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Lois has been able to visit her This obituary came to us from rambles. Linda Adams spent we might be on the track for
mother in a Canadian nursing Clara Niles Whitney ‘61 a few days with us in July, and more normalcy. As Covid rates
home. Each visit requires a Ann Lanford and Henry vis- diminish here in Aroostook
rapid Covid test, filling out ited in August. Mary Putney and in Maine in general, more
paperwork, and a fee of and her brother Dennis Roach interaction with others is
$125! WOW! When did that drove over from Nickerson beginning to happen.
happen? Lake for lunch one day, and Our rock band, Rock Renais-
Clara Whitney came anoth- sance, has now played three
er day from her and Whit’s gigs at the Hidden Spring
camp on Drews Lake. McGill’s Winery in East Hodgdon. We
Band started up after its gap will continue to do so once
year, and my husband Frank a month from now on. Take
along with Penny Nevers and note that our group has been
others were performing once inoculated and maintains
again. I talked with audience social distancing as best we
members Linda Wotton and can. As I have indicated in
Dale and Jeannie Thibo- other news articles some of
TITUSVILLE - David Carl deau. One day I had a nice these band members you
Smart passed peacefully in phone chat with Jeanne Ed- might recognize as they are
Elaine Williams, Justin’s Titusville, Florida, on May 29, wards, who lives in Sullivan. all holdovers from our begin-
wife, sent a picture with her at the age of 77. Dave is sur- She and Gary were enjoying a ning band from the 1970s!
grandson, Justin, age 13 in vived by his wife, Linda Smart; visit from son Mark and family Tim Humphrey, husband of
2020. “My grandson keeps their three children and their down from Alaska. Frank and classmate Dorene Ellis Hum-
growing and I keep shrinking!” families. I visited Elizabeth Wakeman phrey, Bob Frame and Neil
Elaine is his Uber driver Dave was born in Houlton, for a few days at her summer Wetmore are all graduates of
several times a week and is Maine, on July 21, 1943, to place in Christmas Cove. I Houlton High School. Scott
enjoying their time together. Carl and Geraldine Dwyer saw Joyce London at Mid- Emack, a long-time teach-
Smart. He graduated from The night Madness and again at er at Houlton High School,
University of Maine in 1965, the Potato Blossom Festival and myself are also actively
with a degree in chemical where I was signing copies of playing. Scott is taking a break
engineering. He married my memoir outside County due to knee surgery but is
Linda, his high school sweet- Co-op. Joyce’s husband died with us in spirit! In addition
heart, and began his career three years ago. Let us hope to the winery, we have had
in Millinocket, Maine. He that by next summer Covid additional gigs lined up. This
became a renowned process will be over and done with. seems to be a good indication
engineer. Work eventually For good! that we are turning the corner
took him to Cape Elizabeth, Barbara on the pandemic and return-
Sara Douglas, her son and ME, Ohope Beach, NZ, Scar- ing to a more normal life as
daughter-in-law, Steven and Kim Class of 1962
Douglas (both ‘81) had dinner borough, ME, before retiring mentioned.
with Linda and Terry St. Peter at in Titusville, FL, and Orient, Dave McGillicuddy This June our rock band was
Pleasant Point. ME. David was an avid hunter, 8 Green Street, Apt. 2 playing at an event hosted at
adventurer, a 32nd degree Houlton, ME 04730 the Wilderness Pines Camp-
Class of 1961 Mason, and a member of the davemcgillicuddy@gmail.com ground at Conroy Lake in
Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton Kora Shrine Highlanders. Monticello. I discovered that
385A 5th St. A funeral will be scheduled Mary Peabody classmate Larry Ross was in
Brooklyn, NY 11215 at a date to be determined 3 Ridgeway Court attendance and had a con-
(718) 788-2282 in Maine. In lieu of flowers, Houlton, ME 04730 versation with him. We both
mcgillbolt@yahoo.com please consider a donation mdpeabody5@gmail.com recognized that we were one
to either Shriners Hospital to two years older than most
Jim Wheeler writes, “Here’s a for Children or Mims United Dave McGillicuddy ‘62 of our classmates, a distinc-
blast from the distant past! I Methodist Church in Mims, I do not have a lot of class tion that we do not neces-
am alive and well!!! Like you Florida. news to report, sorry to say. sarily cherish, nor can we do
all, I survived the 2020 polit- It was great to be back at our This is probably due to the anything about. He is doing
ical p---- contest. A person camp at East Grand Lake after lack of communication during well, retired from trucking but
could watch the news once a the Covid gap, first year of my this time of Covid. However, active in many other ways. He
week and be well informed. life I have not spent part of it there are a few highlights often bumps into many other
Have a good day today and a in Maine. Like old times, Dick that I have noticed at the classmates who he sees at the
better one tomorrow! – Jim” start of summer that indicate post office when picking up
Rhoda stopped by on his lake
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