORY                                                       
NOTE: Past "Moments" can be found under "News" on the CAA website home page menu.
Luck Can Help!
Gene Ret recalls how a little bit of luck helped his group manage loans in a down market.
 
 
  IN MEMORIAM                                                                                     

Please send remembrances to news@chasealum.org

# Margaret R.A. Paradis, a former attorney in the Chase Legal Department, died on February 19, 2020, after a long battle with ovarian cancer.  

 

 
 

 

 
How Best to Use the CAA Membership Directory
If you have not done so recently, please update the information in your profile, so that the CAA and other members would be better able to contact you. Using the Membership Directory is a privilege of dues-paying CAA members.
 
Now get a refresher on how to best use the membership directory to find an individual or groups of individuals you would like to contact. (Note that only dues-paying members have access to the directory.).
 
To get to the directory, log in at www.chasealum.org. On the home page menu, click on Membership and then Member Directory.
When searching by name, or in any of the other search areas, we advise starting by putting in less information in the search field. For example, if you want to find William Smith, type only Smith in the Search by Name box; if you put in “William Smith” and he is calling himself Bill Smith in his profile, you will not find him.
 
If you want to find members who live near you, enter the city, state or country (or any combination) under Location. The Years at Chase search is very valuable. Type in 1996-2005, for instance, and you will find everyone who worked for the bank (including heritage banks) during those years. You can narrow your search by also typing in a location or job title.
 
Once you have entered the search words, click on Search at the bottom of the page. When members’ names appear, click on their names to obtain more detailed information about them.
 
If you have any problem with any of this, contact Ken Jablon at jablonkt@aol.com.
 
As always: If the links do not work for you, you can always access the latest stories by logging on to CAA's web site.

If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Ken Jablon or call Ken (during normal working hours) at 212-799-9525.

By the by: Don't forget to explore the rest of the CAA Web site. Just click on the home page menu buttons to find the news archive, photo album, membership directory, past In Memoriams and benefit information.

The Board of the Chase Alumni Association  
           
 
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