CLASS NOTES
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Class of 1948 In September 2021 , Marian Ricker Carvisiglia turned 92 ! “ Still going strong !”
Class of 1949 Mary Neal Morrison writes , “ Because of Covid-19 , it ' s been quite a while since I ' ve been to Maine . On Sept . 7 , 2021 , my youngest son , Timothy Morrison , age 65 , passed away . He was diabetic & had been ill for many months . Celebrating Christmas will be hard as his birthday is 12 / 22 .”
Class of 1957 Wallace R . Cunningham shared that he is “ Still around !”
Class of 1961 Patricia A . Massie ' s beloved ( female ) cat , Guinness , is 18 !
Michael Prejean shares that he is still very active . “ Lots of bicycling , electric bikes , and traveling ; San Diego - lovely zoo . Love retirement !”
Class of 1966 William S . Searle , Jr . wanted to congratulate TA for becoming such a tremendous high school !
Class of 1970 Stanley W . Harmon wanted to let us know that he retired in 2021 “ from the illustrious accounting world to my small farm north of Ellsworth Maine . Ended many years as finance guy for the Town of Bar Harbor and before that at Coca Cola in So . Portland .” He has two daughters that live in Orlando and Boston , which will encourage him to focus on travel more often .
Class of 1970 Patricia McMullen is retired and enjoying life on Cape Cod !”
Class of 1973 Charles Tsomides wanted to express how extremely proud he is of the football team winning the Gold Ball ( Class “ A ” State Championship ) once again !
Class of 1978 After working at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft for 40.5 years , Ken St . Onge retired in May of 2020 . Enjoy , Ken !
Class of 1979 Mary-Bess Libby Donovan retired recently but still helps with her husband ’ s business , K & S Overhead Doors , Inc . “ We plan to travel in our motorhome .”
2020 & 2021 were full of life changes for Joanne Leary Feenstra : “ First my mother had a stroke , then I remarried . My father , Jim Leary ’ 47 , passed away , I joined the 60 ’ s club ( really ?) and retired after 37 years as an RN at Maine Medical Center . I then moved to Berwick . Whew , that was a lot of change ! I ' m enjoying retirement very much ; filling it with kitten fostering , lots of gardening , raising meat animals , ( went back to my farming roots !) crafting , home renovations and spending time with family and friends , something my nurse-schedule frequently interrupted . I ' m busier than ever now and life is good !”
Class of 1980 Lillian Letendre- Normand shared “ My son Justin Normand ’ 06 & his beautiful wife , Amanda Tanguay Normand ’ 06 , are dorm parents at TA . They have blessed me with two wonderful granddaughters , Natalie & Reagan !”
Class of 1999 Joe Gunn shared that he was elected to a second term on the Saco City Council in the Nov . 2021 general election . He was first elected in 2019 , succeeding former councilor Bill Doyle ’ 99 who was elected mayor of Saco in that election . Joe serves ward 3 , which includes Thornton Academy .
Class of 2005 Jessica Janson writes “ I ' m on my fourth year of being self-employed and I am grateful that TA helped me build a foundation of a strong work ethic and to be part of the community . When not working , I enjoy spending time with family and friends and exploring our beautiful State of Maine !”
Class of 2006 Katie Janelle Fiorina and her husband Joe , welcomed their first child , a son they have named Benjamin Robert , on November 10th , 2021 .
Class of 2009 Justin Chenette has been appointed by the Maine Senate President to two statewide commissions : The Maine Right to Know Advisory Committee and the Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission . He was also recently hired as the new Communications & Public Relations Director for Sweetser in Saco .
Thornton Academy Trustees
Eric Purvis ’ 81 - President Angela Bolduc Vangel Cotsis ’ 85 Dr . Brian Dallaire ’ 75 Philip Fearon ’ 70 Bernard Gaines ’ 65 Robert Gowen Nate Howell William Johnson Joel J . Levesque ’ 85 Roger Miles ’ 65 Timothy Murphy ’ 78 Margaret O ' Neil ’ 72 Kirk Purvis ’ 93 Dr . Paul Remmes Mark Willett ’ 65
Alumni Board Members
David Pendleton ’ 81 - President Amy Levasseur DesRoberts ’ 97 Lily DesRoberts ’ 22 - Student Rep . Amy Gonneville Elie ’ 91 Katie Arsenault Flaherty ’ 97 Roberta Sargent Gallant ’ 62 Erin Fitzgerald Laflin ’ 06 James Lowe ’ 92 Haley Nason Magnell ’ 10 Paula Cote Scully ’ 89 Mia Taranko ’ 20 Douglas Willett ’ 92
Development Committee
Joel J . Levesque ’ 85 – Chair Matt Cook ’ 91 Vangel Cotsis ’ 85 Dr . Brian Dallaire ’ 75 Joshua Fearon ’ 98 Bernard Gaines ’ 65 Karen Gellis William Johnson Margaret O ' Neil ’ 72 Eric A . Purvis ’ 81 Kirk Purvis ’ 93 Gregory Ruff ’ 16 Clint Williams
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