1960s

Updated – 3/20/2013 -

Charles Duke ’62 is retiring from Appalachian State University in North Carolina after 18 years as dean of the Reich College of Education.

Dorothy (Donigan) Nazarian ’62 completed an LNA course and received her license to work in the health field, hoping to specialize in nutrition and fitness. She notes that her real passion is her 13 grandchildren, the oldest of whom graduates from high school this year.

Lawrence Coffin ’64 retired after 43 years as a high school social studies teacher and is now president of the Bradford (VT) Historical Society. He writes a monthly column on local history for Vermont’s Bradford Journal-Opinion and is an occasional contributor to the Valley News. Larry has published two books about the local history of New Hampshire’s Upper Valley, including In Times Past: Essays from the Upper Valley.

Kay Wilson ’65 and his wife, Jeri, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on February 23, 2013. Jeri was in the class of 1966 before she left to be married. They note, “50 years have flown by quickly, and to think there were many who gave us six months! We have many happy memories of our years at Plymouth.”

Wesley Colby ’66, ’71G retired from his position as the director of administration for the New Hampshire Department of Safety and moved to the mountains of Western North Carolina with his wife, Gayle.

David Smith ’67, headmaster of Coe-Brown Northwood (NH) Academy and coach of the school’s varsity men’s basketball team marked his 500th career win in January 2013. David has served as the school’s headmaster for 32 years.

Updated – 1/7/2013 -

Wesley Colby ’66, ’71G retired from his position as the director of administration for the New Hampshire Department of Safety and moved to the mountains of Western North Carolina with his wife, Gayle.

Updated – 11/28/2012 -

John Colburn ’65 is retired and volunteers with AARP’s Fraud Fighters and its You’ve Earned a Say campaign in New Hampshire.

Updated – 9/13/2012 -

Joe Amorosino ’61 continues his 40-year involvement as camp director for the annual summer Celtics basketball camp for young players.

Updated – 8/8/2012 -

Richard Wylie ’63 celebrated his 25th year as president of Endicott College in Beverly, MA.

Bernard “Bernie” Crowley ’64 is retired and living in Ohio. Bernie is a volunteer guardian ad litem with the Ohio Family Court, a volunteer educational surrogate parent, and a member of the Cleveland Drum Circle.

Barbara (Cartier) Shaw ’64 is a city alderwoman for Ward 9 in Manchester, NH. She has been a member of the NH House of Representatives for 12 years and serves on the Hillsborough County Executive Board.

Barbara (Kimball) LaPlume ’65
has retired from Baker & Taylor’s YBP Library Services in 2011. She now lives in Shelburne, NH, where she can see all the mountains she has climbed (all the 4,000-footers in NH and the AT in Maine).

Bruce Bean-Connery ’69 is the editor of the Connecticut Music Educators News Magazine and teaches music lessons in Connecticut.

Update – 6/21/2012 -

Barbara Cartier Shaw ’64 has three daughters and six grandchildren. She has served as city Alderman in Ward 9 for three years. She has been a member of the NH House of Representatives for twelve years and the Hillsborough County Executive Board.

Barry Borella ’66 is running for town selectman in Center Harbor.

Updated – 11/7/2011:

Skip Whitmore ’69 is retired, though he is now a parent companion to his son, Mike, who has Down syndrome. He still plays rock ‘n roll, vacations in Maine, and likes to keep in touch with as many PSC alumni as possible.

Update – 10/28/2011 -

Kathleen (Kelley) Bowen ’68 retired from teaching and went into business for herself in life coaching. She received her life coaching certification in June of 2008. She has two children, Brett, who married in 2008 and Wendy, a writer.

Update – 10/5/2011 -

Virginia (O’Hara) Wheeler ’65 retired from the Federal Savings Bank in Barrington, NH after 15 years, including, 10 as branch manager.

Duane Merrill ’67 is the owner and president of Duane Merrill and Company Auctioneers and Appraisers.

James Hogancamp ’68 is the senior partner and at James Hogancamp and Associates.

Update – 9/6/2011:

Phyllis (Souza) Lewis ’65 recently completed hiking the Appalachian Trail.

Charles Dy ’67 retired from teaching after 17 years in NH public schools. He also served for 20 years as a QA officer and lab accreditation program manager for the NH Department of Environmental Services, Laboratory Services Unit. He is now enjoying his retirement in Danbury, NH.

Dana Nelson ’69 has been named by Allen, Allen, Allen, & Allen in Richmond, VA, as one of their 50 Hometown Heroes for 2010. In 2004, Dana co-founded Operation Hope, an organization dedicated to building handicapped-accessible playgrounds for children.

 

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