WHO REMEMBERS BABE OUIMETTE?

Does anyone remember a woman in the cafeteria named Babe Quimette? I think she was at H/R the whole time we were there. There was a very sweet article about her in the Salem News this week after her death earlier in the month. Apparently she was married during WWII and she and her husband planned on living out their perfect life in Danvers. Unfortunately, he left for the war shortly after their marriage and was killed. She came here to Danvers to live and had many remembrances to him all over town even though he had never spent a day here. Because they never found his body, she always believed he would return to her here in Danvers. Right before she died she decided that he probably was never coming. She loved him until the very end. I guess we never know the back stories of those who move in and out of our lives.

Someday I will figure all this out!

I keep deep diving for more information on this blog site. I am sure Jimmy Wilkey was much better at it. If you want to post something other than a comment (I have enabled anyone to make a comment on a post by hitting comments at the bottom of the post) you will need to send me your e-mail and I can add it to the "author list". Thanks. Lets try to keep this going so we all can stay in touch.

Finally. . .something good to report!!!!

Hi all - and I may just be talking to myself. Finally, finally, finally something good this year has happened to one of us. Our very own George Lemire won a million dollars on the lottery. I am so happy for him and I am sure you all are too, if not a little jealous. Congratulations to George and his wife. We hope they enjoy every penny of it! Sally

Our Advisor - Mr. Barry

Hi to you all - It just occurred to me that those that are not local may not know of Mr. Barry's death.  He died about a month ago.  Chuck Roy and I (and perhaps a few others from the committee) sent flowers.  Chuck picked them out and they were perfect.  They were blue and white with a banner that said "Class of 1963".  They seemed to mean a great deal to Maureen Barry (David's wife).  Chuck and I met Roberta Riddle at the wake and the family was so happy to see us.  We had just seen Maureen in June when she and David came to our reunion, traveling from Florida.  They have a beautiful family who told Chuck and I how much our class meant to him.  In an odd coincidence, one of their sons told me that he was on the scene when my David died.  What a small world!!!   I hope all is well with all of you.  Sally Symmes