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Class of 1943’s Florence Scarpaci celebrates 102nd Birthday

Worcester State alumna Florence “Flo” Scarpaci (here with L to R: Sarah Bjorn and Jenna Beahn) marked her 102nd birthday in May with a celebration that included more than 600 birthday cards, a special visit from the Worcester Fire Department and Worcester State Alumni Association, and a story in the local Spectrum News. Scarpaci graduated from Worcester State Teachers College and worked as an art teacher.

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Class Agent: Elaine F. (Curran) Cousineau, MEd ’60

Adele M. (Abood) Millette is excited to be continuing her career in teaching.

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Class Agents: Helen M. Fitzgerald, Joan L. (Lavin) Trainor, MEd '62

Bernard A. Consoletti, MEd ’63, and his wife, Regina, welcomed their third great-grandchild— a baby girl whose grandfather, Guy Consoletti ’86, is also a graduate of Worcester State.

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Class Agents: Mary C. O’Connell, MEd ’63; Ann M. (Holohan) O’Leary, MEd ’62; Elizabeth A. (Looney) Ouellette, MEd ’62

Ann B. (Cavanaugh) Cone reports that her oldest grandchild out of 18 grandchildren was recently married.

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Class Agents: Nancy M. (Fletcher) Bourgeois, MEd ’79; Bernardine C. (Rourke) Strom

V. Robert Pano, MEd ’65, is celebrating 55 years of marriage to his wife, Tania Samarsky Pano, and 14 years of retirement from teaching for 46 years. He reports, “My experience at Worcester State gave me the opportunity to teach at the

Worcester Public Schools and other colleges and universities along with a great experience at the US Naval School of Aviation.”

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Class Agents: Dorothy J. Hargrove, MEd ’68 Elaine G. (Sharistanian) Tateronis, MEd ’74, EdD

Jane P. (Koski) Callanan traveled the world and worked in business and higher education. Now she is retired and living in Holden, Mass.

Gail E. (Nielsen) Reichert taught mathematics and science at three different schools and worked as a curriculum specialist. Gail has worked for a publishing company for eight years and worked part-time as a ski instructor in Colorado. Gail has raised two wonderful children.

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Class Agents: Jo-Anne L. Cronin, MEd ’68 John F. Monfredo, MEd ’67

Joanne M. (Dintino) Daley, MEd ’68, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Holden Memorial in Clinton, Mass., in June 2022. She is also a member of the Russian Icon Museum in Clinton.

Classmates Karen J. (Lind) McNall and Carol (Mulvihill) Rawson, MEd ’67, recently shared an adventure in Colorado Springs while attending a wedding. Karen reports, “The cog railway up Pikes Peak was opened, so off we went. Surprise, surprise, as the train inched north, the weather changed, and we were in the midst of a snowstorm! We then literally blew from the train to the summit station for iconic donuts and cocoa. Never too old to pass up an adventure!”

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Class Agents: Kathleen (Clifford) Shea, MEd ’74, Hugh Donohue

Hugh F. Donohue spent three weeks in South America. He got to spend a day with penguins in the Falkland Islands, something that has always been a bucket list item of his.

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Daniel M. Keeney is tutoring and consulting.

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Nancy I. (Lemerise) Boland taught at Uxbridge High School and Venerini Academy in Worcester. She worked at the Greendale YMCA for 33 years.

Elaine R. (Johnson) Hall is still involved in the jazz band at Worcester State. The jazz band includes present students, former students, and many other people from the community. Elaine is a retired teacher and is enjoying traveling. She also enjoys spending time with her 10 grandchildren.

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Lynne L. (Poitras) Stig works at St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store three afternoons a week and volunteers for the organization weekly.

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