Class Notes
and the same person. I do remember his funny disposition in our senior English class. Thank you, Bob. ◆
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Pat Gagne Coolidge
P.O. Box 736 Rollinsford, NH 03869 pat.coolidge@alumni.unh.edu
Hello, Classmates! Bill Tighe called to say that he and Lise, John Kjellman and Harvey Galloway and his wife Linda met midsummer for their yearly dinner in Peterborough, NH, at a riverside restaurant. We believe Art Monty is back in southern France after spending part of the summer in New Hampshire. Congratulations to Lou and Patricia D’Allesandro on the birth of their second great-grandson, Cameron, in September. And our condolences to Judy Holbrook Barry Thompson, whose husband, Wayne Thompson, died on Feb. 19, 2015. ◆
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Judy Dawkins Kennedy
34 Timber Ridge Rd. Alton Bay, NH 03810; (603) 875-5979; jak@alumni.unh.edu
Carol Flood Richardson and her daughter Cheryl, Marcia Tims Farwell and her husband Clarence ’59, David and Sonja Hazen Noyes and Judy Dawkins Kennedy and her husband Nelson ’63 enjoyed the Homecoming game at the new stadium and viewing Paul Richardson’s memorial there. We send our condolences to the families and friends of Jeanne Pike Goodwin of Tolland, CT, who died on May 4. She earned degrees from UNH and the University of Hartford as a certified medical technologist. Her career at the microbiology department of Quest Diagnostics lasted many years until her retirement. She loved dancing and met her husband Cressy ’61 at the Durham Reelers. She was a skilled seamstress, knitter, bobbin lace-maker and crocheter and was certified by the Crocheting Guild of America. For six years she taught these techniques at Camp Songadeewin in Vermont. She was a member of the Tolland United Congregational Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Sandra I. Rousseau of Middleton, NH, died on July 15. She lived in Portsmouth before moving to Middleton, working as a registered occupational therapist for Easter Seals and then for 30 years at the Riverside Rest Home in Dover. She enjoyed crafting and photography and won many awards. She also enjoyed frequent trips in the United States, Canada and Europe. Sally Hoadley Low of Epping, NH, died on July 9. She earned her bachelor’s degree at UNH in 1953 and her master’s in education in 1962. She taught grades one though eight in Alton, Epsom, Deerfield and Strafford, NH, for 32 years total. She retired to Issaquah, WA, where she volunteered at the Issaquah Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was active in the Issaquah Singers and at the senior center and was a mail carrier for the city offices. She enjoyed reading, singing, horseback riding and sports. A high point in her life was attending all three of the Triple Crown races. Please send news, especially if you have enjoyed the new stadium and have news of any UNHers you have met with. And finally, please save the date: the Class
of 1962 55th Reunion is June 2-4, 2017. The Reunion Planning Committee is Bill Doran, Ken McKinnon, Louise Zerba, Judy Kennedy, Carol Richardson, Carol Bense and Ginny Theo Steelman. Please join us in Durham — we look forward to seeing you! ◆
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Polly Ashton Daniels
3190 N. State Route 89A Sedona, AZ 86336 polly.daniels@alumni.unh.edu
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Yes! You heard the call and even sent out secondary alarms to other classmates! Many thanks to Tommy Gramatikas of Sierra Vista, AZ, for connecting me with Dick Hill, who lives in Maine, and who, according to Tommy, knows everyone! Will await your “volumes,” Dick, for my next column! Chris Riley Millar’s lifelong wish to visit Scandinavia came true, with two weeks spent visiting Oslo, Norway, and Copenhagen, Denmark, with the mountains and fjords of Norway thrown in. Bucket List: one down! Sue Abell Sinta delights in the classes she has been taking for the last 14 years at the University of Michigan. After recently delving into Aristophanes, she was reminded that she, Jerry Daniels and I were in the UNH production of “The Birds” together. Ah, light-years ago! Sue and Don have two sons, one a freshman in the drama department at the University of Illinois and the other “on the road” as a drummer, travelling the world with Melissa Etheridge, Idina Menzel, Josh Groban and Alanis Morissette. Roderick Cyr retired from NHDOT in 1993. He and wife Cindy traveled by RV for 10 years before her passing in 2013. He now lives in Florida, where children and grandchildren can happily vacation. One grandson is a junior at Plymouth and his twin granddaughters are UNH sophomores. Greg Eskijian of Jefferson City, MO, retired in 1996, having enjoyed dual careers with the Federal Highway Administration and the Army National Guard. He and his wife, Marian Stuart Eskijian ’63, have two children and three grandchildren. They passed right by me in Sedona and promised they will stop next time — in the meantime, check out their photo from their recent trip to campus on p. 70! Sorority sister and luncheon friend Sylvia Thomas Goddard moved to Vail, CO, when her husband passed away in 1980. There, she ran a B&B out of her home. Cold winters eventually drove her to Tucson, AZ. “Lovely town, but too hot!” She has found the perfect weather in nearby Prescott, where she volunteers for the Yavapai Humane Society. She has a son, a daughter and three grandsons. We marvel at how we both look exactly the same as we did in the ’60s. More news forthcoming, so please stay tuned… ◆
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55TH REUNION SAVE THE DATE JUN 2 – 4, 2017
Jacqueline Flynn Thompson
PO Box 302, 197 Cross Hill Road Wilmot, NH 03287 thompson2004@tds.net
The news lately has been of obituaries. Here are some of our lost classmates. David Hebert of Amherst, NH, died in February. His career in engineering culminated in his being awarded a U.S. patent while working for Rockwell International. Robbin Roberts Grill passed away in Dec. 2015. She was a successful CPA, establishing her own company. Gardner Spencer died
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