Complied by Becky Ciulla ’06, Office of Alumni Relations, Class Notes Intern

1936

Class agent Grace Thomas Guptill writes that she recently spoke with Hester Small Ames, who is recovering from hip surgery last fall and is doing well. Marion Kelley Merrill has recovered from a heart attack last year and is able to drive and feels well. Marjorie Fogg Ober is quite lame but is able to be out and to drive. Grace corresponds with Dorothy Pierce Main who lives in Groton, Vt., and is well except for poor eyesight so that she no longer is able to play the church organ. She had surgery this spring and is doing well. Grace also keeps in touch with Helen Hurd Day ’35 who was in Florida, but planned to be back in Concord in June. Norma Wade Hancock celebrated her 90th birthday in May; she is an avid gardener and active in her church. Her grandson is attending PSU. Marjorie McCoy Broad lives on a farm in Thornton where she raised a family of 12; she crochets afghan rugs. Says Grace, “I am very well and active and my third great-grandchild was born December 2, 2005 in California. I celebrated my 90th birthday in June. Will try to get more news to you soon about the reunion and hope that some of you will be able to attend. It has been many years and much has happened in our lives. Hope to hear from you and to see you.” You can get in touch with Grace at (603) 225-8453.

1941

For news of Norton Bagley, go to Listening to Plymouth’s Past.

1944

The town of Derry, N.H., recognized Marion Pounder for her hard work and contributions to the Heritage Commission; she is a role model for the community and helps Derry be a better place to live. For more news of Marion Pounder, go to Listening to Plymouth’s Past. From class agent A. Patricia Dubeau Harlow: Thank you for your contributions to the Alumni Fund. Our involvement was impressive. At the July 6 reunion, we cruised on Squam Lake then met at Lucille Nutting Gilman’s for lunch and conversation. Joyce Breck Young traveled to Worcester to hear a concert by the Gaithers, a gospel group. Barbara Currier Kelley is gathering materials so her niece can make a video of her life. Laura Pike DeGoosh is helping to provide transportation for those who no longer drive. Lucille Nutting Gilman and her husband have been visiting in Tulsa. She acted as her own travel agent on a trip to Curacao. Leah Gray reports that work on the land she donated to the town of Campton is moving along. They are adding native trails, a gazebo, etc. Winnifred Bassett is getting around a little and would love to hear from her friends. Shirley Sullivan Finnigan says her daughter and family will be moving to the Seacoast region soon, so she has two reasons to leave Florida for a time. I returned recently from a trip to the “Golden Triangle” (Delhi, Agra and Jaipar) in India. We spent a week in the south, in Lernla—every trip is more exciting then the last. We’re cruising the Greek Islands in October, also visiting Athens and Delphi.

1945

Bea Jennings Salywon writes: I have been talking to a few members of our class—in far flung places. We have not had any get-togethers for a few years now (although last summer I visited Zoe Swift with my daughter and grandchildren). The few of us that are left—and our original class was small—are scattered far and wide. Sylvia Albany Turmelle is back up in Vermont, near her beloved grandchildren and not far from a son. She plays bridge twice a week. Helen Brown Pappas lives down in Alabama with her daughter and two grandchildren; her other two children live nearby. Ruth Matthews O’Leary is very happy with her cute condo in Dover and is still entertaining and playing the piano for various events. Remember how she used to lead us all in song? Sibi Davis Rhodes and her husband are enjoying living near their son in South Carolina and looking forward to a new great-grandchild in July. Zoe Head Swift is in Portland, Maine; she keeps busy playing bridge and making quilts. As for me—I am in Tucson, Ariz., in the same house since 1960. I am still working with the Ukrainian American Society and other groups. I plan to move to a retirement home in the not too distant future. We would all like to hear from everyone. Please contact me with your news, class of 1945. I’ll see that your story is told.

1946

Drina Perkins Blanchette writes: Can you believe that our 60th reunion is staring us in the face? Remember when we used to watch the alumni arriving, never dreaming we’d reach that stage. Most of us seem to be faring as well as can be expected. Elvis Braley Belser sent a very thoughtful card expressing thoughts we might have but never said the words. So good to finally hear from Beverley Sanborn Minot and know that she is happy in her new environment. At our summer reunion we received a nice note from Dorothy Keniston Kushious. She was sorry to miss it, but since she has retired, I’m sure she’ll be there for our 60th. I talked with Pauline Warren Clark; she was holding her own with her illness and seemed in good spirits. We have Virginia Hallisey and Elsie Railton Rushton to thank for making the reunion a reality. We lost Ruth “Flip” Gallagher in April. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to her family. Beverly W. Shaw was able to represent the class at the memorial service. Thanks Bev. The class has been trying to stay in touch via mail or telephone. Beverly Shaw, Marion L. Warren, Ruth G. Bolduc and Barbara P. Patch have been faithful with their calls. Pauline T. Cole had a knee operation and is doing well. Virginia Dearborn had cataracts removed and says she is happy to drive without her glasses. Rosamund B. Hingston is content with her duties in the gift shop and keeping it supplied with her beautiful baby sweaters. Phyllis G Miller hoped to be at our reunion. Elizabeth R. Tennyson and her husband, Don, had a very good winter in Florida. Cynthia P. Harmon and I still attend water aerobics. Virginia Hallisey is keeping busy with the N.H. Retired Educators. She is the corresponding secretary. She played a major role in tabling HB385, which would have reduced retirees from the Board of Trustees in the retirement system.

1948

Wilbur Willey writes: Herbert Arnold is faithful in his correspondence. His latest letter reports serious health problems, but his attitude is of acceptance, if not downright optimism. He included a picture of himself standing beside his easel, with his 2′ x 3′ painting of Chocorua, which may be next year’s Christmas card. Mary Cliche Flynn writes that her life is “not too much different” and goes on to say that on May 1, she was installed as president of the Torrington Woman’s Club and is on the advisory board for the Western Region of Catholic Charities for the Archdioceses of Hartford. Her Red Hat group went to the Norman Rockwell Museum and to the Red Lion in Stockbridge for lunch. In February she visited her sister in Florida and her brother in Atlanta. Just another routine year, we can gather. It’s a good thing she still does a lot of secretarial work for their water bottling company, to keep her busy. Pauline Hobart Lefavour has moved from her apartment building to a smaller house. Barbara Bishop White actually left her cat in Lisbon long enough to spend one night with Hobie. Ruth Birch Marzec has given up all her duties for her church and is no longer secretary of the Marion County Retired Educators Association. She and friends visited the Maritime Provinces of Canada, and on the way stopped in Lyman to see the house where she was brought up. She saw Wilbur Willey there for a good 20 minutes, maybe half an hour. She is enjoying her freedom from so many activities. Henry Vittum is still active in his church (which may be closing), but he found time for a short tour of the Southwest. In October he will be returning to Eastern Europe, mostly in Poland and Germany, as well as Austria and the Czech Republic. It is comforting to know that he will never give up traveling. After 22 years on the board of directors of the Glenwood Cemetery Association, Wilbur Willey has resigned, and next year he will no longer be substituting at Littleton High School. He still writes columns for two papers. His family gave him a party for his 80th birthday at the local Community House. He recovered from the flu in time to attend. About 50 attended, some of whom he did not remember, and counting that day and ensuing days he received about 150 cards! A former student from 50 years ago was there, and later he received a phone call from a friend in Switzerland. There are blessings and burdens attendant on turning 80. We’re all in the same boat, so you know what I mean. Some of your classmates were interviewed during the year by students from PSU, as part of their work in an oral history class (see Listening to Plymouth’s Past). Those interviewed were Ginny Doherty, Pat Storer, Wilbur Willey, and Henry Vittum. Pat, Wilbur, and Henry attended a compilation and presentation of their results. Sorry that all of the class members were not included in this report, but your agent did not receive information from some of you by the deadline or if he did he doesn’t remember where he put it.

1952

Keith Hanscom never thought he would teach when he went to Plymouth Teachers College, but four years later he had a position in Center Conway and education became his lifelong pursuit. He had a deferment from the draft while he was in college and when he entered the teaching profession, the thought of being drafted was an itch he couldn’t scratch. After his first year, he went to his draft board and asked what the prospects were for being inducted. He was told they were rather remote at the time as most training sites were filled. That news did little to scratch the itch so Keith enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was discharged in 1955 and soon after he married Madelyn Welch Hanscom ’51. He taught in public schools in and around Manchester and then worked his way into the State Department of Education where he worked until his retirement. His days in retirement are devoted to taking care of Madelyn who contracted MS. Apparently, he is doing a good job of it because when I talked with her on the phone, she sounded upbeat, pleasant and delightful. Their son, Robert Hanscom, graduated from Plymouth State in 1982. He is married and has four children and lives nearby in New Hampshire. Their daughter Joan graduated from Boston University is married and now lives in Pennsylvania. She and her husband are avid bicyclists who travel the country promoting bicycle races. Barbara Stevens Larsen and her husband, Harry, who is now retired, still live in Salem, N.H. Barbara keeps busy with her three grandchildren, also in Salem. One of her three sons is a captain on the Salem police force. Another son is a software consultant. Barbara taught in the business education department of Salem High School. Even though some of the teachers she worked with have moved on or retired, eight of them have met continually for many years to maintain the social ties they had as professionals. Barbara also meets periodically with the Salem Retired Teachers Association. She and Harry hope to take a vacation to Myrtle Beach, Fla., this winter. Genevieve “Gina” Cannistraro ’56 and Lionel “Dicey” Delacey also travel. Their approach goes something like this: “That looks like a nice place to visit. Let’s go!” They have confined their trips to the United States, including a trip to Alaska in August of this year. They live in Juno, Fla., and Dicey is one of the few male Floridians that I know who does not play golf. He is on the board of directors of a mobile home park that he and another fellow own. He also owns two houses in New Hampshire on Lake Winnisquam. When summer comes he keeps busy taking care of flower beds, taking day trips in his boat and he and Gina entertain their grandchildren. Their oldest son, Michael, was on the 73rd floor of the second tower on 9/11. Miraculously, he survived.

1954

William Marston spoke at PSU’s Graduate Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 13, 2006. He has served New Hampshire as a leader in education for more than 50 years. Now he claims he’s ready for “an old age full of serenity, peace and fulfillment.”

1955

Lorraine Avery Johnstone writes: I have received word that Al and Alfa Bowers ’54 Bourey have moved from Harvard, Ill., to Crystal Lake. We wish them well in their new home. A short time ago Janet Stewart Knowles ’54 and I traveled to Jaffrey to visit Barbara Spaulding Woodbury. She was well and busy with library volunteering and making crafts. Arlene Parent Welch writes that she is doing well in California. During the summer she traveled to the summer home of Barbara Hartwell Simpson. There she met with Beverly Ashley Zampieri and someone they hadn’t seen for many years: Emmy Lou Johnson Tankard ’73. You probably remember Emmy Lou started at Plymouth with us. She left, raised her family and came back to Plymouth to finish and graduate in 1973. She is retired from an education career in Berlin. I was sorry I missed the gathering since we were at Orr’s Island camping. We will soon leave for Florida for two months. While there we will spend lots of time with Mary and Wendell Whitcher. He is retired from teaching in Meredith. I received a nice Christmas letter from Arnie and Edythe “Edie” Grant ’56 Adams. They are both well, busy and enjoy RVing. Arnie plays in several bands and Edie is busy with garden club. Barbara Spaulding Woodbury had been hospitalized, but was on the mend. She is still driving and volunteering in the library. Sometime soon Janet Stewart Knowles ’54 and I will travel to visit Barbara and have lunch. Shortly John and I will be camping at Wells, Maine. Fran Purrington Paul and her husband camp there all summer. I also expect to spend time with Arlene Parent Welch who still summers at Wells Beach. She has returned from spending the winter with her daughter in California. Arlene and I attended the retired teacher’s luncheon recently. There we met up with Maryann Jewel Lacasse ’54 who had returned from spending the winter in Florida. I talked with Al and Alfa Bousey ’54 Bowers, they are well and enjoying their new home. We hope to get together with them when they come east in September. Then they will be traveling to Tanzania; and we will be leaving for a few days in Budapest, then a two-week river cruise to Amsterdam. There is news of Bette Batchelder, see Listening to Plymouth’s Past. Hope all you ’51 graduates of Plymouth High School will attend our reunion this year.

1957

Sheila Thompson Emery and her husband, Ken, spent their 49th anniversary 1,500 miles from their New Mexico home. They took an eco-trip to the third largest peninsula in the world, Cabo San Lucas, BC, Mexico and back. Sheila says that she thinks she is getting old because she is shrinking. Ellie Du Buono Poulin, Noarma Huggins Heinz, Dick Fagnant, and Carol Willis Aldrich ’58, had a mini-reunion in Naples, Fla., this past winter. Ellie and her husband, Dick, downsized their home in Salem last year. She enjoys bridge, traveling, working out and volunteering at church and the town’s outreach program. Bert Mills and his wife, Isabelle, are enjoying life in Sunapee, N.H. They play golf and enjoy an annual trip to Europe each summer, favoring Switzerland again this year. They volunteered in an elementary school in Newport, and retired this winter. Bert enjoys doing genealogy research. Ray Blanchette has been very busy. After graduating from PTC, he taught at Interlakes High School in Meredith, N.H., then taught general science and physics at Winnacunnet H.S. in North Hampton. He married his wife, Priscilla, in 1961 and moved to Connecticut. He taught at Wallingford and Lebanon before doing graduate work at UConn. He began working there in 1973, where he set up an advanced chemistry program for the University H.S. He retired in 1992. He continued to work at UConn until he and Priscilla retired to Alfred, Maine. He has authored many science texts. He is presently on the Alfred Planning Board and is the treasurer of his home owners association. Gerri David Dean has been retired from teaching in Laconia for 10 years. She has been busy caring for her grandchildren, and belongs to a number of education-based groups. She is the director of the Taylor Community, a retirement and assisted living community, and is active in her church. She enjoys lunches with her friends and caring for her flower garden. Robert McCoy and his wife, Marjorie, enjoy the traveling life. In May, they visited California where their daughter lives. They are planning a trip to New Hampshire in September. He visited N.H. last April to visit his sister and her family. In the winter, they snowbird in Desert Hot Springs which is near Palm Springs, Calif. Gloria Lamott Perkins winters in St. Augustine, Fla., and enjoyed being a member of the St Augustine choral group this past winter.

1958

Jean Routhier O’Shea writes: Over the Christmas holiday I saw another get-together with the gals! This time, in addition to Carol Willis Aldrich, Dodie Merrill Greenwood, Lois Kretschmar Lindh and Nina Savitch, we were joined by Linda Cote Morrow who lives in Newport. Linda was excited about being a first-time grandmother, and we were so happy for her. Shirley Solari Corrette was unable to attend this time, and we missed her. Barbara Hays Metivier had hoped to join us, but had a conflict. Maybe next time! Nina’s brother, who lives in California, has always paid for our lunch and we are most appreciative. We hear another first-time grandmother is Lucille Demers LaFlamme. So much fun to look forward to! I spoke with Gene and Joan Doyon ’56 Savage in January and was delighted to hear that a west coast Florida gathering for Plymouth alumni would be happening the day after I was to arrive in North Fort Myers for a visit with my sister. It was expected that both Pete Graham and Carol Willis Aldrich would be there at that time. I’ll report next time on who from our class was able to attend. Gene and Pete were busy over the winter hosting dinners in Florida for outgoing PSU President Donald Wharton. My e-mail is jojeano@aol.com.

1959

Bill Hagner, class agent, writes, We are very close to our goal of raising $5,000 for our class gift. Any amount in excess of our stated goal will go toward a scholarship fund for education majors. If you haven’t already donated to this fund and wish to do so, please send your payment to MSC 50, Plymouth State University, 17 High St., Plymouth, NH 03264-1595. Make any checks payable to Plymouth State University and designate for Class Gift 1959. Sam Shields is enjoying “retirement” in Piermont, N.H., but is still very active in Vermont Education Association affairs. He serves as executive director of the Orange East Education Association. For news of Nancy Whittemore Granger and a photo that will take you back, visit Listening to Plymouth’s Past.

1960

Find more news of Ed Ashnault in Listening to Plymouth’s Past.

1961

Find more news of Roberta Wallace Stearns in President’s Council Receives Silas Pearl Awards.

1962

For news of Wallace Stevens, read President’s Council Receives Silas Pearl Awards.

1963

There is news of George Davis in Listening to Plymouth’s Past.

1964

For news of Richard Evans, see Listening to Plymouth’s Past.

1965

Former roommates Elaine Currier Keniston and Roberta “Bobbie” St. Jean met in Plymouth for coffee last November when both happened to be visiting friends and family in New England. Elaine lives in Roanoke, Va., with her husband, Dale ’67. She is an RN at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Salem, Va. Dale recently retired. Bobbie lives in Margate, Fla., where she teaches a creative writing class called “Write for Joy!” and works as a conference planner and executive assistant for Today’s Givers magazine. Judith Ann Swanson of Manchester, N.H., retired after returning to her high school alma mater, Goffstown Area High School, where she was a teacher and chairperson of the business department for 33 years. She left teaching for four years when she had the opportunity to work in Washington, D.C., during the Reagan administration. Judy was an administrative assistant to Gerald P. Carmen, head of the General Services Administration. She continues to work part-time for the now ex-ambassador Carmen. The remainder of her time is devoted to traveling—her four to five trips per year provide her with a most enjoyable lifestyle. Lorraine Currier McBride of Farmington, N.H., history major, retired after serving the communities of Tilton-Northfield (Winnisquam High School) and Milton (Nute High School) for a combined 30 years of service. Her last 10 years were spent as vice principal of Nute High. She now lives in Farmington with her husband, Carl. Ann Carter LaForce of Goffstown, N.H., retired after 33 years in the Weare and Goffstown school systems. She lives with her husband, Louis. Ann continues to teach on the adjunct staff for NHCTC in Manchester. She is a member of the Granite State Cloggers demonstration dance team that performs all over the state. She also holds the current title of Ms. N.H. Senior America, won last August. Lee Mason has news in Listening to Plymouth’s Past.

1966

Read President’s Council Receives Silas Pearl Awards for news of Janet Fagnant Learned.

1967

Read President’s Council Receives Silas Pearl Awards for news of John L. Daly and Carol Flate Gerken.

1968

Linda Varney Greenwood writes, Seth Wescott, son of Margie Gould Wescott ’67 and Jim Wescott ’65 won an Olympic gold medal. For news of Mike Spinelli, read President’s Council Receives Silas Pearl Awards.

1969

George Ajoue joined the Air Force after graduation, entered OTS, became a second lieutenant, and ended up in Tampa, Fla. He met his “dream girl,” Nora, and they’ve been married since 1973. After working with various city/corporate agencies, he found his niche as a tax auditor with the IRS, where he spent 10 years of service. He then spent 14 years as an inspector with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and “retired” in 1997. Then he became a special investigator (contractual) with the FBI for six years, and “retired” from that about three years ago. Now he’s “officially retired”! Nora is also retired so they spend time with their two dogs, Moxie and Casey, on the beaches in the Clearwater area. Fred Bailey is currently sharing superintendent duties in the Groveton area with Sherwood Fluery, Carol Cushing Frizzell and Bob Butson. He “retired” three years ago after moving “up the ranks” at Groveton H.S. His wife, Vicki Clements Bailey ’71, is still teaching. He says he’ll be looking into retirement after Kyle graduates from college, which will give him more time to mow his lawn! Joan Cook became a lawyer, practiced for 20 years in Maine, then retired—for the first time! She is currently vice president of the Charter Trust Company, managing the Portland and Biddeford offices. She and her husband, Steve, a practicing “country lawyer,” live in Kennebunk and she has a wonderful stepson, James. They would like to (eventually) retire to the Plymouth area, maybe take classes, and become a couple of old “geezers” pretending to be 20 again! Dave ’71 and Jackie Cole Costa are still in Arizona, where he’s been teaching for the past four years, after getting out of the postal/shipping business he owned for many years. He’s “dabbling” a bit in real estate, and is an avid golfer and scuba diver. She is retired, having been a principal and the director of human resources for the Paradise Valley School District. They have two daughters, Stephanie and Alison. Dave and Jackie just bought a 21 ft. deck boat to cruise the lakes in the area, and Jackie loves being retired. Dave is looking forward to it in another few years. Susan Curtis Kramer has lived in Baton Rouge for 27 years, where she and her husband own a private school. He is an electrical engineer and Sue runs the day-to-day operation. She has three step-children and five grandchildren. She, Judy Leclair White and Sue Neal Soto-Campos still keep in touch and a picture of the three of them, taken a few years ago at a mini-reunion in New Orleans, appeared, not too long ago, in an issue of the alumni magazine. They, along with the late Dotti Standish Whitmore, lived together their senior year in the Married Students Housing complex, which had recently been built. Sherwood Fluery, as mentioned earlier, is “co-superintending” in the Groveton area, with three other 1969 classmates, probably the first time that’s ever happened anywhere! His wife, Jackie, retired seven years ago, after teaching for 28 years in Wolfeboro and Alton. He still skis, and, since he lives about three miles from Cannon, frequents that ski area often. He also was in contact with Mary Ellen Morris Devenney, from our class, and learned that she is living in Waldoboro, Maine, with her husband, Joe, a photographer, has two children, and is teaching art. Felicia Foss Hermann worked for a printing company after graduation, then for a private business, in order to spend more time with her son, diagnosed with learning disabilities. She moved to Tucson in 1982, and eventually became the assistant to the vice president for student life at the University of Arizona. She now is the executive assistant to the director for residence life. She remarried in 1992, and says her life with Jim just gets better and better every day. Brian Knight retired from the army as a command sergeant major and also from teaching history for many years. At one time he also had a part-time job with the 19th Judicial Circuit Court in Illinois as an adult probation officer. At one point, 97 felons were assigned to him. In retirement, he has become the “family historian,” volunteers at his former school and, pretending to be a teacher in 1900, teaches at a local museum’s one-room school. Thanks to Dr. Pugh, from PSC in 1968, he is researching Benedict Arnold and Olney Judge, who was a slave of George Washington’s and ran away to live free in New Hampshire. Sheila Linehan Nudd and her husband, Bob, will be celebrating 30 years together in June, in the Hampton area. He is a commercial lobsterman and recently, built her a boat, a few traps and a license application. Over the years they have provided a home for many young men who needed assistance and one, in particular, became like a son to them. She will be retiring in June, after 37 years of teaching, 36 of them at Hampton Academy. She just received her seventh honor in Who’s Who Among American Teachers. Ed and Judi Leclair White recently moved to a new home they had built on a lake, in South Carolina, to try and become “fishermen”! She’s been with a large hospital for 24 years teaching customer service classes and handling all incoming complaints. Ed has been with Apple Computer almost as long. In April, she, her daughter and two grandchildren flew to New Hampshire to visit with her 92-year-old mother. She and Skip Whitmore managed a bit of time for a visit, both admiring how good the other looked and how it seemed as if no time had passed whatsoever! Lillian Moffette Swenson worked in Boston for 25 years and progressed “through the ranks” to become an officer in an insurance company. She went to law school and became a member of the Massachusetts bar, but stayed with the insurance company. Eleven years ago she moved back to New Hampshire to manage a claim office, married a wonderful man with two adult children, and now there are three grandchildren in her life. She retired from the insurance company and now works for a company from Pennsylvania, handling litigation worldwide. She loves technology! Currently she is living 20 miles north of Plymouth, in an area she grew to love while at PSC, and she looks forward to another challenging career. Dana Nelson and his wife Lee Richman ’72 are still in Mechanicsville, Va, where she is an elementary teacher and he owns a company that deals with lines of building products. Kirkland “Rusty” Ross says “life is good”! He re-married 14 years ago, and both he and Marcia are still very involved with education. He is the principal of Kingswood Middle School in Wolfeboro, and she, the principal of Oyster River Middle School in Durham. They live in Gilford, and their “blended” family is all grown up. Ron and Linda Writer ’71 Royer are the proud grandparents of two young girls, daughters of their oldest son who lives near Dallas, Texas. Ron attended the Red Sox opening day game in Texas this past April, as a birthday present from his family. Ron and Linda sold their house in Manchester two years ago, knocked down their lakefront camp on Northwood Lake, built a nice home and are now full-time lake residents. He is a practicing psychologist, having sold his long running business to a local hospital, then worked with them for three years. Pat Spidell Crawford is married and lives in Lisbon, where she has been for the past 25 years. She was a program director for mentally and physically challenged adults for many years, but is not presently working, due to physical limitations. She and her husband, Eben ’71 (who is retired
but still involved with three other vocations) enjoy sitting on their deck and listening to the birds argue over worms. Geoff Underwood is currently working as a loan officer in a small bank in Northbridge, Mass. He remarried, in 1989, to Linda, and they are the proud grandparents of six—at last count! Last summer, he surprised Linda with a trip to England, near Liverpool, and got to tour old “Beatles” haunts. He is still singing (remember the Probation?), and is now with a band called “Route 66,” an oldies, classic rock group. Rock on, Geoff! Donna Gould Keazer is still a traveling registered nurse—six months (the “rough sledding” ones) at Dartmouth Hitchcock and six in Naples, Fla. She has three daughters, one in Ft. Kent, Maine, who teaches nursing and has two children; another lives in Washington, D.C.; and the third one lives in Naples, Fla., with her son. Garvese (formerly known as Neil) White is still married to Ruth Sullivan ’71; they live in Portland, Ore. She is an assistant principal in a large Portland ’burb. Garvese, having spent many years in corporate life with such “giants” as Nike, Avia and Adidas, and living all over the world, is now a residential general contractor. Dale Woodward has five grandchildren, whom he considers the “whipped crème” of life. Still married to Bonnie (37 years, his high school “sweetie”) and director of USA Research & Development for Hubbard Farms (a poultry genetics company). He says he’s still having fun working. Dan Andrews, founder of Kappa Delta Phi fraternity, Sigma Chapter, at PSC in 1966, retired from teaching, after a few years, and went into the antique and estate appraisal business with his wife, Elsie. He has been involved in these areas for 35 years. He is a member of The International Society of Appraisers, The National Auctioneers Association and The Maine Auctioneers Association. He received an MBA from the University of Wisconsin, and is a federally licensed firearms dealer. Thalia “T” Metcalf Webb is retired. She and her husband, Rod, took a two-week road trip to Illinois to visit relatives. She taught school for 31 years, loved it and then she took some long term subbing positions for three years. Now she is completely done with education. Her husband is also recently retired from his second career, as a customer service rep for L.L. Bean (his first career was working in the paper industry). They have lived in Newport, Maine, for 29 years and really enjoy the small town atmosphere. They travel as much as possible, especially to San Francisco to visit their kids. They also enjoy spending time in Aruba. They are extremely involved in volunteer projects, “especially working on a capital campaign committee to raise funds to build a cultural center to house the library and historical society for our town. It is a challenge, but a pleasure! Rod and I are preparing for an exciting summer—resting beside the pool.” Elaine Poirier Glidden tells us that two weeks after graduation, she and Jonas Glidden ’70 were married, and have stayed that way ever since. She worked at PSU for the music department (Walter Smith—remember him?) as a secretary for a year while Jonas was completing student teaching and the rest of his senior year. They both got jobs the next year at Pittsfield (N.H.) Middle High School and taught there for 35 years. She taught business and computer applications and Jonas taught social studies. In June 2005 they retired and have been enjoying life ever since! Mary Grady Panarese and her husband, Joe, along with Judy Swanson ’65 traveled to Las Vegas in November to attend the Mrs. Senior America Pageant. Our friend and fellow Plymouth graduate Ann Carter LaForce ’65 is Mrs. Senior New Hampshire and competed in the pageant. Mary is quite the traveler. Last May she enjoyed a two-week cruise of the Greek Isles. As many of you know, Mary is very involved in N.H. Special Olympics and does a great deal of volunteer work throughout the year. This July, she went to Ames, Iowa, with a N.H. Special Olympics basketball team to complete in the national games. Mary is an assistant coach for the team. Skip Whitmore, current class agent, is still completely retired and does occasional charitable projects for Meals on Wheels, Vietnam veterans and area senior citizens. This allows him to spend more time with his wife, Lisa, whom he married on a sailboat in Key West Harbor, in 1999. He also sees more of his children: Mike, who lives and works in the Nashua area; Kristin, a teacher living in Huntsville, Ala., with husband Jeff and dog Alex; and Jeff, a professionally certified ski instructor at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado. Skip is still “rockin n’ a-rollin” in two bands, and would like to hear from many more classmates for the next issue.

1971

For news of John P. Clark and David Barry, read Listening to Plymouth’s Past.

For news of Steve Eastman read President’s Council Receives Silas Pearl Awards.

1972

Bonnie Epstein has news, read Listening to Plymouth’s Past.

1974

News of Gail Carr and Pete Cofran can be found by reading Listening to Plymouth’s Past.

1975

John Bourdon is still living in Meredith, N.H., and would like to hear from alumni from the classes of ’74 or ’75. His email address is jorb@metrocast.net. See President’s Council Receives Silas Pearl Awards for news of Gordan MacEwen.

1976

Editor’s note: In the Winter 2006 Plymouth Magazine we mistakenly referred to Gil Talbot retiring from her full-time position. That should have been from his full-time position at The Woodworks of Londonderry, N.H. Our apologies. Pamela Brown Stamnas is employed at Cheshire Medical Center as a compensation manager. For news of Terri Lessard, Nick Vailas and Patti Biederman, read Listening to Plymouth’s Past. Patti and Scott Biederman also appear on the inside back cover of this issue of Plymouth Magazine.

1977

Joanne Nako is working at Raytheon Corporation as a mechanical engineer.

1979

Dick Dumais is returning to the Gilford High School math and science department after a 12-year absence.

1980

Deborah George Henry has joined the board of directors at Senior Care in Ipswich, N.H.

1981

Carrie Morrow is very excited about the release of her latest movie, Kiss, Kiss Bang, Bang, starring Robert Downey Jr. Carrie was a producer on the Warner Bros. production and is also very proud of her brother, Rob Morrow, who is the star of the CBS hit drama Numb3rs. Carrie recently got together for a weekend visit in Los Angeles with former classmates Carrie Wisinski Egan and Elizabeth Watt Egan. Talal Sbat is the sales manager at Graebel New England.

1982

Roland Simard is a Berlin native and art teacher. His art work was featured at the Old Mill Studio gallery.

1983

For news of Peter and Robbin Keith Adams read Solar Mates.

1984

Robin Peringer was nominated as a Schoolhouse Hero by the National Honor Society. Charles “Chuck” Morse received the Greater Salem Good Scout Award at a reception on April 13, 2006. For news of Ken Barlow, read A Meterologist Comes Home: Ken Barlow ’84. For news of Sandra Jones, read Solar Mates.

1985

Alan Bernstien is the new principal of Walpole High School. For news of John Manion, read President’s Council Receives Silas Pearl Awards.

1986

David Keenan has rejoined Northern Community Investment Corporation (NCIC) as vice president of lending. Alison Bartlett Parreault is assistant vice president of Meredith Village Savings Bank. For news of Steve Edwards and Larry Haynes, read President’s Council Receives Silas Pearl Awards.

1987

Gerald “Gerry” Kayo is principal of the Dr. Paul Nettle Middle School in Haverhill, Mass. Rhonda MacKinnon Rosand is the owner of Rhonda Rosand CPA Company.

1989

Chris Mosca is principal of Greely High School. He was named High School Principal of the Year by the Maine Principals Association.

1990

Carol Gerhart Stone works for Connecticut River Transit (CRT), communicating with the surrounding communities about transportation services for Dial-A-Ride, in-town busses, Medicaid transportation, and commuter busses to the Upper Valley, Okemo and Brattleboro. Lynne Croteau Johnson is residential mortgage loan originator at Northway Bank. Megan Foley is the band director for La Salle High School. Jay Shattuck is co-owner of the Countrybrook Farms with his wife, Michelle; they cater to homeowners and landscape contractors.

1991

Kristin Dougherty Maskalenko was inducted into Bedford High School’s first Athletic Hall of Fame on April 1, 2006. Theresa Koehler is mentioned in President’s Council Receives Silas Pearl Awards.

1992

Brian Benigni is principal of McGee Middle School. Wendy McLaughlin Pregiato, husband Larry and daughter Isabel, have returned to the U.S. after living in Japan and England for four and a half years. They are now living in Westchester County, N.Y. Jim Frazier and Paul Jenkins recently completed the 5th Ride for Hope – Ride for Life, a charity cycling event they started with three friends in 1999. The ride is now held every July to raise money for pediatric brain tumor research; 100 percent of the proceeds from the ride go directly to Boston Children’s Hospital.

1993

Michelle Gardner has joined the Cornerstone Christian Academy staff as a preschool teacher and music teacher for preschool–8th grade. Maureen Sullivan Schiffman is teaching high school Spanish and living in Menlo Park, Calif., with her husband, Josh, and her son, Noah.

1994

Leo Trudel is an assistant professor of business at University of Maine–Fort Kent. Karen Ray is a licensed acupuncturist and is helping the Lincoln Family Health Center to expand its services to include acupuncture. Theresa Stark is now working at DMR Mass as a service coordinator. Beth Flaherty is associate director of financial aid at Harvard Divinity School. For news of Chris Buckley, read Solar Mates.

1995

Jennifer Starr recently took a position with Heineken and moved to Georgia. She says she absolutely loves working for the company and living in Georgia.

1996

Thomas Edwards is still living the dream in Steamboat Springs, Colo. He fights fires in the summer and skis all winter. He will be in North Carolina this winter on a detail with the Asheville Hotspot Crew. Kristy Vollmer is part owner of Mad River Fitness, which offers many different classes, such as yoga and cycling. Stephanie Patten Wrobleski is an English teacher at the Ballston Spa Middle School.

1997

Brian Smith is working at Mohegan Sun as an analyst. Also, he is currently a non-commissioned officer and a six year veteran of the Connecticut Air National Guard. Laurel Perry is a field manager for Armistead Caregiver Services, where she oversees and expands Armistead’s training programs, providing on-going education to caregivers and completing new client intakes. Jennifer Bois-Slattery is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in New Hampshire as of May 2006. She received her master’s degree with distinction from Rivier College in 2004 in clinical mental health counseling. She is a child and adolescent clinician at The Youth Council in Nashua, specializing in trauma and adolescent substance abuse counseling and assessment. She also provides SAP counseling services to at-risk students at Nashua High School South and Merrimack High School. Jennifer hosts The Poets Corner, a monthly poetry event in Nashua that features poetry readings and open mic poetry. Jennifer began the Poetry Club, now known as Plymouth Poets and Writers, when she was in her sophomore year at Plymouth and continues to honor the arts through promotion of area poetry readings.

1998

Jennifer Ritchotte MacDonald is a financial representative for Fidelity Investments. Matthew Smith lives in Asheville, N.C., where, following his love of geology, he runs his own business called Stone Smith; he specializes in dry-laid stonework. Matt is an avid rock climber. He’d love to hear from any of his former classmates.

1999

Rebecca Roy is now working at FedEx in sales. Christopher McAloon is working for NOAA/National Weather Service in marine/coastal planning. Julie Dion Bradley was married September 25, 2004 at Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, R.I., to Jeffrey Bradley. Attending the wedding from Plymouth State were Maid of Honor Suzanne Lassonde Carmichael ’00 and bridesmaid Moirialin Celia, along with guests Channon Capra ’00, Shannon Lamonde Hebert and Andrea Gladkowski Dutton. All the girls are Alpha Sigma Alpha members and continue to have a girls’ trip every year. Last year they visited the Stowe Lake Inn in Vermont for a relaxing weekend of pampering.

2000

Sonja Homyak Bono received her MSW from Boston University in 2005 and is currently working as a clinical coordinator with Justice Resource Institute in Hyannis. Peter Ward is working in human resources at BAE Systems. Michelle DePaola completed her MSW from Springfield College in 2004. She is a medical social worker at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Michelle is celebrating the purchase of her first home in Decatur. Scott Slattery is urban programs manager for the City of Nashua, N.H. He was formerly the executive director of the Derry Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Scott received his master’s degree in community economic development from Southern New Hampshire University in May 2005.

2001

Dr. Joseph W. Gallagher was admitted to the practice of Optometry in Maine as of August 2005. He successfully passed the National and State Board examinations. Matt Berky started his own recording studio and won a national award for “Best Promotional Campaign,” competing with 40,000 other studios. Shannon Schlumberger graduated magna cum laude from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh with a second degree in graphic design. She works for Howard Hanna Real Estate as an advertising coordinator/graphic designer; she is in charge of the design and implementation of advertising for three Pittsburgh area newspapers along with various other creative projects. Perry Long has stepped down from the Bristol County Democratic League (BCDL) to run for Bristol county commissioner.

2002

Timothy ScandaleGeoffrey Colbath is attending the Illinois Institute of Design and is graduating in May this year with a major in strategic communication design. Darcy Bagley Sylvestre moved back to Newport, N.H. She is a family service worker for DCYF in Claremont. She says “It’s funny to be working with Amanda Jewell Scott in a professional setting after being at PSC together.” Robin Hartman received her M.S. degree in sports management from Neumann College in May.

2003

Stacy DeBruyckere is teaching third grade for the Derry School District. David Hartranft CAGS ’03 has been appointed to the board of directors of the Homemakers Health Service of Strafford. For news of Jessica Orf Dutille, read Putting Faith, Hope and Love into Action.

2004

Douglas Martin is an advisor at Grubb Ellis Coldstream Real Estate. Phil Jones is teaching math at Bow High School. He is co-advisor of the dodgeball club and the Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) club, based on the popular Japanese video game. Randy Herk is working at CADY (Communities for Alcohol and Drug Free Youth), as a youth services coordinator. Amy Harrington is working at the Office of Governor John Lynch as a special assistant for citizen services. Kelly Horan Testa is a teacher at the New England Center for Children. For news of Laura Brusseau, read Putting Faith, Hope and Love into Action.

2005

Kristen Blais is a half-time fifth-grade teacher and a half-time Title I teacher. Christa Bosco is the new language arts teacher at Cheshire Public School. Heather Scott Arsenault is now working at the Mental Health Center for Greater Manchester. She is helping clients to follow their treatment plans. Abigail Currier is working as a case manager and teacher at the May Institute in Chatham, Mass. The May Institute specializes in the treatment and education of students with autism. Elizabeth Hutchins is human resources assistant at Cranmore Mountain Resort.