Chase Alumni: Seiki Murono, Italy Trip + RIP: George Scandalios

 
 
 
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# There are still a very few spaces available for the Chase Alumni reunion trip – twice postponed due to COVID and now scheduled for October 6 through 15, 2022. We're now going to Naples and Apulia (the "heel" of Italy's "boot").
 
For more information about the trip, please click here. If you are interested in traveling with us, please contact Ken Jablon as soon as possible. Aren't Pompeii, Teatro San Carlo and the White Cities of Puglia on your bucket list?  
 
NEWS & EVENTS (PAST AND FUTURE)                                       
 
We have published several stories in the past about Chase's activities in Vietnam in the closing days of that war, plus other stories of tricky situations in the Middle East, Asia and South America.  Were you ever asked to continue working–or struggling to get out of town–in another war zone or amidst other types of violence? We have added a new account by Robert Aberlin about what happened to Chase Argentina (and Aberlin's very pregnant wife) during the Falklands War. Please let us know if you have a story about working in a war zone. 
 
See pictures from CitiField, as Chase alumni enjoyed spectacular seats behind home plate to see the Mets beat the Braves in both games of a doubleheader on May 3, 2022. Photo of Bill Kaufmann and daughter by Monica Altmann. (Photo album viewable by dues-paying members.)
 
Foster + Partners has been announced as the architect for JPMorgan Chase‘s 60-story supertall headquarters at 270 Park Avenue, and has released the first batch of official renderings for the Midtown East project. Read the story in New York YIMBY  (Rendering by DBOX)
 
 
 
 
 
 


Click to read JPMC Chair & CEO Jamie Dimon's Annual Shareholder Letter.
 
 
 
 

Read about two exceptional new books about the Bank's namesake, Salmon P. Chase, Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury (1861-1864).

 
 

# 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.

 
 LIFE AFTER CHASE                                                                   
 
# Happy D-Day Birthday, Seiki Murono! Read of the extraordinary circumstances of his birth and his almost textbook fulfillment of the American Dream in spite of those surroundings, an almost textbook example of American Shame.
 
 
# Nick Binkley – banker and singer-songwriter aka "Pin Stripe Brain" – released his fourth CD, Stardust Angels Ghosts. We've added a link to some music clips.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gene Ret devoted much of his career to the evolving field of privacy compliance. Now "quasi-retired", he offers community groups pro bono presentations to help the less informed (and more gullible) among us navigate scams and threats of identity theft.
 
Scenes of the destruction of Mariupol are particularly difficult to watch for Tom Hayne, who spent six weeks there in 1995 as a volunteer with the International Executive Search Corps (IESC), a group co-founded by David Rockefeller.
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 
Bank memorabilia! Please send to news@chasealum.org.)
 
# Object of the Week: Last week was the 46th annual Corporate Challenge, created by Manfacturers Hanover and now overseen by JPMorgan Chase. Here's a t-shirt for the first event after the merger of Manny Hanny and Chemical Bank, introducing the name change.

Ed Moran shares some delicious stories and memories of encounters with boldface names from his days at Chase Manhattan. It's a real fun read!

 

 

Inspired by Gene Ret (photo, right), Larry Stirling (photo, left) tells us more about The Vault on 5B at One Chase Manhattan Plaza and other tales of 1CMP.

 

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.

# George N. Scandalios, 85, a Senior Vice President at Chase Manhattan in charge of the Bank's Operations/Systems area and worldwide real estate holdings, died on June 1, 2022, in Manhasset, NY.

 

 

 

 

Roland M. Peracca, Jr., 84, an aide to David Rockefeller at Chase Manhattan, died on April 1, 2022.

 

 

 

 

The CAA mourns the passing of its long-time member Larry Levy, a vice president for corporate advertising at Chase Manhattan before he left the bank in 2001. Levy died on May 12, 2022, age 88.

 

 

 

 
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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