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Class News, continued...

have dreaded heading out to relatives. Back on the road Lisa. Florida is calling me. please send me a quick note
the potato fields when it was into Oregon where we hiked Congratulations to Duane and let us all know what you
still dark out, but we were to the top of Multnomah Falls, Williams who was recently have been up to!
learning valuable lessons and then to the Pacific Coast down recognized by Maine Realty as I wish you all a happy, healthy
making lifelong memories. route 101, the Redwood high- one of the Top Solo Agents in 2024!
I’ve heard from several people way, toward San Francisco, Sales at their Bangor office. Rick Nickerson, ’81 Class
in the Class of ’81. Lisa and stopping along the way. Linda Easterbrooks says that Rep
Bob Snell have moved to Then we went to Yosemite while everyone else our age
Florida! Lisa says they definite- National Park and hiked seems to be thinking about Class of 1982
ly love the sun and looking Yosemite Valley admiring retirement, she has opened Nancy Ketch
forward to not having to Yosemite Falls, Bridal Vail Falls, a new business! Winthrop 9 Avon Street
shovel snow this year! El Capitan, half dome and Workspace is a fully equipped Houlton, ME 04730
Charlie Clark is now Com- lots more while staying in office with high-speed (207) 532-3184
mander of Chester L Briggs the historic Ahwahnee hotel. internet, desks with moni- nketch64@gmail.com
American Legion Post 47. He Then off again traveling over tors, printers, office supplies,
is also First Vice of District 16. the mountains on Tioga Pass meeting room, kitchen area Dear Classmates,
Tammi Britton is President Road into Nevada fallowing - everything you need, just My apologies for not getting
of the Auxiliary and Den- alongside of Death Valley bring your laptop and get to news in the last issue. I will try
nis Geiger is his wingman and into Vegas for a night. work! She is currently mar- to capture everything here to
sitting as First Vice of Post. Next morning up early to keting to remote workers cover for both time periods.
Charlie reports that they are see Hoover Dam and do the who want a little bit of office Please forgive me if I miss
doing great things and have skywalk over Grand Canyon. time, and to salespeople who something.
donated a substantial amount Off and running again to tour are on the road and need
of money to many charitable and hike a bit in Zion Nation- occasional office space in the As many of you know, we
and civic organizations. al Park and Bryce Canyon Winthrop (Augusta/Lewiston) learned early in the year that
National Park before heading our dear classmate Andy
Lots to report from Rob east to Tennessee to visit area. These folks often work Taylor passed away. It felt like
Brown. Tina’s brother. at a coffee shop but could be a gut punch! It was so great
much more productive in an
My wife and I finished build- While there we toured The office environment! to see Andy at the reunion
ing our house in Kenduskeag. Grand Ole Opry and took a the summer before. It had
We had two new grandkids, paddle boat ride down the I am currently attempting to been too long for me, and
one of which was born in our Cumberland River while update our class directory. it is a heartbreaking loss for
new house. That was exciting, enjoying dinner and a show, Most of our communication our class. I spoke to several
to say the least. Then Tina and then topped the night off happens through social classmates after hearing the
I headed out on a month-long tearing up the Broadway strip media and I recognize that sad news including Vernon
vacation stopping in Illinois in Nashville. The last stop was many of our classmates are Upton, Walt Gilpin, Bobby
to visit relatives, then on to to visit another military friend not on the various platforms. Smith, Odie Gallop, Lisa
Badland National Park, on our I hadn’t seen in 24 years. In addition, many of the email Swimm Perfitt, and John
way to visit with our daughter addresses that I have are Fitzpatrick. I was unable to
and family in Montana. While Today I saw the cardiologist outdated. Please help me by be at the service, but I heard
there we went to Glacier Na- for the 3rd time, they said I sending your email, as well as some lovely stories of old
tional Park, but visibility was had a heart attack last year the addresses of any class- friends reconnecting while
limited due to wildfires. but didn’t know it. Now they mates you might have. This remembering someone very
are trying to figure out what will help us to get information special to us. RIP Andy!
Then out to Idaho to meet up might be wrong with me. In out to as many people as
with a military friend I hadn’t the meantime, I am starting possible. I know several of our
seen in 28 years. Then off to to plan my next vacation. May classmates also lost loved
Washington state to visit more have to get a hold of Bob and When you get a chance, ones this past year and I know

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