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I love to hear from my                                 Linda Leavitt St. Peter     Fred first spied Brenda,
        classmates. Sadly, we                                  17 Parkside Lane            who grew up in Hodgdon,
        have lost two more – Lois                              Belfast, ME 04918           when she and a friend were
        Warner Jeffery and Carolyn                             (207)338-0571               swimming at Nickerson, and
        Cowperthwaite, making a                                lindastpeter@roadrunner.com  he fell in love immediately.
        total of 61 classmates that                                                        They have been married
        have passed away.                                      The members of the class    56 years. Their son died ten
        Let’s hear from more Class of                          of 1960 are all turning 80   years ago. Their daughter
        ’54 members.                                           this year!  Amazing!  Steve   lives in Portland where she
                                    Don and Norma are doing    Bishop and his wife, Dorothy,   is president of a mortgage
        Richard Cowperthwaite ’54   well and are retired, living   celebrated a few months early   company and, like her
        Rep                         in their townhouse with no   with a “full tour of Fenway   parents, also spends time in
        (207) 538-9725              maintenance to worry about.   Park including going to the   Florida. Fred and Brenda have
                                    They have sold all their old   field prior to the ballgame.”  four granddaughters and
        Class of 1955               cars but are still active in the                       three great grandchildren.
        Lorraine Davis Quint        New England Thunderbird                                When I told Fred I'd email him
        20 Lee Court, Apt. 4        Club.                                                  this write-up for him to check
        Houlton, ME 04731           I was sorry to read that Jackie                        for veracity, he laughed and
        (207) 532-3400                                                                     said he didn't have email and
                                    Carpenter Dudley’s brother,
        Class of 1956               Elwin “Sonny” Carpenter, died                          that it was okay with him if
                                                                                           I went ahead and made-up
        Sandra Bell Wotton ‘56      April 6, 2022. He was a year                           stuff.
        1613 US Highway # 1         behind us in school, but I
        Littleton, ME 04730         remember him well.                                     We have lost three classmates
        207-538-9042                We lost a classmate, also.   Linda St. Peter ’60 Rep   in recent months: Leland
        rawotton@gmail.com          Gertrude Folsom Lewis left                             Cyr, Jim Craigs, and Marie
                                    us January 24, 2022. So sorry   Class of 1961          Sharp Koshis. May they rest
           65th Reunion             to hear this.              Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton  in peace.
                                    Donald and I have a new    385A 5th St.                On a phone chat, Linda
        Class of 1957               great granddaughter, Natalie   Brooklyn, NY 11215      Lovely Adams reminded
        Audrey McCready York        Marilynn Fitzpatrick, born   (718) 788-2282            me that our class is due to
        5 Pleasant Court            March 21st, and we have    mcgillbolt@yahoo.com        celebrate our 80th birthdays
        Houlton, ME 04730           a granddaughter, Kelsey                                in summer 2023. Frank and I
        (207) 532-3066              Fitzpatrick '11, planning to be   I talked to Fred Dunlop from   could host at our Grand Lake
        audyork@gmail.com           married May 28th, right across   his winter home in Winter   camp unless someone has a
                                    the road at the farm!      Haven, Florida. For the past 20   different idea.
        Class of 1958                                          years he and his wife Brenda   Barbara McGillicuddy
        Dorothy Haley Fitzpatrick   Donald and I are still keeping   have spent 6 months there   Bolton '61 Rep
        109 Jordan Rd               on! Life is good!          and 6 months in the Houlton
        Houlton, ME 04730           Please send me your news   area. For many years Fred was
        (207) 532-6015              and your updates. Stay well,   in the woods business aka   60th Reunion
        dhf@mfx.net                 stay safe, and stay in touch.  pulp cutting. Later he got a
                                    Dorothy Fitzpatrick ’58 Rep  real estate license and was a   Class of 1962
        This time there won’t be much                          co-owner of Century 21. In his   Dave McGillicuddy
        of an update. I got the card   Class of 1959           Florida community he is on   8 Green Street, Apt. 2
        with the reminder to write on   Peter Fitzpatrick      the Board of Directors, part of   Houlton, ME 04730
        a Friday and had until Sunday   100 Pleasant St.       a legal team that is forming a   davemcgillicuddy@gmail.com
        to send it in!              Houlton, ME 04730          new covenant, and a member
        I was delighted to get a    (207) 532-9035 (home)      of every committee going:   Mary Peabody
        message on Friday from Don   cell 207-299-3487         architecture, grounds, ditches.   3 Ridgeway Court
        and Norma Chase Seymour!    isi@pwless.net             The day I talked with Fred,   Houlton, ME 04730
        Norma had found a picture                              Peter '59 and Joyce Fitzpatrick   mdpeabody5@gmail.com
        of the 4th grade class from   Class of 1960            were scheduled to come over
        Longfellow School on Green   Rachel Sylvester Good     later with pizza and a marble   Mary Peabody
        Street with our teacher, Mrs.   70 Hare Rd. Monticello, ME   board. In the summer Fred   Despite another year of
        Lewis. What fun to see who   04760                     and Brenda often go boating   being reclusive, the winter
        you can remember and who    (207) 538-9634             with the Fitz’s and others. Fred   went by quite quickly. I often
        you can recognize! Thank you,                          helps Joel Oliver with his truck   reminisced and thought
        Don!                                                   farm and produce stand.
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