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Editor’s Note: To all alumni, it is our ultimate goal to have at least one small piece of news to report on
from each class. Please submit news on what has been happening in your life or some information on CLASS NEWS
a classmate that you know. It does not matter if your class does not have a rep. The information will be DEADLINE
submitted under your class year. Simply send the information to your class rep or send directly to Jon
McLaughlin at the address:
Jon McLaughlin - PO Box 783 - Houlton, ME 04730 - jon@sadcaroostook.org 4/4/21
To all class reps, please start working soon on gathering information for your class. The deadline for
submission to be included in the Spring/Summer issue is April 1, 2021. Please double check that your
contact information is correct. If there is an error, please notify Jon at the above address so that we might Send or e-mail your news
make corrections in future newsletters. to your class rep.
This is your newsletter. We need your help to make it the best alumni newsletter possible. Thank you - the Class reps, please forward
editors. all information to:
To all classes without reps, please strive to get someone to be your class rep. With the new website, there
can be personalized online training on how to use the site to contact all of your classmates to urge them to Jon McLaughlin
send information. This is available to all reps. It will make your job as a rep much easier than in the past. To PO Box 783
learn more about becoming a rep and the use of the website, contact: Houlton, ME 04730
Fred Grant, The Houlton High School Alumni Association - PO Box 990 - Houlton, ME 04730 - (207) jon@sadcaroostook.org
532-4030 (H) - fred@whoufm.com

Editor’s Note: Since the Spring/ Class of 1945 Island, New York. He was born Editor’s Note: Ed’s daughter,
Summer ’20 newsletter and this Ruth Gourley in Houlton, Maine on August Lila, sent this note with his
issue we have lost three class PO Box 203 25, 1931 to Adilard and obituary: “My dad, I believe,
reps due to their passing. The Grantham, NH 03753 Bertha (Jutras) Couturier. Ed was the rep for his class at
newsletter staff’s condolences (603) 863-2362 graduated from Houlton High Houlton High School. His
go out to the following RuthGourley8@gmail.com School, class of ‘49. He served name was Joseph Edward
representatives’ families: in the United States Air Force Couturier. Some people
’49 Joseph “Ed” Couturier Class of 1946 during the Korean War as an know him as Joseph, some
’66 Beverly Gilpatrick Kirk Need Class Rep Aircraft Mechanic obtaining as Eddie. He loved the
’70 Ann Hubert Wilson the rank of Staff Sergeant. newsletter. Unfortunately, he
Class of 1947 He later received a Bachelor’s passed away in April of this
Class of 1941 Need Class Rep Degree from Unity College. year from Covid-19.” Lila, our
Iona Farrar Forbes He retired from the JCPenney deepest condolences to you
27 Solman St. #205 Class of 1948 Company where he worked from the entire board of the
Caribou, ME 04736 Need Class Rep for 42 years in both Houlton Houlton High School Alumni
(207) 492-3491 and Caribou as a Merchandise Association at the passing
Class of 1949 Manager. He then served his of your father to this terrible
Class of 1942 Need Class Rep church, Full Gospel Assembly, and tragic pandemic that is
Need Class Rep Mars Hill, for 10 years as an afflicting our world.
office clerk.
Class of 1943 He is survived by his only Class of 1950
Need Class Rep child Lila Lou Couturier of Byrna Mae Porter Weir
Class of 1944 Long Island, New York. He PO Box 18456
Rochester, NY 14618
was predeceased by his wife,
Need Class Rep Rachel Marie (Gray) Couturier, BMPo-231@bluefrog.com
Joseph “Ed” Couturier passed a half- sister Yvette Wells of San
away on April 3, 2020 in Long Antonio TX and his parents.

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