Agawam High School - Sachem Yearbook (Agawam, MA)

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for a day with nothing to do LOUISE MEYER SCULS - I was an Accounting Office Supervisor with the Telephone Company and held this position for thirty-four years. My husband and I both took early retirements in 1969 Since then we have traveled to Mexico, crossed the United States a couole of times and went to Bermuda. Our main hobby is camping. We have a Club which we helped to organize. We meet at a different location every month for four days and so have been all over Florida and enjoy it tremendously. We have a daughter and a son and three grandchildren—two boys and one girl. VERA MERRILL BARK MAN - I worked as Secretary for Avco Lycoming. We have one son, one stepdaughter and two step-grandchildren. My hobbies are knitting crocheting and tag saleing. I do volunteer work for the VA hospital, the local hospital and the Red Cross. I am an active member of five organizations. MARY 0fCONNOR MURPHY - I retired as Record Librarian from Noble Hospital in Westfield. I am widowed, have one child and two granddaughters ages ten and six. They live only two houses from me so am enjoying seeing them grow. My hobbies are traveling, duplicate bridge and golf. CHESTER PIICH - I am still single. Can’t tell if the right girl didn't come along or if I wa3 to busy running iry poultry operation. Since I sold the chicken busi- ness and am retired now, I can enjoy lots of interesting hobbies - like watching the stock and commodities markets. FRANCES PILCH - I, too, like my brother Chet, dealt in poultry, organic farming and plants. Unlike my brother, I chose to marry and live in Enfield, Conn. LEONARD RISING - Anita and I will have besn married forty-seven years as of July h, 1981. W- have two sons, six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and another one on its way. I was in sales with Fels Naptha and Fillsbury Flour Co. for eighteen years and then went into Industrial Catering. For the past fourteen years I have been Director of the School Lunch Program in Wilbraham. Although I am still working at this job, I may RELUCTANTLY retire this year. EDITH PISANO MICHAUD - I married in 1935, divorced in 19li7 and married Joseph •'Ul in I960. I have one daughter, Joyce Young, a twenty-one year old granddaughter, Leslee, and an eighteen year old grandson, Jeffrey. Ity working experience was ten years as a legal secretary and twenty-five.years doing secretarial and account- ing for a firm of Certified Public Accountants. I retired in 1973. In my senior years I studied organ for three years and enjoy trying to play it. My other hobbies are gardening, sewing, knitting, bowling and dancing. I also enjoy spectator snorts with particular enthusiasm for the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics. Although we have done quite a bit of traveling, we look forward to doing more. EMMA RICCI - I am still unmarried — Serving as Administrative Assistant at the Springfield Juvenile Court. My hobbies are Golf, reading and traveling. HARO ID ROOS - Married—Have two girls and one boy. X owned and operated two restaurants. I retired February 2£, 1981. My hobbies are gardening and boxing. CLARENCE JACK DALY and) , , , , '7 n' Vv- - 1931 Classmates who married and have lived all our R.PY.DAU-------) married lives in Agawam. We have one daughter, Kathy, married to Kevin Doyle. They too, live in Agawam. I, Adrienne, have retired from the Robinson Park School Cafeteria in Agawam. Jack is still working in con- struction at Smith College in Northampton. In his spare time, he plants a garden which he enjoys very much. We have no grandchildren.

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3, that same year. I worked on and off at nursing until 196$. In 19$1 we moved to Wisconsin. I have two sons, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. I lost my husband in 1977. Rug Hooking has become the main interest for me at pre- sent. I have a class here in Eau Claire, Wis. the year round. Then each June I teach at a Rug Seminar at Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tenn. In July I teach at Luther College in Iowa. My pupils are from all over the country and Canada, ffy rug-hooking friends are what keep me going. I'll miss seing you all. Good Luck! ETHEL JENKS TOWNS - Took care of my bedridden mother for two and one-half years. Moved to a new location after being in one place for seventeen years. Much to dispose of—Junk, Collectibles and antiques. Went to Hawaii for two weeks and hope to return. Personal activities are reading, crossword puzzles, picture point, embroidery and TV Sports—hoping the Red Sox will make it this year. ESTHER JOHNSON GIBSON - I wish I could join in the celebration of the $Oth anni- versary but since my husband is recuperating from a fractured vertebrae resulting from a fall while in the hospital, I will be unable to attend. We enjoy our Condominium apartment. Besides golf, we have two pools to keep us in shape. I work with a group making ceramics for gifts which are sold at a bazaar to help the school. I sew all my clothes. Cur condominium offers many activities such as arts and crafts, oil painting, exercise classes, duplicate bridge and other card games, cookouts and a monthly ball. FLORENCE JOHNSON SHAW - A lot has transpired since I was fortunate enough to get a job in 1931 starting at the fantastic salary of 312.00 per week. I have four wonderful sons and seven grandchildren who make up our family. We've had the usual crises within the family, including such bizarre things as brain sur- gery and cardiac by-passes, but the following passage amply expresses our feel- ings? Our family is a circle of strength and love; with every birth and every union the circle grows. Every joy shared adds more love and every crisis faced together makes the circle stronger . PHYLLIS JONES - Sorry to miss the reunion but had reservations for Hawaii. (We know that Phyllis was a Registered Nurse serving in a supervisory role) CHARIES MARSH - I received my BS degree from Mas3. State in 1936. On graduating I joined Fisk Rubber. Fisk sold to U.S. Rubber, now Uniroyal. I worked for them thirty-nine years, retiring in 197$ at age fifty-nine. With Uniroyal I had three year tours of duty in the Phillippir.es and Colombia, South America. I was in the U.S. Navy for twenty-seven months during World War II. I have three sons, ages IjO, 3h and 28 and one grandchild. % main hobby is Duplicate Bridge. I still have my sax and clarinet but am pretty rusty. STANLEY MATTESON - Married forty-two years—no children. I worked for Pratt Whitney of United Technologies for 36 years, taking an early retirement at age sixty-two, in 1976. We have two cottages in New Harbor, Maine. Work on cottages kept us too busy to attend prior reunions but we rearranged our schedule this year to attend our $0th. We dabble to some degree in coins, stamps and books. We do puzzles of all kinds in winter. We enjoy tag sales, flea markets and browsing through antique shops. »e are active with Church youth group as Leaders of the High School age group for twenty years. My wife has been Sunday School teacher for U0 years. My wife was an only child and I the eleventh and youngest of my family. A sister, 20 years my senior and I are the only two left of my family. FRANCES MONTAGNA FAGNANI - I worked as Cost Accountant for Westinghouse for fourteen years. I was married in 193h and Frank and I have two daughters who have blessed us with two granddaughters and four grandsons. We have been retired for seven years and, as most retirees, we have done extensive traveling. For hobbies, we bowl and I sew, knit, crochet, do crewellng, braiding and needlepoint. I'm still looking

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DOROTHY- SMITH F0RNAS2RI - I would love to be with everyone. Since my husband is ill I regret that I shall be unable to be there. I live in California. 1 11 be with you all in spirit. Fond memories and best wishes to all. ALMA SMITH CAFFY - Word came from her sister Dorothy that Alma suffered a massive stroke in 1973 when she was about to retire in Florida after having a profession of nursing for many years. Dot felt that Alma would be pleased to hear from anyone who cared to write—her address - Room 19, Williams Health Care Facility, Glenridge Drive, Augusta, Maine 0ii330. THSLMA SMITH BOURGEOIS - Twenty-five years with Forbes and Wallace. I have four children, five grandchildren and expecting our first great grandchild in October. I am active in Golden Agers and am reporter for its monthly newspaper The Breeze . Have traveled, visiting my daughter who lives in Hawaii. Traveled to Canada and Florida and hope to go to California soon. My husband retired from Milton Bradley last year and taught for one year at the CETA program. I love to read and square dance. My husband loves golf. It amazes me when we drive through Agawam and I see the changes in the streets I walked to school. CATHERINE STATKUM CURTIS - My husband is a doctor and I am using my talents as a registered nurse in our Medical Practice and loving it. We hope to retire in 1932. BION T. WHEELER, JR. - Retired Senior Officer at Mass. Mutual for forty-three years. Have been married forty years. We have twin daughters and each daughter has two daughters ages six and twelve. My hobbies are contract bridge, golf, woodcarving and lapidary. MARION WILSON PARO - My husband and I have operated a small restaurant, here in Agawam, known as the Bridge View Grill for thirty-six years. Since we have decided to retire, we are in the process of selling it. We have a son David, a daughter, Judith and three grandchildren. KENNETH WRIGHT - I am now in Kensington, Maryland, living with my son for an extended visit. I have been lobbying for Cancer Immunization Research which helped me with my bout with Cancer. I retired as an officer of the U. S. Navy. ELEANOR JOHNSON KOZAN - I worked around Springfield for a couple of years after my post-graduate year at A.H.S. I received my B.S. degree in English in 1938 from Simons College in Boston, Mass. I lived in New York for about 5 years and was married there to an airline pilot who lost his live in a plane crash in 1944 in Van Nuys, Cal. I worked for a couple of years at the U.S. Naval Air Station. I married again in 1949. In 1958 I lost my second husband the legal way. I have a 39 year old son who is getting is Master of Architecture degree at the University of Arizona and in the capacity of a graduate student has been teaching a couple of undergraduate courses in architecture and am informed that he does an admirable job in teaching. My grandaughter, Stacy, has just completed her freshman year at the University of Arizona. I've come to appreciate our teachers over the years, especially during the twelve years or more that I was work- with Master and Doctoral candidates for their thesis and dissertations. Hardly anyone knows (1) how to write a sentence (2) how to organize their thoughts (3) how to spell. Up until the time that I retired last year, my job at the University of Arizona was in Graduate College as final editor of thesis and dissertations for the entire University, advising, editing and approving something close to five thousand of the same during those twelve years. I set up the job under the aegis of the Graduate Dean, working with a manual devised by him and a committee of faculty members from among the various colleges of the University. I loved the job, working with students, faculty and typists. I trained a lot of the typists in some of the niceties of thesis preparation. Last year, after spending some time in Agawam and Vermont, I returned and bought a duplex home in Tucson, with my son occupying one half. I'm presently volunteering time to the Neigh- borhood Housing Services of Tucson. I also hung out a sign, so to speak, for free-lance editing and am doing a bit of that. I also write and edit a newsletter for the N.H.S. My good wishes to everyone for as much good health and happiness as I have had and intend to keep on having.