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

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' Point me towards the bar Dr. Stephen W. ' Tiasch Newport Beach, California B.S. Biology, U.S.C, Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity, Yearbook ' 78, D-Lab Diver Young Diaper Rasch the 901 closed. I bet you tell that to all the guys. ■ I recall with. utter clarity, the first great shock of my dental school career. I met Huggy Bear Rasch . I remember asking myself, How are his hands going to fit in a mouth? Little did I know my mouth was going to be the first. I now have flabby lips. Steve, on the other hand has the smallest and tightest mouth. What a challenge to get through Perio. When Steve wasn ' t following the football team across the country, he would upgrade our dismal lab existence by singing Linda Rondstadfs greatest hits with minor variances. Or he would kneel under his desk with a syringe of water and squirt Dan Armistead ' s crotch. For two weeks, Dan thought there was something wrong with his plumbing. On a more healthy note, Steve would rally us to a den of iniquity called the Bucket . It was here that we all witnessed Steve perform his first deep oral exam. This was not easy, but Steve has an uncanny ability to handle himself in hard In lecture, Steve was at his best. In his quiet and informative manner he would let the lecturer know he ' d rather have lunch with Mary Bierle. In conclusion, other than being an enjoyable lab partner, a good friend and decent person, he ' s cute.

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i.A. lona College NY., Science, Fresno State University, Delta Sigma Delta raternity, Yearbook ' 78. - rz Sure it ' s good, look at Brush! ' Oh Tom, you ' re such a wolf. ' Tom O ' Keefe. A statement in itself. Where did it all begin? Some say New York, some say Fresno. (His wife mentioned Hollywood Blvd.) Wherever it started, though, the story continued here at USC. . . and then I grabbed her like this ' Yeah, Roger isn ' t such a bad partner jfterall. In the beginning, Tom found himself (what little there was to find) rn D lab, surrounded by odd types such as a guy who trimmed his hair by setting It on fire and a senile pervert who was into bondage and discipline. Induced by such as these, the legend of O ' Keefe began. Those near Tom were immediately touched by his diligence, his quiet concern, his inordinate drive for excellence, and his hands (not his technical skills, just his hands). Tom was quick to pour out sincere and emotional oratory in praise of the school, its great traditions, and its numerous outstanding faculty and staff. It was said that the handwriting on the wall had destined Tom for a special place at USC, little matter that the writing was on the walls of the stalls in the second floor restrooms. Perhaps his most crowning achievement was to win the acclaim of his classmates during his senior year, when, after a long and hard campaign (the only thing long and hard about Tom) he was elected class treasurer. Tom accepted the challenge of this office by performing as expected. Seemingly, with all these distractions, Tom would have had no time for anything else. Yet somehow (unbelievably) he has become a pretty good dentist, more powerful than an electromallet. faster than a speeding True-torque, and able to leap wide edentulous spaces with five unit combination bridges. Finally, let it be said that despite dental school, Tom O ' Keefe spent the last four years being himself, and being a friend to those around him After graduation, Tom and his wife Pam plan on getting out of LA. and returning to Fresno. L.A.s loss is Fresno ' s gam. STEVE RASCH

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Don ' t use 8 round bur for retention ' I don ' t know if I ' ll ever get out. B.A., M.A., California State University Los Angeles, B.S.O.A., Summer Orientation Program. . .. . .- ' I . . .. f- Luther joined D lab in January, evidently not liking his previous student number. He became Jhe infamous 291, constantly being confused with his two predecessors, Ed Reichman and Ron Heneman. If anyone ever got his moneys ' worth out of dental school, it had to be Luther; he went through everything twice. He could be seen with a cigarette in his mouth shaking his head over his lab work until 9:30 every night. He seemed plagued by Murphy ' s Law, ' if anything can possibly go wrong, it will ' , but he took it all in stride and somehow managed to turn everything in on time. He tried everything to get ' hot ' , including setting his hair on fire. His motto was simple - If the margins don ' t fit the tooth, make the tooth fit the margins. A master of stories (plain B.S.) Luther managed to convince Helen to increase his loan so he could vacation in the Bahamas with his family one break. Luther will long be remembered for his friendship and his willingness to help. It was from Luther that I learned how to solder - occlusal perforations, contacts and margins. Undoubtedly Luther will make a fine dentist. Few made the sacrifices he did for dentistry and I hope the rewards will be appropriate. i ! i ' :if ' i g lM ■I ' ] Oh my God, I forgot the vaseline! ' It worked for Richard Pryor