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an 80th birthday celebration   months in southwest Flori-  Steve Bishop wrote in July   Sally has moved to:  27 Long
        for Peter in July.  All four of   da. Just purchased a season   he was sad to hear of Peter   Rail Park, Apt E,  Bangor, ME
        our children, their spouses,   pass to Alta Mountain in   Allen’s death.  Peter, Bob   04401
        our six grandchildren (and   little Cottonwood Canyon,   Wiggins, Terry St. Peter,   Women from the 1960 class
        friends/significant others) and   Utah - my very favorite place   and Steve “spent a good deal   continue to meet monthly as
        our two great grandchildren,   to ski. I have three sons with   of time together while in   often as possible with  Covid
        attended the birthday party.   great daughters-in-law, five   high school.”  “My health is   threatening.  8 met 6/23/21 at
        Also, joining us were Peter’s   grandchildren ages 12 to 22.   reasonably good (vaccinated   Brookside.
        sister, Mary Ann and husband   We had a family gathering on   in February) and I keep busy
        Gary Stewart, his brother,   July 4th at the lake. The whole   volunteering at a large, local
        Bill, and his wife Sally, along   family attended for the first   food bank two mornings a
        with nephews Andy and Kim   time in nine years. Everyone is   week and also work at a very
        Fitzpatrick and Billy II and   healthy and happy. Cathy and   nice private golf course as a
        Lynn Fitzpatrick. In August we   I keep busy with yoga, golfing,  start on Sunday mornings.
        traveled to Mapleton to join   biking, and water sports. Last   This gives me free golf at one
        our family with the Boucher   year we started pickleball. It is   of the nicest golf courses
        family when our oldest grand-  fun and is a wonderful way to   in my area.  Sadly, my golf
        daughter, Kristen, married   meet people.              game has taken a turn for the   Left around the table:   Lois
        Lucas Boucher officiated by   Thanks to Peter and Joyce for   worse.”              McLellan Haggerty, Sue Carroll
        her Uncle Kevin.            visiting us in Florida. It was   “My extended family took a   Swimm, Linda Leavitt St.Peter,
        Many swims, boat rides      fun to catch up.  I see John   wonderful vacation to North   Margie Huggard, Sally Wakefield
                                                                                           White, Sara Haskell Douglas,
        and cook-outs later,  we hit   McElwee often for golf and   Carolina beaches in June.    Nancy McFadden Bridgham,
        September when it comes     he is full of tidbits.     First time we (daughters &   Geneva Sharp Gove.
        the time to close camp and   Linda Bennett writes that   their husbands plus four   Sue, Lois, Geneva, Margie
        head to school.  This year we   her news starts with a new   granddaughters) had all been   met Sally in Bangor for lunch
        are proud to say that we have   chapter - a move in 2017 from   together since Covid.  My wife   last week after a doctors
        four of our six grandchildren   our home in San Francisco   and I are headed to a Boston   appointment.
        attending the University    of 48 years to San Diego.   Red Sox game and then to the   On 6/25/21 Sara, her son and
        of Maine – all at the Orono   Time is right to be near our   Portland area later this month   daughter-in-law, Steven and
        campus.  Gabriel Fitzpatrick   son’s family.  In January 2018,   to spend time with my sister.”  Kim Douglas (both ‘81) had
        starts his freshman year on a   my husband passed away   Sorry to read about the   dinner with Linda and Terry
        well-earned full scholarship   unexpectedly. Before Covid I   death of Jim Hogan’s son,   St. Peter at Pleasant Point.
        studying computer technol-  enjoyed trips to Ireland and   Jim, in August.  Sorry to read   Sara has been sorting through
        ogy, Zachary Fitzpatrick and   Italy. In May 2021, I became   of the deaths of  Wayne   59 years of belongings to get
        Phillip Easterbrooks are both   a homeowner in an “over 55”   Harris's son, Kevin, in August
        seniors as engineering majors,   community in Oceanside,   and his wife, Jeannette, in   her home at 144 Pond Rd,
                                                                                           Dyer Brook ready for sale.  It is
        and Teresa Easterbrooks is a   a small town north of San   September.  Linda Leavitt St.   now on the market.  Her new
        Teacher’s Assistant in Biology   Diego.  I plan to continue   Peter’s sister, Ann ‘58, died in   address is 9 Shipwreck Rd,
        while working toward her    living “bi-coastal” as long as   October.              Scarborough, ME 04074.  She
        Masters Degree at the Univer-  possible, spending summers                          now has 2 granddaughters
        sity lab.                   at camp on East Grand Lake.    Sally Wakefield White   married:  Emily in New
        Soon we will join other snow-  Grandsons ages 7 and 4 like   solved the mystery of   Hampshire in April and Rachel
                                                               the fur coats worn by the
        birds as we travel to our home   this idea since they can enjoy   varsity cheerleaders in  the   in August at Higgins Beach.
        in Florida, where we will enjoy   Maine life at its finest.  1959 picture in one of the   Sara said to tell everyone that
        our friends in the sunshine                            newsletters.  They were all   if you need tips on clearing
        state for a few months.  We   Class of 1960            members of the class of     out your belongings to
        are thankful for both family   Rachel Sylvester Good   1960:  Nancy Benn Burton,   contact her.  She would also
        and friends - and our good   70 Hare Rd. Monticello, ME   Sally Wakefield White, Sue   love to meet for lunch when
        health.                     04760                      Carroll Swimm, Brenda Hare   you are in the Portland area.
        Albert Condon recently sent   (207) 538-9634           Ouellette, Rachel Sylvester   Geneva has visited her sister,
        us this news. Since I just got                         Good, Linda Peabody         Marie ‘61, in CT rehabilitation
        in from a 35-mile mountain   Linda Leavitt St. Peter   Severson, Beverly Young     center to keep her spirits
        bike ride, I must catch my   17 Parkside Lane          Thorsteinson.  Sally’s mother,   up and reminding her to do
        breath. All is good here now   Belfast, ME 04918       Lou Wakefield, borrowed all   her exercises so they can go
        that Covid has subsided.    (207)338-0571              the coats from friends so the   dancing which makes her
        Tough year for a lot of folks.   lindastpeter@roadrunner.com  girls could make a statement   chuckle.
        We are living at Cross Lake                            attending the tournament in
        four months a year with six                            Bangor.
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