A reading by Mark Haman

In Memoriam

1933 cousin, Joseph Winters, of Derwood, MD. Memorial donations in his name may be At Franklin's request, there will be no made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Franklin Harper Fowler, Jr., passed away memorial service, and he was cremated, Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. peacefully on May 24, 2011, at Foxdale as wished. Village with his wife, Letta, at his side. He was born on March 8, 1917 in Buffalo, NY, 1943 to Franklin Harper Fowler, Sr., and Ellen 1940 Chester C. Russell, 87, a lifelong resident of Winters Fowler and was preceded in death Francis S. “Frank” Montuori Jr., 89, of Chelmsford, died on May 26, 2011. He was by his sister, Mary Ellen Fowler. After Lunenburg, passed away peacefully at his the beloved husband of the late Betty Lawrence Academy, Frank attended Guilford home Friday, April 16, 2010, after a lengthy Armitage, to whom he was married for 55 College, then received his Mechanical illness. Mr. Montuori was born in Cambridge years. Mr. Russell was a graduate of Engineering degree from Yale University, on January 3, 1921, son of the late Frank S. Chelmsford High School and Lawrence Class of 1938, where he was a recipient of and Anna (Mitrano) Montuori. Raised in Academy. He also attended Bryant and the Barge Mathematics Prize. On June 1, Fitchburg, he graduated from Lawrence Stratton Business School. After graduation 1946, he married Letta Jane Carlson. They Academy and later attended Nichols Jr. from Lawrence, he joined the United States had a daughter, Jane Ellen Fowler, who College in Dudley. He also attended Peekskill Navy and served honorably in World War II passed away shortly after graduating (with Military Academy in Peekskill, NY. Upon on the USS PC1177 during the invasion of honors and two degrees) from the University graduation, he entered the U.S. Army Air the Philippines. He also served in Okinawa of while awaiting admission to Corps supporting a P-51 squadron during in April of 1945. Upon completion of his medical school. Franklin's lifelong love of WWII as an aircraft mechanic. His military military duty, Mr. Russell joined Russell mathematics led him to work in the early service led to a lifelong interest in aviation. Lumber Company in Lowell, Massachusetts, days of the computer industry and later in Mr. Montuori became a licensed private which was founded by his father, Edward, in the aerospace program, from which he retired pilot and actively flew his own airplane, the early 1900s. After Edward’s retirement, in California. While there, he was one of the hangared at the Fitchburg Municipal airport, he became President of Russell Lumber and organizers of Continuing Learning Experience for over 50 years. Mr. Montuori was a majority owner, working at the company for (CLE) at California State University of principal in the Montuori Brothers Motor the balance of his life. Mr. Russell was a Fullerton. He also interviewed students who Transportation Co., founded by his father in communicant of the First Parish Unitarian were applying for admission to Yale. In and later relocated to Fitchburg. It Church in Chelmsford. He was involved in 1991, he and Letta moved to Foxdale was one of the earliest trucking companies in many civic organizations and had a particular Village, where he volunteered in the Special the country. He also was the owner of the fondness for Lifelinks, Inc. in Lowell, Olympics, helped international graduate Fitchburg-based Montuori Distributing Co., Massachusetts, which assists the students at PSU with their income taxes, a wholesaler of liquor, beer, and wine. Mr. developmentally disabled. Mr. Russell is and became an original member of the Montuori retired in 1984. Active in the survived by a loving daughter, Robin A. Community Academy of Lifelong Learning community, Mr. Montuori was a member of Russell of Billerica; three grandchildren, (CALL), serving on its Council and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Christian C. Foster, Tyler R. Sullivan and Curriculum Committee. He and Letta were the American Legion, the Ancient and Secret Chelsea C. Sullivan; a great-grandchild, also recipients of the Rose Cologne Award. Order of Quiet Birdmen, and the Lucas L. Foster; and a sister, Marjorie R. He was a Life Member of the American International Comanche Society. Mr. Hennessy. He was the father of the late Susan Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Montuori is survived by his sister, Virginia Sullivan, who died in 1997. Donations may Institute of Electrical and Electronics Ann (Montuori) Murray of Orchard Park, be made in his name to Lifelinks, Inc., 285 Engineers and was an Emeritus Member of NY; his maternal aunts, Esther (Mitrano) Mill Rd., Chelmsford, MA 01824. the American Mathematical Society. Franklin Robertello of Concord and Ruth Mitrano of David Whitney Small passed away also belonged to the Unitarian Universalist Lunenburg; three nephews, Peter R. Murray peacefully on Saturday, June 27, 2009, in Fellowship of Centre County and the Free of Orchard Park, NY, John F. Murray of his Atascadero, CA, home. He was born in and Accepted Masons. He is survived by Crystal Lake, IL, and David J. Murray of Massachusetts on November 16, 1925, to Letta, as well as a niece, Julia Stoddart East Aurora, NY; and numerous cousins and Nancy Sophia Brigham and Irving Wheeler Strimenos, of Castle Rock, CO, and a close friends who knew and loved him well. Small, who was captain of the US Olympic

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Hockey Team that won the Silver Medal in 1949 of the late Herman W. Jackson and Sophie 1924 in Paris. After graduation from (Burkhardt) Jackson. He was raised in Jamaica Lawrence Academy, David joined the Army Kendall W. Foster, Jr. M.D., 80, passed Plain; after graduating from Lawrence he Air Corps; after the war he attended USC, away Friday, October 1, 2010 at his home in went on to Boston University, graduating paying his way through college as a freelance East Dennis, MA, after succumbing to from the Public Relations and photographer. He met his wife, Jacquelyn, at cancer. He is survived by his loving wife, Communications School and later USC. He photographed her and entered the Sally Robertson Foster, whom he married in Northeastern University with a degree in photo in a contest run by the 1954 in Marion, PA.; four children, Betsy engineering. He also received an honorary Times in 1951, winning second place. They Driscoll, Robert Foster, Sarah McKenna, and doctorate in humanities from the New married in 1952 and bought a house in 1956 Mary LaMere; sons-in-law Michael Driscoll, England School of Law. Mr. Jackson proudly in Arcadia, California, where he coached Victor McKenna, and Gary LaMere; and served his country in the US Army from Little League baseball and youth soccer. grandchildren Sean Driscoll, Hannah 1952 to 1954 during the Korean War. As an David was a Boy Scout leader and served as LaMere, Marissa LaMere, Richard instructor for the US Army Ordnance the city Recreation Commissioner. He was McKenna, and Lucas McKenna. Dr. Foster Replacement Training Center in Aberdeen, self-employed as a design contractor in the was born in Boston, MA, in 1930 and was a Maryland, he was honored as an outstanding construction/commercial industry. He board certified radiologist. After graduating instructor in Military Law, Psychological developed a love for growing orchids, and from Lawrence, he attended Tufts University Warfare and Counter Intelligence fieldwork. was an avid family historian who studied the and Tufts Medical School. He met his wife, One of Mr. Jackson's many business ventures genealogy of the Small heritage. David and Sally, at a zoology class at Woods Hole included Action Jackson Amusements, a his wife retired to Oxnard, California, in Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods subsidiary of Jackson Industries, Inc., which 1996, and when she passed away in 2004, Hole, MA, in 1952. He was a radiologist at he founded 1961, and which grew to become he moved to Atascadero. He is survived by New Britain General Hospital, New Britain, one of the largest distributors of coin-operated his son, Glenn W. Small; daughter-in-law CT, and an Associate Professor Emeritus in amusement games and music equipment in Phyllis; and two grandchildren, Jack and Diagnostic Radiology at Michigan State the New England area. The business is David. Donations in his name may be made University Dept. of Radiology in East currently operated by a third generation of to the Central Coast Hospice, Paso Robles Lansing, MI until his retirement in 1995. the Jackson family. In 1985, Mr. Jackson Office, 106 Gateway Center Drive, Suite B, During his time at MSU he was also a purchased the Malden Evening News-Medford Paso Robles, CA 93446. radiologist at St. Lawrence Hospital and Mercury newspaper, acting as president and Sparrow Hospital, in Lansing, Michigan. publisher until he sold it in 1995. Through- Owen Rockwood Smyth Sr., of Lookout Dr. Foster entered the United States Army out his life, he also owned and partnered in Mountain, TN, passed away quietly on Medical Corps in 1958 and was honorably the management of a diverse group of Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, at the age of 86. discharged in 1967 after achieving the rank enterprises, including multiple real estate Born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Rocky of Lieutenant Colonel. He served 14 months holdings, and he was an active member of spent his childhood years in White Plains, in An Khe, Vietnam. During his time in the the local community in both commerce and NY, and Newton, MA. After serving in Army the family lived in Germany, Maryland, service organizations. Mr. Jackson leaves his World War II, he was a member of interna- and Colorado, places they might otherwise children, Craig W. Jackson, David W. Jackson tional teams and later became the captain of never have seen. He had a great love of and his wife Kimberly, and Lindsey D. the hockey team at Dartmouth College. He nature and the outdoors, which included Jackson; and his cherished grandchildren, completed his MBA degree at the Wharton sailing, boating, bird watching, photography, Kelly C. Jackson, L. Sophie Jackson, and School of Business and worked for Provident fly fishing, skiing, and hiking. As retirees on Todd Warren Jackson. He is also survived by Life and Accident Insurance Company in the Cape Cod, he and his wife walked through Joan Comeiro, Jane Wolf, Geraldine Jackson, pension division for 35 years. Rocky was an many nature preserves and were seen in their and Donna Merritt-Jackson and all of their active member of the Lookout Mountain parked van watching the osprey nest in families. Gifts in Mr. Jackson’s memory may Golf Club. His passion for golf and the Sesuit Harbor every spring. Football and be made to the Malden Rotary Club, c/o outdoors was evident in the numerous hours baseball were his favorite sports; he was a fan Combined Properties, 300 Commercial St., he spent playing in competitive matches and of the MSU Spartans, the New England Suite 25, Malden, MA 02148 or to the friendly outings with his friends and family. Patriots, and the Boston Red Sox. Dr. Foster Salvation Army, 187 Columbus Ave., He is survived by his wife, Jacquelyn was laid to rest in a private ceremony at Oak Boston, MA 02116. Johnston Smyth; a daughter, Margo Smyth Ridge Cemetery, South Dennis, MA. The Biringer, and husband, Bob; three sons, family is planning a physical, public Owen Rockwood Smyth Jr., and wife, Terry; memorial of some kind, like a bench or other 1950 Braden Wallace Smyth; Garrett Whitcomb semi-permanent structure. Financial Joseph F. Devine, 80, of Johnstown, PA, Smyth and wife, Katy; and grandchildren, donations for this memorial in Dr. Foster’s died November 8, 2010, at his residence. Barrett, Tyler and Paige Biringer and Allyson, name can be made online at Born May 9, 1930, in Boston, MA, son of Madison and Richmond Smyth. Memorial www.thewindjammer.com/kwfjr. the late John and Margaret (Roche) Devine, contributions may be made to Girls’ Joseph was the youngest of 13 brothers and Preparatory School or McCallie School. Warren H. Jackson, of North Reading, sisters. He is survived by children, Patrick founder of Jackson Industries, Inc. of Malden Devine, of Silver Spring, MD and Maura and former president and publisher of the Devine, of Johnstown, as well as by Malden Evening News – Daily News Mercury, granddaughters Annalese and Adelena passed away on Monday, August, 17, 2009. Tinari. Joseph was a retired police officer He was 80 years of age. Mr. Jackson was with the Scituate, MA, police department. born on July 24, 1929, in Jamaica Plain, son

ACADEMY JOURNAL / FALL 2011 48 James M. Reed, 79, a longtime resident of 1958 contributions may be made to the York Food Londonderry, NH, died Sunday, April 11, Pantry, P.O. Box 243, York, ME 03909 or to 2010 in the Parkland Medical Center in Richard K. Fisher, 71, resident of Brookline, York High School Football, Attn: Ted Welch, Derry. Mr. Reed was born in Alfred, ME, on NH, died March 26, 2011 at his home. He 1 Robert Stevens Dr., York, ME 03909. October 8, 1930, son of the late Harold D. was born in Newton, MA, on August 2, and Evelyn F. (Fowler) Reed. He served with 1939, a son of M. Ruth (House) Horton of 1964 the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He Port Charlotte, FL, and the late Francis P. retired after 32 years from Alvirne High Fisher. Mr. Fisher made his home in A note from Trustee Gordon Sewell reports: School in Hudson, NH, where he was Brookline for over 35 years and formerly “Our beloved Edgar Sewall died peacefully employed as an industrial arts teacher and resided in Nashua, NH. He was the founder yesterday [March 27, 2011] after a long battle department head. Voted teacher of the year and president of Fisher Video Productions. A with cancer. He died at home [in Arlington, in 1974-75, he even assisted a student in US Air Force veteran, he served in Vietnam MA] with his wife, Maureen, and family building the largest slide rule, gaining from 1961 to 1965 and was honorably members close by. This news will come as a admission to The Guinness Book of Records. discharged in 1965. Following service to his great surprise to many of you who are He also worked tirelessly to help rebuild the country, he was invited to try out with the learning of his illness for the first time via school after a fire destroyed much of the Minnesota Vikings, something he was always this email. Please know that he made the building in the 1970s. He was described as a very proud of. He enjoyed all types of sports. decision three years ago to keep his illness “gentlemen’s farmer,” and a woodworker From the 1970s through the early 1980s, he private beyond his closest family. He fiercely who tinkered and enjoyed remodeling old was the strength coach for the sports teams protected that privacy, noting that it gave houses. He was also a bee keeper, a member at U. Mass., Lowell, and a judge for the him the strength to follow the treatment of the Merrimack Valley Bee Keepers American Power Lifting Federation. Mr. protocols – to fight the disease to the best of Association and a member of the N.H. Fisher was a “people person” and loved good his ability. As his illness gained control and Farm Museum in Milton, NH. Most of all conversation and sharing a laugh. He was he began to think about the days and months he enjoyed family, especially his grandchildren. also a wonderful cook and was known for his that would follow his death, he specifically Mr. Reed is survived by his wife of 53 years, delicious seafood chowder. Active throughout requested that we not hold a memorial service, Mary “Polly” (Perley) Reed of Londonderry; his life, he was a longstanding member of the a request we will honor. His family will two sons, James Reed II and Yvonne of Dracut, MA, Rotary Club and one of the gather in the weeks ahead for a private Londonderry, and Eric Reed of Hudson; founders of the Hollis Brookline Rotary celebration of his life. In lieu of flowers, three daughters, Gretchen Reed of Club. In addition, he was a member of the please consider making a donation in his Manchester, NH, Dottie Guzowski and her N.H. Association of Video Professionals, memory to a charity of your choice or to husband Ed of Londonderry, and Becky past member of Business Network Hospice of the North Shore and Greater Thurston and her husband Scott of International and Retired Air Force Boston, 75 Sylvan Street, Suite B-102, Barrington, NH; five grandchildren, Jim, Association. He was predeceased by his Danvers, MA, 01923.” Karlee, Emily, Patrick and Abby; one brother, William B. Fisher. In addition to his brother, Edward F. Reed of N. Olmstead, mother, surviving family members include 2003 OH; and his niece, Cindy Lussier. Memorial his wife of 44 years, Judy (Elliston) Fisher of Nicholas D. Dimancescu died in a tragic donations may be made to the American Brookline; a son, William E. Fisher, and a accident on May 23, 2011, falling to his Diabetes Association, 249 Canal St., daughter, Cindy Hann, both of Merrimack, death while filming in the Carpathian Manchester, NH 03101-2316. NH; four grandchildren; a sister, Caroline Porter of Lunenburg, MA; and several nieces Mountains of Romania. At the time of his and nephews. Those wishing to make a passing, he was happy and thrilled to be 1957 donation in his memory can do so to the working on his third documentary in LTC George A. Sirois, USA (Ret.), 73, of Cardiology Department at St. Joseph’s Romania with his documentary team. Peachtree City, GA, passed away on July 16, Hospital c/o Resource Development. Recognized for his prior directorship and 2011. He was born in Lawrence, MA to the narration of two documentaries on Romania late Major General and Mrs. Edward D. Edward R. Wendell, 69, of York, ME, died in World Wars I and II, both completed in Sirois. He graduated from Norwich Monday, October 27, 2008 in Portsmouth partnership with National Geographic, he University in 1962 with a Bachelor of Regional Hospital. Born April 22, 1939 in developed a sensitive, personal view of Science in Business Administration. While at Reading, MA, a son of Edwin A. and tumultuous and tragic times in Romanian Norwich, George was a member of the Drill Catherine (Doherty) Wendell, he was a history. His grandfather’s memoirs of World Team, Newman Club, Outing Club, Varsity graduate of Reading High School and War I, the subject for his first film production, Club, and soccer team. After graduating, he Bridgewater State College. He was the owner created with colleagues in Boston and proudly served in the US Army for 34 years, and operator of Salty Seafoods. Ed enjoyed Bucharest, was factual and poignant in its including two tours in Vietnam; he was a traveling the Caribbean, sailing, scuba diving, direct, honest narration. Born in Boston and member of National Guard and the VFW. snorkeling, York High School football games raised in Lincoln, MA, he developed a lively, He is survived by his loving wife, Kathleen and the Patriots. He leaves his wife of 23 open-minded life that relished testing the G. Sirois; his children, Susan M. Watson and years, Janet E. (Benson) Wendell; two limits. Educated at Fisher College in Boston, Daniel G. Sirois; and his grandchildren. daughters, Laurie Halt and her husband, Emerson, Harvard Extension School, and Condolences may be left online at: Michael Halt of Martha’s Vineyard and the Art Institute in San Francisco, he focused www.mowellfuneralhome.com. Kim O’Callaghan of Martha’s Vineyard; a on those individuals and courses that might nephew, E. Joseph Wendell of Singapore; tailor a growing interest in the world of and five grandchildren. A brother, David history, culture, photography and film. Wendell, predeceased him. Memorial

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