Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Spring 2014 | Page 18

A L U M N I GAT H ER IN GS Class Notes At the February alumni reception in Tampa, FL, from left to right: Ken Bellemare, Headmaster Menard ‘88, Barbara Bellemare ‘55 , and Priscilla (Haase) Hickey ’57 (Left photo) Mike Binette, Chad Binette ‘92, Bernette Martin Cairelli ‘52, Joanne Perron Binette ‘67; (middle photo) Parise Skoczenski, Joanne Perron Binette ‘67, Bernette Martin Cairelli ‘52, Mike Binette; (right photo) Alan Pelletier, Paula Langelier Armstrong ‘65, Guy Langelier ‘63, Pat Langelier. This year Thornton Academy organized three destination Maine College of Engineering and the National Tooling & alumni gatherings: Boston, Tampa and The Villages, FL. This Machining Association, which is designed to help students was our second year gathering in Boston and learn the skills of machining before they graduate over 25 alumni joined us! In all three high school. We are working hard with locations Headmaster Rene Menard local businesses and universities to Boston, Tampa, & ‘88 gave an overview of initiatives on provide our students with the best campus, including some new education and to prepare them for The Villages, FL academic programs that we are what lies ahead of them. All of these fortunate to offer to students, such as: projects would not be possible without our newly renovated classrooms and library, the support of our alumni. We hope to and unprecedented agreements with both the University of continue with these destination gatherings in the near future. Class of 1937 Marianne Holt Gillis was presented an award from the Maine Health Care Association in August 2013 for her life-long commitment to caring for her husband, Eddie, a WWII disabled veteran. Class of 1942 Paul E. Cabana writes, “My wife, Marie, at age 93 is at Seal Rock Health Care and is doing well. I am still in the home we built in 1947 on my return from the Air Force (we don’t move often). At age 90 I feel I am in reasonably good health.” Class of 1944 John B. Viets writes, “I enjoyed the senior reunion and meeting up with friends from other classes.” Stay in touch! *look up your agent at www.thorntonacademy.org/ classagents *keep your address current so we can invite you to gatherings & events Thornton Academy,438 Main Street Saco, ME 04072-1565 (Left photo) Dana Morris ‘48, Kathryn Danylik-Lagasse ‘00, Mark Willett ‘65; (middle photo) Hannah Zaitlin ‘99, Karen Calazzo ‘99 ; (right photo) Diana Beaudoin ‘84, Tom Foran ‘94. 18 POSTSCRIPTS Kathryn Danylik-Legasse [email protected] 207-602-4460 Class of 1945 Lillian Lagueux Minarik writes, “I am keeping well and healthy in Florida, just getting older like everyone else.” Class of 1949 Mary Neal Morrison writes, “I go to Maine twice a year, two weeks at Easter and two weeks in the fall….A little over a year ago I found I have a grandson and three great grandchildren in Virginia. They spent the 4th of July with me and my son. I have two great-grandchildren in Arizona, three great-grandchildren and one on the way in Maine. I spent Thanksgiving at home this year after spending the last two in rehab after surgery. My health is now great.” Class of 1950 JoAnn Polackwich Oswald writes, “I continue to teach Bible studies and I am enjoying my 18 grandchildren and my writing. I am looking forward to our 14th family reunion. There will be 38 of us.” Class of 1952 Helen Rancourt Hilton writes, “George and I celebrated 54 years of marriage in 2013. We have two greatgrandchi