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alumnus four named honorary alumni fall 2008 former headmaster ek named new trustee page 1

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the pinkerton academy alumnus volume 31 number 1 fall 2008 alumni association officers `72 michael pelletier president `57 george tsetsilas vice president `96 john breda secretary `57 nancy gilbert ek treasurer executive board `50 juanita bethune randall `52 carolyn hodgdon cassidy `60 james sullivan `63 gail mannarini rehse `64 ronald gagnon `65 gayle emerson gagnon `65 linda pelletier greenwood `72 peter brassard `72 susan roemer brassard `80 bill lonergan `81 jim fitzgibbons `82 michael holm `83 carrie rouleau-cote `96 amy witham chouinard past president `66 barbara stevens elllingwood 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 table of contents new trustee joins board page 1 trustees meritorious service award page 1 eight to be inducted into hall page 1 headmaster s message page 2 cte program seeks alumni help page 2 class news starts on page 3 in memoriam .page 6 sports report page 7 pinkerton s classical society page 32 graduation page 34 golf tournament page 35 june s alumni day page 36 craft fair set for october 4 back cover new performing arts series back cover on the cover at the alumni associations june biennial alumni day luncheon four individuals were eleveted to the status of honorary alumni from left to right they included dale morrison kiki harrington cathy little and brian o reilly two graduates of the school foster ball `40 and charles `hank spaulding `45 were presented with the bradford v ek honored alumnus award please see page 36 for more photos of alumni day.

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alumnus hall of fame to welcome eight inductees on september 26 pinkerton academy will induct eight individuals into the school s hall of fame on friday september 26 in the senior cafeteria of the spaulding center reservations can be made using the form on page 36 or by calling the alumni center at 603-437-5217 robert dabrowski `56 robert dabrowski graduated from pinkerton in 1956 after spending his whole childhood in derry he joined the us air force where he served for four years as an aircraft mechanic after an honorable discharge he attended electronics school and broadened his skills in the real estate industry in 1971 he started on a new venture in the tire business thirty-seven years have passed since his first tire warehouse opened he is now building his 47th store fittingly in his hometown of derry for his success and efforts in 2000 mr dabrowski was nominated to be an ernst young new hall of fame to page 5 five of the eight members of the hall of fame s class of 2008 were on hand at graduation in june when their names were read to the thousands in attendance from the left they included robert dabrowski `56 athletic director and honorary alumnus robert royce trustee virginia clark `52 former faculty member james poirier and staff member edward jones `75 board names new member the pinkerton academy board of trustees grew to 15 in number on graduation day in june with the addition of former headmaster bradford v ek the 1958 academy graduate becomes not only the newest member of the school s governing board but also just the second headmaster to join the board ivah hackler who served for almost 30 years as headmaster was the other mr ek is a graduate of springfield college and hold a masters degree from william and mary college he was the very first recipient of the prestigious trustees meritorious service award pinkerton s dean of academic affairs dr christopher harper is the latest recipient of that illustrious award for his outstanding service and contributions to pinkerton academy the duo are only two of the 24 individuals so honored by the school s governing board and twenty-fourth recipient of meritorious service award right pinkerton academy board of trustees president harry burnham center welcomed bradford v ek `58 right to the board and congratulated christopher harper on his trustees award.

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message from the headmaster passage of hb1563 to benefit school s center for career and technical education trustee virginia clark 52 and i were on hand as an important new hampshire bill was signed into law this summer by governor lynch at the state house with the passage of hb1563 our center for career and technical education cte is now eligible for public funding for renovations through the department of education in the past the academy s career technical and vocational programs were not eligible to receive state funding for renovations because of its designation as a public academy this bill now gives our program the same funding opportunity as new hampshire s other certified regional career and education centers our program will now take a place in the regular rotation of receiving funds with the other programs in the state we are now eligible to receive these funds as soon as 2012 or perhaps even sooner senator bob latourneau and representative jim rausch not only sponsored the bill but advocated for its passage throughout the entire legislative process they were invaluable in the roles they played we thank them very much sen latorneau explained at the signing this funding for renovations is provided by the state s capitol budget process and renovations are undertaken at two schools every two years rep rausch added pinkerton deserves the same opportunities as other technical education centers in the state and this law will governor john lynch signed house bill 1563 into law this summer at the state house in concord benefitting pinkerton s center for technical education present at the signing ceremony were from the left rep george katsakiores `42 an unidentified state representative rep william rausch rear headmaster mary anderson rep phyllis katsakiores trustee virginia clark `52 and sen robert letourneau provide that opportunity pinkerton s intention is to use this funding to update equipment and facilities for sophisticated training enabling our students to excel in today s ever-evolving world of technology graduates of pinkerton have the opportunity to play important active roles in our cte program to see some of the ways please read the article below mary anderson headmaster opportunites for alumni involvement in the cte program alumni support is an integral piece of the many programs at pinkerton s center for career and technical education cte here are few of our connections cte advisory committees each of pinkerton s 18 career focused programs has an advisory committee that typically meets twice a year committee members are practitioners who represent the occupational fields upon which the cte programs are based the business practitioners many of whom are pinkerton academy graduates assist classroom instructors with program development selection of equipment and teaching strategies this professional input ensures that our staff maintains realtime links with the world of work pinkerton is currently looking for individuals who work in these clusters and pathways to serve please contact penny berceli at pberceli@pinkerton academy.org if you would like information on serving on one of the school s advisory committees shadow intern and coop we are always looking for sites for pinkerton students to job shadow intern and cooperative education if you or your employer are interested in learning about this partnership please visit our web site www.pinkertonacademy.net/cte or contact career experience coordinator roger konstant at rkonstant@pinkertonacademy.org or at 437-5200 x 1141 no place like home this year pinkerton s pinkerton s cte programs building construction horticulture technology technology and electrical natural resources forestry technology students with computer technology the assistance of many of pre-engineering the othe cte programs drafting design technology will build a modular house building construction technology electrical technology to be donated to a family climate control technology in need in the city of new automotive systems technology orleans welding technology if you would like to cabinet making millwork allied health human services partner with or contribute accounting technology in some way to this no office technology place like home project academy of finance please contact tracy untiet marketing business management at tuntiet@pinkertonacadculinary arts radio television broadcasting emy.org.

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class news from the classes 28 34 abbie keddy havenwood/33 christian ave concord nh 03301 hazel e true rogan passed away at her home in sandown n.h at the age of 98 after a short illness she was a retired nurse graduating from the deaconess hospital in boston she was a member of the union church in east hampstead and the united methodist church in sandown hazel was a member of the sandown grange for over 45 years a member of the friends of the library and very active in the 60 plus club as well as the historical society and old meeting house historical association gladys tewksbury nicoll 177 chester st chester nh 03036 603 887-3715 a ride around beaver lake robin and i in a canoe cynthia and stephen in their kayaks went to beaver lake we couldn t have asked for a more beautiful day we put in at an area reserved for those who want to access the lake we turned to the left our cruise around the lake took all morning we kept slowing down when one of us would say remember when my parents had a camp there for many years the area was like one big family when i was a young girl and spent summers there most cottages have been turned into year-round homes if you drive by in the evening the lights reflecting on the water are like a picture to my classmates add your stories gladys albert madden 61 old strawberry hill rd hyannis ma 02601 508 790-4302 aajmadden@verizon.net glenn e wright 961 n euclid st la habra ca 90631-2932 562 697-9940 gewright961@hotmail.com have talked with three classmates since the spring issue nelson tewksbury called around memorial day to share his memories he followed up by submitting this summary the class of 1939 had three decorated pilots in wwii russell 36 37 38 39 we received a surprise visit from irene berry murphy `28 at the school s alumni center in august mrs murphy enjoyed looking over the pinkerton critic and reminiscing about the school in 1920 s goodchild was shot down over france flying a b-26 marauder osborn stone flew b-17 flying fortresses over europe nelson tewksbury was a fighter pilot flying p-51 mustangs in burma theresa bernier beliveau called which turned into a three-way call with priscilla darling hoff inevitably health issues came up while some have cautioned against publicizing health problems in the winter 2006 issue we did talk about some serious spills several had taken aarp magazine took up the subject in its september 2007 issue better balance most falls are preventable follow these tips to stay on your feet clear the clutter light the way install safety bars make needed repairs manage your medications regardless of health problems can we share information that may help others are you eating enough of the good stuff blueberries strawberries almonds walnuts tomatoes carrots dark chocolate even coffee they now say is good for you glenn rhoda mitchell watson 13a kingston pines kingston nh 03848 603 642-7355 charles kachavos 18 barkland dr derry nh 03038-3936 603 434-4443 alumnus fall 2008 3

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40 41 marion richardson pounder 3b pine isle dr derry nh 03038 603 432-3998 congratulations to foster ball who was named an honored alumnus at this year s biennial luncheon the award is given by the alumni association only to those alumni they feel demonstrate an exceptional long-time affection and devotion to the school and to the alumni association barbara keith gibbons 181 littleton rd unit 220 chelmsford ma 01824 978 455-3427 babsgibb@yahoo.com wave goodbye to long summer days and warm starry nights to all the pretty flowers thunderstorms and insects that bite welcome the crisp air of autumn bright foliage to be seen fresh crops just harvested country fairs and scary halloween three members of the class of 1941 attended the 59th biennial alumni day luncheon on june 21 barbara weston gratton robert perry and i enjoyed seeing old friends and sharing a table with the class of 1940 bob told me that he had been in touch with donald gagne and joseph woodward they are fine and keeping busy he also handed me a postcard that he had received from harold bean and his wife nancy they spent the months of april and may traveling in april they spent 12 days in cabo san lucas mexico where the highlight of their trip was swimming with the dolphins early in may they took an amtrak train to vancouver canada and a few days after retuning home they were enjoying 80 degree weather in st pete fl i talked to mary kachavos kallechey s sister demetra `39 she told me that mary was in manchester visiting she lives in florida sorry we did not get to see you mary drop me a note and tell me what you have been doing i also had a chance to visit with two of my cousins elaine pitt mills `44 and cousin irma who is married to gordon lovell `49 i hope that all the rain that we have had this summer doesn t continue as snow during the winter happy holidays and keep smiling barbara 42 43 phyllis wilson macgregor 16 butler place northampton ma 01060 413 584-9457 roland routhier 2 severance st derry nh 03038 603 432-2032 rout2@comcast.net time flies when you re having fun and it s time for another alumnus without much news to report except the following i was finally able to contact walt robertson through his sister living in vermont and received a letter from him which i am enclosing for the alumnus it reads as follows hi root sorry to have been so remiss in getting word to you that i am alive and well my sister betty forwarded your letter and it has been hanging around on my desk for awhile collecting dust we had hoped to attend the 65th class reunion on the 21st but have been unable to clear my schedule to fit in a trip to nh expect the attendance will not be of a large number for our class we look back fondly on our attendance at both the 4 fall 2008 www.pinkertonacademy.net football reunion in 1992 and also the 50th class reunion the following year i have been working on a part-time basis for a local insurance company as their financial adviser and accounting manager this keeps me very busy on a daily basis and makes traveling rather difficult on occasion we have been away from home and i have been able to keep up with my work on my laptop however this does not constitute much of a vacation one of these days i do believe i will actually retire my wife and i will be celebrating out 60th wedding anniversary in november we have four children eleven grandchildren and a great-grandson who will be six in august how time flies be sure to remember me to all of our classmates who attend the reunion we would have loved to be there with you to see everyone and take a stroll down memory lane best wishes,walt robertson i replied to walter the same day and wrote i was both happy and surprised to hear from you after so many years glad to hear that all is well with you folks and things are going so well i ll pass the letter on to the classmates who attend this year and i ll also send it into the alumni office for publication i wrote a little about myself and closed with best wishes it was sad that more of our classmates couldn t attend the pinkerton biennial alumni day this past june 21 i thought because it was our 65th anniversary year i would see more classmates there i received a call from bill stewart expressing their regrets for not attending but he was having serious knee trouble and wouldn t be able to take the trip to new hampshire bill his wife bill s sister and her husband looked forward to being at the biennial reunions and drove up from long island on several occasions this year s reunion was a nice affair with many classes in attendance i noticed our class is getting closer to the podium each time this affair comes around our class of `43 was represented by four classmates patricia perry johnson margaret manning morrison lillian dooley warren and daughter and me i had plenty of time to converse with the ladies at the table and was able to get caught up on old and new happenings it was nice being the only rooster in the henhouse it was unusual having margaret there without the other twin but madeline is in a nursing home recovering from a bad fall it looks as though madeline will be at the nursing home for quite a while recuperating i m sure she would love to receive a card or a visit from her classmates the address at the nursing home is ­ pleasant valley nursing center 8 peabody rd derry nh 03038 please keep in mind we are all at an age where it would be nice to receive cards from friends while we enjoy life in a nursing home so send madeline a happy thoughts card roland `root routhier lorraine ninan holm 10 mallard ct derry nh 03038 603 432-2690 have been looking back to our high school years all the bright sunny faces that made up our class thomas caron became a teacher and principal of a grade school helen scott metts geddis and helen lambert hebert from the concord margaret pillsbury school of nursing as rn s and certainly know they were very caring nurses helen hebert took care of my husband so i know her dedication personally helen scott geddis became the head nurse at the old alexander eastman hospital and retired from the parkland medical center in derry saw helen recently and visited with her at her home we certainly talked about our children friends and old reunions 44

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while i was visiting helen i asked about her family and herself she s feeling much better after recovering from stress and illnesses one of her sons robert metts lives in north carolina and is an orthopedic surgeon he and his wife and family will be moving to pennsylvania soon we know richard metts as he holds an elected position in derry and runs the clam haven in the summer helen s daughter kitty and her husband live in new mexico unfortunately they were hit by a drunken driver and will need a lot of tender loving care and a lot of therapy to regain their health helen says the only thing she really misses is being able to drive her car reva wright conrad and geraldine stannard gerry graduated from the mt auburn hospital in boston as rn s they were soon married after graduation and were wives and homemakers with children geraldine lives in massachusetts and reva in new york jackie robie and she were the best of friends and shopped together in new york city years ago our mornings started with chapel we all looked forward to the exercises that we held in chapel we especially enjoyed mr hackler our headmaster he addressed all the classes and then proceeded to name a few students and where or what we had been doing after school the night before memories are not all wonderful but we all remember the good times we were lucky in our education that if you didn t get a subject the teacher would meet with you until you got what was wrong of course we only had 20-30 students in our classes so it would be much easier to teach us now they have 3,000 or more students cy small and his family donated their home across from the then freshman building it was taken down and made into a memorial garden you may buy a brick with the name and class of anyone who graduated from pa the brick with the name etc costs $100 a few of us bought one for jackie cassidy robie as our remembrance it was given by shirley richardson white elaine pitt mills bertha wiggins holm and lorraine ninan holm we joined many classes in june for a lovely dinner and held our 64th year reunion at the school coffee cups were given out to those who attended please plan and put down june 2010 for our 66th year reunion it would be wonderful if 24 members left could attend we missed so many of you this year please would any or all of the 24 class members write down and send to me what s going on in your lives we all lead or have led interesting lives so please share your life or a little bit with us everyone enjoys the alumnus when it comes in our mail but our column needs your input enjoy our fall weather wherever we live the climate and the seasons are so different if you lived in derry during the summer you could fill most people s swimming pools we had so much rain it s nice one day rain the next awaiting your cards or letters and anything of interest enjoy your life we are all retired i m sure there s so much to do and see when we have the time sincerely lorraine elaine latulippe rendo 19 lane rd derry nh 03038 603 432-9633 laneroadelaine1@aol.com august and summer are here and once again it is time for the fall pa alumnus as those who live around here know our summer has been a very strange one along with a brief period of the expected heat sunshine and humidity we have experienced severe thunderstorms and a great deal of rain to date august has proven to be more of the same rain more rain and unusually severe weather this has not been a summer for spending time at the beach or even vacationing on the lake claire cote ball recently invited a group of us to her home to welcome barbara and harold moynihan back jim and in memoriam ann danielson dorothy smith fortier hazel true rogan frederick wood ide yeronis chesnakas albert dick frank levandowksi shirley hardy piper phyllis george hartman shirley hicks belger e harry parkinson jr arline galligan dion sally wentworth locke samuel a clark iii scott c rice debora s relf karen bonde stasko stacy mitchell gross former faculty 1927 1928 1931 1935 1937 1941 1947 1948 1951 1954 1962 1968 1972 1984 1987 1991 1996 45 claire dion manseau were able to come for the first time as was barbara griffin trombley who was visiting with her daughter ann also present were sam low nathalie chadwick latulippe and gladys hoisington richardson bill gratton who had planned to come had to decline at the last moment of course claire and i were there in this more intimate setting we were able to really visit together everyone wanted harold and barbara to know how sorry they had been to learn of the death of their son craig harold we learned had just been in the hospital briefly but was doing better it was nothing serious he said barb is still as active as ever line dancing playing whist and walking a few miles every day as a matter of fact she occasionally stops by to see me when she is walking on lane road when we asked barbara trombley why she doesn t move back to derry so that she could spend more time with us she replied that there is too much traffic here she is used to the much quieter rural place in maine where she lives additionally she enjoys being an aide at school and expects to return there this fall she helps in the early grades and loves the fact that the children always welcome her back with such enthusiasm while sam was talking with a gladys and me we began to speak of hank spaulding and his long-time friendship with robert cappy johnson sam said he and bill gratton had gone to cappy s funeral where hank delivered the eulogy sam said that it seemed as though the entire town of wayne maine the small town where cappy lived had turned out for the funeral cappy was evidently well known and well regarded by everyone what i did not know or had forgotten was that cappy had a woodworking business and did a variety of carvings which he sold apparently he had also done a lot of repair work for the library and other places in the town which was appreciated sam mentioned that grant benson 46 was a cousin his mother and cappy s father were brother and sister gladys has had a recent visit from her daughter susan who lives in seattle washington susan was happy to be able to 6 fall 2008 www.pinkertonacademy.net

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bree robinson wins heptathlon for 2nd year senior bree robinson concluded an outstanding athletic offensive end and nikki corso on the defensive end led this year for pinkerton academy by winning the nh state heptath team to several key victories during the regular season includlon for the second straight year pinkerton teams won 3 state ing londonderry yarmouth maine and concord in tourney championships during the year had multiple state runner-ups play the astros outplayed exeter 7-5 in the quarters before loswon several sportsmanship awards and continued to have large ing a back and forth battle to londonderry 9-8 in the semis numbers involved in the athletic program the varsity baseball team used strong pitching from doug this young lady from hampstead bree robinson was all schultz nick gregsak and chris debonis en route to an state in three sports played all 12 seasons of her high school ca 11-8 regular season mark and earned a home field game in the reer and was an honor roll student throughout her high school playoffs in the tourney prelim pa came from behind to defeat years she scored more than 50 goals in her soccer career and alvirne 7-6 before bowing to memorial in the quarters ron represented pa in the vt/nh twin state soccer games this manseau s hard working squad got strong play all spring from past summer she led her soccer team to two senior catcher pat curry and senior third state finals and another final four spot in her baseman joe guidi 3 varsity soccer years in track she won muljohn pelkey s boys tennis team did tiple individual titles in the winter and spring something that it had never accomplished seasons and smashed a 31-year state record in the history of their program ­ that was in the long jump by close to 6 inches she to defeat powerhouse concord they comwon a new england title in the long jump pleted an excellent season at 9-5 with strong captured the seven event state heptathlon play from senior sean kelly junior mark her junior and senior years and was named mangini and sophomore sam eaton the pinkerton academy s senior female athlete astros battled a strong west team down to of the year this past spring she will attend the final match before bowing to the blue the university of hartford this fall on a full knights in the class l quarters athletic scholarship for soccer walter roberts had his boys spring track pinkerton teams both varsity and subteam scoring well all spring as they finished varsity were extremely successful through6-0 in dual meet competition with wins over out the school year varsity teams finished londonderry salem and concord using with 321 wins and only 140 losses while strong efforts from sprinters james hatch sub-varsity squads finished at 245-122 the andrew pino and eric guinto pa took a football team won its third straight state title 2nd at the clipper relays placed third at the in the fall the spirit team won their 5th conmerrimack invitational and placed fifth at secutive state title in the winter and the boys class l pa s younger athletes put on a suswimming team won their first ever title this perb performance at the salem freshmanpast winter girls soccer girls indoor track sophomore meet and won that meet by a and boys lacrosse were runner-up in their large margin bree robinson broke the 31-year sports while pa teams finished 3rd 5 differusing strong and consistent efforts from state long jump record by close to ent times and 4th on four other occasions sprinter bree robinson and distance runner out of the 28 astro varsity teams fifteen six inches aryon trujillo the pa girls track team split finished in the state s top four on the subtheir dual meet schedule at 3-3 which includvarsity level six teams won end of year state tourneys while ed an excellent 79-65 win in the beeman trophy competition five other squads placed in the runner-up spot in the sports with londonderry ed vaitones astros track squad which also manship category pa again had positive results topping the got excellent performances from sprinter jordan doherty and voting on the state level for sportsmanship for their sport were shot putter katie middleton took the runner-up spot in both our football boys swimming and boys spring track squads the merrimack invitational and the salem freshman-sophothe spring season again brought many successes for teams more meet and placed 6th at class l and athletes boys lacrosse earned the division i runner-up gerry rosado s girls tennis squad continued to show imspot while two individuals captured state titles the astros also provement and finished this past spring at 7-7 junior laurel finished fourth in the 20-team class l league for sportsman salladay freshman summer burns and senior megan berry ship with boys spring track topping the voting for their sport were the astros top three players in their lineup and led the the boys lacrosse team coached by brian o reilly again strong finish for our pa tennis players the girls tennis team sat near the top of the division i standings the astros received ended up at the ten spot in the class l standings strong offensive play from senior bobby dattilo who will the girls softball team opened their new field this spring attend hofstra on a lacrosse scholarship this fall and junior behind the no-hit pitching of cara chooljian as the astros brian estes on the way to a 13-3 regular season the astros shutout trinity 7-0 in their first game of the spring behind the handled central 15-5 in the tourney prelims played impres consistent offense of shannon doherty the astros won three sively in a 6-1 win over exeter in the semis before losing a of their first four games allowing only 1 run in those 3 victories close 14-11 championship game to bishop guertin terry bailey s young squad which featured no seniors lost bryon murphy s girls lacrosse team won their first 11 division i games finished at 12-2 for the spring and earned the sports to page 32 number two tourney seed in division i 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see her cousins and other relatives while she was here since she lives so far away she does not get back here to derry very often so it was a happy event for gladys claire manseau is looking so well and trim she has lost a lot of weight and looks wonderful which she refuses to believe even though everyone told her so she says she felt better when she was heavier every now and then when picking up messages on the answering machine i am treated to organ music and know that it is claire playing a song or two for me she has always been gifted in that she is able to play any tune by listening to it once or twice and she knows how much i enjoy it when she plays for me i have never succeeded in convincing her that she should play publicly however although i could not elicit any information from nathalie about anything recent in her life which she said is pretty uneventful i did learn that her picture was in the union leader derry-londonderry section this past tuesday the 19th of august she was photographed while weighing tomatoes at the stanley kuligowski vegetable stand on high street will try to get a copy of the picture in the alumnus if possible when i asked claire ball how her son larry is doing she told me a wonderful story his brothers who knew how much he longed to be able to get out on his boat once again before selling it were speaking with someone at the marina where his boat was kept that person when he heard larry s story volunteered to use his equipment to lift larry with his wheelchair onto the boat this was arranged as a surprise the kindness of this stranger enabled larry to power his boat around the lake something he had not imagined he could ever do again his delight as well as his family s is easy to envision claire ball has also been very busy this summer hosting a family reunion for the cote family she has been doing this for several years now i understand that john and ethel bailey cadieux were there along with rita legendre demers `43 who is spending a few weeks here before returning to florida rita told me it was a huge success again this year frances johns marquis celebrated her birthday with her family in hampton nh after dinner they all went to see the movie mama mia she and i always get together for her birthday and this year because of her enthusiasm for the movie we decided to go together to see it at the theatre in derry it was just as she said we left the theatre feeling wonderful if you want to be uplifted make a point of seeing it jim and claire dion manseau joined claire ball and me for lunch at t bones restaurant recently we had been trying to get claire and jim to come to one of our mini-reunions but for various reasons they were never able to make it claire ball was able to finally arrange a time and date for us to meet as you can guess claire manseau kept us entertained as usual earlier in the summer when the weather was still good claire ball and i went to the backroom restaurant to have lunch with bertha hall bourque bertha is doing great still working one day a week at the dry goods store claire and i told her that we have both retired this year and wondered if she intends to do the same but apparently she has no plans to do so for a while yet she told us she stays in close touch with her sisters and her brother ray `43 i am always interested in hearing about her family since i have known bertha from the time we were probably three or four years of age congratulations to charles hank spaulding who was named an honored alumnus at this year s biennial luncheon the award is given by the alumni association only to those alumni they feel demonstrate an exceptional long-time affection and devotion to the school and to the alumni association 8 fall 2008 www.pinkertonacademy.net for barbara moynihan and gloria tyke gallien this has been a very sad year they have had another death in their family their brother michael who was 61 died may 2 in dade city florida the piper family has also lost another family member shirley hardy piper `47 she was the widow of maurice and the sister-in-law of marion piper caldwell a lifelong derry resident she died on the 4th of july to both the gallien and piper families we extend our sincere sympathy elaine eugene fontaine 15 coteville rd londonderry nh 03053 603 432-2138 hi classmates as usual i have heard from no one we got a few of us together for the alumni luncheon at pinkerton and had a great time with not only our classmates but also with others that we met from other classes our class consisted of chuck and barbara johns `52 irene and bud `45 hicks tom and jan `45 moynihan harold and charlotte gross amy bunker carroll pinkham ray levesque and frances joan `49 and myself also present were my daughter marie `75 and buster brown `66 and his mother winifred brown `25 winifred is 99 years old one of the oldest graduates of pinkerton she was honored and given a small gift from pinkerton for the occasion that s about it for now gene jean mackinnon marlow 3225 apperson rd east bend nc 27018 336 699-8972 jmmarlow@juno.com we are sad to report that shirley hardy piper passed away on july 4 she will be missed 46 47 48 margaret peg fogarty marrigan 81 hardy road londonderry nh 03053 603 437-4568 the class would like to extend heartfelt condolences to the family of phyllis george hartman who passed away in august we will certainly miss our good friend had a wonderful note from lorraine marquis routhier deep appreciation lorraine about the pa alumni luncheon and reunion after those attending were dick macgregor dick nelson ben gurley bob kelly warren pillsbury walt robertson margie piper keith joan thatcher taylor joanne butterfield aiken and lorraine marquis routhier those paying with intention of attending but due to illness were not able were paulina hall backman pauline hall butterfield virginia beckley taintor and richard rand names of deceased in our class were read by dick macgregor with a moment of silence dick also read the eulogy from buck taylor s memorial service which was on the old home days walpole program joan brought the program and asked someone to read it buck did so much for the town s people it was nice they acknowledged his good deeds i understand all had a great time i still can t believe 60 years okay fast note anyone read this year s nh old farmer s almanac with the article on year ending in eight i can t recall a year of such wet weather and at this writing it s not over yet hang in there stay safe have fun when you can best wishes peg

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virginia verge nelson interviewed for work in san antonio and edgar s set to work 17 everett st part time in child and adolescent psychiatry derry nh 03038 kitty put off selling her home and will vacation in custer 603 432-2220 sd in october black hills are fun dick gratton says hi nelsonv1000@aol.com roger senter sold the property in france so now winters either there is not much news for the fall column i did receive a in palm springs or hawaii but misses french wine and food phone call from gordon lovell in march his wife irma had we love the way he describes anything dick kelley always by-pass surgery but recuperated very well in fact she was with him at the biennial luncheon in june his e-mail address is glovell@c-linksystems.com also at the luncheon were george cappy tyler and his wife bob thomas joan castricone fontaine who sat with her husband gene at his table ed clark and his wife who came up from mclean va gordon lovell and his wife who came down from upper maine pat butterfield roberts elaine rand davis who came down from maine dotte poisson wallace and me dick sat at the table with the class of 1948 because it was their 60th reunion they reserved a room for after the luncheon for an informal get-together walt robertson brought in a lot of memorabilia from days gone by i received a note from irene muzzey muir volunteering her help for our 60th next year where has the time gone i m going to check to see if we can get a room for sometime next year at the spaulding arts and humanities center and see if we can get a luncheon catered by suthe class of 1948 celebrated their 60th reunion at this year s biennial alumni day san gerges and the pinkerton academy food services staff the meal was quite on june 21 2008 good this year i m open to any suggesskip foisy photo tions anyone wants to make regarding our busy weed-whacked into an angry hotel of ground bees he 60th dick and i have talked with chuck keith a couple of times couldn t out run ouch attaching a propane torch to a stick he he is undergoing chemotherapy i also got a call from glenn fried the lot ah sweet revenge unwilling to share his beans macdonald he and his wife couldn t make it to the luncheon with a woodchuck he s bombed seven holes for naught his because they were heading to arizona to visit friends and to wife phyllis keeps busy selling wedding dresses from her shop see the grand canyon haven t heard from anyone else so they walt novak reports great weather adequate showers and ideal temperatures around portsmouth bob donegan tells about must have been under umbrellas or their air conditioners have noticed the leaves have started to turn so hope you all their wild electrical storms that toppled trees and powerlines all over western ma and also fried a friend s heating system and have a great fall ginny computer he and monica still pack down the track at springfield college twice weekly before they warm-down at panera bread with a tasty mugup i had a brief but fun tongue-wag charles reynolds with marilyn and donald hilliard delightful folks his voice po box 1851 continues to sound as my memory expects good man good palmer ak 99645-1851 friend they ve also had lots of electrical storms as well he 907-745-2303 hawkhill@matnet.com and marilyn just celebrated their 52nd anniversary fabulous our june reunions continue to draw people which this time talk to him at 603-432-7209 you ll be glad you did chuck included skip chase and wife marion clement terrance delano says florida is very warm and their electrical storms develin and wife barbara hall and husband don hilliard are very wild orlando receiving 750 strikes per hour so far and wife john and barbara joyce jim keegan dick kelly none of his livestock has been zapped but he and his dog have and lillian patnaude yearly events make great sense given been knocked to the ground although he misses it he has reour ages thanks to betty bryant and edgar caldwell for tired from his 20 years of duty at camp perry ohio with the promoting organizing and all for attending national matches read guns he still signs off airborne all later edgar and wife joanne took a break from their gar the way maine visitor reports moxie and hoodsies still live den wandering in italy i.e venice vernazza cinque terra bet you knew that if any of you ride the gorgeous cat from the five mountain-side towns and their amazing stairs no doubt maine to nova scotia please tell us about it two of our nerbuffed their muscles grapes and olives grinningly grow even vous volcanoes okmok and cleveland are doing the steamy on those rocky hillsides then desiring warmer winters joanne lava dance google them derry historian richard holmes sent 49 50 alumnus fall 2008 9

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us his fifth book nutfield rambles fun read we all walked through shadows of many famous families perhaps unaware check it out see ya charles on the farm 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 hi classmates not much to write about this time as i have been very busy at the park this year i called lucille to see if she had any news she and her sister sandra have been attending family gatherings playing bingo and having a gay old time nothing new on that front i also spoke with kay monty potfora and she is still having a hard time coping with her son michael s death after a long battle with cancer we will try to get together soon when she comes up to the boatyard lucille and i got together only once this summer and that was in june to attend the memorial of a dear friend and classmate shirley hicks belger who died on february 16 after a very long illness we were happily joined by our friends marilyn kumin meyers and betty richardson cross who had been sitting three rows behind us we listened to a touching testimonial from a retired pilot who had flown many missions with shirley on board when she was a nurse he spoke of her good humor and ready smile and how much he admired her dedication to a job that she loved whenever i think of shirley i see that broad smile and hear her huskey voice and wish that she could have attended some of our reunions so that we could know her in her later years when she lived in maine with her husband son and daughter the class of 1953 celebrated their 55th reunion at the biennial alumni day as we grow older we are holding fast to those in attendance included front row left to right gloria abbott klein lois the memories of our dear alma mater and fortier evans carol gallahue morrison doris deblois rand virginia carey think often about how lucky we were to have boyle shirley butterfield beaulieu barbara willey nye second row janet puthad such a bond with many of our classmates we had such a great class and i am so happy nam caron ben hamblett bob morrison delbert pugh third row telly wells to be a part of it long live the class of `51 wally ramsden and ken whitney missing when the photo was taken pertice see ya claire gaskill and wilbur palmer skip foisy photo eleanor watt barton 37 chapparel drive nial alumni association dinner was held at the pinkerton acadlondonderry nh 03053 emy senior cafeteria the cafeteria was set up to accommodate 603-434-0646 those classes that were celebrating their reunion tables were elescellar@aol.com arranged so that it was easier talking to everyone rather than carolyn hodgdon cassidy round tables that sometimes causes you to be a further distance 2 kingsbury st from each other the alumni association did a great job with derry nh 03038 the program and the school cafeteria put out a great meal 603 432-3573 those attending from our class were shirley butterfield nancy gray sullivan beaulieu janet putam caron lois fortier evans pertice 491 mammoth rd gaskill ben hamblett iii gloria abbott klein barbara londonderry nh 03053 willey nye delbert pugh wally ramsden doris deblois 603 432-6668 rand telly wells kenneth e whitney virginia carey nansllvn@verizon.net boyle wilbur palmer carol gallahue morrison and bob hope you all have had a great summer it is always much too 51 short and this one in new england has been very wet not much of a summer at all hoping for a beautiful indian summer fran baker bramhall spent the month of april in australia with her daughter and family our condolences go out to dottie parkinson smith on the loss of her brother harry who passed away just recently sorry there isn t more to tell you but we never hear from anyone sure would be nice to know how everyone is stay well bye for now nancy carol and ellie carol gallahue morrison 21 jefferson st derry nh 03038 603 432-5895 rmorri@comcast.net saturday june 21 2008 turned out to be a wonderful day the weather was perfect but it also was a fun day at pinkerton academy our 55th class reunion combined with the bien 53 52 10 fall 2008 www.pinkertonacademy.net

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morrison kenneth whitney since this was a combination of different classes in one 56 fordway area we all seemed to find someone that we knew from previderry nh 03038 ous classes then when the regular program was over we were 603 432-2154 kowpaw@comcast.net able to go to a designated classroom where we could all conronnie and sue lawton were unable to attend our mini-retinue to talk as long as we wanted again carol and i enjoyed seeing everyone and for those who couldn t attend we were all union so came for an early visit they are fine and send their regards ronnie and i lived side by side in a tenement on railroad thinking of you and wish you good health it was also a special day for ben and mary hamblett who ave while in pinkerton so we always have lots to remember were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary two weeks and share we celebrated our 54th year after pinkerton and each other later on july 5 carol and i celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary so to ben and mary congratulations and we hope that we on july 19 in the pinkerton senior cafeteria how wonderful we can gather together after years apart and still be friends the both have many more enjoyable years with our spouses although he wasn t able to attend the reunion bob cas time element disappears and we are once again back in the early sidy and his wife betty stopped to visit carol and me a few 50 s everyone brought food it tasted wonderful but we had too weeks later bob was in the area at the time visiting his sister and brother in-law ken and pauline hamer it was the first time much we had hoped for more people ken will list those atthat we had met his wife betty and we enjoyed their visit very tending none of us are famous but each is special no matter much bob is still having a difficult time health-wise but his spirits are high and he has a terrific attitude in dealing with his illness we wish them both the very best known as the three amigo s telly wells wally ramsden and myself had a set back recently telly wells had serious neck surgery done the end of july but as i write he has been recuperating from surgery very well with the excellent care that he is receiving from his wife cynthia and his daughter angie who lives next door of course we are all encouraging him to get on the road to recovery so that the three amigo s can raise havoc again we all wish you a quick and successful recovery telly we got a surprise visit one day from andy mack it was nice to see andy and interesting to hear about his travels sorry andy wasn t around for the class reunion but maybe next time i was informed by the director of alumni affairs robin perrin on may 23 2008 that the trustees of pinkerton academy approved dedicating the junior rotc classroom at pinkerton in memory of our classthe class of 1954 celebrated their 54th reunion this year at pinkermate major al page jr who was shot down over north vietnam during a strike mission while serving his coun ton on july 19 2008 the class now gathers annually to reminisce try in the usaf the dedication ceremonies are scheduled to take place on sept 26 2008 at 1:15 p.m in the shepard building at the academy medals and memorabilia will what we look like we look good to one another it feels like be put on display honoring our classmate an open invitation is love i hope all of you will come next year and experience this welcomed to all that would like to attend the ceremony that renewal over 55th year after pinkerton aren t we lucky we said goodbye to harry parkinson he died quickly on same evening al will be inducted into the pinkerton academy hall of fame look for information in the issue of this alumnus july 29 his big heart just gave out he was a big part of our on the time and price of the hall of fame dinner if you plan class and will be missed barb cornish kelly barbara whitto attend please request to sit with the class of `53 the class ten carol goodheart evans beverly benway hamer and i would like to send our highest admiration of al to his family had lunch together they try to have lunch once a month and and his sister linda page wickens `69 he was a great class included me all are well barb kelly was sporting a new knee mate and served his country to the ultimate we all miss him they too send their regards alicia very dearly as we do all our deceased class members please hi class it is august 16 and the sun is shining for the third call the alumni center with any questions at 437-5217 again carol and i pray that you are all staying healthy and trying to day in a row what a welcome sight after the summer we have had this year hope everyone is enjoying the summer of the age gracefully as we are bob and carol gallahue morrison rain pat and i are doing well hanging in there as they say good news section our grandson kenny jarvis is doing very well he is improving daily and will be going back to pa alicia macgregor goodchild this fall to finish his high school education 7790 south tropical trail more good news we had our mini reunion july 19 merritt island fl 32952 in the senior cafeteria at pa we had a great time reminiscing 321 453-5573 and 54 alumnus fall 2008 11

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about the old days and our days at pa we had a lot of fun a lot of good food and drinks if your ears were burning on july 19 it s because we were talking about you those attending were alicia macgregor goodchild bill thibeault jane deblois fagnant priscilla parmenter lockwood carol goodheart evans fred mcginnis carol hurlburt gabelman and husband moe barbara whitten dorothy nelson gunther shirley walch kirovac and ken and pat whitney i think we would have had a better time if the weather had been a bit cooler alicia and i would like to thank all of you for coming we have been talking about our 55th nothing definite yet but were working on it i have some bad news harry parkinson died july 29 with his family by his side it was the result of a heart condition i will miss harry very much he was a great friend we talked a lot because we both coached our children and grandchildren in baseball we had a lot of fun discussing the high s and low s we experienced plus we solved many of the world s major problems ha as i said i will miss harry a lot condolences to marilyn the family and friends of harry that s all for now we will keep you informed on our 55th reunion till next time ken patricia gendron whitney 56 fordway derry nh 03038 603 432-2154 kowpaw@comcast.net hello classmates it s that time again we had the most interesting summer rain rain rain for those who were in the northeast they know what i m talking about we planted our garden in june and haven t got anything to speak of because of the rain everything rotted or didn t ripen the tomatoes fell off the plant before they could ripen i m sure that a lot of you that planted gardens had the same problem it s always nice to have fresh vegetables that you grow yourself oh well i hope next year will bring a better crop would you have believed that in 1955 we would be talking about planting a garden in 2008 that was the furthest subject from our minds priscilla cote aquino was in hampstead visiting with anita gross miller at her cottage on sunset lake a group of us girls decided it would be nice if we had lunch with her before she went back to florida pauline elliott claradell anderson anne giles anita miller lucy hebert bea cowette sandy weston leona webb priscilla aquino and i all went to the cracker barrel for lunch it was good to see everyone again anita spends quite a bit of time at her cottage every summer she has children and grandchildren in the area so she gets a chance to visit with them we also had a chance to visit with bev manning kilgore at pauline elliot s while she was here barbara corson leona webb sandy weston bea cowette anne giles pauline and i as well as bev were there we had some good food and a lot of catching up to do with bev pauline tried to get some of the other girls in the area to come but they all had other commitments bev hasn t been to new hampshire for quite a while and it was real nice to see her she s doing well while we were all at pauline s we talked about our next reunion it will be our 55th in 2010 can you believe it it s coming up fast we should be getting together soon to start planning we ll keep you posted louise nutt has a new address pleasant valley nursing center 2 peabody road derry n.h 03038 i m sure she would like to hear from some of you if there are any of you in the area she would probably like to see you anne and george giles celebrated their 50th anniversary in june of this year ken and i were among those that were invited their children had a cookout for them it was a combination anniversary party and a graduation party for their granddaughter they were very surprised.we had a wonderful time and met a lot of their relatives and friends it sure is an accomplishment in life to be married to the same person for 50 years good luck and lots of happiness anne and george for another 50 years condolences to celia berry warren and her family on the loss of her sister joan hicks who passed away may 20 2008 condolences to warren flanders on the loss of his wife elva who passed away april 25 2008 well i guess that s it for now i wish i could hear from some of you let me know what you have been doing for the past 50 plus years my e-mail is kowpaw@comcast.net telephone is 603-432-2154 until next time pat and 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 one of the great events scheduled at the school s stockbridge theater is the new england sampler featuring tim sample and the shaw brothers this very special evening of music and comedy will benefit the class of 1956 fund mark your calendars for november 22 2008 55 56 57 58 59 jean dutra davis 490 river rd apt 5 manchester nh 03104 603 623-3283 jeangeo@comcast.net we ve been having mini-reunions the last friday of each month and it s been great to see some of you the last one took place at our cottage on lake ossipee with 13 in attendance if you re interested just give mary lou butterfield erskine a call in tilton at 603-286-3909 jean george davis 490 river rd apt 5 manchester nh 03104 603 623-3283 jeangeo@comcast.net the reunion is fast approaching on september 27 so far we have 88 people who have responded don t miss out looking forward to seeing you all george richard west 843 gould hill rd contoocook nh 03229 603 746-5169 hamphall@aol.com greetings classmates here we are at the beginning of september and we are back to normal summer weather we have had a wet summer in new hampshire and some wild weather how long has it been since a tornado did major destruction in this state flooding occurred in many places within the state also thelma eaton furr gave me the following update in 12 fall 2008 www.pinkertonacademy.net

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july i have two new grandsons since the last alumnus came out jack wyatt furr was born to my youngest son james and his wife emily on may 22 2008 damian grayson furr was born july 21 2008 to my son dale and his wife xu dale is currently deployed with the navy so will not see his newborn son for another four months he was able to be in communication with xu throughout her labor and delivery he was in bahrain and she was in san diego her parents are with her while he is gone they are from beijing china right now my sons joe and david my daughter lana and i are planning our trip to poland and germany we are also hoping to get prague in there somewhere we leave august 12 and come back the 22 as you have undoubtedly heard indiana has been having a few problems my daughter amy works at columbus regional hospital in columbus indiana it has been declared the most damaged building in indiana due to flooding they lost their x-ray dept lab food services and pharmacy the last damage estimate was $125 million for that one building the hospital has been working to reassign 1700 people to other jobs until they can decide what will happen with the hospital three of amy s coworkers not only had their jobs affected but they had their homes flooded as well they had four feet of water in them columbus is just one of many towns that was flooded hope you are having a great summer jean manning minichiello wrote the following phil and i became grandparents for the second time on father s day our daughter marisa and her husband doug had a boy spencer anthony bozek he joins his sister lilla who is now 3 so we now have a granddaughter and grandson we took our first cruise this may boston to bermuda we needed to try out our sea legs fortunately the seas were calm so it was a good experience phil is still practicing dentistry and i am still managing the office albeit on a slightly lighter schedule 3 to 3 1/2 days a week i hear via the grapevine that warren doersam became a great-grandfather this year and that sal genualdo has joined the list of retirees congratulations i am looking for e-mail addresses for jean ryan plocharczyk frank potter and ronald smith the e-mail addresses that i have are apparently not valid and my mail is being returned thank you all for your input regarding the timing of our 50th reunion in 2009 the committee should be making their decision very soon and when they do a postcard and/or e-mail will be sent to all classmates please make sure that we have your current address and your current e-mail so that we may keep in contact i thank you so very much everyone for your e-mails and correspondence my next deadline should be about the middle of december have a wonderful holiday season keep the emails notes and letters coming your correspondent dick west gail waterhouse merrill 38 school st salem nh 03079 603 231-3478 gailsy42@aol.com natalie shripsa fuller 15 backriver rd apt 19 dover nh 03800 603 749-3843 silvafox54@aol.com hello classmates the rainy summer of 2008 is coming to an end and will be going into fall weather i haven t heard from anybody i m echoing natalie s words i do get e-mail jokes from betsy cole morrill and norma jenkerson occasionally as you know betsy has moved to alabama to be closer to her daughter and grandchildren we had a great winter and spring in the motor coach we left port st lucie fl the end of january joined with some friends of ours and traveled to tucson az for a country coach rally and then headed west to pomona ca for an fmca rally we stayed in the southwest states of arizona and southern california and went to see the beautiful cities of los angeles hollywood beverly hills san francisco carmel big sur palm springs kings canyon and sequoia national park every day was better than the day before sunny blue skies and no humidity and that is a good thing no wonder everybody raves about california we saw some of arizona sedona mesa phoenix flagstaff and the grand canyon we went to a smaller town sierra vista on the mexican border and the coronado national park on the way home we made stops in branson memphis nashville new albany indiana and louisville ky we got back to new hampshire the end of may we ve been blessed with good health so far and have been able to see parts of this beautiful country of ours the presidential election year is coming up don t forget to vote in november give natalie or me a phone call or send an e-mail we d love to hear from you and hear what is going on in your lives we re all connected and love to hear what is happening in your lives good bad sad or indifferent until i hear from you see you or read the alumnus again wish you and yours a safe healthy and happy summer and fall season love gail waterhouse merrill hey it s that time again summer is almost over and fall is close behind i haven t heard from anyone but i wanted something to put in the column i went to florida from april to the end of may to visit with my mom and sister i saw the most peaceful park in ocala it s called shalom park it is beautiful and quiet i also went to homosassa and saw the manatees i worked in mom s yard and took care of her holly hedge she spent four days in the hospital but is fine now my sister is doing better but is tired all the time only 25 of her heart is working properly i seem to be the healthiest of all of the family when i came home i started working on my genealogy again it has be a fascinating journey into the past although it is difficult at times finding documents to verify your line is not an easy task by the way while i was going through some photos i came across ones i took at the last reunion i had put them away where i wouldn t lose them and then forgot the place i thought i would add one to our article this time do you know who this is see above our 50th reunion will be in two years and was wondering if anyone had any ideas for a bang up one the year 2010 is going to be a good year i am going to close this time and i hope everyone enjoyed the summer we had and i hope all is well please let gail or me know what s up in your lives so we can keep all our classmates informed they really do care until the next time i want to wish you all the best and live life to the fullest natalie shripsa fuller alumnus fall 2008 13 60

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