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alumnus the pinkerton academy alumnus volume 26 number 3 spring 2004 alumni association officers `66 barbara elllingwood president `63 gail mannarini rehse treasurer executive board `40 marion richardson pounder `50 juanita bethune randall `57 jean dutra davis `57 nancy gilbert ek `57 shirley buckley hayward `64 ronald gagnon `65 gayle emerson gagnon `65 linda pelletier greenwood `66 vicky jaynes mason `72 michael pelletier `74 michael beeman `78 susan pugh `81 robert balcius `81 james fitzgibbons `82 christopher beliveau past president `58 george davis editor/graphic artist kerry johnson pegoraro `90 assoc dir of alumni affairs managing editor robin b perrin apr 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 send e-mail to 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 students please contact the alumni office for information on the various gift opportunities available table of contents fbla teams up with alums headmaster s report class news starts on golf tournament 2004 sports report 2004 reunion schedule end of year events five pinkerton alums all from the class of 1998 have started their teaching careers on familiar ground as members of pinkerton academy s english department so far they all seem to be enjoying themselves and have jumped right into their jobs with outstanding enthusiasm pictured at left are seated l to r nick valente lani buskey julia parodi standing l to r ann bienvenue and jonathan fowler biennial alumni day events page 1 page 2 page 2 page 3 page 5 page 28 page 29 page 4 on the cover

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volume 26 number 3 alumnus spring 2004 alumni day festivities scheduled for june 19 one of the oldest and most important traditions at the academy biennial alumni day will take place this spring on saturday june 19 2004 in the senior cafeteria located in the new pinkerton academy arts humanities center events will begin at noon and lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m alumni day was originally started at pinkerton in 1866 to celebrate the school s semi-centennial anniversary and 138 years later it s still a cherished event the event has always served as both a joint reunion for all alumni and as a vehicle for the alumni association to conduct the business of electing new officers and members of the association s executive board typically candidates for office are presented at the alumni day event and those present can vote for or against each candidate s election to office once elected the alumni association executive board is responsible for coordinating most major alumni events such as homecoming and the hall of fame award dinner selecting recipients of the prestigious bousquet scholarship as well as assisting with traditional alumni fundraising events such as the annual pinkerton academy alumni open golf tournament members of the executive board also assist with other alumni related projects such as maintaining the alumni center the school s archives and the exhibits in the olive m abbott gallery often times individual classes also celebrate their reunions at the alumni day luncheon this year the classes of 1939 1944 and 1949 are officially celebrating their reunions at the luncheon the class of 1940 has always had a strong showing as well as many of the other earlier classes above approximately 170 alumni spanning nearly 80 years attended the alumni day event in 2002 this year the luncheon will be served by the chateau in manchester which has catered the event for the last several years the menu will consist of salad baked stuffed chicken breast gravy cranberry sauce mashed potatoes carrots and a dessert of strawberry shortcake beverages served will consist of water punch coffee and tea alumni from all graduating classes should take this opportunity to become a part of pinkerton s history by attending the 58th biennial alumni day event signing their names into the centennial register alongside the names of alumni from as far back as 1840 and enjoying reminiscing with old friends while enjoying a fine meal so fill out the registration form send in your check for $20.00 and reserve your spot at the hottest alumni event this year for further information on the bidate saturday june 19 2004 time noon ennial alumni day event please conplace senior cafeteria arts humanities building price $20.00 per person tact the alumni office by telephone at 603 437-5217 or by e-mail at important mail this reservation form by june 11th to the pinkerton academy alumni center 5 alumnioffice@pinkertonacademy.org pinkerton st derry nh 03038 please include the full names of all your guests who will attend on to register for the alumni day the bottom of this form or on a separate sheet of paper name tags will serve as admission tickets event please fill out the registration and will be given out at the door on june 19 no tickets will be mailed please contact the alumni form on this page and mail it or a faccenter 603 437-5217 with any questions simile of it along with a check made out to the pinkerton academy alumni names association to the alumni maiden name if applicable office 5 pinkerton classes number of reservations at $20.00 total enclosed st derry nh if seating is available i/we prefer to sit with the class of 19 03038 no tickets will be mailed please make checks payable to the pinkerton academy alumni association they can be picked up at the registration begins at 11 a.m page 1 event june 19 alumni day luncheon reservation form

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year-end events draw near for seniors pinkerton academy has many traditional events in the spring as it prepares to bid farewell to another class of graduating seniors while graduation is the last of these seasonal events the colorful ceremony is not the only memory-making activity that the members of the student body and faculty will appreciate as the 2003-2004 school year comes to a close earlier in may there were a series of award and appreciation programs organized by school departments extracurricular activities and vocational programs for example the department of technology and applied science gave out awards and honors to dozens of deserving hard-working students the annual ffa dinner was held as it has been observed for so many decades the traditional trustees faculty appreciation dinner was held at the yard restaurant where almost 40 service awards and the shepard faculty awards were presented to deserving faculty members the hackler gym was the scene of many annual doings including the well-attended college fair the hosa blood drive and the most eagerly awaited event of all the junior prom events still to be celebrated before graduation include among others the arts and humanities center art show the week of may 24 the year-ending concerts in the stockbridge theatre instrumental on may 25 and choral on may 27 a.c.t success night the spring sports awards night june 7 baccalaureate june 6 and the senior banquet the night before graduation the pinkerton trustees will meet on graduation morning and convene their annual luncheon at noon where they will present a deserving member of the pinkerton family with the trustees meritorious service award for outstanding service to pinkerton the preeminent occasion as always is the academy s traditional outdoor graduation exercises set to be celebrated on fri above 2003 class officers were excited to participate in commencement day activities last june day june 11 at 2 p.m the bell in the pinkerton tower will toll 190 times one ring for every year the school has been in operation as the red and white-clad seniors descend the venerable senior steps the rain date is set for the next day at the same time either outside or inside the hackler gymnasium if inclement weather continues andrew cabana of derry will make this year s class valedictory address he will be followed to the podium by salutatorian margaret mason of derry one of this year s commencement highlights will be the presentation of the prestigious bousquet scholarships by the pinkerton academy alumni association nine students will be awarded a total of $45,000 hopefully there will be many pinkerton academy alumni in the audience on graduation day to help give a big congratulations and welcome the school s newest alumni alumnae help fbla team up with business pinkerton academy s chapter of the future business leaders of america fbla invited alumnae ashley hill 01 and tara saxton 99 to participate in its team up with business event the team up with business event has been sponsored by pinkerton s fbla chapter for the last 7 years it aims to build relationships between fbla members faculty administration and community business leaders it also aims to promote the learning of business concepts and operations for students interested in specific career paths each year local business people from various fields are invited to participate in several round-table discussions with business students and fbla members interested in their particular field the business professionals are asked to talk to the students about their career choice the responsibilities involved as well as the leadership characteristics needed to succeed in that field ashley hill 01 attended the event representing hair encounters of derry she was accompanied by her business partner joanne wentworth the two ladies discussed many facets of owning a business with the students in their group tara saxton 99 also attended the event representing rock maple racing where she page 2 is the vice president of marketing she discussed what it took for her to get to the position of vice president of marketing and what such a position entailed the students were great said miss saxton they asked inabove tara saxton `99 center talks depth questions to students at the fbla event and they really seemed interested in everything about business fbla treasurer senior keri minasalli said that while students were given pre-prepared questionnaires many of them developed their own questions to address to the businesspeople based on their own interests arising from the conversations at each round table discussion this event was highly successful said fbla advisor carol dupuis usually we have two or three people involved who are alumni and it really promotes the success that pinkerton graduates have enjoyed once they get out into the business world

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headmaster s report extracurricular activities at pinkerton academy ­ lifelong experiences one of my favorite things to do as headmaster and something i wish i had more time for is watching pinkerton students perform compete participate experience and achieve a recent national study of college-aged students who were involved in extracurricular activities in high school revealed that there was a strong correlation between involvement in supplemental activities and academic achievement additional studies show there are many other benefits of high school extramural participation on our campus i witness character building skill development improved time management resume building for college and enhanced social skills every day much of which blossoms after 2:10 p.m at pinkerton we provide a wide variety of non-academic opportunities for our students some are athletic some are not some such as music and theatre teach our students how to discipline themselves through drills practices or rehearsals by participating and persevering in any of these activities our students gain self-respect self-esteem and self-confidence by playing on a pinkerton astro team or participating in one of our many intramural programs students learn about cooperation and solidarity experts tell us that by a 2-to-l ratio boys who participate in sports do better in school do not drop out and have a better chance of getting through college last fall we honored the thousands of football players who played for good `ol pa for the past 100 years and simultaneously we celebrated a gridiron experience that helped build their character and confidence the ratio for girls who participate in sports and do well in school is 3 to 1 learning to be a team player is an essential life skill and many extracurricular activities from singing in a choir to playing soccer require working together as a team and relating to peers in a social way extracurricular activities in the arts teach students analytical and creative problem solving skills students have to think imaginatively to successfully perform music act in a play or produce a work of art if you had the opportunity to see the pinkerton players spring musical mame you witnessed not only an enthusiastic and talented cast and crew of performers but students who statistically are self-assured take above-average classes and receive above-average grades at the end of this month for the 9th time in the last 10 years the academy will send a team to participate in the world finals of the international creative problem solving competition desti some extracurricular activities at pinkerton aids awareness amnesty international art club bible club bike club civil war club color guard critic yearbook dance club destination imagination deca equestrian club fccla ffa first robotics foreign language club foreign lang honor soc friday ski program fbla gay straight support club hosa international club intramural athletic program law team math team mogul monsters nat l assoc of home builders national honor society outing club peer mediation peer partners pals peer tutoring program photography club pinkerton players ptv pinkerton television russian club skills usa club spanish in elementary schools strategic games club student council student senate sea teens against violence tower literary magazine visual basics club voc industrial clubs of america at the left pinkerton s chinese siste r school ta nggu #1 high school nation imagination at the university of tennessee our team will have the opportunity to compete with dozens of similar state and country champions and will showcase and exercise their skills in leadership project management and public presentation participating in extracurricular activities also enriches a teen s life experiences cultural enrichment and exchange programs play a key role in civilized society we have just had two groups of students return from exciting two-week learning experiences in beijing and costa rica in china our contingent formalized a sister school relationship with a high school in shanghai a group of students from our foreign language department had a unique immersion in a spanish culture these trips prove that education is not provided through textbooks and lectures alone at pinkerton we will continue to fund extracurricular activities because of the undeniable benefits they offer to our student body we will continue to encourage all of our students to participate because of the positive influence these events have on their lives activities at the academy are not solely about what the score is how many wins or losses we attained during a season or what place is won at a competition they provide and instruct students with lessons that will last them a lifetime as former students i challenge you to reinvigorate your own academy experiences and to return to campus to watch pinkerton students perform compete participate experience and achieve right along with me just check the pinkerton web page pinkertonacademy.net or the local newspapers for times and places page 3 -mary a anderson headmaster

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class news tinued throughout his lifetime i remember just 3 years ago standing at the top of mcintyres ski area both thinking how lucky we were when rehab became necessary he made a social fun experience out of it doris butterfield palmer janice true dearth and i had a nice visit over the phone remi1700 waterford dr apt 162 niscing about holmsie and our days at p.a janice is doing well vero beach fl 32966 time and therapy have improved her mobility my next call was to fernande marchand dupere a small frances illsley wood 4 10 container but filled with enthusiasm she still does her hand325 bunker hill rd work for others one day a friend of hers started complaining that auburn nh 03032 the alumni office would like to welcome frances illsley wood nothing of interest was happening in her life her response if as the new class correspondent for the class of 1929 any class there is nothing of interest make something up good advice -gladys nicoll mates or family members of classmates who would like to have dorothy fullonton stone news about themselves their friends or their family members put 17b finch ct in the alumnus should drop frances a note she would love to derry nh 03038 hear from you 603 437-3644 al hepworth dorothea myatt grandmaison 7 marlboro rd 15a finch ct derry nh 03038 derry nh 03038 603 432-2773 603 432-8720 hello alumni classmate evelyn becker fisher was recently selected to receive the 2004 joseph d vaughn award for from your correspondents sincere sympathy to albert dick on the death of his brother rockingham county for her outstanding service as a volunteer at alfred dick class of 1932 and to parkland medical center for the past 41 years marion holm keniston on the death as you remember it was the alexander of her brother bernard holm class of eastman hospital before that the vaughn 1934 and his sister-in-law doris award is given annually by the state comjohnson holm and to celebrate life s mittee on aging and the new hampshire continuing cycle congratulations to division of elderly and adult services to an margaret wilson durost 1928 ruth spear wells on the birth of tripindividual or couple over the age of 60 in alfred w dick 1932 let great-granddaughters erin kathleen each county who has shown outstanding bernard s holm 1934 and samantha tewksbury also conleadership or achievement as a volunteer gratulations to ruth and john devine congratulations go out to evelyn the class robert h dion 1940 on their 60th wedding anniversary already knew that she is a kind and giving arthur r evans 1942 march 24 2004 they are enjoying person alberta kay decker 1945 their new home in north fort meyers a helen spofford florida i have new addresses for ol70 hampstead rd henry j patnaude 1948 ive garvin simpson 706 imperial po box 55 leona morrill cino 1949 palm dr largo fl 33771 rita riley east derry nh 03041 eleanor bailey martin 1955 jordan morgan nursing home cor603 432-5355 ner prospect mill st lawrence ma frederick g mccann 1957 01841 gladys tewksbury nicoll barbara root martin 1962 had the luncheon buffet at the 177 chester st kathleen mackinnon olson 1972 power wok chinese restaurant with chester nh 03036 rhoda mitchell watson as she is a 603 887-3715 leisa l gallien 1979 vegetarian there were plenty of from your correspondent robert p kennedy 1979 choices if anyone has news of as you all know the sad news for our amie l riley 2001 martha clark glidden please conclass is that correspondent bernard holm tact rhoda she has had no answers passed away on feb 27th i ve been wonrobert armstrong former trustee to her letters dering how do i write this column withevelyn rider mccarthy has her out input from homsie one thing i know annual visits with her children one he would want to be remembered month with a son in utah and one month with her daughter in with laughter not tears classmates would remember a star athlete arizona she enjoys her home but misses the change of seasons in who played varsity basketball baseball and foot new england headmaster john bell used to say that satisfaction ball a younger generation would remember an was stagnation well i don t know of anyone satisfied with the old timer attending games cheering for his cold of the past winter received a note from marion morrison hepworth she is 84 alma mater his love of the outdoors and sports con years young and her husband al hepworth is 91 they are looking page 4 from the classes 27 29 31 37 in memoriam 33 34

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class of 1939 class of 1944 date june 19 2004 time 12:00 noon place pinkerton academy arts bldg cafeteria price $20.00 per person contact lorraine holm see class news for contact info class of 1949 date june 19 2004 time 12:00 noon place pinkerton academy arts bldg cafeteria price $20.00 per person contact virgina nelson see class news for contact info 2004 reunion date june 19 2004 time 12:00 noon place pinkerton academy arts bldg cafeteria price $20.00 per person contact glenn wright see class news for contact info class of 1954 date sept 25 2004 time 6 p.m to 12 a.m place londonderry country club londonderry nh price $45.00 per person contact ken whitney see class news for contact info class of 1959 date sept 25 2004 time 1:00-7:00 p.m place highlander inn manchester nh price $32.00 per person contact dick west see class news for contact info class of 1964 date tba time tba place tba price tba contact marcia buckley 603 432-9833 class of 1969 date aug 14 2004 time 6:30 p.m to 12:00 a.m place fratello s ristorante manchester nh price $32.00 per person contact linda wickens see class news for contact info class of 1974 date aug 21 2004 time tba place pinkerton academy arts bldg cafeteria price tba contact wynette degroot see class news for contact info class of 1979 date oct 9 2004 time tba place pinkerton academy arts bldg cafeteria price tba contact caroline cowettecostelloe see class news info class of 1984 date tba time tba place tba price tba contact tom farrington 603 887-0009 class of 1989 date tba time tba place tba price tba contact kristen miale see class news for contact info class of 1994 date tba time tba place tba price tba contact heather abernathy see class news for contact info class of 1999 date tba time tba place tba price tba contact tba if your class has information listed as tba that information will be mailed to each classmate at a later date please make sure the alumni office has your current address so that you will not miss news of your reunion the alumni office can be reached at 603-437-5217 schedule page 5

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forward to warmer weather to play golf they are also great grandparents but are especially proud of the grandchildren in college a grandson starting his 2nd year at the university of new hampshire another grandson starting at brown university and a granddaughter starting the following year but still undecided which college besides the classmates mentioned we received cards from grace and vaughan stevens they are restricting their travels to visiting their children in the united states they have already traveled the world also received a card from audrey and prescott torrey hope you are feeling better bill received one from betty widow of robert hanf peg and daniel dwyer oldest children of margaret taintor owens have moved from wisconsin to maine and are happy to be closer to family all the news for now regards -the two dots charles kachavos 18 barkland dr derry nh 03038-3936 603 434-4443 from your correspondent in my winter alumnus letter i made a statement that needs to be corrected i listed several members of the 1936-1937 undefeated football team and stated they were the only ones still living my unresearched statement was incorrect on march 7 i received a note from pittsfield new hampshire written by audrey torrey that bill was still alive and has the team picture over his desk please accept my apologies audrey and bill as i remember i last saw you two at al connor s funeral some years ago this mistake has caused me to wonder about paul blanchard and charles ackerman 39 i hope someone will let me know for sure mid-march i had dinner with nat and leo latulippe and bernard and clara plocharczyk it was a nice dinner and we talked about old times you can frequently find these four at c&k restaurant on an early saturday evening ­ sometimes with other pinkerton graduates i could tell that they had been there often as clara spent a great deal of time table hopping janice fay married her attorney and is now janice ludington her husband ramsey lost his wife about the same time wilbur fay died in 1998 janice still keeps in touch at christmas she and ramsey keep busy visiting children and grandchildren in ny and canada summers are at their camp janice is now a great-grandmother all seem to be doing well i just had a nice easter visit with my daughters elaine and janice together with my sister demetra we spent the day with my sister ernestine and her husband george in arlington ma their daughter joanne is a graphic artist she made up a nice sheet with a photo of kaye and a recipe aunt kay s easter bread at the bottom of the recipe kaye had written good luck don t forget to bless the bread before you put it in the oven in closing good luck and god bless you -charlie glenn e wright 961 n euclid st la habra ca 90631-2932 562 697-9940 email poliabigbear@hotmail.com from your correspondent gulf coast mothers and sons rae parmenter sives is my 1st cousin and many memories of my days in nh involve rae and her family parmenter road in londonderry where they lived is named after them has been in fl since 1980 and lives with her son draper 66 has curtailed her activities so reads as a hobby maintains contact with nh thru sister priscilla lockwood 54 of canterbury jacqueline o brien mckay lives in florida to be near her son brian 63 still misses the four-season climate of nh was a selectman woman person in dalton nh before moving south likes to read also son bradford page 6 61 lives in vt and her sister is in nh fran 38 39 recently was down for granddaughter s wedding freda gardener mckay reports that son joel 68 has forsaken the cold of nh for florida and is now living with her freda s daughter marianne 72 has a large horse farm nearby she still goes golfing and is active in many clubs her holiday photo contained the implicit message see i have a dog too both looked good the news from the gulf coast is mixed we are sorry to report that marjorie davis walker has had a stroke her husband reports progress but recovery will take time mentally she is fine and speech has not been affected she was pleased with the cards sent by classmates most had given up golf but marge s game was the envy of younger players envied also is her artwork our thoughts are with you marge now north way up north we have two classmates in the pine tree state barbara torrey stone lives in the house she helped build 45 years ago in w kennebunk me four of her five children live close by and they and the grandchildren come for sunday dinner reminiscent of how rae and i went to gramma s house for sunday dinner i ve been in my home for 35 years and we both agree that we couldn t possibly move because of all of our stuff ginny smith vose lives about 100 miles north in searsport me with snow on the roof and water in the basement having been widowed recently she is learning to meet the challenges of snow and water her children are spread across the country son in seattle daughter in alabama and another in northern maine she reports good health and joie de vivre she hopes that she and her three sisters will make it to alumni day on june 19 closer to home gladys kelly murphy lives in loudon nh with husband richard a retired military man she realized her ambition and had a career as a nurse she has a strong orange county california connection her grandson is a deputy sheriff there and lives not far from me she says not to expect to see her soon as she does not like to fly gladys if i fly to nh will you drive down to pinkerton on june 19 in closing for now ­ thank you for all the holiday greetings received from classmates in me nh ma ny nc and fl i feel really connected to the human race -glenn marion richardson pounder 3b pine isle dr derry nh 03038 603 432-3998 from your correspondent spring is here at last and we will all appreciate the months ahead after a severe winter when making summer plans don t forget about the upcoming alumni day on june 19 several classmates have already made plans to attend speaking of attendance charlie piper was the only one to make the february alumni gathering in florida but a call was placed to foster ball and several people enjoyed the conversations that took place we have lost another classmate as bob dion passed away in early february as many of you know he served in the military in wwii korea and vietnam his hobbies included hunting fishing the outdoors and golfing a sport where he was proud to score a hole-in-one sympathy was extended to his wife betty and his family a donation was made in his memory to the school s campaign for excellence from the class ken senter has written about his most recent trip ­ a trek to nigeria and the sahara with three buddies they rode on camels for several days then transferred to 4-wheel-drive vehicles which he reports was a relief climbing in the air mountains visiting remote laurean villages and finding a whole area of exposed dinosaur bones were major activities ken wrote that he had had enough of goat meat and eating from a communal platter their guides baked bread desert style in the hot sand of a fire pit all in all he rated it as a great trip keep in touch and try to be at pinkerton in june meanwhile enjoy the great spring weather -marion 40

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41 42 43 bertha smith macdougall 12 manchester ave derry nh 03038 603 432-3882 from your correspondent hi everyone a new school will be built in barkland acres and it was voted to name the school the ernest p barka elementary school ernie was on the school board nearly 30 years he certainly deserves the honor and i m sure he would be so pleased have any of you done genealogy i have done the smiths and have just finished williams on my mother s side let me tell you that was something to do grammy williams had 17 children a cousin in tennessee called and asked if i would help and of course no is not in my vocabulary i ll admit it was interesting now the trick is to keep it up if only relatives would contact us with births weddings and deaths it would be a big help arlene joyce spooner s husband passed away they were at our last get-together condolences to arlene and her family please let me know your answer to the following questionnaire that has been suggested 1 we get together every year ­ yes or no 2 every other year ­ yes or no 3 every 5 years ­ yes or no and 4 once in between every 2-and-a-half years at present i have a one-year three every other years and one in between please let me know by letter postcard or phone -bertha phyllis macgregor 16 butler place northampton ma 01060 413 584-9457 from your correspondent our sincere condolences are extended to kendall smith and his family on the loss of his wife lorraine who we all will miss very much at our reunions she and miriam ferdinando did an exceptional job on our last reunion with creating memorabilia including nametags from our graduating book a collage of those who have gone on before us and decorations in our bright colors to say nothing about the terrific food they supplied also our condolences go out to dorothy evans and her family in the loss of arthur evans who we also will miss very much at our reunions he was always a willing member of the committee allowing us to use their home for meetings and he graciously offered their home twice for us to hold our reunions there both very memorable while on the subject of reunions hope everyone received the notice sent out for the reunion this summer to be held at the home of vincent and miriam ferdinando as it was in 2002 it will be held june 19th after the alumni luncheon at the academy if you did not receive a notice and want a copy please write me and i will send one out hope we can get a good turnout as we get older it s nice to see so many friendly faces and a good time is guaranteed the florida reunion was attended this year by five of us from the class bob larmondra charlie fowler vincent ferdinando vangie dorman and myself the weather was beautiful it was nice seeing so many smiling faces of other classmates i had five daughters with me maureen harris `66 bonnie medico `69 nancy sullivan `72 trixie lefebvre `74 and trudy cleaveland `74 guess that s all the news for now but hopefully we ll be seeing some of you at the alumni luncheon and reunion in june this year and those who can t make it will drop us a line to let us know what has been going on in your life to keep us up-to-date -alberta/phyllis roland routhier 2 severance st derry nh 03038 603 432-2032 email rout@aol.com from your correspondent we recently returned from our yearly trip to florida back into the real world of snow and cold weather the weather there was on the cool side also but i did manage to get in a few rounds of golf we missed the pa reunion at tampa bay this year but are planning on going next year the good lord willing i had my laptop with me and was able to keep in touch with derry by e-mail and through the newspapers on the internet being from the old school this modern technology really boggles my mind but i enjoy it i received e-mails from several classmates from wanda kisiel apkarian to root and lorraine i was not able to send you a message until my virus on my computer was taken care of i want to express my thanks to the both of you for making our reunion such a wonderful affair you didn t stop there recently i received your letter our class picture and info on all our classmates how very thoughtful of you and i want to let you know how much i enjoyed being there i wish i could have spent more time with each classmate i think we all looked great and hope we will all be there for our next get-together i would love to hear from anyone thanks again job well done love kissy her address is wanda apkarain 48 salem street methuen ma 018444379 e-mail gramawanda@msn.com e-mail from flora pickering burdette which read my news is probably boring so i never send anything to you for publication i volunteer for the `interfaith care-givers here in concord and bring someone to their doctor or dentist appointments about once a week an elderly person who can no longer drive for instance i work on a mission project for church world service putting together school health and baby kits i receive donations of money and items to fill these kits the finished kits go to maryland in the spring and then are given out where there is a need such as to those poor folks who lost their homes to fires in calif or to people in the south who suffered through tornadoes some of the kits go to foreign countries also i have lots of time to sew and knit so it takes up some of my time and i enjoy the thought of helping someone somewhere i visit derry once in a while and there isn t even a blade of grass to recognize where i grew up at `ross corner i don t know if they even call it that name anymore where we used to skate in the winter is now filled in and the police station is there `hood s meadow is a shopping plaza i didn t have the best life growing up but i am sorry that the landscape has been changed so much e-mail is florfburdette@aol.com flora i enjoyed your note and i m sure your classmates will also flora and i exchange e-mails frequently and i enjoy hearing from her a note from phyllis ball macwha said dear roland it was so nice to receive your letter and the news of our class i really hated not being there for our reunion i had been in derry for 5 weeks and had to move on i was north for nearly 4 months and came back to florida earlier this month i have lived here for 23 years i had a stroke 4 years ago and am doing quite well except i can t write anymore so i have to type everything with one finger you did a great job planning the reunion and sounds like it was a great day thanks for sending me the news hope all is well with you phyllis -roland routhier lorraine ninan holm 5 ela ave derry nh 03038 603 432-2690 from your correspondent it is with great sadness that i begin our column on february 29 i lost my beloved husband and best friend bernard class of 1934 he was the father of corinne lee holm 71 and grandfather to brian matarozzo 99 and mark matarozzo of rochester our lives will be changed forever may i thank all those classmates from pinkerton academy who attended bernie s memorial service and for the many loyal alumni who were there our sympathy is extended to page 7 donald condon whose wife kea passed away 44

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in february in new smyrna beach fl their summer home is in ossipee new hampshire maizie carey moynihan came to visit me in early march she took me out to lunch and it was nice to talk about our many years of friendship the last time we saw each other was at our 50th reunion i just spoke with shirley richardson white she has two grandchildren 12 and 14 their family lives in wolfboro their mother is a nurse and their father is also in the medical field like many of us she s had a few surgeries but sounded happy and cheerful as usual she was previously employed in the office of the klev-bro shoe company we laughed when she told me she used to be 5 7 tall at pa and is now about 5 4 bertha wiggins holm and her husband russell 36 go to many red star recitals to watch granddaughter taylor holm she recently received five awards including miss majorette-miss new hampshire her parents are paula and michael holm 82 joan gardner kelly was sighted visiting a friend at the elliot hospital although a 45 grad she went to school with many of our classmates and often attends our reunions she lives on massabesic lake in auburn near the summer home of bertha wiggins holm ruth severance devine and husband john 37 moved in december to 532 catalina drive north ft meyers fl 33903 they live in a gated community on a golf course according to ruth there is a lot of activity going on every day it s located in the country but shopping is 3-5 miles away and it has five pools two heated jackie cassidy robie is very busy planning our 60th reunion she has mailed out the first notice with the date and place june 19 at pinkerton it sounds great to me we will have lunch with other classes at the biennial alumni day luncheon and then have a separate room please fill out the registration form on page one of this edition of the alumnus i was so surprised and pleased to get a telephone call from warren bailey he said his favorite sport was keeping doctor s appointments but is in good health he lives alone and is a frequent user of the meals on wheels program warren was in the navy for 8 years and in the air force for 12 years after retiring from the service he still lives in the family home on mt pleasant street in derry he worked for 19 years as a security officer at pinkerton i just located a letter from charles saunders he moved to california in the 50 s and has worked in many trades he has a masters degree in education from the national university and a doctorate from the college of divine metaphysics he has been an ordained christian minister since the 70 s for several years he taught metaphysical courses in southern california and taught technology at city college in san diego now retired dr saunders lives with his wife elle in yreka a small town in northern ca see you at our 60th reunion it s unbelievable that it has been so many years -lorraine gladys hoisington richardson 68 lane rd derry nh 03038 603 434-1730 email gmrich@worldnet.att.net from your correspondent i m sure you all have noticed that our section of the alumnus is gradually moving closer and closer to the forefront of class notes when i first started acting as correspondent the notes of the class of 1906 and its members preceded us by several pages now we are edging towards that position slowly but obviously frequently i have to inform you of the death of one of us it saddens me to do this but i feel each one of you wants to be notified when we lose a member pinkerton as we remember it was a school where we not only knew everyone in our class but we knew everyone in the entire school plus all members of the faculty i am sorry to have to tell you of the death page 8 of irene latulippe powers sister of clem 45 latulippe 48 and elaine rendo she died on january 15th our condolences also go to claire dion manseau and husband jim on the death of claire s brother bob 40 on february 10th in march i received an e-mail note from al booky he wrote about one of these many mysterious coincidences that occur in our lives i ll share his note with you dear gladys i have a son who lives in kalispell montana montana is a large state the third largest in the country well anyway he flew to billings montana which is a good 8-hour trip if you drive by car when he landed in billings a security officer checked him out and when she saw his name on his driver s license she told him that she had known an al booky back in derry nh she said she went to pinkerton with me she can t be any kid she must be at least in her middle seventies she gave her name as kimball gladys help me out here who is she was she in our class thanks al after i read this note i thought and thought hmm if that is the person s maiden name could it possibly ruth kimball who graduated in 1946 there were no kimballs in our class of 1945 an intriguing mystery which is making al more and more curious of course kimball may be the person s married name please if you are the individual who checked out albert lee booky at an air terminal in billings montana will you let me know my e-mail and post office addresses are listed at the beginning of this column i recently received word of the death on december 31of alberta decker we did not know where she was living for many years in her adult life she went by the name of kay decker and lived in melbourne florida our sympathies go out to her family one sunday in march as my daughter nancy vakalis 66 and i were having lunch at the derry restaurant we met and chatted with shirley watts gilcreast and her husband john it was good to see them shirley had some health problems during the winter but was able to overcome them and they went to florida for their usual stay when they are up here in new hampshire they reside with their son david and his wife in sandown this past winter i enjoyed an unusual pastime in the middle of an icy snowy january i spotted a herd of five young deer eating the seeds under my birdfeeder it was at dusk and i was thrilled they were obviously very hungry now i know it is not wise to feed wild animals but how could i resist down to the grain store i went and bought suitable food for deer the clerk told me i was not the only person feeding the deer this year i put out the food for them until the ice and snow were gone i managed to snap a clear picture of them through my window it took a whole roll of film to get one clear snapshot i realize that i might have fattened them up for someone s freezer but so be it just a word to you hunters out there all the land around this area is posted no hunting allowed recently while talking to elaine rendo and claire ball they told me that there have been inquires about another semi-spontaneous mini reunion we decided on may 26 as the date where and at what time depends on the response please call elaine 4329633 claire 432-2322 or me 434-1730 with your suggestions and ideas i hope all of you have a very special spring and summer -gladys eugene fontaine 15 coteville rd londonderry nh 03053 603 432-2138 from your correspondent i got a note from chuck johns about their trip to florida barb and i spent the month of january in the sunshine state at her brother s home in new port richey ronald 52 graduated from pa the same year as barb did we really enjoyed our stay russ carson lives in port richey so we were able to get together with russ his friend jackie and dick mcgregor 48 and his wife we got to visit cap tyler and his wife marie in sun city we spent a day in port charlotte with ray and vera wingate hunkins what a cook another day found us in tampa dining with henry 38 and vangie 42 dorman two other short trips took us to see don and gerry mitchell in beverly hills florida and denny and 46

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helen warner in groveland florida gerry and beverly o donnell 52 live in the same park we spent 5 days in sarasota staying with close friends we even got in a few rounds of golf it was a busy month and we escaped some cold weather i hope we can all get together in 2 years for our 60th reunion barb and chuck johns wayne evans gets our condolences again for the loss of his brother arthur `42 he was the owner of derry feed supply for many years joan and i went to the wake and saw wayne and his wife coming out of the funeral home wayne you and your wife are looking good and you still have your sense of humor i understand that grant benson jim mcgreevy and frank young 47 were also there but i missed them as for joan and i we spent two weeks in florida with joan s sister arlene putney dalton 52 in longwood while we were there arlene took us to see my cousin alice bourassa belanger 52 in lakeland they have a small business taking people back and forth to the airport we also went to tallahassee to see our daughter carol fontaine coughlin 71 we spent the weekend with her and her two girls she works at the veterans clinic as a dental hygienist that s all the news for now -gene jean mackinnon marlow 3225 apperson rd east bend nc 27018 336 699-8972 email jmmarlow@yadtel.net from your correspondent at last spring seems to be here the daffodils are almost through blooming here the tulips are lovely along with all the flowering trees and shrubs i do think that the southern half of the east coast states have the most beautiful springs i talked with bob laney today and he is still in his wheelchair he has had grafts on his leg and is hoping to find out within 2 weeks if he is ready to have another knee replacement bob s address is 511 cherokee mills dr woodstock ga 30185-5118 i know he d love to hear from classmates i received an e-mail from audrey torrey wondering if i had heard aileen goodheart was not well i have no information about aileen but the last address i had for her was aileen g morrill 51 cumberland rd burlington vt 05401 also talked with dorcas and caught her at a bad time she has had pneumonia and while at the hospital found out she is also diabetic when i questioned her as to why it hadn t been discovered in routine annual check-ups she replied that it would have been if she had had routine check-ups a word to wise in my quest for information i also talked with lucy bailey brown we chatted for a time she told me that shirley hardy piper is now residing at villa crest nursing home on hanover st in manchester shirley had a stroke and is unable to be at home that s it for now if those who have e-mail will send me their addresses i can get in touch more easily -jean mackinnon marlow margaret peg fogarty marrigan 81 hardy road londonderry nh 03053 603 437-4568 from your correspondent the class extends deepest sympathy to the family and loved ones of henry patnaude who passed away in january we do not go through life living in isolation we bring special memories forward i am usually surprised and delighted when something from another time pops into my mind i would like to share one of those times with you on april 7 while i had the dogs out a large dark butterfly floated out from the wood lot in back thanks to dana roberts i learned it was a mourning cloak butterfly i have looked forward to april in londonderry for this very special surprise now for my special memory when i was a youngster henry patnaude shared a happening with me i was coming home from oak street school i had walked down grove street turned the corner onto the dirt road of fenway henry was standing on 47 48 the side of the road by the wood lot that was there at the time he motioned to me and there on the side of the road in a small swamp maple was the most beautiful mass of monarch butterflies i had ever seen or have ever seen again i have seen pictures like this on tv only more so ­ great masses of monarchs before they leave mexico where they have hibernated for the winter i have never forgotten the feeling of awe the delight and memory of that time follows me every spring when the first butterflies appear thank you henry wherever you are may your new life be filled with the beauty you so deeply appreciated loved and painted do you have a special memory you might share it s spring to do lists are growing take care all and enjoy the beauty of this time -peg virginia verge nelson 17 everett st derry nh 03038 603 432-2220 email nelco@juno.com from your correspondent the class extends condolences to carl kezer his sister faye passed away last august in my last column i mentioned that leona morrill cino was ill and in a hospice in merrimack sadly she passed away in february and we extend our sympathy to her family a check in her memory was sent to pinkerton for the alumnus fund in case anyone has some spare change please send something to pinkerton academy but in the memo space put in for the alumnus fund it costs a lot to print and mail the alumnus magazine which i m sure or hope anyway that you enjoy reading when it lands in your mailbox i received a christmas letter from carlene caldwell sanborn as a 50th anniversary gift their family gave them a cruise to alaska they drove to winnipeg and then headed west they stayed in banff for three days went to vancouver and then boarded the coral princess to travel up the alaskan coast she said it was magical beautiful and lush but didn t think she could handle 9 to 10 months of drizzle they arrived back in fridley mn just in time for the first marriage of a grandchild which happened to be the actual date of carlene and bruce s 50th anniversary received a call from gordon lovell he and his wife irma are planning on being here for our 55th reunion which will take place at pinkerton s biennial luncheon on june 19th ted cote called too but doesn t know if he can make it to the luncheon he has been diagnosed with als but so far it is not bothering him too much i got an e-mail from kenneth warner stannard he went to the pinkerton reunion in florida the class of 1949 tied for 1st place for attendance with the following 49ers present pat boyle cassel bill sawyer ed simonson henry therriault carl weston and ken rod carey was unable to attend because he is somewhat limited by medical restrictions he will soon be getting a replacement titanium heart valve for the second time however ken did visit him at their winter home in fruitland fl all for now i m thinking of tomato plants 2.00 in the grocery store for 4 bland tomatoes and maybe some zucchini for the woodchuck hope you all have a good summer -ginny charles reynolds po box 1851 palmer ak 99645-1851 907-745-2303 email hawkhill@matnet.com from your correspondent thanks to the pineapple express again pumping warm air straight north into southcentral alaska for weeks on end winter didn t come to the farm until 10 november such a wonderfully long fall hopefully everyone is well and enjoying survival into another 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ing at it had a wonderful letter filled with unique news from charles delano pistol king of the planet he was sharing how he enjoys working with both australian and new zealand action pistol teams when they come to columbia mo each may for the international bianchi cup action pistol championship he s been the stat officer for 10 years he s also in his 17th year working for the nra at the national rifle and pistol matches at camp perry oh he works all the matches starting with muzzleloading where he is the tower talker then on to pistol smallbore high power and long range he s also the range director for long range palma match wimbledon and leech [1000-yard stuff having served with the special forces in okinawa and on staff at jfk center at fort bragg he tries to take in lots of sf reunions some of his former troops in sf come to camp perry oh to volunteer working with high power rifle allowing them all to stay in touch he had a busy fall helping his wife pick the persimmon crop from her 200 trees most of which had a good load of fruit she also does contract work for the asian/american community when they need official/legal translations help with taxes etc she is fluent in korean japanese and mandarin chinese i was surprised to learn she is retired from samsung corp in silicon valley where she directed r&d for a while plus she holds a degree in semiconductor engineering from stanford ­ which allowed her to secure the job at samsung usually held by men good for her their son charles iii was called to active duty last year he s in the air national guard with a c-5 galaxy unit wow what a huge bird i love listening to them when they visit this area and make their approach at elmendorf those engines leave their soundprints in my smile for an hour almost as magic as a b-36 with six turning and four burning sadly charlie ended up with ty2 diabetes from exposure to agent orange while in vietnam we knew it was rough stuff but none of us knew it would cause both diabetes and cancer he wrote he closed with airborne all the way and i ll close with eat your carrots bye -charles on the farm glendene woodberry horion 324 dubuque st manchester nh 03102 603 622-1464 and claire marquis lewis 365d old lakeshore rd gilford nh 03249 603 293-4382 from your correspondents hi classmates i m back from florida i had a good time but it s always nice to be home i intended to sell our place but i couldn t part with it since i have so many friends down there also my son jeff 75 and his wife rita were in sarasota all winter and opened and closed my mobile for me i spent a nice week with them i spent time with marie murray weston and virginia pillsbury lints and their respective husbands carl 49 and former pa faculty member don we reminisced about all the good times we had and how lucky we were to still have the ties of friendship after all these years my dearest friend lucille noddin bailey also shares this bond with me she and kay monty potfora who stayed with her for 2 months included me in all their daily trips to the malls beaches thrift stores and yes even bingo we traveled over to the east coast to see three shows that lucille s sister sandra noddin tinkham 56 set up for us sandra and her husband john tinkham 53 welcomed the three of us needless to say we were comfy well fed and happy during our stay in jupiter as you can see i am blessed with wonderful family and friends who have been there for me during my first winter and spring without les hey there chippy dion i heard from marie and carl weston that you had a terrific 70th birthday bash and shared it with many of your page 10 old friends from pa besides marie and carl 51 pete carl thompson was there with his wife eleanor dumont thompson 52 as were bob wyman bob madden 50 and his wife carol and dick spaulding 52 way to go lucille and kay gave me a 70th birthday party too but planned it a day late so i would be surprised i was surprised all right and so were they when i didn t show up because it was my turn to cook dinner and i slowly simmered spaghetti with meatballs and sausages made a salad chilled the wine and waited for them to show up at 6 p.m when 7 p.m came i was upset and ready to call them when kay walked in the door and said they had been waiting for me for an hour at their house poor kay did not know what to say as i reminded her not too nicely that whoever cooks the meal also serves the meal at her house she suggested i talk to lucille at her house and when i got there the party was in full swing including friends cake gifts and good cheer the next evening i invited them all to my place for the spaghetti dinner it tasted even better because it had a chance to mellow congratulations to don ball and his wife marilyn bentley ball 52 on celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in march they were our neighbors for 39 years on english range road also celebrating their 50 years together are virginia and don lints who were married in february of 1954 on a sad note our condolences go to bob wyman and bill putnam on the loss of their wives both after long illnesses thanks marie and carl for providing me with this news to share and please classmates keep it coming ­ there are many of us who care -claire arlene peterson fisher 935 hill church rd hummelstown pa 17036 717 534-1792 email afisher28@aol.com from your correspondent hello classmates firsthand reporters on the scene tell us that four members of our class attended the pinkerton reunion in warm sunny florida in february gerry goodchild genevieve stannard rowell marilyn bentley ball and jean-marie benson foster nice day nice time visiting with one another here is a photo of dick spaulding and his sister jean with her husband david rand both class of `51 and clarence buff harris enjoying the ski slopes of aspen colorado in march the class would also like to extend condolences to silvia west falzone on the recent death of her husband ron the mini-reunion plans didn t work out thank you to those who did reply via e-mail but hopefully some of you will be able to attend the pinkerton biennial luncheon to be held at the senior cafeteria in the new arts building on saturday june 19 you may see a table labeled class of 52 and find some other classmates there ready and willing to chat til next time -arlene carol gallahue morrison 21 jefferson st derry nh 03038 603 432-5895 email rmorri@comcast.net from your correspondent here it is alumnus news time again and we haven t received any notes or letters with any class news carol s and my memo 52 53

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ries are fading fast so we really would appreciate some happenings from you folks out there we did receive a surprise phone call from andy mack one evening he was in hawaii enjoying the wonderful weather sight seeing and staying in shape wind surfing carol and i wish him the very best and will be anxious to hear of his adventures once he returns home we would like to congratulate lew [our adopted classmate and wendy wood curtis on their 50th wedding anniversary which they celebrated in april they did go on a cruise earlier to celebrate this once in a lifetime event we would also like to wish raymond bergeron a quick recovery on his recent surgery our sympathy goes out to classmate patricia teda gallien tingley on the loss of her husband richard tingley our prayers go out for each and every one of you that have had any kind of illness so get outside and plant those beautiful flowers and enjoy the warmer months ahead good health to all -carol gallahue and bob morrison alicia macgregor goodchild 7790 south tropical trail merritt island fl 32952 321 453-5573 and kenneth whitney 56 fordway derry nh 03038 603 432-2154 email kowpaw@comcast.net from your correspondents hi there i know you re still out there because your name is still on the printout i get from the school except for a very few you never call you never write you never e-mail me i thought about picking out a few names and making up stories about you then you would have to contact me one way or the other to say it isn t so oh well not a very good idea i guess i never did handle rejection very well i may need to start taking valium or something like that to combat my depression just kidding ok let s get serious it would be nice to hear from you but i guess no news is good news this is my first alumnus in a while that i have no bad news to pass on things are going very well with your 50 reunion your invitations will be in the mail very soon please please return your invitation and questionnaire as soon as possible because we need your information to finalize arrangements this is the big one 50 years can you believe it it sure has gone by fast i am really looking forward to seeing all of you in september some of you for the first time since graduation that s what makes this one so special hope everyone stays healthy and has a great summer see you in the fall call write e-mail whatever kowpaw@comcast.net -ken patricia gendron whitney 56 fordway derry nh 03038 603 432-2154 email kowpaw@comcast.net from your correspondent hi here i am again the only news i have to pass along is sad eleanor bailey martin passed away on january 10 2004 at her home she was only 67 years old she had been ill for a long time condolences to her family from the class i have been looking for some news from all of you but nobody has contacted me with any i really would like to hear from some of you i m sure you have something to tell the class about what you have done for the past 49 years in 14 months it will be the 50th year since we graduated from pinkerton can you believe that it shouldn t be too long until we start planning our reunion i hope you re all going to attend this one it should be fun seeing everyone it will be interesting to see how everyone has changed 54 55 jean dutra davis 490 river rd apt 5 manchester nh 03104 603 623-3283 email gdavisfam@comcast.net from your correspondent first the sad news the class extends condolences to the family of frederick g mccann who passed away on february 5 2004 after a lengthy illness many of you may remember him playing football or baseball or in the junior play back in high school he will be missed i m enjoying my retirement which started last june one of the things that it allows me to do is meet friends for lunch during the week nancy gilbert ek and mary lou butterfield erskine and i had lunch together recentlythere wasn t any startling news but lots of stories and lots of laughs mary lou even provided a photo taken in july of 2002 above from left to right are judy martin rowe of epping mary lou sally mcguire pelissier standing and claire cournoyer hooper who lives in the carolinas this gave thought to the idea that there are still a few classmates living nearby how about getting together for lunch or dinner sometime this summer if this strikes you as a good idea you can contact me at 623-3283 in manchester or 539-7612 in ossipee from may to october or by e-mail gdavisfem@comcast.net many of the classmates return to visit with a short notice we could arrange something with the local residents to share a few thoughts and laughs our small gathering was certainly a lot of fun ­ come share it with us -jean george davis 490 river rd apt 5 manchester nh 03104 603 623-3283 email gdavisfam@comcast.net from your correspondent recently received a letter from frisky medico stal enclosing an article from the concord monitor which indicates the ross view farm in concord which is owned by our classmate wayne ross will be preserved as conservation land in the next few months if all goes well and that wayne is very happy with that situation because the land will not be used for development frisky also goes on to say that her two sons one 33 and one 30 are doing well one is living in jackson wyoming and doing a great deal of page 11 back country skiing and mountain biking and 56 57 well i guess that s it keep in touch let us know what you re doing that is exciting hope everyone has an enjoyable summer -pat and sandy marcia boyle abbott 11 madden rd derry nh 03038 603 432-2991 email mea610@aol.com and beverly newcomb o donnell 62 franklin street derry nh 03038 603 432-3954 58

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the other is living in alabama working on a venture motorcycle resort-campground and racing a ducati on the big southern racetracks when he gets a chance she and her husband bill are spending a lot of time on their 31-foot cape cod dory sailboat on winnipesaukee she is a freelance writer when not working in the ad agency business she and bill are planning a trip to le mans france in june for the 50th anniversary of the 24-hour classic road race outside of spending summers at car rallies and sailing they motorcycle and yes she owns a motorcycle she states she is not ready for retirement yet speaking of retirement i am enjoying my retirement immensely with never enough time to do the things i plan on a weekly basis but i am getting to enjoy so many things that i have had to put off while coaching i am back into fly fishing and picking up golf again not doing very well with that but let s hope my tennis is improving as i can put more time into my game and i am spending 8 months of the year on the lake in ossipee new hampshire so my biking and running are going well on the trail in the north country i m going to start hiking more this summer and fall so my days are full and i m having fun my attitude is get to retirement as soon as you can if you re not already there and enjoy all that s out there that interests you i see brad ek on quite a few occasions and he is doing wonderfully in retirement he and wayne spent some good days snowmobiling this winter the difference between this year and other years is they can do it during the week where there aren t as many people on the trails i spoke to ken hepworth recently and he is enjoying his retirement and travels to florida and camps at many campsites along the way he gets a chance to stop in north carolina to visit his daughter and enjoys golfing whenever possible it is wonderful that i have this much information to pass on to my classmates but sure would appreciate more contributions and then i wouldn t have to bore you by writing about myself if you re suffering through this it s your fault look in the mirror and blame yourself i haven t heard from a lot of you lately ha-ha please write if you have any info to share and if i don t get it in write and yell at me i can take it thanks -george richard west 843 gould hill rd contoocook nh 03229 603 746-5169 email hamphall@aol.com from your correspondent thank-you all for the news to those classmates who were concerned that there was no 59 class news in the last few issues have no fear i am back and i have news first and foremost the 45th reunion of our class has been planned and the details should have reached you by this time with a separate mailing if you have not received the mailing please contact someone on the committee the reunion will be held from 1 p.m through 7 p.m at the highlander inn in manchester nh on september 25 2004 homecoming weekend there will be a pa campus tour beginning at 10:30 a.m that morning and a group photo in the afternoon we all hope that we have a wonderful turnout that will make for a great time the 59 reunion committee consists of roger beliveau bob klein joe plaza and me while meeting at roger s house bob klein told us that he has retired and he and joe plaza have enjoyed skiing together this past season bob also said that joe lavacchia has retired to florida and is enjoying golfing i was with roger beliveau ken mccann joe plaza and ray vercoe for the 100th anniversary of football celebration at pinkerton last fall there were a couple of comments about the absence of news in the prior issue and the conclusion was that i can not write what i do not have page 12 ray we enjoyed what you had to say that 59 evening so much please share it with us all of you please send me a letter or an e-mail the 100th anniversary of football celebration was a success there were over 200 people attending the banquet and a presentation after in the stockbridge theater congratulations to everyone who planned that celebration i received an e-mail from al mcswain last month al says that i attended school in derry for a couple of years i was in 9th grade at hood and 10th grade at pinkerton i would have graduated in 59 but my family moved to oregon in 1957 i logged onto the pinkerton web site recently and for fun i checked out the alumni page and saw dick west s name and picture i remember dick and many others from my derry years if you remember me and happen to be in contact with anyone else who does say `hi for me you can pass on my e-mail address as well al i do remember you and i am sure that many others do as well if you would send an e-mail to the alumni office or me i will add your name to the mailing list for the pinkerton academy alumnus magazine that is published three times a year your e-mail brought back memories thank you for writing al s e-mail is aj.mcswain@verizon.net i also received the following e-mail from margaret olesen moser hi dick ­ i just received my copy of the alumnus and was disappointed that there wasn t any news from our class i ve often thought that i should write and never did so after seeing no news my conscience nudged me reed and i bought a 200 dutch star motor home in april 2000 that fall we headed west for the winter with the idea that if we enjoyed it as much as we thought we would we d sell our house in the spring we came back to derry in april 2001 put the house on the market and it sold in 5 days so now we live in our motor home full-time and have had no regrets we come back to derry for the summer as our sons gary 83 and greg 86 and families live in derry we have four wonderful grandchildren ­ three boys and one girl ­ who we really enjoy when we leave in the fall we head for the west we like the yuma arizona area and we meet up with friends from previous winters we have four solar panels on our roof so we can stay on blm land in the desert we love the freedom that this gives us we have met many great people who we keep in touch with by email our e-mail address is reedmos@pocketmail.com if anyone is interested in writing i d love to hear from classmates we keep in touch with janet and glenn peabody and thelma eaton furr i hope this letter prompts others to send news in for future issues of the alumnus my best wishes to all margaret thank you very much for the e-mail i do have a question what is blm land in the desert i assume that it is good or you wouldn t go back there every year make your plans early so that you don t leave the derry area until after the reunion enjoy the motoring i apologize but i found an old e-mail that jean manning wrote to me and i misplaced it the news may be old but i will paraphrase the e-mail for you in late december 2002 jean slipped on the ice and fractured her hip she was operated on had a plate and screws inserted and was on the road to recovery jean has been married to phil for 37 years phil has been practicing dentistry in haverhill ma and jean is his office manager their daughter lydia is married and lives and works in williamsburg va their daughter marisa teaches 7th grade at the epping nh middle/high school their son phil jr graduated from st john s university in queens ny the same weekend as jean s 40th college class reunion if you know how to contact any of these classmates please do so or let the committee know how patricia akins bryan boles joan chesleigh brian dronsfield bill meyers suzanne riddervold joan west norma williams stephen wood if you have the time send me a note my next deadline for your news is august 1 2004 have a great summer make your reunion reservations early and i hope to see you all at our 45th reunion -dick west

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60 61 62 63 gail waterhouse merrill 38 school st salem nh 03079 603 231-3470 email iquiltnsew@juno.com and natalie shripsa fuller 15 backriver rd apt 19 dover nh 03800 603 749-3843 email silvafox54@aol.com from your correspondents well i think spring has finally sprung at least i hope so i haven t heard from anyone this time but gail the roadrunner i went to florida at the end of january and beginning of february for my mom s 80th birthday had a wonderful rest for 2 weeks but never long enough trying to teach her how to use her computer it s a 2-week crash course and a lot of notes along with phone calls when i get home things are going okay and i am looking forward to summer i took my granddaughter amber to plymouth plantation last september which really was a hoot the first time i went there was in 1956 and boy have things changed i must be getting old because it seemed dirty and hot we weren t feeling all that great as amber has asthma and i had bronchitis but we went anyway this summer i would like to take her to a reservation and get to know some native americans as she is really into the early colonial days everyone is doing fine and all just keep moving on maybe we ll go to another pow wow they are a lot of fun i learned so much i really don t have any news but just wanted the column to have something i haven t missed one since i started as the class correspondent have a wonderful summer and send me some news i know if you are breathing you must be doing something and not just sitting let me know about summer plans get-aways crafts or anything else you wish to talk about you can e-mail stories to kerry but just let her know that it s for the class of 60 well that s all for now and hey gail getting any quiltng done see you all later -natale shripsa fuller joan eaton tessier 9 pimlico ct bedford nh 03110 603 623-4310 603 641-1327 fax email jetessier@comcast.net and tim pierce 2376 millstream ave winterset ia 50273 888 462-3958 e-mail timwpierce@i-rule.net jeanie ruel greenleaf 3 fairview ave derry nh 03038 603 434-6068 margaret spooner bunker 3 wood ave derry nh 03038 603 432-2518 email mimiquilts@comcast.net from your correspondent i received the following note via e-mail from jim coburn after the last edition of the alumnus that was the best `class reunion i ve been to i m looking forward to the next one just a note on what i ve been doing in 1994 i left digital equipment corporation to start a software company with another guy at dec ten years later we have 40 employees and over 200 software installations in hospitals across the country i married a german girl when i was in the air force and 36 years later we have two sons and 1 and 1/2 grandchildren not bad for class of `63 i don t get out much because now that we have time to do things my wife christa can t join in them because she has multiple sclerosis chronic progressive she can t move her arms or her legs i have several nurses that take care of her while i work but otherwise i am pretty much dedicated to taking care of her we do get out some we went back to germany last year to visit her mother and her mother comes to visit from time to time i enjoy hearing from friends via e-mail i am a `staunch republican and enjoy discussing government and political issues i can be reached at jcoburn@conversent.net i believe in a government of the people by the people and for the people cheers jim also heard from linda palmer johnson who writes paul and i recently retired sold the house yipes and are currently homeless driving about the countryside in an rv so far it s been fun hope to see you soon ­linda i also saw richard sargent in barlow s flower shop in february he s been working there forever promised to get his address to the alumni office so he can get the newsletter maybe he ll make the next reunion diane currier sheehan also dropped a note via e-mail saying she enjoyed the reunion and asked for a listing of the classmates addresses and e-mails now didn t you enjoy hearing from some of your classmates and isn t it nice to see something in the class of 63 section of the alumnus so come on drop me an e-mail note so we can all keep in touch thanks -peg correspondent needed please contact the alumni office 5 pinkerton street derry nh 03038 603 437-5217 from your correspondent hello classmates hope everyone is well first off i wanted to let people know that i am resigning as class correspondent and am wondering if anyone is interested in taking over the job please contact the alumni office if you are interested secondly if you are interested in helping out with a class reunion please contact marcia tsetsilas buckley at 603 4329833 to volunteer your services for the committee everyone have a wonderful spring and summer stay well and take care -susan indoccio tsetsilas lana true stevens 201 grove dr clemson sc 29631 864 653-5772 email lstevens47@bellsouth.net and linda pelletier greenwood 172 north rd sandown nh 03873 603 887-4529 email lindagreenwood@pinkertonacademy.org the alumni office recently received a note from classmate john boisse which said my wife and i have moved to meredith from groton mass after having retired from abbott labs after 31 years and sandra retired after 17 years teaching computers we have three grown children no grandchildren but enjoy our free time on the lake with our family and friends thanks for doing the alumnus i enjoy reading glad to read in last month s issue that graydon stull is doing well and is newly married -john boisse thanks so much for the note john the page 13 rest of you please send something as well 64 65

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