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For Spring/Summer '26
Class of 1934 oldest veterans in the United We’ve done our best - gave it
States. a try
At this age - still alive!! 4/1/26
Class of 1947 Thanks God I do say
Need Class Rep For sending Class of ‘53 my Send or e-mail your news
way! to your class rep.
Class of 1948 Lots of great memories…. this
Need Class Rep time of year, potato pick- Class reps, please forward
ing…..Blanche was a great all information to:
Class of 1949 picker being short as she was.
Need Class Rep I was only good for a day or Jon McLaughlin
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two. Thank goodness we
Class of 1950 didn’t have this tech stuff…. Houlton, ME 04730
Need Class Rep I never would have made it. jon@hhsalumassoc.net
Now, I just let my daughter
Class of 1951 correct my mistakes. Class of 1956
Gertrude Ervin Reichert Sandra Bell Wotton
Philip B. Thomas, MD 2323 Edinboro Rd, Ste. 323C My secretary classes at HHS 1613 US Highway # 1
March 5, 1916 - July 23, 2025 Erie, PA 16509 got me many great jobs. Lots Littleton, ME 04730
of family around me here in
Bangor, Maine - Philip B. (814) 864-1681 Raleigh so I am well taken 207-538-9042
Thomas, MD, age 109, passed trudy59000@gmail.com care of. Still driving in the rawotton@gmail.com
away peacefully at his home neighborhood and try to
in Bangor, Maine, on July 23, Class of 1952 keep walking, too. Everyone, Hi Jon.
2025. Born in Monson, Maine, Need Class Rep especially the widowed men, So great to hear from
on March 5, 1916, Philip was love my brownies. Francis in classmates I haven’t heard
the son of Roy and Lucile Class of 1953 the Great Beyond keeps an from for a while. I always
(Bray) Thomas. Carl Beaulieu eye on me. enjoy talking to them.
He began first grade at the 201 Brooksby Village Dr. #623 Carl Beaulieu I spoke with Shirley
age of four in a one-room Peabody, MA 01960 Class of 1953 Rep Carpenter Kelly and Donna
schoolhouse in Monson and 978-817-2770 Merritt Hurley. Shirley is still
went on to attend several carlbeaulieu@msn.com Class of 1954 going to Clemson Football
schools across the state, as Richard Cowperthwaite games and enjoys going
his father worked for the Eleanor Ingraham Gooch 19 Station Road to Daytona, Donna is still
Maine Extension Service. reports: Monticello, ME 04760 quilting and this summer
He graduated from Houlton Greetings Jon and crew… (207) 538-9725 visited Ireland, London, Paris
High School and later earned and Scotland with her sister
degrees from Bowdoin Dear Class of 1953, Class of 1955 and family. Sounds as if she
College and Boston University Those of us who do remain Need Class Rep had a great trip.
School of Medicine. At the Life can be a lot of pain
time of his death, he held the Those of us who are still here I went to Ireland a few years
distinction of being the oldest Be your life be filled with back with my sister. We had
living graduate of all three cheer!! a very good time and Donna
institutions, and one of the agreed with me that the food

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