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        was delicious.  I talked to   So many are taking falls, and   At 84 I am slowing down a
        Doreen Ross Bailey and she   falling and being unable to   little. By spending time in
        and Gordon are doing well,   get up is no joke.        Florida and summers living
        even though we live in the   I hope everyone has a great   at Drews Lake, I miss a lot
        same town we don’t see each   winter.                  of Houlton events. We need
        other very often.                                      more classmates to send news
                                    Sandra Bell Wotton         to the newsletter. Am I in a rut
        I also heard from Richard   Class of 1956 Rep
        Hogan and Warren Dudley.                               or is it normal?
        Sounds as if they are doing   Class of 1957            Well, I never seem to ask the
        fairly well and like most of us   Audrey McCready York  right question so I will tell   Geneva Sharp Gove,
        are dealing with health issues.    5 Pleasant Court    you a story. I went to Pleasant   Sue Carroll Swimm, Lois
        Dick is always so faithful in   Houlton, ME 04730      Street School for four years   McLellan Haggerty, Jackie
        answering my emails.        (207) 532-3066             and came home each day      Ledger Colella, Sharon
        I received a note from Peter   audyork@gmail.com       for lunch. We lived on Spring   Chase, Margie Huggard,
        Webb’s wife.  Peter is in a                            Street in the third house from   Linda Leavitt St. Peter, and
        nursing home after suffering   I am still healthy and staying   Brewer’s Market. The reason   Terry St. Peter.
        from a brain aneurysm.  His   active. I haven’t seen any of   I am saying this is I was 6   Before the reunion, we
        wife said he would enjoy    my classmates except for   years old and crossed Main   learned two more classmates
        cards or letters.  His address   Gary Bossie, for a long time.   Street and Military Street (U   had died:  Harold Faulkner
        is PO Box 74, Stetson, ME    It would be nice if we could   S 2) without help at least four   and Richard Roy.
        04488.  Woody Dunphy is     have a class reunion or get   times a day. Most of the time
        also in a nursing home. His   together again soon. I do   I was alone, but sometimes
        address is Gardiner Nursing   stay very active getting my   with my brothers.  Can you
        Home, 8 Holland Street, in   fun exercise twice a week by   even think about that being
        Houlton.                    going to dances in Oakfield   possible today?
        We, or I should say Mary    and Bridgewater. I also help   Now I expect to hear some
        Saunders Callnan, were      my friend Dorothy Donahue   memories or see some news
        planning a small class get   by taking her to doctors’   from a classmate in the next
        together this last summer,   appointments and taking her   newsletter.
        but too many with health    grandson shopping. I also   Peter Fitzpatrick
        issues. Hopefully we will be   deliver meals to some friends   Class of 1959 Rep
        able to do it next year. Mary’s   once a week. I hope I will hear
        daughter, Anne, is planning   from many of my classmates   Class of 1960
        to move back to Houlton, and   soon.                   Linda Leavitt St. Peter
        Mary is looking forward to   Audrey McCready York      17 Parkside Lane
        that.                       Class of 1957 Rep          Belfast, ME 04918           Harold died July 16, 2022 after
        I talked to Floyd Munroe    Class of 1958              (207) 338-0571              a short battle with cancer.  He
        recently and he is still                               lllsp1964@gmail.com         was born in New Limerick on
        working, mostly for farmers in   Need Class Rep                                    March 9,1942, the youngest
        the area.                   Class of 1959              Members of the class of 1960   of five.  After graduation, he
                                                               met at Brookside in Smyrna
        Mary and I stay in touch with   Peter Fitzpatrick      at the end of June to finalize   was in the Marine Corps and
                                                                                           the Army and served in the
        classmates quite often, so feel   100 Pleasant St.     the plans for the 65th class   Vietnam war.  “He was known
        free to contact us.  My email   Houlton, ME 04730      reunion:   See reunion photos   for his witty sense of humor
        is rawotton@gmail.com and   (207) 532-9035 (home)      on page 43.                 and desire to make people
        phone is 538-9042.          cell 207-299-3487                                      laugh, for his generosity in
        I hope everyone takes care.    isi@pwless.net                                      giving of himself, always



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