Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Summer 2007 | Page 16

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In Memoriam

The following obituaries were
received since the last issue of
Postscripts. Obituaries that appear
provide the essential information
about the person’s last place of

residence and the month of death.
Also listed are surviving immediate
family members who have an active alumni life. Memorial gifts are
listed in the annual report.

We make every effort to clip death
notices that appear in local newspapers, but we do not always hear
when alumni pass away in other
states. This is where we rely on

1930
Agnes Cunningham of Saco in
March. Sister of Thomas Cunningham
‘34.

Braley Graham ‘77 and Matthew
Braley ‘81.
Mary Irene Collins Maher of
Scarborough in March.
Harold McCormick of Ellsworth, ME,
in February.

Robert Martel of Las Vegas, NV, in
July. Brother of Lila Martel Emerton
‘61.

1933
Mary Colpitts Pease of Sanford in
February. Sister of Bernard Colpitts
‘38 and Theresa Colpitts ‘48.
1934
James Purdy of Saco in June.
Arthur Willey of Saco in April. Father
of Susan Willey Marston ‘62, Julia
Willey Marston ‘66, and Steven Willey
‘69.
Esther Knight Willey of Saco in
March. Mother of Susan Willey
Marston ‘62, Julia Willey Marston
‘66, and Steven Willey ‘69. Sister of
Ernestine Knight Rosell ‘39.
1938
Donald Boothby of Scarborough in
July.
Barbara Gowen Utman of Santa
Barbara, CA, in December.
1940
Esther Smith Dolby of Saco in
February. Mother of Lawrence Dolby
‘61, Sandra Dolby Taylor ‘62, Hannah
Dolby Whittaker ‘65 and Richard
Dolby ‘68.
Priscilla Fairfield Knight of Saco in
May. Sister of Roy Fairfield ‘36, and
Nancy Fairfield Rumery ‘43.
George Nelson of Kennebunkport in
June. Husband of Georgette Bishop
Nelson ‘43. Father of Sandra Nelson
‘66, James Nelson ‘67, David Nelson
‘73, and Peter Nelson ‘74. Brother of
Frances Nelson Ready ‘47.
1941
Betty Brickates of Portsmouth,
NH, in March. Sister of Eva Brikiatis
Giovanis ‘38 and Robert Brickates ‘41.
George Huntress of East Waterboro
in May.
1942
Eunice Purdy Braley of Saco in
February. Mother of Chris Braley ‘73,
Joyce Braley Berthiaume ‘74, Pamela
From Class Notes on page 15
ham and Cumberland County Jails
and also helps women transition back
into the community. Adam Quinlan
also earned his BA from Bates in economics, and Alicia Doukeris received
her BA in rhetoric. Andrew Nielson
received a degree in TV and video
from Emerson College and is now in
Los Angeles temping and hoping for a
permanent slot in the industry. After
earning his BS in communications in
the video production program at the
New England School of Communication in May, Nate Roberts has landed
a job for Teleview Racing Patrol. The
company installs video equipment at
off-track betting facilities nationwide,
and Nate will be based in Miami.
Two classmates are returning to
TA to teach. Keil Martin earned a BA
in communications and public relations from St. Joseph’s College in
May, and will teach wellness at TA for
one year. Natalie Berry earned a BA
in history and a BS in secondary edu-

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1944
Paul T. Colpitts of Saco in July.
Father of Paul Thomas Colpitts ‘67,
Christopher Colpitts ‘70, Kathy
Colpitts Ramsey ‘71 and Mary
Colpitts Jensen ‘72. Brother of
Bernard Colpitts ‘38 and Theresa
Colpitts ‘48.
1945
Jane Black Werner of Fairfield, CT, in
June.
1949
Lawrence Stackpole of Saco in May.
Father of Deborah Stackpole Godbout
‘68, Bruce Stackpole ‘70 and Scott
Stackpole ‘85.
1950
Norman Brousseau of Biddeford in
March.
1952
Robert Spear of Old Orchard Beach
in July. Brother of Norman Spear ‘42
and Phylis Spear Williams ‘50.
1953
Paul Pollock of Biddeford in March.
Brother of Charles Pollock ‘45.
1953
Nancy Choroszy Winlund of
Arlington, VA, in April.
1954
Gloria Misho LePage of Biddeford in
May. Wife of Paul LePage ‘48.
1955
Janice Hanusek Larose of Biddeford
in February 2006.
1959
Robert Barry Clough of Cumberland
in June. Brother of Wayne Clough ‘61
and Nancy Clough Roberts ‘73.
cation/social studies from UMaine/
Orono and will teach history. Megan
Bovill was elected to Phi Beta Kappa
at Colby College and earned a BA in
math and human development.
Erik Moody graduated from USM
in May with a BA in theater. He acted
in a local college soap opera, “Criehaven,” in a competition sponsored
by Soap Net, and his group was one
of five national finalists. Erik is also
performing this summer in the Maine
Performing Arts Festival in Bethel
and is currently starring in the Strong
Paw Productions film “Up Up Down
Down.”
Justin Graffam joined the US
Navy in July 2006 and completed basic training in Great Lakes, IL, in September. He is now an airman serving
on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. George
Washington. Ian Smith, now a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps, is on his
second tour of duty in Iraq, stationed
at forward operating base Hurricane
Point just outside Ramadi and is due

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With your help, we can inform
classmates in a timely manner.

1961
Robert Bailey of Charlottesville, VA,
in January. Brother of Richard Bailey
‘66.
Ronald Nason of Biddeford in June.
1966
Rachel Tracy Blunt of Dunedin, FL,
in April. Mother of Ruth Blunt Pierce
‘74. Sister of R ichard Tracy ‘44,
Mattie Tracy Hilton ‘55, Marion Tracy
Levesque ‘57, Lawrence Tracy ‘62,
and Walter Tracy ‘64.
1967
Robert Dumont of Hollis in February.
Brother of Philippe Dumont ‘73.
1972
Doreen Henderson Caruthers
of Saco in April. Mother of Erin
Caruthers Consiglio ‘96. Sister of
Patricia Henderson Olsen ‘66, Robert
Henderson ‘67 and James Henderson
‘78.
1985
Steven Delorge of Biddeford in July.
Brother of Douglas Delorge ‘83.

Corrections

Three obituaries were inadvertently
omitted from the Winter 2007 issue
of Postscripts. We apologize for the
oversight.
1950
Thomas J. Haley of Saco in October 2006. Father of Brian Haley ‘73
and Joyce Haley Martin ‘75.
1971
Lee Plaisted of Saco in October
2006. Brother of Stephen Plaisted
‘66 and Deborah Plaisted Stewart
‘72.
2005
Jordan McKendry of Arundel in
October 2006. Sister of Tavia McKendry ‘03.
back in October. Morgan Hawes and
Cory Moore announced the birth of a
son, Elijah, in January. They are living in Saco. Jamie Leo Bernard and
her husband Michael welcomed the
birth of a daughter, Bella, in May.
Errin Abbott Picard and her husband
Jean welcomed a son, Jackson, in July.
They are living in Saco.
2004
The 25th annual La Kermesse Festival
in June was dedicated to Normand
Audie, who lost his life in a motorcycle accident in April 2006. He had
volunteered with the festival since
childhood. Christina Walls and Josh
Tingdahl ‘98 announced the birth of a
daughter Isis in March. Jeffrey Walker and Katie Backman ‘05 welcomed a
son, Ethan, in March. They are living
in Old Orchard Beach. Kris Moody is
a senior at Elon University, majoring
in journalism with a history minor.
He is currently interning at the Journal Tribune writing a weekly golf col-

POSTSCRIPTS * SUMMER 2007

TA Mourns
Griffiths
Former submaster, math
teacher and basketball coach
Sidney Griffith passed away in
May. Griffith served at Thornton
Academy from 1957 until 1968,
when he left to become the first
principal of Massabesic High
School. “He was engaging and
interested in students and had a
larger than life presence. He had
two sides­: the stern disciplinarian and the quieter teacher who
had a great love of geometry. He
had a positive influence on me,”
said Board of Trustees president
Jim Nelson ‘67.
Wilma Griffith, who worked
in the TA cafeteria for many
years, passed away in June. They
are survived by their son Jeff
Griffith ‘62.

Irene Collins Maher ‘42,
Alumni Board Member
Mary Irene Collins Maher passed
away in March. Irene was a
member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors for eight
years, and treasurer for two of
those years. She was a mainstay
of the popular Senior Alumni
Reunion, helping make nametags, arrange flowers and welcome other alumni. She also organized a group of alumni who
played cribbage at TA weekly for
several years. Irene’s twinkling
blue eyes and ever-present smile
are sorely missed.
umn and will be spending the winter
session traveling to Ghana.
2005
Katie Backman and Jeffrey Walker ‘04
announced the birth of a son, Ethan,
in March. They are living in Old Orchard Beach. Desiree Drummond and
Kenneth May also welcomed a son,
Kayden, in April. Amanda Wakefield
and Jeremy Henderson announced
the birth of a daughter, Brooke, in
February. They are living in Dayton.
Eric Traingue graduated from Army
National Guard basic combat training
at Fort Knox, KY, in December.
2006
Christian List visited China in March
with the Eckerd College Choir as part
of the Eckerd College/China cultural
exchange. “One of our performances
was on the Great Wall,” wrote Christian. “The trip was life changing. I
will be attending fall semester in London.”