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When I get my copy of UNH Magazine I am aware of how many pages I have to turn back to find the 1957 column. Really? That much time has passed? It’s another reminder that we are all aging in place and trying to do it gracefully. Whatever challenges we encounter that might disturb that “graceful” attempt, we can and must find the “grace” in it. And very importantly, we can reach out and share it with family and old and newer friends; remember we classmates ARE our fellow travelers’ UNH support group! We lovingly share the passing of two of our classmates. Don Mullen of Dover, NH, died Aug. 20, 2019, surrounded by family after a lengthy challenge with lewy body dementia. Don received a B.S. from UNH, served in the Navy, received an M.S. in library science and served for 29 years as director of the Dover Public Library. Don’s loves were traveling with his wife, being at Thompson Lake and enjoying their large family. Ann Garside Perkins of Kennebunkport, ME, died in front of the fireplace at her Lake Winnipesaukee cottage on Oct. 12, 2019, surrounded by her family. Ann graduated with a B.A. in music education, was active in Theta U sorority and was very active in the Alumni Association alongside her husband of 62 years, Lee. Music, in many formats, was her life’s joy and work! These two individuals’ lives left their legacy everywhere in ways that won’t ever be fully known. Each gave of themselves in their own unique ways and we acknowledge their gifts given and are grateful. Pema Chodron says, “Welcome each moment as if you have invited it. Why? It is all you have.” ENJOY one moment at a time as fully as you can! Welcome to you all to please share your news.We’re listening!
315 Chickory Trail
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
stella.landry@alumni.unh.edu
In early November, members of the classes 1960 and 1961 were informed by letter of the upcoming combined 60th reunion on June 5–7, 2020. This joint reunion was also mentioned in the fall issue of the alumni magazine in both 1960 and 1961 class columns. By the time you read this winter letter, you will have received more information as well as registration materials. We certainly look forward to reconnecting. Remember to come prepared to bid on the beautiful T Hall picture given to us by Parker and Cecilia Finney of Lakeland, FL! Proceeds will be applied toward the Class of 1960 Scholarship Fund. Congratulations are in order for classmate Lt. Colonel Dale V. Hardy, who was inducted into the UNH ROTC Hall of Fame in November at the annual Veterans’ Day ceremony. Fellow UNHers Colonel James T. Murray ’65 and Colonel James L. Soule Jr. ’61 were also inducted. Colonel Soule, who was unable to attend, was represented by his close friend of many years, Major General Roland Lajoie ’58. In October, I received an e-mail with pictures from Dick “Mike” Mikszenas. He said that he and his wife Terri celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary with a “bucket list” trip to Egypt. I also received an e-mail with pictures from Helene Brunelle Hickey who met up with Linda Rhodes Swanson (after 60 years) at the Arlington National Cemetery burial for Helene’s brother, Col. Pierre Brunelle ’58. Please see photos! Class condolences are extended to the family of Robert Arthur Dusseault of East Sandwich, MA, who passed away on July 4, 2019. After graduation, he served in the US Army as a lieutenant stationed in Germany. Bob became the youngest director of the Honeywell Corporation, working for more than 30 years. Condolences are also sent to the family of Robert D. Lewis of Dover, who died on Sept.15, 2019. After receiving his B.A. degree cum laude, he received his M.A. in teaching. He spent many years in the classroom and in administration. In later years he served as Dover City councilor and as a state legislator. Finally, I would be remiss if I did not publicly thank Jennifer Saunders, who served as class notes editor until recently. She was a joy to work with. I am sure all class secretaries would agree!
P.O. Box 736
Rollinsford, NH 03869
pat.coolidge@alumni.unh.edu
Classmates, please mark your calendars! We’ll be joining the class of 1960 to celebrate our 60th reunion on June 5–7. Keep an eye on your mailbox for registration information in March.
110 Dillingham Ave., #301
Falmouth, MA 02540, (508) 548-2221
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PO Box 302, 197 Cross Hill Road
Wilmot, NH 03287
thompson2004@tds.net
An interesting article about Ralph Norwood announces that he has been appointed to the CPS Technologies Corporation board of directors. Ralph served as the chief financial officer of CPS prior to his retirement and had also served in similar capacities for several other corporations. Ralph is a CPA, and after graduating from UNH with a B.S., he went on to receive an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia. In other good news, in September, Bill Hull of Pomfret Center, CT, was the recipient of the first-ever New England Aldo Leopold Conservation Award, given to recognize extraordinary achievement in voluntary conservation and management of natural resources by American foresters, ranchers and farmers in 20 states. He founded Hull Forest Products, Inc., to preserve working forests, grow trees and manufacture wood products and sustainable building materials. He and his family have permanently protected almost 28,000 acres of forestland through Hull Forestlands. Our condolences to the family of Miriam Sargent Shafner, who died in Lynnfield, MA, in October 2019. Miriam spent most of her career as an occupational therapist for the Lakeside School in Peabody, MA, helping to enrich the lives of special-needs students. She also became a pilot, and with her husband became involved in training seeing eye dogs through the organization Guiding Eyes for the Blind. She was a 30-year breast cancer survivor. My Phi Mu sisters had a small group assembly this year, but we spent three delightful days in the Freeport, ME, area in September, continuing our almost 60 years of friendship. At the October 2019, meeting of the Class of 1965 Reunion Planning Committee, it was suggested that we should anticipate at least 60 classmates attending our 55th reunion, June 5–7, 2020, in Durham. Please be in touch with your friends to make plans to attend — with your help and support, we can exceed this goal! Residence hall housing is available at half the price of off-campus accommodations; housing includes a hot breakfast in Holloway Commons, overnight parking and bedding. The attendees from the classes of 1960-1970 will stay in Adam’s Tower West, formerly the New England Center. Each room has its own bathroom. Our contact for reunion planning at the Elliott Alumni Center is Corena Garnas, 603-862-4875. Please feel free to share happy news with me to pass along to your classmates and friends.
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82 Plantation Pointe #280
Fairhope, AL 36532
haraydajan@alumni.unh.edu
Wow. Where did a half-century go? Hope you’re planning to join the fun at our epic 50th reunion in Durham June 5–7, 2020. In the meantime, watch your mail and email — and join the UNH Class of 1970 Facebook page — so you won’t miss late-breaking details. Now is also the time to share your memories, photos, updates and newspaper clippings for the Class of 1970 Golden Granite (a 2020 version of the Granite, the yearbook we got when we graduated) if you haven’t already. Didn’t get the Golden Granite questionnaire from the alumni office? Request another or email your experiences directly to Phebe Moore ’13 ( Phebe.Moore@unh.edu), our alumni relations point-person for the project, who’s working with the Golden Granite team on our reunion committee; Craig Abbott, Edrina Kilbashian Barsamian and Jeff Crane. Remember, too, that it’s not too late to contribute to the class gift we’ll present to the university at the reunion. To donate online, go to unhconnect.unh.edu and choose “Class Gift”; to learn about other options for giving, email Katie Oslin at Katie.Oslin@unh.edu. The reunion itself will have something for everyone. Two highlights will be our Class of 1970 dinner and an all-class luncheon with UNH President Jim Dean honoring — yes! — our class. The weekend will also include campus and college tours, an all-class lobster bake, Wildcat Academy faculty-led talks, and Greek life, sports and ROTC reunions. You’ll have free parking at the Elliott Alumni Center and transportation to and from events, and you can stay on campus or in a local hotel or guest house. Reunion room blocks are already available at local hotels. See the reunion website for more information (unh.edu/reunion) or contact the Alumni Office at 603-862-2040 or reunion.weekend@unh.edu. We are so sorry to report the deaths of four classmates: Francis “Frank” Davis of Pembroke, NH; Everett Morse of Baltimore, MD.; Peter Pappas of Dover, NH; and Elliott Whitney of Nashua, NH. Our reunion will have a time set aside to remember classmates who have died, and if you’d like to pay tribute to them, that’s yet another reason to attend. See you there!
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Members of the class of 1980: After 20 years of generous service, Anne Getchell is passing the class correspondent torch to Caryl Dow. Thank you, Anne, for your years of help, and thank you, Caryl, for stepping up! Classmates, we hope you’re planning to attend your 40th reunion, to be held in Durham June 5–7, 2020. Corena Garnas, associate director of alumni engagement, is looking for classmates to help plan the event. Drop her a line at corena.garnas@unh.edu if you’re interested, and be sure to join the class Facebook group: “UNH1980.” The university advancement office received word of the passing of two classmates. Carol Sandberg Hay died on June 24, 2019. She received her bachelor’s degree in nursing and worked for 17 years with the Reliant Medical Group/Fallon Clinic. An avid outdoorswoman, she leaves behind her husband of 38 years, Robert, a son, two daughters and a grandson. Claudette Labonte Mahar died on Aug. 4, 2019, after a brief and sudden illness. A dedicated nurse and patient care advocate, she received a master’s degree from UNH while working second and third shifts as a caregiver and ultimately rose to the ranks of VP for Hospital Services at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, NH, the institution where she worked for 45 years. She is survived by two sons, a daughter, many grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and dear friends and colleagues.
Dijon, France — 40th reunion — a wonderful trip down memory lane! In October, Bob Dunigan, Laura Hartop Kalnajs, Marianne DiMascio, Tracy Patton Longo and I returned to Dijon for a whirlwind weekend of reconnecting, reminiscing, fine dining — and even some singing (nous sommes fiers d’être Bourguignons!). It was if no time had passed at all as we recalled our exploits and adventures as 19 and 20-year-olds. We missed our fellow travelers from 1979–80 but hope to continue the reunions stateside. We were joined in Dijon by Jean-Christophe Tainturier, who served as a UNH teaching assistant in 1980-81. Marianne DiMascio and Cynthia Kaplan, junior-year abroad travel companions, also celebrated the 40-year anniversary by walking part of the Camino Norte from Bilbao to Santander Spain. Ned H. Finkel of Lancaster, NH, passed away on May 21, 2019, after a heroic 20-year battle with multiple myeloma, a blood cell cancer. After working briefly as a journalist, Ned spent nearly 25 years as a marketing expert for the outdoor power equipment industry. For the past two decades, he was self-employed and ran Ned Finkel Marketing and Finkel Marketing LLC. He also worked with his father to sell antique collectibles online, specializing in antique pocket watches. Ned is survived by his wife, college sweetheart Tawnya Eastman, and daughters Abby Richardson and Molly Finkel. We send our condolences to his family and friends.
22 St. Ann’s Ave
Peabody, MA 01960
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Greetings, classmates! Our 25th reunion weekend is June 5–7, 2020. Registration begins Mar. 1. Join and follow our Facebook group for updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UNH95/. In class news, Mike Farhm has been promoted to vice president of business development at DEW Construction, serving southern Vermont and New Hampshire. Linda Orel of Sharon, MA, has been named director of policy for The Trustees, Massachusetts’ largest land conversation and preservation nonprofit organization. Brian Quigley has been named to the board of directors at MustGrow Biologics Corp., an agricultural biotechnology company based in Saskatchewan, Canada. Robert J. Peters has been named senior vice president of insurance operations at Insurance Office of America. Christopher S. Schultz has joined Boston’s Burns & Levinson law firm as an intellectual property attorney. Adam Earle recently joined Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank as a commercial loan officer. Andrew James Wulf has been named executive director of the Albany Museum of Art in Georgia. I also have some sad news to share. Jill Phelps Griffin died Sept. 15, 2019, in her home surrounded by family. We send our deepest sympathies to Jill’s husband Dave their three children, and all her loved ones.
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Former Olympian and NHL player Bobby Butler is the first director of hockey operations for the Junior Railers Hockey Club in Worcester, MA, a role in which he will oversee the direction, administration, management, supervision and marketing of all Junior Railer programs. A UNH standout, Bobby earned a degree in health management and policy while earning honors that included first-team All-American, the Walter Brown Award and Hockey East Player of the Year. He was also a Hobey Baker Award finalist. After UNH, he played for the Ottowa Senators, the New Jersey Devils, the Nashville Predators and the Florida Panthers and was a member of the U.S. Olympic team that competed in South Korea in 2018. Collin Gatley joined the staff of NH Congressman Chris Pappas last June as communication director. A New Hampshire native, Collin previously served in several roles for US Senator Jeanne Shaheen and has extensive communications and digital strategy experience with both Harvard University and the city of Boston. UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law graduate Phillip Apruzzese has been appointed director of the Combatting Upstate Financial Fraud Schemes (CUFFS) Initiative in the New York State office of the Attorney General. A New York State assistant attorney general, Phillip investigates and prosecutes large-scale financial crimes, including but not limited to securities fraud, mortgage fraud, insurance fraud and money laundering. In his new role, he will also provide training, outreach and assistance to district attorneys in the prosecution of complex financial crime cases and instances of money laundering.
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Last summer, Kaytlynn Jacobs-Brett was named political director for New Hampshire for Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. A political science and government graduate, Kaytlynn previously ran the 2018 District 3 Executive Council campaign for fellow Wildcat Joe Pace ’97. She was also political director for Maura Sullivan’s 2018 bid for a 1st District seat and managed the 2016 reelection campaign of Portsmouth Democratic Sen. Martha Fuller Clark.
PO Box 2656
Kennebunkport, ME 04046
Jeanperkins25@gmail.com
1959 | Diane “Dini” Woods
7 Riverwoods Dr. #F114
Exeter, NH 03833
dianewoods21@comcast.net
1975 | Kim Lampson Reiff
7540 SE 71st St.
Mercer Island, WA 98040
drkimlampson@gmail.com
1991 | Christina Ayers Quinlan
406 S. Columbia St.
Naperville, IL 60540
chris.a.quinlan@gmail.com
slickcke7@gmail.com
1996 | Michael Walsh
607 Atwood Dr.
Downington, PA 19533
michael.walsh@alumni.unh.edu
1996 | Michael Walsh
607 Atwood Dr.
Downington, PA 19533
michael.walsh@alumni.unh.edu
1999 | Jaimie Russo Zahoruiko
6 Atlanta St.
Haverhill, MA 01832
j.a.russo@alumni.unh.edu
2001 | Elizabeth Merrill Sanborn
2082 Pequawket Trail
Hiram, ME 04041
esanborn@alumni.unh.edu
vemacgowan@yahoo.com
2005 | Megan Stevener
mstevener@gmail.com
2007 | Michael Antosh
michael.antosh@gmail.com
2014 | Hillary Flanagan
1001 Islington St Apt 65
Portsmouth NH 03801
hillaryflan@gmail.com
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