UCLA School of Dentistry - Impressions Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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During the pre-awakened years of Uncle Sam, Captain Pete Minjarez II managed to elude the ride paddies of Nam by taking an extended R 84 R in Germany. Tiring of the easy life, Pete decided that he would avoid further conflicts by hiding out in dental school until the disturbance settled. Once here, though, M II quick- ly barked out orders to stand clear and proceeded to establish his 2.68 amalgams per minute record. Pete has promised to up this to an even 3.0 by graduation. Every so often, M II longs once again for the khacky green, and slips away to do his thing for Uncle Sam's reserves. We can always tell if Pete has come back from one of these junkets, when he orders Dr. Federick to take three laps around the clinic before checking his state board set-up. If the Feds ever forget about him, Pete will someday have his eyes on a plush pri- vate practice. More than likely, though, we'lI probably see Pete as our command- ing officer when they ship us all off to the Middle East. -ai ?. 19 IRR l 1 W iff- 155 lgliilfgl-tx .Q ' E X. We 1' I. .mm-. ff? 2 ':1' ii -if' .L Milli. i 41725, ,iflg .Vigo N' ,SX - il' Ron Mito D. D.S. Ron, one of the most popular members of the Class of '76, has acquired more nicknames than Chow has magic tricks: Mito Mosquito, the Provider, Meeter, Mito Miter Motormouth, and the Stump. Actually Ron at one time was 6'6 un- til a refrigerator fell on his head. He still maintains his 48 shoulders but the effect is not quite the same. His roommate, Chow, describes Ron as a great animal lover having dated in succession, a bird, a kitty, a beaver and a turkey. Ron's list of accolades are as follows: CD he was the only one in the class to own two roommates and a house, l2i he is the only one who can lose and gain more weight on a skiing trip than Joanie, l3J blessed with an unlimited bank account, he almost bought a Pan- tera, a van, four girls and new every- things, and UH he is the best left- handed dentist to work from the right lwrongi side. Meet's future plans range from teaching at UCLA to constructing lnaturallyl a building to house his private practice in Watsonville. Pete Minjarez D. D. S. .ff5?:

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- .0 ,,,,,w.m A-gi, ,,,.: ,.,,, ,A ,,., 91 gl Ye iiig V., N . We-F' 1 . , . - lkii' 9' efeifelt' 1-2, in , Ml, ,... ,, ., H sr- it -we , I f-Q F itll fjl 5,- ,. ' - rw , ll . '- ' ' ff' V '-.Art Wifi ' . .' at . ' 4 - 1 ' ' J H 5 Laverne Merth D. D.S. Tired of student activism at Berkley, Steve split from The City after getting a degree in biology from Cal. l l An avid athletic supporter CJock-strap?J, N Steve came to UCLA for dentistry and 1 season tickets to Bruin basketball games. Speaking of ball games, we can still re- 1 member Steve eyeing the Bio-Med li- brary girls with the comment: Little do they know we're here just for fun. Tiring of these escapades, Steve tripped up and discovered that the real girls were in the Law Library and thus mar- ried Nancy, a law student, to eliminate his future malpractice problems. Steve plans a general practice residency so he can cruise into dentistry . . , slowly and safely . . . . Afterwards, he and Nancy will probably return to the Bay area. Actually, Steve will probably go wherever the opportunity is the great- est to make the most with the least. Steve Merritt D. D.S. ft eager-fm-V A , , -T .V lgzj r , nr' ' - . . lp ,A -,,, . . 4- 1fgnya.g-7 X. .iz- N' 4 Y XZ 1' .E-,szm lj y.: . if: 1 . - ' FQG,.,g,. - f ,. 'P fel Mu What would you think of a student who was so modest that she never once men- tioned her numerous accomplishments? Do such people exist? If there is a list of such people, then Laverne is surely at the top. How many of us would forget to mention that our pre-dental school years included a class presidency, cheerleading, editing school publications, graduating Valedic- torian, a California journalism award, and several art and sculpture awards? Who else would also forget to mention that they started dental school only after raising four stepchildren, one foster child, and five stepgrandchildren? Who else but Laverne. Laverne has got a lot to be proud of, especially her husband, Vic, who has never once failed to commute from San Diego to visit her every weekend for four years. Together, they have even found time to go backpacking, maintain two households and teach their children culinary excellence. With all this going for her, Laverne will have no problems in finding time to start 181 .-vi ' a private practice in San Diego. 1 i '1 J 4

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Richard Montoya D.D.S. Vic Mora D.D.S. Rich came to UCLA from El Paso, Texas, where he has lived all of his life and where he attended the University of Texas. Richvdivided his time at UTEP playing intramural sports, working con- struction every chance he could get to keep up his favorite pastime of horse racing, meeting his wife, Christine, and L still managing a B.S. degree in biology. Although by first impression Rich ap- peared to be one of the quietest students ' in the class, he was one of the busiest ' ones. Rich could be seen making friends with everyone, including the other stu- dents' patients and he never seemed to know of the word no when it came to helping anyone. If Rich does not decide to stay in Holly- wood Park lhorseodontist?J or lose all of his dental equipment in Las Vegas on the way to El Paso, he will either be found practicing dentistry or raising horses and children with his wife Christine in the West Texas town of El Paso. x. I ,3 Fresh from the high living El Centro atmosphere, Vic managed to include in his undergraduate studies: zoology, biology, ornithology and anything else with pretty legs that moved. During those carefree years, Vic held down a total of three jobs, his favorite one being lifeguard duty on the beaches. All was happiness and nooky until a beautiful girl named Barbara kicked sand in his face. Vic followed up with the logical route when accosted by someone tougher, he married her. Both he and Barb are avid travelers and spend so much of their free time on weekenders to San Diego that Jimmy the Greek was laying odds on Todd Victor dropping out of the chute somewhere between Oceanside and La Jolla. Around the clinic, Vic is easily identified as the dentist with the sweatiest hands but the best all around disposition. Look for Vic next year at the VA or the Public Health Service if you're looking for a ride to S.D.