Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Fall 2019 | Page 20
C LAS S N OT E S
Class of 1942 Class of 1954 Class of 1969
From Lucille Martin Fennell’s son,
Patrick: "I am very sorry to inform
Thornton Academy of my mother's
passing on February 27, 2019. She
was a proud graduate of the Class of
1942 and enjoyed attending the Senior
Reunions. My mother met my father
while she was selling tickets in the
Main building for the Thornton vs
North Quincy High football game in
the Fall of 1941. (My father was from
Quincy, MA.) It was love at first sight." Tsomides Associates Architects
Planners, owned by Constantine
Tsomides, is in its 41 st year of private
architectural practice. It has created
award-winning designs for not-
for-profit retirement communities
and continuing care retirement
communities. Meredith Searle Roberts wants to
remind her classmates that the class
of 1969 50 th Reunion celebration is
October 19 th —also Homecoming
Weekend! Contact Merry at
[email protected] with any
questions.
Class of 1958 2018 was a big year for Allen Sicard!
Al was elected York County (Maine)
Commissioner. Allen and his wife
Mary Kiely Sicard ’75 also welcomed
grandson, Calven, born to daughter
Jessica Sicard Nannery ’03 and her
husband, Patrick Nannery ’99.
Class of 1949
Gertrude “Dolly” Haskell Cote is
living in Fort Myers, FL with daughter
Mary Cote Larkin ’76. She moved
from St. Petersburg, FL where she had
lived near Linda Cote Selker ’80.
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While Mary Neal Morrison doesn’t
drive to Maine anymore, she is able
to visit when her son, Tom, who lives
in Buxton, brings her back. While
in Maine, she spends time with her
daughter, Deborah, who lives in West
Paris. She also sees great grandson,
Kurt, who will attend kindergarten in
Saco this fall.
Deborah Love Olstad is quite the
traveler! She visited Mount Denali
last year and whales in Baja, California
this year. Next stop: Africa!
Class of 1963
Carol Begley Gray writes, “After
teaching for 35 years, I retired to a
part-time job teaching adults GED
preparation. Now I tutor, oil paint, and
read. Having a condo in Kennebunk,
I enjoy the Ogunquit Playhouse in the
summer. Life has been and is good!”
Class of 1965
Ron Forest still enjoys his work after 52
years. He now works with his daughter
and grandson at Ron Forest & Son's
Fence Company.
Class of 1975
Class of 1976
Christy Brouillard Barnes recently
moved to Eastover, SC and already
loves it. After losing her parents,
Christy decided not to spend another
cold winter in Maine. “I know I'll miss
Maine a little bit, but I'm enjoying the
sun and warm weather. I'll always be
thinking of my family and friends in
Maine.”
Mary Cote Larkin has lived in Fort
Myers, Florida for 20 years. She misses
the summers in Saco.
Alumni Take the Stage
Several TA alumni joined Josh Groban
on stage during his concert at the
Cross Insurance Arena in Portland
on June 24th! Camille Curtis Saucier
’88, founder and director of Voices
in Harmony Choirs, invited 20 local
singers to serve as Groban’s background
choir, including TA alumni Daniel
Laverriere ’18, Erika Dube ’97, Giselle
Tardiff ’90, and Michelle Hansen
Snow ’87.
Photo courtesy of Jon Dustin
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