Quabbin Regional High School - Exodus Yearbook (Barre, MA)

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Pamela J. Bacon Ann M. Bechan Martha E. Bechan “P.J.” “If you love something set it free, If it comes back to you it’s yours. If it doesn’t, it never was.” Likes: Mustangs, Journey, concerts, parties, animals, dancing, music, mountains, rainbows. Dislikes: Snobs, people who use others, being broke, liars, cheaters. Sayings: “Hey Baby,” Really, oh wow,” “yeeel” Goals: To live a long and successful life and to pursue a career in music. “The important thing is to carry the sun with you, inside of you at every moment, against the darkness. For there will be a great and terrifying darkness. Do you mean I can never go back?” asked Colin . . . ‘No,’ said the Prince of Galt, ‘for you have gone through the maze.’” from The Maze in the Heart of the Castle Likes: Seafood, swimming, skiing, “my baby,” Doonesbury, Hunter Thompson, John Irving, the Big Three and their families, Joe and Diane, my family, the Sullivans, reading, libraries, the IWW, acting, cemeteries, Father’s apple doughnuts, the Wife of Bath, violas, and sleeping late. Dislikes: Three-faced people, parsnips, the Moral Majority, yearbook deadlines, college applications. Goals: To become a computer when I grow up. Gemini — June 6, 1 965 “A new day, a new way, and new eyes to see the dawn. Go your way. I’ll go mine and carry on.” — Stephen Stills “Mafa”, “Beech” Likes: purple. Tab and Doritos, 6, mustard, ballet, Boston, Hampton, rain, the G.F.O., “Betsy” (the car), skiing, laughing, craziness, Jibee Yumping,” 3 W ' s on the porch, quiche, Nikes, shopping, good friends, Texas, Perrier, flowers, the great upset, natural socks, the long lost Celt’s hat, The Moody Blues, Fleetwood Mac — 9 15 82, movies, starting “the Bet ’82, the last and the night before the first, the summer of ’82, and the Class of ’83. Dislikes: Moby Dick, 5 8 82. accidents, Chinese food, braces, no money, worrying about being “deducted,” SAT’s, the tree in front of the Barre Lib., eternal optimists, the cookie caper, the “M bag, CW’s, embarrassing moments. Goal: To learn from my mistakes on my journey towards perfection. Also, T M. A. S. G. A. G. P E. N., of course! Sayings: Grifty!”, “Totally irrational and irrelevant. , Or, a facsimile thereof.”, “Nothing Yib, except . . .’’ Daniel Beck “Dan “Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow you die.” — Shakespeare Likes: Opposite sex. Miller, keg parties, class of 1983, money, steady jobs, M B. summer of ’81, 1957 Chevy, Stafford stock cars, 61 , B.R. Dewitt, Little Eddie, Garfield, Marlboro, Patriots, Yankees, memories. Dislikes: Snobs, jocks, flat beer, D.S., school, being broke, Boston Red Sox, Dallas Cowboys, being around people you don ' t like or know, being unemployed. Sayings: What’s up?”

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“Laur”, “Lauribeth”, “Beth” “Memory is not just the imprint of the past time upon us, it is also the keeper of what is meaningful and important for the future.” Likes: Walking in the rain, N.Y.C., Papa Ginos with Pauline, P-town, bagels with cream cheese, Garfield, November 5 at the Marriott, Manicotti, orange roses, meeting Pops under the apple tree, swimming with Carolanne during thunder storms, Long Island and Fire Island beaches, lobster, summer of 1982 at Hampton Beach, Friday nights with Brenda, Chinese food, Coke and Fritos in a McDonald’s cup, and (loves) my best, best friend. Dislikes: Working on weekends and getting paid on Sundays, Monday morning in Physics, Holden cops, that certain clique, having Mom always there when I come home from a party. Sayings: “What are we doing Friday night Brenda?” “Life’s tough when you live in the Bronx!” “Let’s just run away and forget about them.” “Let’s do it Paul, we won’t get caught!” “Go for it!” “Grody to the max!” Goal: To get two degrees in Engineering and become very, very wealthy. Also to own a villa in Greece. “Kare” “A Thought Concerning Love” You should wait a little longer for that which is worth waiting for — than to run a little faster trying to catch that which can’t be caught. Without waiting ... I guess love is like a ball coming down from the sky. You have to wait for it to come down before you can run with it. Likes: 12 27 80, Old Orchard Beach, black leather, roses, honesty, true friends, 10 1 1 81, Fleetwood Mac, 9 15 82, pizza, Cape Cod, Summer 1982, MWCC, helping people, my family, the Chisolm family. (Loves: Todd Chisolm and Sara Lynn.) Dislikes: Trying to be someone you really aren’t, hurting someone special, fighting, being sworn at, 7 10 82, breaking off relationships, being alone, hard times, being hated, no money, living in Barre, snobs, people who won’t let you help them. Sayings: Time heals all, look to the future, don’t dwell on the past, keep smiling, love is not only loving but being loved back, sometimes love isn’t enough. “It is better to have loved and lost, than not to have loved at all.” “Chas”, “Chester Likes: 67 Chevelle Super Sport Convertible, Big Block engines, Four wheeling, hunting, concerts, Molson Golden, Sam Mixter parties, the outdoors. Dislikes: Waking up, small black engines with two barrel carbs, VW, speed traps, being late. “Jen”, “Jenny”, “Smugly” “Let It Be” “I’m sorry . . . but not for nothing” “Take a chill pill “ya know “Have a happy . . Likes: Vacations, traveling. The Gorge, rainbows, sunrises, Mr. Mojo Risen and Coki Dislikes: Obnoxious people, laziness Goal: To appreciate and enjoy life Karen V. Adomaitis Charles D. Allen Laurie Beth Ackert Jennifer Ayer

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Likes: Wrestling, girls Goals: to succeed in the military “Doggie” “When you are hurting it is so hard to know that you are struggling ... I want to lift you up to a place of sunshine and mountain tops. I know that sometimes the greatest gift I can give you is to leave you alone, but when you need somebody, remember that I’ll be there to lift you up.” Likes: Life Guard parties, Chinese food, apple juice, Molsons Golden, slowing down, moments alone, Cape Cod, Chaucer, Dove, junk food, outdoors, skiing, track, Elwood Blues, lollipops, the way you are, playing the piano and bare back riding, mountain climbing, saddles, shorts with pockets. Dislikes: The Men and Women, SATs, The Raisin Desk, The Oval Office, Coke, junk food, orange bathing suits, college decisions, M L., people with great tans. Sayings: “I dunnow”, “Blanket”, “What a bummer.”. To everyone at Quabbin thank you very much. “Yibbee”, “Hi-dee” “Step into the velvet of the morning Let yourself lay back within your dreams Take on the situation but not the torment Now you know it ' s not as bad as it seems. — Stevie Nicks Likes: Field hockey (F.k.a.), jelly beans, trident blue, summer of ' 82, “Betsy”, pink roses, the 3 w’s on the porch, 11, Boston, the beach, laughing, buddies, blue eyes. Roof and Marty, dressing-up, traveling, “the great upset”, hyperactivity. Tab and Doritos, Mercedes, the mod squad, meeting people, the 25.75, surprises, smiles, bow-legs (T.N.), Mrs. Dwelby, hats, thundershowers, hugs, class of ' 83, Corrupto Engineering Inc. Dislikes: Having my picture taken, not being able to express myself, floggy glasses, stuttering, feeling intimidated, embarrassed, self conscious and or insecure, no money, the M. bag, cookie capers, SATs, eggy shins, p.w.s.f.b., elevators, fat, overeating, Chinese food, waiting, headgear, bowling alleys, basketball, the 280zx, not meeting expectations, rushing, losing, crying, college applications, hurting, hang nails, claustrophobia “I ' m shattered”, “Come on Marth, what have you got to lose?!” Goals: To be a person strong enough to deal with life’s lows: to initiate the master plan to annihilate bowling alleys nationwide: (6) “GOD grant me the SERENTIY to accept the things I cannot change, COURAGE to change the things I can, and WISDOM to know the difference.” Likes: Jonathan Scott Haynes (muchly), my Camaro, strawberries, my family, my Gram, Arty’s singing, cool rainy nights, walking (with Jon), smiles, dancing, Clouatre’s parties, “Special Friends , pizza, lobster, “HOT” peppers, 9 21 79, 7 26 82, Garfield, Ziggy, Pink Panther, the Stones, “Wild Horses , Bod Seger, Billy Squier, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Skynyrd, Beatles, Jonathan Edwards, Charlie Daniels, Jackson Brown, my dog (Sam), my cat (Frosty), arts and crafts, York Beach, 4th row seats to Fleetwood Mac, Christmas time, honest people, pickles, the country, “those special times”, MacDonald’s, french fries, knowing that I am loved. Dislikes: Spiders, snakes, 5 18 81, fights, confusion, being paranoid, when someone always says “what? , being rushed, wasting money, getting up early, being alone, thunderstorms, playing ping pong against Jon, goodbyes, broken glasses, my father’s jokes, cold cars, being sick, cruelty to animals, crying. “Oh my God”, “What a bummer”, “muchly”, “You’ve got to be kidding”, “Freek me out , “What are you, crazy?” Goals: To become a successful art therapist, get married, have a healthy family, and live a long happy life. Maria Elaine Borelli David Paul Bolduc