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        would have been impressed   and to let him know that I   lifetime friend, Dale Herrick,   Scotty’s Pet Service after
        by her influence on my love of   had finally figured out what   passed away early this year.    retiring from Crane & Co
        music.                      accounting was about. He was  He was also in the class of   where he worked more than
        Mr. Arnold was my boss at F.   very pleased that I was doing   1957.   Our class is getting   30 years.  He “enjoyed fishing,
        W. Woolworth in Houlton. He   well with my classes.  I got a   smaller all the time.  Greetings   picking fiddleheads, and
        was a considerate boss and   big handshake and hug from   to all who are left.     spending time with family
        placed me in the hardware   him.                       Audrey McCready York, ’57   and friends.  Most days he
        section of the store because   Like many people, I have had   Class Rep            preferred the company of
        he was impressed with my    my joys and sorrows. Have                              dogs to people because they
        knowledge of nuts, bolts, etc.   seen the good and bad in all   65  Reunion        didn’t talk too much”.
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        and the fact that my dad had   that society offers yet here                        Sara Haskell Douglas
        taught us the names of tools   I am believing that life is                         remembers going with her
        by telling us to hand him thus   good. Life is rewarding. And   Class of 1958      mother to drop the family
        and so as he was repairing or   happiness is there for the   Dorothy Haley Fitzpatrick  laundry off at the Scott
        building something.         taking.                    109 Jordan Rd               home on Drakes Hill.  She
        My last anecdote is about my   After a successful career in   Houlton, ME 04730    remembers the crisp, ironed
        inability to get that an asset   the financial world, I retired   (207) 532-6015   shirts.  Geneva Sharp
        minus liabilities equals net   and have travelled extensively   dhf@mfx.net        Gove remembers working
        worth. A kindly gentlemen by   to many beautiful places                            with Richard’s mother at
        the name of Cecil Garcelon    in the U.S. and many other   Class of 1959           Woolworth. Richard arranged
        tried his best to make that   countries.               Peter Fitzpatrick           a birthday party for his
        clear and once he was at    Sincerely,                 100 Pleasant St.            mother inviting the crew from
        wits end with me told me                               Houlton, ME 04730           work.
        if I would drop out of the   Sandra Crabb London       (207) 532-9035 (home)       James Donald died
        bookkeeping class at the half,   Woods                 cell 207-299-3487           4/23/2022 in Gorham, ME.
        he would give me a passing   Just a quick update.      isi@pwless.net              Jim worked in finance and
        grade. I took his advice and   Lynwood Cyr (1957) and                              banking, retiring from TD
        left the class, and it always   Dolores Warman Cyr (1957)   Class of 1960          Bank in Sanford.  He was
        bothered me that I was so   retired from the US Postal   Rachel Sylvester Good     active in the community - a
        dense.                      Service in 1966 at Houlton,   70 Hare Rd. Monticello, ME   founding member of the
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        After graduating high       Maine.  In the year 2000   (207) 538-9634              volunteer fire department,
        school, I moved to East     we moved to Huntsville,                                member of the Lions
        Hartford, CT and went to    Alabama to be near our only   Linda Leavitt St. Peter  Club, Masonic Lodge, and
        night school to see if there   2 grandsons.  We are still in   17 Parkside Lane    Appalachian Trail Club.  He
        was any hope of learning    Huntsville.  After arriving here,   Belfast, ME 04918  maintained a section of the
        bookkeeping. Hallelujah, I   Lynwood worked as a hiker   (207) 338-0571            trail in Caratunk for almost 20
        got a big A. With that under   for the Penske Truck Leasing   lindastpeter@roadrunner.com  years.  He played Santa Claus
        my belt I continued taking   Co. for 20 years, getting                             at many community and
        accounting classes at the local   done in April 2021.  Dolly has   Three more 1960 classmates   family gatherings.  Several
        community college and made   been a homemaker all these   have died:  Richard Scott,   classmates remember his HS
        the dean’s list several times.  years.  We are both doing well   James Donald, and Carole   activities in chorus including
                                    except that Dolly is almost                            All Maine and his smile.
        While visiting the family                              (Harriman) Clark.
        in Houlton I was driving to   deaf.  Working on a Cochlear                         Carole Harriman Clark
        Linneus one day and saw Mr.   implant soon, maybe.  We   Richard Scott died 5/3/2022   died 4/15/2023 at Calais
        Garcelon working in his yard   try and get to Houlton but   in Dalton, MA.  He was   Community Hospital.  After
        so I stopped by to say hello   don’t make it too often.  Also,   co-owner and operator of   attending beauty school, she
                                    I would like to add that my                            married Norman Clark ‘61 and



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