Weston High School - Key Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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Dedication “The One and Only” — Donald E. Garland We, the class of 1983, are dedicating our yearbook in memory of a very special person. Donald Garland. His sudden death is a great loss to us all because he was much more than our principal; he was our friend. Despite his many duties as principal, he was always there to give us advice from his many years of experience, always there to help us with a personal problem, always there to help us grow and learn from our mistakes. The dedication of our yearbook to Mr. Garland is a small way for us to express our feelings for a man who cared about people.

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ref 57 ' • 74 c -3 EULOGY for DONALD E. GARLAND It seems contradictory to speak of “laying Don Garland to rest.” Repose” was as foreign to his nature as “pretense.” Who else would choose the yearbook quotation “Better to bum out then to rust out 9 Who else would hold the Marine Corps record for the shortest time debarking from a landing barge and hitting the beach? Don preferred doing to being. He worked hard and played hard. One suspects that he will figure out some way to “rest hard.” Generous to his friends — generous even to his enemies — Don believed in the power of food and drink to make friends and keep the peace. How can people quarrel with a glass in one hand and a pretzel in the other? He and Gigi fed us all: familly, friends, faculty and students. For him. hospitality was one of the sacraments. It was the only way he could tell us he loved us. A very private person, Don was a public man. He was a father to other people ' s children. Students felt that they had as much right as any faculty member to fill his office with their plans and complaints. His phone rang day and night. If he wasn’t at the dance, he was at the game. Earlier, he had dropped in at scrimmage. His voice was recognized at the police station, Town Hall. the. Fire Department and the Youth Commission. And there was no relaxation to be gained from a trip to the Center. Don believed in the old fashioned American virtues. He was loyal — even to his own injury. He was blunt and forthright when others were artful. He believed in manhood and honor. He believed in patriotism. He believed in The Common Man and the Stiff Upper Lip. Don insisted on being himself. All the secrets he had been told died with him. We will miss Don in ways impossible to predict. We will recollect him in odd moments when — unexpectedly — We will remember his laugh, the creases of his smile and the set of his jaw when he would say — (against all the evidence, against all common sense) — “No problem! Everything ' s going to be all right! No problem!” The dictionary calls that spirit faith.” St. Paul, in his Epistle to the Corinthians, said it was a characteristic of “love.” Written by Bruce MacDonald

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Special Recognitions FOR BEST PERFORMANCE The Romans put it together, the Barbarians knocked it apart, and we’ve been trying to put it together ever since ' These words often quoted by Bruce MacDonald seem fitting to describe the difficult role he has had to play during our senior year. He spent the first semester of the school year under the almost unbearable scrutiny of parents, teachers, staff and students. Mr. MacDonald succeeded in creating a supportive atmosphere. He was always accessable, amiable, and assertive. Most important, he used wit and wisdom to take control of situations. Mr. MacDonald has earned the respect and friendship of the entire Weston High community. We proudly recognize him as Best Performer. Mr. Burke made his physics classes interesting and double labs bearable by turning the radio on to FM 103. Even though his tests were impossible, we struggled through because he was always willing to work with us. His sense of humor and willingness to listen made him a very special Best Performer. Thank you. Mr. Burke, for being the person you are. 4 Special Recognitions