Agawam High School - Sachem Yearbook (Agawam, MA)

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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.

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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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FRANKLIN N. BR0CK5TT - Graduated from the University of Conn, and married in 1933. We have three children and four grandehildren. Until 1955 I spent my time in various phases of agriculture. Then I started a Real Estate and Insurance office. In 1979 I sold the business and am semi-retired here in East Granby. Regards to all. I MJISB CARUSO MORENO - Married to Vic Moreno. We have two children and five grandchildren. I worked off and on as a Secretary before I was married and after the children were well on their way. I started to work for the Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield in their accounting office. I hope to retire before long. I also have a small Income Tax business on the side, which I enjoy. My husband and I have enjoyed several cruises. I traveled abroad with my daughter and enjoyed a camping trip across the country with my sisters. My grandchildren seem to be my favorite hobby right now. I also enjoy skiing—did not quite make the Olympics but will scon be joining the over 70 Ski Club. I play a little golf which is also a disaster—never was much of an athlete. I also enjoy the theatre, opera and ballet. All in all, the past fifty years have not been too bad. MARILYN DOIANDSCN LIVERMORE - I was widowed last March, 1981 Our descendents are three daughters and two sons and seven grandchildren. I met my husband when we were both attending the same college. With five children, I spent most of my life as homemaker and mother. I did volunteer work and at present am employed as an instructional aid in reading and math for second graders. My hobbies are photography, dancing, painting, needlework and traveling. IORRAINS WILSON WALKER - Two years after graduation, I finally landed a M3teady job—exactly the sort I wanted, as a clerk in a small auto and fire insurance agency in which I came to know many of the clients and where I could make use of my typing skill which, of course, had to be both fast and accurate. My thanks to Miss Mclntire for her diligence. I worked twelve years in this office during which time Harold and I were married and built our home. We have two daughters, one single and with us at present, the other has lived in Southern California for the past eleven years which, of course, has been reason enough for a few trips West. After twenty years in the various aspects of Girl Scout- ing, I find church activities, a bit of typing work, Senior Citizen day trips, along with keening house, leave no time for boredom. PEARL BEAN - I taught school for thirty years—a few years in Huntington and the rest of the time in the Westfield school system. I lived with and took care of my aging mother part time and in 1973 retired to take care of her full time. I enjoy reading, walking and just anything that has to do with the great outdoors. DOROTHY BRYCE MACK Widowed since 1956. I worked as a Registered Nurse at Springfield Hospital in a supervisory capacity for fourteen years. I left my work there for a few years to care for my aging mother. At age sixty I worked as a registered nurse at the Municipal hospital, retiring in 1977. I will be with you in spirit and would be there in person by my physical condition pro- hibits it. Good luck to all. ROCKWELL CASCEILA - I have been married for 39 years and we have one son and one daughter who have enriched our lives with two grandchildren. I was employed by the Country Club Soda Co. for twenty-six years, retiring in 1972. My hobbies are bowling and golf. We also enjoy traveling; visited Scotland twice, cruised to the Carribean Islands and toured Florida.