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Most everyone I talk to is that he will win the fight with
spending their time cooking and cancer. Wishing you well, $16.95 When They Took
cleaning, as are Raymond and Harold. In the spring of 1953 nine-year-old Barbara and her brother
Clement, fourteen months her senior, return from Sunday
I. A shortage of flour and yeast School one afternoon to find that Daddy has been taken
away. He is confined for the next one-and-a-half years in
is the main complaint. Outside Audrey York: I have been Augusta State Mental Hospital. When They Took Dad Dad Away
Away depicts the four McGillicuddy children's shock at losing
of that, most folks are getting enjoying dances a couple of Daddy, Mumma’s struggle to provide for their future, the
by nicely. I thank everyone who nights each week. I am also generous and disruptive ministrations of relatives, and,
ultimately, Daddy’s reentry into family life, difficult in various
sent some news. This time has still active with Vital Pathways. ways for all involved. The story begins in Woolwich,
population circa 1000, and ends in Houlton, population circa
been a challenge for many, so I also am still a very happy 6000. WHEN THEY TOOK DAD AWAY Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton
I hope you are staying safe and member of Eastern Star. I also
well. am very pleased to know that
two of my daughters and my
Rodney Anderson writes that grandson were able to go to
he has grandchildren graduating Italy to visit my granddaughter
from high school and college who was teaching school over
and these celebrations may be there this year. My greatest joy
disrupted by school closings. of this is to know that they are North Country Press Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton
He also mentions that we in all back home, including my Unity, Maine
our class were born at the end granddaughter and none of
of the Great Depression and them got the Covid19 virus. I Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton '61 has published a memoir set mainly in
our parents probably had a hard am very thankful for this and 1950's Houlton. "When They Took Dad Away", can be found at Cary
time. "We are from Northern hope that none of the rest of us Library and northcountrypress.com.
Maine so we'll get by." They catch this either.
are looking forward to getting
up to spend the summer at their Classmates please update me on I phoned around to see how She and Henry hope to travel
some of our Florida classmates
north sometime in May, and
camp. how you are doing for the fall
North Star News at audyork@ are doing during the pandemic. she'll be taking paintings back
to her adult granddaughters.
Classmates really enjoy catching gmail.com. Thank you.
up on the news we share. Please When I reached Linda Lovely
contact me at rawotton@gmail. Class of 1958 Adams in Schalamar Creek she Elizabeth Gibson Wakeman
will travel from Sarasota to
was doing chores and listening
com or call 207-538-9042. Dorothy Haley Fitzpatrick to music. She plans to ride up to Christmas Cove in late May
109 Jordan Rd Damariscotta next month with or early June. Until then she'll
Class of 1957 Houlton, ME 04730 a Maine friend who also winters continue working as an interior
Audrey McCready York (207) 532-6015 in Florida. designer in a construction
5 Pleasant Court dhf@mfx.net job where meetings are
Houlton, ME 04730 Ann Caldwell Lanford and outdoors and social distancing
(207) 532-3066 Class of 1959 Henry were brunching on is observed. She also does
audyork@gmail.com Peter Fitzpatrick buttered pancakes topped with scheduling at a local food bank.
100 Pleasant St. fresh brown-sugar-marinated She's constructed a playlist
Jeff Bubar called me to let Houlton, ME 04730 strawberries, whipped cream, of favorite songs across many
me know that he had his hip and maple syrup. They had genres, including hymns her
replaced. He is now in Care (207) 532-9035 (home) celebrated an early Christmas in father used to sing in the
One Rehab. in North Hampton cell 207-299-3487 Bangor and drove their camper summer at the little Baptist
if anyone is in the area and able isi@pwless.net to the same community outside church near their East Grand
to stop in to visit him. I am Venice where Ann's brother Lake camp. Utilizing many days
sure he would love the company. Class of 1960 Peter HHS '60 and his wife and large horizontal spaces, she's
Rachel Sylvester Good Bunny spend winters. Ann sorting old photos into albums.
Gary Bossie is staying 70 Hare Rd. Monticello, ME collects large pieces of palm bark
busy around town but also 04760 and paints elephants, wolves, Jim Craigs responded to my
is enjoying watching his and sea creatures on them with email to say that since his
grandchildren grow. (207) 538-9634 India ink.
Class of 1961
John Fitzpatrick is still putting Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton
on the dances in Littleton on 385A 5th St.
Wed. nights. These have been Brooklyn, NY 11215
great until they needed to stop (718) 788-2282
because of this virus. It has been mcgillbolt@yahoo.com
a joy to hear him sing and play
the songs so well. It will be great
when he is able to start them up 60 REUNION
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again.

Harold Fitzpatrick: I have
only seen him on tv recently
because of an ad about fighting
cancer. He has the cancer Some of Ann's artwork
diagnosis and we all hope
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