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note from the alumni association president as the 2010/2011 school year comes to a close i would like to reflect on the very active pinkerton alumni association and its many activities over the last year with the addition of several new members to the executive board we had the opportunity to participate in many activities the fall is always a busy time of year on campus board members volunteer during homecoming and at our annual craft fair and golf tournament both of which raise funds that support the student experience at pinkerton some of the monies raised helped renovate the old academy building including paint flooring furniture and kitchen facilities we are also very proud of the new signs that were much needed on the growing campus four in various locations members also volunteered their efforts on several committees including the bousquet scholarship and hall of fame selections and our newly formed program which helps support pinkerton clubs with up to four grants annually at $250 each freshman are welcomed with gifts on their field day and also at the freshman reception in the fall graduating seniors receive class pennants from the association and for the second year we are sponsoring five exciting summer trips members help host the school s young alumni day in december and the annual florida reunion in february in addition several members honor the pinkerton family grave sites by planting and maintaining them each spring we now have our own facebook page and have several events and activities in the planning stages including a wine tasting event a series of business mixers to foster networking among graduates gifts for the sophomore and junior classes a musical event and a historical display for the new freshman building we are always looking for new members to join our executive board if you are interested please join us at our monthly meetingsheld on the third wednesday of each month at the alumni center at 7 p.m george tsetsilas `57 alumni association president pinkerton academy incorporated in 1814 www.pinkertonacademy.net volume 33 number 3 spring 2011 alumni association officers `57 george tsetsilas president `83 carrie rouleau-cote vp `72 susan roemer brassard secretary `57 nancy gilbert ek treasurer executive board `52 carolyn hodgdon cassidy `56 ed holm `60 paul congo `60 james sullivan `64 ronald gagnon `65 dennis burdick `65 gayle emerson gagnon `72 peter brassard `80 william lonergan `82 michael holm `90 cynthia pelletier rice `90 cheryl pelletier paiva `94 brian daniels `96 john breda `96 amy witham chouinard `99 jamie saucier past president `72 michael pelletier editor `86 anne massa parker alumnus on the cover send all news and requests for address changes to the alumni center 5 pinkerton street derry nh 03038 call 603-437-5217 or email alumnioffice@pinkertonacademy spring finally arrived after a long winter here in derry org the alumnus is published three the iconic pinkerton building lends a striking backdrop times a year in january may and septemto the season s first buds ber printed by cummings printing hooksett nh.

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as told by dr carl forsaith `09 in his book pinkerton academy 1814-1964 pinkerton by the numbers 2 alumnus 29 $14,685.18 number of years girls did not amount of money founding number of locations the origibrothers john and james pinkerton nal schoolhouse was located it was attend pinkerton academy but atdonated to create the academy moved in 1886 to its present loca tended adams female academy tion from atop the hill number of students registered to attend pinkerton academy in december 1815 there were 27 girls and 44 boys they varied in age from eight years to 20 years those who did not live at home boarded with neighbors 71 23 number of headmasters that pinkerton has employed since 1815 1 number of graduates in 1860 mary hill qualified to graduate in this first formal exercise approximate number of students who currently attend pinkerton academy from derry chester and hampstead over 700 will graduate in june 3,200 amount of money per week to board at major pinkerton s house in 1823 equivalent to two and a half days work from sun up to sun down $1.25 consecutive years that father and son frederick j shepard and alan shepard sr served as treasurer of the pinkerton board of trustees 76

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headmaster s message podcast series added to website it s hard to believe that another school year is coming to a close at pinkerton as alumni i m sure you feel the same way when you recall your time here i d like to thank you for your continued interest and dedication to your alma mater and want you to know that you are an important link to pinkerton s outstanding reputation as one of the best high schools in nh in an effort to reach out to alumni and friends i ve decided to step a bit further into technology and began posting the first in a series of podcasts on our website along with this publication and facebook the recordings are just one of many places you can go to learn about what is happening at pinkerton we will be uploading additional podcasts when issues or situations warrant rather than on a set schedule we also welcome your comments and questions please send them to podcast@pinkertonacademy.org i usually dedicate this spring column to our upcoming graduation ceremonies however given recent issues with budgets and layoffs i feel it is more timely to discuss recent decisions that have been made and why as you may know i recently announced a reduction of the faculty and staff for the next school year why was this necessary the foremost reason is a declining enrollment for the first time in over 50 years for example the enrollment from the 2009/10 school year to the projected enrollment in 2011/12 ­ a period of three years ­ will show a decrease of about 250 students at the end of this school year reductions have included seven full-time faculty positions with an additional nine faculty and staff receiving abbreviated schedules the trustees have already responded to this trend by adding auburn as our fourth contract town however the addition of auburn will not alter pinkerton s decreasing enrollment until 2013 when their students will begin at pinkerton a reduction in force was needed now decisions on which individuals were let go were based on a wide range of factors including student subject interest based on their course selections for next year teaching credentials and qualifications state requirements performance and more teachers retiring this year helped keep the layoffs at a minimum it is heart wrenching to lose even one member of the pinkerton family but under these circumstances we had no choice ­ it had to be done one question i have heard in reaction to the reduction in staff is why is pinkerton building a large new building when they are cutting faculty and staff there are so many factors that have made the new building a need-to-have rather than a nice-to-have we have over 40 portable classrooms that are used every day some have been here for over 40 years their time has come and gone replacing them was no longer an option we have to consider the educational requirements and opportunities necessary for education today those facilities and resources are beyond four walls and a chalkboard in order to create a more personalized education a different kind of physical plant was needed and that is what is found in the new building additionally our current classrooms were scheduled 95 of the time some may think that this is great use of classrooms however it makes the scheduling process almost impossible classes are scheduled during lunch periods as that is the only time that rooms are available this is an inefficient use of resources the added space in the new building will prove for more effective scheduling lastly the new building will allow a reorganization of our current career and technical education programs which will be more attuned to current employment trends to meet this need we are adding a new culinary arts program the facilities of other programs are also being improved while programs with low enrollments are being phased out the decision-making around the new building began over 10 years ago ­ long before the recession the design of the building was formalized by a committee mandated by our contracts with the sending towns and included pinkerton sending schools and educational representatives construction was originally timed to begin as other campus buildings were paid off ground-breaking for the new building was temporarily postponed at the height of the recession until the trustees decided to take advantage of major dips in construction and financing costs -saving the school and local taxpayers millions we will be creating more podcasts soon during which i will talk about my philosophy as headmaster and my vision for the future if you d like to be on an e-mail blast for notification when we post another podcast send your e-mail address to podcast@pinkertonacademy.org along with any questions or thoughts you have in response to this podcast thank you for your time interest passion and most importantly your support for pinkerton academy whether it is your high school your alma mater your employer or all of the above pinkerton appreciates your interest mary a 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28 34 37 from the classes abbie keddy havenwood christian ave concord nh 001 class news gladys tewksbury nicoll 177 chester st chester nh 006 60 887-715 rhoda mitchell watson 13a kingston pines kingston nh 03848 60 642-755 spring is finally here let us be optimistic alma howard wife of our classmate tom howard called one day asking about some of the folks she and tom chummed with when they lived here i hope she will call again evelyn rider mccarthy called again and we had a nice chat a couple weeks ago i stopped to visit with dot stone and dot grandmaison we recalled past times very past when we were students at pa and how times have changed we send our condolences to the family of bette ingalls gannon `42 that s all friends keep in touch rhoda we heard from ruth spear wells daughter polly tewksbury `67 recently on march 11 of this year ruth wells fell at her home in barefoot bay fl and broke both of her ankles ruth was going up rhodamitchellwatsonvisitedthe her front stairs and stubbed alumni center in may to share her toe and fell she had herscrapbook.shetooktimefor surgery on both ankles and aquickphotoafterthevisit had to go to rehab for five weeks she is now home and doing quite well walking on her own my husband steve `66 and i went to florida to take care of her for a couple of weeks ruth would love to hear from any classmates her address is 1218 calusa dr barefoot bay fl 2976 glenn e wright 961 n euclid st la habra ca 9061-292 562 697-9940 gewright961@hotmail.com stagecoach last year we called attention to the many great films that screened in 1939 among them was the john wayne film stagecoach in march we went on a fishing trip to kernville a four hour drive north we visited the local museum and on display was the stagecoach used in the movie upon returning we of course had to get the film from netflix and a note of interest between 1827 and 1847 over 700 concord stagecoaches were built in concord nh hitched news of my marriage was received positively no one called me an old fool freda mckay did however call me an old hound dog which i took as a compliment gladys murphy wondered what took you so long to your health i have advocated discussing health issues as we may be able to share information helpful to others gladys is following expert advice and is using her mind in a new and creative way she is into zentangles defined as an easy to learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns google it or call her for information more knees news freda mckay has joined the club but has found a soothing ointment which really helps-it s called blue emu the product has received a lot of attention as the web page shows 11,000,000 hits freda also reports having a stent in a blocked heart artery i had one put in six years ago neither of us has had any trouble mental health is said to depend on a circle of positive relationships arline lanford is happy that her son and wife will anchor their boat nearby and that richard has moved to be near her when asked how are you i often say most of me is okay that goes for barbara plant who writes my eyesight is failing otherwise fine note however that barbara does write glenn 39 40 marion richardson pounder 3b pine isle dr derry nh 03038 60 42-998 editor snote:adonationinmemoryofrobertsenter`40 wasgivenbytheclassof1940in2010.apologiesfortheomissioninthewintereditionofthealumnus george sheldon has changed his phone number you can now reach him at 603-934-2952 i also found out that lionel piper has been living in derry for about a year now he s staying with his family at 69 franklin st derry nh 03038 i m sure he d like to hear from you on may 5 2011 the us postal service unveiled a stamp on that honored classmate alan shepard the first american to orbit the earth as you all know alan became the first american to reach find us on facebook spring 2011 alumnus

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space on may 5 1961 and later became one of only a dozen men to walk on the moon our friend also became famous for hitting a golf shot on the moon during the apollo 14 mission marion barbara keith gibbons 181 littleton rd unit 220 chelmsford ma 01824 978 455-427 babsgibb@yahoo.com new england has other seasons besides spring summer winter and fall there is lilac maple sugar apple blossom indian summer mud and down leaf time not true seasons but none the less known to all i m sorry to report the passing of another classmate harold bean died suddenly on march 1 he spent 20 years in the navy and coast guard his second career was with the parks department of st petersburg fl after the death of his wife lauria claire bonenfant he moved to seattle wa to live with his daughter elaine it was there that he met and married nancy muzzey and settled in kenmore wa our sympathy to nancy elaine and other family members our sympathy also to wallace king whose wife of 60 years dorothy longdin king `45 passed away in december and to mary kachavos kellechy whose brother charles kachavos `8 died in november i received a nice note and photos from marion blake deep she attended the pa reunion in february at dr p phillips community park in orlando fl she enjoyed the day and was able to spend it with her cousin eleanor bliss murphy who also lives in florida and attended the reunion with her family barbara weston gratton is doing well and keeps her mind active by continuing to take a few courses each semester at new england college donald gagne reported that the skiing this winter was better locally than in utah plans are being made for our 70th class reunion it will be on saturday july 23 you will be notified about the place and time looking forward to seeing you in july keepsmiling,barbara in memoriam 195 1935 196 197 1941 1942 1942 1944 1945 1945 1945 1946 1950 195 1954 1955 1970 1973 1975 1979 1984 1988 2002 staff roy feinauer samuel messery thomas grady paul r smith harold bean helen gordon fifty beth ingalls gannon herbert ralston jr teresa matarozzo hersey dorothy longdin king joel scroggins don small jean whitcomb pillsbury raymond red dolloff jr carol mackinnon margaret herrick papuzenski clyde watts jr david richardson pamela willey foster thomas w monahan carolyn mariano dan lapierre kalia kuligowski bonnie beattie 41 phyllis wilson macgregor 108 park st apt 2 easthampton ma 01027 41 527-1849 spring has arrived-albeit there are still piles of snow around here we have lost two of our class members helen gordon fifty died march 11 2011 she was a nurse who obtained degrees and became director of nurses at the concord school of nursing our sympathies go out to her families and loved ones i am also sad to report the passing of beth ingalls gannon on february 14 she had been employed as clerk for gannon oil co in derry for many years our sympathy goes out to all her family and loved ones our hearts also go out to phil pelletier whose wife irene passed away march 19 our sympathy extends to their six sons three daughters and all their families i would appreciate some uplifting news for the alumnus please write to me asalways,phyllis 42 43 roland routhier 2 severance st derry nh 03038 60 42-202 rout2@comcast.net greetings after a very cold snowy winter those of us hardy souls that spent the winter here in good old new hampshire or anywhere north of the mason-dixon line are certainly glad to see it go the other day while on one of our favorite pastimes eating out i ran into a classmate barbara joslyn stone and husband osborn `9 we were having lunch at the li l lobster boat and they came in just as we were seated it was nice seeing barbara as i hadn t seen her for quite some time oz stops in to my office when he s doing business at the town hall but barbara hasn t been with him we didn t chat long but it was nice to have a chance to visit with her even for a short time she s still the gracious lady she was while at pinkerton and i recognized her as soon as they passed by i m really not sure how many of the classmates from 43 are still living in derry i very seldom see or hear from them i received a call from my faithful friend from long island bill stewart he wanted to tell me about what he s been up to these days while going through some old boxes of pa stuff he had discovered a photo of classmates bill says he s not really up to the computer technology as yet but would have his son e-mail it to me bill always inquires about classmates and happenings in derry and i have to tell him same 4 alumnus spring 2011 find us on facebook!

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old same old editor snote:iwasnotabletoprintthepicture duetothequality apologies bill says they are the classmates from our class play and it was taken on the front steps of the tower building i was able to recognize all but the teacher in the photo i m sure by the time you read this little gem you ll be ready to send me something of importance to pass on to the alumnus for publication like the song that says where have all the flowers gone i m wondering where have all my classmates gone i d really enjoy hearing from you and i m sure your classmates would also once again i m pleading with you let me know if you re still alive and kicking and how things are going in your world have a good season and don t forget to take time to smell the flowers live life to the fullest it s later than you think root 44 elaine pitt mills 7 kendall pond rd unit 321 derry nh 03038 it is with sadness i start this column reporting the passing of another classmate herbert win ralston passed away on february 4 2011 our deepest sympathy to his wife claire and his family i had a nice note from gerry stannard gerry which i followed with a phone call to her she sounds wonderful and as always is very busy with all her activities we both agreed 10 years ago we never would have dreamed we would be living in retirement homes now in february the van from birch heights took a group of us to pinkerton for their winter concert everyone was very impressed with the talent of the pinkerton students it was a very enjoyable evening on the rare times i do go to the mall of nh now i often meet tom alias buster and nellie caron they walk there most every day they both look great and it is always a joy to see them received a call from glenna cote downing she is recovering from gall bladder surgery and still not feeling quite like herself glenna left derry right after graduation to work in washington dc during wwii she never came back to derry to live but we have always kept in touch through these many years glenna lives in myrtle beach sc now in her last column cousin barbara keith gibbons `41 asked if anyone remembered the lambeth walk in the eighth grade i took ballroom dancing lessons from teacher etta mills the class performed the lambeth walk on the stage of the adams memorial building little did i dream that in a few short years she would be my mother-in-law life holds many surprises i close this column with a plea for news from all of you send me a card with your phone number and i will call you have a happy healthy summer elaine elaine latulippe rendo 19 lane rd derry nh 03038 60 42-96 elainerendo@gmail.com the calendar indicates it is spring but our weather has not confirmed that it is still fairly cold and windy although the sun is finally shining and the abundant snow has completely melted it is amazing how much dispositions have improved it was a very long cold icy winter despite the miserable weather a few of us managed to meet for lunch occasionally in order to take advantage of the fact that barbara trombley remained here for the winter claire and i met for lunch with her and at various times with nathalie latulippe janice moynihan and gladys richardson we always had lots to talk about and usually stayed too long but fortunately we were never hurried or asked to leave on one of these occasions we made plans to have another mini-reunion at t-bones the response as usual was very good now however there were a few missing classmates who had always attended and who had died this past winter my brother clement latulippe bertha bourque dottie king and their respective spouses jeanne ed and wally as usual marion guilbert and marion caldwell took pictures of us individually and as a group a special thanks to sam low for the loan of hank spaulding s wonderful family history journey through life and what a journey consisting theclassof1945gatheredforamini-reunionrecently.thoseinattendanceincluded of 852 pages it has the most interestfront row left to right marion guibert barbara trombley elaine rendo nathalie ing stories and pictures of hank and latulippe,andclaireball.samlow,budhicksandbillgrattonarestandinginthe his wife ann and their seven children back.marioncaldwell graciouslytookthepicture and grandchildren to characterize it as 45 find us on facebook spring 2011 alumnus 5

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an astounding life story does not fully describe it i was most impressed by the fact that most of us here probably did not know how very successful hank has been it is characteristic of hank s modesty that this was so for myself one of the things i enjoyed was the story of his early life here in derry and the pictures of his dad and mother and the family drug store which we all remember so well there are some great pictures of the basketball teams in junior high school and pinkerton academy coached by neil sullivan and gordon mckernan his life-long friendship with robert cappy johnson began when cappy moved here from skowhegan me in the seventh grade the pictures showing them hitchhiking and canoeing together in high school are just as i remember them at the time there is a great story about the two buddies plotting their marriage proposal to their respective girlfriends and then planning their weddings two weeks apart so that each one could stand up for the other after graduating from pinkerton hank entered the navy on his discharge he went to phillips exeter to prepare for admittance to mit he entered mit in 1947 graduating in 1951 with his bs degree in civil engineering and the rest is history his first job was with parsons after which he joined cabot cabot and forbes at the end of 12 years with cc&f during which time he was appointed executive vice president of operations he decided to start his own business with his brother dick and george slye he formed the spaulding and slye corporation which became extremely successful their projects included the hampshire plaza in manchester and others in burlington boston washington and charlotte in 1979 he had done well enough to sell the firm to his employees deciding to move onto something new in 1983 he contacted mit with the idea of establishing a real estate master s program while it required seven mit approvals it eventually came to pass and is now a very successful program i suspect hank considers this one of his greater accomplishments along with his good fortune in having met and married ann in recent years he and ann have founded a senior center in the building which has housed ann s antique and gift shop its goal is to provide many activities and programs that include health fitness elder lecture services nutrition and aid to the house-bound without copying the whole book it is clear that hank has achieved enormous success has made many prestigious friends and is highly regarded by those who know him it is obvious from the letters that are included in the book how much everyone respects likes and admires him since his retirement he has enjoyed tennis boating photography and extensive traveling with his wife and family he still enjoys music playing the piano and sing-a-longs with friends not surprisingly he has passed on his musical talents to his son rob who is an accomplished jazz pianist and piano teacher what is very clear is that he enjoys being with his wife ann and spending time with his family and friends although he has achieved a great deal more importantly hank has never forgotten old friends associates and acquaintances his generosity to many institutions and causes is acknowledged in the letters of gratitude he has received his book while primarily intended for his family is an incredible testament to a remarkable person it is good news that barbara trombley has decided to return here to live she has found an apartment which is close to downtown derry and is looking forward to renewing friendships and being close to her family here in derry and nh i 6 alumnus spring 2011 find us on facebook have also spoken with gloria tyke floyd and learned that she is still recovering from her accident however she continues to play bingo and also whist at the senior center of wednesdays tyke said that cecile filteau has not been present on wednesdays for the whist games as had been her usual practice i called cecile who told me that she has been ill and was recently hospitalized in the parkland medical center for five days she is doing better and has just been able to begin driving again i was also pleased to hear that frances marquis is improved she has been doing more reading and activities at the nursing home which is encouraging she told me that she is looking forward to spending easter with her daughters and their children and grandchildren her brother chuck johns `46 visits regularly while speaking with marion guilbert recently she told me that she had an unfortunate accident four weeks ago she fell at home and sustained a crack fracture of her arm and had been wearing a sling which meant that she was unable to drive her car or do the usual things we all do such as grocery shopping etc the day that i called she had been able to drive for the first time she said that she also had been very bruised black and blue and looked like a raccoon for a few days following her fall but is feeling fine now it seems that each issue of the alumnus contains the news of another death of a classmate the news that dorothy longdin king had died on december 17 arrived too late to be included in my last column although anne parker was able to add the notice dottie lived in medford ma before moving here as a teenager after graduating from pinkerton she attended hesser business college in manchester then moved to manchester in 1957 she was an accomplished seamstress who specialized in creating bridal gowns in 1988 she retired from jordan marsh co after 25 years of service she is serviced by her husband of 60 years wallace king and her two daughters patti and deborah three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter she was predeceased by her son scott in 1982 she and wally always came for our reunions and mini-reunions in fact they attended our 65th reunion dottie and gladys richardson remained close friends throughout the years gladys suffered another great loss with the death of her dear son david he died at home on january 11 2011 at the age of 55 a graduate of pinkerton in 197 he later attended the university of nh he was an interior house painter for many years and more recently worked as a school custodian he had a great interest in the history of native americans of nh and embraced the spirituality of their beliefs and customs he collected artifacts of early american life in new england he enjoyed mountain trail hiking and camping besides his mother he is survived by four sisters nancy patricia barbara and suzan eight nieces and nephews and one great-nephew as well as many aunts uncles and cousins our very sincere sympathy to gladys wally and their families i have also learned that joel scroggins has died unfortunately i have no more information than that he had lived in greenfield ma for many years and after an absence of many years had come to our 60th class reunion i am also sorry to add that my own dear and long-time friend of 50 plus years margaret deredon died on march 28 she will be well known to many of you who 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pinkerton academy sports round-up winter spirit the winter spirit team took on the challenge of defending their fall state championship and under the direction of head coach michelle mccarty the astros were able to do that the team increased the difficulty of their routine and was able to put it all together to win the division 1 state championship and a week later the new england championship the astros say good bye to four seniors hannah stuart kara crowell kristina toney and christina lewis gymnastics the gymnastics team improved their scores each and every meet under first year coach chelsie veilleux as the lady astros went on to a 19 ­ 0 regular season and the state championship olivia bogaczyk led the team in the all around and placed 2nd in the state while courtney thompson alex halle kaylee pacunas and camille jennings also helped the astros to another the state title in the new england meet the lady astros took third place the highest the team has placed in recent years girls basketball under the direction of coach john barry the lady astros headed back to the play-offs again this year seniors michelle reid katherine harris and danielle kimball led the lady astros back into the quarterfinals were the team had a tough loss to alvirne throughout the seasigning to play with bucknell next year boys basketball the boys basketball team came into the season trying to defend their 2009-10 state championship and worked hard all season winning and losing many close games ryan williams and chad park led the team all year and fought injuries themselves to get the team back into the playoffs in the playoffs against londonderry the astros this fall three outstanding athletes will receive full scholarshipsfortheiracademicandathleticsuccess.above,katherine harris makes it official alongside her proud parents katherineearnedabasketballscholarshiptobucknelluniversityin pennsylvania.below,nicolepachecoleftandginarosinski earned field hockey scholarships at umass lowell and merrimackrespectively son the team worked hard improved and exceeded the expectations katherine harris was named the jack ford scholar athlete for the state of new hampshire as well as found themselves down by 16 midway through the rd quarter before they stormed back to tie it up unfortunately head coach pete rosinski s team was not able to take the lead but the grit and determination shown by the players spoke for how hard they played all year ice hockey head coach casey kesselring took a young squad that played well together and earned the number two seed at the end of the regular season billy johnston kevin kent dave belanger cam romano and mike shea helped lead the astros to exciting wins in the regular season over londonderry hanover salem exeter and at berlin the team earned a bye in the first round of the playoffs and in the quarterfinals hosted londonderry before a packed house the astros had a slow start that it could not over come and sports to page 34 find us on facebook spring 2011 alumnus 7

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spent visiting her in the hospital and at the nursing home we all expected her to recover as she had before her daughters and i were with her when she peacefully slipped away she will be forever missed after easter i will be flying to salt lake city with my daughter trish to attend my son jim s graduation he has completed his double master s degrees in business administration joining us will be my daughter jeanna from florida and her daughter katie who will be coming from hawaii katie then plan to leave for alaska unfortunately mary my youngest daughter will be unable to make it this time you may remember that i used to visit jim and jackie in phoenix prior to their move to salt lake city enjoy the spring festivities elaine 47 48 jean mackinnon marlow 225 apperson rd east bend nc 27018 6 699-8972 ruthiekimball`46sentusaphotooftheoldhoodfarm lorraine marquis routhier 2 severance st derry nh 03038 60 42-202 lmr200@comcast.net hopefully every one survived the very cold snowy winter and are now ready for some warm sun shiny days for a change i m definitely ready for spring and it seems the winters are longer and colder as the years go on it couldn t be that we re all getting a little older i know you snowbirds that flew south had it tough with temperatures in the 60 s and 70 s but you ll get no sympathy from those of us that spent the winter in new england each time my brother joe called and complained about how cold it was in winter haven i gave him the devil for rubbing it in he told me several mornings the temperature was right at freezing and his oranges were frozen right on the tree my husband who s really fed up with this winter yelled to me tell him that s how we get the frozen orange juice so stop complaining i have some sad new to report in the passing of jean whitcomb pillsbury `50 the wife of a classmate warren pillsbury jean passed away on january 4 2011 after a long battle with cancer warren and jean were married for 60 years they lived in bethlehem pa for years where warren was a professor at lehigh university they moved back to derry and became very active in church activities and with the beaver lake improvement association warren and jean s family included one son two daughters four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren 46 eugene fontaine 15 coteville rd londonderry nh 005 60 42-218 gfontaine@pinkertonacademy.org well i finally got some news from on of our classmates ruthie kimball she lives in montana it was nice to hear from her on march 16 i called her and she told me that her husband frank was an engineer and they traveled a lot they spent two years in africa she wrote i found some pictures of the hood farm and thought you might like them i always thought the buildings were so beautiful i m really great and always busy painting-not pictures just walls i painted the outside of my house last summer it s a small cottage my two daughters live nearby so i still make thanksgiving and christmas dinners plus birthdays etc i have seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren after frank passed away i changed my name back to kimball i d love to hear from classmates my telephone number is 406-862-1871 and my address is 4870 us highway 9s #a10 whitefish mt 59937 that sallfornow,gene the class of 1948 gathered for a reunion at the derry pizza restaurant those in attendance were warren pillsbury walt robertson,margepiperkeith,paulinahallbackman,richard and doris rand dick and ginny nelson joanne butterfield aiken,ginnybeckleytaintor,robertandjeankelly,androland andlorrainemarquisrouthier 8 alumnus spring 2011 find us on facebook!

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reunions of 2011 1941 date july 23 2011 place tba time tba contact barbara keith gibbons 978 455-427 babsgibb@yahoo.com 1951 date august 20 2011 place coachstop restaurant londonderry nh time noon tour at pa at 9:0 a.m contact claire marquis lewis 60 520-8821 clewi4@yahoo.com 1956 date october 1 2011 place spaulding cafe at pa time 5 p.m contact bev newcomb o donnell 60 42-954 1961 date july 23 2011 place highlander inn manchester nh time tba contact eleanor hull kimball 60 42-7667 wllkmbll@aol.com place tba time tba 1966 date october 1 2011 1971 70 `72 welcome date august 6 2011 place spaulding cafe at pa time 4 p.m 9 p.m contact cindy thibeault bedard 60 887-2074 cab@gsinet.net contact barbara stevens ellingwood 60 44-2216 forbarb@comcast.net 1976 date september 17 2011 place oddfellows park auburn nh time noon 5 p.m contact robin anderson simard simard.robin@comcast.net 1981 date october 1 2011 place tba sports bar in manchester time tba contacts sally st clair green sallygreen1@comcast.net class of 1981 facebook page too 1986 date fall 2011 place and time tba contacts check out our class facebook page or email anne massa parker annemassa@gmail.com 1991 date july 9 2011 place salvatore s restaurant lawrence ma time 6 p.m 11 p.m contact julie ramsden romano jasonandjulie@roadrunner.com if you have questions about your reunion or you don t see your class listed please call the alumni center for more information by calling 60 47-5217 or via email at aparker@pinkertonacademy.org many classes have set up their own facebook page to communicate with each other the alumni association also has its own page which lists upcoming events find us on facebook spring 2011 alumnus 9

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my husband and i attended the memorial services at the east derry church and the church was filled with her many friends from church and the community i was able to talk with warren after the service and offered the condolences from the class toward the end of january robert kelley and wife jean hooked their five wheeler to the truck and were on their way to the sunny south for a while jean had surgery in early january so they weren t sure if they were going to be able to make the trip when jean began feeling better they decided it was a go bob took it slow and easy and they safely arrived in floridanot too beat up from the trip bob called to tell me they had arrived safely and were looking forward to a good rest while they were there they traveled around for a while and then settled in ft meyers i m sure jean will recuperate much faster now that she is out of the extremely cold weather and snow we ve been blessed with this winter bob has always been good about calling me to fill me in on jean s condition and to inquire about my health also he says their looking forward to one of our mini reunions when they get back to derry at the end of february richard buckley 48 and wife rosalie left for their yearly trip to arizona they had decided this year to stay home but as the winter set in plans changed because it was so late in the season they couldn t get their regular place or time all that was available for them was the month of march so they settled on that and will be home for the nice weather of april richard likes to tell a story of an incident that happened when he was driving the buckley egg express trucks years ago on a cold snowy night as he was driving home from up north on 9 he noticed something on the side of the road ahead as he approached he saw the back end of a vehicle sticking out of a huge snow bank almost completely covered with snow it was late at night and the traffic was very light so being the good samaritan he stopped to see if he could help he hooked a chain to the back axel of the car and dragged it out onto the highway it was then he noticed the occupant was a priest who appeared to be near frozen they were able to scrape all the snow from the car and richard noticed it had an arizona registration plate he asked the priest what part of arizona he was from he answered that his parish was in phoenix and that he was very anxious to get back to the warm weather richard then said that his wife rosalie was from phoenix he met her when he was in the navy in wwii stationed in arizona he told the priest how they were married and came back to new hampshire the priest shook his head and asked if she was still here to which richard replied yes-and with a nice family the priest then extended his hand saying son she must really love you to have stayed in this part of the country all these years thus the story for their yearly pilgrimage to arizona on friday april 15 a group of classmates held another mini class reunion at the derry restaurant and pizza the derry pizza was walter robertson s choice could he have a little thing going with the waitress there those in attendance were warren pillsbury walt robertson marge piper keith paulina hall backman richard and doris rand dick and ginny nelson joanne butterfield aiken ginny beckley taintor robert and jean kelly who had just returned from florida last week and roland and lorraine marquis routhier we had a fun-filled time reminiscing about old times and getting caught up on new happenings one issue that was discussed was who s the youngest person in the class of 48 it was finally determined walter robertson was walter then 10 alumnus spring 2011 find us on facebook explained my mother put up with me at home as long as she could and when i reached age four she lied about my age and sent me off to school to keep her sanity we lived in massachusetts then and so it wasn t a problem i m not sure if that story is true knowing walt but he really is the youngest one in the class if any of our classmates living out of town plan on being in derry for a visit please give me a call or e-mail me telling me when you ll be here i m sure we can contact some of the classmates for another get-together on short notice this way you would get to visit with some of your old friends from the class of `48 it s always fun getting caught up on news of everyone s life well that s it for this issue but i m hoping to get more news from you classmates who seem to have dropped off the face of this planet maybe you can send me something from whatever planet you re on now have a great summer and stay well lorraine virginia verge nelson 17 everett st derry nh 03038 60 42-2220 nelsonv1000@aol.com keep hoping to hear from some of our classmates but i think they have all gone to outer mongolia i did receive a christmas letter from carlene caldwell sanborn and she missed the alumnusdeadline by only a week so carlene you are getting better they have sold their property and are living with their third daughter martha her new address is 7413 rooses way indianapolis in 46217 her husband bruce has neuropathy in his hands legs and feet and cannot drive anymore hence the move to their daughter s home the class would like to extend condolences to dolores pelletier exline and her family on the loss of her husband richard who passed away in march he was a soldier in the us army 7th engineers combat battalion and landed in normandy on d-day there were not too many of our guys who made it back to the u.s what upsets me now are those children who do not even know what d-day was i had a call from joan castricone fontaine the other day wow somebody called me and asked if any of us would be interested in having a girls that s us lunch someday when the weather warms up-if it ever does i told her i d put it in my column and if anyone is interested give me a call and we can decide on a place that would be convenient for everyone have a happy summer ginny charles reynolds po box 1851 palmer ak 99645-1851 907-745-20 hawkhill@matnet.com a final happy hello to each of you very special classmates and friends of 60 years didn t do my work as well as dominica cousins did for us however in the past 15 years i ve attempted to talk and reconnect with each of you which seems to be impossible because we have too much wrong information on file luckily some of us got to visit often thanks for those fun chats and fresher memories as well as for your calls cards or letters as we all slip and slide into our eighties or back into the good earth my wish for all of us is that we can do so without being either angry or grouchy 49 50

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eleanor watt barton 37 chapparel drive londonderry nh 005 60-44-0646 elescellar@myfairpoint.net glendene woodberry horion carolyn hodgdon cassidy 200 hanover st apt 11 2 kingsbury st manchester nh 03104 derry nh 03038 60 622-1464 and 60 42-57 claire marquis lewis nancy gray sullivan 60 520-8821 491 mammoth rd clewi4@yahoo.com londonderry nh 005 the good news is that our 60th class reunion is coming up 60 42-6668 nansllvn@myfairpoint.net this summer and will be held on august 20 at the coach stop spring has sprung snow is gone and the sun is warm hope restaurant on the corner of rte 102 and mammoth rd in londonderry it will be preceded by a tour of our old alma mater at all is well with each and every one of you since our last alum9:0 a.m followed by lunch at the restaurant at noon then at nuswe received two welcome letters from classmates hope you p.m we are all invited to the home of betty richardson cross enjoy the following just up the road for coffee maybe a snack or two and more cajerry goodchild wrote i was looking at the latest alummaraderie so get on the plane jane hop on the bus russ and nus and complimenting alicia s article for 1954 and i commake the effort to come dine and share stories and memories mented that 1952 looked a little light in narrative when she with us as this will probably be the last planned reunion we will asked when was the last time i contributed i think never that be having due to obvious reasons i am getting excited about made me feel guilty so i m mending my ways now for 21 it now and can t wait to see you all so please please re years after graduating from unh in 1956 i served in the united spond with a yes upon receiving your invitation states army japan europe and two years in south vietnam in february i was able to attend the annual florida pinker where overseas tours and stateside included command assignton reunion held in orlando virginia pillsbury and don lints ments three years on the faculty at the united states military invited me to ride with them it was well attended and it was so academy west point new york and four years at the pentagood to see many old friends from derry whom i hadn t seen gon in washington my last assignment brought the family to for many years since i moved to gilford george tsetsilas `57 florida this looked great to me so we remained in place upon did a great job emceeing and i reminisced with his wife arline retirement four children all professional and six grandchildren as we grew up with our back yards adjoining classmates also later i am still employed as a senior wealth advisor with ubs attending were marilyn kumin meyers carl thompson in melbourne fl i spend each morning in the office and after bob chase betty richardson and virginia pillsbury lints lunch head for the gym i arrive home each evening as i did in carl and ellie had to leave early but the rest of us lunched to a normal work day gether and had a great time on that warm sunny day in beautiful just say that i like this schedule better alicia spends each phillips park summer at seabrook beach nh in a home that we purchased i have just this week left bradenton fl where i rented a in 1971 years later we had it torn down reconstructed as a beautiful condo for three months after finally selling my mobile much bigger place and now it serves as a rallying point for the home in estero i will stay with my friend pat fling henderson entire family to get together on the 4th of july each year alicia `55 until april 29 then will head for my home in gilford to get hasn t seen a florida summer in 23 years i go up each month ready for the memorial day weekend opening of the little beach for a few days and make at least one trip a year to derry to see store at ellacoya state park on lake winnipesaukee that i have what has changed i think that might do it i always enjoy the managed for the past 17 years it s a tough job because as many class comments and thanks to all for making the effort most as 00 kids a day come in on buses and they all want candy ice may not write but we all read and following class members is i cream hot dogs and pizza but i love working with the kids believe meaningful for all especially after spending winters in adult-only parks in fl i janice rand tucker wrote having just received the winfeel it helps keep me young and the paperwork and cashiering ter issue of the pinkerton alumnus with no entries in our 1952 keeps the cobwebs out of my brain class notes i decided it was time to do my part to help fill the now for the not-so-good news nancy gallien small lost space when each issue comes i eagerly look to see what my her husband don small `46 in february don died unexpect classmates are doing and appreciate those who have taken reedly after having routine surgery and we were all shocked and sponsibility for keeping us in touch through the years until my saddened by news when she called also virginia pillsbury mother gertrude rand passed away in 1999 my dad in 1978 lints lost her sister-in-law jean whitcomb pillsbury `50 fol i got back to nh once or twice a year but it never coincided lowing a long battle with cancer even though these two fine with our pinkerton class reunions now to update 59 years in people were not class members they were both known to us a nutshell after graduating from unh i taught elementary art all because we were lucky enough to be in a small class of a in hudson falls ny and manchester ct until i married tom wonderful elite school where each of us knew everyone else s tucker a ucc minister during his 40 years of ministry we sisters and brothers how cool was that lived in concord nh granby ct sioux falls sd and evansseeyouallinaugust,claire ville in in evansville i worked as an assistant children s li whomever takes over as our class correspondent certainly no right of mine to choose will be that energetic soul who steps up to the plate and sounds out anne parker take care dear people my gratitude to each of you for every good memory charlesonthefarm 51 52 find us on facebook spring 2011 alumnus 11

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brarian until retiring to tyler tx in 1995 our three children cathy elisa and tom were born when we lived in granby now adults with g s graduate degrees in anthropology social work and neuroscience each with a stimulating career since we don t live close to one another the christmas holidays are the one time we usually get together in tyler but in 2009 an extra celebration with a family reunion at old orchard beach me to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary all 11 of us including spouses and three grandkids a bonus seeing my sister laurel rand browne `53 who lives close-by in lyman tom and i have had some wonderful trips and vacations but are now trimming back with some health issues a highlight for me in 2010 was publishing a book thesunstillshines,livingwithchronicillness based on over 0 years of research and journal keeping while living with scleroderma the project gave me great satisfaction as i collected stories from friends who wrestle with chronic illness and sought inspiration from philosophers spiritual leaders and health care professionals writing was both therapy and distraction for me as i recovered at home for a year after laserscopic spinal surgery which left me with a numb leg below the knee and a dropped foot improvement is slow but i am better and better every day you can read reviews of the book on bn.com and i have copies which i am happy to inscribe i wish you all well and would love to hear from any of you at janicerand tucker@gmail.com again hope you enjoyed these letters and their interesting lives would love to hear from all of you on that note we are wishing you a great summer season carol,nancyandellie 53 carol gallahue morrison 21 jefferson st derry nh 03038 60 42-5895 rmorri@comcast.net to all of you people that headed for warmer weather this past winter we envy you us foolish die-hard new hampshire natives who decided to weather the storm for another winter might change our minds next year snow blowing and shoveling is beginning to leave my vocabulary after saying all of this wise wisdom welcome back and enjoy the best of the four seasons again we again enjoyed a visit from andy mack in january just a few days before he was departing for hawaii andy looks great and it s always interesting talking to him about his travels hope to see you again this fall andy another classmate which i have enjoyed sharing e-mails with this year is powell allen it seems that powell has taken up cross-country skiing and from unknown sources i have heard that it can be a fairly dangerous sport hope the sore muscles and black and blues have gone away sounds like a report from the crow huh a note to share from sylvia horsfall gibson dear bob and carol this is a little bit of news that i found interesting my grandson was chosen to play in the `all eastern band the concert was yesterday much to my surprise two students were there from pinkerton emily higgins played the french horn and david geroski played the tuba needless to say i didn t talk to either just thought it was interesting 12 alumnus spring 2011 find us on facebook another bit of news received from janet putnam caron told of her lunch out with patricia gallien tingley and barbara willey nye barbara was leaving for her winter home in myrtle beach sc and wanted to get together barb keeps busy quilting and going to the gym she looks really good we met at the back room restaurant in manchester nh and the place was filled to capacity we reminisced about our days at pa trying to remember classmates and funny stories from our past i had forgotten that teda came from a family of 11 wow a lot of stories there teda keeps busy with bingo and she runs the senior center whist parties teda walks almost every day as i do for exercise when our waitress asked about dessert ice cream came to mind barbara said she only eats ice cream in the summer teda and i eat ice cream 365 days a year this means we are doing our part in making the northeast the highest consumption of ice cream per capita in the us upon leaving we told barbara that she was going to have a better winter than us that was an understatement after the winter that we had this past year teda an excellent driver then took me through every back and side road to get to a road that was familiar to me she is a virtual gps what a girl thanks janet for all of that news and it s a pleasure to see classmates still getting together and having a good time stories like that prove that we were a close knit group the worse part of being class correspondent is when i have to deliver sad news to everyone classmate raymond red dolloff jr passed away may 1 2011 at his home in chester nh red really lived his life to serve the town of chester and its residents and he did that to the utmost our deepest sympathy goes out to his wife barbara sullivan dolloff also of chester we will miss the fond memories of red in our days at pinkerton academy pinkerton academy is always changing and with its latest additions of buildings to the campus it is hard to visualize what the future brings so if you come back to derry to visit check out the campus and give us a call best of health to you all and a great summer bobandcarolgallahuemorrison`53 alicia macgregor goodchild 7790 south tropical trail merritt island fl 32952 21 45-557 aliciagoodchild@aol.com and kenneth whitney 56 fordway derry nh 03038 60 42-2154 kowpaw@comcast.net the situation here is the snow is gone ice out on the big lake was yesterday april 19 it is still cold and rainy is that a word and snow is forecast for the north country the older i get the more the cold bothers me still love the snow so i won t be moving to florida anytime soon i had a good look at the new freshman building and it is huge look s like a hotel or a big motel will be a great addition to the pa campus mini-reunion coming up in june right now it is scheduled for june 15 at alicia s beach house in seabrook that could change so stay tuned bad news 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at the parkland medical center carol was ken mackinnon s twin sister she was a very funny lady and fun to be around she will be missed by many condolences to the family and her many friends tillnexttime,ken the florida reunion gathering would have been perfect if one of you had come even old reliable tom kizer was missing guess i ll come to nh to visit with you i ve been in touch with linus and bev larochelle they live nearby and said hello they will come to our mini-reunion for the class in june ken whitney and i are looking at june 15 at my house in seabrook from 11 a.m to 3 p.m same deal-bring a bag a box or a bowl of food to share if possible rsvp so we have approximate numbers if not you come anyway please join us we just want to visit there is no other group that understands those years and where ewe are coming from it is reassuring to talk and be understood and to complain and hear others are experiencing the same thing i feel so sane after we visit alicia interested could either contact me or go directly thru the travel agency the checks are made out to shirley s friends the address is p.o box 1095 derry nh 03038 there are three pick up areas manchester derry or salem pick up starts at 5:45 a.m and we get back around 9 p.m please add the class of `55 somewhere on your checks we hope anyone who is planning to be in the area will join us this is the last alumnus until sept hope everyone has a great summer stay healthy and don t forget your classmates they are waiting to hear from you always remember every day is a gift pauline marcia boyle abbott 11 madden rd derry nh 03038 60 42-2991 mea610@aol.com and beverly newcomb o donnell 62 franklin street derry nh 03038 60 42-954 happy spring i recently returned from a visit to florida we visited my sisters and attended softball spring training for our granddaughter who attends st michaels college in vermont we also took a ride down to naples fla to visit with janet and bob bettez i m happy to report bob has made a great recovery from guillian barre syndrome he looks great i missed the reunion meeting in march but plans are moving along well the date of october 1 2011 and the location of pinkerton cafeteria are still the same keep the date open and talk it up with friends call or e-mail anyone on the committee if you have any questions or comments feel free to bring a friend or relative the price for the evening will positively offset the price of gas to get there enjoy summer bev&marcia 55 pauline misiaszek elliott 61 hardy rd londonderry nh 005 60 42-5845 paulineelliott61@comcast.net it s the middle of april and i think winter is finally over it was a doozy this year i can t believe all that snow is gone a few warm days and some rain really did the trick for you that have left the cold northeast you really missed some beautiful snow storms this year there is nothing like it right after a storm the trees and ground sparkle like diamonds and everything is so pure and white it s the most gorgeous sight you can imagine now aren t you all sorry you left all this claire marquis lewis `51 spent the month of april at our classmate patricia fling henderson s home in north port fl our condolences go the family of our friend and classmate margaret herrick papuzenski who passed away on march 18 marsha as she was known to us always enjoyed attending our reunions but was very disappointed she was unable to attend our last one because of her health she will be greatly missed by everyone i got an e-mail in january from arthur smith he says he is really enjoying his retirement in hilton head he sends his best to old friends and classmates we send best wishes and a quick recovery to our friend and classmate barbara ross corson she was recently in the hospital for a week where she underwent major surgery she is reporting that she is doing well and relieved that she is cancer-free the alumni center is offering some tours this coming summer as you probably read in this issue some of us have decided to take the tour on july 23 to martha s vineyard the cost of the tour is $79 which includes deluxe motor coach bus ferry costs a bus tour around the island a couple hours to tour edgartown and on the way home a stop to have dinner at the country buffet the only added expense to you is your lunch if any of you would like to take this tour we thought it would be like a little mini-reunion it should be great fun this is also open to any family or friends you may want to include anyone 56 correspondents needed call the alumni center 60 47-5217 a big thank you to george and jean davis who have been class correspondents for many years if anyone would like to take over the reigns for either class please call anne parker at the alumni center it s relatively painless i promise 57&58 59 richard west 84 gould hill rd contoocook nh 0229 60 746-5169 hamphall@aol.com for the first time in quite some time i have very little news to report that is all right the class of 59 will give some space to the other classes thelma eaton furr sent along the following news and sends the best to all of you classmates life here in indiana continues to have its flow of ups and downs my second newest find us on facebook spring 2011 alumnus 1

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