Dennis Emery ‘46, 85, of Fryeburg, died November 13, 2011. He was born in Fryeburg in 1926, to Bertrand Emery and Myrtie (Adams) Emery. After his FA graduation, he started working in a store in Lovell, starting his long career as a retailer and store owner. He married Janet Khoronen Emery after school and lived in Lovell, where they managed their grocery store until they moved to Fryeburg to buy what was to become Emery’s Red and White Market. The small town grocery store and the man became a fixture of this community for 40 years. Dennis was predeceased by his parents, Bertrand and Myrtie Adams Emery and by his brother, Byron Emery ‘39. Dennis is survived by son, Brian Emery ‘79, of Fryeburg, daughters, Diana Emery Van Riper of FL and Lori Emery Leaman of NJ, and seven grandchildren. Thomas Fessenden ‘48, 81, of Hartford, NY, passed away on November, 24, 2011, at the Heritage Health Care Center in Utica, Dennis Emery ‘46 NY. Born January 5, 1930, in Fryeburg, he was the son of the late Winfield and Irene Hall Fessenden. He earned his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. In 1955, Tom married Janet Nelson of Bethpage, NY. They made their home on Long Island, where Tom worked at Grumman Aerospace Corp. for 29 years, retiring as vice president of engineering in 1981. Tom is survived by his wife of 56 years, Janet; son, Tom and his wife, Meridith, of Dumfries, VA; daughter, Sally Robbins and her husband, Kyle, of Glens Falls, NY; siblings William Fessenden ‘51 and Elizabeth Fessenden Vorlaufe ‘45; and five grandchildren.
Dennis Emery ‘46
Donald Flint, Jr. ‘42, 88, of West Baldwin, died April 4, 2012, at the Bridgton Hospital. He was born in Skowhegan on January 4, 1924, the eldest son of Donald and Helen Flint of West Baldwin, ME. He served during World War II in the US Army Air Corps as the turret gunner on B17 bombers flying out of England. After the war, he briefly returned home, then signed up with the newly established US Air Force. He finished his military service as a Warrant Officer level 3 in flight line maintenance in Strategic Air Command. Besides his Thomas Fessenden ‘48 parents, he was predeceased by three wives, the last being Phyllis Penek, of Parsonsfield. Surviving are his sisters, Mary Flint Irwin ‘40, Betty Flint Hilton ‘44 and Margaret Flint Brown ‘47; and his brother, Walter Flint ‘50. Also surviving are his eight children from his first marriage; four stepchildren from his marriage to Phyllis Penek; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Patricia Morrison Guild ‘47, died on January 22, 2012, at her home in Topsham. Patricia had lived with periodic recurrences of cancer for Donald Flint, Jr. ‘42 over 20 years. Patricia was born in Boston, MA, on March 19, 1929, to Lawrence Winifred Jarrett and Evelyn Victoria Randall. Patricia attended Westbrook Junior College, majoring in medical technology. When she graduated in 1949, Patricia underwent a rigorous training program at Maine General Hospital and became a registered Medical Technologist with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. In 1990, at age 61, Patricia graduated summa cum laude with a BA in history from the University of Southern Maine. She worked in job training from counselor to a program administrator when she retired in 1997. Patricia married William ‘Cheever’ Archer Rogers in 1950. William predeceased Patricia, losing his life at sea on the schooner, Windfall, in 1962, off Cape Hatteras. Patricia married Kenneth H. Morrison in 1964 and was predeceased by Kenneth in 1992. Patricia married Colonel Walter Guild, US Army Ret., in 1994. Patricia is survived by her husband, Walter; and her children, Michal and her spouse, Jeremy Gould of Pownal, Jonathan and his spouse, Kathleen McKay of Benton, and William, of Tiverton, RI. Patricia is also survived by four grandchildren.
Patricia Morrison Guild ‘47
Marcia Stearns Hamlin ‘49, 81, of Rumford and Lovell, passed away at Maine Medical Center in Portland, on June 15, 2012, after a courageous battle with a muscle disease. Marcia was born in North Conway, NH, on November 14, 1930, the middle child, to lifelong Lovell residents Marcus Stearns ‘24 and Esther Allard Stearns ‘24. Marcia received her RN degree from the Faulkner Hospital School of Nursing in Boston in 1952. After graduation, she stayed at the hospital, working as charge nurse until her marriage to South Waterford resident and WWII veteran, George Hamlin, in September 1953. Her husband, -132Fryeburg Academy, 745 Main Street, Fryeburg, Maine 04037, (207) 935-2001 x 3137, www.fryeburgacademy.org, e-mail-alumni@fryeburgacademy.org