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her brother, David, and son, a strong bond between “After moving around to Class of 1962
Steven, on her way to Dyer Vicky and her grandparents, many areas,” Vicky says, “we Dave McGillicuddy
Brook. Dr. Chauncey Benn, and his had been in total away from 8 Green Street, Apt. 2
Geneva Sharp Gove has wife Pearl. Vicky's mother Houlton for 15 years back and Houlton, ME 04730
been vaccinated and staying Geraldine already had a son, forth. But we settled for good davemcgillicuddy@gmail.com
well. She helped identify the Richard Henderson, by a in our hometown, and when
mystery picture on page 41 of previous marriage. (Dicky we are away and come back Mary Peabody
the last newsletter. died in 2016.) Vicky's father to Houlton we say, 'Awww, 3 Ridgeway Court
Victor Duplichen hailed from we're home! Love our small Houlton, ME 04730
Linda Leavitt St. Peter and Louisiana and was stationed town!'” mdpeabody5@gmail.com
Terry St. Peter attended at the Army base in Houlton.
Terry's aunt Dinah Tidd's After his military service, Vic With Floyd doing shift Dave McGillicuddy
funeral in Houlton on March was a partner at Thompson work, including nights, the
22, 2021 and were able to talk Auto Sales. preponderance of childcare I am not sure when you will
with her brother, Richard Roy had fallen on Vicky, and receive this information,
'60 and his son. Dinah and Because the family moved as her parents aged their Spring, or Fall, which is
Richard are Terry's mother's around town, Vicky at various care also became her confusing to me and difficult
younger sister and brother. times attended elementary responsibility, and so she to keep things in order.
school at Fair Street, Pleasant honed the domestic arts. Maybe you feel the same
Class of 1961 Street, and High Street. Plus, Those of us who attended way! Anyway, this report is
on the biannual month-long the two reunion events at primarily winter 2021 news,
trips her parents took to Vicky's home can attest to even though it might be
60th Reunion Louisiana while she stayed her homemaking skills. I summer when you receive it!

Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton with her grandparents, she was particularly struck by In October, we moved from
385A 5th St. attended Bowdoin Street. wall displays of quilts, most our Summer/Fall mode
Brooklyn, NY 11215 In the fall of 1960 Vicky of which were made by her straight into Winter. I, for
(718) 788-2282 married Floyd Munroe HHS beloved grandmother. one, discovered the three-
mcgillbolt@yahoo.com '56. Floyd signed up with the Three of Vicky and Floyd's mile walking path by the
Border Patrol, and in 1962 daughters graduated from Meduxnekeag River and
Loved the last issue, especially Vickie along with babies UMO. All four have married Putnam potato fields. So,
the article on David Lawrence. Kim and Julie joined him in and formed families of their I traded in my sneakers for
Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton '61 Harlingen, Texas. Daughter own. Vicky and Floyd have cross country skies, after our
Jana was born there. Trading 11 grandchildren, 4 step first winter storm. I am telling
Vicky Duplichen Munroe the Rio Grande Valley for grandchildren, 7—about to you; this trail keeps me active
Born two months premature the St. John River Valley, the be 8—great grands and 9 step and outside each day! This is
on December 17, 1943—she Munroes next moved to great grands. great for the community! If
and Dale Thibodeau are the Van Buren where they lived Early in the morning on the you have not checked it out, I
two youngest members of from 1965 to 1975, daughter Saturday before Mother's encourage you to do so.
our class—baby Vicky was Aimee completing the family Day 2019, Jana and Kim who No public high school
not expected to live. Due, in 1969. Until he retired in were visiting, found Vicky basketball games this winter,
however, to the excellent 1995, Floyd worked all over in a coma. An ambulance a real bummer for those who
care at Madigan Memorial The County. The couple took her to Eastern Maine are faithful fans! Luckily, our
Hospital and, no doubt, to bought and remodeled an General Hospital in Bangor, local radio station, WHOU
her indomitable spirit, she old farmhouse in Littleton where, in a reprise from her broadcasts the games live
survived. In one of those and lived there from 1976 to precarious start in life, she online, not only the local
perks of small-town life, one 1987 amid a menagerie that was not expected to live. After games, but games from
evening in recent years she included cats, dogs, a horse, 5 days, however, she awoke northern and central Maine
sat next to Dot Campbell at bunnies, and silky roosters. and was able to answer the as well. At this point, our
a supper at the Agricultural Desiring to return to Houlton, questions doctors put to her. community band is in limbo,
Museum in Littleton, and they looked around for a She spent a month in Bangor but ready, hoping that things
Dot, who had been a nurse house to buy. When nothing and another whole year, with will return to “normal”. We
at MMH when Vicky was suited, they decided to build the aid of physical therapy, shall see! That goes for up-
born, recounted the story in on property they owned recovering to full strength. coming reunions as well.
more detail than Vicky had on the County Road. Floyd Although knee surgery is in
previously known. constructed a model from a the offing, Vicky is once again Unfortunately, there are
kit, a carpenter erected the two of our classmates that
Once Vicky came home, her building, and Vicky chose the able to work in her flower have passed away since
grandmother devoted herself décor. beds and mow her two- and- our last newsletter. Harry
to her care, and thus began one- half acre lawn. Howe died on December

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