Class of `71 Reunion Honors Those Who Served

The Franklin High School Class of 1971 held its 50th Class Reunion this past weekend, an event that attracted 47 former classmates plus spouses and significant other for a total of more than 60 attendees.

Prior to the event, most also attended a Quilts of Valor Ceremony at the Franklin Historical Museum, described by one attendee as “a very moving experience.” The Veteran’s Agent reportedly got the idea from a member of the Class of `71 who is involved with the National Quilts of Valor Organization...

Member of the Class who received quilts included:

>Ronald Ayotte

>Paul Beach

>Gary Bresnahan

>Shirley Garrity

> William Getchell

>Tony Gargiulo

One Veteran that didn’t attend the reunion, asked for his Quilt to be donated to a homeless veteran. All quilts were donated by a Quilts group called The Shorebirds of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Photos by Paul Vicario, courtesy of Class of `71 reunion