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Class News, continued...

The Class of ‘64 reunion Henderson, John Plourde, that turned into a hospital Hannigan Miller & Dick,
committee members are Jeanne Small Stott, Clayton stay and then rehab. Donna Sharon Gartley Lowery, and
George Niles, Ted Leavitt, Grimm and Roanne Seeley says…. Murray is home Ted & Sheila Leavitt met at
Patty Wolhaupter Randall, were posted and each and doing well. Extra help the Frog & Monkey Pub in
Sylvia Grant Forte, Sharon received birthday wishes is needed but everything Mt Dora, FL. “We share parts
Gartley Lowrey, Barbara on our group page from is looking up. (Minus the of the same history” and
Rogerson Fairfield, Byrna members. dementia. That hasn’t discovered that John & Ruth
Lynn Hannigan Miller. Many • Nick Gravelle went changed. But we’re dealing Plourde bought Sharon’s
class members have been through a couple surgeries with it) parents’ house on Brook Street
helpful in finding classmates. since our 60th Reunion and • Roanne Seeley was in Ext in the early ‘70s. We talked
We now have the Class of is doing better again. Miles Memorial Hospital about high school days, and
‘64 in a spreadsheet with in Damariscotta from car-pooling. Byrna Lynn went
columns for home addresses, • Barbara Rutledge posted December to March. She is to St Mary’s before HHS…
email addresses, phone updates explaining what now at home continuing Sharon taught at St Mary’s for
numbers, etc. By sorting our happened to Bill and his to recover, with the help of a few years after college, Ruth
spreadsheet on the email recovery progress. Barb says therapists coming in. went to Littleton schools then
column, it is easy to copy/ Bill is doing better day by to Ricker for High School, so
paste 53 email addresses at day but will need continued • Julie Parks Adams is many shared memories.
one time into the email send therapy. He is back to now living with her son in Next year on Wednesday
box. Members with only singing in the church choir! Naples. Feb 4, 2026, we plan to meet
home addresses are snail The quartet that Bill was a On Feb 7th, John & Ruth again. We are looking at
mailed. member serenaded he and Schools Plourde, Byrna Lynn
Barbara on Valentines Day.
78 class members are still Bill sang along for a few
living, and 46 are deceased. songs
We lost 5 class members in
2024, Galen Howe, Dennis • Jim Henry had a stroke
Callnan, Barbara Newton, affecting his left side and
Stephen Brown, Sandra is at home in Penobscot
Stover Plourde. Campbell with 2 shifts of caregivers
Leishman passed on Jan 2, each day. Neighbors made
2025. Judith Gravelle Smith his home accessible for his
passed away on June 17, 2023 wheelchair. He is stable and
reported Mar 16th by Nick in good spirits. Jim and I L to R: Ruth, Sheila, Ted, John, Dick, Byrna Lynn and Sharon
Gravelle. talk weekly.
We have a private Group
Page on Facebook named
Class of 1964 Houlton High
School. Sylvia Grant Forte and
Ted Leavitt are Moderator
and Administrator. 40 class
members have joined, and
we currently have 39 in
Class of 1964 HHS. Member
classmates are beginning
to share some of their news
in the Class of 1964 FB • Murray Boutilier had
group. Birthdays of David some day surgery recently L to R: Dick, Byrna Lynn, Patty & Butch Randall

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