Heywood Hospital

Images of America: Heywood Hospital

This book was compiled by Gayle Kadlik and James A. Faust, M.D.  To anyone from Gardner, this publication provides many photographs, facts, insights, and stories about an institution with which  we are all familiar and its stages of development.  Above all, it is a visual history of the Henry Heywood Hospital and you may recognize many of the people pictured in it.  The book reveals the deep connections between a community hospital and its residents.

Available at many bookstores, including Barnes & Noble bookstores.

Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC: (2012). ISBN 978-0-7385-7687-9

Joanne Taylor Moore, Author

Some classmates do very compelling and important things in their retirement years – starting a new business, launching a second career, joining a clog dancing group, or becoming a master gardener.  GHS classmate Joanne (Bogdanski) Taylor Moore has just published her first novel.  Blood Mountain has just been released by Treble Heart Books.

Members of the Gardner High School Art and Drama Clubs may remember Joni, as might elementary school classmates who attended Pleasant Street and Connors Street schools.  At Gardner Junior High School, Joni was in homerooms 7A and 8-29.

 

Here is a teaser from her book jacket.

The abandoned hotel on Blood Mountain stood vacant for twelve years in the Arizona desert, shrouded in mystery and rumors, until LA playboy Buddy McCain inherits the property and decides to reopen the inn. He convinces his contractor pal, JT Carpenter to move in and help him remodel the once-fine hotel, but then, trouble starts…

Oh?  What kind of trouble?  You may want to visit the Treble Heart Book web site yourself to read the reviews of Joni’s book or add your own commentary.  Go to www.trebleheartbooks.com

Joanne lives in Yuma, Arizona with her husband, Larry and is busy working on the next novel in her series and planning some new ones.  Congratulations, Joni.  You can read more about Joni at her web site: http://joannetaylormoore.com/
 

Saluting Our Class Veterans

Saluting Our Class Veterans

As Veteran’s Day approaches, let us salute the men and women from the Gardner High School, Class of 1960, who served in a branch of the military. We have made every attempt to keep this list accurate and complete, but if you spot an error or omission, please notify us so we can make the necessary additions, deletions, or corrections. We especially do not want to leave anyone out, and apologize sincerely to anyone who has been overlooked.

Joseph W. Arsenault – U.S. Army, 1960-1962.

Martin S. Anderholm – U.S. Navy, 1960-1963.

Norman W. Begun – Army National Guard, 1966-1972.

Robert A. Bernard – U.S. Air Force, 1961-1965.

Brian L. Bjurling – U.S. Coast Guard, 1960-1964.

William Bradford – U.S. Navy, 1960-1964.

John L. Brooks – U.S. Air Force, 1960-1964.

Theodore Budzinski – U.S. Air Force, 1960-1964.

Ronald Charland – U.S. Army, 1957-1960.

Robert H. Coffin, Jr. – U.S. Army, 1964-1986.

Allen Cook – U.S. Navy,  1961-1965. Electronic

Nancy Cormier Toolin – U.S. Army, 1961-1962.

Robert J. Cormier – U.S. Army, 1966-1970.

Jeffey L. Davis – U.S. Air Force, specific information not confirmed

Gordon J. Dickie – U.S. Navy, 1961-1965.

Donald Diemdowicz – U.S. Navy,1960-1963.

Roger E. Ducharme  – U.S. Coast Guard,  1960-1964.

James Eacmen – U.S. Navy, 1961-1964.

Alan L. Erickson – U.S. Navy, 1961-1966.

Leonard Erickson – U.S. Marine Corps, 1961-1965.

Samuel P. Evans – U.S. Army, 1965-1968.

William Farnsworth –U.S. Navy, 1965-1985.

David Feltmarch – Army National Guard, 1964-1970.

John W. Gerrard – U.S. Air Force, 1966-1967.

Richard L. Goguen – served 34 ½ years total in the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve

Robert L. Goguen – U.S. Air Force, 1960-1964.

Bruce W. Handy  – U.S. Marine Corps, 1961-1964. 

Russell W. Hoag, Jr. – Army National Guard of Massachusetts 1964-1970.

Bruce M. Jacobsen – Army National Guard of Massachusetts 1961-1971.

George Kangas – U.S. Coast Guard 1961-1965.

Richard C. Kiiski – U.S. Marine Corps, 1960-1963.

Roger A. Kinnear – National Guard,  1966-1971.

Winona LeBlanc Moeller – U.S. Army Nurse Corps with assignments in Germany and throughout the United States,

Ernest M. Lehtonen  – U.S. Air Force, 1960-1968.

Dennis S. Mierzejewski –U.S. Air Force, detailed information not confirmed

Edward Miller, Jr. – U.S. Coast Guard, 1961-1965.

Creighton R. Morris – U.S. Air Force, 1960-1964.

Donald W. Niemela – U.S. Army 1964-1966. Vietnam.

John W. Oinonen – U.S. Navy, 1961-1965.

Jerome Pierce – U.S. Army Reserves, 1964-1970.

Pamela Prime Miller – U.S. Army 1964-1966.

Kenneth W. Rameau – U.S. Navy, 1960-1964.

Stephen Resnick– 1965-1972. National Guard, MA and NY

Ronald Richard – U.S. Army, 1962-1965.

David Robichaud – U.S. Air Force, 1960-1964. Air

Ronald V. Rosengren –  Army National Guard, 1964-1970.

Albert N. Rouisse – U.S. Marine Corps, 1960-1964.

James P. Sand – U.S. Coast Guard, 1960-1964.

Fred Schindler – U.S. Marine Corps, 1960-1966.

Wilfred J. Spring, Jr. – U.S. Air Force, 1964-1967.

 Kenneth W. Stone – U.S. Marines, 1960-1964.

James L. Tamulen – U.S. Air Force, 1965-1969.

Arthur Thomson – U.S.Army, 1960-1966; 1979-2001, National Guard of Vermont, 28 years of service total.

Terry T. Tosh – U.S. Marines, 1960-1970.

Charles L. Tutlis – U.S. Army,1965-1966.

 

GHS Class of 1960 classmates with military service records who are now deceased.

David Beauregard -–U.S. Coast Guard, deceased 2007

Laurie Blacquiere – U.S. Air Force Reserves, deceased 2010

Paul Gastonguay –  U.S. Air Force, deceased 1989

Ron Gerard – U.S. Army, Berlin Brigade, deceased 2003

Bruce Goguen – U.S. Army, Vietnam, deceased 1998

Blair Lariviere – Massachusetts National Guard, deceased 2008

Ernest LeBlanc  – U.S. Air Force, deceased 2012

Gerald LeClair  – U.S. Navy, deceased 2008

Eric Pakkila – U.S. Marine Corps, deceased 2000

Donald Pouliot – U.S. Air Force, Vietnam, deceased 2000

Pamela (Prime) Miller – U.S. Army, deceased 2006

Peter Smith – U.S. Coast Guard, deceased 2007

Joseph Stellato – U.S. Air Force, Vietnam, deceased 2010

Richard Touchette – U.S. Coast Guard, deceased 2011

A longer version of this list, identifying length of service, where stationed or deployed, and other pertinent information on each of these men and wome, is available by contacting dfleming373@verizon.net .