HUDSON – Eighty members and guests of the Hudson High class of 1972 attended their 50-year reunion Sept. 24 at Marlborough Country Club.
Reunion committee head was Doug Emmons, of Pittsboro, N.C., who moved out of town with his family in his junior year, failing to graduate with his class. In a surprise presentation, Emmons received a traditional red cap and gown, and a framed HHS diploma.
A memorial table contained the names and pictures of 29 deceased members. Some of the members enjoyed a “pub crawl” the night before the reunion, including a traditional “back-in-the-day stonewall sit” on Main Street.
Reunion committee members included Emmons, Arthur Redding, Leah Lamson, Paul Jusseaume, Linda (Lambert) Ghiloni, Jim Rouse, Bill Firth and Pam (Correa) Mayer. Members came from throughout Massachusetts, as well as South Carolina, Maine, Arizona, Florida, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Connecticut and California.
‘70th birthday’ reunion
When Covid postponed their class reunion two years ago, members of the Hudson High Class of 1970 decided to celebrate their 70th birthdays with a reunion in 2022.
About 40 class members gathered at the Hudson home of class member Lona Eddy and her husband, Bill Eddy on Saturday, Oct. 1.
Reunion committee member Sandra (Cashman) Krawiec said, “This is the year a lot of the classmates turned 70, so a 70th birthday cake centered the decorations.”
The reunion was catered by the Horseshoe Pub. The committee also included: Ibette Aponte, Deb (Colaluca) Small, Kathy (Doyle) Parker, Lona Lamson Eddy, Bob Alicea, Deb (Veinotte) Camuti, Gary Parker and Robin (Parker) Brissette.
Class members came from throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Florida.
Future class reunions on the horizon
‘Tis the season for high school class reunions. Information about Hudson High School class of 1952 and Hudson Catholic High School class of 1972 will be in future columns.
Hudson artist appears in Wellesley show
Two photographic images by Hudson artist Linda DeStefano Brown have been selected to appear in the Arts Wayland Juried show, “Winds of Change.”
The exhibit is on display Oct. 3-29 at the Wakelin Room of the Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St., Wellesley during library hours. The exhibit will also be on line at the Arts Wayland site: https://artswayland.com.
Pumpkin Stroll Oct. 22
A Pumpkin Stroll will take place at Liberty Park, adjacent to Library, Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon. Families can enjoy crafts, refreshments and seeing community-decorated pumpkins. The event is co-sponsored by the Hudson Public Library and the Hudson Rotary Club.
First grandchild
Jaxon David Clark was born Oct. 4, 2022 at UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, to Andrew and Danielle (Boisvert) Clark of Brookfield, first grandchild of AnaBela Paul of Hudson and John Boisvert, Sr. of Worcester, formerly of Hudson. David and Elizabeth Clark of Auburn are paternal grandparents.
Trick or Treat
Downtown “Trick or Treat” returns to downtown Hudson Thursday, Oct. 27 from 4-8 p.m. Main Street will be closed those hours from the rotary to Broad Street. Families can enjoy treats and other activities. Event is sponsored by Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Fresh Start in need
Hudson resident Steven Snow, one of the helpful volunteers at the Fresh Start Furniture Bank, notes that a number of area families are in need of practical furniture items, including tables, chairs, bed frames, couches, desks, lamps, kitchenware, small appliances, bedding, rugs and bookcases. Contact Fresh Start Furniture at 508-485-208 or https://freshstartfurniturebank.org/.
Hallowe’en bash
Hudson Lodge of Elks “Hallowe’en Super Bash,” will be Saturday, Oct. 29, 8-11:30 p.m. at Elks Hall, 99 Park St. Costume prizes, entertainment, cash bar and raffles featured. Tickets $10 per person in advance from the bartender, or $15 per person at the door. Tables of 10 may also be reserved. Event is open to the public.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Oct. 22 – Tom McAuliffe II, Lynne Johnson, Mary Stapelfeld, Dick Mangus and Sophia Fleming
Oct. 23 – Kris Harrington and Sara Bowen
Oct. 24 – Dave Jenkins
Oct. 25 – David O’Neil, Catherine Russell, Bethany King, Steven Freitas and Patrick Crowley-Poirier
Oct. 26 – Dave Cesario and Ryan Hartford
Oct. 26 – Joanne Ahearn, Tom Noon, Matt Davis and Jeff Parker
Oct. 28 – Suzette Cunha, Keith Poirier, Brittany Appleyard, Joel Patterson and Katelyn Marie Terranova
Oct. 30 – Richard Hartford Jr., Joe Bleiler, Willow Beccia, Caitlyn Cole, Mike Drummey, Maureen Clarke, Jenny Geary and Colleen Tucker
Oct. 31 – Katie Flanigan, Zachary Supernor, Elysha Megan Sathyaraj and Judy Powell
Nov. 1 – Tim VanVorse, Paul Tucker, Brett Gellenthien, Jay Cunha, Natalie Mollica, Kaileigh Chartrand, Christopher Anderson and Jonathan Prendergast
Nov. 2 – Cole DiPersio, Andy Keefe, Lauren Kelly Colbert, Chris McGuiness and Robert Yorston
Nov. 3 – Shirley Howard, Emily Martel and Nicole Parker
Nov. 4 – Mary Bruso, Jennifer Maglione and Marianne Massinger
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
Oct. 23 – Ricky and Paulette Civitarese
Oct. 26 – Joe and Yvonne Bleiler
Oct. 27 – Ed and Marge O’Connor
Nov. 3 – George and Barbara Shea
LOOKING BACK TO 1971
Carl Casabian was the new owner of Monahan’s at Lake Boone. David Fox was president of the senior class at Hudson High School. John Elderkin of Hudson High and Bob Masciarelli Hudson Catholic High were writing weekly columns in the Hudson News-Enterprise.
Mrs. Alice Ferjulian showed colored slides of her visit to the Holy Land at the Senior Citizen meeting. Jody Buchanan was named “most spirited” member of Junior CYO Band.
Longtime employees of Lapointe Machine Tool Co. honored at retirement dinner were: Barton Morse, Joseph Morais and Max Baker.
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