The Godfrey's Thanksgiving 2009
Back Row: Bruce, Isabel, Ben, Mike, Jared
Front Row: Alan, Sophia, Kate, Skipper, Clara, Edie, Jenni, Miles.
GHS classmate Edith Nedham Godfrey lives in Omaha, Nebraska with her husband Mike, who continues to run his in-house violin and viola studio. Mike is also taking a Constitutional Law course at UNO, thanks to a Senior Passport program. Edie is recovering from a serious illness and is recovering her strength. She is once more singing in her church choir and volunteering in the church office. After a rigorous program of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, her cancer is in remission.
In July of 2009, Mike and Edie took a camping trip that included stops on the Lewis and Clark trail, both Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, and Mount Rushmore. You can see that Edie is back in the saddle again on her visit with friends in Montana.
Holiday gatherings are precious opportunities to capture family photos. We hope you will send us photos from your special occasions, too. You can e-mail them to ghsclassof1960@gmail.com.
Louis Paul Migliozzi
Classmate Louis Paul Migliozzi is a registered professional engineer who specializes in structural analysis and design. Typical field installations include steel and aluminum stairs and rails, processing equipment, and mechanical project design. Lou lives in Southampton, MA and has several career highlights, including resurrection of a hydroelectric turbine that was over 100 years old, design of a sock dye machine for Burlington Industries, and design of a solvent coating plant operation in Holyoke, MA. You can check out Lou's business web site at
http://lpm-engineering.com .
Lou has three daughters - Gina, Ree, and Nicole, and one son - Conzolo. Lou owns a small farm in Southampton and a ten-acre campsite in Shelburne, MA. He is interested in ecology. Lou burns vegetable oil from restaurant fryers in his 1995 Mercedes E 300 Diesel automobile. He composts, grows red raspberries, makes raspberry wine, and cuts his own cordwood. Lou is a member of the Southampton Lions Club and sings bass in his church choir.
In this photo, taken at the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in November, John Awdycki is third from left. Tom Ryan is in front, far right. Behind Tom is Joseph Bishop, former Junior High School gym teacher and coach. Photo provided by Carol Johnson Smith.
It has been our pleasure in the past year to post news, photos, and updates from members of the Gardner High School Class of 1960 on the reunion web log. As we enter into another holiday season, we hope even more classmates will send us recent photos and share stories or greetings . Here is a quick summary of themes that have emerged from the postings so far:
65+ and still learning new skills or gaining new knowledge (playing piano, speaking French, etc.)
65+ and keeping fit by walking, bicycling, dancing, etc. 65+ and traveling to visit friends and family or resort destinations
65+ and still employed, part or full time (fully 25% of our class)
65+ and retired, but busier than ever, and wondering where the time goes
65+ and giving back to community by volunteering or providing service
65+ and assuming care-giver roles for family members who are older or younger
65+ and receiving awards, honors, or recognition of individual achievements
65+ and establishing daily or weekly "comfort" routines that provide stability, predictability and reliability (reading, group luncheons, theater, movies, dinners, etc.)
Got news? Please send photo amd message to ghsclassof1960@gmail.com
Gardner in World War II - A History
This volume, about the thickness of a building brick, was published by the Hatton Press in Gardner in 1947. The first section includes photographic reproductions of World War I dead - Gardner heroes who gave their lives during 1917-1919. The next section includes chapters on Civilian Defense, Gardner's Industrial Efforts, Red Cross and USO organizations, and other home-front activity during World War II. A special section of photographs and brief biographies is dedicated to the honored dead who were killed in action. Next, a whopping 438 pages are devoted to Gardner's Service Men and Women who served our country and returned home to become teachers, policemen, firemen, business owners, and to raise families in Gardner. Many aunts, uncles, mothers, and fathers of GHS Class of 1960 classmates are featured in this section. This part includes black and white photographs of each individual and brief descriptions of their military service, battles and campaigns, decorations and citations.
There is a copy of this book in the Local History Room of the Levi Heywood Memorial Library in Gardner.
The Godfrey's Thanksgiving 2009
