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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.
NEWS & EVENTS (PAST AND FUTURE)
# C'MON BASEBALL FANS!! BUY 4-STAR CAA TIX TO SINGLE ADMISSION METS-BRAVES DOUBLEHEADER We have 13 tickets left for the Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Mets game vs the World Series Champion Atlanta Braves, at CitiField.
Our May 3rd tickets will be good for a single admission doubleheader against the Braves!
The first game will start at 3:10 pm (gates open at 2 pm), and the second game will start about 20 minutes after the first ends – whenever that is. It should be around 7 pm, but it could be e bit earlier.
You can use your tickets for either or both.
The great 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 you can now buy as many seats as you wish. To become a member, click here.
 Read about two exceptional new books about the Bank's namesake, Salmon P. Chase, Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury (1861-1864).
 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? Here are accounts of tricky situations in the Middle East, Asia and South America. Please let us know if you have such a story.
 Love Marches On! Read about the Fellners, who pursued the romantic chase at Chase...well, Bank One at the time. If you have a "how we met at Chase" story, please send it (with photos if available) to Andrea at news@chasealum.org. As Lorenz Hart wrote: "Each day is Valentine's Day."
 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.
►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.
MOMENTS IN BANK HISTORY
(And remember...you have friends at Chase Alumni who want to see photos of your
# Object of the Week: Mike Prasad sent in this "IdeaBank form", what he describes as "a four-part form with carbon paper in-between. Back in the hand-written, typewriter days". "I think I submitted one about centralized office supplies (I was always finding cabinets and drawers full of rubber bands and pens), but none of mine were ever successful," Prasad said. He can't say for sure, but he thinks there was a cash prize for adopted ideas. "Beth Connelly did reinstate a similar employee suggestion program within the Private Bank in 1998 (she left the bank, just as the program was being completed). I think it was called "Picture This". My suggestion for automating conference room scheduling online (versus via paper calendars taped on the wall at each location) using Lotus Notes was the winner, but was never implemented. I did get an Amex Gift card for a "night out on the town" as the prize back then."
Prasad added an unrelated postscript: "If there are any academics in the CAA, I just had my first peer-reviewed journal article published in the Journal of Emergency Management. It's behind a paywall, but most university libraries have access to the full copy: https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.0680."
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 Having written about being one of the "mole people" working without windows in The Vault on 5B at One Chase Manhattan Plaza, Gene Ret guides us through the other floors below ground.
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.
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.
 # The CAA mourns the passing of its longtime member Chris Carlin, 73, who died of cancer on March 26, 2022 at his home in Wilton, CT. His entire 40-year-career, including nine years in Japan, was spent working at Chase.
 Nancy Lane, 88, whose trailblazing corporate career included a stint as head of executive recruitment for Chase Manhattan in the early 1970s, died in NYC on March 28, 2022. She was called "the spirit" behind the Studio Museum of Harlem and served on various corporate and philanthropic boards.
(Photo: Scott Rudd, for Studio Museum of Harlem)
 # Carmen Jalowayski-Bunthorn, 78, died on March 4, 2022. The North Bergen, NJ resident had been a VP in Private Banking, International, at Chase Manhattan.
 J. Mikesell (Mike) Thomas, who began an illustrious career in finance at First National Bank of Chicago–eventually becoming the Bank's CFO and EVP/Co-Head of Institutional Banking–died February 12, 2022 in Naples, FL.
 # We were only recently notified of the death longtime member Bill Criss, who died on April 26, 2022, at the age of 78. Criss played a principal role in Chase's expansion in California in the 1980s.
 # The CAA mourns the passing of longtime member Stewart Gager on March 8, 2022, at the age of 81. Gager worked at Chase in various EMEA/capital market assignments in New York and London from 1965 to 1999.
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.
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