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alumnus winter 2011 fallen marine honored page 1 florida reunion set for february 27 in orlando page 35

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table of contents the pinkerton academy alumnus volume 33 number 2 winter 2011 alumni association officers `57 george tsetsilas president `83 carrie rouleau-cote vice president `72 susan roemer brassard secretary `57 nancy gilbert ek treasurer executive board `52 carolyn hodgdon cassidy `56 ed holm `60 paul congo `60 gus stella `60 james sullivan `64 ronald gagnon `65 dennis burdick `65 gayle emerson gagnon `72 peter brassard `80 bill 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 alumni coordinator anne massa parker `86 managing editor robin b perrin hon alumnus dir of alumni affairs and relations management send all news and requests for address changes to the alumni center 5 pinkerton st derry nh 03038 call 603437-5217 or e-mail alumnioffice@pinkertonacademy.org the alumnus is published three times a year in january may and september it is printed by cummings printing in hooksett nh gift information pinkerton academy is an institution offering educational programs through public support and through the gifts and generosity of graduates and friends there is a continuing need for the support of programs at the academy which are not normally funded through tuition tuition covers only part of the cost of educating our students please contact the alumni center office for information on various gift opportunities including estate planning at pinkerton academy pinkerton recently concluded a two-year reaccreditation process culminating in a full 10-year accreditation from the new england association of schools and colleges headmaster mary anderson reports on the commendations and recommendations made by members of the highly credentialed visiting committee she also reviews the process on the school s newest building project e headmaster was on hand to join in the recent division 1 football championship celebration see her message from the headmaster see page 2 for the 26th year alumni of all ages are invited to gather for a warm-weather reunion in florida for the second year in a row the event will be held at dr p phillips community park in orlando two miles from the entrance to disney world e event will take place on sunday february 27 please contact the alumni center office at 603-437-5217 for more information page 9 pinkerton s 18th annual golf tournament to support the school s annual fund raising effort was one of the most successful in the history of the event it was an exciting day of activities fun and competition reported event chairman jim fletcher e passaconaway country club course was in great shape for the format modification we instituted this year two former winners triumphed again page 36 fallen marine from the class of `09 honored page 1 headmaster s message page 2 class news starts on page 3 in memoriam page 4 sports report page 7 alumni dir robin perrin retires .page 9 annual gift report page 19 young alumni day page 34 golf tournament page 36 upcoming events back cover on the cover pinkerton s alumni association has sponsored the design and construction of new signs to be located at key entrance points to the campus pictured at the assembling of the first sign are l to r christopher selke `11 who built the sign in class as an independent building construction project and alumni board members mike holm `82 and peter j brassard sr `72 who oversaw the project peter s son pj brassard jr `99 designed the layout of the satellite based map the designer of the structure was nick young `10.

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alumnus students staff honor fallen marine hero michael geary `09 pinkerton academy s entire student body and staff were released from classes last month to honor michael geary `09 who was killed in combat while serving in afghanistan in a solemn and moving salute more than 3,500 members of the pinkerton family stood silently in the bitter cold to bear witness to the hero s emotional return to his alma mater standing at attention all along bypass 28 and up to the pinkerton building where the flag flew at half-mast the students stood shoulder to shoulder many quietly waving american flags the slowly passing motorcade was received by headmaster mary anderson the uniformed members of the school s corps of junior rotc cadets and members of the student council when he returned to pinkerton after boot camp he wasn t a high school kid anymore he was a man no words were spoken as the tower bell mournfully tolled in tribute to one of america s fallen sons the geary family had requested that the funeral procession between the manchester airport and the peabody funeral home in londonderry be allowed to make a slow pass by the pinkerton clock tower not only did headmaster anderson grant the request but she invited everyone on campus to pay their last respects to a graduate she looked up to i admire michael because he walked the talk he believed serving his country was his highest calling he wrote his senior essay on what it takes to become a marine and what the marines have to offer recalled english teacher joe dion he stopped by after graduation in his full dress to show that he had really done what he had set out to do joining the marines was his entire focus especially his senior year former teacher sandy anderson remarked when he returned to pinkerton after boot camp he wasn t a high school kid anymore he was a man clockwise from the top the michael geary funeral procession proceded down bypass 28 toward pinkerton the huddled students waiting in front of the pinkerton building;the sign in front of the spaulding center the hearse passed slowly in front of the senior steps saluted by the derry fire department honor guard headmaster mary anderson and pinkerton s uniformed jrotc cadets.

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message from the headmaster pinkerton receives full accreditation we recently received a full 10-year reaccreditation from the new england association of schools and colleges the renewed accreditation came with a lengthy report written by members of a highly credentialed visiting committee that spent three days at pinkerton in april we were commended by the committee in the report for our buildings and campus the campus is clean well-maintained and exhibits pride in every corner they added through the coordinated efforts between administration faculty health services student support services maintenance and the security team pinkerton academy has a safe and orderly learning environment the committee praised the energetic efforts of the students faculty and staff for establishing and promoting a culture of commitment to pinkerton academy and developing a caring and concerned environment throughout the school they also witnessed an extraordinary school pride exhibited by all levels of pinkerton employees in the professional way they approach their job responsibilities as well as the value students place on the richness of the pinkerton experience and the wealth of its opportunities and traditions the committee which traditionally makes a list of recommendations suggested we needed to work on among other things our strategic and technology plans and our faculty evaluation system they also suggested that we develop a focused sequenced implementation plan for the variety of curricular and pedagogical initiatives currently underway and the committee recommended that pinkerton continue to develop common course assessments and to provide faculty time to collaborate on these tasks as we look to the future pinkerton s trustees and administrators have an important role they will continue to evaluate the the pinkerton astros defeated the salem blue devils in november to capture another in a long line of state championship trophies receiving the plaque from the team were headmaster mary anderson and dean of students glenn ahrens school s programs and courses to improve student learning and to assess the effectiveness of the academy s programs because pinkerton is a family of diverse individuals we will strive to provide the appropriate facilities to educate each and every one of our learners while steadfastly preserving our long history of fiscal responsibility new building to address pinkerton s most pressing needs together the trustees and i have been closely monitoring a number of issues that have been impacting both pinkerton academy s current operations and our future plans i am very happy to report that the structure is currently on time and on budget for example at our recent meetings discussing next year s budget we have spent a great deal of time reviewing the local state and national economies the recently announced 2011-2012 budget of $34.9 million will be down $54,760 compared to this year s budget that includes the expenses of opening and operating our much-needed new building a declining student population is the main reason for the decrease since a reduced enrollment translates into a reduced staff we continue to strategize on the best way to ensure the stability of pinkerton while practicing financial prudence as many local residents have observed while driving by the campus construction on pinkerton academy s long-awaited building is coming right along completion is anticipated for july and the multi-purpose building will be ready for the first day of school in late august i am very happy to report that the structure is currently on time and on budget this new facility is designed to be both versatile and flexible the final plans represent a great deal of deliberation and thought this structure is an important part of the trustees long-range campus plan one of the biggest reasons for the need of a new facility is that our two sets of 40-year-old portable classrooms which have lasted many years longer than expected have become more of a liability than a benefit one of the major focuses of the new building will be a new concept for freshmen designed around using teams of teachers counselors and administrators to get to know and support groups of 120 to 125 students research including multiple visitations to schools utilizing this freshman programming revealed that the concept would help our students academically with the drop-out rates and the complex transition from middle school in addition we must update and expand the curriculum and equipment of the academy s career and technical education cte department several programs need more space or renovations to create classrooms with labs to be nationally certified three of these programs including the new culinary arts curriculum will find new homes in this building we are all aware of the financial turmoil that continues to make headlines in this country and around the world in the midst of this troubling economic news i want everyone associated with pinkerton to know that the academy has reacted responsibly and expeditiously to manage our expenses and to work on additional ways to conserve our resources mary anderson headmaster

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28 30 34 from the classes abbie keddy havenwood 33 christian ave concord nh 03301 class news ago that we marched down the front steps into a new experience in our lives i talk with dot stone occasionally since i stopped driving i do not see her very often another classmate has left us roy dexter passed away on october 12 in florida our condolences and prayers go out to his family if and when any of my classmates come this way in the future please stop in for a visit or give me a call rhoda one of our oldest alumna martha clark wenk passed away at the age of 97 on october 20 2010 martha attended radcliffe college and married howard wenk in 1941 the couple were married for 61 years and raised a family of three in mountain lakes nj gladys tewksbury nicoll 177 chester st chester nh 03036 603 887-3715 i haven t heard from any of my classmates so i ll share a bit from my life doug raybeck `60 stopped in on a recent sunday morning he had been in town for his 50th reunion i hadn t seen him for at least 25 years we had a nice time chatting about old times he was remembering one winter morning when he just had to get to school and the roads weren t plowed yet he solved that problem by getting out his skis and skied off to school that would have been about five miles from where he lived it was a very nice visit on a more personal note i recently celebrated my 93rd birthday during the parade that was held for the rededication of steven s hall last summer i mentioned to cynthia `65 that i would like a ride in one of the old cars taking part in the parade for a birthday present unbeknownst to me she made arrangements with red dolloff `53 to have him borrow a model t ford from a friend and chauffeur me around town october 10 dawned a beautiful but cold day red showed up in the model t with the top down and i was completely surprised it was a wonderful ride i found out later that red along with john coleman `61 had spent the day before prepping the car for the ride i look forward to hearing from any classmates who have something to share gladys rhoda mitchell watson 13a kingston pines kingston nh 03848 603 642-7355 time goes by much faster than it did when we were students of the 1930 s a few weeks ago i received a most welcome phone call from evelyn rider mccarthy we had a lengthy chat catching up on so many by-gone years she lives in melbourne fl evelyn you made my day so many memories this coming june 2011 will be 74 years 38 the alumni center 5 pinkerton st derry nh 03038 603 437-5217 we are sad to report the passing of our long-time friend and correspondent charles kachavos on november 4 2010 as a student at pinkerton he was a stand-out football athlete and leader heis#10inthe1937footballteam photobelow charles was a career military officer serving for 27 years with the united states army in the pacific theatre during world war ii retiring as a lieutenant colonel he then worked for 25 years in business administration primarily as pinkerton s business manager here he helped implement a new accounting system for the school monitored the multi-million dollar budget as well as the development of the growing campus under his watchful eye the historic pinkerton building was renovated and the low building and field house constructed all of his business decisions quietly demonstrated his pride in his alma mater mr kachavos retired in 1992 but continued to participate in pinkerton events and reunions the pinkerton family was privileged to know members of his family including his wife kay who passed away in 2002 charles is survived by his son john and his wife maria of the netherlands his two daughters elaine and janice kachavos both of montague his three sisters demetra kachavos ernestine kaliontzis and mary kallechy his two granddaughters mary and joanna and several nieces and nephews memorial donations may be made to the center for extended care at amherst 150 university dr amherst ma 01002 or the holy trinity church 410 main st holyoke ma 01040 37 alumnus winter 2011

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39 40 41 glenn e wright 961 n euclid st la habra ca 90631-2932 562 697-9940 gewright961@hotmail.com those of you who were at the 2004 class reunion tessie priscilla eleanor barbara demetra virginia will perhaps remember that your class correspondent attended with my companion and house mate polya she is now mrs glenn wright we were married august 24 in a civil ceremony here in orange county we can t be accused of rushing into marriage as we have been together 12 years another classmate has also made a major decision theresa beliveau believed that it was time for her to give up housekeeping and move to a group living situation her new address is aurora senior living center 20 chester rd derry nh 03038 she has the same phone number 603-432-3000 two sagittariuses arline langford and myself were congratulating ourselves on making it to 89 she on november 22 myself on the 28th i suppose you 90 year olds are not impressed you ll not be reading this until after christmas so happy new year glenn marion richardson pounder 3b pine isle dr derry nh 03038 603 432-3998 barbara keith gibbons 181 littleton rd unit 220 chelmsford ma 01824 978 455-3427 babsgibb@yahoo.com remember when you could check your clock to make sure that the time was right because the fire whistle would blow at 7 a.m noon and 5 p.m if there was a fire in town a special code left little doubt just where the fire was two short blasts meant the fire was out i made a phone call to marion blake deep who lives with her husband in gainesville fl they have four children eight grandchildren and several great-grandchildren who all live near them we reminisced about high school days and talked about the 1938 hurricane she remembered anna roger s house being destroyed by fire the fire engines were unable to reach the house because the roads were blocked by fallen trees she has never experienced a hurricane in the 40 years they have lived in florida they have friends on the east coast who when threatened by a hurricane will come and stay with them they travelled extensively while her husband was serving our country and they still like it donald gagne and i got together for lunch to discuss our upcoming 70th class reunion we decided on a weekend in late july at a restaurant in derry if you live far away and are planning to attend and the time is not good for you please let either don or me know donald does have his skiing plans made for this winter it includes familiar slopes in europe and locally i did something this fall that i hadn t done since i was in my 20 s square dancing it didn t take very long when i listened to the caller say promenade do si do etc to remember how winter 2011 www.pinkertonacademy.net to execute the movements how many remember the lambeth walk and boomp-a-daisy happynewyearandkeepsmiling,barbara in memoriam martha clark wenk roy dexter charles kachavos grace bibeault levandowski dorothy longdin king joel scroggins avis hammond lucille noddin bailey joseph lavacchia david wilson marie cote george doug collins arthur devlin nancy danielson lavoice timothy evans lysa scott paul pj collette jr john chiachio michael geary 1930 1937 1938 1943 1945 1945 1947 1951 1959 1959 1961 1963 1966 1971 1976 1978 1981 1982 2009 42 43 phyllis wilson macgregor 108 park st apt 2 easthampton ma 01027 413 527-1849 i have a reminder that the florida reunion will be on sunday february 27 the site will be dr p phillips community park in orlando i hope a good number will be able to attend robin perrin is retiring after 30 years this month wishing you happy holidays pleasewrite,phyllis roland routhier 2 severance st derry nh 03038 603 432-2032 rout2@comcast.net here we are again finishing another year and that s an accomplishment for the people in our age group did we ever think in our conversations we would ever say just think we ve made it through another year on a much happier note i hope all my classmates and their families had a very fun-filled holy merry christmas i know i m politically incorrect but it will always be christmas to me and enjoy the very best of health and happiness throughout the new year as you all must have noticed by now the class `43 is getting very close to the first page of the alumnus and that s scary i was the youngest boy in our class and i m 85 january 11 so that means some of you people are getting along in years but who s counting where did all the years go as you tip-toe through the tulips these days don t forget to take the time to smell the flowers my news to report for this alumnus is again sad news to start with on september

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11 2010 grace bibeault levandowski passed away following a long illness grace didn t attend our class reunions but i saw her on several occasions and she was as gracious as i always remembered i remember her the first day of school as a beautiful young lady from the sticks of londonderry she came into our classroom in the old building at pinkerton as a freshman and turned the heads of all the boys mine included right guys she soon became a leader in class activities gracious and willing to help in many ways grace went on to become an all-star athlete and excelled at everything she did during her four years at pinkerton she married john levandowski `42 and moved to manchester where she raised their six children grace and john were married for 64 years i last saw her at the wake of one of her sons and we did have a chance to talk but only briefly the class of 43 sends our condolences to all her family in late september i received a call from classmate bill stewart anxious to get caught up on news from our other classmates bill has been having health problem but says he is doing much better now he still has trouble getting around because of his knees and it keeps them from doing as much traveling they once did bill said he really misses the trips they took to derry in years past not being able to see the old town and visit with friends of bygone times i wasn t able to give him anything new about you guys because i haven t received anything i asked bill about his brother-in-law harry and how he was doing harry and his wife came to our 65th reunion with bill and his wife florence and after robin had given us a tour of the facilities he was really impressed with our school he remarked that long island doesn t have any schools that compare with pinkerton i told bill to show him the alumnus with a picture of the new freshman building we re working on so he can be even more envious of our great school go pa margaret manning morrison called asking how she could go about getting an absentee ballot to vote at the general election i was able to get her the information and it made me feel really important it doesn t take much for some guys to get a swelled head my ramblings veterans day november 11 on facebook i posted the following today i wore my wwii veterans cap with the service ribbons i earned in plain sight i was awarded so much more as the day went on with the many thank you for your service patriotism is very much alive these days as it hasn t been for many years we re going to get our great country back one nation under god with liberty and justice for all god bless america and god bless our troops my wife and i attended the veterans day breakfast at pinkerton which the sophomore class held for all veterans they performed a nice program and it was a real tribute from the young generation to the veterans it really gives us a great feeling of satisfaction to know that these young people are going to be the leaders of this nation in future years why can t we see more of this from the news media instead of the trash they print or send out on tv and radio this said unless i start getting some new from you classmates i m going to keep procrastinating and rambling on so get off your duff and send me something to add there has been a important change noted in the last alumnus the 2011 florida reunion will be held sunday february 27 at dr p phillips community park in orlando florida time and directions to the park will be mentioned in this issue of the alumnus so look for it mark your calendars for those there for the winter or if you re planning on being in florida this february remember this date and plan on attending it s a great chance to meet classmates and pinkerton friends you may not have seen for years on december 10 my wife lorraine `48 and i stopped by the alumni office to wish robin the best in his retirement i chatted with several of the alumni who were there also to wish him well robin showed me a photo of the granite bench the alumni association purchased to honor him and will be placed in front of the alumni building he also mentioned a membership at hoodkroft cc for next season so i m sure he s ready for retirement robin and anne have been great in their work at the alumni office and i m sure anne will miss him anne is very capable of carrying on with the office work and publication of the alumnus and has always done a great job thank you robin for the years of dedicated work and also you anne for all you do for us keep up the good work it s really appreciated by all root 44 elaine pitt mills 7 kendall pond rd unit 321 derry nh 03038 i m back your old class reporter from our days at pa first i would like to give a big than you to lorraine ninan holm for the many years she wrote our news in the alumnus and also for her dedication as class secretary as i have just started to write this column i am going back to the alumni day luncheon this past june we were very disappointed bertha wiggins holm and myself were the only ones from our class to attend the up side was we were seated with classes 1941-44 this gave me the opportunity to sit next to my cousin barbara keith gibbons and do some catching up we also had a special guest at our table bertha s husband russell holm `36 it was a fun day and hope more of you will be able to attend the next luncheon in 2012 after living in penacook nh for three years i am back in derry living at birch heights on kendall pond rd it is a new lovely retirement home ginny smith ball lived here for a short time but her children wanted her closer to them in massachusetts enjoyed her company while she was here it was like old times sorry i have no computer but please call write or visit i need your news to make this column work elaine 45 elaine latulippe rendo 19 lane rd derry nh 03038 603 432-9633 elainerendo@gmail.com i am sorry to report the passing of our classmate joel scroggins on october 17 2010 at the ridgewood center the family suggested that donations be sent to the american cancer society nh division 2 commerce dr suite 110 bedford nh 03110 i am also sad to report that dorothy longdin king passed away on december 20 she is survived by her husband of 60 years wallace parker king thanksgiving has come and gone once again what a wonderful family day for everyone and now we can look forward to christmas and the beginning of a new year for those of us who have reached this age we often feel blessed for the many good years we were lucky enough to have lived through and trust the years ahead will be prove to be as kind alumnus winter 2011

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the reunion committee met again following our class reunion we talked about and decided to hold our next reunion sooner than the usual five years the consensus was that five years is too long a time now and so it seemed wise to schedule the next one in two years we will see how well that works marion caldwell was kind enough to have us back at her home for the meeting claire ball nathalie latulippe gladys richardson sam low myself and of course marion were present for the first time bill gratton was unable to make it on the subject of bill his name was somehow missing from the picture of our class reunion which appeared in the last alumnus sorry bill it was unintentional one of the items on display at the class reunion was an album of photos from our 50th reunion with notations and identifications of classmates and attendees which harry richardson compiled hank spaulding was very impressed with it and asked if it would be possible to have a copy made for him marion caldwell who seems to know about so many of these things went to the ups store and was able to have one duplicated for hank i mailed it out and was very pleased to receive a nice note from hank thanking us for the album he wrote and i quote which shows a few 45ers like cap johnson i gave the eulogy at this funeral i very much enjoyed our 65th reunion and the opportunity to see our classmates who attended pinkerton gave us all a great start in life and i have only great memories of living in derry i hope we all have the exceptional good luck to attend our 70th these last sentiments we all share with him happy to say that barbara trombley has returned to spend the winter here in new hampshire she will be staying with her daughter joan in canterbury with occasional visits to other family here in derry or nearby her great-granddaughter is ill and she wants to be close-by to spend time with her she arrived here after thanksgiving and the next week claire ball barb and i went to gilford to visit with lucille gallien an old friend and widow of norman dempsey gallien long time residents of derry we spent a very pleasant afternoon with lu and surprisingly met another former derry-ite patricia perry 43 who lives in the same complex her brother is bob perry whom she said is doing well bob attended pinkerton before enlisting in the service in world war ii pat looks wonderful we spoke briefly about some of her classmates whom i remember well and she asked about my late husband john who was in the class of 1943 before he enlisted in the army an unexpected encounter pauline cassidy hamer and i recently had breakfast together at pauline s lovely home we have agreed to meet together at each other s home every month or so we have renewed an old friendship which dates back to our senior year in pa after pauline returned to derry from arizona where her family had moved her lovely daughter lynn and her son larry visit frequently in fact i ran into paulie and lynn at hannafords last week lynn takes her shopping each week when she comes to spend the day with pauline some of our classmates have had some unfortunate traumas recently gloria tyke gallien floyd had the misfortune to trip and fall while playing whist at the senior center in west side school she fractured her hip and femur and has been in rehabilitation for the past several weeks it seems that she will be there a bit longer i spoke with her daughter annette joyce and learned that tyke is making good progress in rehab in winter 2011 www.pinkertonacademy.net fact her accident has had unexpected results her pt has increased her strength and to her delight she is proud of her biceps and more surprisingly now has slightly improved vision tyke has macular degeneration and is legally blind annette said her mom has lost weight and looks better than she has in years annette expects her mom will be home by christmas i was happy to speak with annette whom i am told by everyone is absolutely wonderful to her mother on august 21 a few weeks after our reunion we were surprised to hear that cecile filteau gregoire had been in an auto accident.thederrynews reported that she had driven her buick into a column support adjacent to papa gino`s restaurant although it heavily damaged the steel support cecile was fortunate to have only suffered bruises to her leg she was taken to parkland medical center and released after it was determined she was not badly injured i spoke with cecile today and she said she has totally recovered the damage to her car was too severe for repair so she purchased a chevy malibu to replace it cecile is happily living in a condo at the bottom of east derry road she likes the quiet and the proximity to stores and businesses in derry she remains active and plays whist each wednesday at the senior center with gloria floyd and barbara moynihan when barb is here during the summer i recently received a very nice note from bertha hall bourque s daughter paula thanking me for what i had written about her mother in the last alumnus she wrote that she and her family appreciated the many things i had recalled about bertha she also said her dad is doing well and is being well cared for by the whole family her thank you note was much appreciated gladys richardson is now a proud great-grandmother her first this is the grandchild of her daughter patty and husband ray gibson who live in florida gladys has not yet seen this little guy cooper david gibson but has seen numerous pictures of him on facebook and she says he is beautiful while she has become a great-grandmother later most of us it does not in the least diminish the pleasure congratulations gladys on a sadder note john gilcreast sr husband of shirley watts gilcreast died on october 13 in the merrimack valley hospice house in haverhill he was 86 john had lived in londonderry for many years before moving to sandown for the past three years he and shirley lived in derry like so many of his generation he served in the us army during world war ii and was a member of the american legion i had heard that john was ill but had no idea how serious it was shirley and john usually came to all of our mini reunions but were not able to come to our last class reunion because of his illness at this sad time i m sure that shirley finds great comfort in her son and two daughters 10 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren our sympathy to you and the family shirley on a closing note i have a personal tidbit to add my grandson joshua daughter jeanna s son has just arrived from africa on monday of this week i had previously written about his travels and have been able to learn more about them since his visit here he was in greece at the start of his journey and after leaving there went to cypress palestine bethlehem where he spent christmas israel egypt ethiopia and for the last eight and a half months has been in kenya mary my daughter and i picked him up at logan and you can imagine we were delighted to see him after his having been 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by tim powers athletic director pinkerton academy fall sport round-up core of underclassmen playing as well during the season the defense made many key stops to maintain leads and help lead the team to victory at the homecoming game against salem the defense made a game winning stop on 4th and less than 1 to prevent the game winning touchdown the astros improved all season long and peaked at the right time boys cross country the boys cross country team took home 2nd place in the division 1 championship this past season this gave coach mike clark his 15th plaque runner-up or championship in his 29 years coaching at pinkerton the astros finished 4 points out of first place and could not have asked for better races run by the members of the long red line senior kevin macpherson led the team earning cross country athlete of the year from the lawrence eagle tribune the astros were also paced by tony anzivino and grant langevin as the team also competed at the meet of champions and then at new englands girls cross country under coach amy bernard the lady astros cross country team placed 4th at the division 1 state meet and qualified to run at the meet of champions at the meet of champions the team finished just outside of qualifying for the new england championship while the team did not have one runner that was far and away better than the other runners the lady astros ran as a team and was able to have most of their runners finish within a minute of the first one the team was paced by hailey o rourke chelsey pepin and melanie pond throughout the season the fall 2010 was a very successful season with three teams earning state championships and two runner-ups the athletes also exemplified what it means to be a student-athlete by many making the honor roll outside of the classroom and athletic fields the athletes also participated in many community service projects collecting money for food pantries the just like us club and many other organizations pinkerton academy and the alumni should be proud of all the athletes have accomplished on and off the field this past fall boys soccer the varsity boys soccer team capped off an incredible season by beating central for the division 1 title by a score of 3 ­ 0 while the little green may have had more talented individuals coach kerry boles had his squad play together as a team and showed that team work wins over talent alone the team ended up with a 16 ­ 2 ­ 1 record and was led throughout the season by their three senior captains dan barker hayden hicks and josh murphy the soccer officials association selected junior goalie peter siragusa as the most outstanding player for the tournament and senior nick valentine for the sportsmanship award for the tournament girls soccer the varsity girls soccer team made a return trip to the playoffs after a regular season record of 8 ­ 6 ­ 2 the team was able to win their first round game but lost a tough double over time game at hollis-brookline coach ken najem had the lady astros playing hard and they had come from behind and tied the game at 1 with less than 10 minutes to play seniors katherine harris vicki kuhn and danielle cole all played well during the season with katherine being selected to several all state teams field hockey coach denise rioux had her lady astros back in the championship game for the third consecutive year after opening the season with a tie against winnacunnet the team met them in the finals and the game again went to overtime unfortunately for pinkerton the lady astros were not able to score in overtime and took home the runner-up plaque seniors nicole pacheco gina rosinski and erin santuccio played well all year long junior jordyn hamilton became only the second pinkerton field hockey player to earn national all american honors for her play during the season fall spirit the varsity spirit squad came off of a 4th place finish at the capital city classic and then a week later turned that into another state title this state title was the 11th between fall and winter for the astros under coach michelle mccarty the astros put together an exciting routine that increased in difficulty and speed as it went on the astros were led by seniors kara crowell christina lewis christina toney and hannah stuart football the saturday before thanksgiving found the astros playing in the state championship game and the team giving coach brian o reilly his 10th football state championship as the team defeated nashua north 14 ­ 7 the astros finished up with a record of 10 ­ 2 on the season and avenged their only divisional loss from the season by defeating north the team was lead by senior captains mike mazzola and luke somers with a strong theschedulesandweeklyupdates canbefoundontheacademy swebsite:http www.pinkertonacademy net/athletics/schedules.html golf after graduating many players from a very successful 2009 campaign coach dan colburn had many new faces on the varsity squad for the 2010 season kyle dellorusso and nick salema paced the astros during the season both qualifying for the individual state tournament as the team just missed making the state tournament girls volleyball the girls varsity volleyball team returned to the play-offs as well this season under coach todd royce the team finished the regular season with a record of 14 ­ 4 in the play-offs they defeated concord in the opening round before losing a tough match at alvirne the lady astros were led by seniors brooke gardner kate consavage and amber craghead sophomore brenna mcnally took home many all state honors for her play during the season the winter season is under way and the teams are off to good starts see you at the games alumnus winter 2011

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in florida for the holidays a notice in the last alumnus stated that lorraine ninan holm 44 would no longer continue as her class correspondent she has done an admirable job of relating the news of her classmates for several years we were sorry to hear that and will miss her column our best wishes lorraine and now as another year draws to a close i wish all of you a very merry christmas and happy healthy new year elaine 46 eugene fontaine 15 coteville rd londonderry nh 03053 603 432-2138 gfontaine@pinkertonacademy.org hi gang it is time for the news again as usual no one has written or emailed i don t think we will have a reunion this year as i didn t get any response getting a committee together to talk it over i had a knee replacement the last of october so i m still recuperating i have 70 cord of wood to cut and stock for delivery in the fall so i m anxious to get better i talked to chuck johns to see if he had any news he said he calls vera wingate hunkins around christmas time as her birthday is on the 25th chuck s is three days later he gives her a hard time about being older than him well i ll close for now and wish you all a merry christmas and a happy new year and stay healthy asalways,gene 47 48 jean mackinnon marlow 3225 apperson rd east bend nc 27018 336 699-8972 i am sorry to report that avis e hammond passed away on september 8 2010 she met and married gene hammond after his military service with the us navy avis was known by her family as a fiery redhead who loved to socialize she loved to golf fish and fly airplanes her family considered her to be very brave and willing to try anything condolences to her family lorraine marquis routhier 2 severance st derry nh 03038 603 432-2032 lmr2030@comcast.net another year has come to an end and i hope you all survived the holidays i hope you all had a very merry christmas and wishing you all the very best for the coming year doesn t it seem that as we get along in years notice i didn t say get older the time seems to fly by so much faster this is a little a note for you to keep in mind the 2011 florida reunion will be held sunday february 27 at dr p phillips community park in orlando florida time and directions to the park were mentioned in the last issue of the alumnus and will be mentioned in this issue so look for it mark your calendars and if you re planning on being in florida this february remember this date and plan on attending you re sure to meet some pinkerton friends you may not have seen for many years on friday november 12 2010 a small group of classmates met at the derry pizza for a mini class reunion those in attendance were margie keith walt robertson joanne aiken unofficial mayor of kingston bob and wife jean kelly and lorraine routhier with husband root `43 winter 2011 www.pinkertonacademy.net paulina hall backman called and had to cancel because of a last minute appointment some of the class members will be heading south for the winter so it was a good chance to get caught up on anything that went on since the last gathering richard and polly macgregor have gone south and are all settled in for the winter dick calls walter at macdonald s every couple weeks in the morning to inquire about things walter passes the cell phone around so the people gathered there can chat with them could they be homesick for nh walt robertson flew down to florida to visit with his daughter for thanksgiving weekend he left to come home right after thanksgiving and was glad to get back to some decent weather those that leave new hampshire to go south for the winter don t really appreciate the lovely winter weather we have up here while they re basking in the hot florida sun oh well it s their loss my husband and i attended a reception for robin perrin at the alumni center on december 10 to congratulate him on his retirement i remember when robin first came to pinkerton and it s hard to imagine he has been there for 30 years he and anne parker have done a remarkable job with the alumni center and the alumnusnewsletter now it s time for another issue and i m having trouble finding something to write about i m quickly finding out this job as a class correspondent could be a lot easier if some of you guys would send me a little news about yourself right meg tell me about your family where you ve been what you re doing and anything else the classmates would be interested in hearing i m sure you re not all that busy you can t take the time to write call or email me a little something i would really enjoy hearing from any of our classmates lorraine virginia verge nelson 17 everett st derry nh 03038 603 432-2220 nelsonv1000@aol.com hope you are enjoying the holidays three football games on a sunday though tire me out the giants may not be as good as the patriots yet but they re coming closer oh to have another super bowl party like i had four years ago at least i think it was four-time flies so fast now it is hard to keep track our condolences go out to betty lou scroggins mcgrevey on the loss of her brother who passed away in october i also had a note from elwin boisvert who wanted to let me know that his wife mavis demerais boisvert has a severe walking problem and doesn t get out much she would appreciate cards and calls from us they live at 10 west broadway in derry the internet address is elwinboisvert@comcast.net hope we have a nice not very snowy winter and will write again in the spring don t expect to see me on facebook but the academy is working on it i just erased 34 messages from my inbox so you can tell i am not computer savvy anymore give me a good book anytime hope you all have a happy and healthy winter ginny charles reynolds po box 1851 palmer ak 99645-1851 907-745-2303 hawkhill@matnet.com dear people action in irv kingsbury s [603-895-6972 life new grandchild and newer great-grand child irv and his 49 50

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upcoming alumni events and news alumni director robin perrin retires after 30 years byannemassaparker`86 i m not sure what will be more difficult for me here at the alumni center temporarily taking over the reigns that robin held for three decades or not being able to tease him that i was in the fifth grade when he started in 1980 all kidding aside as of this writing our faithful alumni director has less than 24 hours left at his post originally hired to write and edit pinkerton s new alumni magazine his resume included experience as a social worker and journalist but with no connections to the school this lynn classical high grad thought this job would be a mere stepping stone to his next adventure he soon fell prey to the charm of the academy s traditions and culture and here he stayed he recalls if there was one pinkerton graduate interviewed that day i wouldn t be standing here talking about my retirement well luckily there wasn t and he is in 2006 he became an official honorary alumnus of pinkerton but his knowledge and affection for the academy started long before that robin took every opportunity to listen and learn about pinkerton and is now more of an expert on the subject than some graduates his goal is and always has been to protect pinkerton s good name as a member of the prestigious public relations society of america he takes this role very seriously and maintains the credo that good communication and transparency are the best policy in addition to his professional role robin led the student council for 15 years and in 1994 was voted studentcouncil advisoroftheyear he and his wife kathy are proud parents to a son scott a 2002 graduate while he was a student they coached several teams to the highly competitive world finals in destination imagination and brought home the coveted global award one year for creativity this ability to think outside the box and wear many hats all while supervising me mark him for a retirement filled with relaxation and fun he did promise to visit the campus this spring a granite bench that bears his name will be installed outside the alumni center his home away from home florida reunion scheduled for february 27 all welcome iftherewasonepinkerton graduateinterviewedthatday,i wouldn tbestandingheretalking aboutmyretirement he admitted that the best part of his job as alumni director was the people in his tenure he attended hundreds of reunions and gathered the stories that bring the brick buildings to life he explained alumni from as far back as 70 years have told me their stories some of them are so poignant they are impossible to forget for the details on those stories you ll have to track him down at the golf course this spring he has also created his own stories and traditions these 30 years always working behind the scenes we can thank him for creating young alumni day bringing reunions back on campus and for our successful alumni golf tournament to name only a few as the academy s long-time public relations professional thefloridareunionisscheduledforfebruary27atthedr p.phillipscommunityparkat8249buenavistawoodsblvd.in orlando.seethemapaboveforreference pinkerton hall of fame nominations due by february 15 pinkerton academy is seeking nominations for this year s hall of fame class of 2011 each year deserving individuals join this prestigious group based on supporting nominations to be considered one must have been associated in some way with pinkerton academy and made significant contributions to pinkerton as a student in society in general or a combination of both nomination forms can be found on the pinkerton web page at www.pinkertonacademy.net under the alumni tab or by calling the alumni center at 603-437-5217 alumnus winter 2011

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wife have 17 grandchildren nine great-grand children claims they re all doing well he certainly sounds good gifted man that chap lucky too in sixty-plus years he s been in a hospital two days amazing he claims their diabetic and blind westland terrier is brighter now than ever irv really gets into pa football games because they ve got such a great team bet he d enjoy hearing from you you ll find him a happy and genuinely fun gentleman called you sis clark the number is no longer in service blah-blah so if you re still with us where heard from e j caldwell always fun for me we worked in the same drivein on route 66 in albuquerque for a short time back when his mother anna bond and her husband bill were alive their boxer dogs played rough when i was done they weren t harry piper was in albuquerque at that time too where d you go harry we ve lost you shocked to reach juanita bethune randall [603-329-6959 first time in 60 years she sounds amazingly young fun and chipper lots of strength and happy energy in her voice maybe that comes from living in hampstead not that i can remember such a place she recently saw walt novak and john rand claims they look good says john rand looks too young to be one of us but still has his shy but wonderful smile john s wife is not well let s all wish better things for those two good people at the alumni dinner juanita saw plenty of friends but none from our class had an email from steve white telling us his mother our ever-popular and perpetually smiling classmate dottie jodoin white left us way back in april 2009 that set me back with a whack bet it does you too golly dottie gifted all of us with so many fun memories happy smiles joyful laughs back when circumstance brought us together seems like forever ago doesn t it what a peach of a person blessings on all of her family and thank-you steve for alerting us yucky news read through our class list last night checked off whom i think we ve lost too many which brings me to ask my first ever favor if you are well enough to see and write please send me a note or even just a post card i d have more to report our class would have more and newer news we re due for that right deal you ll write say yes oh and if you need some adventuresome reading consider solitude by bob kull courageous we both enjoyed it thought you might got to play golf daily until it snowed lots of bear scat on the fairways we never see the bear now with winter here the sun skims along the horizon low enough to punch it and i d like to short days long dark nights snow rain slush and yuck popcorn time ice-cream time nap before dinner nap after dinner then bed time living like a bear twin moose calves hang around our yard sometimes by the deck now when we speak to them they rarely dash off into the pucker brush wish you could see their long tongue marks all over our vehicles after they lick off the salt and dirt too funny beautiful animals beautiful moments beautiful mountains beautiful life take care and be careful out there charlesonthefarm 51 glendene woodberry horion 200 hanover st apt 113 manchester nh 03104 603 622-1464 and claire marquis lewis 20620 tahitian blvd estero fl 33928 603 520-8821 clewi34@yahoo.com after living in estero fl for 15 years i have finally sold my mobile home and will spend the remaining winter months in a rental condo in bradenton where my eldest son jeff and his wife rita live it will be a bittersweet move for me as i have been very happy in this park and lucille kay and i had lots of fun hosting red sox and patriot victory parties dinners with our friends and sunny days at the local beaches i will be starting on a new voyage now making new friends and spending more time with old ones that i only visited occasionally because of the miles between us some of my buddies in the sarasota/bradenton area are the ones that i worked with for 25 years or more at shaw s and the five of us get together once a year for a pajama party at pat fling henderson s beautiful home in northport each year i just spent last saturday night there with pat when she hosted her annual christmas open house and helped her light over 200 flicker lights and turn a zillion animated figures all over the house santa reposed in her bathtub wearing nothing but a smile and a santa hat as he sat amidst a waist-high splash of clear balloons blown up to mimic bubbles in his bath what a hoot and 163 of her park friends came by that evening and left full of good food and good cheer classmates i have put off writing this article because it is one of the saddest things i will ever have to write about the passing of my very dearest friend lucille noddin bailey lucille lost her battle with cancer on september 12 at her derry home surrounded by her loving family she is always in my thoughts and in my heart as she taught me so many things throughout the years patience forgiveness and how to cope with life by myself once when we were sewing two piece bathing suits for ourselves in our slimmer days she made me rip out the whole top and start over again because she knew that i would never fix it over to look good and she was right we captained a 4-h group of girls together took many short trips to the east coast of fl to see plays and egyptian collections with her two sisters sandra and charlotte when les died she flew back to nh and she and her daughters put on a wonderful lunch for our friends and family she was my friend my mentor and my sounding board and i feel so lucky to have had the gift of her friendship for all these years claire the annual florida reunion is set for sunday february 27 2011 in orlando see page 35 for details and directions with map 10 winter 2011 www.pinkertonacademy.net

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52 53 eleanor watt barton 37 chapparel drive londonderry nh 03053 603-434-0646 elescellar@myfairpoint.net carolyn hodgdon cassidy 2 kingsbury st derry nh 03038 603 432-3573 nancy gray sullivan 491 mammoth rd londonderry nh 03053 603 432-6668 nansllvn@myfairpoint.net another year about to end where has the time gone the winter is starting out rather cold not really looking forward to it all is well here but sorry we don t have any news this time around as we haven t heard from anyone recently do wish each and every one of you a wonderful christmas and a happy healthy new year talk to you next year carol,nancyandellie of the alumni center on his retirement at the end of december 2010 we will always be grateful for the help that robin and anne parker gave us at class reunion time and for everything they have done for pinkerton academy and the alumni association have a happy retirement robin another year is coming to an end and carol and i would like to wish you all a merry christmas happy new year and good health bobandcarolgallahuemorrison alicia macgregor goodchild 7790 south tropical trail merritt island fl 32952 321 453-5573 aliciagoodchild@aol.com and kenneth whitney 56 fordway derry nh 03038 603 432-2154 kowpaw@comcast.net i have talked with of few of our classmates including shirley walsh kirouac jane deblois fagnant and mary mitchell henry they send their greetings to each of you we are holding up well most of the time we just don t climb and bend as we once did what astounds me is the good character that still prevails in spite of what life has brought us you are grateful for what you have your families friends and experiences you are giving back to your communities any way you can for example mary mitchell henry is a volunteer book keeper for the volunteer rescue squad jane deblois fagnant has been a volunteer at the senior center in londonderry for seven years the list goes on every time i talk to one of you i m impressed how each of you make this world a better place i am proud to be one of you and to be your friend alicia here it is december 16 and no snow yet just cold and windy i would rather have the snow it does not feel like christmas here as usual not much news alicia and i talk often and will soon be talking about our next mini-reunion i did have a call from dick barker recently the barker s are now retired and doing well they are heading to hawaii for vacation sad news ken mackinnon s wife yaeko passed away on november 23 she was 78 mack came up from virginia and yaeko was buried in forest hills cemetery on december 11 mack stayed for almost a week and we made the best of a bad situation condolences to mack and the extended families and friends yaeko was a good friend and we looked forward to their visits robin perrin has retired as the alumni director after 30 years at pa with robin s help and expertise it was enjoyable organizing our reunions thanks robin enjoy your retirement don t worry class we are now in the very capable hands of anne parker that s all for now ken pauline misiaszek elliott 61 hardy rd londonderry nh 03053 603 432-5845 paulineelliott61@comcast.net thanksgiving has passed hope everyone had a nice holiday with family and friends it is the middle of december as alumnus winter 2011 11 54 carol gallahue morrison 21 jefferson st derry nh 03038 603 432-5895 rmorri@comcast.net because of a misinterpretation of reading an obituary in the newspaper i gave wrong information to all of you in the last alumnus that shirley butterfield s husband had passed away i did call shirley and ray and apologized for the error and they were very understanding it did make me feel good that all was well with the beaulieu s you are never to old to make a mistake but it sure is embarrassing to admit that you did it enough said ellie dumont thompson has sent me her new email address which is pianomusic7@charter.net ellie and carl still love south carolina and being near their family ken e whitney who also lives in south carolina paid us a visit in september for a couple of days ken and i were able to go to a pinkerton football game with classmates telly wells and wally ramsden while he was here ken is a great friend and we enjoyed his visit very much by the way pinkerton went on to win the division 1 state football championship this year the weather this year was above average for most of the games which made them very enjoyable to watch from the stands gloria abbott klein has moved from portland maine to brattleboro vermont she now lives just a few streets from her daughter and while talking to her on the phone she seems very content and happy her new e-mail address is gklein424 gmail.com phone is 802-490-1243 her address is 29 high street apt 405 brattleboro vt 05301 ray and phyllis bergeron flew from their home in billings montana to st augustine florida to attend their grand daughter s wedding in november phyllis s sister virginia nelson and her husband dick nelson drove to florida from new hampshire and stayed at a condo with ray and phyllis from all reports they had a great time enjoyed the wedding which was beautiful and also the warm weather it must have been difficult to head back home for the both of them to cold weather again carol and i would like to wish the very best to robin perrin 55

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i write this the christmas and hanukkah seasons are upon us i can just imagine you are all hustling and bustling about doing all your holiday preparations here in new hampshire the weather is cold had snow already and the sun is bright it really puts us in the shopping mood just love this season it is my personal favorite in september i had a very nice conversation with carlton watt he said the reunion was one of the best he and carole took their time driving back to washington state and stopped to visit carole s family on the way they had a nice safe trip you all know how carlton loves restoring vintage cars well he is working on a lasalle coupe now he says that carole will probably be the one driving it when she retires our condolences to claradell gard anderson on the passing of her father roy dexter `37 on october 12 2010 in florida his wife florence p dexter had passed eight years ago a special note all of roy s children graduated from pinkteron claradell `55 roy `68 sharon `76 and lauren `74 i also had a lovely call from patricia gilbert bennett she sounded well she has had a few health problems but says she is doing well now she s sorry she couldn t make the reunion but she came up to visit her sister nancy gilbert ek `57 and her brother-in-law brad ek `58 in october i received a nice note from armand chartier and a map he drew of how he remembered the main street of derry he did a very good job especially since he has not been back here since 1955 claradell and andy stopped by to say good-bye before they headed to florida and we also tried to remember the main street it has changed so much that it really tested our memories got an email from patricia fling henderson she always has a christmas open house she already had it december 4 with about 167 people attending including her daughter nancy and her son-in-law tom also in attendance was her nephew bill hall she has another exciting event coming up her family is giving her a cruise as her birthday december 23 and christmas present she will be cruising the high seas on her birthday she states the weather in florida is great a little cold but great no snow that is all there is to report by the time you read this the holidays will be all over hope yours were some of the best ever wishing everyone of you a healthy and happy winter and wishing your all a very happy new year here s hoping the new year of 2011 will be good to all of us let s all make a new year resolution to get in touch with our classmates it s never too late to get re-acquainted ole friends are priceless gifts we would love to hear from you always remember every day is a gift pauline&sandy marcia boyle abbott 11 madden rd derry nh 03038 603 432-2991 mea610@aol.com and beverly newcomb o donnell 62 franklin street derry nh 03038 603 432-3954 happy new year it s mid-december so i m sure it will be 2011 when you receive this alumnus the reunion is on its way 12 winter 2011 www.pinkertonacademy.net john ed bob dabrowski marcia gretchen and myself held a meeting recently to make plans for our 55th reunion the date is october 1 2011 it will be held in the senior cafeteria where the 50th was held we are planning an early evening dinner and a short program so everyone will have a lot of time for visiting we also plan to have a tour of the new freshman building for those interested please talk to friend and plan to come now for the health news bob bettez is recuperating from a serious problem that happened a couple of months ago at his winter residence in florida happy to say he is coming along well keep up the fight bob all for now have a healthy winter bev&marcia 57 58 59 jean dutra davis 490 river rd apt 5 manchester nh 03104 603 623-3283 jeangeo@comcast.net george davis 490 river rd apt 5 manchester nh 03104 603 623-3283 jeangeo@comcast.net 56 richard west 843 gould hill rd contoocook nh 03229 603 746-5169 hamphall@aol.com happy new year can you really believe that this is 2011 when we were at pinkerton did any of us even consider a year that started with a 2 i know that i did not since the last issue of the alumnus we lost two classmates joseph lavacchia passed away after a long illness on october 13 and david wilson passed away october 21 after a year-long battle with cancer our thoughts and prayers are with the families of joe and david bob klein had this to say about joe joe lavacchia passed away october 13 at the nursing home in sun city fl where he had lived before developing diabetes joe plaza and i had visited joe shortly before his passing connie sutton bell had talked with joe on the phone his passion was sports and reading one of my memories of joe was in ninth grade at hood it was noontime recreation basketball with joe as coach and referee i could shoot free throws but was a lousy dribbler and ball handler finally joe put me in i get the ball and fumble around the opponents besiege me and joe calls a foul sweet i step up to the line and sink two free throws and then back to the bench self esteem intact with that in mind i have to believe joe was a great coach at fitchburg state for many years joe had a great friend and advocate in janet doherty also from sun city who visited him almost every day thank you bob glenn peabody had this to say about david i have known dave wilson since i was five years old we lived in derry one block apart near oak street school we both started first grade at oak street school at six years of age and our friendship grew stronger with the years we both enjoyed mechanical projects and building them ourselves as time went on dave was fascinated with trucks and looked forward to the day he could drive and own one he did just that for most of his life even though

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thank you mildred isn t it amazing the things that we keep over the years i am glad that you will be returning to the craft show that show has been a wonderful money maker for the alumni association and is enjoyed by so many people my hope for snow is ­ a blanket of snow for the holidays a lot of snow in the mountains for the skiers and a minimum for the lower part of nh i received this note from joe stowers i thought you might get a kick out of this i arranged a lunch with jim pinard and i brought a surprise guest clarence garvin jimmy looked at clarence and asked am i supposed to know you as soon as clarence said something it hit jimmy we were all close in school it was an interesting lunch thank you joe the following is from jean manning minichiello news news what can i say it is the same old same old i am still working in phil s office as he s still practicing dentistry it is a little lighter schedule now at the office leaving me more time for family and the italian serenaders we recently found out that once again the group has been hired to perform at the milwaukee italian festival next july 21-24 we haven t been there since 2006 it s billed as the largest italian festival in the u.s if any of you live in the milwaukee area you might want to take this in we were at the highlander in early august for accordions now this is a two-day event put on by the new hampshire accordion association phil and i hosted the open mike sessions and phil played at various times it is too bad the highlander has been sold and will be torn down in 2012 i guess we won t be having our 55th reunion there phil and i were in las vegas october 30 november 5 at the las vegas international accordion convention this was our third time attending this event events went from 9 in the morning until midnight seminars concerts with lunch and dinner and open mike sessions they had good food and it was a great time before the actual convention we got to see penn and teller s magic show on halloween many in the audience were in costume i love magic shows and this was a good one my son phil has the dubious honor of having both a mother and a wife who are pinkerton grads kate `99 is the human resources director for the hudson nh school department while he is front office manager of the radisson hotel in manchester as well as being on the faculty of snhu thank you jean for the update roger you will have to start scoping out places for our next reunion the florida reunion is being held saturday february 27 2011 at dr p phillips community park in orlando fl please look at theclassof1960celebratedtheir50threuniononcampusatthespaulding the article in this issue my next deadline should be about the artsandhumanitiescentercafe.canyourecognizeyourclassmates beginning of april have a wonderful winter and spring keep the emails notes and letters coming remember that i am only the conduit you are the nh also there is the craft show in the fall at pinkerton which i enjoyed doing a couple of years ago until then have a won classmates that provide the material thank you all dickwest derful holiday and save some snow for me some times were tough many were good his wife gail was the best friend he ever had dave was never mean or a fighter he would never say an unkind word about anyone i remember him with the same personality in later years that he had when we were young dave was a gentle giant and i will never forget him thank you glenn the gifts are in and the decision has been made we thank alan stevens who planted the seed and contributed the first funds for a class of 1959 gift at our 50th class reunion a memorial bench will be erected next spring in the memorial garden area just below the original academy building this building is also known as the freshman building and the alumni center many classmates gave to the fund and we thank them for their generous contributions the bench will be a granite bench about five feet long and will bear the inscription the class of 1959 thanks pinkerton academy for providing us with a quality education an extraordinary high school experience and a wonderful beginning to our lives i received the following email from millie hazzard woodward i spent this morning pulling out all the christmas items most people retire to florida but i am going to move back to nh this spring having had a couple of falls recently nothing broken just bruised made me realize that i needed to be near my family i will be moving in with a friend only a couple of miles from my son it is a big move selling my home was a big decision how do we accumulate so much stuff i will miss my friends here but i can always hop on a plane and visit i hope to catch up with classmates and friends when i return to alumnus winter 2011 1

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