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Class News, continued...

having a 60th Class Reunion lot in common and never got work completed. unusually mild because we
next year. Please respond to too homesick. I have mixed emotions about do not have much snow.
me at anniterp@gmail.com. I I spent many years in leaving our dream home and The ground was almost bare
look forward to your emails. Connecticut. Married and all the friends we have made until we got a couple of snow
I hope everyone is doing well. had two daughters. Then since we moved here many showers the last two days.
Then there was a lot of rain, so
Anngaye after 10 years – divorced and years ago. The hardest part it took a lot away.
later married once again about living away from one’s
Barbara (Cray) Desso wrote and gained a stepdaughter. hometown is that we have This year on our trip to
in to tell us: Our three daughters have no family here. The closest Arcadia, Florida, our son, and
It was exciting to see my given us 6 grandchildren relative is 860 miles away and daughter in law are going
hometown being broadcast that live in Connecticut and Houlton is nearly 1,300 miles with us. We will be visiting
across the nation as the solar Massachusetts. north. A new chapter may family, and we always enjoy
eclipse made its last stop in We have been living in the be written in our lives in the seeing them. Our classmate
Houlton. I would have loved southeast for several years days to come. We hope that Brenda Clark Paget,
to have been there, but the and love where we presently the little bumps in the road daughter and grandson just
family that I do have living live in the mountains of we are experiencing will be returned from the East side
there gave me an update on Tennessee. But as we age, smoothed out and that our of Florida and went to many
the viewing from their back my husband feels that it is best years are just about to be of their favorite spots. Always
deck. time to venture back to my realized! Hometown, I hear good to get away to break up
Hometown – that just has hometown and be closer you calling me home! the winter.
a special meaning to those to family. We have prayed Class of 1966 The town of Houlton has
of us that live away from our about every decision we have Dick York been busy getting ready for
hometown. It is as though made in our married life, 318 B. Road the Solar Eclipse on April 8th.
there is some unseen magnet which in a couple of weeks Houlton, ME 04730 Houlton is in the middle of
that keeps drawing one back. will be coming up on our dick@yorksofhoulton.com the path of totality. We will
Many times, it was a class 35th wedding anniversary. experience one of the longest
reunion, a funeral, family Always asking God to open Class of 1967 periods of darkness in the
gathering, etc. or close doors according to state of Maine. Come join us
His will. He has taken us to Andrea Joslyn Tidd for this wonderful experience.
I ventured away from my many places and have had 1174 Calais Road
hometown in 1967 to the wonderful opportunities and Hodgdon, ME 04730 It is with great sadness to
bustling city of Hartford, found lifelong friends along (207) 694-2313 report that we have lost six
Connecticut. I packed up this journey. gnashcat@pwless.net more classmates. They are
my ’63 Chevy that had bald Elaine Goodine LaBrie,
tires, loaded my drum set We had the opportunity in Happy almost Spring, to all Donna Ramsey Michaud,
and everything else I owned, the past year to purchase classmates of 1967. Today is Lawrence Robichaud,
along with Linda Murphy several acres in Houlton from March 11th and Spring is just Julie Nichols Lockhart,
and her belongings ready my brother Allen. He and around the corner. Paul Gregg DeVeau, and
to explore new lands. Linda my sister Janice live close to It will not be long now for Lawrence Dawson. May
had three friends that also the land, and another sister some pleasant weather. My they all rest in peace.
had recently graduated from Marilyn lives over the border husband and I are going to In closing I hope you enjoy
Husson as well as another in Woodstock. Also have visit our family in Florida, and your summertime, and I will
friend from Houlton that cousins that live in Corinth we will fly out on the 24th. I send out another newsletter
would become a group of and Holden. We have done thought I had better get this in the Fall. Please send news
six roommates. We always some excavation work on the letter into Jon McLaughlin to share. Best Regards,
tried to get back home for the land and as of this writing, my before I forget. Andrea.
holidays. Since three of us husband has made his way
were from Houlton, we had a there to get more in-depth The weather here has been PS I am on FB.

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