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OLIVER AMES CLASS OF 1952
Class Reunion Web Site |
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| Information About Our Class...... |
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Class of 1952
Oliver Ames High School,
Lincoln St., No. Easton, Mass. |
Our Class Officers in 1952 -
Were we ever this young and innocent ??
Our Sport Teams in 1952 -
Baseball Team '52 - Wins= 10, Losses= 4 .
The 1952 OA baseball team were Hockamock Champs with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, beating out Sharon and No. Attleboro who each had records of 9 and 5. The lineup for the last game was: Gonsalves SS, Varella LF, Cronin RF, Holmes P, McEvoy C, Bailey FB, Johnson 2B, Lilya 3b, Miller CF.
Football Team '52 - Wins= 3, Losses= 3 Tied= 2 .
Season Highlight- Richard Holmes' 107 yard run against West Bridgewater on the last day of the season. That was the good news! The bad news was that he didn't score! (Damn, he would have scored if that little Gerry Gonsalves had been fast enough to catch up with him and block that tackler!! Ha Ha!) Team captains were Norm Cronin and Ritchie Holmes.
Field Hockey '52 - Wins= 4, Losses= 1 Tied= 1 .
Season Highlight- Brilliant defense and in particular great goal tending by Mona Bellows who had a great 4 year career. (Sure they were better than the guys playing football, but the guys scored more points!! Ha Ha!)
Boys' Basketball '52 - Wins= 7, Losses= 10. Girls' Basketball - Wins= 6, Losses= 3.
Our Hall of Fame Atheletes -
New Oliver Ames
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OAHS
Athletes Hall of Fame
Class of '52 inductees:
Mona Bellows,
Alice Maliff,
Richard Holmes,
and Leo McEvoy.
their year of induction and plague write-up follows: |
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2003- Mona Bellows-"Mona Bellows distinguished herself as
a multi-sport competitor at Oliver Ames High School, but she didn’t stop there, remaining active
in a variety of competitive athletics.
At OA, Mona played four years each of field hockey, basketball, and softball. She earned four
varsity letters in field hockey, two in basketball, and three in softball. As a junior, Mona was a
member of the OA field hockey team that finished the season undefeated, untied, and unscored upon.
Following high school, Mona attended Boston University. Collegiate varsity athletic opportunities
were limited for women in those days, but Mona competed in intramurals. Mona graduated from BU with
a degree in physical therapy.
In the years after college, while working as a physical therapist, Mona was active in athletics,
playing for soccer, ice hockey, golf, and softball teams. She also coached youth soccer in
Piedmont, CA, the community where she now lives. A sailing enthusiast, Mona belongs to a sailing
club and has sailed the Great Lakes."
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2003-Alice Maliff- "Alice Maliff is a member of the second of four generations of Oliver Ames High
School athletes. She represented her generation well. Alice played four years of field hockey,
basketball, and softball at OA, and earned 10 varsity letters. She starred on the 1951 field hockey
team that was undefeated, untied, and unscored upon, a record that may remain unmatched for all time
at OA.
Alice graduated from Springfield College. She returned to Easton and became a physical
education teacher in the town’s school system. Alice and fellow OAHS Athletic Hall of Fame inductee,
Patricia (McCann) DeCoste, became a teaching duo, and were known to thousands of Easton school
children as their first tutors in phys ed. Alice also refereed Hockomock League field hockey and
girls basketball games for 17 years.
Alice writes that, “Many of my fondest memories are the years I participated in sports at Oliver
Ames High School. These years were instrumental to my success in college and in my professional
career.”
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2004- Richard Holmes - "“One of the best high school football players I have ever seen,” is how
Richie Holmes was described by Bill Vellante, his football coach at OA. “Richie was a superb athlete
who excelled in all areas of sport,” said Leo McEvoy (OA ‘52), a teammate of Holmes’s and a fellow
2004 OAHS Athletic Hall of Fame inductee. Toughness and versatility were the hallmarks of Holmes,
one of the top OA athletes of the early ‘50s. Playing four years each of football, basketball, and
baseball, he earned 10 letters, and was a captain of the football team his senior year.
He was a hard-nosed ball carrier on the gridiron, and was a ferocious tackler from his middle
linebacker position. Yeah, he was a tough football player. How tough? Well, consider that in the
third quarter of the second game of the season his senior year, he broke his arm, and played the
remainder of the game. After convalescing for a total of two weeks, he suited up again for OA and
played out the schedule.
In basketball, Holmes was a tenacious defender, and was frequently assigned to guard the opposition’
s top offensive threat. In the spring, Holmes was the nemesis of pitchers throughout the area as he
frequently hit for extra bases.
Holmes is the younger brother of 2003 OAHS Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Harold Holmes (OA ‘39),
and the uncle of Butch Holmes (Haddy’s son), a 1962 OA grad who was also inducted in the OAHS
Athletic Hall of Fame last year."
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2004- Leo McEvoy - "As an accomplished athlete and devoted civic leader, Leo McEvoy has contributed
tremendously to sport in Easton. At OA, McEvoy earned 10 varsity letters: two in football, four in
basketball, and four in baseball. As a senior, he was selected to the Hockomock League all star
team in baseball. An excellent student, he was elected to the National Honor Society as a junior
and senior. He also served on the OA student council his freshman through senior years.
Playing for the varsity baseball team at the United States Military Academy at West Point, McEvoy
was a catcher, starting part of his sophomore season before taking over the starting role
exclusively as a junior and senior. Also at West Point, he played fullback and linebacker on his
company’s intramural football squad that finished undefeated in a league that fielded teams from
all 24 companies at the academy.
McEvoy served as an officer and pilot with the U.S. Army from 1957 through 1961. Following his
service he returned to Easton. He started at catcher for the 1962 Easton Huskies team that won
the Cranberry League championship. McEvoy served on the Easton School Committee for 12 years,
including three years as chairman.
He also served for four years as a trustee of Frothingham
Memorial Park."
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| Our Class - Our Teachers ...... |
Their careers after 1952 |
This information has been extracted from a article entitled "OAHS 1950-2000"
written by Hazel Varella and updated in June 2004. The article is scheduled
to be published in the Easton Historical Society's second volume of "Reminiscences".
- Betty Donahue Barrows- Mrs Barrows gradually became more interested in teaching mathematics than physical
education and eventually taught mathematics classes at OAHS until 1959. Then she became a member of the Lincoln School,
a priveate secondary school associated with Brown University in Providence. She taught there until 1992.
Mrs. Barrows died in 2009.
- Evelyn Foster- - Mrs Foster was the first to hold the position of English Department
Chairman. She remained teaching until she was found dead April 23, 1962 in her apartment. The
tragedy of her death was that she had had some serious illness during her last year and had used all
of her sick leave time. (In those days teachers had very few sick leave days.) She had returned to
school before she should have and was found with student papers and a red pen on her lap.
- Veronica Carter- -Mrs Carter, who was the Business Department Chairman,
retired in 1970. In 1963 she and her husband George bought an old one-room schoolhouse in
Dummer, NH and converted it into a vacation home. It was located at the beginning of the entrance
road to the Easton Rod and Gun Club's lodge. Mrs. Carter, aged 103, as of this date, 05/13/2011, is
still in residence at the Pond Home Community (Retirement Home) 289 East Street, Wrentham, MA 02093.
Phone is 1-508-384-3531.
- Kate Healy- - Ms. Healy, the first Mathematics Department Chairman taught until
1969 and then traveled extensively in Europe, Africa, the Far East and the rest of the United States.
She died in Jan 1994.
- Barbara Nickerson- - Ms. Nickerson taught in Easton until 1956. She then moved
to Wellesley and worked for many years at the Alumni Office at Wellesley College. She attended a
number of OAHS class reunions and celebrated her 100th birthday in a Natick nursing home. She
died in Aug 2001.
- John Mason- - Mr Mason, our baseball coach, was both Athletic Director and
Faculty Manager, until his sudden death on June 6, 1961.
When it was time to rename the OAHS Athlete of the Year trophy it was changed from the J. Francis O'Neil Trophy
to the John C. Mason Trophy. (Later it was renamed to honor coach Valentine P Muscato.)
- William Vellente- Mr. Vellente, our football Coach, became the first principal of th Easton Junior High School in 1957.
In 1959 he left to become Principal of Millis High School and later became Superintendent of the Millis
school system.
- Other Teachers- -Many of our teachers left OAHS soon after we did, (Gosh, I hope it
wasn't because we treated them badly !!!!)
- In 1952 George Angell and Pauline Lyons left OAHS.
- In 1953 James Galt (our basketball coach), Roger Warner (our principal), and Vernon Schnare left.
- In 1954 James Byrne (our baseball coach) left OAHS.
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| Memories of Our Time in History...... |
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Although we were innocent in 1952,
we feel proud that we were honorable, responsible, and respectful!
- Cost of Living in 1952-
- Average Cost of new house $9.050.00
- Average wages per year $3,850.00
- Cost of a gallon of Gas 20 to 25 cents
- Average Cost of a new car $1,700.00
- Average Cost of Rent $80.00 per month
- A lb. of Hamburger Meat 53 cents
- Our Music-
Links to wonderful music and artist photo videos on YouTube.
You can listen while you read the rest of this section. Do you remember these songs?
Hit Parade 1951
Hit Parade 1952
- Our Headline News & Happenings-
- 1951- Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of stealing atomic bomb secrets and received the death sentence;
- 1951- General Douglas MacArthur replaced as US commander in Korea.
- 1951- United Nations Headquarters opens in New York City.
1951- First direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in United States.
- Feb 1952- Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom at St. James's Palace.
- Feb 1952- The Winter Olympics open in Oslo, Norway.
- June 1952- “The Diary of Anne Frank” is published.
- July 1952- UFO Sightings in Salem-
USCG Salem Coast Guard Station, Massachusetts USA, 16-Jul-1952 photo of a formation of 4 UFOs.
1-Aug-1952 - The US Coast Guard released a photograph of "unidentified aerial phenomena" (the official term for UFOs), taken on 16 July at the Salem Coast Guard Air Station. Coast Guard Officer Shell R. Alpert snapped the photograph of four UFOs. The UFOs were also witnessed by Coastguardsman Thomas Flaherty. Source: The Daily Chronology of Coast Guard History (note: Paul R. Hill's UFO sighting occured on the same day over Hampton, Virginia)
This photo was taken at the height of the major UFO wave of 1952 (between 13-Jul and 29-Jul of
1952), when UFOs also flew over Washington DC (more in Maccabee's "1952 Year of the UFO"). |
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- Sep 1952- Rocky Marciano becomes world heavyweight champion after knocking out
Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th round.
- 1952- US test first Hydrogen bomb.
- 1952- Clarence Birdseye introduces the first frozen peas.
- 1952- 'The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette' was published.
- 1952- The first sugar free no calorie soft drinks are introduced.
Our Movies- released in 1951-1952
- 1951- "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man".
- 1951- "Bedtime for Bonzo" starring Ronald Reagan.
- 1951- "Quo Vadis" starring Robert Taylor and Deborah Kerr.
- 1951- "A Streetcar Named Desire" starring Vivien Leigh (Oscar for best actress) and Marlon Brando.
- 1951- "An American in Paris" starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron.
- 1952- "High Noon" starring Gary Cooper (Best Actor award) and Grace Kelly
- 1952 - "The Greatest Show on Earth" starring Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, andCharlton Heston.
- 1951- "The African Queen" starring Humphrey Bogart (Oscar for best actor) and Katherine Hepburn.
- 1952- "Singin' in the Rain" starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor.
- 1952- The Cinerama widescreen system, invented by Fred Waller, debuts with the
film "This Is Cinerama".
- 1952- Bwana Devil, the first American, feature-length, color 3-D movie, is released,
and begins the demand for 3-D films that lasts for the next two years.
- 1952- "The Bad and the Beautiful" starring Lana Turner and Kirk Douglas.
- 1952- "Ivanhoe" starring Robert Taylor, Joan Fontaine and Elizabeth Taylor.
- 1952- "Sailor Beware" starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
Our TV Programs-
- 1951- "I Love Lucy"starring Lucille Ball.
- 1951- "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"
- 1951- "The Jack Benny Show"
- 1951- "Truth or Consequences" with Ralph Edwards
- 1951- "Your Hit Parade" sponsored by Lucky Strike
- 1951- "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar
- 1951- "What's My Line" with Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis, and Bennet Cerf
- 1951- "Dragnet" with Jack Webb
- 1951- "Kraft Television Theater"
- 1951- "The Ed Sullivan Show"
- 1951- "The Texaco Star Theater" with Milton Berle
- 1952- "Today Show" with host Dave Garroway
- 1952- "American Bandstand" with Dick Clark
- 1952- "I've Got a Secret" with host Garry Moore
- 1952- "The Perry Como Show"
Our Cars- New in 1952. Can you identify them ? Boy they WERE stylish !!!
Boy, they were really pushing visors. Gosh I miss all those great looking hood ornaments!
Gasolene cost 20 to 25 cents a gallon !! But, alas, we were all driving older cars !!
Click on pics to see some sales brochures and click to enlarge each.
Click on the Woody to see tech specs and prices !
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Regretfully we have lost about 1/3 of our classmates.
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- Almeida, Salvino
- Anderson, Edna (Weaver)
- Anderson, Lois
- Anderson, George
- Atwood, Robert
- Brooks, Natalie (Davis)
- Eaton, Gertrude (Halbig)
- Fozzy, Nancy (Holgate)
- Gannett, Joe
- Hill, Clayton
- Holbrook, Jean (Doucette)
- Holmes, Richard
- Ladd, Raymond
- Larson, Doris (DeBoe)
- Legge, Faye (Hoats)
- McNamara, Richard
- Meehan, Marilyn (Roberts)
- Murphy, Richard
- Peterson, George
- Pomeroy, Curtis
- Poole, Betty (Luther)
- Poole, Carol (Long)
- Sargent, Robert
- Sarty, Walter
- Silva, Mary (Gilman)
- Studley, Joyce
- Talbot, Arlene (O'Neil)
- Taylor, Raymond
- Walker, Richard
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| Classmates on the Internet...... |
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Use the E-mail addresses to say "Hello" and send messages to your classmates.
Click on links to send email or go to personal pages on the World Wide Web.
(Names are listed alphabetically by married name)
| 60th Class Reunion ...... |
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11/15/2011 -Reunion Committee Report - At the gathering on 09/26/2011 the reunion
committee of "Easton Locals" discussed having another
reunion next year in 2012 in order to celebrate our 60th graduation year anniversary, instead of waiting
for 2013 to adhere to our 'reunion every 3 years' cycle. A vote was taken and it was unanimously
recommended to hold a reunion next year and to hold it again in Mystic Connecticut
since last reunion there was such a great success.
Everyone enjoyed that location last time because it was only a short drive away for Baystaters and
close to Green Airport in Warwick, RI for the convenience of out-of-staters. Also, everyone enjoyed
the Shops of Mystic,
the 'Taste of Mystic' celebration (local restaurants offer delicious tastes of their specialties), seaside dining, and proximity to the Foxwoods Casino.
The Hampton Inn again was selected to provide lodging. Harold has made reservations
for us on
Sep, 7, 2012 to coincide again with the "Taste of Mystic" food celebration scheduled for that weekend.
The cost quoted per night per room again was $99 plus 12% tax. A room may have a
maximum of four persons.
Again we would have use of their conference room for gatherings and cocktail social hours.
If you have any questons, please write or call either
- Hal Bailey, 269 Forest St., Raynham, MA 02767, (508) 822-0764 or
- Norm Cronin, PO Box 325, So. Dennis, MA 01660, (508) 398-9851
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| 58th Class Reunion ...... |
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58th Class Reunion Celebration at the Hampton Inn, Mystic, Conn. -
We enjoyed beautiful sunny fall weather all
weekend.
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Friday- After check-in folks gathered in the 'Enberg' Meeting Room for a "Meet and Greet" party and enjoyed beer, drinks, and snacks. A "Thinking of You" greeting card for Mrs. Carter was passed around and signed by all attendees. At 7 pm groups were formed to go to dinner at neighborhood restaurants. A large group went to Abbotts Lobster-in-the-rough located on the coast and enjoyed eating outside on the patio. After dinner most returned to the meeting romm for more chit-chat.
(The meeting room is named after Dick Enberg, the sports announcer, who is one of the investors in
the Hampton Inn org.)
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Saturday-
Full hot breakfast at Hampton Inn. Groups formed to do the following- go to Foxwoods Casino for a
little gambling, or go to nearby Mystic Village to tour the tourist shops , or go to historic Mystic
Downtown for shopping and checking out the 'Taste of Mystic Celebration' which presented food
samplings from local restsurants.
Saturday Dinner- We had a private party room at the Go Fish restaurant and enjoyed Soup or Salad,
Steak, Chicken or Cod , and Apple Crisp with ice cream for dessert.
Before dinner Harold read off the list of 23 classmates who are no longer with us, and we remembered
them with a minute of silence.
Saturday Dinner Raffle - Artie Anderson organized and ran the raffle.
- Money Prizes = 40$ was won by Rose Gomes, Lorraine Beale, and Donald Smith.
Gerry got a raffle ticket with the last 4 numbers - '4752' and said "Oh boy, I got the winning
ticket since the last two numbers are "52"! Lorraine Beale said "Wow I wish I had gotten that
ticket since all those numbers are my lucky numbers". Gerry answered, "Well let's switch;
since I never win anything, I'll take your ticket." Guess who was a winner- Lorraine Beale.
I guess we were both right!!!! (Once again, the saying 'No good deed goes unrewarded' is true!)
- Gift Basket Prizes - Helen Still (Artie Anderson's lady friend) and Patti Bailey.
- Gag Gift - Eddie Bussey Doyle
After dinner- more story telling and reminiscing about school days and Easton in the meeting room.
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Sunday-
Full hot breakfast at Hampton Inn and saying goodbye to all.
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Attendamce - A total of 18 classmates; 27 persons overall.
Connie Anderson
Artie Anderson
Harold Bailey
Lorraine Beale **
Millage Corkum
Norm Cronin
Edith Bussey
Alice Maliff DeCouto
Francis Doyle |
Gerry Gonsalves Gaston
Dave Gomes
Joan Kelly Hale
Leo Harlow
Harry Hayward
Ed Leonard
Andy Miller
Ralph Philbrick
Donald Smith |
** = ( first reunion attended ! )
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| Class Reunion Statistics ...... |
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Classmates Attending All Reunions-
( 'Way to go' to them !!! )
Harold Bailey,
Joan Kelly Hale,
Alice Maliff DeCouto,
Ed Leonard, and
Donald
Smith.
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Attendance Counts For All Our Reunions-
| 15th | 1967 | 36 | Avon |
| 25th | 1977 | 38 | Saunders Bay, NH |
| 30th | 1982 | 37 | Plymouth |
| 35th | 1987 | 38 | Kennebunkport,ME |
| 40th | 1992 | 42 | Waterville Valley, NH |
| 45th | 1997 | 33 | Ogunquit, ME |
| 50th | 2002 | 35 | Lincoln, NH |
| 55th | 2007 | 24 | Ogonquit, ME |
| 58th | 2010 | 18 | Mystic, CT |
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| 58th Reunion Committee Reports ...... |
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58th Class Reunion Plan-
- Place & Date: Sep 10-12, 2010 in Mystic, Connecticut.
- Lodging: The Hampton Inn located north of the I95 & Rt. 27 intersection (Exit 90).
(View Map)
Rooms cost $99 plus 12% tax with a maximum of four persons allowed per room.
Reservations must be made and confirmed by Aug.10th, and mention "Oliver Ames Reunion".
If a room is to be shared, only one party should make the reservation.
- Saturday Night Dinner: Banquet room at GO FISH restaurant located in Olde Mistick Village
Meal (appetizer, soup or salad, entree, and desert) will cost $35 per person which includes tax, and gratuity.
Entrees offered are Baked New England Cod, Pan Roasted Breast of Chicken or Sliced Grilled
Sirloin.
Dinners must be paid in advance of the reunion. Check payable to "Class of 1952" mailed to Harold.
- Air Transportation: Green Airport in Warwick, RI which is about 1/2 hr. drive from motel.
Gerry has volunteered to chaufeur folks between the airport and the motel.
- Additional Info-For complete details see the Class Letter that Harold mailed
out to class members.
Call with questions to Hal Bailey at (508) 822-0764 or Norm Cronin at (508) 398-9851 .
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A Mystic city celebration will be on the same
weekend as our reunion. Chamber of Commerce website says: "Bring your appetite to the Taste of Mystic.
Over 30 local restaurants line Cottrell Street, in Historic Downtown Mystic each offering a unique
and delicious taste of their specialty. Last year’s goodies ranged from honey cilantro shrimp to pad Thai with chicken satay and so much more.
Don't miss live performances by musicians like The Cartells, Eight to the Bar and High Times.
Family Fun and Entertainment throughout the 3 days! Sep 10th 5 pm - 9:30 pm, Sep 11th 11 am – 9:30 pm
and Sep12th 11 am – 5 pm. Free admission." Read more details at
www.atasteofmystic.com .
Get tourist info & maps - at Mystic Depot Welcome Center & Cyber Café,
2 Roosevelt Avenue, Mystic, CT 06355, 860.572.1102.
Open daily 10 am to 4 pm. Website says "Visit the Mystic Depot Welcome Center for all your visitor information
needs. We have maps, visitor guides, a display of brochures, walking tours, local newspapers,
real estate information, Amtrak ticket machine, and cyber café complete with 2 computers and
high speed internet. Ask our friendly staff and enthusiastic volunteers about accommodations,
attractions, restaurants, services and more. Did you know? The historic Mystic Depot was used
by American Flyer as its model for a train depot over 50 years ago."
Get more info at www.discoveryguide.org/
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Mystic map- open window with map.
10/28/2009-
At our last class reunion it was decided that we hold class reunions ever 3 years instead of
every 5 years since the number of surviving class members sadly decreases each year.
The Reunion Committee has continued to travel and research possible reunion sites. They report their finding
to a group of classmates still living in the Easton area who gather twice a year for a class dinner in
Buzzards Bay. At the gathering on 10/28/2009 the committee recommended we hold the next reunion in
Mystic Connecticut. After a discussion this recommendation was approved for the reunion scheduled
for September 10-12 of this year (2010).
The Hampton Inn has been selected to provide lodging.
The cost quoted per night per room was $99 plus 12% tax. A room may have a maximum of four persons.
If you have any questons, please write or call either
- Hal Bailey, 269 Forest St., Raynham, MA 02767, (508) 822-0764 or
- Norm Cronin, PO Box 325, So. Dennis, MA 01660, (508) 398-9851.
Here is a photo of the "locals" attending the dinner.
Back row- Gerry Gaston, Dick Walker, Connie Anderson, Joan Kelly, Alice Maliff, Dave Gomes, Ed Leonard.
Front row- Leo McEvoy, Norm Cronin, Donald Smith, Ray Taylor, Leo Harlow, Hal Bailey.
04/21/2010- A class dinner was held by the "locals" on this date. The Reunion Committee
reported that after researching dining places they recommended that our Saturday night reunion
dinner be held at GO FISH located
in Olde Mistick Village. (yes, that's
their real name !!)
They will provide us a separate room and do not require us to select our food in advance.
The entree offerings are Baked New England Cod, Pan Roasted Breast of Chicken or Sliced Grilled
Sirloin.
The total cost quoted for the meal, tax, and gratuity was $35 per person.
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| High School Memories...... |
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- Memories of our Generation - Author unknown.
"First, we survived being born to mothers Who smoked and/or drank while they were Pregnant. We were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-base paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, Locks on doors or cabinets and when we rode Our bikes, we had baseball caps not helmets on our heads.
As infants & children, We would ride in cars with no car seats, No booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.
Riding in the back of a pick-up truck on a warm day Was always a special treat.
We drank water From the garden hose and not from a bottle. We shared one soft drink with four friends, From one bottle and no one actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter and bacon. We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar.
We took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, Tuna from a can and didn't get tested for diabetes.
And, we weren't overweight. WHY? Because we were Always outside playing...that's why!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, As long as we were back when the Streetlights came on. No one was able To reach us all day. And, we were O.K.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps And then ride them down the hill, only to find out We forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's and X-boxes. There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, No video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, No cell phones, No personal computers, no Internet and no chat rooms. WE HAD FRIENDS And we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth And there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, And the worms did not live in us Forever.
We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, Made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, Although we were told it would happen, We did not put out very many eyes..
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and Knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just Walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal With disappointment. Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law Was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
These generations have produced some of the best Risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever.
The past 50 years Have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.
If YOU are one of them? CONGRATULATIONS! "
- Gerry Gonsalves Gaston- I remember these things fondly-
Getting such a great friendly welcome from the whole class as the "new guy from out-of-town". ( Ditto for Priscilla's experience ! )
Getting elected as Class Vice President. I sure did a great job- Vice Presidents, like kids, should be seen and not heard !
Going home at lunch time. I told Priscilla recently that it dawns on me now that we must
have been very poor since we never bought our lunch in the cafeteria. Someone at the reunion
mentioned they brought their lunch to school and ate in the cafeteria. Well, this idea never
occurred to us. I wish we had done that since it would have given me a better chance to get
to know all my classmates better, especially those from So. Easton. I never saw the cafeteria
in three years !! Crazy!!
Not so fondly, I remember trying to be a funny guy by doing celebrity impressioins. I apologize for that !!
Going to coach Valente's house on Friday evenings before Saturday football games, along with
the other members of the backfield. I guess he wanted to keep us from going out carousing the night before games. Little good it did to our team success !! Harold and I have had a running football joke. I would tell him to "go long" for a pass and we would both laugh because I couldn't throw the ball more than 15-20 yards !!
Girls- Holding hands with Forrest on the bus driving back from basketball games. Boy, we must
have been bashful- we always covered our hands with a basketball jacket. Crazy!! Learning about
the thrill of first kisses was wonderful. But I did not like long kisses- I held my breath during
a kiss !! Where did I get that idea? Crazy !!! ( talk about simple, innocent times !)
Going to high school and Frothingham dances and being terrified because I did not know how to
dance and was too shy to ask girls to dance. Damn, couldn't they have included a course on dancing in the curriculum? The kids that follwed us sure had it easy when rock-and-roll came in fashion. I could have danced to that !!!
Sports- Playing on OAHS sports teams with a great bunch of guys. But those cheer leader uniforms!
What was it with those sport coat jackets? They sure were not very inspiring for the players! Were we so
innocent that the girls were not allowed to wear tradional sports sweaters! Crazy!!
Playing sports in Frothingham Park.
Living so close to it I spent most of my summers there playing in pick-up games, I was in
awe that it was such a beautiful place. Playing Junior Legion baseball in the summers with
coach Connie Spillane. He was a character and great fun.
Enjoying the company of my best friends- Harold Bailey, David Varella, John Camara, Curtis Pomeroy, Edwin Franco, and Ed Lyons.
Cars- Riding around in the old cars that Ed Leonard and George Peterson had. Driving my dad's
Kaiser and Fraser. If you backed up in the Kaiser the gears would jam and you had to reach under
the car with a tire iron and free them. And I loved the luxurious Fraser. It was "before
its time" - no door handles on the inside, just Fraser emblems that were unrecognizable as
push buttons. Learning to drive on the country roads going to Fairhaven to visit my grandparents.
Sneaking into the Brockton Fair under the fence. And the "Holy Shit" moment when Harold and I got into the car to drive home and were surprised when a "drunk" sat up in the back seat and asked, "Where we goin?" ( Who locked anything back then !)
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Items listed by descending date.
- 05/16/2012 - "Ed leonard-
Check out Ed's story with pics about the cars our classmates had in high school. Great story, Ed.
Boy, would I like to have one of those Morse Cars !! Show me!
- 05/16/2012 - "Easton Locals" Meeting-
A meeting and dinner was held on May 2nd at Lindsey's in Buzzards Bay with most of the regular "Easton Locals"
members present and that guy from KY. Donald and Marilyn Smith didn't make the trip down from NH because
of Marilyn's health. And of course we
greatly missed the company of our departed friends Richard Walker and Ray Taylor.
Concerning the forthcoming reunion, Norm reported that he has received the names of 5 restaurants
recommended by the staff at the Hampton Inn from which a new restaurant can be chosen for our Saturday night class
dinner. Norm and friends will be checking out these restaurants and afterwards the group will make
a final selection.
- 05/16/2012- Sightseeing with Gerry and Priscilla- ( Have you seen these sites ? )
Revere Park, Hull, MA -
Fort Revere Park is an 8+ acre historic site located atop Telegraph Hill
in Hull Village. The Park contains the remains of two seacoast fortifications, a water tower with
an observation deck, a military history museum and picnic facilities. (old photo- the tree is gone!)
The fortified site consists of 3 circular battery positions (2 are out of photo to the right),
and it looks like each could hold 3 cannons.
The Dedication Stone reads -
Dedicated July 14, 1976 by the Republic of France and the people of Hull
in celebration of the Uniited States of America Bicentennial. In grateful tribute to the French sailors
and marines who served and died at Fort Independence during the American Revelution.
The Grave headstone reads -
In memory of the French Military who died in Hull.
Ils sont mort pour notre
liberte.
Jean Le Ne, Angoumois Unit, died 1782.
Antoine Sorrent, Angoumois Unit, died 1782.
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Old Scituate Lighthouse, Scituate, MA -
The sign reads - During the year 1810 the U.S. Congress voted 4000$ to build a lighthouse at Scituate Harbor.
During the war of 1812 Abigail and Rebecca Bates, young daugthers of the lighthouse keeper,
prevented a British naval force from sacking the town by playing a fife and beating a drum. They
have gone down in history as the "army of two" and their courageous act has recorded in many textbooks and
and story books. For more info
check this web site
Etrusco Shipwreck -
Another interesting happening here - The lighthouse bears a plague marking the site of the wreck
of the The Italian freighter Etrusco, a 7000 ton liberty ship, grounded off the coast on March 16, 1956,
in a northeast blizzard. All hands were safe and after repairs wre made it was refloated on November 22, 1956 and renamed "Scituate".
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- 04/09/2012- Open letter to the OAHS Class of 1952 -
"Thank you for your prayers and condolences on Ray's passing. Your expressions of sorrow were a
wonderful tribute to Ray, but also to the OAHS class of 1952. Your class has always remained close
and maintained friendships throughout the years.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your understanding and kindness to Ray during his
long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Some of the happiest outings for him in the last few years
had been the "mini" class reunions. He was not always sure who you were individually, but he knew
familiar faces and felt safe and welcome in your presence. Although I am not a class member, I
always felt that same welcome in the 30+ years that I have had the pleasure of knowing you.
Special thanks, of course, to Hal. Never has there been a friend more loving and loyal. To all
the "locals" who have invited me to continue my association with your class, I am honored to be
included in such a nurturing group. Your stories of the "old days" will help keep alive memories
of the man we loved.
Lastly, thank you for the donation in Ray's memory. I have sent it along to Mass General for
Alzheimer's research; a cause Ray participated in through studies and trials. I know he is
smiling down on us and saying "good job".
Sincerely, Nancy Taylor"
- 02/21/2012- Ed Leonard-
"I finally retired on Feb 2nd. Now I know how you, Joan and Harry Hayward have the time
to do e-mail. I spent the past hour just erasing all the mails sent.
I do enjoy reading about our classmates. ( Ed, congratulations on your retirement- I welcome you
to the club. "We" are not assessing any club dues since you already paid your dues during
your long arduous upward climb in life to reach this exalted senior status !!!!! (Ha! Ha!)
I am am sorry to have to tell you that Terry and I will not be attending the Sept reunion.
We made plans to drive across country in August and will board a cruise ship to Alaska in Seattle
on Sept 1st. We return to Seattle on the 8th and will drive home from there.
I meant to tell you that Terry and I will be thinking about Oliver Ames on our trip west. Oliver and his brother Oakes were the driving force and financial backers
of the Union Pacific building of the Transcontinental RR from Council Bluffs, Iowa to Promontory
Point, Utah where, as we all know, the Golden Spike was driven. There
is a 60 foot tall pyramid just south of Laramie, Wyoming built to honor the Ames Brothers.
It was designed by Ralph Hobson Richardson and has relief bronze busts
created by St. Gaudin mounted in the pyramid. We will drive out into the prairie to see it.
Harry Hayward has been there as has Andy Miller with Susanne. Andy and Sue
had a scare when some guys in a pick up truck appeared from nowhere in this lonely place -
thinking they were going to be robbed - or worse! God sent another vehicle
to the site just then and the pick up disappeared. Wow ! - That was close!
The Lincoln Highway is another historic development to be seen on the way - I love that story.
Also the Oregon and Mormon Trails are in the area. I have been to 48 of
the 50 states and Nebraska and Alaska will complete my goal to see all 50.
Other sites we will visit are Cripple Creek and Victor, Colorado. (Next to Pikes Peak).
Why Cripple Creek? -- you ask. It is a long story deeply imbedded in my Genealogy.
One of my 8 Great Grandfathers - John Hoxie - was a whaler out of Provincetown, MA in 1850. He lost a leg in a whaling accident and had to move his family so as to
support his family. They moved to the 5 corners in the furnace village of Easton. His daughter married my Great Grandfather and later I was born. Another child, Ed Hoxie,
who later owned a gold mine, "The Margret" , in Cripple Creek, Colorado bought a cemetery plot in the Rock Hill Cemetery, Foxboro, MA. He had his mother and a 15 day old
niece buried there while living in Victor. The baby daughter would be my grandfathers sister. Later, Ed Hoxie bought a second lot at Rock Hill and had his mother exhumed
and moved to this new lot where he and another of his sisters and Father John Hoxie - the Whaler- are buried. I just purchased two grave stones for these two lots which
never had any. Terry and I will be buried with my grandfathers sister one day.
There are more stories associated with this family. One is that my Great Grandfather , Charles
William, who married John Hoxies daughter lived just over the Easton town line
in Norton with his Uncle James Leonard - His father died when he was younger and his Uncle
took him in and worked him on the farm which later became "HARCO ORCHARDS" - where Ed Richards lived.
Jonn Hoxie's story of loosing his leg while whaling rivals the Moby Dick saga with the whale
ramming the whale ship. John was the guy who harpooned the whale - only to
have the rope wind around his foot and pull him out of the whale boat and almost detach his
foot. He ended up having his leg amputated on the Isle of Fayal in the Azores.
Again - sorry we will not be joining you at the reunion in Sept. Take some pictures
and tell some stories on the Net. We will look forward to hearing about the reunion.
Ed Leonard"
(Here is a photo of the Ames Monument. Also some background info I found on the Ames,Iowa city
website. The Iowa State University is located there.)
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"Ames was established in 1864 to serve the Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad. Cynthia Duff,
an early Ames settler, was instrumental in helping to secure land for the railroad. The railroad
president, John Blair, named the town after his friend Oakes Ames, a railroad promoter and
congressman from Massachusetts, who never lived in Ames. "
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- 02/21/2012- Latest News Items-
- Ray Taylor's condition has continued to worsened gradually and he recently caught pneumonia.
On the advice of Ray's doctors in Boston his wife Nancy has placed him in a full-time
Alzheimer's care facility-
Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation - Blue Hills Alzheimer's
1044 Park Street, Stoughton, MA 02072-3762 Phone: 781.344.7300
It has now been 12 years since Ray, and Nancy, has suffered with this affliction.
Harold reports that lately during his weekly trips to take Ray for a ride, that Ray had become very quiet and lethargic.
Though he still recognized Harold he was unresponsive to Harold's attempts to cheer him up so that he would enjoy the ride as he did in previous months.
Nancy, we all send our blessings and best wishes to you and Ray.
- Two of our classmates whom we have not seen for a long while have indicated that they plan to
attend the class reunion in the fall- Mona Bellows Jamieson living in Piedmont, CA ,
and Forrest Litchfield DeLambert living in San Francisco, CA. Forrest reports that she plans to
spend the two weeks prior to the reunion visiting her sister in Maine and taking a driving tour
along the coast down to Cape Cod. (Now if we only could persuade some other out-of-state
classmates to attend. What about it David Leary !!!! )
- Our teacher, Veronica Carter turned 104 years young in January. She remains in the Pond Home
Retirement Home in Wrentham, MA and is doing well. She says she still enjoys playing bingo.
Hazel Varella of the Easton Historical Society reports that the organization missed her birthday,
but will visit her in the spring and present her with a cake to celebrate her wedding anniversary.
Forrest remembers Mrs Carter's standard typing class policy of typing to "marching music" with
windows open, even in the dead of winter, and wonders if all that cold fresh air contributed to her good health.
Mrs Carter's address is Pond Home Community, 289 East St., Wrentham, MA 02093.
- 01/01/2012- Joan Kelly Hale-
Hi, Gerry. I was just getting around to checking ALL my recent emails and decided to take the time
to read the article about Hilliards. I try to keep up with the Easton Patch, but, missed that article.
I don't imagine you would remember it, but, I worked there my
junior and senior years. I remember when Wheaton, Pete, Ed and Ed used to drop in on me when I was
working and skarf down all the free samples. Alan lived upstairs at that time and when he heard the
commotion he would come down and urge them to leave. Several years later when my mother decided she
wanted a less stressful occupation she decided to apply there for a job. Eventually she took up
"hand dipping" and she enjoyed the atmosphere so different from hospital wards. Before long, Alan
offered her the position of assistant manager and eventually she became store manager. I remember
when the "Judy" mentioned was a baby crawling on the floor there while her mother, Barbara, was
"dipping".....all, of course, just after they opened. I continued part-time while attending school
in Boston. Sally Cronin also worked there with me.
- 12/05/2011- John Spellman-
"(dated June 15, 2011) Dear Hal, Thanks for keeping me informed about class events. I am still in Canada and have returned to
university teaching part-time for the spring semester. This fall and winter I will be traveling in India
and Thailand where I have my condo in Chiangmai (northern Thailand).
My health remains very good. Congratulations on the class honors to you- well deserved !
I enclose my cheque as a contribution to the class treasury. With best wishes and kindest regards. John"
- 11/01/2011- Lois (Gardner) DiLorenzo-
"Gerry, I really appreciate getting all of the class updates.! You and some of the others are so
GOOD about keeping in touch .I am so neglectfull and dislike myself for it. However, I do have a
lot of treasured memories of all of our great times of growing up and thru the years together.
It seems, no matter when we see each other we pick up where we left off and can talk for hours.
I have missed,( after moving to Florida,) getting to some of the reunions. Like so many others
of you, age and health has slowed me down. We did not even get up to New England this past summer.
First time since we moved down here nine years ago and I really missed it.
I was in and out of
the hospital three times in July. Heart problems to deal with like so many others of you.
But right now I am doing much better, for which I am grateful. It was so nice seeing Joan and
Frank when they are wintered here, not too far from us. I really miss my good friends Gert Halbig
and Mary Silva Gilman. and so many of the others that are no longer with us. Keep the news and
letters coming and if we do have another reunion I will not want to miss it this time!
Thank you again for all you, Harold, Norm and any of the others that have been keeping our class
in touch.
All for now. My regards to all, Lois (Gardner) DiLorenzo"
- 10/26/2011- Class of 1952 Meeting-
On Oct 26th a group of our "Easton Local" classmates met at Lindseys Restaurant in Buzzards Bay
for a class meeting and social gathering. Attending were:
| Norm and Sally Cronin | Harold and Patti Bailey | Joan and Frank Hale |
| David Gomes | Edward and Terry Leonard | Leo Harlow |
| Alice Maliff DeCouto | Andrew and Suzanne Miller | Janet Walker |
The Smiths who always motored down from New Hampshire to attend previous meetings, did not attend.
Donald reported that Marilyn has Bell's palsy and is not feeling great. Leo McEvoy reported that
he had his whole left knee replaced and is recovering well. Best wishes to Marilyn and Leo for
improved health.
The group discussed the possibility of having a 60th reunion in 2012. The idea was voted on and
the vote was unanimous that we do have a reunion and that it be at the same location of our last reunion,
Mystic, Conn.
Harold and Norm well work out the details and keep us informed of the planning.
- 10/12/2011- Andy Miller-
Thanks for your nice card and also for putting the football picture on the web site, I'm sure it brought
smiles to many faces. Lets call them the "Teriffic Ten!" I sent a copy to everyone in the
picture and have received calls from many of them. Thank you too Forrest for sending me that
picture with a "get well" card.
I have an update on Natalie Hollertz May. She is now living with
her youngest son, Charlie May, in Hampstead, N.H. and we have been told that her condition
remains the same(see 05/12/2011 news item). She would love to hear from her former classmates
and her address is:
Natalie May, 686 Main St., Hampstead, N.H. 03844
- 09/23/2011- Andy Miller-
Andy mailed the following note dated 9/17/2011 and a photo. "I am back home after a summer in Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
Things are finally taking a more positive direction. Thank you for your personal support and your communications to us
via the web site. My classmates were so supportive and it certainly was a boost for me.
I received a nice card from Forrest and she included this picture. I didn't realize you (Gerry)
were camera shy. Cheers, Andy."
(I doctored the photo some to lighten up the very dark portion. I remember trying to be funny in school,
but I do not remember being such a dumb clown !!! My apologies to whoever took the photo.
Well at least I got all the guys to smile for the camera, even if it was at my expense. !!! )
- 08/31/2011- Robert Oman-
On the good news front, Judy and I recently toured in Europe with the high point being meeting
with my Austrian cousin in Vienna. We share a great, great,... grandfather , Lucas Oman born c1700
in Valromana which is now an independent region at the corner of Italy, Austria and Slovenia.
Though we had communicated since 2004 we did not start sharing pictures until near the time we met.
The family resembelance is very strong. Friends kept looking closely at me and saying:
"You look so much like Robert's father." His name is Robert Ernst Oman.
- 06/30/2011- Photos of May 5, 2011 Meeting- Once again Marilyn Smith brought
her camera and took several photos at the meeting including the award presentations and
a group photo taken with our class banner "Carpe Diem" that Norm brought to the meeting.
(Cool !!!) See Photos
- 05/12/2011- Classmate News-
- Alan Grant ,who lives in Taunton, has reported his email address. Go to 'Who's on the Internet'
section and send him a friendly "Hello".
- Lorraine Beale Tremonti reports that she had a busy Easter since her son and fiancee visited
from out-of-state. She would have liked to come to Mass. for the meeting but it was impossible
since her husband has a full schedule playing basketball and softball on 3 different teams.
She says on her part she enjoys bowling once a week. She sends her love to all the classmates
attending the meeting.
- Arthur Anderson reported that he and Helen Still recently were on a cruise that took them through the
Panama Canal. Artie sends his best wishes to all attending the class meeting
- Mona Bellows Jamieson reports that all goes well with her in CA. They had lots and lots of
rain/ cold weather this winter, and even a few earthquakes! She was sorry to miss the last reunion,
but hopes to attend the next since she always enjoys seeing and chatting with "old" classmates.
- Roberta Randall Phillips reports- " I am sending in a donation in the memory of my good friend Jean
Holbrook, who thoroughly enjoyed all the reunions and kept me up to date with pictures and stories.
I appreciate all the work our class leaders do and am grateful for all the updates, even tho most were sad.
Guess we are not getting any younger!! Best wishes to all at the meeting."
- 05/12/2011- Class of 1952 Meeting-
On May 4th a group of our "Easton Local" classmates met at Lindseys Restaurant in Buzzards Bay for a class
meeting and social gathering. Total attendance was 20 including spouses. Attending were:
| Norm and Sally Cronin | Harold and Patti Bailey | Joan and Frank Hale |
| Connie Anderson Dumoulin | Edward and Terry Leonard | Leo and Helen Harlow |
| Gerald Gonsalves Gaston | Andrew and Suzanne Miller | Leo and Janice McEvoy |
| Alice Maliff DeCouto | Donald and Marilyn Smith | David Gomes |
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- Andrew Miller reported that Natalie Hollertz May is suffering from a debilitating disease which has
a paralyzing effect on the body. The group signed "get well" cards to be delivered to her
by Andy's wife Suzanne. Andy reports further- "The Boston hospital cannot come up with a name for Natalie's condition at
this time. It is a neurological progressive disease similar to ALS. She is unable to function
and is confined to Life Care of Plymouth, 94 Obery Street, Plymouth, Ma. 02360, Room 204.
Suzanne visited her on Mother's Day and read our cards to her and she was delighted. Several of
her children and grand-children were also there so Mother's Day was as good as it could be
for Natalie." (Andy was very disappointed that he could not visit Natalie himself in person because
he has an immune system deficiency that does not allow him to enter hospitals !!)
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Harold Bailey reported that Richard Walker, who is suffering from COPD (Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease)
is resting comfortably at the Goddard Rehabilitaion and Nursing Center (the former Goddard Hospital) in Stoughton.
He has trouble breathing, speaking, and walking, but he seems to be improving every day. The group signed "get well" card
for him to be delivered by Harold on his next visit.
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Harold Bailey sadly reported that Ray Taylor is not improving in his battle with
Alzheimers. "Although he seems to enjoy his weekly car trips with me, lately he is noticably more quiet and
subdued and continues to have difficulty in recognizing his family and friends."
- Awards Presentation- This meeting was very special since awards in the form
of desk plaques were presented to Hal Bailey and
Norm Cronin in the name of the whole class to recognize their generous and continuing support
to the class over the years.
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The plaque material is blue-tinted acrylic.
The inscription reads-
"For his generous and tireless efforts as
Class Communications Coordinator
and
Class Reunion Organizer." |
The plaque material is clear acrylic with
gold trim border.
The inscription reads-
"For his able leadership, as President,
in all our class activities
and reunions.
He ran many miles for himself, but
always went the extra 'mile' for our class." |
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A second award was presented in the name of the whole class to Harold Bailey for the continuing
committment of his time both to
improve the life of our friend Ray Taylor who is struggling with Alzheimers, and to relieve Ray's
devoted wife Nancy with some of the day-to-day burden of caring for Ray.
The award took the form of a framed certificate.
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The Certificate reads-
"Oliver Ames High School
Class of 1952
Humanitarian Award
This certificate is presented with sincere appreciation
to Harold "Hal" Bailey
in recognition of the many years of compassionate and generous care he has
devoted to our friend and classmate Ray Taylor
May 2011" |
| To further honor Harold, and to recognize the help and encouraging support he has received from
his wife Patti, the class has awarded them with a gift card entitling them to a weekend's
deluxe lodging at their favorite vacation spot in Lincoln, NH.
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Class Donations- The class was very generous in donating money for these class awards.
The cost of the awards was exceeded by a total of $590 which will go into the Class Treasury. Treasury
funds are used for general class mailings, mailing of death announcements, flowers or charity
donations re class bereavements, and deposits required for reunion reservations.
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Meeting Photos- Once again Marilyn Smith brought her camera and took several photos
at the meeting including the award presentations and a group photo taken with our class
banner "Carpe Diem" that Norm brought to the meeting. (Cool !!!) See Photos
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Gerry's Wrap-up- Thanks again to all of you who sent in notes saying that you agreed
that the time was overdue to recognize all the work that Norm and Harold have done over the years to
keep our class alive. I am sure our class has set the OAHS standard for class togetherness and class reunions.
Also, I want to thank all who have commented that this website has helped in fostering
class togetherness.
We should also remember and give thanks to many other class members who worked hard to assist Norm and Harold; namely
the late Jean Holbrook who helped greatly with class communications and reunion
organizing, Janet Walker
who continues to give Harold computer support by providing class address lists and helping with mailings,
and also Joan Kelly who is always ready to pitch in when a helping hand is needed. I am sure
there are others whom I do not know about, that also deserve our thanks !!
I will mail out a copy of this meeting description to all classmates who
do not have email or internet access. Also, if anyone wants a copy of this classmate group photo send me
an email or a letter and I will send out copies.
- 12/22/2010- Pat Elmes Burnett -
"
I have had a rough last couple of years. My daughter Nancy (now 48), an attorney, has been very ill and living with us since Oct 2008. We had to go get her as she was walking into walls, falling asleep driving etc. No one could diagnose her. March 2009 she was diagnosed with non alcoholic cirrhoses stage 4, She continued to get worse, but was not on the transplant list. On November 12, 2009 we found her in a coma and she was rushed to the hospital, and put on life support. Doctors did not think she would live. She was in 3 different hospitals for 2 months and finally ended up in Piedmont Hosp in Atlanta, where she finally got on the transplant list, They were going to send her home on Jan 7, 2010, as neither the hosp or the ins. co want patients to die in the hospital. Lo and behold on at 4am on Jan 7, they got a liver for her, We all rushed to Atlanta, I had been staying with her for several days until a good friend of hers came for a couple of days and she and her grown son were with Nancy.All went well and she came home in 8 days except for a depressed immune system, and pills which cost thousands of dollars a month. Nancy got her GA law license, on Nov 12, 2010, and now is in the offices of her brother Mark . who has real estate and a management co. for real estate. She already has several clients and seems happy.
My son Mark who will be 50 on Dec27, has also been very ill. He had a staghorn kidney stone, which is extremely painful as it has sharp points on it. He had it for months and they would not remove it, as his blood work was off and they were afraid of bleeding. They finally removed it surgically in Nashville TN in March 2010. He is doing OK, He and Nancy and his son Levi are in Nashville for a follow up visit with the Dr. today.
I have arthritis in my knees and back, but otherwise OK. The rest of the family is OK. Expecting great grandchild #4 any day (a girl)
I hope you are doing well. Take care of yourself.
Have a happy holiday. As ever Pat Elmes Burnett "
- 11/20/2010- Leo McEvoy -
"We were planning to visit Germany and Alsace,France again in late September , but I wasn't feeling well and thought I might be having some trouble with diverticulitis . Went to my doctor to get some antibiotics in case
I got sick on the trip . He recommended I have a CatScan to make sure I didn't already have an infection. Scan showed no divertic. but did show an ascending aortic aneurysim. Further immediate testing and a Cardiac Catherization defined the aneurysm as well as the aortic valve involvement. So, I had open heart surgery on Oct. 15 that replaced the valve and part of the aorta . Great way to lose weight .
Trip postponed . Wait till next year. Kindest Regards, Leo"
- 10/22/2010- Ed Leonard -
"First - thank you for putting up all the past
information of our class members and events
Second - We can't thank Norm Cronin and Harold (Bush ?) Bailey enough for their efforts in keeping our class together. Dick Walker has jumped in of late too. Ray Taylor has been a long standing worker with the others as well - including yourself. I have only been the recipient of this effort - but thankful for it !
Third - I am no longer "Eddie" That went away in 1952 !--- Just Ed will do. "Wheaton" Hayward went away in 1952 along with COWSH (short for cow shit) ----- Now Harry will do.
Fourth - My wife Terry has attended every reunion with me except this one to Mystic due to an emergency for her at home. As a result Harry (not Wheaton) came alone with his wife Helen staying home. It worked out well as Harry and I were able to act briefly as bachelors. - I cannot remember doing this ever in the past. Also Helen was able to take care of their two dogs without putting them in a kennel which would have cost them $200 more.
Fifth - Harry and I especially miss having Ed Richards and his wife Penny (Loraine) attend. They were so good to have us use their facilities on Lake Winnipesaukee (sp?) NH on one of our earlier reunions. We also miss having George "Pete" Peterson - around to fill out our fourth close friend. Pete was my longest and closest friend - dating back to 1942 and second grade. He introduced me to Terry from Norton. He was the reason I became close to the church he attended and I later joined. It was the same denomination that Terry attended in Attleboro. We all are second generation swedes which helped to keep our friendship together. ---- Pete , Harry, Ed and I did a lot together. Bought and sold a 1915 Model T Ford one day for $100 - $25 each. It was parked under a HARCO ORCHARDS chicken coop the first night when two tires blew. The noise scared the chickens - pissed of Mr. Richards and made us sell the "T" back to the owner the next day. ----- Remember the day we all went to the Big E exposition in Springfield. Harry and Ed had their parents permission, Pete told his mother he was going (didn't ask !) I didn't tell anyone. "Mo" Mason missed me on the attendance list. It took. Mr. Warner, my mother - his secretary, Mr. (MO) Mason and the other three mothers a couple hours to figure it all out. Those guys never had to "stay after school" - but I did !!! Tell Priscilla that I was too bashful to walk with her up Baldwin St. from your home when I , would happen to be walking through the Frothingham Park Gate headed for school also. This would not happen today. She was the prettiest girl in school ! I feel bad that she has had her share of sorrow over the years.
She was and I am sure -is- too nice to have such disappointments. ------ Remember Pete's old Chevies and the '30 Chevie Harry sold to me for $1. I later sold it to Ray Ladd for $25 after I had a bad accident in it with Dave Gomes and Andy MIller in the back seat. I couldn't afford to keep it on the road while attending Northeastern Univ. Pete and Ed Richards had an oil gun fight one day while hanging out at Harry's house. I had a knock down and roll around the ground fight with Pete one day in the hay field next to his house. It ended when he learned he lost his wallet in the scuffle. Pete was always careful with his money ! - He held down 2 jobs after school. Empty the waist baskets at the local bank on the way home and be at Fernandes Super Market stocking shelves by 3 pm. This gave him the money to buy his 'dark green '49 Merc with glass packs. This is the one he was in when he drove off the road next to Norm Cronins house breaking off the hydrant. He was paying too much attention to his girl friend at the time. He also hated buying the Town of Easton a new hydrant. ----- I wish more of our classmates enjoyed golf. Ed R. Harry, Pete and I all worked after school while many of you played sports. I ,however, was the only Oliver Ames High School member of the tennis team. I bet no one knew that - or cared. I only played a few matches arranged by Betty Barrows and I think I lost all of them. The team was abandoned after that. I often think of playing golf with class members. Norm and Andy Miller are the only other active golfers with Dave Gomes playing on ocassion. I just finished playing 18 which I do about once a week. It is a great pastime and some exercise too, when you get older.
Sixth - Why don't we call Harold Bailey "Bush" anymore. Where did the nickname Bush come from
anyway?"
- 09/28/2010- Mrs. Veronica Carter, our teacher -
After the reunion Harold and Gerry paid a visit to Mrs. Carter in the Pond Home Community in Wrentham.
We found the facility very tidy and clean and the attendants very warm and friendly. Our class card
was hanging in her room. Not knowing if she had read it, we read it to her mentioning all the
classmates who had signed it. We then mentioned the names of all the members of our class. She
nodded and commented a little and seemed to recognized all the names. We asked some questons and
she answered a lot with some simple statements, and her favorite statement was "times are changing".
Interestingly, she said that the last students she had were as good as were those in our
generation. ( Yeah Easton !!!! I guess we set a good example !!!! )
When we left we talked to the supervisor and learned that the home has internet access. We left
the address of our class website and requested that someone show the site to her since she
would enjoy the photos.
A few days later the home sent an email with this message-
"There is still a teacher alive who taught the Class of 1952!! Her name is Veronica Carter and she
taught business classes. She is now 103 years old and living at Pond Home Retirement Home in
Wrentham, MA. I have attached a recent photo of her and thought you might like to post it on the
web site.... I'm sure she wouldn't mind. We just had some of the students stop by and visit with
her ... she was so pleased...." [ See Photo ] (Sorry my
pic editor lost the color when I reduced the size.)
- 09/08/2010- Robert Oman - Bob reports: "I'll be thinking of you this
weekend when you are all in Mystic. Mystic is a great place to visit and I'm sure you all will
enjoy it. Give my best wishes to everyone at the reunion.
A small bottle of bourbon in Singapore is around $50.00 US. In Australia that same bottle is
about $15.00 US. We bought some in Australia for my sister-in-law who was going to visit this fall.
She is now not coming because of the continuing downturn in the US economy. For a couple thousand
bucks you can come over and drink Kentucky bourbon brought in from Australia, and look out over the
more than 100 ships waiting to enter the busiest port on the planet.
Best regards to all, Bob"
- 09/07/2010- Connie Anderson Dumoulin - Connie reports:
"I am looking forward to our class reunion. I am sort of retired I work as a substitute
playground aid at Center school in so.easton, also I am a sub para at k-5 at the local schools.
Have 2 children jay and bridget. 1 grandson billy age 9. bridget and billy are in no. easton,
so I am able to go to all his sporting events. phil is retired and enjoys his power walking on
center st. and turnpike st. I am still an old eastonite. just moved from no. to so.
Haven't got to facebook but i will eventally. took awhile for the internet. see all of you
shortly."
- 09/03/2010- Mona Bellows Jamieson - Mona reports: "I will not be attending the reunion next weekend.
My sister passed June 9th. Was back in Stoughton/Easton when she decided to go hospice and she died at home with family and friends peacefully.
We traveled for many years to many countries so have wonderful memories. We were in Greece & Islands less than a year ago.
All is well here in California. Still working as physical therapist per diem.......per diem is nice....I choose times & days ....can also say no.
Play golf and enjoy my 2 sons and their families.....always some event taking place. ( 4 grandsons ).
Appreciate the OAHS Web site with all the news and email addresses. Today one of my son’s signed me up on Facebook......question
whether I’ll ever enjoy it as much as he enjoyed setting me up .......not sure I even understand ... but am “ up to date “ tech wise !
Know you’ll have fun .... I’ll miss you all. Thanks to classmates who meet and organize our get together. See you next time."
- 09/01/2010- Non-Attendees - Harold reports that the following will not be attending the reunion
due to health reasons.
Pat Elmes Burnett in Dalton,GA reports that she has arthritis in her legs and back.
Natalie Hollertz May in Marshfield, MA reports that she is suffering from shingles.
Julia Davis Kiefer in Attleboro, MA reports that she has suffered through two bouts of cancer.
She states that her family now has 8 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. She travels to Florida in the winter.
Dick Walker in Middleboro, MA reports that he has recently undergone a shoulder replacement which is
coming along nicely, but also reports that the surgery has brought on respiratory complications.
Pauline Nystrom Bearse in Springfield, VT. reports that her husband has had an unfortunate household accident; he fell on a staircase and broke his ankle.
All of these folks have expressed regret that they will not be attending,
and send their best
wishes to all their classmates.
- 08/31/2010- Forrest deLambert - Forrest reports-"The latest with me is
that my mother passed away 1 week ago. She was 101 plus 10 months. Actually in good health save
bladder failure the last 3 months. She died very peacefully.
I have been traveling as usual. With friends in 2009 I spent 6 weeks traveling from Trieste to Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro.
Then in November a friend and I went to Egypt for a month. we had drivers and guides the whole way from Cairo to Aswan including boat trips and police with guns riding with us. i would love to do it all over again!
For this year a group of us went to Brazil ( me for the 4th time). as usual we went to Rio, but
several new places also.
Now I am considering visiting Tennessee to research my mother's family etc. My latest enterprise
is to offer B&B accommodations through an agency. So far, so good.
San Francisco has had the coldest summer on record. My poor foreign students all but froze to
death. Me too.
I wish you all a fun gathering. Hope to be there the next time."
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08/25/2010- Ray Taylor - Nancy Taylor reports- "Regrettably, Ray and I will be
unable to attend the class reunion this year. As most of you probably know, Ray was diagnosed
with Alzheimer’s Disease about 9 years ago. Although he enjoys the semi-annual dinners with the
“locals”, I think this weekend get away would be too much for him. The unfamiliar surroundings
and so many faces would make him very anxious.
Ray still loves his gardening and his Wednesdays with Hal, but for the most part, he is pretty
confused. He cannot stay alone anymore and we have devised a plan we call Raycare, a combination
of our kids taking a couple of days with him, a health aid once a week, and I work from home
two days a week. For now, it seems to work, although he doesn’t always know who we are.
Some days are better than others.
Over the years I have come to look forward to the reunions as much as Ray. It is always a fun
time with great people. I know you will have a wonderful weekend. Please take lots of pictures.
Nancy Taylor"
- 08/16/2010- Bob Oman - Earlier Bob wrote that he was living and working
in Singapore. He just finished an important project with his son Dan (writing the physics portion of
the Barron's MCAT prep guide) and has found time to bring us up to date on
his past early history and on his new experience living in Asia.
"I have been communicating with Dave Leary and we both enjoy remembering some good times. Though there are certain things I would liked to have been different the times and place where we grew up was pretty good."
Working in Easton - "My first job other than working in the family business which I did from an
early age was working at the airport. Because I was too young to get a work permit I was paid
in flying time (instruction) which was great because most of the instructors were former military
pilots. Got quite an education there as well as learning about flying. Since I was part of the
team I got treated better than the students. Years after that experience I wondered at the wisdom
of employing former pilots who could not get flying jobs to teach former GIs how to fly so they
in turn couldn't get flying jobs. Something about the way government does things that I just
didn't understand - still don't. When I got older I got $0.25 per hour which eventually rose
higher. I worked there until the GI program trailed off about my second year at Northeastern."
"You and Dave both talk about small schools versus big schools. I never had that much concern.
It didn't seem to matter to me whether it was Northeastern or Brown. I enjoyed both and learned
a lot in both. The first thing I learned at Northeastern was how far behind I was coming from
Oliver Ames. It took me literally years to catch up in certain subjects. After graduating
Northeastern and when on active duty I had prescribed time for remedial study each week. At
Northeastern I met some pretty sharp people, and at Brown I met some really sharp people,
students I mean. And there were good teachers and losers in both places in about the same
proportion. Also there were about the same proportion that really cared about giving you the best
they could. I never regret the hard work. I learned French and German sufficiently well to read
original work in each language. In one job I had, the literature was nearly all in German so
this did me well. Same is true for the companies or academic institutions I worked for - small
or large seemed to make no difference to me."
"I did some really interesting things in the military particularly as a reservist first as a company commander in an infantry division (during my years at Brown) and then when I got assigned as a mobilization designee, that is someone the secretary of defense could call at his discretion and he did. It never bothered me that a Ph. D. student in physics at Brown was an infantry company commander. The CG of the division was head of the English department and I saw him regularly at the faculty club. I got sick of their manufactured crises and resigned about two years before potential retirement. One of the dumber things I have done. Not enough space for the entire list. Both the general and my advisor had been in OSS in WWII. Brown had more than its share of former OSS people.
For years I was aggressively recruited by CIA. I finally got away from that by resigning from every professional organization and returning all letters from them marked deceased. They finally got the message."
Living in Singapore - "We are here as Long Term Visitors. You can become a Permanent Resident or even a citizen if you want. Singapore is agressively recruiting outsiders.
The SS and other income or pension checks are a problem. The scheme I use is direct deposit to a US bank and then I write a check on the account and give it to DBS, aka Dumbest Bank in Singapore, and three to four weeks later the funds appear in my Singapore account. Someone is making money on my float. It took 5 DBS people to endorse a check I wrote for aircon work and conclude they could not accept the check because I wrote AC for aircon. Next month they rejected a check because I did not put bars on the top of X in six - I kid you not. Expats here have their checks sent to the embassy, but picking them up is a pain. People who have renounced US citizenship get their checks with 30% withheld. They say it is better to pay the 30% and invest in Asia. I'm not convinced. With the dollar falling, we get a little less each month. My Japanese client does not want to pay me in Yen or Sing dollars so I am stuck with payment in US dollars."
"The language is a whole other tangle of worms. The official language of Singapore is English and if you listen to the PM or other ministers and a few others they do speak English. The street language is something quite different. The cab drivers and tradesmen you meet rarely speak English. It is required at every school that students take English but with the rule against hiring native English speakers the language ends up below marginal for most people. We do a little teaching, and high school seniors cannot carry on an even poor conversation in English. I mean you can't understand a word they are saying. When I talk with my aircon guy I repeat everything back to him in the hopes that we get the date and time he is coming straight. Most of the time it works, but it is a pain. Go to a market or a restaurant and you will often not find anyone who speaks any English. Universal language HA! The most popular language is Malay followed by Mandarin and Hindi and another that escapes me at the moment. On the driver test the questions are written so poorly that Expats cannot pass the test because they cannot understand the questions. The newspapers are mostly in English but the English edition of the Tokyo times is possibly written better than the Straits Times. The Japanese like to make up compound words and sometimes they don't come out communicating real well."
"The food here is excellent though not cheap. When beef comes from Australia it is expensive, but remember it is not filled with the growth hormones which you in the US get. The produce is great and inexpensive. Eating out is usually not bad. Booze which I do not partake of is very expensive - three time the price in the US. Plenty of good Italian restaurants, though my friend Luigi only recommends about three on the island. Microbreweries are common and there is a great one with associated restaurant run by Americans. Loud and on the river but OK now and then. When we host visiting US sailors we usually take them there. The Brown alumni club meets there. Oh, yes I single handedly increased the Brown club membership by 17%."
"Doing business and keeping your profit is very good in Singapore. The US is one of the few countries that taxes money earned as interest or return on investment. Not here in Singapore. They know how to tax, but the taxes are not onerous as they are in the US. Setting up a business is relatively easy and inexpensive."
"Thanks again for keeping up the site. As you all get a little older (Notice I did not include
myself it that category.) I find that reminders of some good times count a lot."
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08/09/2010- Nancy Fozzy Holgate - We must sadly report that we have lost another
classmate- our Class of '52 Secretary Nancy Fozzy.
We have learned that Nancy passed away on July 24th at her home in Kendall Park, NJ. She will be
greatly missed by her husband Artie, her son, her two daughters and her 5 step children. Her son
reported the news to Harold and said he will be mailing us a copy of a tribute
to his mom that he composed and will be sending to the local newpaper.
We will publish it when it arrives.
- 08/09/2010- Carol Poole Long -Hal received this email - "I was pleased my note
to you about the reunion is on the class web site. My kidney function has dropped to 12% but so
far I feel ok and get about with difficulty but ok. I refused dialysis or transplant due to my age
and quality of life in my wheelchair and prefer to go to my maker when God calls me and not prolong
the illness. Most people understand and accept my decision. Looking forward to hearing about reunion. God bless you all.
Love, Carol"
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08/09/2010- Mrs Veronica Carter - Harold has learned the following about "our"
Mrs Carter from Hazel Varella: At age 102 ( !!! gosh, that's 28 years older than me !!!) she is now living in the Pond Home Community health care facility
in Wrentham, MA. She enjoys playing bingo and says she likes the food. The facility's address is
289 East Str., Wrentham, Ma 02093; telephone is 508-384-3531.
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08/09/2010- David Leary - Dave reports the following: "Sorry, I will not be at the
reunion, but please pass on my regards to all of our classmates. Through yours and Harold's efforts
I feel like I know them better after all these years. Have a great time at the reunion and I'm
looking forward to hearing all about it. Best regards, Dave."
Dave earlier sent info to Joan Kelly about events in his life, and he has agreed to share his story with his classmates--
"I went to Stonehill after high school and it was a good move for me. I did well with the small classes and probably wouldn't have made it at a larger college (the tuition was also a big factor). There were only 38 in my graduating class and only two of us were the science majors. After two summers of PLC's (boot camp) I was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marine Corps at graduation with a BS in Chemistry, Biology and Physics. I quite literally grew up in the Marines and it gave me a good foundation for business and life in general.
In 62 I married Jean O'Leary (maiden name) from Brockton who was working as a nurse in Boston. We lived in Northern Virginia for several years while I worked in pharmaceutical sales and then opened a commercial medical laboratory with two partners (a PHD Biochemist and a retired army master sergeant who had run regional labs in the army). We did quite well with a central lab in Northern Virginia and a fleet of cars to pick up samples from doctors during the day, ran the tests at night and delivered results to the doctor the next day. We opened a second lab in New Jersey and serviced all of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, D.C., and Virginia. We moved to New Jersey and in then sold the lab to Revlon. I retired for a while and spent the winters in St. Thomas. That lasted about five years until I quit retirement and in 1975 we moved to Palo Alto, CA with our family of now 6 kids (5 girls and one boy plus 9 grandchildren) all living in California.
Jean got her masters in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling and I did real estate investments for a while and I also owned several retail stores which I managed until 2000 when we sold the businesses and moved to Rocklin, about 25 miles from Sacramento. Jean really enjoyed her counseling practice and worked four days a week for five more years commuting from the Bay Area while I started a handyman business to stay active. I don't intend to try that retirement thing again.
I have survived bypass surgery, hip replacement and a shoulder replacement and feel fortunate that worn out body parts can be replaced with titanium parts. Life is good and we stay busy with travel and family. I often think about life in Easton and how different it was back then. Jean still referees to me as "that skinny kid from South Easton".
Boredom is not a problem and I sometimes wonder how I ever had time to work. I love the description of retirement as waking up in the morning with nothing to do and when I go to bed at night it's only half done.
I recently exchanged Facebook messages with Bob Oman, now living in Singapore.
About his family Dave writes- "Jean went to Brockton High, then into nurses training at Mass
General and on to B.C. for her degree. She then worked as a visiting nurse for a few years and then
worked for Liberty Mutual as a rehab nurse. Jean and I didn't balance the sexes very well; the
first was a girl , then a boy and then four more girls. The girls claim it to be five liberated
women and one male chauvinist pig. Career wise they went in many directions. Margaret, the oldest,
graduated from U. Penn then traveled a lot before getting married and raising two boys and a girl
(the oldest is a freshman at U.C. Davis). She went back to school and now works part time as a
Landscape Designer. Our son Arthur went to Chico State, he ran one of our stores and then purchased
it from me. Alice (#3), went to Whittier, got married and has four kids. Catherine (#4) went to USC,
lived in Hong Kong for five years working with E-Trade, got married and has two boys. Rita (#5)
bounced around a bit, engaged and lives in San Francisco. Eileen (#6) is at Stanford as a project
manager in sleep studies - presently managing a research project on narcolepsy. She is married and
living in San Francisco with no plans for children at this time. I sold the St. Thomas properties
when we moved to California in 1975. It's not as easy to get there from CA as it was from Virginia
and New Jersey."
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08/02/2010- Jane Canegaly Newman - Jane reported: "Just an update: we are not coming to the reunion because of baby due (youngest son and his wife) about that time.
What have I been doing lately? Learning to play the harp. Still playing piano and organ, and enjoy being a part of an English handbell choir and singing in choir in church. Finished PhD. in Natural Health several years ago. Find it very interesting: remedies should not replace medical intervention, but can certainly help to support and build up the immune system. Advise doing conventional medical treatment and adding natural health measures as well in most cases.
Husband and I have been traveling: Alaska, Galapagos, Costa Rica and all over Caribbean, Africa --would go there again in a minute. Tenting over a cliff over a river with hippos roaring in the river! Ngorongoro Crater, home to 30,000 mammals, thought to be the area where the garden of Eden was, site of Leakey findings.....absolutely fascinating. They checked under the vehicle we were in with mirrors on rods, to ascertain that there were no bombs, etc. when we got to Nairobi. The natives call Nairobi "Nairobbery" because the thievery rate is so high. We were advised there not to go out on our own. .
Husband has been helping to rebuild a Thomas Morse airplane in Ithaca (where the original was built). This is a biplane used in pursuit training in WWI.
Enough. Enjoyed reading the info from classmates posted on the website."
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07/28/2010- Lois Gardener Di Lorenzo - Lois reported: " We are leaving from
Florida to Massachusetts next week expect to be there for at least a month, but I want to stay
( if all works out) to be at the class reunion in September. I am waiting to see if Bud can work
it out so he can come this time also. He is going to know next week when his eye surgery
is scheduled for Sept."
- 07/21/2010- Forrest Litchfield De Lambert - Forrest reported to Hal that she is not coming to the reunion as she is planning a trip to Africa
in Oct.
- 07/06/2010- Carol Poole Long -Hal received this email - "Dear Hal, The reunion
venue looks great and I wish I could attend but am not medically fit to travel . Please express my warm regards to all our classmates and I hope you all have a great time.
Please let me know how it goes and enclose photos if you can.Love, Carol"
- 06/22/2010- Gerry Gonsalves Gaston - Well I am still living in Kentucky. It has been 5 1/2 years now and I having
trouble keeping my New England accent (Ha! Ha!) Life is good here- air and water quality are
good and weather is seasonal like in Mass. Bad thing is that I unwittingly moved into a county which
was Baptist and "dry". I feel like a shady rum-runner when I go to Lexington and drive slowly back with
a couple of illegal bottles of red wine !!
I keep busy maintaining my house and yard. (pics on website under Host)
Spend most of my time with my computer hobby- writing programs for collectors of guns, knives, and
cars, and selling them at shows. Not making any money, but the hobby gets me out of the house
on weekends and lets me travel to neighboring states.
The best thing about living here is there are 2 commercial free radio
stations that play "golden oldies" and "classic country", respectively !!
The worst thing about living here is that I get no visitors. It seems that no one travels through
Kentucky to go anywhere! (Ha Ha)
Best wishes. I'm looking forward to seeing you all again at the reunion.
- 06/18/2010- Robert Oman - Extract from Bob's Facebook page- "I am currently living in Singapore where I am building and maintaining several web sites,
editing scientific papers, working on new projects including blogs on 'Effectively Studying
Physics and Mathematics', and 'Nature's Constants: Clues to the future'."
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- Our 40th CLASS REUNION in 1992 was held in Waterville Valley, NH at the Snowy Owl Inn.
Nr. of Class members who attended was 42.
- Our 45th CLASS REUNION in 1997 was held in Ogonquit, ME at The Anchorage.
Nr. of Class members who attended was 33.
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Everyone seemed to enjoy the accommodations at the Anchorage, and enjoyed the ocean and the shops in Ogonquit. The weather Friday was a beautiful day and turned out to be a great day for golf. Saturday was overcast and misty all day. Sunday morning was overcast with the sun coming out as everyone was leaving.
Those Who Attended-
- From Easton -Norm and Sally Cronin, Claire Curry, Constance Dumoulin, Raymond and Nancy Taylor, Leo and Janis McEvoy, Leo and Helen Harlow, and Ralph Philbrick
- From New York- Harry Hayward, Willis and Jane Canegaly Newman.
- From Massachusetts - Patti and Harold Bailey, Robert Brennick, Millage Corkum, Alice Maliff deCouto, Mary Silva Gilman, Frank and Joan Kelly Hale, Ed Leonard, Phyllis Mercier, Andrew Miller, Shirley Sarty, Bob and Jean Holbrook Doucette, Richard and Janet Walker.
- From Georgia -George Peterson, Pat Elmes Burnett
- From Vermont - Elliot and Pauline Nystrom Bearse
- From New Hampshire - Edward Richards, Donald Smith and wife
- From Florida - Arthur Anderson, Robert Oman and wife,
- From Canada- John Spellman
- From California - Mona Bellows Jamieson
- From Texas - Gerry Gonsalves Gaston
Activities -
Jean Holbrook and her husband Bob Doucette had an idea to send "Thinking of you" cards to to those that could not be at the reunion because of illness. All the folks at the reunion signed the cards. The cards were made by Bob and then Jean addressed them and sent them out. (Thanks for the great idea Jean and Bob!!)
A raffle was held to get money for the next reunion. The prizes were gifts brought by memebers of the reunion commitee. About $300.00 was raised. Jean Holbrook reports- " Artie was a knock out doing the raffle. He had a beautiful new suit, white shirt, pretty tie and looked great with quite a few less lbs. He kept us smiling. Al Maliff did well getting wining tickets. She was king and gave her numbers to several at her table." Also an auction was held to sell a decorative throw cloth depicting all the famous building in North Easton that was donated by Norm and Sally Cronin..
- Our 50th CLASS REUNION in 2002 was held in Lincoln, NH at the Beacon Resort.
Nr. of Class members who attended was 35.
- Our 55th CLASS REUNION in 2007 was held in Ogonquit, ME at the Meadowmere Resort.
Nr. of Class members who attended was 24.
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| Classmate Photos ...... |
Snapshots from Yesteryear !! |
| Pin-up "Calendar Boys"- Risque before their time ! |
"What no bikinis back then ! |
| Where was this taken ? Sorry to the gal cut off on left !! |
Girls night out ! Must have been one great slumber party !! |
| Sweethearts at the Prom !! |
Would you guess that these guys trained together in the Army !!
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