Class Notes Cambodia. Enrolling at UMaine, Senior Alumni he worked through the office of Veteran’s Education and Includes all classes that have Transition, tutoring mathematics celebrated their 50th Reunion to other veterans. In the process, he discovered a passion for Nancy Morse Dysart ’60 teaching and hopes to become a 146 Horseback Road high school math teacher. Carmel, ME 04419-3308 A 35-year-old recipient (207) 848-3831 who returned to college [email protected] after completing a previous associate degree. As a type-1 Greetings from Black Bear diabetic, this student manages country. Like real Maine bears, a serious medical condition we have been curled up at home while pursuing a degree in in response to the COVID-19 bio-medical engineering, and quarantine. My prayers are was invited to participate in that you have managed to find research work, assisting in the moments of joy. (I found mine in development of more rapid mid-April, building a backyard Douglas Johnson ‘48 was happy to report that he celebrated his ways of detection of biological snowman after a deep spring 93rd birthday during a trip to Israel. One of the highlights was threats such as bacteria and snowstorm!) I hope that even chartering a sailboat on the Mediterranean. viruses that threaten medical within your isolation, you’ve workers, military personnel, experienced the togetherness in his life, he discovered a recipients: first responders, and front-line of family, friends, and neighbors love for cooking, and enjoyed A student from Ghana essential workers. through the use of little acts baking brownies with his who came to this country The applicants reflect of kindness, social media, the great-grandchildren. Bill lived at age 14, graduated from the highest degree of need, exchange of notes, and old- independently until age 97, Foxcroft Academy, survived dedication to goals, and fashioned phone calls. I’m so when he moved into the Enclave abusive relationships with host determination to persevere in much more aware of the sound community in Scarborough. family members in New York, the face of multiple obstacles of the human voice and its I bet he’d love to hear from and ultimately, with support and challenges. I send my importance to my quality of life. his classmates. provided by Covenant House in deepest gratitude to all of Bill Cullen ’44 was the The members of the Senior Manhattan, enrolled at UMaine. you who find a way to send recipient of the Post Cane Alumni Non-Traditional Student A biology major in pre-med, she donations to this worthy cause. award presented to him by Scholarship Committee met is determined to return to Ghana These are the students who, in Scarborough Town Councilor in April via video and phone to help provide unmet health the future, will help to magnify Paul Johnson. Bill graduated conferencing to review the care needs. the reputation of our university. from Edward Little High School applications for our 2020-2021 An enlistee in the Maine Keep in touch. Stay safe. in Auburn, where he was a awards. As you might imagine, Air National Guard who is Stay well. leader in student government, the need expressed was charged with construction a trumpeter in the school band, overwhelming. These returning project design and management. and “dabbled” in tennis. His or later-in-life enrolled students He enrolled at UMaine to UMaine studies were interrupted manage families, eldercare, pursue a degree in civil and 1950 by WWII. After serving in the home, and time-consuming jobs. environmental engineering and Pacific Theater, he returned to If I were to win a lottery, I’d carries a heavy course load. Ruth Holland Walsh Orono and graduated with a put the winnings right into this Awarded Outstanding Airman 186 Jerry Browne Road degree in civil engineering. scholarship fund to help these of the Year for 2019, he is an Apartment 1112 Bill worked for the Waterville deserving applicants. Thanks to advocate for veteran suicide Mystic, CT 06355 Sewer District and then became your donations to the Senior awareness and prevention. He (860) 536-6265 the director of the Kennebec Alumni Scholarship Fund, we hopes to pursue a doctoral-level [email protected] Sanitary Treatment District for were able to award $77,500 degree and commission with more than 15 years, until his in scholarships to 31 amazing the newly formed United States We did not receive any news retirement in 1988. Married to students. Add to that the 12 Space Force. from classmates for this issue. Jane Longfellow Cullen ’47, scholarships we renewed from A 37-year-old ex-Marine who Although we had originally they raised three children and last year, and we’re at a grand served in Iraq and throughout planned to gather for Reunion celebrated nearly 60 years of total this year of $107,500 with southeast Asia before receiving on campus in September, the marriage before her passing in 43 awards! Kudos to all you life-changing injuries in a COVID-19 pandemic changed 2007. Starting a new chapter donors. These are some of the humanitarian operation in those plans. However, perhaps

Class Notes Legend Bolding of name G denotes graduate H following class year Hon. indicates an Only UMaine degrees identifies UMaine degree from UMaine identifies honorary honorary degree are noted in Class Notes alumna or alumnus member of that class from UMaine even more of you can now join a patio home just a couple of us for our “virtual” Reunion via miles away. We continue to Zoom in September. work with our local U of Maine Ruth Holland Walsh has alumni group in putting on an been recovering from a broken annual lobster picnic. We remain hip. Thanks in part to her little in pretty good health for our dog, she is now able to get age (I turned 90 last November outside and log about three and Sue had an 86th birthday miles a day. She is glad to be in March). Like so many other driving again. places we are pretty much in a Hoppy missed the last lockdown mode at the moment Reunion, and his absence may with all activities canceled. have been a first for him. However, we are still able to Henry Saunders planned to get out to the grocery store attend — I expect we’ll see him and medical locations. We have and many Class of ’50 members a daughter locally, who is a via Zoom in September. nurse and is getting a master’s I hope you have been able to at the age of 53. Our son and make the best of the “physical daughter-in-law recently bought distancing” guidelines while Maryellen McCallum Bowman ‘78 visits with Prescott Johnson ’52 a 1784 house in Shelbourne remaining in touch with friends during the Black Bear Road Trip event in Tucson, AZ, in February. Falls, MA, and our other and family. daughter has a landscaping the atomic bombs. “Everything He lives for his ‘ship to come business in Red Hook, NY. We was demolished,” Bob said. ”We in.’ Whether it does or how is have three granddaughters. could see everything burned the plot.” And Malcolm’s third Claire is a senior at Hofstra 1951 to a crisp.” On their way home novel, called Rich’s Ride, was with a major in publishing. Lyra after the war, their identification self-published via Amazon is a first-year student at the Frances Pratt Caswell comedy failed them. Dick was as a paperback and a Kindle. Savannah College of Art and 25 Thornton Way #106 deployed on one ship, while The Class of 1951 Design. Our youngest is a senior Brunswick, ME 04011 Bob was deployed on another Scholarships for 2019-2020 in high school in Rhinebeck, NY. (207) 725-6084 and stayed behind for an extra were awarded to the following: “I’m afraid we are a bit too [email protected] week. However, Bob’s ship was Benjamin Quimby from Old old to be able to travel to Maine, faster than Dick’s and he got Town, a senior majoring in unfortunately, but we do get From the Kennebec Journal we back first. The brothers reunited mechanical engineering, is the Yankee and Down East to keep learn that fraternal twins, in Massachusetts,00 and they grandson of the late Dodd informed. For several years I Richard and Robert Butler, came home to Maine together. Roberts ’55G, and Alexander went to the Woodenboat School were honored on Veterans Day They enrolled at the Uni- Thacker from Readfield, a senior in Brooklin, ME, and have built 2019 by Winthrop American versity of Maine in the College majoring in computer science, a few small wooden boats. I Legion Post 40 with other of Agriculture. Dick majored in is the grandson of the late have given all my boatbuilding members of the Post for their horticulture and Bob majored Vance Norton. equipment to the Finger Lakes service in WWII. The twins live in animal husbandry. Following Boating Museum, which is in Zephyrhills, FL, and were not graduation they opened Butler located south of Hammondsport, able to attend the meeting. Dick Twins Floral Center in Farming- NY, in the Finger Lakes region.” and Bob enlisted in the military dale. Bob later became an Epis- Last year, our Class of ’52 following in the steps of their 1952 copal priest. Dick and his wife, scholarship was awarded to father, who was a WWI veteran. Barbara, who died in 2004, had Al Cole Courtney Reddish, the great- They tried to stay together six daughters, 19 grandchildren, 2009 Hillside Road granddaughter of Ruby Bryant because they were twins. After 26 great-grandchildren, and two Carrabassett Valley, ME Higgins. As of January 31, being issued dog tags, the pair great-great-grandchildren. Bob 04947 2020, the principal of the class pretended they had lost their and his wife Josephine, who died [email protected] scholarship was $152,941.76. tags. They were issued two more. in 2005, had a son and a daugh- The market value as of January “What they did not realize,” said ter. His son served in Vietnam Al Pease 31 was $165,126.15. Bob, “was that we were going to and died later of a stroke. His 30 Community Drive That is all the news for use those to stay together.” They daughter gave him two grand- Apartment 218 this issue. were stationed in the northern children and five great-grand- Camden, ME 04843 part of Luzon Island in the children. [email protected] Philippines and were responsible Bob said, ”If Dick and I are for providing communication wearing our WWII hats, people Your classmates would love to 1953 between forces on the ground really show their appreciation. I hear from you. Please write, and and in the air for two and a half have to thank them for keeping also visit the class web page at Nancy Schott Plaisted years as the US was getting the world safe. We do not do https://bit.ly/3epwfDZ. 7 Ledgewater Drive ready to invade Japan. it alone.” We were delighted to hear Kennebunk, ME 04043 After the peace treaty was Malcolm Chadbourne from Ray Feasey: (207) 967-1380 signed, Dick and Bob became reported that he “published a “Sue and I celebrated our [email protected] part of the occupation force in second novel called Harold. It is 60th anniversary in September Japan. Flying into Tokyo in a available on Amazon. It is the 2019. We have been living at We are disappointed that C-47 transport plane, they were story of a young man growing Cloverwood Senior Living for the annual Reunion at the able to see the devastation of up during the Great Depression. a year after downsizing from Harraseeket Inn in Freeport, originally scheduled for August to report that the energy at 25, couldn’t take place. I am this Reunion for Class of ’54ers looking forward to seeing you was much diminished from all all when we can be sure of of our previous gatherings. In gathering in good health. fact, we had only 11 attendees, It pays to go through your including spouses or partners closets once in a while. Thanks over the three days. However, to Peggy Given White, I have to be realistic, we have to quite the collection of alumni recognize that at this point in magazines. The 1991 125th time a significant number of our anniversary issue — 125 Alumni classmates have passed, and Who Have Made a Difference — those of us who remain are in includes three of our classmates: our late eighties or the nineties! Raymond McHenry, in the Can you believe it? engineering field; the late In spite of the usual Jack Butterfield, in the field packed activities our class has of sports; and the late Doug Left to right: Winter Carnival Queen candidates Joyce Hobbs Walsh experienced in the past, we Kneeland, in journalism. ‘54, Mary Snyder Dow ’52, Audrey Koritzky Cooper ’54, and Nancy attended many of the general Lois Welton Byrne, of Schott Plaisted ’53 pose on a toboggan in January 1952. activities for all classes. Our Oceanside, CA, loves where highlights were the All Alumni she lives — two miles to the Joan Russell Mogilevsky with a degree in botany, went Banquet on Thursday night and ocean, the theaters, beaches, lives in Lake Oswego, OR, with on to get a master’s degree the class reunion on Friday. The breeze. Originally of Brewer, her husband, Michael ’54, and at Nebraska and a Ph.D. at list of participants in all our Lois, a home ec major and Chi their West Highland Terrier. Joan Berkeley. I became an associate class activities includes: Paul Omega gal, is the new owner met Michael on a blind date prof at Brown and later a full and Wanda Royte, Wallace of a golf cart, and lives in a when she was a senior and he professor at Berkeley and the and Mary Small Eckton “55 and over” community. Her was a sophomore (Alpha Gam), University of Georgia. We are ’57G, Linwood White G, ’65 son, daughter, and son-in-law who was sponsored by Jane now living near Chapel Hill, C.A.S., Forest and Shirley Kirk live nearby. She met her late Ingraham’s father, a colonel who like others from 1953, in a Ayer, Margaret Robinson husband, Jack, a Navy captain worked at the American schools retirement community. I studied Manzer, Al and Sally Carroll and a New Yorker, on a blind in Japan. They were married in fungi and the Mycological Fernald ’55, and your humble date in Hartford. 1953. Michael went into the Air Society has a 50-minute correspondent. She spoke of Pat King Force and worked for NASA. interview I did last year. If you The highlight for our class Berke, of San Diego, formerly of Joan mentioned Doris Google Mel Fuller on YouTube, was the recognition at the Brewer, and Sally Pray Fogler Ramsay Smith, her roommate, you can find something to put banquet of us celebrating as of Brunswick. Sharon Clark, of Pasadena, you to sleep.” the “Oldest Intact Class in The late Al Card was chosen CA, the late Louise Davis Mel was born in Livermore Attendance at our 65th Year!” to be inducted into the Maine Packard, Thurman Gould, Falls, “refused to eat baked The best part of that was that Basketball Hall of Fame. Al Dave Beppler, Kathy Mitchell beans Saturday night like class pictures were taken, and officiated at Maine basketball Mendelsohn, Pat McCormick everyone else did, and was the in honor of our longevity, we games for over 30 years, and Wilkinson, and Jean Palmer. first child in the family to go were first — a real gift — at the taught and coached at Cony Doris Ramsay Smith, to college.” end of a nice but long evening. High School for 27 years. originally of Winslow, who A November clipping from On Friday our class meeting In the last issue, at press time taught physical education the Kennebec Journal had the was held, with action taken after this column was submitted, at Scarborough High, said I headline: “Winthrop American to disburse some of the funds our loyal classmate, my friend could give classmates her new Legion honors its World War II remaining in our coffers. A total of all friends, Carol Prentiss address: Ashton Gardens, Apt. members.” Classmate Keith of $25,000 was given, with the Mower, of Orono, died Nov. 402, 830 Ocean Ave., Portland, Ruff, of Winthrop, was among first gift made to the Maine 22, 2019. Abby Zelz, managing ME 04103. She’s on the top floor them. Congratulations, Keith. Center for Research in STEM editor, revised what I had with an ocean view. For a longer version of this Education (Rise Center) in the previously written about Carol. From Zeke Mavodones, column, visit bit.ly/362EthP. amount of $5,000. Somewhat I wasn’t able to attend her of Poughkeepsie, NY: “Could larger gifts of $10,000 each service, but received a large ma- not make the Maine reunion were made respectively to nila envelope in December from because of too many family 1954 the new, just-named at the one of her three sons, Fr. Scott obligations and tight travel Reunion, Ferland Engineering Mower, of Kittery. Inside was his arrangements. I am still Harmon D. and Building and Class of ‘54 handwritten letter, a copy of the somewhat active in the Jane Stevens Harvey Scholarship Fund administered Nov. 27 obituary with two pho- Poughkeepsie, NY, area with 11 Hillcrest Street by the UMaine Foundation. Our tos of Carol, the funeral service some groups. One thing I say is Hallowell, ME 04347 gratitude is expressed to Al program, eulogy, email condo- to share yourself with friends (207) 622-6896 Fernald, who once again stepped lences, and guest book. and family because life is [email protected] up to provide the leadership for Carol lived, loved, and wonderful but tenuous.” a fine event! enjoyed life, smiled at everyone Mel Fuller, of Chapel Hill, Well, fall 2019 has long become Unfortunately, in addition and everything, and spoke just NC, wrote that he “always gets history, but we had not had an to news from our Reunion, we how she felt. Our sympathies to Maine at the wrong time to opportunity to cover this, as heard from only one classmate go out to her three sons, Scott attend the class reunion but I our last column was assembled since our last column, Carl ’82, Todd ’86, and Danny, their enjoy reading about them.” Mel just too late to report on the Kruse. Carl had copied a letter families, relatives, and friends. continued: “. . . after graduating September activities. We have that he wrote to “Kelley” to Dan Willett ’69, ’70G of the UMaine Foundation, which was 1956 forwarded to us. He relates that he is VERY busy — “too much John A. Schwartz for a text”! It is apparent that 309 Pinelake Court his major occupation in life Spartanburg, SC 29301 is music. He was auditioning (864) 574-1869 before Christmas for programs [email protected] and was already scheduled for more. He was hosting the The Class of 1956 has a few Sarasota County Croquet Club’s updates we would like to share (SCCC) potluck supper and with classmates. expecting 60-70 to attend. Gloria Thorpe Bangs Carl was also hosting the ’57 contacted the Alumni usual gang from the SCCC for Association to inform classmates Thanksgiving dinner. of the death of her husband, Carl goes to the Rossmoor, Dick Bangs. She reported that NJ, Community Church. For Dick died on March 2, 2018, of the December 22nd special ALS, which was caused by his service he was to sing the military service. Dick and Gloria nativity “Candlelight Carol” met at the University of Maine by John Rutter. He went on to and were married the day before talk about plans for his 88th Dick’s graduation. They lived in musical birthday show, although Germany for three years while his next birthday wasn’t until Dick was in the military, and had April of this year. Hope you three sons. Our thoughts are had a happy birthday, Carl, Visiting during the Phoenix, AZ, get-together in February are, left with you, Gloria. and congratulations on such a to right: Prudence Meader ’19H, Kenneth Kirkland ‘56, and Louise Class President Bill Johnson fulfilling life! Kirkland ‘72. would like to announce in this Finally, as we put our column that the Class of 1956 life’s affairs in order, keep in panel discussion with current hopes to visit often, as she has has fulfilled the $10,000 pledge mind that a wonderful “pay UMaine students, and more. relatives and friends she wants that they made as part of the it forward” act can show our It was a wonderful surprise to see. UMaine Foundation’s Vision gratitude for how our UMaine to get an email from Al Healy. There is a very sad and for Tomorrow matching gift education has enriched our lives. He and Gloria moved from strange ending to my column program. UMaine Foundation In the year ending December 31, Vermont to Tennessee in this time. Your class officers President Jeff Mills ’82 2019, the General Endowment 2011 following a most tragic were going to have a telephone congratulated the class in a Fund grew by 17.2 percent! complete burning of their house conference to fine-tune some letter to Bill: “We are pleased to Our class scholarship at year’s in Vermont. They had a house plans for our reunion. Ron let you know that the University end was $124,194.10. Please built outside of Jonesborough, Sheay had accepted the position of Maine Foundation has applied consider a gift to the university. TN, with a great mountain view. of being treasurer of our class a a match of $2,500 for the total They say they like it there a lot, few months ago and was to be crowdfunding contributions of and with such frequent move-ins part of this telephone call when, $10,000 to the Class of 1956 from other states, they have a in fact, he passed away two days Scholarship as part of the 1955 motto: “Let’s not tell anybody before the telephone conference Vision for Tomorrow matching about it.” We are looking took place. It was a very gift program.” Janet Bishop Butler forward to seeing Al and Gloria upsetting time for all of us, as Bill would like to thank all 39 Blueberry Lane, Unit C35 at reunion. Ron was indeed an outstanding who participated and says, Falmouth, Maine 04105 Until recently, our class member of our class and he was “Many thanks to those of you (207) 781-2504 secretary, Nancy Cameron always a dedicated supporter who have contributed over [email protected] Dewilde, was still playing of the University of Maine. Our the years to our Class of 1956 volleyball every week, as she thoughts and prayers are with scholarship fund. Because “The best-laid plans of mice and said she needed the exercise his wife, Ginny, and her family. of you, we were able to take men” — and should we add the and enjoyed it so much. Sadly, Paul and I are all settled advantage of this matching Class of 1955 as well? Our 65th we learned that Nancy passed in our new surroundings and gift offered by the University of Reunion, planned for September away in late May in Sun City doing well. There are quite a Maine Foundation.” on campus, went awry, thanks to Center, FL. few University of Maine alumni The Class of 1956 has a new the COVID-19 pandemic. I am amazed every Christmas here also. class correspondent! Thank you However, our class could when Muriel Verrill Gade Jot down in your address to John Schwartz for accepting have a larger-than-expected sends her Christmas letter. She book our new address and the job! Please send all of your attendance if people are able is always leading a busy life and telephone number and while you news to John at the above to participate in a “virtual” does so many different activities are doing that, let me hear from address so he can get to work Reunion, using Zoom, the from visiting her family in Texas you personally. on our next column! Internet-based interactive to playing bridge, going to We look forward to seeing We would all love to hear videoconferencing service. Plans musical events, etc. She sold her you during our online Reunion in more about what you are up include online social time, a Q&A cottage in Maine after so many September. to, so please be in touch! Along with UMaine President Joan years of visiting Maine every those same lines, we would like Ferrini-Mundy, our class meeting, summer, but Muriel says she still to express a heartfelt thank you to Faith Wixson Varney, who That happened this morning, a was our faithful and diligent few days before the deadline class correspondent for 18 for submitting this article to the years. Thank you, Faith, for your alumni office. Jeanne Brooks dedication and hard work in White wrote the following: keeping our class connected! We “I taught school for 30 years appreciate it! while bringing up a family after Here’s an update on our class leaving Maine. My husband, scholarship fund: Our principal who passed on in 2009, and I balance as of January 31, 2020, loved to travel. We visited 21 was $145,824.73 and our countries, and traveled across market value was $166,196.82. Canada and the United States We are helping descendants by train. We stopped in each of our class with financial province and many states on assistance by continuing to grow the way. We also liked to cruise, our scholarship fund! visiting Alaska and the Panama The annual Senior Alumni Canal, among other places. I Reunion, originally scheduled for now live in Whiting, NJ, to be September on campus, has been near my family of four children, moved to an online format using Left to right: Dick Fournier ’58, Galen Bridge ’57, and Kathy seven grandchildren, and five Zoom, due to the COVID-19 Laffoon were among the alumni and friends at the Black Bear great-grands.” pandemic. As a Senior Alumni Thank you, Jeanne. Road Trip event in Tucson last winter. class, we can participate in any You can read a longer of the events — tours, guest version of this class column by spending four years in the US the time this issue of the MAINE speakers, student panel, etc. We visiting UMaineAlumni.com. Navy; my sister was in the Class Alumni Magazine is published, hope you will join these Zoom Click on Class Notes, then Class of 1961, my oldest son, Bill, I hope I will have seen many events from the safety of your Pages, and then 1957. graduated in the Class of 1983, of you there to celebrate our home. And we hope to be able Then please pick up the and my wife’s sister, Rosemary classmate, Lois, who was to gather in-person on campus phone or send me an email with Wright FitzGerald, graduated such an important part of our next year, which will be our 65th your news for the next edition. in the Class of 1959 — that is a university lives for over 60 years. Reunion! lot of University of Maine. Dottie also shared some Ashley Nemer Twombly “I was recently honored by happier news — she had just ’10, ’12G, ’60H from the Alumni Marquis Who’s Who as a leader had a long chat with her former Association let the class know in the investment banking U of M roommate, Sylvia 1958 they will be invited back to industry, and I am taking this MacKenzie Emery who, with Orono in September of 2021 and Jane Ledyard Lazo opportunity to send along to you her husband, Phil, lives in that she will work with the class (Mrs. Leo M.) the write-up. [Congratulations, Westminster, MD, near their officers next year to make all of Bill, and thank you for sharing daughter Susan. 2229 Taylor Park Drive # 515 the final decisions. Watch your this impressive write up, which A short note from Nancy Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 mailbox for more info! We hope appears in its entirety in the McGouldrick Green gave [email protected] to see you for our big reunion Class of ’57 page on the Alumni wonderful news that she is next year! More details to come! Association website.] totally fine after a cancer Since no newspaper clippings Hope to hear from many of Bill continued: “My wife operation. That was her first were available about the you soon! Remember to send of 49 years, Pat Wright Kearns, visit to the hospital since having class, I went through my John Schwartz your news at the unfortunately for me, passed her children, and it was for one correspondence to see what I above address. Stay well! away from cancer in March of night only! could find. 2006 and left me with five great Jiggs Cecchini ’63G wrote It looks like I am going to kids and eight grandchildren. that he’s been called out of have to put a permanent sign of I remarried after several years, retirement. He is now the NO NEWS below my name on 1957 and currently live in a small rural interim executive director for each column from now on. town outside of Morristown, the Connecticut High School Sandra Daley Denman’s Pat Wade Fraker NJ. We have 3,000 people and Coaches Association. He will be son-in-law, Rick, was part of 204 Beath Road 5,000 animals, and everyone in that position until someone the musical staff aboard the Boothbay, ME 04537-5030 wants to keep it that way.” else can be selected. We’ll keep American Queen steamboat (207) 633-0321 Dottie Richards Marshall our fingers crossed that will this past holiday season while [email protected] very kindly contacted me happen soon, Jiggs, so you can her daughter, and Rick’s wife, immediately after hearing that retire again! Donna, were on the slopes at The first news for the current our beloved past president, Lois Paul Taiganides kindly sent Cannon Mountain, NH, and Mad article came in from Bill Kearns. Whitcomb, had passed away. an email attaching the 2019 River Glen, VT, keeping the skiers Thank you, Bill! Lois died on January 16, 2020, Taiganides annual newsletter. upright for the entire season. “By way of background, in Castle Rock, CO, following a This is posted on our online Bob and Lois Danzig my father graduated from the stroke. Lois’s Celebration of Life class page. I think you’ll enjoy McKown are the proud University of Maine in the Class will be held at the Universalist it as much as I did. Paul often grandparents of ten — five of of 1923; my wife, Patricia Anne Community Church on Winthrop used and still writes, “Happiness the boys have graduated and Wright, and I graduated in Street in Augusta, probably in is…” For me, happiness is two will do so in May. One the class with you in 1957; my early August 2020. As the service turning on the computer and of the granddaughters is a wife’s brother, John Wright, may have already happened by finding news from a classmate! freshman at Rocky Mountain also graduated in our class after College in Billings, MT, where she was recruited for the volleyball team. 1960 Sylvia Gadaire is still tutoring for the SAT and ACT Kay Sawyer Hannah tests and living in Florida. She 88 Seawood Park Road is working hard to make sure New Harbor, ME 04554-5003 that Harvard, the University (207) 677-3003 of Pennsylvania and its pre- [email protected] med school, etc., keep their www.facebook.com/groups/ enrollments up. UMaineClass1960/ Barbara Hasey Andrews writes that they are still I know I speak for us all when I spending summers in Maine say I hope you are persevering (big family reunion this past through this challenging pandemic. It is certain that summer), winters in Florida, and Fourteen “ladies of ‘62” met for the annual Christmas luncheon in-between time in Waynesburg, you are impacted in hardly at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport last December. Kneeling, left to PA. Barb and Tom have five believable ways. Contact with great-grandchildren. Tom is still right: Vicki Waite Cannell, Diane Ingalls Zito, and Kay Fraser. family, friends, and classmates is playing tennis and doing piano Standing: Millie Simpson Stewart, Ann Adjutant ’66G, Marcia more precious than ever. Most of and chorale events during the Hansen, Jean Britton O’Brien, Brenda Freeman Kuich, Ginny Dyer this column was written before holidays. For Barb a normal day Bousum, Jayne Fitz Wilcox, Alice McKiel Hyerstay, Sue McNeary COVID-19. Our lives have since includes three different events; Billings, Mary Ellen Tripp Woodhead, and Sally Kennett Juenemann. changed but we still have our she is active with her church in endearing ties with each other Florida, AAUW, Bible studies, bio sheets. Gardner ’89, indicating that and UMaine! and more. Mary “Ketch” Ketchum the principal amount in our Ace Conro, class president, The Lazos got together at County and husband, Jim, have student scholarship fund was wrote in June, “Our 60th Christmas to see where “Ma” is lived in Deerfield, MA, all their $132,332.30 as of December 19, Reunion is postponed until living now. Christina and hubby married life with children not too 2019. Thanks again to everyone September 2021. Hopefully Mike, from Alameda, CA; Valerie, far away. She stays in contact who has helped build the fund we shall be able to physically hubby Allen, daughters Christina with a number of classmates — over the past five years. gather then, discuss any and all and Evelyn hosted (they are Dottie Foster O’Donoghue, Our class treasurer, Peggy issues, and vote on subjects of just up the street); and Michael, Linda Giles Jones, Jeanne Mahar Steck, is an avid biker. importance. wife Cathy, and kids Jacob, Bassett Prewitt, Carol Burry She bikes for exercise and “In the meantime the Alumni Madeline, and Robert drove Gage, and Marianne Schmidt fitness and competes in senior Association will hold a Zoom from Massachusetts. Michael Hamlin. Also Jolean Flint bike contests in her home state conference for us (exact date was pinned as a full Colonel Quimby, who is in Boise, ID. of Florida. She writes that she and time to be determined) in the Massachusetts National Muffy Campbell Murphy recently took home two ribbons this coming September. I am Guard in January. His unit is and husband, Mike, spend in 5K and 10K races. She says, very dismayed by the necessity located at Hanscom AFB in part of the year in Spokane, “Biking and competing keeps of canceling our Reunion this Bedford, MA. He is still working WA, and Palm Desert, CA. They me ‘young!’” September as I was very much at Rhode Island Hospital, enjoy gatherings with their To support our five-year looking forward to seeing every Christina is artistic director of large family. theme “Let’s stay in touch, one of you who could make Musical Theatre Works in San Alice Lane Johnson, our 59ers!” would you be willing to it to Orono. I can only hope Francisco, and Valerie is an IT valedictorian, and her husband, make a Maine Hello! contact by that COVID-19 has abated by analyst at Nationwide Insurance Paul, live in Watertown, MA, phone, email, or standard mail September 2021 so that we can in Columbus. where they have a studio on with one classmate friend this meet then. I know that the social I wish you all a happy and one floor of their home. Alice’s year? Would you be willing to committee wishes to have a healthy summer and fall. studio is design and stained head up a campaign to make three-day gathering off campus, glass. Her website shows some Maine Hello! contacts with but they also are handicapped magnificent creations in stained your ’59 fraternity brothers or by this awful situation and we glass. On another subject, Alice sorority sisters? How about must “wait and see.” 1959 remembers Pat’s Pizza offering organizing a local luncheon with “I worry that the disease a Bachelor’s of Malt Beverages. ’59 classmates in your home may have affected you or your Nancy Roberts Munson Does anyone else remember that area? Please let me know. I will loved ones. Please try to stay The Village at Duxbury or have one? pass your thoughts along to our safe and healthy. You are all 290 Kingstown Way Katherine Perrone, daughter executive committee. missed so very much.” Duxbury, MA 02332 of Ken Perrone ’60G writes That’s all! ‘Til next time — Ace again officiated for the (781) 936-2460 under the name of Katherine winter schedule of collegiate [email protected] Knight and has a new book track in eastern Massachusetts, www.facebook.com/groups/ published, Hunting at Hollywood then visited the Orono campus UMaineClass1959/ Farm. It has been nominated in early March to speak for for an award by the Paranormal the second year in a row to a Hello ’59ers — Romance Guild. class of 170 students about I hope you are enjoying Jean Ulmer Tompkins has campus life in the 1950s. He the summer. We had a “winter moved to Dirigo Pines in Orono. also connected with track and of no winter” in southeastern We received the annual field coaches and ROTC, where Massachusetts. I received a few report from our UMaine to his surprise he was awarded bits of news from the reunion Foundation contact, Dee with a framed Certificate of Appreciation. Festival and visited with her At the UMaine Foundation freshman roommate, Mary Lou office he learned that our Nelson. Sandie Page Class of ’60 Rick Brennan updated me Fund had $306,000 available on his life. He married Helen for scholarships. That was Martin ‘59 and they had just before the stock market two children, Chris and Beth. meltdown, which affected all Chris has his own real estate class funds. You should also be appraisal business; Beth earned aware that Ace takes it upon her Ph.D. from the University himself to write condolence of Virginia and taught at letters to relatives of our Arizona State University and classmates who have passed. Randolph Women’s College Diane Tatlock Pierce, for a number of years. Rick along with daughter Sue and retired from the Army in 1985 son Fred IV, attended a family with 24 years of service that reunion in Maine in early included assignments in the October. In November Diane and California Mojave Desert, UMass husband, Fred Pierce, became Senior ROTC instructor, tours first-time great-grandparents in Italy and Germany, and, of when granddaughter Shawna course, two tours in Vietnam. Roquette, Sue’s daughter, gave After the army, the couple birth to a son. Skip Chappelle ’62 (right) received the Black Bear Award during a settled in the Richmond, VA, Fred and Diane spent a basketball game in winter 2020 from UMaine Alumni Association area. Post retirement from the week in Florida celebrating service included 17 years of Executive Director John Diamond ’77, ’89G. Skip was recognized Thanksgiving with Fred’s sister management in the IT industry, and 11 family members as for his many years as an outstanding coach, mentor, and advocate as a private consultant, and well as visiting in the Tampa for Black Bear Athletics. He continues to be involved in the M Club several years with a not-for- area with Ralph and Susan and is an ambassador for the university. profit company creating jobs Pilsbury ’61 and classmate for people with disabilities. Sally Wakefield. fall and felt fortunate to have writing for The Platina Post, He and Helen have enjoyed Fred Varricchio, PhD, MD squeezed in four days in San the community quarterly in many years of retirement travel recently became editor of the Antonio, TX, and a couple of Boynton Beach, FL, and finds it in Europe for business and Vaccine Safety Quarterly of the weeks in Belize before the virus challenging and fun although pleasure, including Berlin last Brighton Collaboration. Among with all its restrictions struck. All his editor deleted his comments May and southwestern France in other important vaccine-related other plans are up in the air. about not taking photos in the November. topics, the spring 2020 issue I hope to see many of you via gym and banning steroid usage. Larry Schiner was honored published in April refers to the Zoom in September. No travel Remembering our freshman by New Jersey City University, World Health Organization’s will be needed to participate English text — Chase and where he worked for 40 years. declaration of COVID-19 as a in the planned events for our Sans — Wallace Hinckley Jean Ramsay Platt, Elaine pandemic. The Coalition for “virtual” Reunion. mentioned that author Mary Hoffses Davis, Judy Hackett Epidemic Preparedness and In the meantime, we hope Ellen Chase, Class of 1909, Owens, and Leanne Duke Innovation funds work with you will write to share your was a great aunt. The Alumni Mitchell meet every five years Brighton Collaboration’s Safety experiences/feelings about the Association is recognizing since they turned 50. This year’s Platform for Emergency Vaccines special ways you have been the Chase family with the reunion was in Nashville, where to support safety assessment spending your hours during this Fogler Legacy Award for the Jean’s daughters live. Elaine’s of vaccine candidates. Since difficult time. accomplishment that 15 daughter lives in Kentucky and undoubtedly we will all be members of the Chase family joined their reunion. They had impacted by COVID-19 and the attended the university. See the a great time at the Grand Ole search for a vaccine, the world 1961 related story on page 8. Opry and toured on the Nash and we will be focused upon Meg Thompson Villarreal Trash Bus. A special treat of important research like this. Judy Ohr visited with Shirlene Heath Maine Lobster Rolls was enjoyed Fred and his wife, Claudette, 19332 Hempstone Avenue Gosline ’73G as she recovered from Cousins Maine Lobster had an extended visit in Poolesville, MD 20837-2133 from her first knee surgery. They food truck. A neat photo of their Florida from their daughter [email protected] talked about our mini reunion reunion is on our webpage. See and family, due to virus-related www.facebook.com/groups/ and how great it was to see UMaineAlumni.com then click school closures. UMaineClass1961/ so many folks. Now on to our on class notes, class pages, In early March Joanne Keith next one. It is not too early to 1961. Scroll down to the photo Sullivan enjoyed the sights So nice to hear from a fellow save the date. Our 60th will album. And if you have a photo and activities of London with journalism major, Ron Drogin, be in September 2021. Betsy to add to our growing historical her granddaughter Shannon, who wrote a weekly sports Flynn Drake and husband, album, please email it to me at who was on spring break from column for the Campus. He Jack, enjoyed their fifth winter the above address. her studies there. Joanne also says he chose not to pursue in Myrtle Beach, SC, and are Although not a classmate but visited with a childhood friend in that career after graduation, grateful to be snowbirds. Etta truly a special friend to so many Cambridge. fearing he might be working in Libby Davenport skipped her of us, I heard from art professor Yours truly and husband, some small Maine town, not annual out-of-the-country trip Harry Greaver at Christmas time. Pete Hannah ’59, traveled to being able to afford a lobster this year but did go to New He celebrated his 90th birthday Vermont and Arizona in the dinner. Now he is back in print Sweden for their Midsommar in good health except for macular degeneration, which is and 14th grandchild, Elias, born at the University of Southern permanent move south. limiting his time in his art gallery last August. Eli also wrote that Maine and another at the From Texas: Jon Forbes and in Oregon. Fortunately, his wife, he and Susan enjoyed an active University of Maine at Fort Kent. his wife, Linda, spend a few Hanne, is well and his three kids year filled with travels. Besides Talk about Black Bear pride! months each year at their Little all live in the area. During my spending summers in Maine and Florida news: After Sebago Lake summer residence. years at Maine, Prof. Greaver winters in Florida, the couple retirement, Linda Thomas The Forbeses are retired and live dispensed lots of advice about vacationed in the Bahamas, and her husband moved from just outside Austin. Jon spent men to me. Alas, I didn’t listen! Turks and Caicos, and Prince Eau Claire, WI, to The Villages. most of his working career in the Edward Island. To top it off they However, true to their Maine aviation world as an engineer, spent the bulk of September roots, they spend summers naval aviator, and executive. He in Scotland “canal barging, in Maine on Panther Pond credits his success in the field 1962 fly fishing, and sampling in Raymond. Sue Merrill to the engineering skills he wee drams.” Blaisdell ’64G is now also received at UMaine. Diane Ingalls Zito Gale Brewer’s Christmas living in Florida, but also is back Ingrid Bain LaRochelle 24 South Hills Drive card relayed news of the lovely in the Pine Tree State during writes that she and husband, Bedford, NH 03110 cruise that she and sister, Joyce, the summer at her Lakewood Dewey, love to travel with their bluewatersailors@ took through the Panama Canal cottage. For the past two daughters and grandchildren. comcast.net last autumn. winters Sue has attended the In May 2019 they vacationed in www.facebook.com/groups/ Steve DeWick wrote that Alumni Black Bear Road Trip Spain, France, and Italy. Ingrid UMaineClass1962/ he and his wife, Gladys ’76, event at a Fort Myers Red Sox also enjoys a trip to New York and their family celebrated game. I know that some other City with her daughters every Hello all! First and most Christmas at the family farm on classmates also attend this five years, taking in shows and importantly, I hope that all of Phipps Point in Woolwich. The spring training event as well. shopping. Some of you may you are safe and healthy. As you farm has been in his family since What an opportunity for UMaine remember meeting Ingrid’s know we have had to postpone 1903. Steve also mentioned grads to get together! daughter, Heidi, at our 55th. our 80th Summer Birthday the strong ties his entire family Kendall and Linda I end this column with a Party until August of 2021 has to UMaine. His parents MacDonald Hunnewell also message on behalf of your class due to COVID-19. While this is were members of the Class of spend several weeks each executive board: “We wish you disappointing, the health and ’37. Steve and Gladys’ children summer on the Maine lakes. all a very healthy, safe, and wellbeing of classmates is the are also UMaine graduates: While still living in New Jersey, happy summer. We hope that most important consideration of daughter, Catherine DeWick the Hunnewells spend most you will all join us on August your executive board. Johnson ’88 and son, Jonathan of the winter enjoying Florida 26, 2021, when we celebrate Now to the news: Eli ’93. And presently, the DeWicks weather and the social scene together at our 81st birthday!” Karter’s Christmas letter have two granddaughters in the with many former New Jersey introduced us to his namesake University of Maine System, one friends who have made the money to give, but sharing the 1963 joy and great learning of our own UMaine experience, and Elaine Murphy Burnham encouraging others to notice 1 Orin Lane the serious excellence our alma York, ME 03909 mater offers is good too. We (207) 363-3001 can also make a difference [email protected] in our own way within our www.facebook.com/groups/ communities. Think about UMaineClass1963/ wearing your UMaine T-shirts and hats, and showing your Hello, classmates! Maine pride! Please note that our class Joyce Harburger Bennett has a correspondent. A heartfelt and family, like so many people THANK YOU and huge kudos are Cheering on the Black Bears during a hockey game in Portland of retirement age, recently sold sent to Barbara Fowles Allen, last January are, left to right: Dana Humphrey, dean of the College their home and bought a no- who wrote this column from of Engineering, with Rick ’67 and Jane Walker Woodruff ’68 and responsibility-for-snow-removal- 1988 until recently. Susan and Peter McCracken ’61. and-yard-work condo in their Your new correspondent same town and are enjoying has lived in York since 1968. people who have turned their good health, piano playing, and Several years ago I downsized 1964 lives around with this learning volunteering. Sounds like an to a retirement community. gave tremendous satisfaction to earned and valuable life! You Somebody else mows; somebody Ginny Bellinger Ollis Judge Cole. may contact her or update your else rakes; somebody else plows; 4022 Front Street Two other big changes he Christmas card list at her new somebody else shovels. I love San Diego, CA 92103 has seen are digital recordings address: 601 Smithfield Road, it! I can garden to my heart’s (619) 295-3904 of court proceedings, rather than Contoocook, NH 03229. content. My son, Brad, a 1992 [email protected] court reporters, and a greater Susan Oakes Ackor is graduate of UMaine, is the www.facebook.com/groups/ number of people who appear having a full life, in spite of swim coach at Bowdoin, and my UMaineClass1964/ without an attorney to represent being widowed after 53½ daughter, Laura, lives in Amherst, them. Privately, those around wonderful years with Jefferson MA. I am truly grateful for the Happy anniversary of our 56th Judge Cole describe him as ’62, ’75G. Recovery for her has five grandchildren who are graduation. It is so nice in having an outstanding sense of centered on her two sons in growing up much too quickly. this riven world that we come humor and a gift for storytelling. Maine, one in Seattle, and a Sporadically, I hear from together in so many ways. Sounds to me like he should daughter in Coral Gables, as Judy Phelps Finkel. She and Please note: you may not write a book. well as good friends and great husband, Bob, have lived in know us all, but those who do Another classmate who is memories. After her husband Ottawa Hills, OH, for many years, know you would be so happy making a huge difference is E. retired they bought a motor where they raised three children. to read your news. And photos James “Jim” Ferland (and wife home and traveled all over the She continues to teach riding. are welcome! Many of us Eileen P. Ferland), who were dis- US and Canada, including twice The alumni office informed have retired and sought a new closed as the anonymous donors to Alaska. And she is a friend me that T. Margaret Brown, purpose for our life. Your lessons who gave $10 million to help of another of our classmates, who received her master’s at on how you achieved this would construct the Engineering Edu- Corinne Simmons Daggett. the University of Maine in 1963, be wonderful. cation and Design Center at the Peter Bourque, a very left $700,000 to the University Classmate Roland Cole, University of Maine. This facility involved member of our class of Maine Farmington to support who just retired after 38 years will house the Biomedical En- alumni board, announced that student scholarships. A retired on the Maine Superior Court gineering Program and Depart- Mary Holmes Davis would Portland schoolteacher, she judicial bench, not only brought ment of Mechanical Engineering, be secretary to our alumni passed away in May of 2018. justice forward, but, following as well as teaching laboratories board. He also smiled that What needs to happen? his passion to further serve, for the Mechanical Engineering all three children are UMaine I need to hear about what is worked with Supreme Court Technology Program. It also will grads and have delivered three going on in your lives. I look Justice Donald Alexander and provide space for all UMaine grandchildren to the University forward to your emails or phone Cumberland County Justice engineering majors to complete of Maine as students in the calls or an actual visit. Finding Robert Cowley to establish the their senior capstone projects freshman, sophomore, and me is not difficult. York just is state’s drug court system. and collaborative learning class- senior classes. He enjoyed not that big. I live near (about Starting from a 1998 first rooms that will serve the entire having the senior sing with a half mile) from the beach. So drug treatment court, the campus. The Ferlands had earlier the women’s a cappella group as you are traveling through system evolved as the model provided a $1,000,000 engineer- “Renaissance” at the Alumni this great state, put me on your for Maine’s six drug treatment ing excellence scholarship. Their Banquet, and the freshman with agenda. Then we can begin to courts. They combine a judge’s recent donation is also recog- the Maine Steiners at the Pat’s have a newsworthy column supervision with substance use nized for inspiring others to do- Pizza Party. once again. treatment, counseling, drug nate. The Maine legislature also If you want to contact a testing, escalating sanctions for made a $50,000,000 investment classmate with whom you have violations, meetings, and school in this facility, fostering even lost touch, you can call the attendance. Graduates of the more collaboration. Currently Alumni Association office in drug treatment courts receive UMaine engineering grads have Orono, 207-581-2586. Think how reduced sentences or lesser a 99 percent placement rate in fun that would be! charges when they graduate careers or graduate school! If you have changed your from the program. Meeting Some of us don’t have big email, I would love to have your new one. I send invitations for a year. Horace and Barbara news to many classmates in Waters Horton and Hank every class report, and I usually Schmelzer kindly responded. get a large number of returned To catch up on their lives since emails. Thank you! graduation, please see the longer version of this column at UMaineAlumni.com. Dave Swett stopped by the 1965 newspaper office to say hello last summer on his annual visit E. Carolyn Zachary to his hometown. P. O. Box 236 I’m now assistant editor of Belfast, ME 04915-0236 The Republican Journal, at 191 (207) 342-5565 the oldest weekly newspaper in (908) 625-8980 (mobile) the state. My husband and I live [email protected] in rural Waldo, which borders www.facebook.com/groups/ Belfast, with two dogs, three UMaineClass1965/ cats, and four chickens: Maine, the way life should be! Greetings from Midcoast Maine! And that’s all she wrote. I heard from two classmates Until next time. at Christmastime. From Sally Day Brown in Glastonbury, CT, came the sad news that she lost her husband, Roger, in mid- 1966 March 2019 to complications of dementia. Our sincere Jeff Mills ’82 (right) paid a visit to the Waterville office of www.facebook.com/groups/ sympathy, Sally. A.E. Hodsdon Consulting Engineers, where Al Hodsdon ’69, UMaineClass1966/ From Beverly Smith Hance ’75G demonstrated his hand-cranked telephone. Jeff, who grew and husband, Jim, in Charlotte, up in Bryant Pond, ME, where the last hand-cranked telephone Dan Hillard’s last column NC, came holiday greetings with system operated in the U.S., thanked Al for his gift to the Ferland appeared in the winter issue of a beautiful family photograph Engineering Education and Design Center. the MAINE Alumni Magazine. of Bev and Jim surrounded by Dan did a stellar job of writing children and grandchildren. died in the war. Incidentally, Jim Alan Zimmerman, Paul Lewis the column for the Class of 1966 And then, in February, Stu served almost 27 years with Stimpson ’64, Axel Larson, from 2006 until his death last Gerald emailed that his wife, the Army. and Elwyn Wooster. December. In recognition of his Maggie Edgar Gerald, passed From Horace Horton: Jack Page and Norm Viger outstanding work, he received away in November 2019, leaving “Hank Schmelzer, Owen ’68G both wrote that Thomas the class correspondent award Stu, their son Jason, his wife Wells, and I served and safely Ferguson of Rumford, a Marine, in 2013. Tanya, and two grandsons, Alex returned from Vietnam. While in died as a result of injuries in The Class of ’66 needs and Max, who live in Minnesota. country, I ran into John Ireland Vietnam; Norm said he found someone to take on the job of “Our 51 years of marriage and fraternity brother Dick the names of both Tom and Alan class correspondent in order took us to exciting foreign lands Perkins ’66 in Danang. Bill on the traveling replica of the to maintain this column in the and several states — 31 years in Flahive ’67G and I reminisced Vietnam Wall. Jim Jandreau magazine. It’s just a twice-a-year the Army, retiring in 1996, and about Zim (Alan Zimmerman, said Alan’s name can be found task. Please email Abby Zelz at we spent 23 wonderful years at who died in Vietnam), also a Phi at Panel 47E, Line 10, and Tom’s [email protected] or call our summer home in Belgrade Eta, at our 50th.” name at Panel 14E, Line 110, of her at (207) 581-1137 if you are Lakes. As an Army wife, she Bill Flahive wrote that he the Vietnam Veterans Memorial interested. very ably bore the challenges of was on orders for Vietnam three in Washington, DC. Tom Gledhill wrote about establishing 25 households over times but never served there — Other names that have his two books that recently at- the years.” graduate study kept him from come up as having served in tained Amazon bestseller status. Maggie, a Chi Omega at active duty until 1971. Vietnam include Don Herrick, In The Big Transfer: How to Sell UMaine, undertook graduate “While I was at Ft. Sill, Vic Whitehouse, possibly Craig Your Company Without Leav- studies at the University of finishing OBC in January ’71, Deakin, Joe Weston, and Steve ing Money on the Table, Tom Illinois and completed a Master Nixon changed everyone’s Melgard ’71G, who was with discusses optimizing a business of Fine Arts degree at New York orders so that no one was the 82nd Airborne. Steve died in owner’s position while selling. University in 1968. “As a Bar scheduled for Vietnam,” Bill July 2018. “I’ve also developed an Harbor girl, she always felt the wrote. “The draw-down had Thank you all for your service online course based on my strong tug of Maine and we begun. That news brought mixed and sacrifice. I believe we will book Xitpro System, speaking were fortunate to be able to reactions from all soldiers, but I hear a full report at our “virtual” to business organizations, and return each summer,” Stu wrote. had a wife and kids at that time 55th Reunion in September. I guest podcasting,” he said. Jim Jandreau’s efforts so I was not disappointed to hope to see you online for our Tom worked as a manage- have triggered considerable miss the separation that Vietnam class gathering. ment consultant to the health activity among several Vietnam- would involve.” Before I heard from so care market before founding and era veterans from our class Bill said he believes many of the veterans in our building several companies. The who have been pooling their everyone else in his flight class class, I issued a plaintive cry for last company, which he sold to knowledge of others who served at UMaine served in the war: content for these class notes, a large public company, provid- there and those who might have Wayne Robbins, Larry Hower, which are published just twice ed information systems to the health care industry. Bernard “Barney” Pelletier Congratulations to Bob G of Eagle Lake received the Woodbury ’69G, who was Maine Health Care Association’s inducted into the Orono High 2019 Remember Me Award. School Athletic Hall of Fame last Barney is a retired educator winter. After playing football who taught at Dirigo School in and basketball at Orono High Eagle Lake and was principal School, Bob co-captained the of Fort Kent Elementary School, UMaine basketball team and St. Francis Elementary School, twice helped UMaine win the and Eagle Lake Elementary State Series. School. In 2003, when he was Remember to share your a teaching principal at St. news — new pet, gardening Francis Elementary School, he success or failure, or seeing or was recognized by the Maine hearing from a classmate — State Police with a special we’d like to know about it. commendation for his action to ensure student safety until police arrived to diffuse a potentially dangerous situation. 1967 Retired music educator Susan Hathaway Glines ‘69G attended We appreciate all of the the last home hockey game of the season with her friend, Owen biographical information you Karen Wessell Hull Melville. Susan has established a scholarship at the UMaine sent for the 50th Reunion 1014 Heron Run Drive Foundation for a graduate student from Oxford County in the booklet. Please continue to send Leland, NC 28451 College of Education and Human Development. us or the Alumni Association (910) 769-0080 your news as well as your [email protected] National Football Foundation’s 2016. Because a considerable updated addresses. www.facebook.com/groups/ College Football Hall of Fame. He time has passed since her UMaineClass1967/ was also the inaugural inductee disappearance and because of into UMaine’s “Ring of Honor” the lack of activity in Diana’s Wayne Hanson participated in at Alfond Stadium. bank account, police have 1970 a distinct honor: helping place The Huard Fund was stated that there is a strong more than 9,300 Maine balsam launched with $350,000 in possibility that she has died. Her Sudy Taylor Graham wreaths on markers of American committed contributions. The brother, Paul Estey, announced 33760 County Road 43A soldiers buried at the Normandy fund will focus on planned that there is a $12,000 reward Steamboat Springs, CO American Cemetery in France. giving in support of the football for information about Diana’s 80487-9783 These wreaths were made by program. It will include bequests, disappearance and that people [email protected] the Worcester Wreath Company charitable gift annuities, with information can call the (970) 846-4789 in Harrington, ME, owned by charitable trusts, and other Maine State Police. www.facebook.com/groups/ Morrill Worcester ’73. Morrill options, including cash or stocks. In 2018, Steve Rideout was UMaineClass1970/ is the founder of Wreaths “The Huard name has always able to represent the Class of ’68 Across America, a nonprofit been associated with excellence by attending the inauguration Well, without a doubt, the big- organization that places wreaths in UMaine football,” said of President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. gest news to cover is our 50th on veterans’ grave markers all Director of Athletics Ken Ralph. Looking back over the past few Reunion (Unbelievable! How did across the US. “This new fund establishes years since her appointment that happen?! Right?). I’m sure “This was the first time new ways for donors to support as president, the University that I’m not the only one sitting wreaths made in Maine were our ongoing efforts to sustain of Maine has taken on some here in disbelief that we are ac- allowed to be placed overseas championship-caliber football avant-garde programs that will tually that old. I mean, weren’t in France,” reports Wayne. “We in Orono while recognizing and influence and benefit our future. we just yesterday having coffee hope to place several thousand honoring the players who made Please remember to send in the Bear’s Den — or studying wreaths at the American the program what it is today.” news for our column. We enjoy at the library — or scurrying Cemetery in Luxembourg in hearing about your hobbies, your off to class — or watching honor of the 75th anniversary of family, and your adventures far a demonstration against the the Battle of the Bulge.” and near. Vietnam War? To me, it does all UMaine athletics, in 1968 seem like yesterday. association with the University I was looking forward to of Maine Foundation, has Betty Loew White catching up with all of you in established the John R. Huard, 1849 Ludlow Road 1969 person — to see where life has Sr. Football Fund, in honor of Ludlow, ME 04730 taken each of us on its journey. the legendary linebacker and his [email protected] Bill and Andrea Hayes Lott Unfortunately, the COVID-19- contributions to the college’s www.facebook.com/groups/ Eliot, ME 03903 related concerns mean that we sports program. UMaineClass1968/ [email protected] will instead meet “virtually” John is among the most online in September using Zoom, notable players in UMaine An article of great concern to us Hello, classmates. We hope you the online communication football history. He was a two- appeared on October 4, 2019, are enjoying the nice weather. system. Our in-person Reunion time, first-team Little All-America in the Bangor Daily News about Our winter weather in southern has been postponed until next linebacker from Waterville. He our classmate Diana Estey, who Maine was not bad this year, but year, when we can hopefully get played for the Denver Broncos disappeared from her Medford, it is always good to see spring together safely in Orono. and was inducted into the ME home in November of and summer. Let’s make the best of this situation by participating in the “virtual” Reunion. No one needs 1971 to travel beyond the comfort of your computer or other mobile Barbara McCarthy Allen device to visit with classmates. 59 Wildwood Drive Our “virtual” Reunion will Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 include social times together, a [email protected] class meeting, Q&A with UMaine facebook.com/groups/ President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, UMaineClass1971/ a student panel, and more. I’m hoping to see sooo many of you Hello, everyone. I hope you are online and also when we get enjoying a lovely summer and together in 2021! staying healthy. This pandemic OK — news for this column: has certainly presented unusual I received an update from challenges for everyone. Sally Torrey Leclair ’89G, and Your 50-year Reunion is was so excited to learn that she coming closer all the time. and her husband, Art ’69, only We are planning and looking live two hours from me! You bet forward to seeing you. I have a we’ll be getting together! They few notes from your friends. are enjoying our beautiful Colo- George Campbell ’79G of rado winters as they try keeping Augusta has been elected to Kenneth ’71 and Susan Pongonis Gordon ’70, of Belfast, ME, serve on the board of trustees at up with their two active grand- visited campus in January and toured the Advanced Manufactur- kids, who are skiers and hockey the Maine State Music Theatre ing Center and the Machine Tool Lab. players. In the summer you will in Brunswick. In case you don’t find them on long mountain know about that wonderful hikes. Having a son, daughter-in- KS, to help establish The Wom- it to be any more of a tourist enterprise, it’s all about bringing law, and a two-year-old grand- en’s Research Institute. Within attraction than it already is. musical theatre to the campus son back in Maine, they make it a year Jeff was asked to take Many of you may be familiar of Bowdoin College, and they do back “home” frequently! over the human embryo lab and with Rick Charette and his a magnificent job. George has George Smith received spent the next nine years doing Bubblegum Band — or better also served as commissioner of the fifth annual Lifetime assisted reproduction (IVF). yet, have been blessed by being transportation in both Maine Achievement Award from He writes, “When asked at one of his concerts! Rick and New Hampshire. He has the Maine Department of how many children I have I say has spent 35 years delighting also served private sector clients, Inland Fisheries and Wildlife around 300 (haha!).” children everywhere with his which include General Dynamics (along with another great Jeff later married Lisa, a music. Rick engages his young (Bath Iron Works), Great Spring outdoorsman, Charlie Mann). medical student, and they have audiences by using puppets or Waters of America (Nestlé), and Congratulations, George! Well two daughters (one is in college hand motions — and, since L.L. Bean. deserved! Read about George’s and the other is in high school). most of them know the words to In Bangor, Steve ’70, ’87 achievements elsewhere in this Jeff is a faculty member at his songs, they sing along! Hon. L.H.D. and Tabitha Spruce magazine (and you might hop Wichita State University and Like most of us in the King ’71, ’87 Hon. L.H.D. onto his website — it’s quite a Lisa is a radiologist, but they Class of 1970 (we have finally requested and were granted delight). are trying to figure out where retired — we may not want a zoning change for two of Jeff May, thank you for they want to “land” after their to admit it, but we are in our their homes to be used as an taking the time to send me youngest joins the college 70s!), Rick recently held his last extensive archive and serve as such a beautiful email — it ranks. They are considering the performance. However, I think a writers’ retreat. The change truly made me feel like I had southwest and the area around we will still see him in hospital means simply that the properties just stepped into your life. My Durango, CO. Jeff, looking wards singing to the children will no longer be zoned as challenge is going to be how to forward to catching up with you (am I right, Rick?). just residential but as a zone do it justice when I attempt to during our Reunion! Rick’s hero (way back when) that would allow a nonprofit condense it! So here it goes. I think this is a wonderful was Pete Seeger, for the way he organization. The request was Upon graduating, Jeff moved idea — and it seems like most of seemed to hold his audience “in approved immediately. The to New York, taking a job at the residents in Stephen King’s the palm of his hand.” Rick took Kings have done a tremendous The Sterling Winthrop Research neighborhood agree. Stephen classes at USM but received his amount of good for the city Institute doing pharmaceutical ’87 Hon. L.H.D. and Tabitha degree from the Orono campus. of Bangor, and keeping a research in diabetes. A few years Spruce King ’71, ’87 Hon. L.H.D. Now he plans to relax with permanent home for their works later he attended the Univer- received a zone change, allowing his wife and enjoy precious and giving a Bangor retreat for sity of Rhode Island, where he them to turn their Bangor home time with their children and writers seems like a win-win for earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry. into an archive of Stephen’s grandchildren (and I bet if we everyone. And, from there, Jeff undertook manuscripts, writings, articles, could listen in they’d be singing I received a lovely note from a post-doctoral Fellowship in notes, photographs, audio and “I Love Mud!”). Pamela Randlett Cleveland reproductive biology at Duke video recordings, etc. The house I hope to see many of you offering to assist with our University. This is where he will also become a writers’ online for our Reunion in a few Reunion, which is just a year stayed “put” for several years as retreat, where writers will be months, and let’s plan to gather away. She and husband, Jim, a research associate in the De- allowed to stay while working in person in September 2021! moved to Kennebunk when partment of Ob/Gyn — defining on their projects. The Bangor they retired from their jobs in his research on ovarian function. house will not be open to the Massachusetts. Aha! Another Next, he moved on to Wichita, public — the Kings do not wish former Mainer returns to life “the way it should be.” Welcome Haiku Contest sponsored by over 1,000 wins. His record in back, all of you who just the Golden Triangle Business basketball is 526-135, and his couldn’t stay away. Improvement District. The record in soccer is 396-103-46. University of Maine at seventh annual contest attracted The state titles were in classes A, Farmington’s veteran basketball over 1,700 submissions from B, and C. He continues to coach coach, Dick Meader G, noticed 40 countries, 31 states, and and teach in Falmouth. He loves his first symptoms of Parkinson’s the District of Columbia. his position and doesn’t see it disease 15 years ago. After 27 Gary’s haiku was one of 300 as a job. According to Dave, “It’s years at the University of Maine noteworthy haiku displayed on just fun.” Farmington, which was preceded posters throughout the area Jan Coates was recently by 17 years as coach at Thomas from late February through mid- appointed to the board of College in Waterville, he had a April. More information about trustees for the Mount Desert 2020 season with wins in the the contest may be found at this Island Biological Laboratory. She last 13 games. He is tough! website: bit.ly/2W3XPzO. brings her local connections, He continued to show up Be well. her nonprofit and business early every morning and often experience, and higher education stayed late to work with the administration background to team. As retirement drew closer Gary Hotham ’72 stands the position. Jan is founder of at the end of the 2019-2020 1973 beside the poster of his Island Readers and Writers, a season, he recognized that haiku in Washington, DC, local nonprofit dedicated to he had limits, but the subject Rachel Davenport Dutch just below Dupont Circle. bringing books and educational of his Parkinson’s never came 5506 M Street Gary was the DC-area winner programs to over 2,800 children up with his team. Dick was Sacramento, CA 95819 in the 2020 Golden Haiku living on Maine’s coastal islands honored with the Division III [email protected] Contest. His haiku appears and rural Washington County Outstanding Service Award from facebook.com/groups/ in numerous anthologies towns. Her organization has the National Association of UMaineClass1973/ and books. Gary is married collaborated with MDI Biological Basketball Coaches. to UMaine classmate Karen Laboratory by introducing I hope 2020 is going well for schoolchildren to scientists Haiges Hotham ’72, who you all. Steve and I were so and science. happy to welcome our third took this photo. Jan earned her master’s 1972 grandchild, Avery Elizabeth degree from Indiana Raymond Burdge, on January University in college personnel Anne Dearstyne Ketchen 3, a terrific way to start the 1974 administration and her doctorate [email protected] year. She is the daughter of our Diantha Hawkes Grant in college and university facebook.com/groups/ middle daughter, Claire, and 6999-02 Merrill Road #292 administration from Michigan UMaineClass1972/ her husband, Daniel Burdge, of Jacksonville, FL 32277 State University. She held Chelmsford, UK, and joins big (904) 860-3550 administrative positions at I’m writing this during surreal brother August and big sister [email protected] Hamilton College and Albion times — socially distanced Rowan. I was lucky enough (yay facebook.com/groups/ College prior to returning to because of COVID-19. My retirement) to go and do granny UMaineClass1974/ Northeast Harbor. She was husband and I have been taking duty for about eight weeks. owner and manager of Port In a long walks in the woods every Steve joined at the end and As I sit here at my laptop, we are Storm Bookstore in Somesville. day, and are getting used to put together a playground set under social distancing/isolation/ Jan is also a member of the using Zoom for virtual exercise (from a company that imports seclusion — choose your word. board of Mount Desert Land and classes, book group meetings, from Massachusetts) for the It sure is a crazy time. Garden Preserve. church services, happy hour, and back garden. Don and I are still in Florida For those of you on dinner with friends. I hope that Jeff Quinn was honored and, as I write this, hoping that Facebook, please join our Class all of our lives can return to some recently on his 50th anniversary Maine Gov. Janet Mills will let us of ’74 Facebook group. It’s kind of normal before long. as music director of Notre Dame back into Maine in May! I have another place we can share Last January, Dan Legere, de Lourdes in Skowhegan. Jeff to believe we will survive the updates and happenings. Many who is a Registered Maine began playing his freshman year, COVID-19 pandemic and by the of us will also be celebrating Guide, and his wife, Penny, coming home each weekend time this issue of MAINE Alumni 50 years from high school. Let’s announced plans to sell their to play for Mass. In addition Magazine comes out, things will hope our reunions happen and popular Greenville fly shop after to his busy liturgical schedule, be getting better. that fall sports will be back! 38 years of business. The Maine he and his wife, Susan, own On January 30, 2020, the Stay safe! Go Blue! Guide Fly Shop caters to fly the Lakewood Theater on latest inductees for the Maine fishers who flock to the region’s Wesserunsett Lake in Madison. Basketball Hall of Fame were ponds, rivers, and streams. Dan He serves as artistic director. The announced. Congratulations says, “Everything is in place historic theater also includes to classmate David Halligan for the right person or people a restaurant and a young ’74, ‘79G, one of 17 new to continue a well-established performers’ camp. members. A graduate of business that has brought Let us know what you all Falmouth High School, he countless fishermen to our are up to. has coached basketball and door to shop with us, fish with soccer for 34 years at his alma our guides, and enjoy all the mater with over 526 wins. His Moosehead region has to offer.” teams have won 11 Western Gary Hotham was the DC- Maine championships and six area winner in the 2020 Golden state titles that worked out to Class Notes

Hall of Fame were announced. 1972 Congratulations to classmate David Halligan ’74, ‘79G, one Anne Dearstyne Ketchen of 17 new members. A graduate [email protected] of Falmouth High School, he has facebook.com/groups/ coached basketball and soccer for UMaineClass1972/ 34 years at his alma mater with over 526 wins. His teams have I’m writing this during surreal won 11 Western Maine champi- times — socially distanced onships and six state titles that because of COVID-19. My husband worked out to over 1,000 wins. His and I have been taking long walks record in basketball is 526-135; his in the woods every day, and are record in soccer is 396-103-46. The getting used to using Zoom for state titles were in classes A, B, virtual exercise classes, book and C. He continues to coach and group meetings, church services, teach in Falmouth. He loves his po- happy hour, and dinner with sition and doesn’t see it as a job. friends. I hope that all of our lives According to Dave, “It’s just fun.” can return to some kind of normal Pat Cummings ’ 89, ’44H (2nd from left) of the UMaine Foundation Jan Coates was recent- before long. visited with Candace and Jack Healy ’74 (left) and Mark ’79 and ly appointed to the board of Last January, Dan Legere, Melanie Cross in Florida in February. trustees for the Mount Desert who is a Registered Maine Guide, Island Biological Laboratory. She wife, Susan, own the Lakewood and his wife, Penny, announced brings her local connections, 1973 Theater on Wesserunsett Lake plans to sell their popular her nonprofit and business Greenville fly shop after 38 years in Madison. He serves as artistic Rachel Davenport Dutch experience, and higher education of business. The Maine Guide director. The historic theater also 5506 M Street administration background to Fly Shop caters to fly fishers includes a restaurant and a young Sacramento, CA 95819 the position. Jan is founder of who flock to the region’s ponds, performers’ camp. [email protected] Island Readers and Writers, a local rivers, and streams. Dan says, Let us know what you all facebook.com/groups/ nonprofit dedicated to bringing “Everything is in place for the are up to. UMaineClass1973/ books and educational programs right person or people to continue to over 2,800 children living on a well-established business that I hope 2020 is going well for you Maine’s coastal islands and rural has brought countless fishermen all. Steve and I were so happy Washington County towns. Her to our door to shop with us, fish 1974 to welcome our third grandchild, organization has collaborated with our guides, and enjoy all the Avery Elizabeth Raymond Burdge, with MDI Biological Laboratory Moosehead region has to offer.” Diantha Hawkes Grant on January 3, a terrific way to by introducing schoolchildren to Gary Hotham was the 6999-02 Merrill Road #292 start the year. She is the daughter scientists and science. DC-area winner in the 2020 Jacksonville, FL 32277 of our middle daughter, Claire, Jan earned her master’s degree Golden Haiku Contest sponsored (904) 860-3550 and her husband, Daniel Burdge, from Indiana University in college by the Golden Triangle Business [email protected] of Chelmsford, UK, and joins big personnel administration and her Improvement District. The seventh facebook.com/groups/ brother August and big sister doctorate in college and university annual contest attracted over UMaineClass1974/ Rowan. I was lucky enough (yay administration from Michigan 1,700 submissions from 40 retirement) to go and do granny State University. She held admin- countries and 31 states and the As I sit here at my laptop, we are duty for about eight weeks. Steve istrative positions at Hamilton District of Columbia. Gary’s haiku under social distancing/isolation/ joined at the end and put together College and Albion College prior was one of 300 noteworthy seclusion — choose your word. a playground set (from a company to returning to Northeast Harbor. haiku displayed on posters It sure is a crazy time. Don and I that imports from Massachusetts) She was owner and manager throughout the area from late are still in Florida as I write this, for the back garden. of Port In a Storm Bookstore in February through mid-April. More hoping that Maine Gov. Janet Mills Jeff Quinn was honored Somesville. Jan is also a member information about the contest will let us back into Maine in May! recently on his 50th anniversary of the board of Mount Desert Land may be found at this website: I have to believe we will survive as music director of Notre Dame and Garden Preserve. bit.ly/2zGHTKW the COVID-19 pandemic and by de Lourdes in Skowhegan. Jeff For those of you on Face- Be well. the time this issue of MAINE book, please join our Class of began playing his freshman year, Alumni Magazine comes out, coming home each weekend to ’74 Facebook group. It’s another things will be getting better. place we can share updates and play for Mass. In addition to his On January 30, 2020, the latest busy liturgical schedule, he and his happenings. Many of us will also inductees for the Maine Basketball be celebrating 50 years from high

Class Notes Legend Bolding of name G denotes graduate H following class year Hon. indicates an Only UMaine degrees identifies UMaine degree from UMaine identifies honorary honorary degree are noted in Class Notes alumna or alumnus member of that class from UMaine school. Let’s hope our reunions Richard Romanow, a South Portland. Once I moved happen and that fall sports will 1976 social studies teacher at South to Virginia, I went back to Big be back! Portland High School, was noted Brothers / Big Sisters and became Stay safe! Go Blue! David Theoharides in the Portland Press Herald for a mentor to an elementary school 6 Frances Way developing and sharing a guide boy for four years. I also joined the South Deerfield, MA 01373 with teachers in his district about Winchester Little Theater, a small [email protected] the terrorist attack of 9/11/2001. community theater, where I have 1975 (207) 651-0593 Many of the new teachers in been a volunteer for the past 30 facebook.com/groups/ his district were born after the years. And finally, in the late ’90s UMaineClass1976/ Isabelle Birdsall Schweitzer attacks. and early 2000s, I volunteered Ithaca, NY 14850 Please take a moment to let at a local hands-on children’s Hello ’76ers, [email protected] your classmates know what you’ve museum called The Shenandoah I am writing this column in facebook.com/groups/ been up to by emailing me at Valley Discovery Museum. Through mid-March and like many of you UMaineClass1975/ [email protected]. my association with the museum, I am homebound waiting out the I had the opportunity to travel COVID-19 pandemic. I’m also Hi, Class of 75 members. Home- to Montana twice and China on trying to get used to being called coming and our class Reunion paleontology-themed trips.” “elderly!” When did that happen? plans are uncertain at this time John Cantlon of Fort Myers, Classmates in the news 1977 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. FL, writes: “I grew up in Southwest include News Center Maine’s Please visit the Homecoming web- Pearl Turcotte Gapp Florida, but spent summers in Bill Green, who retired after 47 site: UMaineHomecoming.com to 7468 Dugway Road Maine. After getting my BFA, I years with the station. Bill started learn about plans as they evolve. Clinton, NY 13323 taught at Lewiston High School in the business at the age of 18 Not too much news from our (315) 853-6851 and entered graduate school while he was a student at the class this time. [email protected] at UMaine. I got my master’s in University of Maine. He made his Dick Whitmore G was facebook.com/groups/ education. When I moved back to debut as a sportscaster at WLBZ honored by his Colby College UMaineClass1977/ SW Florida, I wrote three books in Bangor in 1975. After spending alumni players recently. They about the area. One is thoughts six years in Bangor, Bill moved raised $2.1 million to endow the Hello, classmates! I am writing this from high school. The second one to Portland and began anchoring position of Richard L. Whitmore, column in March during the global is poems and observations of the weekend sports in 1981. In 1993, Jr. Head Coach for Colby Men’s coronavirus pandemic of 2020. area. The third one is a collection Bill became a full-time reporter. In Basketball. This outstanding award All is feeling quite surreal with of sayings and thoughts. They are 2001, he established his weekly TV also included naming the head schools closing, sports seasons e-books listed on Amazon under magazine program known as Bill basketball coach’s office in honor being canceled, the absence of my name.” Green’s Maine. Bill and his wife, of his wife, Mary Kay Whitmore. March Madness, and nary a roll of A big thank you to Steve, Tom, Pam, live in Cumberland. What an outstanding honor for a toilet paper or hand sanitizer to be and John for taking time to write. Earl Brechlin and his fellow man who has touched so many found for miles! I certainly hope I hope to hear from more of you park advocates at Friends of players’ lives. that by the time you read this it in the near future. Until then, Acadia are working to help keep Jane Merrill Berube has will be summer and these days of stay healthy, everyone, and enjoy Acadia National Park healthy for written that she and her family social isolation will have eased. the summer! future generations. His group is are living in Washington state Steve Kahl ’82G was helping increase visitor awareness and busy. Their life focuses recently promoted to professor of of the impacts they have on the on their son, who is still in a environmental science at Thomas park and how they can help wheelchair and has a trach and College in Waterville. He spent 25 preserve and protect Acadia for 1978 feed tube. Jane still dances with years at UMaine in research and years to come. and directs the Mas Uda Middle graduate education, including Rev. Linda Card Paula Fowler ’79G wrote: Eastern dancers. They danced at serving as founding director of the 52 Wildwood Drive “It’s that season of life for many the Olympia Dance Festival last Senator George J. Mitchell Center Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 of us — retirement! I hit that winter and at an annual benefit for Sustainability Solutions. After (207) 799-0545 milestone at the end of 2019 and for the Girl Scouts of Western stints at Plymouth State Univer- [email protected] am enjoying a slower pace. I have Washington. Last fall Jane, her sity founding their Center for the facebook.com/groups/ the great fortune to spend this husband, and son took the train to Environment, and as a director UMaineClass1978/ time with my parents and to be Chicago to watch the Cubs play at of environmental and energy here for them as they age. They Wrigley Field. strategies for the James Sewall Dear classmates, celebrated 69 years of marriage Please send any Company in Old Town, he reports I have received only one news in March. I’m also excited for the news you have to me at he is happily educating undergrad- item to report: arrival of my first grandchild — a [email protected]. uates at Thomas College. Mark “Rookie” Letendre, boy — in June! So my time will be Enjoy the summer! Tom Jordan provided the director of umpire medical spent between North and South the following update: “After services for Major League Baseball Carolina. Exciting times! leaving UMO, one of the things since 1999, retired at the end of “I’ve been fortunate to have I discovered I enjoyed was the 2019 season. Rookie will serve a 24-year career with three volunteering. Through Big Brothers as an adviser throughout the 2020 chambers of commerce in two / Big Sisters, I became a Big season and assist Scott Sheridan, states, finishing my last two work Brother for two years. During who has taken over his position. years with The Salvation Army. my last five years in Maine, I Rookie had a 42-year career in “Maybe I will make a class also volunteered at The Portland Major League Baseball. He was a reunion one of these years!” Players, a community theater in certified athletic trainer for the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees, serving as the National 1980 League’s representative in the role in the 1987 and 1994 All-Star Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty Games. Upon joining MLB in 1999, Merrimack, NH 03054 he developed and implemented [email protected] the first comprehensive athletic facebook.com/groups/ health care program for all Major UMaineClass1980/ League umpires and has since tended to umpire injury prevention Hi, Class of ’80 — I hope you and treatment issues. are all well and managing these I wanted to reach out to all of strange times as well as possible. you. I am writing this during the I promise more class news in COVID-19 pandemic, and it is my the next magazine. At this time, hope and prayer that you and your Homecoming plans are uncertain loved ones are all healthy and due to the pandemic, so please Getting together before the polo match at The Villages in March are, see UMaineHomcoming.com to safe. None of us knows, of course, left to right: Julianne and Bill Bartlett ’75, Marcia LaRochelle Diamond when the current restrictions on learn about class events and any ’02G, and Alumni Association President and Executive Director festivities planned. group gatherings, travel, and other John Diamond ‘77, ‘89G. activities will be lifted. When that Enjoy the summer! time comes, I hope each of us will papers as a journalist. I graduated “My wife and I made a deci- have a greater appreciation for from UMO’s journalism program.” sion a long time ago to relocate the simple things: visiting each Bob Cowdrick has just back to Maine once the kids other in person, hugging our loved published the book Trail Tales. were on their own, so we are in 1981 ones, and the joys of exploring It is a collection of entertaining the process of buying a property the beautiful world around us, trail stories that are composites so we can make that come true. Barb Brown Dalton including in our own yards. I of encounters with trail hikers, Everyone I worked with thought 21 Black Bear Drive believe our world will be one with backcountry equestrians, mountain I was nuts for wanting to move Veazie, ME 04401-6929 a greater sense of kindness and climbers, and fire tower lookouts. north and suggested the south (207) 947-4827 compassion to each other when It was written as a tribute to some would be better. Being an avid ice [email protected] this is over. incredible people that he had met fisherman, somehow Florida didn’t Facebook: University of Maine In the meantime, I am along trails from Alaska to Peru, appeal, so with luck I will close on Class of 1981 and repeating what everyone else has including the Appalachian Trail in the property in Maine and be able facebook.com/groups/ already said, and that is we’re all Maine. The book is available on to catch the winter 2020 season.” UMaineClass1981/ in this together. Amazon, at the UMaine bookstore Larry Gering is now retired Wishing all of us a return to in Orono, and other places. from teaching at Clemson Univer- How do you write a column during normalcy. Dale T. Phillips was looking sity and is living in Belfast, ME. a pandemic? This won’t go to print forward to having two new novels Rita Caouette Napierkowski for a few months, and we have published this spring, Neptune City became Yale New Haven Health no idea where our country and and Locust Time. For details check System’s laboratory regulatory our world will be at that point. 1979 out his website: daletphillips.com/. coordinator last summer. She lives I’ve thought of my parents a lot Jack Sherman reports: “I re- in Wallingford, CT. lately, and how they grew up in Regina C. McCombs tired from the Civil Service after 34 Don Van Hassent has retired the Great Depression and then 229 Enfield Road years in March of 2019. I ended up as director of the Maryland Forest many went off to World War II. Lincoln, ME 04457 as a GS 13 logistician at Hanscom Service with 40 years of service. Some even had their college years (207) 794-2897 Air Force Base, MA, and my last Don started with the Forest Service interrupted by the war. We’ve had [email protected] assignment was as assistant to in 1979 as a utilization forester it pretty good. We can endure facebook.com/groups/ the director of logistics, program and then became a project some time at home if it helps UMaineClass1979/ executive office, digital. Although forester. In 1984 he became a to defeat this deadly virus. Our that sounds rather important it program supervisor for utilization, economy will recover, and we’ll Hope you all are having a good really wasn’t but it paid the bills. I then resource protection followed adapt and carry on, just as our summer and that you are staying retired from the Army Reserve as by stewardship. In 2001, he parents did post WWII. I do believe healthy in your neck of the woods. a LTC in May of 2009 so I actually became the associate director for that we will come out on the other I am writing this during a nasty got to retire for the second time. statewide programs. He became side with a new perspective. A snowstorm, so this column is help- “My daughter, Ellyn, is acting state forester in 2015 and kinder, gentler society, I hope. We ing me think warm and sunny! teaching English in Vietnam, was fully appointed state forester won’t take so much for granted. On to the news: and graduated from Brandeis in 2017. I suspect there will be a vaccine Nancy McCallum writes: “I University in 2014 with a degree in Please keep in touch. Join or drugs discovered to effectively just finished my first year as the linguistics. My son, Ben, graduated our Facebook group University of treat COVID-19. The day this marketing and communications from Fitchburg State University in Maine Class of 1979 or check out magazine lands in my mailbox, specialist for York County Shelter May of 2019 and is working as a our alumni page UMaineAlumni. I think we’ll be much closer to Programs in Alfred. I have been a personal trainer/boxing coach at com/classpage/class-of-1979/. that goal. self-employed writer, editor, and a couple of local fitness facilities. Drop me a line with your news. Let me start with a quick shout marketing and communications He also competes in Spartan Hope to hear from you! out to the one and only Doug specialist for 29 years. Previously Challenge events and is certified Hall, man of many talents, the I worked for several Maine news- as a trainer for Spartan SGX. latest of which involves brewing Brain Brew Custom Whiskey at November 2019 issue of Down makes three boys and two girls er and began a career in aviation his Eureka! Ranch in Newtown, East magazine, you saw that Pam’s for our two daughters and their in 2003. During the past 16 years, Ohio. Check that — he shifted efforts to teach women to be families. Can’t have too many I have worked in the aviation gears in March and quickly started stewards of Maine’s woods were grandbabies! training industry in many different manufacturing hand sanitizer for applauded in a wonderful article. Jeff Hart was recently named capacities. In 2016, I was hired front line health care providers She and her husband, Bryan, have athletic administrator at Camden by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical and first responders. A great restored a once-ailing woodlot on Hills Regional High School in University in Daytona Beach, FL, as example of people stepping up, as the Milford/Greenfield town line, Rockport. Jeff is a familiar face a flight training manager. While at they have all across the country, in which is now open to the public. to students and families in the Embry-Riddle, I earned my Master this time of crisis. Thanks to Doug Teaching women the basics of community, having served as a of Science in aeronautics and was and to all classmates out there in harvesting timber is just one of physical education teacher at the recruited this year to work as an health care, grocery stores, and Pam’s many activities. school since graduating in 1982. assistant professor of aerospace at other essential services. We will Last year was a BIG year As basketball coach, he racked up Middle Tennessee State University forever be indebted to you for your for many of us, as we hit that an impressive record, becoming in Murfreesboro, TN. My wife, donations and sacrifices to keep milestone birthday! How the just the ninth Maine high school Cathy, and I just sold our home in us all well. heck did that happen? Seems like basketball coach to surpass 500 Florida and have bought a new Those of us who served on just yesterday we were rushing career victories. Best wishes to Jeff home here in Tennessee.” Senior Council with Mark O’Brien down the mall to our next class in his new role. It’s so fascinating to learn will enjoy this description of him or hitting fraternity row for a Dr. James Coleman was about the different paths our in the Kennebec Journal, as he night of partying! Marcia Green named a Fellow of the American classmates have taken since completed his fifth term on the celebrated in style with a reunion Association for the Advancement UMaine. Have any news of Augusta City Council and officially of Chi Omega sisters, along of Science, the world’s largest your own or just want to share left office. “…Mark O’Brien with her family, at Pine Point. general scientific society and what’s new in your life? If you won the respect of his peers. He Judi Morgan O’Halloran, Jane publisher of the journal Science. have anything to share, or just did so not with a loud voice or Morgan Wiseman, Stephanie Jim is the provost and executive want to give a shout out to your by courting controversy, but by Treadwell Lund, Chris Cashman vice chancellor for academic classmates, please drop me a line. being a good listener whose civil Rothweiler ’84, Stacey Smith affairs and professor of biological and thoughtful approach made Guerin, Anita Godin Burgess sciences at the University of his fellow councilors and board ’80, and Maggie Towle Arkansas. A highly regarded plant members realize that to ignore Campbell ’82 all joined Marcia physiology ecologist, he has served 1983 him would be at their own peril.” for her big day. Those Greek as chief institutional research He had also previously served six relationships sure do withstand officer at several universities. Jim Janet Robbins terms on the Board of Education. A the test of time! earned his bachelor’s in forestry P. O. Box 3655 respected public servant indeed, in Our class scholarship recipient at the University of Maine before Brewer, ME 04412 his “real job,” Mark is an attorney this year is Tholia Hallett from earning his master’s and doctorate (207) 989-7506 for the U.S. Small Business Falmouth, daughter of Connie at the Yale School of Forestry. He [email protected] Administration. He and wife, Julie, Hallett ’94G. She is majoring in then did postdoctoral work at facebook.com/groups/ raised five children in Augusta, finance and will be a sophomore Stanford and Harvard universities. UMaineClass1983/ which is also Mark’s hometown. in the fall. Congratulations to Jim on this Gary Gonyar ’02G, ’14 C.A.S. For a longer version of this well-deserved honor. Hi, everyone — I hope you are wrote that he is “retiring after column, see the Class of ’81 page We heard from Robert Fowler well, and enjoying summer. 36 years in public education and at UMaineAlumni.com. with the following update: How have you been dealing relocating to Charlottesville, VA, to Until next time, classmates, be “Hello, Class of 1982! Let’s with the challenges of physical be closer to family.” well. See UMaineHomcoming.com see. Since graduating from UMa- distancing, working remotely, and Donna Peare left the pulp for plans and events. ine in 1982, I worked for 20 years quarantining? Have you tackled a and paper industry in 2003 and in the insurance industry starting new project, found new TV series, started a teaching career at as an underwriter with UNUM Life perfected a yummy dish — and Mountain Valley High School in Insurance Company in Portland then perhaps gotten tired of it? Rumford. In 2016, she moved to 1982 and ending with The Guardian Life Please write and let us know. Spruce Mountain High School in Insurance Company in Bethlehem, Here’s what we have for news Jay, where she now teaches earth Andy Paul PA. I got married and had three of our class: and physical science, biology, and (603) 878-3508 wonderful children. My daughter Jennifer Williams LeComte forest ecology. Donna and her [email protected] Abby and her husband, Ryan, has retired from Rhode Island husband enjoy traveling and have facebook.com/groups/ live in Colorado Springs and just Hospital after 31 years as a been to most states and many UMaineClass1982/ had my second grandchild, Layla. registered dietetic technician. She European countries. Their son Colin, who is three years and her husband, David, who have After retiring as a school Hope you’re all enjoying the nice old, was my first grandchild. been married for 31 years, now administrator, Jon Perry returned summer weather, fellow members My son Joel works as a welder enjoy travel and spend time scuba to his alma mater to become the of the Class of ’82. Just a few in Allentown, PA, and my son diving and snowmobiling. head baseball coach for Hampden reports this time around — please Matthew is a chef in Philadelphia. Helen Caswell Watts joined Academy. As a Black Bear, Jon reach out to me and let your I left the insurance business after Criterium Engineers as a senior played all four years including a classmates know what you’re 20 years to pursue a childhood structural engineer. Helen has over trip to the College World Series up to! Here’s my brief update: dream to become a pilot. I earned 30 years of industry experience in 1981. My wife, Karen, and I celebrated my commercial pilot’s license and and is licensed in Maine, New Pam Fowler Wells is a the arrival of our fifth grandchild flight instructor certificate while Hampshire, Massachusetts, cover girl! If you picked up the this past winter, a baby boy. That working full-time as an underwrit- and Hawaii. Another engineer, Lee Swain, Jane Hamel DiPompo is an recently retired after a career elementary physical education in local government managing and fourth grade health teacher various public works departments. at Spruce Mountain Elementary He also started a business, Swain School in Jay, ME. After graduating Consultants, in 2018. from UMaine, Jane also earned Lee used his civil engineering her master’s degree in sports degree working for Los Angeles psychology from the University County, and later “served as direc- of North Carolina Greensboro. tor of public works for the fastest Over her career, Jane has coached growing city in California during field hockey, Nordic skiing, track, the 1990s (Palmdale) and one of softball, and basketball. Jane, her the most progressive beach cities husband, and daughter enjoy the in the world (Santa Monica) before Maine outdoors. I retired from government. Robert Whritenour, Jr. G is “I am now assisting other city Rob Frank ’88 (left) and Josh Bragg ’96, ‘18G joined other UMaine the town administrator of Oak clients like Long Beach, Palmdale, alumni and friends for lunch before the Red Sox spring training game Bluffs, MA. Prior to Oak Bluffs, and Culver City with the valuable in Fort Myers, FL, in early March. Rob is chair of the UMaine Alumni he was town administrator for knowledge and experience I first Association Board of Directors. Falmouth, MA, and Mashpee, MA. gained long ago in my beloved Tim Thornton is a high school home state of Maine. Thank beaten us consistently over the also working on a memoir about social studies teacher in Brewer, you, University of Maine, for past seven years. As many of you raising her son, who has autism. ME. Tim has coached the Old laying such a solid foundation may have seen, goaltender Jere- Keep us posted, Ellie, on your Town boys’ varsity basketball for success!” my Swayman ’21 had an amazing progress with these books. team, was an assistant boys’ Dan Tremble ’87 and Rick performance that night with 48 Troy Harrison wrote that he basketball coach at Brewer High Fournier were both elected to saves, many of them heart-stop- is celebrating 25 years with BP as School, and a former girls’ varsity three-year terms on the Bangor ping! The Alfond was loud and senior technical sales manager. basketball coach at Hermon High City Council. alive! I am looking forward to Troy is married and living in Rye School, where he led the Hermon Veteran WABI news anchor seeing Swayman in a Bruins jersey Beach, NH. He has three children: Hawks to the 1989 Class B state Jim Morris has retired. one day soon! Taylor, a Maine Maritime grad; championship. Susan Peterson has joined A few weeks ago, my husband Brock, a UMaine junior; and Avery, Join our Facebook group — William Raveis Real Estate, which and I had dinner with Tracy Hard- a UNH undergrad. search and “like” UMaine Class serves Mid Coast Maine. She is ing and his wife, Aimee Smith I was on campus in October for of 1985. That’s where we’ll post also a board member and treasur- ’85. Aimee is very good at pre- the unveiling of the world’s largest information about our Reunion er for the Boothbay peninsula’s venting the evening’s conversation 3D printer at the Advanced Struc- as we get closer to October. Until Community Center. from being all about accounting. tures and Composites Center. The then, drop me a note to share your Lastly, former ace pitcher We had a great time and promised center is an amazing place and, happenings. Your friends from Joe Johnson was inducted into to do it again soon (hope we if you have not taken a tour of it, UMaine want to hear from you! the UMaine Sports Hall of Fame. can!). Tracy is a principal and I highly recommend you do. They Congratulations! the director of quality assurance are doing important work and are at BerryDunn, a large regional internationally recognized. If this accounting firm. He has recently had been at UMaine when I was a 1986 been named the chairperson of student, I would have become an 1984 the Auditing Standards Board, a engineer, not an accountant. Julie-Ann Baumer senior committee of the American I hope you will send me your P. O. Box 82 Louise Soucy Institute of CPAs. This board issues news for the next issue. In the Lisbon Falls, ME 04252 190 Main Street auditing, attestation, and quality meantime, please stay healthy [email protected] Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 control statements, standards, and and safe! facebook.com/groups/ [email protected] guidance to CPAs for nonpublic UMaineClass1986/ facebook.com/groups/ company audits. This is very cool UMaineClass1984/ and it is a big deal. Congratula- Hey, Class of 1986 friends! I just tions, Tracy! 1985 checked the old mailbag and Hello, classmates! I heard from Ellie Stewart found a few surprises tucked in I am writing this during the Duley. She received her MS in Suzanne Lynch Guild with the bills. pandemic. I do not know what school counseling from Husson in 34 West Street Dedham School’s PE and things will look like by the time 2010 and worked in public high Manchester, ME 04351 health teacher, Tim Pearson this goes to press, but I suspect we schools as a school counselor (207) 623-9404 ’00G, helped secure a $25,000 may still be distancing ourselves before opening Duley College [email protected] grant from Specialized Bikes that physically from each other. Counseling LLC in 2013. facebook.com/groups/ allowed the pre-K through 8 These are indeed strange and She recently moved from UMaineClass1985/ school to purchase 27 mountain crazy times. Farmington to Portland with her bikes, helmets, curriculum, and My husband and I were on Newfoundland, Camden. She is As of press time, plans for training for the staff. A group of campus this winter to watch the updating her book College Admis- Homecoming and our 35th volunteers also built mountain UMaine men’s hockey team take sions Success: A Counselor’s Guide Reunion were uncertain. Please biking trails behind the school. on Providence College. PC has for High School Students (which visit UMaineHomecoming.com for Tim pointed out that the overall been a formidable foe and has can be found on Amazon). She is information and updates. purpose of the project wasn’t just to get kids on bikes, but also “to turn out to be. coach as well. of 2019, stated in her nomination help students that may have focus Joan Gass LeMole ’94G was Lynn Coutts has moved to letter, “Thank you to Mr. Murray issues such as ADHD.” The entire hired by New Hope for Women the University of Denver to take for being the most influential experience has been extremely this past December. The agency on the position of deputy director teacher I’ve ever had … I think I positive with students, and Tim is provides support for women of athletics for student-athlete speak for all of the Class of 2019 planning to expand the program in in Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, excellence. Lynn was a standout when I say you have impacted the future. and Waldo counties effected by athlete at both the high school us all. It’s said that if a teacher Peter Ehni ’83G, ’86 Ph.D. domestic violence, dating violence, and collegiate level, setting changes just one life, then they’ve recently joined the faculty as and stalking. records, and was team captain at done their job. Mr. Murray has a visiting professor of math Joan brings 19 years of UMaine from 1985 to 1987. While changed so many lives that they and science at Bethany College experience as a mental health a coach at UMaine, she led the could never be counted.” in Bethany, WV. Peter holds a clinician as well as five years softball team to an America East After 13 seasons, in December bachelor’s degree in physics from as a non-profit executive championship in 2016. of 2019, Robert “Bobby” Wilder Wheeling College and got both director. In her position she is I hope all of you and your resigned as the head coach of his master’s and doctoral degrees cultivating relationships within families come through this ordeal the Old Dominion University from the University of Maine. He the community and overseeing unscathed. football team, but in true Maine also completed a postdoctoral the fundraising and grant-writing Regards, fashion, he did it with class. As he fellowship with the office of Naval activities. Andy announced his resignation, Bobby Technology at the Naval Research IDEMIA appointed Dan Kent said, “I take tremendous pride in Laboratory in Washington, DC. as senior vice president and chief the fact that we built and we ran Following this, he taught for 19 technology officer. Dan heads a first-class program. There were years at Wheeling Jesuit University. up product management, IT, 1988 no NCAA violations. We did it the A few summers ago, I had the information security/cyber security, right way. Our players went to wonderful opportunity to meet and engineering. Deborah Carll Curtis class and represented ODU well.” Michael Boardman at an event Dan has more than 28 years Buxton, ME 04093 While the last few seasons for at Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park of experience bringing IT solutions [email protected] ODU may not have gone as well in Freeport. Michael, a watercolor to the public sector market. He facebook.com/groups/ as he would have liked, during artist and avid naturalist, has previously worked for Cisco UMaineClass1988/ Bobby’s tenure as head coach, had a lifelong interest in the Systems. the team did have years of note, outdoors. His career started soon In last November’s elections, Hello, Class of ’88. Alumni are namely when the team made it to after graduation, when he started Dan Tremble was re-elected to in the news, near and far. Last the FCS playoffs and were twice Coyote Graphics, a company that the Bangor City Council. October, Daniel Kane was nationally ranked. sold wildlife T-shirts featuring Maine’s Secretary of State, inducted into the Ellsworth High In the business world, his artwork. Since 2010, he has Matthew Dunlap ’94G, was School Sports Hall of Fame for telecommunications company been awarded numerous artist- elected Eastern Region vice his 1983 role on Ellsworth’s first OTELCO has named General in-residency positions, including president for the National championship baseball team. At Counsel Trina Bragdon as vice Baxter State Park, Acadia National Association of Secretaries of State. UMaine, he played in 190 baseball president of human resources and Park, and Glacier Bay National The association brings together all games under John Winkin. Daniel regulatory affairs. Trina will renew Park. His most recent residency, at state secretaries in a non-partisan has been the coach at George the company’s focus on human the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, environment to exchange ideas Stevens Academy in Blue Hill resources, both in the managerial provided him with a unique and develop public policy. for over 31 years, coaching the and employee development and opportunity to create a bird Gregg Palmer ’99 CAS Eagles as they earned three training areas. Prior to joining migration map that will be used by is the new superintendent of state championships and 10 OTELCO, Trina worked for the the Arctic Refuge’s website. schools for the city of Brewer. regional crowns. Maine Public Utilities Commission Until we meet here again, fill Greg began his teaching career Peter Murray G became the and in the litigation department of the steins to summer fun and stay at Brewer High School in 1994 head basketball coach for the Saul Ewing in Philadelphia, PA. in touch. as a special education teacher. Dexter Regional High School Tigers John Brier is the managing In 2002 he became principal at in 1993. In his 27 seasons as head partner of Salt Athletics, a division Searsport District High School. coach, he has had more than of Halo Therapy Center. He then moved to Falmouth High 300 wins with the Dexter Tigers. The World Gym in Pensacola, 1987 School in 2010, and then Deering Peter emphasizes work ethic and FL, is adding Salt Athletics to High School in 2017, serving as fundamentals of the sport with his its 13,000-square-foot facility. principal at both schools. World Gym Pensacola owner Ed Andrew P. Nagelin team and his philosophy seems to Roberta Hersom was Weihenmayer ’91 said that there 56 Gibson Street be working. The Dexter boys won appointed interim superintendent was “no wellness program in the Medford, MA 02155 the Maine Class C North regional for SAD 49 in Fairfield. Starting world that can benefit the human [email protected] basketball title on February 22. in 2017, Roberta had been body as much as Salt Athletics facebook.com/groups/ Last August, Peter was also assistant superintendent of SAD delivers.” Salt Athletics is a patent- UMaineClass1987/ honored by the Boston Red Sox 40. Previous to that she spent 19 as a Most Valuable Educator. pending application of exercise, years at Lawrence High School as red light, and halotherapy. See Hello, Class of ’87! “Educators around New England a teacher and principal. SaltAthletics.com. I am writing this article in early are nominated by students from Jay Kemble ’95G has moved Rich Goodenough has April, in what I hope is the middle their school as someone who from assistant to head coach of stepped in as the new class of the Coronavirus pandemic. makes an effort to ensure that the Bangor High girls’ basketball correspondent, and will be writing Hopefully by the time you read every child has the benefit of a team. Jay was a pitcher at UMaine columns for future issues of the this, life will be back to normal great school.” Shannon O’Roak, and was an assistant baseball MAINE Alumni Magazine. By way or whatever the new normal may Dexter’s valedictorian for the Class of introduction, Rich wrote: the brain. She works monthly “Remembering all the good with over 850 students teaching times living in Penobscot Hall for mindfulness techniques. The main all four years, being an RA for ¾ of character is a third-grader, Max, that time. Studied in the School of who develops skills to not flip his Business. Ran on the cross country lid when he is scared, worried, team and indoor track team for my sad, or upset. It is “a colorful and first two years and after that could delightful story for the classroom, be seen riding a mountain or road at bedtime, or whenever your child bike or even throwing a Frisbee needs a mindful reminder to be with the Ultimate Club. Was part a calm, cool kid. Includes bonus of the group that founded the material for educators, parents, UMaine Cycling Club in my junior and caregivers.” The book can be year, and that club went on to purchased on Amazon or through compete in the collegiate national Cheering on the Black Bears during a hockey game in Portland last PESI Publishing. championship in 1988 at Cal winter are (front row) left to right: Joe Burke, Rodney Mondor ’89, Todd Hanson, the head boys’ Polytechnic -San Luis Obispo. Now John DaRos ’89, Mike Gilbert ’89, and Lynn Sewell ’89, Back row, left basketball coach at Brunswick I live in Eliot, ME, with my wife, to right: Mark Gould ’88, Kathy Dearborn Carlson ’89, Dee Gardner High School, achieved his 300th Kim, and our sons, Bryant ’20 and ’89, Bonnie Gould ’90, Michael Lynch ’88, ‘89G, and Chip Stiles ’89. career victory this past basketball Turner ’22, who are both at Orono. UMaine beat the University of Nebraska Omaha 3-2. season. It was his 24th year I work in a bank in southern while walking from the Stodder Division I program in the state. coaching at Brunswick. He Maine as a commercial lender and Hall Dining Commons to class. I That our flagship university has no played basketball at Piscataquis have been the board chair for the bet many of you remember where representation [in men’s soccer] Community High School, Greater York Chamber for the past you were when you heard the is really disappointing,” he said. Waterville High, and the University several years.” news as well. Ben lives in Portland and is in the of Maine. The Brunswick Dragons Please share your news with Retirement news insurance business. are consistently in the post-season Rich at Rgoodenough6@gmail. Rob Susi, former school Stay healthy. tournament. com or 207-216-7245. resource officer at Falmouth High In January, Dean Preston was For a longer version of this School, retired after 26 years on promoted to Brigadier General at column, visit the Class of 1988 the job, and 30 years on the local a ceremony at the 240th Regional page at UMaineAlumni.com. police force. Falmouth Police 1990 Training Institute in front of family, Chief John Kilbride said, “Susi’s friends, and National Guard members. In his new position, gentle nature and the ability Melissa L. Brancely Burns he will be “responsible for all to connect with students, staff, 63 Rocky Hill Road training, manning, and equipping 1989 and administrators made him Saco, ME 04072 of Maine Army National Guard an outstanding school resource [email protected] forces, and ensuring operational Heidi Woodward Keyho officer. He truly loved the students facebook.com/groups/ readiness requirements are 540 Sunny Shadows and was able to create deep UMaineClass1990/ Excelsior, MN 55331 mutual trust, connection, and properly met.” Dean is a graduate of the Army ROTC program at (612) 845-9931 respect with all age groups.” I hope your summer is going well. [email protected] UMaine. He lives in Pembroke, ME, Rob is now the school safety As I am writing this, everyone who facebook.com/groups/ with his wife, Avery, and their two and security specialist with the is able to is sheltering at home for UMaineClass1989/ children. Maine Department of Education school and work. I am hoping that Matt McHatten is the COO and said one of his goals is to before long there will be some Hello, classmates, at MMG Insurance, the largest track and work with various school sense of normalcy, but only time I hope you are all doing well Maine-based insurance provider. resource officers in the state. will tell. and keeping healthy during this Matt has served on the Maine Careers Kellie Doyle Bailey COVID-19 pandemic. Business School Advisory Board for Jack Capuano has been ’92G is a practicing speech As I write this communication, 14 years and also was the board named the associate head coach language pathologist in Mid- many states are practicing stay- chair for several years. He believes of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators. Coast Maine and an adjunct at-home orders. I am going to UMaine is an integral part of the Matt Rossignol has been professor at UMF teaching guess many of you with college- solution to preparing students to hired as the boys’ varsity graduate courses in speech and age students have them back meet the needs of the business basketball coach at Madawaska language development/disorders home, doing online classes. These community — preparing students High School. This winter marked and mindfulness in education. collective cultural touchstones to be career-ready through in- Matt’s 30th year as a head coach. She is also the co-founder of like COVID-19 tend to define ternships, aligning the curriculum He was inducted into the 2016 The Children’s Collaboration a generation. I feel bad for with the needs of the business Maine Basketball Hall of Fame and Center, founder of Calm Cool those first-year college students community, and more. 2017 Maine Principals Association Kids Educate, and a certified who have had their freshman Hall of Excellence. mindfulness meditation teacher. experience impacted, as well as Ben Spike was inducted into Kellie and her daughter, Hannah those seniors who could not have the University of Maine Sports Bailey, a 2018 UMaine alum, an in-person commencement Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, the collaborated on a book, Some ceremony. It makes me think of the University of Maine dropped Days I Flip My Lid: Learning to Challenger space shuttle explosion the men’s soccer and women’s Be a Calm, Cool Kid. Kellie was during our freshman year. I heard volleyball program due to budget inspired to write the book because about it in passing on the sidewalk cuts in 2009. “It is the only of her teaching K-8 students about 1991 1992

Lori Schlenker facebook.com/groups/ 4116 Trail Road UMaineClass1992/ Lawrence, KS 66049-4134 (785) 312-7384 Hey, Class of 1992 — the Alumni [email protected] Association is seeking someone to facebook.com/groups/ write this column and report the UMaineClass1991/ class news. It’s not difficult; it only takes a little time twice a year. Welcome to summer 2020 — a Heather Finnemore Johnson time to reflect on where we have is Department of Economic been, the paths we took to get and Community Development here, and what the next adventure commissioner for Maine Gov. will be. Janet Mills. Victor Smith has joined Chip Reeves is senior project the Brewer office of CES as a manager at CES, a Maine firm project engineer. At this Maine- of engineers, environmental headquartered firm of engineers, scientists, and land surveyors. environmental scientists, and Amy Corbett Bernatchez land surveyors, Victor brings his will be inducted into the Maine experience to traffic planning and Sports Hall of Fame. Amy played engineering projects. He previously field hockey at Messalonskee High worked for the Maine Department School in Oakland and at UMaine, of Transportation and as a and was a regional All-American construction inspector. at UMaine. Stephanie Burchill Love is After leading the University the marketing and sales manager Credit Union for 13 years, Matt at Northrim Bank in Anchorage, Walsh joined Machias Savings AK. Stephanie has been with Bank as its chief financial officer. Northrim Bank and Residential Carrie Young Arsenault is Mortgage for three years and has vice president of operations at more than 15 years of experience Jim Nute ’91 marked his 50th birthday last year with a 50-mile Beacon Health. in the financial industry. run that celebrated the 50th year of the Mayhew Program in New Ethan Strimling served as Holly Priest Kopp is Hampshire, where he serves as executive director. His daughter, Emily Portland’s mayor from 2015 to running as a Republican for (above), and wife, Kim Fulhan Nute ’93, helped him complete the 2019. Before that he served as a the Maine Senate District 23 challenge. state senator in 2003-2009. seat in November. This district Susan Walsh Longley G encompasses all of Sagadahoc year. Some of you may have taken this run was in honor of the 50th retired last year after 15 years as County, as well as Arrowsic. Holly a special trip or celebrated with year of the Mayhew Program in Waldo County’s judge of probate. has served as a professional family and friends. Perhaps a few New Hampshire (Mayhew.org), David E. Harvey, a Commis- volunteer in the community for the of you set your sights on a goal where Jim serves as executive sioned Corps Officer of the United past 15 years and as an elected like Jim Nute did. In February director. Jim says, “it was also in States Public Health Service, was school board member for Maine 2019, he celebrated his 50th celebration of the tremendous selected as one of eight 2019 School Administrative District 75 birthday by completing a 50-mile boys we work with throughout recipients of the Bloomberg Health for nearly a decade. Holly lives in run through two states — Maine New Hampshire — many of whom Initiative for a full scholarship to Topsham with her family. and New Hampshire. According to face down challenges every day complete studies in the Doctor of Matthew Shea has a new Jim, it was “35 miles at a slog of a that make a 50-mile run look like a Public Health program at Johns position with the Winthrop run — which included a five-hour walk in the park.” Hopkins School of Public Health. Public Schools as their director marathon. The remainder was at Mayhew is one of 27 youth After his BS in civil engineering at of teaching and learning. In this a Black Bear crawl. It brought me programs across the nation UMaine and master’s at UConn, he role, Matthew guides teachers back to my days at UMaine, the profiled in the upcoming public turned his focus to public health. and administrators in developing Fiji 24-hour marathon inside the television documentary series After Hurricane Maria in 2017, he and implementing curriculum Field House, and the inaugural “Our Kids.” The series is based assisted local public health depart- and instructional programs. Grant’s Dairy Milk Run 5-miler in on the bestselling book Our Kids: ments in Puerto Rico. He is now Prior to this position, he served 1989. Wish I could say I’ve been The American Dream in Crisis by based in Rockville, MD, and works as coordinator of student running ever since! Maybe it Robert Putnam. Putnam hosts for the Indian Health Service. achievement for Hallowell-based wouldn’t have taken me half of 24 the PBS series, which focuses on There’s more class news out Regional School Unit 2 for the hours to finish!” innovative programs that help there, but we need your help to re- past seven years, and worked at Jim offered thanks to his wife, bridge the opportunity gap. port it. Please contact the Alumni Lisbon and Hall Dale high schools. Kim Fulhan Nute ’93, and their We’d love to hear more about Association (abigail.zelz@maine. Matthew and his wife, Holly, live 11-year-old daughter, Emily, for how you celebrated your special edu) if you’d like to pitch in and in Gardiner. helping him get to the finish line birthday or other milestones. write for the Class of ’92. Many classmates celebrated their and for all their love and support M-A-I-N-E, Gooo Blue! half-century birthdays last in his life. More than just a birthday goal, patent application listing him as in Bangor. He is a member of 1993 an inventor. the Bangor Lions Club. He lives Christine Greenlaw Boone in Bangor with his wife and two Patty Sheridan Koetzner is the assistant superintendent of children. 115 Dogwood Avenue schools in Hampden. Christine was Amanda Corson is a personal Malverne, NY 11565 most recently the superintendent insurance account executive with (516) 599-5044 of schools in Glenburn. LS Robinson Company and is a [email protected] certified insurance counselor. facebook.com/groups/ Lisa Ripley Ladd is a payroll UMaineClass1993/ supervisor at Heal Accounting 1995 Solutions, a cloud-based CPA firm Congratulations to Bob Hamilton in South Thomaston. ’93 Ph.D., who received a Universi- Keri Sewell Seitz Arthur Mathisen is president ty Foundation Scholar Award from 6 Algonquin Lane of Memorial Hospital in Conway, the Boise State University Founda- Brunswick, ME 04011 NH. He is a 20-year Army veteran tion last June. Bob is a founding [email protected] U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alice and was formerly CEO of Copley faculty member of the civil engi- facebook.com/groups/ Reynolds Briones ’94, MD Hospital in Morrisville, VT. He lives neering program at Boise State. UMaineClass1995/ became the first female in Conway with his wife, Jen. He developed the original civil director of Armed Forces Special congratulations to engineering curriculum, has taught Happy summer! I’m going to dive Medical Examiner System two classmates who have been a range of courses, and led the right in! (AFMES). As director of AFMES, recognized by the University of accreditation for the department The American Association of she leads approximately 300 Maine: of civil engineering for the last de- University Women has awarded military, civilian, and contractor Amir Reza ’00G is the cade. Bob has served in leadership a fellowship to our classmate, personnel who provide services inaugural recipient of the Dr. roles and provided outstanding Bonnie Newsom ’99G. Bonnie in forensic pathology, forensic Sue Estler Distinguished Higher institutional and professional is pursuing her doctoral research toxicology, DNA technology, Education Alumnus Award from service as associate chair for the in indigenous archaeology. The and other work for the Depart- the College of Education and department of engineering, chair scholarships are for recipients ment of Defense. Human Development graduate for construction management, and with academic work and leading program in higher education. chair of civil engineering. innovative community projects National Bank in Camden. Ryan’s Amir is dean of Babson Academy to empower women and girls. been with the bank since 2012 for the Advancement of Global Congratulations, Bonnie! and in this role is responsible for Entrepreneurial Learning and Congratulations also go out to managing the bank’s credit group. dean of global education at 1994 Ryan Smith, recently promoted to He lives in Auburn with his family Babson College in Wellesley, MA. senior vice president, director of and is a member of the Commer- He oversees internationalization Beth Watson Calhoun credit administration at Camden cial Lending Committee for the efforts at Babson and programs 13 Panacea Lane Maine Bankers Association. offered for universities, faculty, Otisfield, ME 04270 Daniel Scott is also due for and students around the world [email protected] congratulations as he was recently to advance entrepreneurship promoted to chief warden of the education. As a UMaine student, Stacey Stump Maine Warden Service of the Amir worked as activities 3771 Jardin Street Department of Inland Fisheries coordinator for the UMaine Houston, TX 77005 and Wildlife. He’s been with the Intensive English Institute, leading [email protected] Warden Service for over 22 years, trips for international students facebook.com/groups/ most recently as the lieutenant of across the state, including many UMaineClass1994/ Division C in Bangor. trips to Acadia National Park. I don’t have anything else to Chris McLaughlin ’01G Kirsten Cyr Ismail was named report this time around. Because received the 2020 Outstanding to Working Mothers and SHOOK of COVID-19, Homecoming plans Alumni Award from UMaine’s research list of Top Wealth Advisor are uncertain at this time. Please School of Social Work, but was Moms. Kirsten is vice president, Chris McLaughlin ’96, ’01G visit UMaineHomecoming.com to unable to receive the award wealth management for the Taylor was honored with the 2020 learn about Homecoming activi- on campus in person because Group at UBS Financial Services Outstanding Alumni Award ties, as they are planned. of the COVID-19 pandemic. in Boston. from UMaine’s School of Social Chris is associate vice president Fritz Marseille is the associ- Work. In an effort to combat of community and pediatric ate head men’s basketball coach rising youth suicide rates, Chris 1996 services at Northern Light Acadia at Thomas College. Fritz, who developed, implemented, and Hospital. He was recognized for played basketball for UMaine, also distributed a free curriculum, Leah McBreairty his development, implementation, operates the Black Bear North Acadia CARES, to Maine Bangor, ME 04401 and distribution of Acadia CARES, AAU training and travel basketball schools and organizations. The [email protected] a series of videos related to youth program. curriculum is related to youth facebook.com/groups/ mental health and wellness. Scott Zoldi is the chief ana- mental health and wellness. UMaineClass1996/ lytics officer at FICO. Scott, who Chris is associate vice president earned his Ph.D. at Duke, reached for community and pediatric Justin Jamison ’09G is vice a data science milestone with the services at Northern Light president, commercial services filing of FICO’s 100th software Acadia Hospital. officer at Katahdin Trust Company King ’70. “Stephen has had a 1997 huge influence on my creative career,” she writes. “I have been Yolanda Sly Kozuha eternally inspired and grateful for 1117 State Route 17A the scholarship that I received.” Greenwood Lake, NY 10925 Melissa reports, “A horror (202) 253-3083 screenplay I recently wrote has [email protected] been optioned by the producer facebook.com/groups/ Robert Raymond (Schindler’s List) UMaineClass1997/ and is scheduled for production in 2020.” Hello, Class of ’97! I hope everyone is staying I truly hope this finds you and healthy! And I hope that when yours well. My column was later we read this during the summer, than usual so at the time this was these peculiar times are eased written, we were all beginning to and we can look forward to navigate COVID-19. Some have Amir Reza ’96, ’00G was honored as the inaugural recipient of the companionship without the been doing the important work Dr. Sue Estler Distinguished Higher Education Alumnus Award. Amir restrictions of social distancing. on the front lines as medical is dean of Babson Academy for the Advancement of Global Entre- professionals, first responders, preneurial Learning and dean of global education at Babson College and community helpers. Others in Wellesley, MA. His areas of expertise include international higher have been facing the challenges education, intercultural development, and international exchange. and tough decisions as business 1999 owners. interact and collaborate with peers Misty Edgecomb After time and distance scat- 1998 in China, France, and Morocco. He Las Vegas, NV 89148 tered us, it was comforting that also helped pioneer a district-wide [email protected] our time spent in Orono tied us LTC Robert E. Brewer initiative in innovation engineering facebook.com/groups/ together. I’m sure I’m not alone in c/o Buchanan Alumni House in partnership with the University UMaineClass1999/ being happy to hear from folks we 1 Alumni Place of Maine. may not have spoken to in quite a Orono, ME 04469-5792 Last summer, Heather Hello, classmates! I’m celebrating while or heard from outside of the [email protected] Ehrlenbach Dorr ’17G started her our class’s athletes this issue. “Happy Birthday” post. Personally, facebook.com/groups/ new job as principal at Peninsula My athletic accomplishments at and on Facebook, Black Bears UMaineClass1998/ School in Gouldsboro. Heather UMaine were limited to being the have connected with words of en- spent the last three years at Ella only person under 60 to regularly couragement, updates, support of Hearty Maine Hello from Lewis Elementary School. Before attend 7 am water aerobics classes business with social media shares, COVID-19 lockdown in Wiesbaden, that she spent 13 years at Trenton at the pool, so I’m in awe of the or patronage in some fashion. Germany! Elementary School. She started many Black Bears who have gone One question I kept seeing was The Class of 1998 had two of her career at Dixon Elementary on to great success in coaching: along the lines of what people the three finalists for Maine Teach- School in Sneads Ferry, NC. Last Dodi Saucier, who received hoped would be a result after all er of the Year 2020! Unfortunately, year, Heather also received the her masters in education in ’99, this? I don’t have the answer to neither one was the ultimate prestigious Presidential Award for was honored by Orono High what will happen. But I hope we winner, but that’s definitely a Excellence in Mathematics and School for her long career as continue improving and rekindling significant achievement for two of Science Teaching. the school’s field hockey coach. connections. Be well. our classmates. Congrats to Alexander She took on the role in 1979, Congratulations to UMaine sci- First, Rob Taylor G is a math Renshaw on being the first following an impressive career as entist Walt Golet, who is heading and science teacher at Spruce recipient of the Class of 1998 a student athlete at Wells High the Pelagic Ecosystem Research Mountain Middle School in RSU Scholarship for the 2019-2020 School and the University of New Consortium. The new consortium 73. Rob was Franklin County’s academic year at the University Hampshire. Over the past three focuses on the sustainability of Teacher of the Year, and has spent of Maine. Alexander is the child decades, she has led the Red Riots highly migratory fish species such his entire career in the Jay-based of Valerie Goslin Renshaw. to five regional championships, as tuna and sharks. This includes district. He is also an advisor Alexander is a sophomore, as well as the 1990 Class B State reducing the accidental catch of for the school’s FIRST LEGO majoring in business management. championship. highly migratory fish and increas- league program. Additionally, Yes, the Class of 1998 has a Jaret Lizzotte, who received ing the understanding of their life he teaches Advanced Placement scholarship for descendants of the his education degree in ’99 histories. The National Oceanic and environmental science at the high members of the class. If one of and his graduate degree in ’09, Atmospheric Administration is pro- school and is an advisor for the your family members is interested was selected for Old Town High viding $1.6 million to support the school’s Envirothon program. in applying, see the university’s School’s Hall of Fame. Jaret, who effort. Walt says the study of fish, Tom Gray G, ’13G was Office of Student Financial Aid. If serves as a physical education which include economically valu- the 2019 Knox County Teacher you are interested in donating to teacher and athletic director in able species such as swordfish, of the Year. Tom teaches at the scholarship, this can be done Glenburn these days, was a star can improve their conservation. Camden Hills Regional High through the University of Maine swimmer and diver at Old Town Please email me your School. As the coordinator of his Foundation. High School in the 1990s, winning updates at yolandasly@gmail. school’s Intercultural Program, Melissa Penton Lyons was two state titles. At UMaine, he com or via Facebook under he developed partnerships with proud to receive the Edward captained the Black Bears’ swim Yolanda Sly Kozuha. educators around the world, H. Holmes Scholarship in 1997, program for two years, and giving students an opportunity to which was funded by Stephen then served as a diving coach after graduation. Jaret also led the diving team at Bangor High 2002 School, where he was honored as Coach of the Year four times. Nate Briggs Anthony “Tony” DeMuro 92 Main Trail has accepted a new position Hampden, ME 04444 as head swim coach at Maine [email protected] Maritime Academy in Castine. facebook.com/groups/ Tony, who received his education UMaineClass2002/ degree in ’99, has been involved with competitive swimming since Hello, Class of 2002! he was just three years old, in a Sean Ociepka was sworn program coached by his father, in as the new probate judge for Larry DeMuro, a member of the Waldo County last July. Having Maine Swimming and Diving served as a lawyer for the past 13 Hall of Fame. Tony competed as a years here in Maine, he will fill the student on Mount Desert Island. remainder of the term vacated by After graduation he took the prior judge, who stepped down on the coaching position at early. When he’s not presiding over MDI High School in Bar Harbor, Damian ’99, ’04G and Maryia Joy LaBree ’05,G, CAS ’12 joined Banan- court, you can find Sean playing where he led the Trojans to 11 as in cheering on the Black Bears during a hockey game last winter. the bass in the Leaky Boot Jug separate state titles over 19 years, Band. Multi-talented indeed! including the 2017 and 2018 Class he interviews local and worldwide winter and spring! Updates continue to be light. B Boys State Championships. guests. The half-hour Nite Show, Chuck Nguyen is currently Feel free to send me updates at Tony told the Bangor Daily News which is filmed before a live working as a social worker at the addresses above or track me that he’s excited about the studio audience, airs in Maine Medomak Valley High School down on Facebook. Please send opportunity to build on MMA’s on Saturday nights. Dan is also in Waldoboro. He spends his news, updates, and photos for history and continue to build its the public relations director at time helping students and the inclusion in future class columns swimming program. Sutherland Weston Marketing community as a whole. to the addresses above; the Please send all your news to Communications. Chad Denis had just started Class of 2002 would love to hear [email protected] or give me a Michael Hussey ’00, co- teaching at Brewer High School from you! call at (484) 343-3223! founder of RateMyProfessors and when the 9/11 attacks occurred. Don’t forget to check out our founder and CEO of StatSocial, Now, 18 years later, he is working new Facebook group at: facebook. returned to campus to give to instill the lessons we learned as com/groups/UMaineClass2002/. a presentation at the Foster a country to his current students. 2000 Innovation Center in early March. His lesson plans surrounding the Many thanks to him for braving events are creative and dynamic facebook.com/groups/ a snowstorm to share his dos and involve first-hand accounts, 2003 UMaineClass2000/ and don’ts on startups with videos, and often emotion. Chad is UMaine students shortly before currently working as a government Victoria Abbott Augusta, ME Bill Post G serves as Rockport’s the campus closed due to the teacher at Old Orchard Beach [email protected] town manager. Bill’s previous COVID-19 pandemic. High School. facebook.com/groups/ experience as a town manager Class of 2000, the UMaine Franklin Savings Bank recently UMaineClass2003/ includes his work with Bradley, Alumni Association is looking promoted Pamala Danforth Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and for someone to write the class Dixon to senior vice president Jared Merry joined CES as a Bowdoinham. In his spare time, news. Please send an email to and chief financial officer. She has senior project engineer within Bill is a baseball empire for the [email protected] if you been with the bank since 2007 the building services unit as a Midcoast Umpire Association and would like to become the author and currently lives in Vienna with mechanical engineer. Jared works coaches youth baseball and soccer. of the Class of 2000 column. her husband and two children. with mechanical and electrical Bill also enjoys his vegetable Enjoy the summer! She also volunteers for many engineering staff in meeting garden, reading, and travel. FSB-sponsored community events project designs and goals for Jeff Joyce joined Eaton and recently served as president CES clients. In addition to his PE Peabody’s Portland office in 2019. of the Franklin County Chamber of license, Jared holds a Merchant His work at the firm focuses on Commerce. 2001 Marine’s license. CES is located in intellectual property law, including Have news to share? Email me Brewer and is a fully integrated patent prosecution, trademark, Bonnie Joy Richards Dewkett at [email protected]. Thanks! consulting firm of engineers, and copyright matters. Jeff 19 Country Farm Lane environmental scientists, and previously was the managing New Milford, CT 06776 surveyors. attorney of Bohan Mathers. (203) 731-4651 Nate Webb, a biologist, has Congratulations to Dan [email protected] Visit been promoted at the Maine Cashman ’00, who received facebook.com/groups/ Department of Inland Fisheries the Bangor Region Chamber of UMaineClass2001/ UMaineAlumni.com and Wildlife as the new director Commerce’s inaugural Arts & of its wildlife division. Nate’s path Culture Award last winter. Dan The summer months are here for information to this esteemed position started is host of “The Nite Show,” a again and it’s time to find out and updates. while on the UMaine campus weekly television show in which how your fellow alumni spent the as a member of the state’s bear completing his doctorate in crew. Nate also spent time as a educational leadership. carnivore specialist for the Alberta In exciting marriage news, Ministry of Environment and Parks, we have two classmates that where his work focused on wolves, got married last year. Erin cougars, and bears. He joined Maguire tells me that she married the Maine Department of Inland a “fine non-UMainer” in August. Fisheries and Wildlife in 2014 as a And in academic news, Erin was special projects coordinator, then also named Maine’s 2020 NASSP the public lands wildlife biologist, Assistant Principal of the Year. and was later selected to lead the She is the assistant principal at wildlife and research assessment Bonny Eagle High School, and section. Nate has a long legacy of was presented with the award at leadership and a strong passion the Maine Principals Association for the outdoors as an avid hunter, conference this April. Congrats, angler, birder, and hiker. Erin! That is so well deserved! The town of Winthrop, ME, Nicholas Cloutier also got has hired Jeffrey D. Kobrock G married last year. Congrats, Nic! as its town manager. Jeffrey has He and his husband, Kevin, live in done extensive work in municipal Left to right: Ernie Scheyder ‘06, Mary Gatchell-Fenderson Gauvin ‘05, Massachusetts, where Nic recently and regional communities, most ‘07G, Robby Gauvin, and Nick Gauvin ‘06 met in Alexandria, VA, in began working as a transfer recently as the Gardiner (Maine) January for a mini Black Bear and Beta Theta Pi reunion. Mary is the counselor and academic advisor at city manager. Jeffrey’s career class correspondent for the Class of 2005. Middlesex Community College. He has provided him leadership tells me that they recently bought experience in both town assignment. news this issue, so send your notes a house and are enjoying life with management and economic Danielle Rioux Blacklock my way and I’ll get them into the their two pets, Sprinkles and Oreo. development. Besides serving is director of NOAA Fisheries’ next magazine. Katherine Becrelis opened the Gardiner and Winthrop office of aquaculture, where she Ryan Logan ’09 Ph.D. a music school in Mashpee communities, Jeffrey has served as is leading the office’s work on was awarded a grant from the Commons on Cape Cod called executive director for the Midcoast regulation and policy, science, National Institute of Health. Steeple Street Music in May of Council of Governments and outreach, and international The professor of psychiatry at 2019. The school offers music and Midcoast Economic Development activities in support of US the University of Pittsburgh was art instruction and is also an art District. aquaculture. awarded a $1.6 million grant to gallery. Katherine teaches high Krisjand Rothweiler was Kelly-Anne Rush ‘03 married improve prevention and treatment school English and history on the recently featured at the Career James Rasanke in a beautiful strategies for opioid misuse and Cape. Center for his unique and glowing oceanside event on July 5, 2019, addiction. He has previously alumni perspective! Krisjand grew in Portland. The newlyweds reside done work on this issue with up in a Navy family but considers in Virginia. The Jackson Lab in Bar Harbor. this state to be the closest thing I wish you health and sanity Congratulations, Ryan! 2005 to home. During his time at as we are in the midst of a “new Onaliese Bailey Petrini has UMaine, Krisjand set his sights normal” with the coronavirus. some exciting academic news to Mary (Gatchell-Fenderson) on a civil engineering degree. Hopefully we will soon be able to report. In August 2019, she passed Gauvin After realizing this wasn’t such venture out and safely celebrate her exam with the Behavior [email protected] a great fit, he switched majors connections! Analyst Certification Board and facebook.com/groups/ to international relations, with a is now a board certified behavior UMaineClass2005/ concentration in government. In analyst. She has been working for his junior year, he made the switch an independent company named Wow — can you believe it’s been to a major in political science, with 2004 William J. White Educational and 15 years, Class of 2005? Time a concentration on international Behavioral Consulting Services sure flies. It’s been so much fun affairs, which turned out to be a Anne Schmidt for the past 11 years, first as catching up with DC-area Black great fit for him. Throughout his Katy, TX 77450 a behavior specialist and later Bears as well as those visiting the four years at UMaine, Krisjand [email protected] promoted to an autism program area. Please let us know if you participated in the Army ROTC facebook.com/groups/ coordinator. She is currently are capital-bound — we’d love to program and took German UMaineClass2004/ stationed at Laconia Middle and meet up! courses. Today, Krisjand is an Army High School, in New Hampshire, Congratulations to Leanne Major and works at the US Army Howdy, Black Bears! I hope you where she lives. Congrats, Burnham G on her appointment War College in the Department are enjoying the beginning of Onaliese. What a wonderful as the director of guidance at of Strategic Wargaming, where summer. We are certainly in the accomplishment. Boothbay Region High School. he designs wargame scenarios start of the hottest part of the Quinton Donahue ’10G is the Leanne is a Maine native who for various Department of year, but lucky for my family new principal at Gorham Middle went away for undergrad and Defense organizations. Krisjand is and me, this is when we escape School. He began his education lived out of state before returning currently stateside with his wife Houston and head home to Maine. career as a math teacher at to Maine. She previously worked and two daughters. He hopes to I’m overjoyed to be home this Hampden Academy and most at Kents Hill School in Readfield. go overseas with his family to month, spending time with my recently served as principal at Mt. Leanne sits on the Regional School teach at an international military family and enjoying the Maine air. View Middle School in Thorndike District 2 school board in addition school or get a strategic planning We are a little light on class for five years. Quinton is also to her professional obligations. She enjoys working one-on-one in your new venture, Bryan! After graduating from UMaine, with students at Boothbay Region Artist and playwright Mary continued her education High School, getting to know Travis Baker G was named by earning a master’s degree in them, and guiding her students a quarterfinalist for the sports science from the University to make the most of their time no 2019 ScreenCraft Stage Play of Tennessee and a doctorate matter what they end up doing competition. His play The Dogs in athletic training from the post graduation. Pond is in the running to win University of Idaho. Before being Adrienne Pelletier Irizarry $1,000 and a chance to meet with hired at William Woods, Mary ’08G is now one of six Peristeam the organization’s network of held teaching positions as an Hydrotherapists in the world! producers, theater companies, and adjunct professor at the University Way to go! Following an almost managers. His play is about six of Montana Western in Dillon, 14-month certification process, men, most of them war veterans, MT, and Calumet College of St. Adrienne is a fully certified who get together for a weekend Joseph in Whiting, IN. She also practitioner in this area. She is at camp. Travis took his time was previously an athletic trainer excited to continue to help women collecting stories from veterans at the University of Montana live their healthiest lives! Adrienne through a rehabilitation group as Western and Tufts University. is the owner of two businesses part of his research when writing Congratulations, Professor and the cofounder of a third. the play. As I write this, winners Tara Kierstead ’08 was named Placzkowsky! For more information about her haven’t yet been announced. the Maine 2019 School Coun- That is all the news for now. newest venture, look up Moon Travis is a part-time substitute selor of the Year. Tara is the Enjoy the rest of the summer and Essence on Facebook. teacher at Old Town High School school counselor at the Hall- fall! You’ll hear from me again in Our column this go-round was and a full-time hockey parent. He Dale Middle and High School the winter. a bit skinny — looking forward to has recently written other plays in Farmingdale and the Class the news that 2020 brings! centered around Maine places, of 2008 correspondent. Plans for our 15-year Reunion including “The Store” and “One and Homecoming are uncertain Blue Tarp.” 2008 at this time because of COVID-19. Shane Yardley has been 2007 Please visit UMaineHomecoming. named the new principal of both Jennifer Coleman Tara Kierstead com for updates on the weekend Penobscot Valley High School and 51 Weldon Farm Road [email protected] events. Hope you can join us! Howland Middle School. Both Rowley, MA 01969 facebook.com/groups/ schools are located in Howland, [email protected] UMaineClass2008/ ME. Shane and his family live facebook.com/groups/ in Bangor. UMaineClass2007/ Greetings, classmates! I hope this 2006 Gregory Moore has been finds you all well! hired as the head coach of the Hello, classmates! I hope the I’ll start our column this American Hockey League’s Toronto Liz D’Ambrose Mason summer is treating you well. There time around by congratulating Marlies. He previously coached the 814 Colford Avenue is limited news to share this time Stephanie McCoy Mulligan Chicago Steel of the United States Collingswood, NJ 08108 around. Please send updates for on self-publishing her very first Junior Hockey League. Greg retired [email protected] the next column! Your classmates book How to Catch a Keeper. This as a player in 2015 after playing facebook.com/groups/ would love to know what you’ve adorable children’s book tells the 10 pro seasons. UMaineClass2006/ been up to over the years. story of siblings who join their Kristen McAlpine comes Matthew Foster has been dad for a day of lobster fishing, from a family of entrepreneurs Happy summer! Our family hired as the new principal at and it won a silver medal in and has always had a passion for is still living in southern New Loranger Memorial School in the 2019 Moonbeam Children’s business. After college she worked Jersey, where I work as a realtor Old Orchard Beach, part of RSU Book Awards! Stephanie lives in at Bank of America as a teller and at Weichert Realtors, and my 23. Matthew was previously Lincoln with classmate Matthew later as operations manager. She husband, Jeffrey “Phil” Mason, an eighth-grade science and Mulligan and their children. then worked at Morgan Stanley is a department manager at Power math teacher, a math teacher Congratulations also go out as a financial advisor for six years. Engineers. Our twin boys are now at Noble High School in North to Sean Sormanti, who was She now works at First National nine years old. Time is flying! Berwick, and most recently the named senior vice president of Bank as a business development If any alumni live in the South assistant principal at Newmarket, human resources at Greenfield and corporate sales officer. She is Jersey / Philadelphia area, please NH, Junior/Senior High School. Cooperative Bank in Greenfield, in the Bangor-area MBS alumni reach out — I’d love to connect Matthew’s ultimate goal is to MA. Sean is responsible for group, where she plans events with you. become a superintendent of recruiting, planning, coordinating, and advises deans. She wants to Bryan Kaenrath is the new schools. Matthew is married and managing the bank’s human connect local alumni to business city administrator in Saco. Bryan to classmate Caitlin Sanborn resources department. students in meaningful ways previously represented South Foster, who is a third-grade I received word that Andrew and make the Bangor region a Portland for eight years in the teacher in York, ME. They have two Gerke was posthumously business haven. Kristen lives in House of Representatives, then children and enjoy being outdoors, honored with the Clayton-Doud Hampden with her daughter, Lily. was town manager of Gouldsboro especially camping and going to Award from his Sig Ep fraternity Please email me anytime for three years, and most recently the beach. during their national conclave in with news about yourself or our served as town administrator of Mary McDonagh Houston. The Clayton-Doud award classmates. North Hampton, NH. Bryan said Placzkowsky has been hired recognizes brothers who exemplify he considers public accessibility as an assistant professor of the fraternity’s charge to help extremely important, and keeps his athletic training at William brothers in their time of need. doors open to citizens. Best of luck Woods University in Fulton, MO. Andrew received the award for his willingness to mentor, guide, and to his duties as school principal. share his love of music with his While this was likely a challenging 2013 fellow brothers, who were inspired situation, Ira expressed enjoyment by him and pursued building a with the opportunity to connect facebook.com/groups/ business of helping others. with students on a different level. UMaineClass2013/ In personal news, I was named Travis Frautten has over 10 Maine’s School Counselor of the years of experience in the financial Hey, Class of 2013, we’re still in Year! In addition to being honored services industry. Most recently, need of someone to write the class here in Maine, I was invited to he was hired by the Bank of New column. There’s news, but we need attend a fabulous awards gala in Hampshire team of commercial your help reporting it. Washington, DC. banking professionals as vice Amamihe Onwuachumba That’s all for now, classmates! president, commercial banker. G, ’16 Ph.D. was initiated into Phi After earning his business degree Kappa Phi at UMaine. Amamihe at UMaine, he received a MBA is a power systems engineer with from Thomas College. RLC Engineering, which has offices in Hallowell and Falmouth. 2009 Seth Poplanski ’09 planned As always, if you have news to share, send me a note through Patrick Pittis is now a full- to run the Boston Marathon time screenwriter, having sold facebook.com/groups/ email or social media. in April as a member of Mas- his script “Rubble” in 2019 to UMaineClass2009/ sachusetts General Hospital’s I hope everyone is having a safe, healthy, and happy year. Universal Studios. He is currently marathon team to raise money focusing on writing, but in the The Class of 2009 needs someone for pediatric cancer research. future would like to branch out to write this column. Don’t want When the marathon became into production. to do it alone? Contact a friend a “virtual” event, he ran it on Please contact the Alumni As- and share the responsibility. roads in Maine. Seth is a social 2011 sociation ([email protected]) Lee Griffin is the facilities media specialist at Northern to find out more about writing the manager at Northern Maine Charles Hastings Light Health. 2013 column for future issues of Community College in Presque 40 Parsons Road the MAINE Alumni Magazine. Isle. Lee worked at Old Town Norway, ME 04268 public speaker for the MDIFW. Have a great summer! Canoe and at Huber Engineered Kate Raymond has joined (207) 890-5127 Woods in Easton before putting the Kennebec Valley Council of [email protected] his engineering degree to work as Governments as membership co- facebook.com/groups/ NMCC’s facilities manager. ordinator. Kate previously worked UMaineClass2011/ Dallas Stars goaltender Ben at the Maine Historical Society, Old 2014 Bishop played in the National There hasn’t been much news — Sturbridge Village, and with the Joshua Morse Hockey League’s Winter Classic on Maine State Parks System and the please write or call! New Year’s Day. With more than Mary Emmi Copeland 4105 Stearns Hill Road Maine Public Utilities Commission. Waltham, MA 02451 85,000 fans attending the game To share your news or write recently established the Mary at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Ben Emmi Copeland ’11 Scholarship [email protected] the ‘09 column, please contact facebook.com/groups/ said, “It was the coolest sporting [email protected]. Fund. The scholarship will event I have ever been a part of. provide financial assistance to UMaineClass2014/ Nothing beats that experience and undergraduate students who to come out with a win makes actively participate in UMaine’s We didn’t hear from any class- everything that much better.” Student Government and/or for mates this time. Remember, you Mark Gonyar is director 2010 students who write for the Maine needn’t have a new patent or win an Academy Award to write. of business development with Bobby Collins Campus with a preference for Klöckner Pentaplast’s food students majoring in history. Mary Fellow alumni want to know what 35 Thornhill Road you’re up to. Enjoy the summer! packaging division, which Stratham, NH 03885 resides in Brooklyn, NY. manufactures rigid plastic [email protected] for pharmaceutical and food facebook.com/groups/ packaging. The company’s UMaineClass2010/ Canadian manufacturing plant 2012 2015 uses a high percentage of post Hello, Class of 2010! It has Ethan Tremblay consumer waste in their plastic been an unusual year but I hope Hannah Hudson and film and trays, such as those that Kristina McTigue 1602 N Main Street everyone is safe and healthy Winterport, ME 04496 hold fresh protein. The company during this difficult time. [email protected] hopes to replicate the model at [email protected] (207) 299-4975 In eight years as an elementary [email protected] some of their other facilities. school teacher and five years as an facebook.com/groups/ Congratulations to Wes Ashe UMaineClass2012/ facebook.com/groups/ administrator, Ira Michaud G has UMaine2015 ’12G, who was honored as the worn a lot of hats to help his stu- Maine Department of Inland There was no news reported for dents be successful. However, this Please send your news — we’d Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) the Class of 2012 this time. year as the principal at Edgecomb like to share it in the next issue. section employee of the year last We hope everyone is doing Eddy School, Ira was left without Have a great summer, everyone, fall. Wes was praised for his work well and staying healthy. Please be a physical education teacher and and stay well! managing the department’s brown stepped up to fill the void. One in touch! Until next time — trout strain evaluation project and day a week he taught three phys- for being a great ambassador and ical education classes in addition on Micmac language and culture, to beat this. That said, the value reacquired by the Los Angeles 2016 helps coordinate events, and leads of action, not just our thoughts, is Rams later in the season. groups for folks in recovery from also clear at this time. I would call Cedric Lacroix signed a two- Talia Sherwood addiction. upon my class to find something way contract with the Charlotte Portland, ME 04101 Nicole King is a food and that you can do to help protect our Checkers, reigning AHL Calder [email protected] nutrition coordinator for Northern essential workers even further. You Cup champions from North Light Health’s community health can make cloth masks for a local Carolina. Lacroix, a 6-foot 1-inch, Hey, everyone! and grants department. She is essential business. You can donate 185-pound Shefford, Quebec, I hope you are all well. I re- hosting workshops and organizing to funds that help ensure that our native, is the son of former NHL cently moved to a new apartment farm tours for food service direc- health care workers have the per- player Daniel Lacroix. in Portland on the West End and tors to help increase the purchase sonal protective equipment that I’m enjoying another summer in of locally grown foods. they need. You can write your local Maine! Our class has been up to Audra Richards has signed legislators and advocate for paid some exciting things — here is the with the Minnesota White- sick leave and other protections 2019 news I’ve received: caps of the National Women’s for these workers. Every action, Lauren Williams is a newly Hockey League. no matter how small, makes a UMaine Alumni Association credentialed registered dietitian difference —so please, do what [email protected] working at two community hospi- you can, even if you think it is a (207) 581-1137 tals in New Hampshire. She works tiny thing. to aid patients with nutrition Finally — be kind, be safe, and Steve Norton G created “Re- support during their illnesses 2017 be well! quiem,” a sound installation, at including cancer, diabetes, and Emma McWilliams the Fields Pond Nature Center in malnutrition. Roslindale, MA 02131 Holden last winter. “Requiem” Moriah Geer of Old Town, [email protected] features the recorded sounds of who has been working on her birds and amphibians that have master’s degree in social work, 2018 Hi, Class of 2017! I hope that recently become extinct. works for Maine Equal Justice this finds you and yours well and Melody Joliat Steve worked as a software Partners. safe in this strange time we find 24 Hemlock Drive engineer and jazz musician in the Devin Shore was traded in ourselves in. Unfortunately, due Holden, ME 04429 Boston area for 30 years before February to the Columbus Blue to a mail kerfuffle, I am not able (207) 989-1671 earning his Master of Fine Arts at Jackets from the Anaheim Ducks. to update you all on the amazing [email protected] UMaine. He created “Requiem” Jake Leithiser was inducted things our class has been up to. while completing his graduate into the Old Town High School If you have any updates that you Hello, Class of 2018! studies. Athletic Hall of Fame. want to send on personally for our I invite all of you to send me Want to be a published Stephen Roberts is a crime next update, please send them any information about yourselves author? The Class of 2019 needs and courts reporter for the Virginia my way at mcwilliamsej@gmail. and what exciting things have someone to report the class news Gazette in Williamsburg. In April com with “UMaine 2017” in your taken place for you since gradua- for each edition of the magazine 2019, at the annual banquet for subject line. tion. Feel free to also send me any — summer and winter. Please the Virginia Press Association, he I want to take a moment to photos you may want to have pub- email [email protected] if won four first-place awards and address the “new normal” that we lished in the alumni magazine. you would like to help. one second-place award for his find ourselves living in, especially Hannah Bailey (art education) Thank you, and have a great reporting. He also won a best-in- the dynamic of working/schooling has illustrated a children’s book on summer! show award for all non-daily news children/trying to keep sane in our mindfulness that was authored by writers in Virginia. homes. As someone who works in her mother, Kellie Doyle Bailey Patrick Ricard has extended a health care-adjacent field, I can ’90, ’92G. The title of the book is his contract with the Baltimore say that all of this, while hard, has Some Days I Flip My Lid: Learning Ravens through 2021. 2020 already had an impact, and will to be a Calm, Cool Kid. Former members of the continue to. Please stay home (if Tanesha Sutton is one of UMaine Alumni Association UMaine women’s basketball team you can) and stay safe. By doing our six former members of the [email protected] are currently competing profes- so, you are protecting not only you University of Maine women’s (207) 581-1137 sionally across Europe: Milica Mi- and yours, but the most vulnerable basketball team who is competing trovic (Partizan - Serbia), Mikaela among us who are the most at risk professionally for the Norrkoping Congratulations, Class of 2020, Gustafsson (Telge Basket – Swe- from this virus, and the essen- Dolphins, a Swedish women’s and welcome to the community of den), Chantel Charles (Clarinos tial workers who are tirelessly basketball team. She averages University of Maine alumni. – Spain), and Anna Heise (Jahn ensuring that we all have access 10.8 points and ranks eighth in The Class of 2020 needs a vol- Muenchen – Germany). to food, medicine, health care, and the league of 8.4 rebounds. Go, unteer to write the news for future Matt England has been other essential services. Tanesha! issues of the MAINE Alumni Maga- appointed assistant swim coach at Speaking of those essential Drew Belcher, former zine. It’s a simple twice-a-year job, Skidmore College in Saratoga, NY. workers — I want to give the UMaine quarterback, signed a and doesn’t take much time. Ben Hutton has signed a BIGGEST of shout-outs to those contract with the NFL’s Washing- If you would like to one-year contract to continue his from our class who are working in ton Redskins. He will be working know more please email National Hockey League career essential positions. Our thoughts alongside All-Pro tight ends [email protected]. with the Los Angeles Kings. are with you, and when this is Vernon Davis and Jordan Reed. Be well, everyone, and have a John Dennis is the cultural over, I hope that we can all raise Jamil Demby, former UMaine great summer! director for the Aroostook Band of a glass together to salute those All-American offensive tackle Micmacs, where he offers classes who have made it possible for us signed by the Detroit Lions, was San Antonio, TX, on 11-1-19. Mary White Burns, 92, of South Deaths Edmund Gerald Boucher, 96, Portland, on 2-19-20. of Waterville, on 11-30-19. Osborne Nelson Ellis, 92, of Towns are in Maine unless John Lewis Carlton, 91, of Brunswick, on 10-28-19. otherwise noted. Wiscasset, on 12-21-19. Merle Eldon Fenlason, 92, of Carla Jane Crooker Darrell, Houlton, on 11-29-19. 1940 91, of Yarmouth, on 2-14-20. Dawn Marilyn Hodgkins Dorothy Helene Rubinoff Tye, Clyde Percy Grant, 90, of Findlen, 90, of Fort Fairfield, 101, of North Andover, MA, Gorham, on 10-22-19. on 1-13-20. on 12-27-19. Richard George Kelson, 94, of Richard H. Gardner, 94, of Turner, on 9-25-19. Cushing, on 3-28-20. 1942 Nicholas Nikitas Kesaris, 92, Millicent “Penny” Guptill Edna Frances Holmes Burnett, of Bangor, on 11-22-19. Higgins, 88, of Waterville, 98, of Wilbraham, MA, John Robert “Bob” LaGassey, on 11-5-19. on 10-4-19. 94, of Bellevue, WA, on 3-30-20. Ralph Joseph Jewett, 93, of Jane Evelyn McGlauflin, 90, of Bucksport, on 11-29-19. 1943 Jayne Hanson Bartley ’49 Bangor, on 10-12-19. Wilfred John Mackie, Jr., 93, Col. Clifford Harry West, Jr., served as the longtime Beverly Spencer Murray, 91, of Vero Beach, FL, and Westport 99, of Winthrop, on 3-14-20. president of the Class of of Westbrook, on 2-24-20. Island, on 12-27-19. ’49, a board member of the James Arthur Oliver, 91, of Richard Woodbury Merrill, 92, 1944 UMaine Foundation, and Corona, CA, on 11-7-19. of Augusta, on 2-19-20. Donald William Bail, 98, of was a member of the Senior Richard Palmer Schonland, Jr., Theresa O’Reilly Russell, 89, of South Freeport, on 2-25-20. Alumni Executive Committee. 90, of Monrovia, CA, on 9-12-17. Haverhill, MA, on 12-18-19. Alvord White Clements, 96, of Jayne received the Block M Floyd Turner Smith, 94, of John “Jack” Constantine Chatham, NY, on 9-18-19. Award in 2004. Pemboke, on 5-15-19. Ryder, Jr., 93, of Hilton Head William Joseph Cullen, 97, of Joseph Bacon Taylor, 92, of Island, SC, on 3-3-20. Waterville, on 3-2-20. Goldsmith, 95, of Rockland, Orono, on 3-19-20. Clinton Eli Tripp, 94, of Aileen Holman Sherwood, 97, on 10-14-19. John Whittier Treat, 91, of Poulsbo, WA, on 5-11-19. of Lake Monticello, VA, Edward Coleman Hall, 97, of Wallingford, CT, on 11-7-19. on 1-2-20. Holden, MA, on 11-7-19. Charles Edwin Treworgy, 90, 1952 Rita Marie Snow Keylor, 101, of Milo, on 10-29-19. John Wilson Christie, 91, of 1945 of Auburn, on 11-5-19. Warren Charles Wilson, 93, of Wiscasset, on 10-21-19. Barbara Lucille Smiley Healy, Constance Howe Palmetto, FL, on 1-11-19. Roger Dunlap Gould, 92, of 96, in Winslow, on 11-7-19. Schoonmaker, 93, of Newtown, Alan Francis Wing, 91, of North Palm Desert, CA, on 5-10-19. Constance Carter Lamprell, CT, on 8-23-19. Hollywood, CA, on 10-7-19. Richard Marshall Ludwig, 88, 96, of Rye, NH, on 1-3-20. Paul Leon John Zdanowicz, 93, of Williamsburg, VA, Elmer Roger Oakes, 95, of 1949 of Scarborough, on 1-2-20. on 12-19-19. Presque Isle, on 3-8-20. Paul Andre Albert, 93, of San Wesley Luce Marple, 91, of Jose, CA, on 10-26-19. 1951 Montville, on 10-7-19. 1947 Jayne Hanson Bartley, 92, of Howard Adkins Bamford, Jr., Joan King Merriam, 89, of Jeanne Heartz Babcock, of Orono, on 1-13-20. 92, of Sedgwick, on 3-5-20. Middletown, MD, on 3-28-20. Middletown, RI. Seldon Edwin “Ari” Bernstein, William Wetherbee Russell, Betty Jane Durgin Banton, 93, 94, of Surry, on 3-4-20. 88, of Haverhill, MA, of Newport, on 10-2-19. Phyllis Bouchard on 12-31-17. Brimecombe, 91, of Simsbury, Patricia Gray Smith, 88, of Fort 1948 CT, on 1-14-20. Myers, FL, on 6-13-19. Milton Samuel Adelman, 95, Nancy Jordan Deery, 90, of William Nowland Watrous, 91, of Naples, FL, and Mars Hill, Palm Bay, FL, on 4-2-19. of Hackettstown, NJ, on 3-31-20. Elizabeth Hempstead Dexter, on 1-15-20. Conrad Edward Beaulieu, 95, 92, of Auburn, on 12-30-19. Eleanor “Norrie” Mahaney of Hancock, on 11-5-19. Frank Leslie Foster, Jr., 98, of Zdanowicz, 90, of Scarborough, Carl Dana Cederstrom, 94, of Machiasport, on 1-15-20. on 4-8-20. Blue Springs, MO, on 2-2-20. Robert Ivan Hockenhull, 93, of Lee Calvin Davis, 94, of Hampton, NH, on 2-11-20. 1953 Barnstable, MA, on 10-20-19. Cynthia Hayden Murdock, 91, Richard David Babb, 88, of William John Deering, 93, of of Saco, on 12-8-19. Hermon, on 1-4-20. Bangor, on 2-19-20. Leroy Clifford Noyes, 95, of Ernest Bennett Brigham, 88, of Wells, in 2019. Ann Lee Frances Harmon Nashua, NH, on 1-31-20. Seldon E. “Ari” Bernstein ’49, Thomas Lyall Dickson, 88, of Driesen, 93, of Hamilton, MA, Calvin LaForrest Stinson, Jr., ’52G was a hematologist Rumford, on 3-3-20. on 11-5-19. 91, of Prospect Harbor, and researcher who worked Stanley Leon Payson, Jr., 87, Esther Shirley Watson Ferri, on 10-10-19. for more than 30 years at of Kittery Point, on 10-29-19. 93, of Peabody, MA, Carol Robbins Wills, 91, of The Jackson Laboratory in Edward Benjamin Perry, 91, of on 11-13-19. Jonesboro, GA, on 10-9-19. Bar Harbor. He was among Edgecomb, on 2-29-20. Ruth Preble Finney, 92, of the first to transplant bone Keith Winston Ruff, 92, of Westfield, MA, on 11-11-19. 1950 marrow in animals. He Winthrop, on 2-4-20. Margaret Gardiner, 98, of Walter Theodore Anderson II, received the Alumni Career Woolwich, on 2-13-20. 94, of Red Oak, NC, on 12-10-19. Award in 1988. Milton Herbert “Mickey” Arthur Aaron Black, Jr., 93, of 1954 Scituate, MA, on 10-6-19. Covington, KY, on 11-27-19. Lionel Joseph Berube, Jr., 87, Donald King Pendleton, 85, of Diane Lord Marles, 80, of of Worcester, MA, on 10-26-19. Islesboro, on 3-10-20. Standish, on 2-8-20. Merle Bickford Chadbourne, Mary Ann Connors Prugh, 86, James Ogden McLain, 84, of 93, of Sacramento, CA, of Manchester, on 1-13-20. Hope, NJ, on 3-17-20. on 11-10-19. William Dickinson George W. Merry, 93, of Lake Frederick Chandler “Chan” Ravenscroft, Jr., 88, of Havasu City, AZ, on 3-17-20. Coddington, 87, of New Kensington, CT, on 11-20-19. Frederick Worth Tingley, 84, of Providence, NJ, on 11-16-19. Thomas Arthur Robinson, 83, Arlington, VA, on 11-19-19. Malcolm Phineas Ellis, 86, of of Benedicta, on 10-27-19. Lois Ann Hamilton Ashland, on 1-27-20. Philip Fleming Ross, 89, of Tourangeau, 81, of Shallotte, Alfred Walter Halliday, 87, of Leesburg, FL, and Meddybemps, NC, on 2-2-20. Lyman, on 10-1-19. on 1-2-20. F. Chandler “Chan” Stuart Craig Walker, 78, of Chester “Chet” Harris, Jr., 86, Beverly Fowlie St. James, 85, Coddington ’54 had a long Windham, on 12-7-19. of West Falmouth, MA, of Arden, NC, on 1-6-20. career in the insurance Franklin Earl Woodard, 80, of on 9-30-19. James Mortimer Wentworth, industry and was involved Carrabassett Valley, on 3-14-20. Ruth Ann Johnson, 87, of 90, of Bangor, on 2-22-20. in his community. He Falmouth, on 3-8-20. Susan Gale Ashton York- also helped with Reunion 1962 Allan Judson McGown, 86, of Wilbur, 85, of Portland, planning and served as class Howard Stiles Annis, Jr., 83, of Carmel, on 2-15-20. on 10-13-19. agent for the Class of ’54. Augusta, on 4-10-20. Franklyn Ross Mosher, 87, of Raymond Roger Berube, 85, of Gales Ferry, CT, on 1-6-20. 1957 on 12-16-19. Williamsburg, VA, on 12-17-19. Edmund Davidson Muzzy, Jr., Priscilla Jean Allen, 84, of Carlton Archie Braley, 95, of Hon. Carl O. Bradford, 87, of 87, of Westbrook, on 10-26-19. Dresden, on 4-1-20. Thorndike, on 1-2-20. Yarmouth, on 3-29-20. James John Orino, DMD, 87, of Calvin Edward Anderson, 88, Susan McGuffin Brookes, 83, Charles William “Bill” Rumford, on 2-8-20. of Westerville, OH, on 9-21-19. of Waterville, on 1-2-20. Ferguson, 78, of Reno, NV, Donald James Paulsen, 86, of Jean White Conroy, 84, of Dana Loren Fields, 82, of on 9-23-18. South Thomaston, on 9-30-18. Westminster, CA, on 1-28-20. Sidney, on 1-4-20. Robert Blair Fortier, 82, of Everett Joseph Pouliot, 87, of David James “Jim” Daigle, 84, Edwin Allan Harriman, 83, of Hampton, MA, on 1-10-20. Pawcatuck, CT, on 1-23-20. of Delray Beach, FL, on 3-25-20. Canaan, on 12-27-19. Maynard Clarence Frith, 79, of John William Skehan, 90, of Joan Elaine Gallupe Davis, 85, Robert Gould Irving, 80, of Athens, on 2-13-20. Hampden and Augusta, of Falmouth, on 12-26-19. Washburn, on 2-2-20. Richard Liddell Gill, 83, of on 12-24-19. George Earle Fletcher, 84, of Fairfield, CT, on 12-31-19. Penelope Rich Wilson, 87, of Brooksville, FL, on 1-4-20. 1960 Robert Howard Gilman, 83, of Malvern, PA, on 1-11-20. Ursula “Bunny” Jung Gaffield, Robert Errol Ames, 85, of York, East Syracuse, NY, on 7-5-19. 84, of Monroe, CT, on 3-1-20. on 1-25-17. Donald Owen Horne, 86, of 1955 William Earl Nicholson, 85, of Henry Germain Bouchard, 85, Dixfield, on 4-7-19. Robert Conrad Fringer, 86, of Newtown, MA, on 3-21-20. of Brunswick, on 12-5-19. Nan Gray Jackson, 79, of Muncy Township, PA, William Scott Penhallow, 86, Alfred Robert Brooks, 83, of Scarborough, on 2-4-20. on 2-28-20. of Charlestown, RI, on 1-15-20. Calais, on 12-16-19. Dennis Philip Jette, 80, of Winship “Chip” Barton Rodney Arthur Shain, 89, of Barbara Parks Hepler, 81, of Lakeland, FL, on 11-13-19. Moody, 86, of Westbrook, Sanford and Acton, on 12-11-19. Denver, CO, on 9-13-19. John Samuel Johnson, 85, on 10-16-19. Lois Ann Whitcomb, 85, of John David Knowlton, 84, of of Palm Beach County, FL, and Robert Willis Pike, 86, of Castle Rock, CO, on 1-16-20. Meredith, NH, on 7-24-19. Cooper, on 11-13-19. Strong, on 12-28-19. Charlotte Kasmer Whitham, Gerhardt Peter Kraske, 81, of Richard Philip King, 84, of Ronald Joseph Sheay, 86, of 84, of Farmington, on 11-13-19. Columbia, MD, on 11-28-19. Hudson, FL, on 12-15-19. Stockton, NJ, on 4-5-20. Anthony Nicholas Lavorgna, George Phillip Lahrmann, 80, Leland Bruce Small, 84, of 1958 87, of Rumford, on 3-4-20. of White Plains, NY, on 2-11-16. Bowdoin, on 3-3-20. Ralph Joseph Kelley, 82, of Michael Gregory Madore, 78, Roslyn Marchbanks Robinson, Don Dillen Stimpson, DVM, 87, Collegeville, PA, on 7-13-19. of Lexington, OH, on 10-12-15. 78, of Alexandria, VA, on 9-1-19. of Orono, on 1-4-20. Walter Carroll King II, 84, of Enid Kelley McNeilly, 81, of Judith Ann Pratt Thompson, Patricia Dawn Sweeney, 86, of Redding, CT, on 3-30-20. Gorham, on 4-5-20. 79, of Atkinson, on 11-18-19. Scarborough, on 12-7-19. Jean Spofford Martin, 84, of Charles Almon McNulty, 81, of James Campbell Wakefield, Manchester, on 10-1-19. Queensbury, NY, on 2-6-20. 79, of Fort Myers Beach, FL, 1956 Marie King McBrine, 86, of William Hooper Parker III, 82, on 2-22-20. Richard Carlton Bangs, 85, of Bangor and Machias, of Amesbury, MA, on 11-11-19. Pauline Jean Orino Yardley, Rochester, NY, on 3-2-18. on 10-7-19. Robert Weston Sweet, Jr., 82, 78, of Chillicothe, MO, Richard Arad Brown, 85, of Lillian Stuart Johnson Mosa, of Indian Trail, NC, on 7-17-19. on 10-24-19. Wheat Ridge, CO, on 12-3-19. 83, of Essex, CT, on 10-29-19. Henry Masters Colby, 85, of Daniel George Rearick, 1961 1963 Pierrepont Manor, NY, on 1-3-20. 83, of Upper Kingsclear, New Joyce Elaine Bushey, 84, of Karen Amann Bouvier, 78, of Robert Irving Curran, 85, of Brunswick, Canada, on 12-7-19. Oakland, on 4-1-20. Scarborough, on 3-10-20. Augusta, on 2-18-20. Joan Smith Tripp, 83, of Richard Harland Dunphey, 80, Marie Patterson Gleason, 78, Paul Arthur Jones, 86, of Belgrade Lakes, on 10-17-19. of San Francisco, CA, of Saco, on 12-27-19. Dixfield, on 10-20-19. on 10-23-19. Bernd Walter August Kliem, John Wesley “Duke” Lane, Jr., 1959 Clayton Arthur Dyer, 85, of 80, of Dennis, TX, on 2-22-20. 86, of Bradenton, FL, on 1-10-20. Maurice Joseph “Bill” South Portland, on 4-7-20. Dorothy Merrill LeClair, 86, of William Lee Paul, 87, of Belleville, 82, of Scottsdale, AZ, Donald Richard El-Hajj, 86, of Lewiston, on 2-10-20. William Carl Martel, 82, of Daniel Richard Hillard, 76, of Molasses Pond, on 12-10-19. Owls Head, on 3-4-20. Wilder, VT, on 12-9-19. Lawrence Alfred Veysey, 70, of Thomas Howard Moore III, 78, Robert Fleming Lawson, 74, of Boston, MA, on 12-30-19. of Bingham, on 10-12-19. Bedford, NH, on 9-28-19. David Carey MacNichol, 87, of 1972 1964 Eastport, on 12-6-19. Tobey Campbell Crane, 70, of Edward Thomas Curran, Jr., Bowen Floyd Marshall, Jr., 75, Rockport, on 1-20-20. 84, of South Portland, of Rockport, on 11-27-19. Edward “Dugie” Dugas, 71, of on 3-29-20. Mary Helen Manley Pinkham, Bangor, on 1-1-20. Georgianna Kaye Ellis, 76, of 98, of Waterville, on 2-26-20. Norman Paul Gauvreau, 71, of Bangor, on 12-3-19. Linda Mae Turner Roman, 76, Lewiston, on 4-7-20. Edward Irving Heath, 85, of of Auburn, on 9-24-19. Evie Kolman Gibson, 69, of Summerfield, FL, on 2-24-20. Gorham, on 9-20-19. Nancy Barnes Hill, 77, of Mt. 1967 Dan Hillard ’66 enjoyed a John Gilbert, 77, of Saint Pleasant, SC, and Augusta, James Goffi, 74, of Mobile, AL, long career in insurance Albans, on 9-21-19. on 4-4-20. on 1-11-20. and financial services and Susan Gerrish Hynson, 74, of Harry Kendrick Holden, Jr., 79, John Haines Inness, 76, of 22 years of active and Pittston, on 2-28-20. of Groveland, MA, on 1-30-20. Topsham, on 11-27-19. reserve duty in the Army. He Benjamin Harvey Long, 69, of Paul Gardner Hopkins, 77, of Susan Butterworth Swanson, served as the Class of 1966 Oakton, VA, on 3-28-20. Portland, on 1-27-20. 75, of Kennebunk, on 10-14-19. correspondent for more than Theodore Lyman Lovejoy, Jr., Donald Irving Lippke, 77, of Imogen Abbott Tillson, 95, of a dozen years and received 82, of Winslow, on 11-2-19. Holly Lake Ranch, TX, Dexter and Topsham, the Class Correspondent William Maier, 69, of Bath, on 9-25-19. on 12-30-19. Award in 2013. on 12-10-19. Kenneth W. Mills, 77, of Elizabeth Ann Smart Vose, 74, Maxine Marie Francoise Bridgeport, CT, on 4-3-20. of Hampden, on 12-13-19. Pelletier Martin, 91, of Sharrel True Nilson, 77, of Valton Lawrence Wood, Jr., 77, 1971 Falmouth, on 1-6-20. Augusta, in 2018. of Belgrade, on 3-9-20. Michael Angelosante, 70, of William Francis McPhee III, Kenneth Albert Poole, 78, of Old Orchard Beach, on 12-6-19. 70, of Auburn, on 12-1-19. Buxton, on 2-21-20. 1968 Rev. Albert Quincy Coffey, 88, William Jackson Stegeman, Ronald David Anderson, 74, of of Canonsburg, PA, on 11-18-19. 1973 77, of Kennett Square, PA, Roxbury, NJ, on 2-13-20. Linda Jarvis Collins, 71, of Emmit Kermit Baty, 83, of Mt. on 10-13-19. Amy F. Begert Ashton, 95, of Brewer, on 3-6-20. Vernon, MO, on 1-23-20. James Phinney Tobin, 92, of Lewiston, on 3-26-20. Nancy Joan “Joanie” Tishler Sara Clark Bean, 92, of Sidney, Gray, on 3-4-20. Robert Foster Bishop, 79, of Edgarton, 70, of Falmouth, MA, on 11-8-19. Yarmouth, on 3-27-20. on 2-26-20. Peter Harrison Cotter, 71, of 1965 Carolyn Clarke Brown, 73, of Gary Loomis Fitzherbert, 72, Cape Elizabeth, on 2-14-20. Paul Richard Aldrich, 78, of Rockport, on 10-26-19. of Southbury, CT, on 1-23-20. Michael Edward Foley, 68, of South Berwick, on 1-7-20. Elinor Wilner Goldblatt, 92, of Georgeanne Loder Jackson, Winthrop, on 3-3-20. Terry Lee Chadbourne, 77, of Auburn, on 2-20-20. 73, of Hampden, on 2-18-20. Sr. Sylvia Genessee, 83, of Rutland, MA, on 2-20-20. Patricia Ann Wark Hersey, 83, Mary Bugbee Linz, 84, of Manchester, NH, on 11-24-19. Audrey Ann Dingley, 76, of of Newburgh, on 2-27-20. Bangor, on 1-2-20. Rev. Harold Dwight Grove, 88, Brunswick, on 3-5-20. André Martin Labrie, 73, of Diane Allen Stewart, 79, of of Bangor, on 2-11-20. Stephen Frederick Drottar, 76, Brunswick, on 10-10-19. David Cecil Harmon, 71, of of Oxford, on 12-9-19. Gilbert Edward Lavallee, 83, Milo, on 11-28-19. Robert Dayton Edwards, 76, of Hope Valley, RI, on 3-13-20. William Harry “Dood” of Orrington, on 11-12-19. Benita “Benni” Roberts Haynes, 70, of Waterford, Margaret Edgar Gould, 76, of McMullen, 73, of Mount Desert on 3-8-20. Belgrade Lakes, on 11-7-19. Island, on 3-25-20. Paul Francis Noonan, 73, of Richard Fernald Goulette, 83, Westbrook, on 11-9-19. of Orono, on 10-25-19. 1969 Frend Joseph Royle III, 68, of Charles William Harlow, 77, of Sharon Bragdon Hamilton, 72, Reston, VA, on 12-17-19. Portland, on 3-28-20. of Augusta, on 11-15-19. Jeffrey Dwight Thomas, 66, of Robert Sherman Page, 81, of Karen Marie Langlois Lane, Harmony, on 10-15-19. South Portland, on 3-22-19. 72, of Portland, on 2-4-20. Elsie Maud Stanley Plante, 75, Keith Owen Sanborn, 83, of 1974 of Wayne, on 10-9-19. Saco, on 3-14-20. Ronald Edward Avery, 67, of Sharon Records Record, 76, of York, on 3-16-20. Plattsburgh, NY, on 9-17-19. 1970 Keith Sanborn ’69 was direc- Debra Lillian Maidlow, 67, of Robert Arno Viles, 79, of Ocala, Alan Brian Feltmarch, MD, 75, tor of electrical engineering Bangor, on 12-26-19. FL, on 1-15-20. of Newport, VT, on 11-11-19. at R. G. Vanderwell Engineers Richard Wood McVinney, 68, Kathleen Cote Hughes, 71, of before joining Harriman of Oneonta, NY, on 3-28-20. 1966 Cornville, on 1-8-20. Associates. He was involved Eugene Vaughn Billings, 94, of Charles Albert “Bud” Pierce in the electrical engineer- Brunswick, on 11-30-19. III, 72, of Veazie, on 10-10-19. ing planning and design Duane Normand Cyr, 75, of Guy Royal Veilleux, 72, of of UMaine’s DP Corbett The UMaine Alumni Association Farmington, CT, on 3-16-20. Farmingdale, on 3-9-20. Business Building and the offers condolences to the friends Charles William Hill, 81, of Rebecca Williams Wright, 71, UMaine Geological Sciences and family of alumni who died as Woodbridge, VA, on 11-2-19. of Freeport, on 2-9-20. Center. a result of COVID-19. Falls, on 8-7-19. 1983 1995 Deaths Myrna Hill Lamb, 66, of Placitas, Michele Ham Brown, 59, of Ronald F. Smith, 77, of Glenburn, NM, on 9-8-19. Carmel, on 1-18-20. on 3-21-20. Towns are in Maine unless Richard Paul McArdle, 67, of Charles Edward Cashman, Jr., 75, otherwise noted. Falmouth, on 2-10-20. of Harrington, on 3-18-20. 1996 Christiana York Donnel, 56, of Anna Marie Ryan, 66, of 1976 Mystic, CT, on 11-15-19. Gaithersburg, MD, on 1-19-20. 1972 Thomas John Franceschini, 64, of Constance Dahlen Jones, 92, of Tobey Campbell Crane, 70, of East Syracuse, NY, on 10-30-18. Freeport, on 3-23-20. 1997 Rockport, on 1-20-20. John Winfield Hodgkins, 66, of Sharon Lee Mitchell Melia, 73, of David Lewis Burke, 57, of Edward “Dugie” Dugas, 71, of Hudson, NH, on 2-3-20. Stillwater and Sangerville, Portland, on 12-22-19. Bangor, on 1-1-20. Janet Fay Partridge, 72, of on 4-3-20. Rebecca Marie Cole, 54, of Calais, Norman Paul Gauvreau, 71, of Rockland, on 2-26-20. Steven Henry Rothrock, 57, of on 4-8-20. Lewiston, on 4-7-20. Russell Onni Pietila, 66, of Kennebunkport, on 11--30-19. Shelley Ann Young, 64, of Evie Kolman Gibson, 69, of Waldoboro, on 10-23-19. Hermon, on 2-18-20. Gorham, on 9-20-19. 1984 John Gilbert, 77, of Saint Albans, 1977 Kenneth Twomey Black, 58, of 1999 on 9-21-19. Christopher Charles Aceto, 68, of Saco, on 4-9-20. Meghan Constantine Fellis, 47, Susan Gerrish Hynson, 74, of Portland, on 12-7-19. Judith A. Swan, 70, of Dexter, of Mariaville, on 11-15-19. Pittston, on 2-28-20. Jeffrey Alan Cammack, 62, of on 12-26-19. Benjamin Harvey Long, 69, of Lucerne-in-Maine, on 12-28-19. 2002 Oakton, VA, on 3-28-20. David Elmo Landry, 67, of 1985 Sydney MacKey Haggerty, Theodore Lyman Lovejoy, Jr., 82, Boothbay Harbor, on 10-9-19. Daniel Roger Bilodeau, 61, of 45, of Albuquerque, NM, and of Winslow, on 11-2-19. Jacksonville, FL, on 4-5-20. Dover-Foxcroft, on 3-2-20. William Maier, 69, of Bath, 1978 Mark Daniel Hanson, 65, of on 12-10-19. Randall Monroe Baker, 63, of Glens Falls, NY, on 3-6-20. 2004 Maxine Marie Pelletier Martin, Spokane, WA, on 2-19-20. Raymond Albert Rauscher, 52, of 91, of Falmouth, on 1-6-20. Kim Erickson, 64, of Eddington, 1986 Brewer, on 1-5-20. William Francis McPhee III, 70, of on 2-20-20. Diane Marie Godin, 58, of Auburn, on 12-1-19. Francis Peter Gabbianelli, 68, of Madison, on 4-1-20. 2006 Ridgefield, CT, and Dixmont, Christopher Joseph Mogan, 62, Rosanna Sherman McFarland, 34, 1973 on 3-28-20. of Rockland, on 12-6-19. of Blue Hill, on 2-27-20. Emmit Kermit Baty, 83, of Michael Philip Gamache, 64, of Mt. Vernon, MO, on 1-23-20. Lisbon Falls, on 1-14-20. 1987 2008 Sara Clark Bean, 92, of Sidney, William Milliken Moody, Jr., 67, John Francis Altermatt, 55, of Vicki Ann Pinkham Lynch, 46, of on 11-8-19. of Yarmouth, on 3-18-20. Huntington, VT, on 1-28-20. Veazie, on 11-17-19. Peter Harrison Cotter, 71, of Cape Thomas Ralph Perkins, 63, of Jane F. Meade, 78, of Brewer, Elizabeth, on 2-14-20. Dedham, on 1-19-20. on 11-24-19. 2009 Michael Edward Foley, 68, of Shirley King Raymond, 86, of Amanda Lynn Bartlett Harris, 34, Winthrop, on 3-3-20. Old Town, on 3-3-20. 1989 of East Windsor, NJ, on 2-15-20. Sr. Sylvia Genessee, 83, of Lynette Gail Barnes, 73, of Old Manchester, NH, on 11-24-19. 1979 Orchard Beach, on 1-1-20. 2010 Rev. Harold Dwight Grove, 88, of David Loring Bacon, 71, of York, Tracy Ann Winchester Cuba, 54, Stewart B. Gramlich, 33, of Bangor, on 2-11-20. on 1-17-20. of New Jersey, on 9-30-19. Clifton, on 12-13-19. David Cecil Harmon, 71, of Milo, David James McVety, 65, of Christie Staples Kennedy, 31, of on 11-28-19. Otisfield, on 4-12-20. 1990 Ellsworth, on 3-17-20. William Harry “Dood” Haynes, George Laurent Veilleux, 63, of Eric Jay Hanscom, 52, of Shannon Simms Miranda, 32, of 70, of Waterford, on 3-8-20. Lewiston, on 1-25-20. Merrimack, NH, on 2-19-20. Portland, on 3-7-20. Paul Francis Noonan, 73, of Westbrook, on 11-9-19. 1980 1991 2013 Frend Joseph Royle III, 68, of Andrew Daniel Dubino, 88, of Lisa Ann O’Leary, 57, of South Joshua Michael Cyr, 34, of Reston, VA, on 12-17-19. Greenfield, MA, on 2-4-18. Portland, on 2-18-20. Bangor, on 1-21-10. Jeffrey Dwight Thomas, 66, of Harmony, on 10-15-19. 1981 1992 2015 Christopher William Nichols, 70, Gregory Lee Cole, 70, of Patten, Patricia Anne Hughes, 59, of 1974 of Hudson, on 1-10-20. on 1-18-20. Palmyra, on 3-16-20. Ronald Edward Avery, 67, of York, Marc Henry Son, 61, of Windham, on 3-16-20. on 11-21-19. 1993 2016 Debra Lillian Maidlow, 67, of Clergue Tolman Jones, 81, of Joshua John Boudreau, 25, of Bangor, on 12-26-19. 1982 Winterport, on 12-12-19. Somersworth, NH, on 3-9-20. Richard Wood McVinney, 68, of Thomas Edward McCabe, 61, of Phyllis Blanchette Woodworth, Karen Elizabeth Pianka, 50, of Oneonta, NY, on 3-28-20. Portland, on 11-27-19. 51, of Dayton, on 6-7-19. Silver Spring, MD, on 1-23-20. Diana Durgin Tomkinson, 60, of 1975 Weston and Eastham, MA, 1994 Donald Webber Ballard, 67, of on 2-19-20. James Henry Barrows, 70, of Winthrop, on 10-14-19. The UMaine Alumni Association Richard Eugene Willlis, 79, of Hampden, on 12-26-19. Kathleen Koulovatos Clarke, 65, offers condolences to the friends and Brunswick, on 1-29-20. Ashley Edward LeBlanc, 73, of family of alumni who died as a result of South Portland, on 1-30-20. Bangor, on 3-9-20. of COVID-19. Michael Jay Coan, 64, of Columbia