Chase Alumni: Chase in Times of Love and War

 
 
 
Dear Reader,
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In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, we are thinking of our readers with friends or family in Ukraine, hoping they are safe.
 
We have published several stories in the past about Chase's activities in Vietnam in the closing days of that war. Were you ever asked to continue working–or struggling to get out of town–in another war zone or amidst other types of violence? Please let us know if you have such a story. 
 
# Here are the first two: an account by Alan Delsman of getting out of Tehran the week the hostages were captured in the U.S. Embassy by Iranian militants in 1979, and a recollection of Mariana Abrantes de Sousa, who was working on New York's Argentina desk when the Falklands were invaded in 1982.
 
NEWS & EVENTS (PAST AND FUTURE)                                       
 
# Love Marches On! Read all three stories about couples who pursued the romantic chase at Chase. If you have a "how we met at Chase" story, please send it (with photos if available) to Andrea at news@chasealum.org. As the songwriter wrote: "Each day is Valentine's Day."
 

# TICKETS NOW ON SALE! We've reserved 40 seats for the Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Mets game vs the World Series Champion Atlanta Braves, at CitiField. The seats are in Section 18, Rows 18-20, behind home plate and only $86! We secured these seats that are not only at a group discount but also for a "value" game, at which all seats are less expensive. The tickets include Club Access to all premium clubs, including the Delta Club, right behind Section 18.
     You must be a dues-paying CAA member to buy tickets, and each purchaser is limited to four tickets. To become a member, click here.
     Even with the current lockout, we're hoping the season will be in full swing by May.
 
They made good! Read the three submissions we got to the question: Who is the best person you ever hired at the Bank and why? Among the nominees: Arjun Mathrani, pictured here. Please add to the article by sending your story to news@chasealum.org. Surely more alumni must be proud of people they brought into the Bank!
 
 
 
 
Thank you to the mentors who influenced generations 
of superb Chase bankers (and those of Chemical and
MHT and other heritage institutions). We're offering tributes from Chase alumni who wanted to express their gratitude to men and women who helped shape their careers and lives. 
The tributes are posted in three parts. Each part has links to the others and a list of writers and the colleagues thanked. Click here for Part 1 or Part 2 or Part 3.
►If you still want to pay tribute to a mentor or if you want to say more about someone already cited by a colleague, please send your comments to news@chasealum.org.
 

# SHARE YOUR STORY We're looking for contributions to Moments in Bank History and Life After Chase. You can either send your story fully written or ask to be interviewed. Contact Andrea at  news@chasealum.org.

 
We have put together a compendium of past CAA events, with links to photos (viewable only by dues-paying CAA members). Of course, none of us has aged in these photos (from 2005 to 2020).  
 
►The alumni trip to Croatia/Italy has been postponed to October 2022. More information has been sent directly to registrants. 
 
 LIFE AFTER CHASE                                                                   
 
Morris and De Wolf: Part of Belgian alumni    Marc Smit and Josse Borremans's Life After Chase has been some historical sleuthing into the affairs of the 18th century Antwerp banker Charles de Wolf to elucidate a very early Moment in Bank History. We previously published an article showing why they believe that Bank de Wolf (an antecedent of the Chase subsidiary Banque de Commerce) laid the foundation for the United States to become a prime credit risk.
 
Now Smit and Borremans have followed up with more historical digging into the relationship between De Wolf and Gouvernour Morris (image)–one of America's Founding Fathers, author of the Preamble to the Constitution ("We the People..."), U.S. envoy to France, and all-around mover and shaker in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Set aside some time to read this fascinating story. We suggest that you read it on a large screen rather than a smart phone.
 
Anne-Marie Barcia built a lifelong career out of what she learned in Chase credit training – how to train bankers! 
She even found the "Bailey manual" in Egypt!
 
 
 
 
 
 
MOMENTS IN BANK HISTORY                                                       
(And remember...you have friends at Chase Alumni who want to see photos of your 
Bank memorabilia! Please send to news@chasealum.org.)
 
# Object of the Week: At a time when we need a little Christmas, here's a songbook from Debbie Faust, who retired last week from a career that began at Manufacturers Hanover Trust. She was most recently an Executive Director in Treasury Services Risk.
 
# Clarification: Gerald Gillham said we should have called the item (left) in last week's listing a Chase yukata. "A kimono is an elaborate outfit only worn by women. Everyone wears yukata in the summer. I think I still have mine also," he wrote to us.
 
 
 
 

Did a Chase medical kit save your life?
Steve Hirsch says a kit indirectly saved his life. Nancy Saur said it certainly helped. Read about it.  

The kits were issued to employees who travelled or were transferred overseas. Please let Andrea know at  news@chasealum.org if you have a story about how a Chase medical kit was lifesaving (for you or someone else) when you were abroad.

Gene Ret remembers being one of the "mole people" working without windows in The Vault on 5B at One Chase Manhattan Plaza. (Comments posted.)

 

 

 

 

Idiosyncratic or wacky? Paul Hemminger recalls some of
the strange practices in the upstate NY hometown banks Chase acquired in the 1970s.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Click for a master index to images of memorabilia we've gathered recently, from Manufacturers Hanover Trust, Chemical Bank and Chase Manhattan. 

 
 
 
 
 
  IN MEMORIAM                                                                                

In Memoriams: Please send remembrances to news@chasealum.org.

We were only just informed of the death of Joseph P. Casalino, 80, on November 20, 2021. The Staten Island resident was primarily involved in human resources, but was seconded from Chase to a bank in Kuwait City for two years in the 1970s. He was married to a Chase alumna for 51 years – Mary Anne Casalino.

 

 

We only just learned of the death of Marti Dinerstein on January 13, 2018. She was 74 and had lived in Stamford, CT. Dinerstein worked for Chase for six years in the 1970s before going on to pioneering leadership positions at Bank of New York and US Trust Company.

 

 
 

John R. Torell, III, former president of Manufacturers Hanover Trust, died on February 9, 2022 at the age of 82. His banking career spanned six decades.

 

 

The CAA mourns the passing of longtime member Carrie Adrian, who served Chase Manhattan in Latin America for 25 years. She died on December 2, 2021, age 79.   

 

 
 
 
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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