In Memoriam, Yale Index, and Photo Blurb

In Memoriam

Described as a caring and intelligent woman with a respect for tradition, Depledge was employed in the estates and trusts division of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene, and McCrae, a prestigious Manhattan law firm. Depledge and her family, natives of Wales, were on their way to an annual vacation in Europe before the plane went down.

At Yale, Depledge majored in English, graduating cum laude. She was also a member of the Herald family, heading the now-defunct Police Blotter section; her Herald contributions also included a cover story on female professors teaching at the University.

Depledge's friends remember her most for her loyal companionship. Paula Yoo, JE '91, Depledge's college roommate, said, "She would have been a character out of a Jane Austen novel." Yoo described Depledge as "very romantic. She liked the old way of writing letters [by hand]; she designed her own clothes." According to Yoo, Depledge also seemed to "have a quirky, British sense of humor, a real mischievous part."

Irene Basloe Saraf, MC '91, another friend and classmate, recalled her freshman year experience with Depledge. "We were worried about whether we were prepared for the academic challenges ahead. But we ended up figuring out how we fit in and gaining confidence as we made our way through Directed Studies and beyond," Saraf said.

After graduating from Yale, Depledge worked as a paralegal for two years and then attended Columbia Law School, where she ranked fourth in her class.

Though she expanded her circle of friends, Depledge maintained close ties with her friends from Yale. "Jane really understood the importance of balancing friendship and work. She was the ideal example of what Yale wants of people after they graduate," Jennifer Houser, JE '90, said.

—Sangeetha Ramaswamy

YALE INDEX
1. Percent matriculation in the Class of 1999	55
2. Percent matriculation in the Class of 2000	59
3. Percent matriculation in the Class of 2002	63
4. Percent matriculation in the Class of 2020, if this trend contniues	100
5. Percent of analysts who believe this forecast to be accurate if and only if "a great meteor at unthinkable velocity, spiraling down from on high, strikes Cambridge, Mass., obliterating all life and structures within an 18 mile radius"	100
6. Percent minorities in the Yale undergraduate population	31
7. Percent minorities in the Yale undergraduate population if you consider really rich white kids a minority	89
8. Number of members of the Yale Precision Marching Band	100
9. Number of players in the Yale Precision Marching Band	0
10. Number of members who just "crush a lot"	19
11. Percent of undergraduates who believe Clinton will be impeached	48
12. Percent of undergraduates who think it'll be "close, but no cigar"	52

--Compiled by Tommycat Dorantes and Testy Mike Wolmetz

Sources: 1, 2, 3) YDN 9/4/98; 4) Fundamentals of Number Theory; 5) Nostradamus; 6) NAACP; 7) The Yale Club of New York; 8) Al St. Germain, BK '99; 9) empirical evidence; 10) Big Pun and Death Row Recordings; 11) survey; 12) Starr Report

JULIA TIERNAN/YH LIKE THE WIND: The annual Habitat for Humanity Midnight Mile, on Thurs., Sept. 17, raised money for Habitat's home-building projects.

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