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Class Notes	Ronald J. Cordon	7/26/2024
Ronald Cordon '82 has shared this inspiring story for as he puts it "to my classmates and those that came after our time". I came to North Adams from Miami, Fl to study accounting. I was not a top student but I determined to make it and sought assistance from those counselors who were put in place to help me in time of struggle. I can’t report that the teachers cared except for my speech professor. I was the victim of poor education for African American students in urban America. My vocabulary limits made it hard to understand what the book or teacher is saying. I had to look up many words and the words in the definition to do my homework and to prepare for an exam but I persevered and graduated. I couldn’t find an accounting job but my education and exposure to business practices assisted me in starting a business within a year of graduation and 5 full time employees within 4 years. As I was operating the business, I found myself falling in love with knowledge which led me to law school 5 years after college. I graduated law school early by loading up my prerequisites courses. I took the Florida bar 2 months after and open an office as a sole practitioner 5 months later upon being licensed. I had the privilege of practicing for 30 years as my own boss and I’m now retired. This message is to let others know to believe in themselves. Sometimes circumstances have prevented you from knowing how smart or intelligent you are. It’s up to you to go for and block out those who know absolutely nothing about the real you.

Class Notes	Theresa E. Radley	7/26/2024
Theresa Radley '07 has recently self-published her debut novel, "Speechless." It is about an aspiring author who is close to publishing her book when she faces writer's block. She must discover the cause and how she can overcome it. Theresa is genuinely grateful for her MCLA experiences. She started writing this novel as a student at MCLA, and now it is finally published.

Class Notes	Bernard G. Auge	7/24/2024
Bernard "Jerry" Auge, Jr. passed away on July 22, 2024.

Class Notes	Audrey L. McDonald	7/24/2024
Audrey McDonald '20 passed away on July 18, 2024.

Class Notes	Dorothy L. Ransford	7/18/2024
Dorothy Ransford '64 passed away on July 17, 2024.

Class Notes	Alan Marquis	7/17/2024
Alan Marquis '74 passed away on April 24, 2024.

Class Notes	Dorothyann J. Miller	7/15/2024
Dorothyann Miller '69 passed away on July 8, 2024.

Class Notes	Sydney F. Hermon	7/11/2024
Sydney Hermon '75 passed away on July 8, 2024.

Class Notes	Douglas P. Frazier	7/9/2024
After 39 years at Cardinal Cushing School/Centers, Doug Frazier '78, is retiring on July 12, 2024.

Class Notes	Julia L. Peterson	7/3/2024
Julia Peterson '93 passed away on June 25, 2024.

Class Notes	Christopher L. Hantman	7/1/2024
Chris Hantman '14 has been voted High School Teacher of the Year at BART Charter Public Schools after only his first year of teaching in a K-12 setting.

Class Notes	Ashton J. Peixoto	6/28/2024
Ashton Peixoto '23 is an advancement assistant in the alumni office of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health.

Class Notes	Gregory J. Lucid	6/24/2024
Greg Lucid '05, English/Communications, has been working in scheduling/registration/medical messaging for Allina Health in Minnesota. He is married to Laura and they have two daughters: Mallory (6) and Claire (4).

Class Notes	Jeannine Smith	6/24/2024
Jeannine (Cote) Smith '74 passed away on June 17, 2024.

Class Notes	Samantha J. Giffen	6/18/2024
Samantha Giffen has a new position as the Communications Manager for the Town of Amherst, MA.

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