Howie (Forrest) McDonald, his wife, Kaylon, his brother Steve, and the rest of
the band entertained us again at
Chan's Restaurant in Woonsocket on May 22,
2010. Howie was in better form than ever and showed us a great time. Among
those rocking in the audience at Chan's: Charlene Vernon, Gail Diodati, Connie
Lally, Debbie Farina Cassady, Bob Holden, Glenna Collett, Judy Prebluda, Melva
Kolle Peacock (all the way from California), Sue Williams, and Lynda Dykstra.
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Carol Harris Johnson, 59, of Powhatan, Virginia, died December 23, 2009,
surrounded by her family. A graduate of Barrington High School, 1968. She is
survived by her husband, Wade K. Johnson, son Lance K. Johnson, of Fairfax
Virginia, daughter Allison L. Sampson and husband Eric, and granddaughter
Madison L. Sampson, of Colorado. Brothers H. William Harris, of Warwick,
and H. Craig Harris, of Riverside, sister Louise H. Boulton, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Her funeral was held on December 28, 2009, at the Bennett and Barden
Funeral Home in Powhatan, Virginia.
Howie has been living in Salt Lake City for 35+ years and while he
knew he would be unable to make the reunion last year, he said that
he would be back in the summer of 2009. On Saturday, Howie &
his wife Leslee, plus Holly and Ted Furtado spent the day together
with George Crowell and his wife Bettyann in Little Compton
catching up on 40 years. A great time and Howie says hi to everyone.
Photo: Left to right: Ted, George, Howie
Steve writes that his vessel, the Nicole Leigh Reinauer/
RTC 135 is a 550-foot articulated tug-barge with a crew
of 7. She holds 5,712,000 gallons of gasoline. Steve is
the barge captain. The home port is New York, and he
travels from Canada to Carolina. He works two weeks
on and two off (which is why he could not attend
reunion). He says:
"The Queen and I live in Paradise, otherwise known as
Appomatox, VA. Far off the beaten path. We are the
de facto caretakers of her family's 636 acre plantation
(farm). We have 1 daughter, 6 sons, 3 granddaughters
and 2 grandsons. Several of them are housebroken.
Luckily for us, they all reside in New England."
