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Class News, continued...

collected and shared with I started tutoring a lady from
th
everyone in the Houlton High Rwanda to learn English. 45 Reunion
School Class of 1975. This is not easy since I don’t
Andrew Mooers speak her African dialect. I Class of 1980
Class of 1975 plan to go to Paris soon to Kimberly Cheney
practice speaking French.
Class of 1976 Flying solo for about a week PO Box 91
Mars Hill, ME 04758
Karen Daniels Fitzpatrick in Paris should be fun. I want 429-8092
PO Box 945 to go see all the renovations the_cheneys@yahoo.com
Houlton, ME 04730 at Notre Dame. The religious
(207) 532-9065 relics there are amazing. Ginny Ketch
irishaye@hotmail.com local schools before his I picked up a new sport that 3 Heather Lane
family moved to Monticello, I really enjoy...pickleball. I Scarborough, ME 04074
Class of 1977 Maine, during his high school have too many hobbies to (207) 523-9995
Marie Fitzpatrick Carmichael years. Matty graduated from count now. I am getting more gketch1980@gmail.com
PO Box 673 Houlton High School in 1978. involved with my church
Houlton, ME 04730 After high school, Matty in R.I. I helped prepare the Class of 1981
(207) 532-7522 enlisted in the U.S. Army, children to sing two songs Rick Nickerson
kmcar@ainop.com where he proudly served for Palm Sunday, I joined an 5 Tammy Lane
for eight years. Following Easter choir, and I attend Bible Windham, ME 04062
Class of 1978 his honorable discharge, study. (207) 671-1192
Andrea Kingsbury Jenkins he returned to Maine Last summer I went out on rgnickerson@gmail.com
634 Smyrna Street, Apt. 1 and began working for a boat to catch ocean fish.
Houlton, ME 04730 the U.S. government in We just got small ones to Happy Spring! Not a lot to re-
majenkins@pwless.net various capacities. Later, he eat. We caught small sharks port for this issue. I’m about to
transitioned to a career as a too but threw them back to finish my 39th year of teach-
Bonnie Foster truck driver and eventually get bigger. I am still doing ing and still love it!
3129 Ohio Street became a truck driving hospice volunteer work, and I
Glenburn, ME 04401 instructor for NETTTS, a sing and play guitar at nursing Elizabeth Harrigan Shane
(207) 538-6376 position he held until his homes. I enjoy my visits with reports that she is expecting
her first grandchild! Congrat-
passing. the elderly.
This piece of sad news came ulations!
to us from Fran Hutchinson: In 1989, Matty married Anne Andrea Kingsbury Jenkins & Charlie Clark checked in
Seeley, and together they Bonnie Foster
Hi Jon, raised two children, sharing Class of 1978 and says that he and Tammi
Britton have “one more trip
This obituary came up on my nearly 35 years of marriage. around the sun being the
“Houlton” news feed a few We received this in from Class of 1979 leaders of Chester L. Briggs
months ago. Crystal Jackins: Leslie Holmes Schools American Legion” where
Matthew L. Day, 64, of Well, I did NOT fly in a space 971 Framingham Road they currently have a re-
Lebanon, passed away at his shuttle with rich famous Littleton, ME 04730 build project going on. They
home on Saturday, June 1, women. I did NOT get covid (207) 694-0231 suffered a fire in the kitchen
2024. in the last year, whew! I did, lesliehschools@gmail.com last November. It happened
Matthew, affectionately however, enjoy spending time Patty Fitzpatrick Hersey after the Senior Thanksgiving
Luncheon where they had
known as Matty, was born in with my 3 grandchildren. They 95 White Settlement Road just served 350 meals to the
Goffstown, NH, to Giles and spend one night with me Houlton, ME 04730 senior citizens of Houlton and
Iris (Bond) Day. He grew up each weekend and we try to (207) 532-9551
in Goffstown and attended get to church on Sundays. phersey1@myfairpoint.net surrounding area. “Without
proper use of our kitchen, it

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