GHS Class of 1960 classmate Richard E. Touchette, age 69, died on Friday, August 12, 2011. Following high school, Richard served in the Massachusetts National Guard and worked for four years at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft in East Hartford, CT. He then attended Mount Wachusett Community College and Fitchburg State College, where he graduated in 1970, with a major in History and Geography. "Dick" worked as a production planner for Mead Container in Gardner and later, for 26 years as production planner for Star Container in Leominster. He retired in 2006. His favorite hobby was travel and it was his goal to visit all 50 U.S. States in his lifetime. Dick also enjoyed train shows, reading history, and following the Boston Red Sox.
