T O D A Y - Berwick Academy

50Alumni Class NotesClass of 194765th ReunionLois Harmon Dugal:Do you rememberour graduation 65years ago and how excitedwe were to be goingout into the worldand show everyonejust how grown up wewere? Well, 65 yearshave passed in the blinkof an eye, and we aredefinitely grown up. Let’s get excitedagain and attend our 65th class reunionin September. I’ve had the pleasure ofseeing a few classmates over the years,but there are many more I hope tosee when we celebrate this big milestonein our lives. It is time to share alifetime of living with each other andrecall our years at good old B.A. I’mwaiting to see you. Please come.Bob Marshall andhis wife, Lois, live inQuincy, MA, and heplans to attend his reunion.1953Class of 195260th ReunionEdithe Boston Jepson: Renewingsome thoughts of the Class of ’53,with pride! Time fleets away from usall; it goes so quickly. There is no timeleft that isn’t precious. We should hearfrom each other and keep our hearts intouch. Remember the days of our livesat good ol’ Berwick Academy! Thereare so many memories of our timestogether. We shall never forget thoseyears! Our teachers, our classmates,our youthful ways, and even thoughwe can’t go back to being the “US” aswe once were, it is worth it all to keepsaying “Hello” to each other in somesort of manner and let it be known thatwe did really care and that we all stilldo (I am sure). Lovingly thinking ofyou all. I am now age 79 and holdingon with strength and good will.Class of 195755th Reunion1961Judy A. Brown: Lovingly submittedin memory of my special aunt, MarciaDavis Hio (picturedright) ’51, who passedaway peacefully at herhome in Tuolumne,CA, on February 2,2012. Aunt Marcialeaves her husband,Bob, of 59 years; herchildren, Brenda, Terry,David and Kathy; fourgrandchildren; and herbeloved Husky, Koda.She loved attending Berwick Academy,and was treasurer of her seniorclass. Class motto: “Wisdom is beforehim that hath understanding.”Kinloch “KC” Walpole:Dohave one big project on the board.Five years ago Horizon Communitiesin Prison and the Gateless GateZen Center partnered to try and getcomputer learning centers as a part ofthe dorm in the women’s prison, andthis year it finally happened. The recroom was taken out, and in its placewere 10 computer work stations thatwill be open as long as the lights areon. You see, the average educationallevel in Florida prisons is the sixthgrade, which is so low that inmatescannot even qualify to get into a GEDprogram. The state has over 100,000inmates and theyaward maybe2,000 GED certificatesa year.The computerlearning programswe willinstall on thecomputers havean 80 percentsuccess rate. Yes,there are otherfacets of the Faith/Character Dormprogram, but that would take too muchspace and time. Let it be said that if wecan get it off of the ground as we haveconceived it, penology will be stoodon its ears.Kim Reynolds: After notifyingknown emails from the DistinguishedClass of ‘61 about my recent diagnosisof Spinal Cord Injury and learningto live life in a wheelchair with all thelifestyle changes involved, I receivedresponses from Bob Bogardus, BobWilson, Giles Lauren, Stan Allaben,Paul Jutras, and Kinloch Walpole.Bob B. shares that he and KevinMcLeod, who owns the Comfort Innin Portsmouth, are working on his1960 Weston, MA, high school reunionfor the fall in Portsmouth. BobWilson welcomes me to the “AluminumPony” which “I’ve been riding fora long time.” He reports being proudof his grandgirls with his oldest, a juniorat the University of Maine andyoungest, a freshman at Boston University.Stan reports his business PalmettoBikes on Hilton Head Island(800 bikes and attachments rented tovisitors) and his art in oil and watercolorsare doing well at his gallery at HiltonHead (www.allabenfineart.com).Paul reports hoping to get up to theBA Alumni Banquet and hoping someothers from the class will be there. Hereports “this is a much better year thanI have had in the past.” Giles (formerlyGary) continues classical writing andgetting ready to attend the AmericanClassical League meeting in Las Vegasto plump his book Caesar Commentaries;The Complete Gallic War, Revised, reportingit has received some good reviewson Amazon. It was great to see all ofyou who came for our 50th, and BAhas a special place in my heart. Keepin touch.Tris Carpenter: Is coming to thereunion and wants to see everyone!He’ll tell you all about his fishing tripsand veterinarian practice.1963Class of 196250th ReunionGail Tremblay: I do some painting,weaving, and other fiber arts of varioussorts, installation art, and some sculpture.I have shown art throughout theUS and in Canada, Mexico, Switzerland,Germany, the Czech Republic,Brazil, and China. I have been nationalpresident of the Women’s Caucus forArt and have written books and articleson art and have worked in museumcollections. I have also writtenand published lots of poetry. I teach atThe Evergreen State College in Olympia,WA, and have had wonderful andgifted students. I can’t complain. I havenever been bored. Every morning I canget up and think of more things I wantto do than one could do in a lifetime.I intend to work as long as my bodyallows me to, and I plan to enjoy everyminute of it. I feel lucky to havegotten to see and do the things I havedone and to have spent time with somany lively and interestingpeople. I wouldhave never dreamed mylife was possible when Iwas 17 or even 23, theyear I started teachingafter I finished graduateschool. If I get mywish, I will probably retirefrom teaching at 70 and write andmake art full time. In the meantime, Iam busy and it is all interesting.Bert Polk: My youngest son and hiswife invited Kathy and me to watchwhen they went hang gliding for herbirthday. They have four young children,so I knew I was invited to watchthe kids - always a treat. When we arrived,the kids told us they could goas well, and the man would duct tapethem on! (Mom later vetoed that greatidea.) Then, since the kids could notgo, they opted instead for vicariousthrills, jumping up and down and convincingme to go. My birthday wasthe following week. I did look good- just came from a cousin’s baptism so Ihad a nice suit for the occasion. Veryfun, peaceful, and relaxing really - justquietly flying around from a couple ofthousand feet and going around in circleswith the hawks. Happy Birthday,everyone!1965Richard Stocker:Come seeStocker…get a 36.36457 on his nextexam… by Professor James R. Jorgen.51