Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Fall 2008 | Page 14

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Class Notes
1927
Marion Howard Dennis was featured in
the Sun Chronicle newspaper in September. She’s now 100 years old and always
makes it to the senior alumni reunion in
the fall.
1938
Laura Harmon Ekengren became a
registered nurse in 1941 and was an
operating room supervisor for 34 years
at Salem Hospital, Salem, Mass. She previously studied at Yale.
1939
Kenneth Luce’s wife Charlotte passed
away in September. The couple were
married for 66 years.
1942
Carroll Huntress has spent the past
31 years coaching football and had a second career that lasted 28 years in the oil
& gas industries. He may retire next year
at 85 years old.
1944
Rachel Whipple Small continues to
live in Gainsville, Florida and is involved
with the state and national Democratic
Women’s clubs.
Richard Maxwell is still birding &
hiking, including a trip to the Canadian
Rockies & Glacier N.P. in Montana.
1945
Fred Arno was inducted into TA’s
Athletic Hall of Fame over Homecoming
weekend. Arno spends each summer in
his Raymond, Maine, cottage and enjoys
winters in Oregon. His granddaughters
keep him active.
Helen Lundy Boyd now has six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren,
including identical twin boys born in
August.
1946
David Patriquin reports that he is thoroughly enjoying his retirement.
Wallace Nutting, a retired four star
general in the U.S. Army, received a Distinguished Graduate award from West
Point in June.
Susanne Garon Horne worked at
Prudential for 32 years, worked at WIDE
for 7 years and worked for City Hall for
7 years.
1948
William Bogas is living in Florida and
doing great in the warm weather.
Rosemary Fettinger Worth has moved
back to Saco’s Atlantic Heights retirement community after living in Connecticut for 54 years.
Ruth Drysdale Frazier has retired from
working as a volunteer in church related
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