The World of Margaret Maxwell

Jack Smith is a retired physician who practiced general surgery for the last six decades. Born in Texas, he grew up on a cattle ranch before leaving to pursue his education. He received his MD degree from the University of Tennessee in the 1950s, completed his surgical training in New York City, and then moved to Southern California, where he practiced until his retirement.



A Yale graduate, Ed Marcus has been an attorney for over sixty years and has two offices in Connecticut. Beginning his six terms in the state senate in 1958, he served as majority leader from 1967 to 1970. Appointed to the board of directors of OPIC in 1978, he's since served on many other boards and committees. In 1992 through 2000, he was the state chairman of the Democratic Party and thrice acted as the delegation chairman for the DNC. He lives in Connecticut.