University of Southern California School of Dentistry - El Molaro (Los Angeles, CA)

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U.C.L.A., B.A. Psychobiology, Junior Editor Yearbook 1977, Member Rumpled Foreskins, Master of Disquise. ' oc4-or of lOOoLltt ,{ JUji..u- yC - -»«- ' v erf C- 5- ' C ' ' ' «-a tf . -V — , ' - -» i 7 and Krupa. These D.H. ' s are getting shorter all the time. Trick or Squat. Tripod Todd, Dartanian, Zorro; a.k.a. Honaldo LeKrause . Ron ( made a big decision when he chose dental school over drumming for a rock-n-roll band. But he didn ' t let that slow him down as he showed that you could carve a tooth by pounding out the rhythm to Stairway, to Heaven with a 1 2 Hollenbeck and a 1 P.K.T. waxing instrument. J As Ron passed thru his 2 preclinical years, he wrote the song 50 Waj| to Leave Your OPER and FPROS instructor. In tact during one OPER| final, Dartanian received an anonymous phone call from Arizona andi 7 hours later was seen dancing at A.S.U. to Elton John ' s live perfor j When Zorro entered the clinic, he was never at loss for assistants. ' : The men of the Class of ' 78 (plus Dr. Paul Ross) were always offering Ron assistance due to the aesthetics of his patients. There was alwaysl a longer line at Ron ' s cubicle than anywhere else in the clinic in hopes! of performing 4,6,8,10, and sometimes 12-handed dentistry. When the female assistants took over, Ron taught them 4-handed dentistry (4 ; hands on the dentist!!!). | In the summer of ' 76, Ron became night manager of Hotel California ! located somewhere on the howling, steamy shores of Manhattan Beach| Ron ' s motto was Ho ' i e moe and he was determined to teach this • ancien t Hawaiian proverb to all of his Frauleins!! They usually responded and in fact wrote a song about Ron; I Can ' t Get Enough of Your Lovin ' . Occasionally, a Fraulein wouldn ' t believe in Ron ' s motto J and this would force him to reply with a reverberating Well, a Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse Meeeee!!!!! J In the summer of ' 77, Ron headed for the shores of Waikiki. Here he mastered the local island customs of 3 A.M. Chariot Races on Kalakaua Ave, Early Morning Tailor Appts., and Hide-n-S.Q.U.A.T. Well Ronaldo, from C Lab to 30th St. to Keystone to Manhattan Ave., it ' s been an exciting 4 years. Believe me, if we can make Dental School fun, that ' s one hell of an accomplishmtvit. A toast to your future my friend and hopefully some day we ' ll be drilling em ' together (teeth that is!!!) Frohliche Weinachten!!!!!

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m . 1 Want me to open that beer can (or you dude? These seminars are a waste of time. ' Having arrived at these hallowed halls of futility a week after school began, I have spent four years alternating between procrastination, catching up, and outright ghostism. It ' s so much more challenging this way. For helping me maintain partial sanity through this long struggle, I would like to thank my wife, my family and all my friends. Also, I would like to add my sincerest appreciation to those few instructors and staff, who through their personalities as well as knowledge, made this asylum bearable. As for the future, hopefully it ' s back to sunny, smog-free Arizona. That is, of course, unless the Bucket or Wild Goose needs their own private dentist. Katz Family 139

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Not bad for only a week! A couple of rambhn guys. Never a dull moment is tfie best way to describe ttie experience of knowing Rick, as I ' ve tiad the pleasure of doing. From tfie first time we hit a Tuesday nigfit Big Daddy ' s basfi togetfier, I knew tfiat I tiad found =■ artner in crime, and the school had made the mistake of putting us Jher as lab partners. The rest is history. yas a leading figure in the 50 Ways to Leave Fixed Proths club ra co-conspiritor in the annual Halloween costume for school duo, sporting first his Groucho costume followed by his imitation of Lasar the next year. Rick also established as early membership in the Goose Egg Operative All-Star team, winning the coveted Nice Tooth Selection award. i;S.t.gving for even greater achievements. Rick tried to shatter the t artini ' Tting record at a dinner for Arnold Palmer. By the end of the ling he had changed Arnold ' s stroke completely and then ieeded to lose his coat, shoes, keys, and glasses before he got to p back in Palms that night. enjoyed other sports also, however. He dazzled us as a member of ■ ' Rumpled Foreskins over-the-line team, astounded us by winning dental school golf tourney, and mystified us with his gambling ifess, as he lost every penny he took to Tahoe within 15 minutes to id looking, blackjack-dealing sweetheart (next time stick to dealers nd older). i ke this entire page to describe the trip that Rick and I took to ' our last summer of school: including such things as rikshaw S down Kalakaua Ave. and braving the surf of Hanakapei beach, 1 prefer to sum it up with two words, Ho ' i e nue . ost recently Rick (or Ricardo as he is known at Anna ' s) has gone .taljan in his love of food, job, and women. Well, thats amore . n closing, I would like to say one thing seriously in this greatly ibbreviated biography of a person that I consider a great friend. I feel ortunate to have had the opportunity to get something more than a lental education from time at this school — I had the fortune to make a riendship with someone who made even a dark day much brighter for ne. Thanks and good luck always. Rick. Arizona State University, B.S. Zoology, Clinical Cancer Training Fellowship, tvtember of the Rumpled Foreskins, Yearbook 1976, Winner of the Arnold Palmer Drinking Tournament 1977. Abio Dex THL c i-tccd- il Get down!! Yeah. I make a lot of money.