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Welcome to the Class of 1948!

Bud Thornton
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Now Living In: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida USA
I am retired now and reside in Florida during the winter months and Hudson, N. H. during the summer months with my high school sweetheart, Rita Auprey, now Rita Thornton.

Franklin Taylor
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Now Living In: St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE2 3YY, Great Britain
Graduated from University of NH(UNH) in 1952. In Army from 1952 thru 1955. Back at UNH for 2nd degree. After several varied Software programming jobs I settled down with IBM at Endicott, NY in 1965 retiring in 1987. During this period I relocated for 7 years to Essex Jct., VT. I met my wife while working at GE, Syracuse, NY in 1962. At the time she had 3 children, two boys and a girl. We now have 5 grandchildren of which the two oldest are in college. We retired to Jersey which is where my wife originally came from. Jersey is one of the Channel Islands at the Western end of the English Channel. It however is closer to France (14 miles) than England.

Harold Kenney
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Now Living In: Boscawen, New Hampshire USA
After graduation I went to UNH for l year, then 2 years of accountaing at Concord Commercial, then in 1951 I headed to California, where I learned aircraft mechanics. I was in Nh briefly in l952-3. I went to Michigan 1953-57 where I worked for General Motors Executive Air Transport. I married Henrietta Phelps of Webster on Oct. 23, l953. We have 3 children, Peter, MVHS 80; Tim, MVHS 84; and Amy, MVHS 85; we have 6 lovely grandchildren. I have been in the Sand & Gravel business since l963, was in Construction l959-68; Fuel Oil l959-1962 and Propane l959-l989. I am not retired nor do I intend to retire at any time. We have traveled a great deal in the US and Canada. I have hunted and fished in the US and Canada over the years. Henrietta whom I call Hook and I enjoy life, we have a place on Rattlesnake Island in Winnespauskee. We have been there since 1963. In that I have a Master Electrician and a master Plumbers license here in NH, I can be a jack of all trades, but the family can no longer say masters in none!!!!!

Paul Boucher
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Now Living In: Dover, New Hampshire United States
Alumni, Freshman year.Worked in Conn and Penacook (Charron's ??) before joining navy in 1950 Married April 1954, out of navy in August, enroll At UNH in Sept. First Child born in Jan 1955 and 2nd in Oct 1956. Two while in college, what fun ( not recommended though). Graduated in 1958 as Mechnical Engineer and went to worked in Dover building printing presses for 30 years. Now retired for 15 years (unbelievable), still in Dover. Children in Tolland CT, Charlottesville, VA, and Americus, GA. It takes us a month to get to Florida and another month to get back. Still a bit active as a board member of the Dover Children Home and Wentworth home for the aged. Peggy, was a nursing classmate of my sister from Gloucester MA when we married 49 years ago. Have enjoyed past PHS reunions. Great opportunity to meet old friends.

Ted Kelsey
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Now Living In: Penacook, New Hampshire USA
After high school I graduated from UNH, and served in the army for two years. I spent the next 37 years working for the Soil Conservation Service where I enjoyed incredable freedom in my choices of work and how I went about it. Ten years as a soil scientist where I made the first presentation in the US on the use potential of soil survey information in community and regional planning and development. I spent the next ten years developing community planning techniques, and in communicating these techniques in government(federal. state and local), and in numerous colleges and Universities. Somehow, I got involved with the seeding and vegetative renovation of the many State of New Hampshire owned earthen flood control dams. During this period, I became interested in plant research. I tried to find plants that would grow on strip mines, drouthy construction sites, highway slopes, and gravel pits without the used of topsoil. This culmated in 1992 with the receiving of the highest national award for plant research relative to so called critical area stabilization. I can ride the roads of many states and see the results of this work. In addition to doing my regular work, I and initionally 60 others, rated college graduates for for various jobs in about 22 federal agencies. This was a closed society with few people knowing about us. This work was extremely interesting as we were continuously evaluating curriculums in colleges and universities throughout the country. We were among the first to realize that women were replacing males in institutions of higher learning. This observation blew our minds at the time. I retired to go in business with my son purchasing and renovating apartment buildings in the Dover/Rochester area. I have four children and nine grand children with more on the way. Beverly White, class of 50 has shared my life for the past eighteen yeears.

William Bill Arms
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Now Living In: Garner, North Carolina USA
I am retired from the FBI (for many years). We moved here from FLorida in 2001 in order to be closer to our children (2 boys, who live in the DC area).I do a little contracting work for firms that do background investigations for the U.S. Government, and also do some volunteer work.We are not far from I-95, so would be happy to see classmates if they are on their way to or from Florida.