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We are unaware of any class rep that has passed since our fall/winter issue.  Jason McLaughlin has signed
        on to be the class rep for class of 2002. If someone has become a rep and we have missed them, please   CLASS NEWS
        let us know and we will acknowledge you in the Fall/Winter ’24 issue.  If your class does not have a rep,   DEADLINE
        please consider becoming one.  We need you!
                                                                                                For Fall/Winter '24
        Class of 1933               Eastern Maine basketball   in our class but was a key
        Philip Thomas, 107, graduate   tournament passed away on   member of the basketball
        of HHS Class of 1933. Son of   April 11th at the VA hospital   team in ‘51. My email is   10/1/24
        Roy Thomas.  Amazing clip.    in Ct. with his family by his   iambobfields@gmail.com.
        Sent in by Linda St. Peters, this   side. Breen was 89. Breen   Trudy Reichert let us know:  Send or e-mail your news
        clip is about 10 minutes long   and I were great friends in                             to your class rep.
        and Mr. Thomas speaks about   our youth and like many   I’m moving to an apartment
        his life growing up in Houlton,   folks, lost track after high   with assisted living. My cell   Class reps, please forward
        his World War Two experience,   school. We reconnected at   phone will always reach me.   all information to:
        becoming a doctor and life   the 40thth HHS reunion and   I will include more details
        in the town of Milo that he   became close again. For the   in the fall. I am happy to   Jon McLaughlin
        called home for many years.   past fifteen years Breen and I   have heard from Bob Fields   PO Box 990
        This clip is only about 5   spoke by phone or exchanged   recently.                     Houlton, ME 04730
        months old.  Enter this link   letters at least twice a week.   The eclipse over Houlton   jon@hhsalumassoc.net
        into your computer. It’s well   He became my best friend   must have been great. In Erie
        worth the time to see this   ever. I will miss him dearly.  we enjoyed watching it also.
        amazing 107-year-old man.    We also lost a great class   An event we’ll not forget.
        https://www.youtube.com/    friend this year, Ralph    Still no word from John
        watch?v=6lTHlV8Nm_M         Bickford, the class Piano Man.  Dombek I’m worried. Hope
                                    We stayed in touch for the   he’s just busy. I hear from
        Class of 1947               past few years, and I always   Priscilla. Both our birthdays
                                    visited Ralph when I was in   are coming up. We’ll both be
        Class of 1948               Houlton. We sat on the long   29.
        Need Class Rep              porch at his Orient ranch in
                                    rocking chairs like old guys   Class of 1952
        Class of 1949               and reminisced about the   Need Class Rep
        Need Class Rep              good old days, like old guys.
                                    On a happy note, Barb
        Class of 1950               (Daigle) Troy and I stay in   MARGARET ANN RUSSELL
        Need Class Rep              touch on a regular basis. She       RAMSEY
                                    lives in Woodstock and is   It is with a heavy heart   memories as a mother, friend,
        Class of 1951               doing very well. She turned   that we share the passing   and colleague. In 1956, she
        Gertrude Ervin Reichert     90 and tells me she feels like   of Margaret Ann Russell   married C. Murray Ramsay, Jr,
        6605 Meadowland Circle      60. She is active with friends,   Ramsay at her home on   and together they would lead
        Erie, PA 16509              belongs to a card club. And   Friday, October 13, 2023,   a remarkable life. She would
        (814) 864-1681              does Pilates. Barb has none of   surrounded by family, friends,   claim his greatest gift to her
        trudy59000@gmail.com        the health issues we usually   and a wonderful village of   was
                                    have as age creeps up.     caregivers.                 “He allowed me to be me.”
        Bob Fields writes:          If anyone has contact info   Margaret was a feisty, witty,   In 1935, Margaret Ann was
        Breen Bernard, my lifelong   for Gib Chapman, I would   and intelligent person who   born and was the only
                                                               loved to connect to people
        friend, class president, three-  appreciate knowing how   and who left a legacy of   child of Barbara Adams and
        star athlete, and MVP of the   to contact him. He was not                          Eugene Russell of Houlton,



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