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dog Millie, and fixing up old jeeps. Michael ’77 is working I asked Lorraine about her favorite HHSAA activity, and of
in Portland for AAA of New England. Peter ’80 spent course, she spoke of the times when people get together. She
some time after high school in Florida, but now resides in enjoys the Gala events the most when there is “a little food,
Waterboro, ME, working in Portland at a company that buys a little music and dancing, and lots of talking.” She goes on
and sells alcohol with the State of Maine. As you can see, to say, “these are the events when you can encourage friends
the Quint boys grew up to become strong men, husbands, and family to come.” She recalls one time they had a table
fathers, and now even grandfathers making Lorraine for friends/family reserved and had a wonderful time because
and Wayne great-grandparents. I have attached a family of the generations who could attend with them. I noted to
photo taken in August 2020 during a memorial service for Lorraine that just in the Quint family she has 3 generations
Lorraine’s sister, Marilyn (Davis) Daniels ’53. of HHS alum: herself, her sons, and Matthew’s sons, Ethan
When HHSAA first started, Lorraine was helpful as a class ’11 and Zach ‘17. Lorraine was quick to remind me that her
rep gathering addresses for her classmates, family, and friends parents were also HHS alum along with Wayne’s mother,
in other classes. A couple years later, around 1999, Lauren Clara Jones, Class of 1918. Lorraine looks forward to the
(Peabody) Fitzpatrick ’86 invited Lorraine to be on the next Gala and hopes it will be soon, as do I. The pandemic
board, and Lorraine didn’t hesitate to accept. Lorraine agreed changed plans for the 2020 event but there is hope, and the
with the HHSAA’s main goals to keep alum connected and to board has not taken a big gathering event off the table for
award scholarships to HHS seniors. Even today, her outlook 2022.
for HHSAA future is scholarships and she wants to thank Lorraine also spoke several times about working with other
everyone who has donated to help with this goal. Having alum to develop different events or working on ideas to
had some health issues herself before the pandemic, Lorraine get to implementation. One alum who came up again and
has not been as involved with the board over the past few again was Rachel Sylvester Good ‘60. Lorraine really enjoyed
years as she would like, so I took a moment to update her working with Rachel and inquired what I knew about her.
on a few details. Details such as a couple of new endowment Like Lorraine, Rachel is also a member of the board and was
funds being opened, the endowment as a whole reaching $2 having some health issues before the pandemic. I have run
million, hoping to award the class of 2021 with $75,000 in into Rachel’s husband, Tom, a few times who told me she
scholarships, and the new tools & trades grant program being
rolled out (look for other articles in this and future editions).
Lorraine was so excited to hear about all of these, plus talking “a little food, a little music and
about how professional looking the newsletter had become. dancing, and lots of talking.”
We talked about the first 5-page edition which has grown
into the current 50+ page full color magazine.
Lorraine is proud to say she had a part in getting this group was “hanging in there”. I hope to be able to connect with
started and looks forward to ALL the scholarships HHSAA Rachel by the next edition and give everyone an update.
will hand out in the future. She says, “it’s a wonderful group I reminded Lorraine of the HHSAA anniversary coming up
of motivated members” and encourages younger people to in 2022 to mark 25 years the organization has been handing
become more involved. “It isn’t a forever commitment,” out scholarships to seniors. I did not have a figure at the
she states. There are many ways to help HHSAA, sending time of the interview, but after some research, I can now say
ideas for articles, writing an article, being a class rep, getting HHSAA is close to having awarded $750,000 in scholarships
involved with one of the committees (fundraising, newsletter, so far and we have 2 more years to make awards before the
gala, etc.), calling alums, or becoming a board member. 25th anniversary. Again, I would like to restate Lorraine’s
You can put in as much time as you would like. Today with thanks to everyone who has donated, not just money but
computers, internet and Zoom meetings, you do not even time and skills, to helping HHSAA reach this point. I know
have to be living in Houlton anymore. Oh, how the world Lorraine would agree, let us keep it going.
has changed! Lorraine and I talked about how the board has
been meeting via Zoom and communicating through emails
during the pandemic, and Lorraine says, “I don’t do that.
That’s Wayne’s thing.”

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