(Editor's Note. These pictures (at right) received from Al on 05/14/07
1 - Gleem toothpaste ad from Life, Look, & The Saturday Evening Post, winter 1959-59. Al on the right.
2 - Portfolio composite from the summer of 1958 - with Bette Piller in lower left
3 - Family pictured in Cosmopolitan article about Al's mother as two time widow and in new career as Miss Clairol "Come Alive Gray" lady ("Now my hair is gray & I love it that way" spring of 1959)
4 - Al & Bette Piller, August 1958

2007 update. Retired in '04. Seeking balance among travel and leisure, non-profit activities and part time business ventures. Interests: travel, snow skiing, SCUBA, running (21 marathons), grand parenting (seven of them ) and gardening. In November 2006, while gardening out front of our new home, chatted with a walker. Turned out we had a Chapppaqua connection in Chuck Hutin, also living in the Dallas area, who subsequently called and reconnected me to Greeley '57. As a result , am really excited about seeing you all at the reunion. Please come.
(Editor's note. The above was submitted by Al on Jan 02, 2007)

1997 recap. Angell Financial Group grew to become the largest of 300 Northwestern Mutual district offices. In 1984 it became one of the 100 network offices. Our two daughters are married with three grandchildren. I love the Lord, my family and my work.

1982 recap. Sophomore year went to New York Military Academy on a music scholarship. Later decided against a music career and entered Harvard instead. Graduated in '63 after flunking out once and quitting another time. During the first time out, worked as a commercial model in N.Y., running into Bette Piller who had been Miss New York City. Also put in six months in the Army before returning to school. For my second time out, went to L.A. to join my parents and worked as a career placement counselor. Jim Tyler, my first stepfather, had died during my first year at military school .

My Mom remarried a year and a half later to John Whedon, a TV writer who had to move to California when the industry shifted to the West Coast. Before leaving New York, my Mom was a N.Y. commercial model who among other things was the Clairol Miss Come-Alive-Gray lady. In January of 1961 made it to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and watched Tom Gilburg play for Syracuse vs. University of Texas. Succeeded getting his attention as he left the stadium at the game's end but he didn't recognize me.

Upon graduation rejoined family in L.A. for two weeks and met Lynn, a down-the-street neighbor and future bride. Then began a five year advertising career in N.Y. with Benton & Bowles. While there, played football with Van Schreiber in Central Park and revisited old times In 1965 married Lynn in Pacific Palisades. That week both Susie Holloway and Brian O'Neill popped up. Honeymooned in Japan, partly hosted by a Japanese movie actress I had met at a party at Howie Junker's pad in the Village.

In 1968, desiring a change of career and location, we began a long and fulfilling career with Northwestern Mutual Life, winding up in Dallas in 1972. In 1974 met briefly with Fred Kattau in a recruiting interview. Launched Angell Financial Group in 1975. Three children: Cindy (1966) and Marty (1967) born in N.Y. Hospital and Lorri (1975) born in Dallas.