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.
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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