About-Baker: Memories have faded a bit... Beta Tri-Hi-Y, ROTC Sponsor, and the band with Mr. Curry
After-Baker: The day after h.s. graduation my family moved to Fairbanks,Alaska where I attended the University of Alaska. While there I shot with the UA rifle team. I finally graduated from East Texas State University, now known as TexasA & M at Commerce with a B.S. in elementary education.I have a M.S. from Southern Connecticut State University. I taught 4th and 5th grade for 9 years in North Haven,CT. I married in 1971 to Richard Barry, a United States Merchant Marine Academy graduate. Richard is now a retired ship's captain. Retirement lasted 2 weeks, he's now an instructor at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studes in Linthicum Heights, MD. He commutes home on weekends. We have 2 sons, Christopher ('78) and Kevin ('82). Christopher, a Springfield College graduate, teaches physical education to kids in grades 1-8. Kevin, Lafayette College graduate. He is now working on his PhD at WesleyanUniversityin biochemistry. I coached our local high school's rifle team for 18 yrs. Over the years the team won 7 state championships and qualified for the state championship shoot off 15 times. I enjoy shooting competively with the adult team, gardening and traveling.
September, 2012
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