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San DiegoROBERT ADAMSONPrinceville, KauaiI entered the U.S. Naval Academy in June of 1965, graduatingin 1969, with a BS in Physics. My first duty station aftergraduation was Naval Flight Training in Pensacola, Florida. I leftthe flight program in May of 1970, having failed the hearing testand was assigned to the USS Berkeley, a guided missile destroyerin Long Beach, California. Prior to joining the ship I went to SanDiego for training and met my soon to be wife, Gail. We weremarried in March of 1971.I deployed to WestPac (Western Pacific-Vietnam) in the springof 1971, and returned to San Diego in September. Our daughterKaren was born in San Diego in 1971. I made two moredeployments in the Navy from San Diego to WestPac. The lastdeployment was in 1975, when I participated in the evacuations ofCambodia and Vietnam in April 1975, aboard the USS Vancouver.After getting out of the Navy in 1977, I got an MBA from SanDiego State University and went to work for Chevron in SanFrancisco. We had a second daughter, Katie in 1981. I worked forChevron for 25 years and retired in 2003, and then moved back toSan Diego. Most of my career with Chevron was in the SanFrancisco Bay area but we did spend 2 years in LA and 3 years inJakarta, Indonesia. Since retirement I have been doing projectmanagement consulting and charity work. I am a Director of acharity that has raised over 3 million dollars over the last 10years. We have given 100% of that money to seriously woundedMarines, Sailors and Soldiers in individual grants.Gail and I have 5 grandchildren who we love and enjoy verymuch along with our daughters and their families. Our favoritevacation spot is Princeville, Kauai. For fun I play golf severaltimes a week and go to Charger and Padre games. We hopeeveryone has a great time at the reunion, unfortunately we willmiss the festivities.

Joan (Beavers) JohnsonI grew up in Sullivan, NH where I still reside. Graduated from MRHS in 1965. After graduation Ithen attended Keene Beauty Academy. I worked as a hairdresser for 30 years. I also worked at K-Martand Sears, retiring in 2012.My husband, Keith Johnson Sr. and I married in 1970, and we just celebrated our 45th Anniversarythis year.We have two children, a daughter, Jodi who has three children, Jessica, Matthew and Nicholas. Ourson Keith Jr. has one son, Ryder. We even have a 2 and half year old great grandson,Sylus!Keith and I enjoy going to cruise nights and car shows in our 38 ChevyCoupe and 1956 Chevy pick up truck. We’ve traveled to Louisville,Kentucky, York, Pennsylvania, Burlington, Vermont, Daytona Beach,Florida and to Canada. Ever since 1991 we have been traveling toDaytona Beach every year for Turkey Run, which is a car show that is heldthe same week as Thanksgiving.

LINDA (BERGERON) PERRYI was born in Keene and lived in Surry, NH until I finished 3rd grade. Then we moved to Keene for 6years and I attended Keene schools. We then moved back to Surry where I lived until I graduated fromMRHS.All I ever really wanted to do was get married and have children, so I quit college and married DavePerry, MRHS class of '63, in June 1966. We lived in West Swanzey and had our first child, Janice,in 1967.I was a stay at home Mom and loved it! I enjoyed taking care of my family. Eventually, we had 2more daughters. We spent a lot of time camping and even camped our way across the country.In 1974 we moved to York, PA. We wanted a change and that was where Dave's brother lived. So welived there for 2 years then decided to return to NH. We again lived in West Swanzey and stayed thereuntil 2002.We moved back to York, PA because Dave had lost his job at SuperValu in Keene and our youngestdaughter, Apryl, was in PA. So we enjoyed 10 years living near our daughter, her husband, and their 2children. Three years ago they moved to SC, but we will not be following them again.We have had many, many happy times, but also have had some serious challenges. When ouroldest daughter was 16 she got cancer and then in 1993, when she was 25, we lost her to it.Our middle daughter, Jennifer, has intellectual disabilities and severe autism. She lives in a group homejust 4 miles from us. We spend a lot time with her and always make sure she is well cared for. We takeher to SC regularly to visit her sister, and then quite often we take her on to Florida and Disney World.Dave has been retired for 8years now and we are enjoying ameasure of freedom. We keep verybusy traveling up and down the eastcoast and enjoy visiting the differentstate and national parks. We do alot of volunteer activities, particularlyinvolving Bible education. I like tosew and cook. One of my favoritethings to do is invite 15 or 20 friendsover and cook for them.Even though I never had acareer I feel good about my life. Ihave dealt with things that couldeasily destroy a family. But we havecome through it all with our headsup and smiling.

Born in Keene in 1947 to Dorothy (Wilber) Britton and Paul P Britton. Mymother was of Irish decent, my father was from French decent. Raisedin Westport NH and attended Swanzey schools through 8 th grade.Attended Keene JHS for my freshman year then started attending MRHSin 1962 graduating in 1965. HS activities included: Baseball, football andtennis.I started attending NH Tech College in Manchester NH in 1965 for drafting.In 1966 I was as hired by Markem Corp in Keene as a laborer. During thatsummer I received the dreaded draft notice and passed the physical, so joinedthe Navy in February 1967 on buddy system with Steve Syrjamaki. I completed basictraining at Great Lakes in Illinois then completed machinist mate school also at Great Lakes.From 1967 – 1969 I was stationed in Norfolk VA, doing many cruises around the southern part ofthe world, crossing the equator 8 times. From 1969 - 1971 I was reassigned to Newport RI and didmany additional cruises to the northern part of the world.After leaving the Navy in 1971 I was hired back at Markems in their print shop department. Imarried Theresa McNulty from Chesham in 1972 and moved in to a home in West Swanzey. Aftermarriage I worked at Met Life for a short time before deciding to go back to college in 1976 atHesser where I received my Associates accounting degree. My daughter Leigh was born in 1977and in 1978 we relocated to Merrimack NH.After graduation from Hesser, I held a couple of different positions in the accounting field. Firstas an auditor then as a controller. While working days I attended NH College nights graduating in1980 with a BS degree in Business Management. In 1985 I was hired in accounting by Data Generalin Manchester NH, and later relocated to Westborough MA. Moved to Clinton MA in 1987 where Istayed until I was relocated again by DG in 1996. I then moved to Addison TX with my daughterLeigh for the new position as Sales Controller working in Dallas. After DG was purchased I washired by Siemens working as Finance & Manufacturing Controller for their AirBaggage division. I retired in 2009, but have in the last year taken on apart-time position selling postal uniforms to USPS.Life highlights: My daughter Leigh getting married, my twin grandkidsbeing born the M&M’s, Mary and Mason in 2004.Overall: No major health problems and enjoy playing tennis 3 to 4times a week, golf about once a week and doing some volunteer workfor different sports groups when I can. Biggest accomplishment intennis is making to state finals twice in mixed doubles and being rankedin top 25 in state in singles in 2009 in Texas. I also enjoy biking and havecompleted a few 100 mile rides in Mass. and Texas.

JOHN DEVOIDAfter graduation I attendedBentley College in Boston for ayear, then N.H. College inManchester (now Southern NHUniversity,) where I also playedvarsity soccer and baseball for three years.I married in 1972 to a girl from New Jersey, went into thecar business with VW and continued until 1992 withBMW and Infiniti with their Sales and Leasing end of thebusiness. In 1992 I was hired as District Manager for aRoberts Pharmaceutical Company until 1996.101n 1999 my wife and I divorced after twenty-seven years.During this time however, we had four great sons; Stephen in 1976,Andrew in 1979, Jeremy in 1982 and Timothy in 1984. As myclassmates know, sports run through my veins, as I was a coach for allof my sons in soccer, basketball and baseball throughout their growingyears. And for twenty years I was a New Jersey High School boys andgirls Soccer Official. Unfortunately in 2007 I lost my third son, Jeremyto Cancer. My other three sons all live in Wilmington, North Carolina.I’m proud to write I have fivebeautiful grand kids; Trevor – 10,Miles – 8, Jordan – 8, Olivia – 8, andLily – 4. Two boys and three girls – agreat sports team in the making!2001 brought me Marilyn, a beautifullady who I met in Princeton. She changed and lit up my life then, andcontinues to brighten my life each and every day. We have traveledthroughout the United States and Canada, and have taken to the sea withmany cruises. We enjoy being together and love being so close to thebeach. We live in Belmar, New Jersey – four houses from the ocean.Can’t beat that!Retiring in September of 2012, I realized I failed miserably as the stay athome guy, and quickly re-entered the workforce in the spring of 2014,returning to Infiniti with Ray Catena Infiniti in Bridgewater, New Jerseywhere I continue to this day.I enjoy playing golf, walking on the boardwalk and the beach, going tothe movies, going out to eat, and thankful I'm in good health.

Velida (Faucher) LangTroy, New Hampshire - 1905After graduation I worked at MPB for a short time, then Peerless Insurance forseveral years before accepting a position in Human Resources and Secretary at ArthurWhitcomb’s. When Arthur Whitcomb’s was sold, I was hired byBonnie and Charles Caserta, in 1997, and when they sold the businessthree years ago, I was asked to remain in my position as anAdministrative Assistant. I am semi-retired, only working a few days aweek.In 1974 I married Edward (Skip) Lang. We have three children,two from a previous marriage, and we have six grandchildren. Wereside in Troy, NH.

LUCY (FLINKSTROM) CLARKSince high school I've lived in New York City, Chicago, Stratham NewHampshire (25 years), and Rindge New Hampshire (last 15 years).I've been married to the same man, Bruce Clark, for 45 years.We have 2 beloved sons and 2 grandsons (cutest, smartest, most adorablegrandchildren that anybody has – am not prejudiced!).For 24 years we've been going to Hawaii for a winter vacation, in recentyears for 5 weeks. Yes, we missed the brutal February in New Hampshirethis year, while basking in the tropics.I worked for the infamous IRS for 30 years as a Revenue Agent, GroupManager, and the final 13 years as a tax law specialist for the NationalOffice. At age 60, I retired, but still do some consulting and a few taxreturns.I used to tell people I was 5’ 5” tall. My doctor now says I'm 5’ 3 ½” tall, which I don’tbelieve!And as long as you know this much. Here’s my final confession, I weigh about the same asI did in high school! … want to guess? But I've got a lot more wrinkles nowadays!

Gerald GanleyParents: Mary and Joseph GanleyThree brothers: Richard, Donald, James. LT Col. USAF Richard Ganley MIA Laos 1969,Don- MRHS class of 1967 and Jim MRHS class of 1970, Don lives in Peterborough and Jimin Keene NH.Family moved to E. Swanzey, NH in 1952Education: First – Fourth grades: Mt Caesar Elementary; Fifth –Eighth grades: Cutler School;Ninth grade-Keene Junior High School, Tenth –Twelfth Grades-Monadnock Regional HighSchool. Attended Keene State College 1965-1966.Lifelong friends: too many to mention starting with the Swanzey gang . Bill O’Brien was thefirst boy I met in NH and we became great friends and teammates for the next 60+ years.Played a lot of baseball games with Bill and John Devoid on the fields of Swanzey andKeene. Made many terrific friendships starting with first grade at Mt Caesar.Great Teachers: Elementary: Mrs. Plimpton, Mrs. Dubois, Mrs. Ducheneau, Mr. Schultz, andMr. Cutler. High School: Mr. Nugent, Mr. Bourassa, Mr. Sanders; Ms. McCushing and Mrs.Faegley.Sports: Baseball was my passion since 4 yrs. old. Co-captain of the Huskies with BillO’Brien 1965. Captain of the Keene American Legion team 1964-65; a lot of games with alot of great ballplayers from Swanzey, Keene and surrounding towns.Work: Began career in insurance with the Burns and Masiello Insurance Agency of Keene1971. Then went to National Grange Mutual in 1973 where I worked in Underwriting andProduct Management for 30 years. Currently working for Safeco Insurance (formerlyPeerless) in Marketing Management for past 11 years.Married Deborah Hannon, (former co-worker at NGM) June 28 1986. Deb is thefounder and current Director of the Cheshire County Children’s Museum inKeene.Children: Zachary age 21 sophomore at Plymouth State College; Ana age 14Freshman KHS

National Grange MutualYankeeWilson PondAfter graduation I went to work at National GrangeMutual (NGM) on West Street in Keene. In 1968 Imarried Roland Barrett, during which time wepurchased our home in North Swanzey, where we stillreside.1969 I began working at Yankee Publishing in Dublin.And, for the next nineteen and half years I was part oftheir Customer Service Department – until thedepartment was relocated to Iowa. In less than aweek I was fortunate to find new employment with PCConnection until 2008 when I decided to take earlyretirement.Roland and I have one daughter, Alanna, born in 1980.

JAMESHARRISI was born on November 5, 1947 to Oscar and Margaret (Estes) Harris.After graduating from Monadnock Regional High School I attended and graduated from Keene StateCollege in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Education. Throughout my teachingcareer I continued to broadened my education by attending classes at the University of NewHampshire, Antioch New England Grad School, University of California Berkeley, University ofTennessee Knoxville, University of Wisconsin Lacrosse (receiving a Master’s Degree in Chemistry),Boston University and St. Michaels College. In 1992 I was fortunate to conduct research at OakRidge National Labs which is run today by the US Department of Energy.My first teaching position was with Hopkinton High School from 1969 to 1980, teaching AdvancedMarkScience, Chemistry, Physics and 8 th Grade Science. During the 1979-1980 school year I also taughtMeteorology at Nathaniel Hawthorne College.From 1980 to 1982 I taught 7 th and 8 th Grade Science at Hillsboro-Deering Middle School.In 1982 I returned to my roots at Monadnock Regional High School, this time as an educator,teaching Chemistry, AP Chemistry, Physics and General Science. I retired in 2003 and becameTeacher Emeritus Chemistry.On April 23, 1971 I married Jane Mary Thompson from Winchester. That July we took our delayedhoneymoon in Bermuda. And, this past April we celebrated our 44 th Anniversary. One year lateron April 9, 1972 we were blessed with the birth of our son, Mark James. For 39 years he brought usjoy and happiness, until he passed on December 13, 2009 from suicide. There isn’t a day that goesby that we don’t miss him.Since my retirement in 2003, I became a volunteer for the American Red Cross office here inKeene. I started out as a driver in the transportation department and then was appointedoffice supervisor over volunteers who work in the office.In my spare time I work as a consultant, reviewing chemistry programs for CengagePublishing, Brooks-Cole and Pearson.It is with sadness and disappointment that Jane and I will not be coming to thereunion. I have Parkinson's and arthritis and Jane has COPD and we both have ahard time getting around. Our thoughts will be with all of you.

KennethJohnsonAfter graduating Monadnock Regional HighSchool on June 18, 1965, three days later I wentto work at Kingsbury Machine. I worked inManufacturing, Research and Development, andon the assembly floor. I was a member of the Kingsbury’s CreditUnion and was on the Loan Committee, and later was elected tothe Board of Directors of the Credit Union. I served positions of Secretary,Vice President and President.I retired from Kingsbury in April of 2009, just shy of 44 years of service.Ken Jr., Kathy, Makenzie, Conor &EmilyOn August 28, 1965 I married my high school sweetheart, SandraA. Crossman, who also graduated from Monadnock Regional HighSchool in 1964. She worked at Sodexo at Keene State College for 32years, retiring in 2012.We have two boys, Kenneth Jr. and Kevin.ChandlerKen Jr. is a Physical Educational Teacher at Wellesley, Ma. He married Kathyand they have three children, Makenzie, Conor and Emily.Kevin & ErinDeannaKevin is an Assistant Manager at Weis Markets in Selinsgrove, PA. He married Erin and havetwo children, Deanna and Chandler.I like playing golf, watching the Boston Red Sox, collecting trains, taking care of the lawn andflowers, playing with my dog and cat, spending time with Sandy, and being with family,especially with my grandchildren.Sandy and I enjoy going on short trips. We did go on a cruise back in April, to the EasternCaribbean, celebrating our 50 th Anniversary a bit early.Life has been good for Sandy and me. If I had to get married all over again – I would, and Iwould marry the same girl!

andy laneMeredith, New HampshireAndy Lane and MRHS 1965 and UNHDiane (Johnson) Lane KHS 1967 and UNHUNH grad. 1969 Mechanical EngineeringMarried Diane in 1969We have 3 children- Sarah,Meghan and AJWe have 5 grandchildren- Emma, Meredith,Owen, Read and LillyWe lived in Boston for a year after marriage and moved back to NH(Concord) in 1970. After our children graduated from Concord’s HS wemoved to Meredith, NH to be at the lake and close to the White Mountainsfor fishing, hiking, and skiing (downhill, backcountry and x-country).I have been employed as an engineer since graduation and I am registered asPE in Civil and Mechanical Engineering. I worked as a civil engineer for Stateof NH on road and bridge construction projects for 10 years then changedback to Mechanical engineering for the next 35 years as Manager ofMechanical Engineering on design of HVAC, Plumbing and Fire Protectiondesigns for building systems and building infrastructure such as Power andCo-generation plants, steam and hot water distribution systems for collegesand private schools.Diane began as a stay at home mother with a day-care center at our house.Once our children were in HS, Diane enter the district court system of NHand has been a Clerk of the Court at Plymouth, Laconia, and most recentlythe Clerk of the Concord Circuit Court.We both still are active sailors, boaters, hikers and skiers. Diane is an accomplished potter and rug hooker. I dabblein water color painting occasionally. We get to spend a lot of time with our grandchildren and love it.We are now both retired and are active volunteers within the community.

Edward (Skip) LangAfter graduation from MRHS I attendedNew Hampshire Technical Institute forMechanical Engineering, then enlisted intothe US Air Force for four years. Three ofthose years I was stationed in Germany.When my enlistment was up, I returnedhome and was employed at KingsburyCorporation for 30 years, leaving theiremployment in 2001.After leaving Kingsbury Corporation, Iworked at Smith’s Industries, Home Depotand Precitech, before retiring.I married Velida Faucher in 1974. Wehave three children and reside in Troy, NH.

Carolyn (Little) & William “Bill” O’BrienI was born in Keene Feb. 20, 1947. I went toCutler School from 1st grade through 8th grade.That is where I met William L. O'Brien, Sr. at theend of the 8th grade year. Bill and I went toKeene Jr. High (9th grade,) and then on to MRHS.We were childhood sweethearts, and in 1966we were married. I went into a banking when myfather would not let me go away to college. Billwent to work for Markem Machine Co. and in 1967he was drafted into the Army and sent toOkinawa.I was able to join him in Okinawa, where ourfirst son, William Jr. was born in 1968. When hereturned stateside, he was stationed in Georgia.Our daughter, Angela was born in 1971 and sonMatthew was born 1980. We have 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, ages 25 down to 4 months.After the service, Bill was very active in sports. He played fast pitch softball and traveled to play almostevery weekend. Therefore, Billy and Angie grew up on the ball fields of New England. He was also involved withKeene softball league for many years as well as coaching little league and Babe Ruth. And of course, hediscovered a love for golf that he had once told Gerry Ganley was only for sissies.We enjoyed camping with Mark and Donna Lawrence and their boys often.I returned to work in the banking field and left the position of Assist. Branch Manager to change careers andbecome a supervisor of collections and payment processing at NGM (Main Street America). I retired after 17years at age 62.I volunteered for Women's Crisis Center for a while and was Women's Ministry Leader of my church until Iwas diagnosed with breast cancer. Now I sub for Bible study teaching and am active in the Prison Ministry forwomen.In 2005, Bill had a heart attack. That reallydidn't slow him down though. He was alwaysbusy with projects or helping someone out. Hedecided to have open heart surgery when hewas told that his heart was bad. From there, itwas downhill.There were many complications and heended up on dialysis after struggling for a yearwith many limitations. He never gave up andfought hard to the very end when he had abrain aneurysm on Christmas Eve, 2013. Hedied Dec.27, 2013.We were married for 47 years.I keep busy with my grandchildren, mychurch activities and my Dog, Ivy. God hasbeen very good to me and I am truly blessed!!

GAIL (LOUGEE) RHOADESROBERT RHOADESI was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts and attended grade school in both Maine and Massachusetts.My early high school days were spent in Massachusetts, later moving to New Hampshire where Igraduated from Monadnock Regional High School in 1965.In December after graduation Robert W. Rhoades, also a 1965 MRHS graduate, and I became engaged,exchanging our vows the following June. Briefly living in Keene, we moved to Bob’s birth town,Quinter, Kansas in July of 1966, where we’ve remained for the past forty nine years, and where we’llcelebrate our 49 th anniversary this June. Although Quinter has been our home since 1966, Bob’senlistment in the USAF brought us to Biloxi, Mississippi, then to Austin, Texas. Later Bob wasassigned to a remote location in the Philippines, and I returned to Quinter. In October of 1969 Bobwas honorably discharged and returned home to Quinter.We were blessed with two daughters; Errin Joye who lives in Texas with her husband Kevin and twodaughters Kaleigh and Lauren. Our second daughter Jenna Rae lives here in Quinter with herhusband Les and children Shiloh, Dalton, Micah and Heidi. Needless to say, life is great and so muchfun with 6 grandchildren.I was fortunate to have owned and operated two restaurants, along with 25 years of various positionsat Gove County Medical Center; CNA, Certified Medical Aid, Medical Assistant, and Certified DietaryManager where I managed the day to day operations of thehospital/LTC kitchen. The last 2 years before myretirement in 2013, I was in the medical recordsdepartment.Bob retired in November of 2012, where hespent most of his career as owner,operator and driver of a semi-truck. Healso welded for a major farmimplement producer, and later retiredfrom maintenance at Gove CountyMedical Center here in Quinter.Our lives are filled with all thethings we love and hold dear;grandkids, family events, fishing,camping and of course sports!Sadly Bob had a heart attack andtriple bypass surgery 9 years ago.Although we’ve made several trips toTexas to visit Errin Joye and her family,Bob prefers to bask in the comforts ofhome, leaving specials trips to me and myadventurous nature.

After graduation, I attended and graduated from NH College. Iwas hired by IBM as a junior accountant and married LizLiimatainen. We had two kids; Matt & Rebecca, and now two grandkids; Ethan & Audrey. My IBM career was great with 12 yrs infinance, 8 yrs in Production Control management and 12 yrs inMarketing and Program Management, which took me to many parts of the world. Istarted the Program Business practices at IBM. Also, after college I continuedpreparing individual andbusiness tax returns, andafter retiring from IBM in2001, this business wentnuts. This past tax season,I e-filed over 400 returns.Other interest includebeing a Babe Ruth coach,fly fishing, hunting, skiing,golf and doing anythingwith the grandkids i.e.; RedSox, Patriot & Bruin Games.Grandkids are the Dividendsof Life. Also, a StateOfficer in the Knights ofColumbus and have done100s of charitable projects and managed many large fund raising events. Annualprograms like “Coats For Kids”, HS scholarships, food & meals for the poor or homeless,building ramps, etc. Chairman of St. Ann financial committee and on the parishcouncil for the past 13 yrs and managed many parish building projects like convertingfrom oil to natural gas and installing a new church roof.Most favorite trip was a 17 days spent in Italy were we met approx 60 cousins wholive north of Venice.I have been very fortunate & blessed, as life has been amazing and I thank the GoodLord every day.

Don Mattson(Reader’s Digest Version) - Blanks to be filled in at Reunion…• BS Mechanical Engineering UNH 1969• Woodstock Music Festival• Dropped out• Eventually ended up living in a rustic cabin in the Sierra Nevada for two years with adog and learning to play guitar• Started working in natural food industry in Marblehead MA• Married for 33 years to Maggie• Lived in Watertown MA since 1982• Daughters Cheryl and Emily• I’ve worked for Whole Foods Market since 1993• I’m a supporter of the world wide peace efforts of Prem Rawat

Linda (Nattila) MikkolaLife followed the traditional path for me. After graduation Ireceived my teaching degree from Keene State, and then aMasters from Antioch University. For the next thirty eightyears I first taught at Saint Patrick School in Jaffrey forseven years, one year at Jaffrey Elementary, and thenmoved on to teach first/second grades in Amherst SchoolDistrict, retiring in 2011.In 1968 I married my high school sweetheart, Ed Niskanenand we had two precious daughters; Liisa and Heather, andnow five deeply-lovedgrandchildren. In 1992 Edand I divorced, but remainbonded by our lifetimefriendship, and of course ourchildren and grandchildren.In 1994 I had the good fortune to meet Lee, a wonderful manfrom Ashby, Mass. and were married in July of 1999. But sadly I lost him to cancer in October,2012. I miss his intelligence, Yankee know how, and his ability to make me laugh every day.I continue to live in Ashby, and through much effort I have gone intorecreating a new life with some sort of purpose. The AshbyCongregational Church family has been the support that has made thisjourney possible. Members have provided the opportunity for me to trysquare dancing, join a Red Hat group, connection to a coordinator forbus trips, and numerous social engagements. Volunteering in aKindergarten in Rindge two mornings a week feeds my desire to stayconnected to education.Now that I have mastered the TV remotes, I am filling the long nights with movies withmy two year old Maltese companion, Mika by my side!As well as my brothers, I now have various contacts that help me care for the home andgrounds, numbers to call to handle break downs, and a marvelous contractor to handlerenovations (kitchen completed in 2014, living room in 2015.) This small town is the epitome ofcare and support. My neighbors across the street watch out for me and dog sit as I head out onbus trips. Neighbors up and down the street have said all I need to do is call when I need help.One neighbor even put a blue ribbon award next to the mailbox and post I just painted! Throughall of this, my beloved cousin, Lucy (Flinkstrom) and her husband, Bruce, havealways been there to offer whatever I may need as challenges arose. This lifelongfriendship is truly a blessing. And, one that I hope all of you are blessed to have had.On the bus trip yesterday a table mate was 92 years young, one of several of thatvintage I have met. Looks like we have a lot of living left to do!

Wendell G. PageWe have 2 children, Mirinda and Zachary. We have onegrandchild, Recreation Eddie Page, Activitiesand a second one to arrive this November.Ex justo numquam gubergren per, ea cum torquatos persequerisreprehendunt.I worked for Central Screw, in Keene, as an engineer for eightyears and then moved to W.W Cross in Jaffrey, NH. I worked inJaffrey for 28 years, finishing my working career for the D.D. Beanfamily at their matchbook factory.Sea quidam virtute in. Et movet percipit eam, ea cum ullum ridens liberavisse. Erat conceptam sea eu, ea vel congueabhorreant, ne his dicit nihil scribentur. Quo eu nostro aperiri, an purto feugait partiendo per. Insolens conseteturinstructior te nam, id vis ridens fierent. Vis simul populo inciderint ei. Te putent sententiae has, suavitate conceptam meaex. Errem malorum menandri eos an. Id usu dolor civibus deleniti, qui eu accusamus scribentur, reque integre splendideduo ut.Bette worked in the printing/publishing industry for her entireworking life, retiring in December of 2014. She retired on Friday,packed on Saturday, and we left for our Florida home on Sunday.Natum posse tation vel ei, te nemore aperiam voluptatum vel, semper singulis appellantur cu eos. An sed alteracorrumpit abhorreant. Commune volutpat id nam, te eam velit alterum, ad pri saperet reformidans. Sit pertinaciarationibus ne. Lucilius accusata has no, vis dolores platonem ne. In facilisis intellegat sit. Ut eos diam utroque, qui idunum veniam maiestatis. Viris nullam dissentiet sea ea, omnium evertitur eu est.We still have ourhome in Swanzey andthe small home inFlorida, livingapproximately 6months at each.Bette Ingalls Page - KHS 1971We spend a lot oftime on the golf course!As much time as wecan with Zachary, Allie& Eddie in Scottsdale,AZ, and with Mirindaand Matej, who splittheir time betweenShelter Island, NY andNew Haven, CT.MRHS 1965Maine Central Institute 1966 (PG)Wentworth Institute 1968-1969Wentworth College of Technology 1972Married - 1979

Bruce PhillipsAfter High School I went into the service in November 1965 for 3 years. Spent 1 year on tour inVietnam. Received the Army Medal of Commendation.Married my first wife in 1967 and we spent 18 years raising 4 boys until our divorce.Went to work for Markem Corporation and was sent to work in North Carolina, and commuted towork from South Carolina. My daughter Kim was born in South Carolina during that time. Wemoved back to live in Keene, New Hampshire where my daughter Stephanie was born in 1992.Retired from Markem Corporation after 27 years. Spent a short period of time working for amachine shop until I became ill.The illness caused by exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam put me on disability. My 2nd wifeand I divorced, and in 2007 I met my current wife. We married in 2009. In 2010, I was diagnosedwith End Stage Renal failure and now three times a week for four hours getting dialysis.I have 9 grandchildren, 3 grandsons and 6 granddaughters, all living in New Hampshire. Myoldest daughter married her soul mate in Utah. They are moving to California for his job. Myyoungest daughter just got married on June 20th, 2015 and is planning to attend college in Albany,New York.When I am well enough after my treatments I spend time working in my flower gardens.

Gary PufferAfter MRHS I attended Keene State and received my degree inEnglish in 1969. I also played a little baseball for the Owls. Whilethere I met Cathy, my wife of 45 years.During the 70’s and 80’ I worked for Vt. National Bank inBrattleboro and Maine Fidelity Life, and NGM in Keene as WorkMeasurement Analyst and Business Systems Analyst.In 1982 our son Ben was born. He is now married and lives in Marlboro, Ma.After leaving NGM I had a variety of jobs, including manager of a bookstore, a great fit for a life longavid reader. My last years on the job were as a bank courier and I really enjoyed being out and aboutevery day.Cathy retired from 35 years of teaching in 2006, and I joined her in 2011.Now I fill my days with variousactivities like gardening, hiking withour Yellow Lab and doing all the littleand large projects any homeowner isfamiliar with. I played competitivesoftball until I was 53, but now that’sover. Being retired gives me the timeto read all the books I never had timefor.

Monadnock Regional HighI wondered what the future would bring my way,When in June of ’65 I faced graduation day,By July of that year the Navy was beckoning me,Saying there was a great big world to see.That experience proved to be exciting and fun,For four years I let that course run.November of ’68 Donna Hill and I were wed,In 1970 a son was bred.Our bliss lasted nearly 30 years,Until we no longer thought of ourselves as “dears.”I had a dream to be a fighter of fire,In 1979 I started to fulfill that desire.We moved to Rindge, and bought a house,It was then that fires I began to douse.The members made captain my rank,A team of men and women I will always thank.In the nineties I moved to the south west,Working for Advanced Ambulance, the area’s best.In the back of my mind, New Hampshire kept callin’,To be homeward bound I was all in.2000 would be the year I made that choice,I headed home with my girlfriend, Eva Royce.Looking for a company that was branded,Nashua, New Hampshire is where we landed.Rockingham Ambulance hired me right away,For the next 11 years I was there to stay.They closed down then took on a new look,I retired, and SIMPLICITY became my published book.A 2nd book is my new passion,I suspect I will finish it, after a fashion.How quickly the years have flown by,Since I graduated from Monadnock Regional High!

David Redfield3 years Army artillery 66-694 children, David Jr, Jenny, Elana andHannah, and wife Carol of 37 years.Not being able to get along with mybosses I started Redfield Electric in1979. Now semi- retired living inMarlborough, New Hampshireand Nova Scotia on thespectacular Bay of Fundy. Myhobby of mineral collecting gotme up here, and through local Jennyfriends, we were able to find thislocation and change it from a cottageto a second home. Best view in the world. OK so I'm a littlebiased but it's still really great. We've traveled around thestates quite a lot, just finishing up a 10,003 mile road trip with our faithful ChocolateLab, Nimby. My wife is the navigator, I'm the driver and the dog doesn't make a peeptill we're done driving for the day. We had only 3 commitments during the trip,otherwise we went where ever and stopped whenever. It's about 630 miles fromMarlborough to Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. Now that we are both retired we can spendmore time here. I say here cause that's where I am as I write this - enjoying daily a200+ degree view up and down the Bay of Fundy where the tidesrange 45 +/- feet twice a day. Tick Tock, Tick Tock - time just fliesaway.David Jr.ElanaWhen I first thought of our 50th class reunion, I thought whoa,that's for old folks, then I realized, I'm there. Time to start cleaningout the junk I've accumulated over the many years.Sadly I've lost a lot of good friends and family. Enjoy while youcan.HannahThanks to all you hard working people that put this reuniontogether, and to all the classmates who lived longenough to get there. Sorry to hear some can'tmake it cause of illness, but we'll be thinking ofyou, and probably talking a bit about you also.Weird, when I think of any of us, I picture that 18+/- year old image.Nimby

Nancy (Reid) Gillum"Hayley"Following high school l graduated from UNH with BS insocial work, and moved to Boston with 3 Alpha Chi Omegasorority sisters with the hope of saving the world! My firstjob was at State Street Bank and Trust as a research analyst,not anything close to my major. So I opted for grad schoolat Boston College. Boston still remains my favorite city,even though after marrying David Gillum and starting afamily we decided to return to Keene where I worked atCheshire Medical Center for 24 years. We remainedmarried for 21 wonderful years, raising two sons Michael and Tommy and have 3 beautifulgrandchildren, which I am fortunate enough to have live 5 minutes away here in Florida.In the early 90's, I took a huge leap of faith and decided it was time to be the real me,Hayley or Nancy, name didn't matter. I met Judy and we have remained together these past23 years, having moved to Sarasota FL in 2002. I became medical coordinator forCommunity Haven for adults and children with disabilities and retired at the end of 2013.Upon retirement, I decided to take up tennis and now play constantly and fanatically!!! Judyand I are raising the fourth grandchild, Her 6 year old granddaughter, and we canonly hope this is keeping us young and silly!What is beautiful about this journey, is that David and his wife live here aswell, and we all enjoy our entire family together as one entity!Youngest son, Tommy is getting married Aug 8 in Portsmouth, NH wherehe and fiancé just built their dream home. Now I can only wish for some"Northern" grandkids in the near future!!Life is good. My best wishes to all of my classmates.

Effingham, New HampshireJune Smith Potter50 Years!Eric and I Just celebrated 50 years of marriage on May 29. After asix week honey moon at Capitol University we set up housekeeping inShelburne Falls, Mass. during the school year. Eric taught Chemistry,Advanced Science and advised yearbook and National Honor societyfor more than a third of a century. We returned to Eric's old homein Effingham N.H. during most school vacations.In 1967 I graduated with an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciencefrom Greenfield Community College.I enjoyed being a fulltime wife, and mother to our two children; Amy andRoger. In 1987 when Roger entered 8th grade, and when Amy started college, Istarted work at McCusker’s Market while living in Shelburne Falls, and withinwalking distance of where we lived.In June of 2000 after 39 years of teaching; 37 in the Mohawk school district,Eric retired and we moved to Effingham to care for his mother. Sadly she passedaway just a few months later.Nikolaos and II enjoy knitting, Sudoku, reading, computer, (it can be a pain at times,) andjust hanging out at home with my husband. We are active in theCenter Effingham Baptist Church, where Eric is an Elder. Christ is thecornerstone of our marriage and life.Weight control has been a lifetime challenge for me, but being anactive member of TOPS Club, Inc. has helped me tremendously.With Amy, My Mother, Roger andJazzyWe have a step granddaughter Jazzy, and a great grandsonNikolaos, born Nov.1.Two years ago our daughter Amy (Durell) married in my oldchurch. She now lives in Troy.Unfortunately I am unable to attend our class reunion due toarthritis which makes travel limiting.Amy with her dad

Diana (Travis) WichlandJohn and I have been married 48 years.We have 4 children, 3 girls and a boy.All are busy with their jobs and families.John is part owner of Miller Bros -Newton a fine men's clothing store inKeene and Brattleboro, Vt. We also ownand run Ranney Brook Farm B&B inWest Townshend, VT.

Sheila (Underwood) BrownAfter graduating from MRHS 1965, I went on toattend New Hampshire College (now SNHU) inManchester. I graduated in 1967 with an Associatedegree, going to work for the Naval Department inTechnical Writing for Sander's Associates in Nashua,N.H. I worked there until I was married in 1969 tomy husband George, who also attended NH College.We move for a brief time to Burlington, Vermont,returning to our beloved NH one year later. I workedfor GTE Sylvania in Exeter NH for 17 years and mylast position was as a Senior Planner for TheTimberland Company in Stratham for 26 years, retiringlast September.George and I were married on August 9, 1969 atSt. Bernard's Church in Keene. We will celebrate our46th anniversary this year. In 1971, our daughter,Deanna Michelle was born. In 1974, our son, BrettMichael was born. We have fivegrandchildren between Deanna andBrett. Blake is 11, Cameron is 10,Madison and Cadence (twins) are9 and along comes Maddox who is 6.They all live local so we are able tospoil them a lot.We have lived in Raymond, NHsince 1970 and currently reside on theland that belonged to my husband'sparents. Our days are filled withgardening, knitting, running with thegrandchildren and spending time forrelatives and friends. Both George andI are cancer survivors, so weare grateful for every day. We havebeen fortunate enough to travel to manyplaces such as Alaska, Hawaii, Las Vegas,Florida, Arizona, Branson and AtlanticCity. I also traveled to Switzerland,Florida, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republicand Tennessee for my jobs.I want to wish all my classmates a wonderfulreunion and please feel free to reach out to me as Ihave lost touch with classmates that have always beenso important to me.

Pamela Vorce WhitcombTwo milestones this summer – 50 years ago this month we graduated from MRHS, and a week later,Bruce and I walked down the aisle and became husband and wife on June 26 th . The years have flownby, but what a legacy of a beautiful life to leave our children and grand-children!We were blessed with two beautiful children; Ronnie, the oldest, and Kathleen. Both have gracedus with happy, fun loving grand-children. Ronnie with Ronnie Jr who’s seventeen, and Julianna, agefifteen. And Kathleen is a busy mom with Jeffrey, age six.In May of 2011 I retired from Cheshire Oil Company after 24 and half years. Not wanting to wasteany of our retirement time, and within days of leaving Cheshire Oil, we were on the road with our 5 thwheel heading for The Last Frontier – Alaska. For 80 days we traveled the lower 48 up to the land ofdramatic, diverse terrain, wide-open spaces, mountains and forests, scattered with abundant wildlifeand many small towns. It was a wonderful trip that we will always treasure.When not on road trips with our 5 th wheel, we enjoy the sheer pleasure of just driving over to ourseasonal campsite, unlocking the door, and just sitting back and enjoy the good life.

G. MICHAEL VOSEAfter graduation and one unproductive year at UNH, my family enduredthe death of my sister Mary (Class of ’66) to cystic fibrosis. That eventpropelled me to expand my horizons and I spent four years in the US AirForce. That stint allowed me to use the GI Bill to finish a BA degree inhistory at Keene State.Working my way through college as a broadcaster/journalist spurred meinto a print journalism career that led from BYTE magazine to corporatetechnical writing jobs at Sun, Compuware/Numega, and Autodesk. Mixedin between these jobs I wrote a book about Microsoft Windows 3.0 andpublished a newsletter about a failed IBM computer operating system (OS/2).Along the way, I welcomed three granddaughters into our family, climbedall of New England’s 100 highest peaks, learned to play the hammereddulcimer, and toured Scotland in 1996 and 2006 playing music with theStrathspey & Reel Society of NH (I still play with the group today).In 2005, my first wife and I parted company and I unexpectedly found loveagain and married Denise in 2008. We live in a lovely home in Eppingwhere we built a 1200-gallon backyard water garden in 2012, moving7,000 pounds of rock one stone at a time.In 2010, I became involved with the local Historical Society where I servedas President, and in 2012 was elected as a Epping Library Trustee.In 2014, I was elected to the NH House of Representatives, where I nowserve on the Science, Technology, and Energy committee.

Andrea (Whitney)CoulombeMarried 44 years on 9/25/15Husbands name James CoulombeWe reside in Brattleboro, VtNo childrenRetired: July, 2010Enjoy golfing, gambling and spending time with family and friends.