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Class News, continued...

from UM at Farmington and planning our 65th class
was a special education reunion for 2025.
teacher in Houlton for many Rachel was an important
years. Family and friends member of our class, a friend
gathered on September 17, to all of us.
2023 at Houlton Wesleyan
church for her service. Several
members of 1960 class
attended and shared stories.
I told Nancy’s children, Dina
and David, and Nancy and
my nieces and nephew that
Nancy was the kind of pal
who would do what I asked.
Between our sophomore
and junior year, I asked her
to cut my curls off! She did
and went home with me to
face my mother. Mom took
one look at me and laughed
before evening up the cut.
Monticello - Rachel Sylvester
Joanne Ivey Greenspan Good died peacefully at her
Herb Ruth shared his dog and his 80th birthday on Facebook. Maybe he can planned to attend her 60th home surrounded by her
now travel from Woodstock, NB Canada to our next ’60 luncheon meeting in Mercy Nursing School reunion
the Houlton area. this fall but had to delay family on November 13, 2023,
her trip for health reasons. at age 81.
Hope she gets to Maine next Born with the gift of
summer. connecting with people of
all ages, Rachel built her life
Terry St. Peter is working on reaching out to others. To
hard to learn to interpret the
sounds he is now hearing everyone who knew her, she
with his cochlear implant. It was a loving life force. She
will be a long process this was a sparkling beauty with
year, but he is already hearing a sharp wit. In her thoughtful
things he hasn’t heard for and gentle way, she always
took time to share a moment
years.
of friendly and caring
We are all experiencing loss conversation with anyone
of our families and friends. she encountered. Laughter,
Luncheon at Brookside Restaurant June 28, 2023. Kevin Cowperthwaite’s
Sharon Chase, Charlene Wolhaupter, Jacki Ledger Corella, Sara Haskell warmth and her beautiful
Douglas, Linda Leavitt St. Peter, Lois Mcellan Haggerty, Margie Huggard, brother, Neil died in April smile graced us all.
Geneva Sharp Gove, Rachel Sylvester Good seated. 2023. Herbie Gentle’s sister, Born on April 6, 1942, in
Laurella Gentle Smith, died
parents were Justin and Cora Nancy McFadden Bridgham April 22, 2023. My sister, Ann Houlton, Maine, to Erma Allen
Hogan, founder of Hogan Tire died September 11, 2023. Leavitt Colbath’s, husband Bill Sylvester and Fred Sylvester
Co. Colin was one of our pals Nancy was born November died September 3, 2023 Jr., Rachel graduated from
from Longfellow elementary 11, 1942 to Allen and Dorothy Houlton High School in the
school. McFadden. She graduated Seems important to start class of 1960 and began

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