I am so pleased to know that Joan Reynolds Fogarty and her amazing classmates are still celebrating friendship. Joan sent this picture of the girls at their September get together at P J Billingtons. Joan said this meeting was especially memorable because, for the very first time, Yvonne Stephenson Meissner and Mary Farrell O'Keefe attended. Mary lives in Pouch Cove and Yvonne lives a little farther afield, in Claremont, Ontario.
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| That amazing Group of Friends |
The ladies are:
Front: Yvonne Stephenson Meissner, Patricia Connolly Leonard, Eleanor Sears Vatcher
Row 2: Brenda Casey Grouchy, Mary Fitzgerald, Mary Farrell O'Keefe, Joan Reynolds Fogarty, Joan Connolly Alston, Mary Bulger Corcoran, Catherine Corbett Stanley, Madeline Thomson Adams
Row 3: Rosemary Ashley Healy, Judy Fitzgerald Squires, Kathleen Dobbin Benson
The classmates meet for their Christmas bash on 4th December and we look forward to hearing all about that too.
Thanks Joan for keeping us up to date on your activities. You must be the closest, most loyal, group of school friends anywhere. St Patrick's Convent and West End values, perhaps? God bless you wonderful women and may you enjoy many more happy reunions.
https://www.barretts.ca/obituaries/Reginald-Stephen-Pye? Sincere sympathy to Betty and family and to all who grieve for the loss of Reg.
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I am sorry to have to add a sad note to this otherwise happy post. Joan has just informed me that one of the faithful band of friends, Betty Fitzgerald Pye, has just lost her beloved husband, Reg.https://www.barretts.ca/obituaries/Reginald-Stephen-Pye? Sincere sympathy to Betty and family and to all who grieve for the loss of Reg.
Could you please add Shirley Frances Hipditch to your list of deceased pupils? She passed on January 7, 2017. She loved St. Patrick's school and church. I heard many fond stories. She would have loved to reconnect to her childhood friends. She left St. John's at 18 and moved to the US. She never returned but had many wonderful stories. I am her daughter.
ReplyDeleteI most definitely will add your dear mother's name to our list and I am so grateful to you for letting us know about her. I will see to it immediately. Thanks and God bless you.
ReplyDeleteHello again "Unknown". I just went to add your mother's name to our list and I found that she is already there. If you scroll down you will find her listed under her maiden name of Hipditch. The names are in alphabetical order. Thanks again for giving her name. I think it is so important to remember our pupils and, if you know of any other St Patrick's pupils who have gone home to God, I would appreciate it if you could let us know. Thanks again and please keep in touch. God bless you and yours.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much.
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